Best Parameters Poems

chaos alone is
less constructive
than that which
fluctuates within
the parameters of
the norm---like a 
bomb ticking, like
a blade sharpening,
like a rebel waiting in
the jungle---knowing
the lines within which
one colors, so that the
lines can be broken---
create & destroy, destroy
to create, breaking down
all that was---smashing
all things retro but never
claiming pure originality
for...

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I watched a young mother slapping her child
Unmercifully in his face today 
And wanted to return the favor
Equally, in a like-wise manner.
I’ve no earthly idea what the child must have done
To find himself the recipient of this unnecessary abuse
And was enraged at his predicament
While watching...

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where does the line we draw
                     begin
is it somewhere behind
               ...

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Life . . . and of course, living it, requires
    Some freedom with few constraints.
As energy is bound by time and space,
    Along with the will of many saints.

From the macro to the micro, the 
   ...

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