03-30-18 When Perspectives Shift

It's easy
now
to speak
our truth
when
no one
seems
to be
listening
but
will you
still stand
by my side
when
the world
finally hears
our call

03-29-18 Stardust Dreamers

The stars are shining bright
Diamonds in the midnight sky
Shimmering in a sparkling display
I want to touch them all with you

03-28-18 By The Sea

Fizz bubbles spell trouble
Ocean waters rumble on the shore
Tumbling waves swirl into whirlpools
Sandy beaches kick up a sunny storm

Eating lunch on the boardwalk
Salty fresh seafood out on the pier
Bellies filling up like the rising tide
We are thankful for sea creatures

03-27-18 Show Your Cards

Luck is in the cards

Queens flushing kings

The joker in the room

Has an ace up his sleeve

Lay down your hand

Straight on the crease

Chaos is the wild card

Bet the house on it

03-26-18 Doomsday Serenade

Serpents slithering in silence
Demons rising from shadows
Black clouds hover overhead
Vampires awaken from sleep
To drink your fresh red blood
Wolves howling into the night
Rats multiply in the subways
Zombies try to eat your brains
Evil spirits will steal your soul
Destruction is coming soon

03-25-18 Clean Heart Dirty Mind

Pull back the curtain
But pay no attention

The emerald effects
Have yet to wear off

True love will never die
But the war inside is alive

Pay attention at the pump
Fill up your tank with words

Hot mud mask peel off plastic
Revenge is best served orally

Sweet cherry bombs bursting
Rocket ship landing on the moon

Wet worms digging fresh holes
Warm bones breaking traditions

Dreams rewind our imagination
Dark nightmares in an unmade bed

Soft kisses after a hard day
Make believe fantasies awaken

Sweep me off my feet
Mop the floor with my tears

The blood of everlasting beauty
Runs through the veins of our city

When the world has got you down
Get up off the ground and rebound

03-24-18 Cut

Scratched into your skin
Reflections of inner pain
Unanswered cries for help
Bleeding on the outside

03-23-18 Oz Is Inside You

Think all you want
Forget what you knew
Nothing in your mind
Brainless and insane

Desperation grip
On a broken heart
Ax handle stick
Cry and you'll rust

No courage to stand
Missing strength
Afraid to speak up
Life passes you by

Lost and afraid
Somewhere strange
Stranded far away
You want to go home

03-22-18 With Sugar On Top

Some days are sweeter
In berry bliss with an easy fix
But the real trick is to eat it all
Without getting so sick

03-21-18 Finding Your Holy Grail

The journey will not be easy
And it will take a long time
But at the end of the sunset
The reward will be worth the effort

03-20-18 Cold Snap

Ice crystals falling
Simple beauty of winter
Sad songs on the radio
A frozen tone is in the air

03-19-18 Moonlight In Full Bloom

Wet lips kissing in the rain
Ancient ghosts feel the pain
Songs play inside your brain
The light is coming back again

Rocket ride to the moon
Red rose petals in June
Singing a different tune
It happened way too soon

03-18-18 Digital Footprints

Throw a few more words

On top of the mountain 

Then set each page on fire 

And start all over again 

Photos clipped in a scrapbook 

Scenes of scientific exploration 

Thoughts transcribed into gospels 

The content you create is eternal 

Live streaming consciousness 

Languages transform into laughter 

Generating an endless supply of data

That will last forever in cyberspace 

03-17-18 Corporate Warriors

Magic flying nightmares creep
From sinister sleep awake in life
Squirming with the nightcrawlers
Sinking into the electric tomb
For revenge against monsters
Swimming through their days
As if nothing really mattered
Except for money and warfare

03-16-18 Last Dinner At El Quijote

You turned around
To say goodbye
But it was like
We never met

Then you went
Away for good
But it was like
You were never here

03-15-18 Progress

When I was a kid
I used to walk around
In Greenwich Village
With a little notebook
In my back pocket
To write down poems
And observations

Now as an adult
I still walk around town
But instead of a notebook
I write poems on my phone
And with the push of a button
I can publish my poetry instantly
For all the world to read

03-14-18 Rock Candy

Flash bang in your heart
Red hot cinnamon kisses
Bathed in chocolate syrup
Cherry bomb explosions

03-13-18 Haunted Hallways

These walls have seen it all
Those secret whispers still echo
Hot energies attached to objects
Walk through that old doorway

Time to travel backwards
Feel the spirits of those souls
Who have lived here before
They might still be around

03-12-18 Insomnia Insanity

The next day never ends
Hours and minutes melt away
Together before tomorrow
When today becomes yesterday

Awake for weeks again
Mind is racing alive with thoughts
Can't shut off those brainwaves
Twisted dreams around reality

Confirming confusion
So tired you can't think straight
When the waking world spins
Slightly upside down and backwards

03-11-18 Fine To Feel Bad

It's ok to feel sad
Don't be afraid to cry
Let out the pain inside
Say hello to sunny skies

It's ok to feel mad
Don't be scared to scream
Let it out and blow off steam
Good times are coming soon

03-10-18 City Gallery

Walking through the neighborhood
Enjoying the architecture all around
So much history can be found in town
These sidewalks are like a museum

03-09-18 Intestinal Fortitude

Sometimes it's hard
To keep on pushing

Sometimes it's tough
To not give up

Those are the times
When I dig down deep

For that little something extra
To keep pushing through the pain

03-08-18 Animal Machines

Rolling beasts malfunctioning
Attack of the evolutionary life forms
Artificial intelligence is growing
The perfect computer is a living being

Meat flesh merges with machines
Grind up mind control revolutions
Insanity is the only logical solution
When heart engines engage brain chips

03-07-18 Twenty Year Anniversary

These are the best days
These are the best times
When our child is young
And our seeds are growing

Never forget how much I love you
This life we've built together is everything
Wonderful light and love shines around us
Keep it all locked safely in your heart forever

03-06-18 Snowflakes Frozen In Motion

Quiet snow fall
Waves of white wind
Sheets of cold crystal
Flakes crackle

03-05-18 Look Beyond Images

New pictures in your brain
Stain my eyes with a wild surprise
When colors come out of hiding
To hypnotize your blind disguise

But what does it all mean
How can we be inspired
While still leading a life
Where beauty is defined
By the strength of character
And not by looks alone

03-04-18 Hard Candy Culture

Chocolate fountains and powder puffs
Marshmallow fluff in cotton candy clouds
Sprinkles of sugar rain down from the sky
Blueberry watermelons splashing cherry lime
Chewy on the inside with a juicy center

03-03-18 Friends In Need

When all
we had
was nothing

We always
wanted
everything

03-02-18 Subway Shove

Act like animals
All the way home
Push and shove
Leave it alone

03-01-18 The Missing Link

Another missing piece
In life's grand puzzle
Fits in place perfectly
When you simply consider
That Sasquatch lived here first
Before extraterrestrials came
Down to Earth to breed with them
Giving birth to human beings
At the dawn of our civilization