jockeying for position
requires a motive
which is a euphemism
for egocentric desire
yet if our heart
be playful and childlike
there is no bondage
for spontaneous spirit
save man
all life forms live
as such
in the now continuum
Thanks for not saying I'm an Alpaca!
Llama
Calmer
Kitten will only eat Kit-E cat
Fussy
Pussy
Tiddle's uses her litter tray
Tiddle's
Piddles
Eeyore had far too much to drink
Wonky
Donkey
Jockeying for position
Racehorse
Off course
Top dog
Yuppie
Puppy
Time for walkies
Shih-tzu
Needs pooh!
Sponsored by Brian Strand
06/18/21
BLACK AND BLUE FRIDAY
First – the carbo-loading
monster meal to sustain
the beast that drives
the cornerstone of greed
in mindless hunt for “bargains”.
Next – jockeying for position
awaiting the starter’s pistol
explosion of coupon bearers
storming the gates of ….greed
pursuing an empty, endless, need.
Feint right, fake left, bob and weave
position, position, timing
shuffle-step, reverse pivot
head fake and twist, break right
aisle 6, electronics, end zone – score!!!
Crazy dance, fire works,
no flags thrown, no penalties.
Game over. Ice and ibuprofen,
rest and recuperation.
AH, the joy of
BLACK (AND BLUE) FRIDAY.
John G. Lawless
11/21/2017
I think we are in trouble
they are all in good spirits
something smells fishy to me
They smile and they tell you
they "will", fix it this time
give them your vote, and you'll see
Each one is claiming
they are without question
so far above all reproach
They wave their credentials
and swear that they're honest
they say they are no cockroach
They are doing some dueling
jockeying for position
all four maybe five that are left
If there is no indictment
by the Justice Department
the White House is guilty of theft
The American people are
the ones that are cheated
a "new prez" won't help things at all
Millions are voting soon
good, bad or indifferent
it's too late to put up a wall
They'll be printed in languages
that are foreign to most locals
the ballots will surely be lost
Count and recount them
til they have what they wanted
for it must be their way at all cost.....
left left left right left
army marches to the sound
of boots in in time
like a wall of robots
fast movers climb
jockeying for position
only to thrill and kill
joy stick of death
left left left right left
a squad makes way
undetected unseen
to gather intel
before they are seen
left left left right left
left left left right left
closer marches echoing sound
slumber city dreaming of peace
happy as their frowns are upside down
division march time march
division halt
the city falls without hope
over run by the deafening sound
mortar and gunshot sounds
find all who hide men, women,
sons and daughters
the war is over ?
Patchwork Musings
Vying for order
This square
That corner
One's center
These squared-off life experiences
Know well jockeying for position
Is fraught with chance
Disappointment
Acceptance
The waking state knows
Nothing resolves naturally
No stitch in one's original design
Arrives at needle's focus point
Matching perfectly the original intent
Red threads
Clash with its attracted yellow
Black outs white
One's colors
Opting to make permanent
That square
Or the next
Find unraveling threads
But a question of time
Permanence better hung
On the wall of one's imagination
Still
We hope
Will our dream impressions
Be nestled beneath chin
Or atop restless feet
Where nightmare's fragilities
Thrash about
Disturbing tucked images
That lovingly comfort
Dream's Neverland
So long
This task of bringing together
The peach trees of youth
Nestling next to briar bushes of adolescence
Awaiting adulthood's gnarled disappointments
One's patchwork cover
Taken every night to bed
Merely wants the blanky of security
Insuring a safe slumber
Until tomorrow
Where more patches await
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