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Can We Know the Truth

...can we know the truth
was the question before Ludwig Wittgenstein
the thought pondered by all the great minds
philosophy, theology, and science could produce
and i have pondered all of this
then...

Categories: straightaways, devotion, introspection,
Form: Free verse

Lets Hit It

...I miss the open highway
I’m besotted with quick getaways.
What other sensation can compare
to pulling G’s with wind-whipped hair?

When my foots on the throttle,
I feel unstoppable.
Faster, fa...

Categories: straightaways, car, celebration, emotions, fun,
Form: Rhyme

Hope

...Sometimes Hope is hard to find,
When we have so much on our mind.
Troubling thoughts and unseen voices,
Seem to take away all of our choices.
Driving us to total exhaustion and doubt,
Sometimes ...

Categories: straightaways, hope, mental illness,
Form: Couplet

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Single

...8/29/21


It's all been a giant whirlwind
Among all the straightaways, turns and bends
Still trying to find a girlfriend
Before the entire world ends

Too f***ed up or my senses heightened
M...

Categories: straightaways, dark, deep, life, poetry,
Form: Rhyme

Like Deer They Run

...Like deer they run, so gracefully
With winged feet, youth's pedigree
They flow along, near-effortless
Like deer they run, so gracefully
On straightaways, they're swifter yet
Lithe frames incline...

Categories: straightaways, beauty, flying, power, sports,
Form: Triolet

So Long As

...5/10/19
"So Long As"

Came a long way from being a rook
They're about to forsook
Scared to take a look
Competition shook
Not ready for what I'm about to cook
Can't find it in any book
Everyt...

Categories: straightaways, deep, fun, how i
Form: Rhyme

A Part of Me

...i'm more up
than ever down
far more a smile
than a frown
if there's a jump
i'll take the leap
with all of this
...a part of me

if there is laughter 
to be heard
i'll dig and dig
till it'...

Categories: straightaways, inspiration, life,
Form: Rhyme

The Violin Solo

...He has memorized whole pages of Profokiev.
Like a runner on a favorite trail,
sprinting along straightaways,
jogging, relaxed and steady, up hills, around trees,
taking moments to pause for breat...

Categories: straightaways, music
Form: Free verse