I helped clean the church building today because we needed cleansing. We also moved rocks from one place to another like Sisyphus or Cool Hand Luke, because we committed cosmic treason (yet we are pardoned). At a local cemetery, I read the gravestones of renowned men but I had never heard of any […]
I. Birth, Antebellum ghost walking down the hallway, our bodies were replaced. II. “H” Street, I strummed a guitar for the first time, fell in love with a dark-haired, elusive stranger. III. Across the street from city hall, broken glass fell from the sky, cut the bridge of my nose. IV. […]
Thank you for exploring my songs, poetry, and other work. I hope something you heard or read resonates with you. And I encourage you to create as well. I write and sing to express ideas, feelings and to connect with people. And I endeavor to write honestly, to move the heart and mind. A good […]
9 Year-Old Boy Feels Reaction is Justified
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“Strangers” I’ve been to Oklahoma and I’ve been to L.A. but these places are the same when no one knows your name I’m a stranger yes, I’m a stranger who’s getting stranger I’ve been to Portland, Oregon and I’ve been to Kansas City but they’re really quite the same when no one knows your […]
“Curtailed” published in DetourAhead, January 2021 A poem expressing my reaction to aspects of my life shifting and deconstructing as a result of current events (click “Curtailed” above or the pebble picture below to read the poem)
There are rewards for finding missing persons… but, I think there should be prizes for losing unpleasant people.