Random Awesomeness

the earth is burning in our backyard we sit among the flowers legally buzzed drinking cola and soaking the raspberries yesterday’s drama is but a hazy sad memory ragtag remnants of war without end a foolish neighbor breaks the moment bringing us back the elusive bumblebee and gentle sounds of tumbling water echoes my love’s [...]

sitting in the ugly silent rage of grief and grievance the very idea of letting go seems crazy in this moment in this space even love brings only tears only tears no one’s to blame it’s never anyone’s responsibility responsibility feels so transactional here in this moment in this space only tears only tears m(___)m [...]

stitched together with the tireless patience reserved for those new arrivals to her teeming shores gold paved streets tattered and tortured battle flags hold no candle to her colour becomes color an irrelevant critique as vibrant and new modes of expression emerge ------ m(___)m  

i have seen the future and it is not so bright we walk along in paradise ignoring the rubbish at our feet contemplating only the latest fantasy a shiny new thing the promise of a few hours distraction from tomorrow’s futile brutal task the kids might just look back in seventy years or so and [...]

more aware than you might think random visions and current trauma mingle ghosts appear real as you and me look at him listen to him love him be with him pain is more complex than a broken arm care may need to include letting go of your agenda agents of chaos do what they will [...]

everyday a blessing to live and love to breathe this life into the next nothing known beyond the seen even then now and again there will come a time of choice but to blossom ------ m(___)m  

a block of wood furtively sweeping behind the raging stupid storm pain and grievance obliterate all reason from their reactionary path navigate around this my love navigate away from this my god we work in amazement ever mindful beloved past and present judge ------ m(___)m  

not looking to fight yet unafraid the unfamiliar path becomes merely a rest-stop curious when nothing really matters this way in such a situation a samaritan moves the one most likely to hurt a dog's howling pain wasn't in the cards today ------ m(___)m  

ducks in the backyard pond looking for places to lay a robin perched in the newly planted crabapple tree honors its namesake as bunnies munch on dandelion flowers all day it's a lovely spring morning in no mow may most of these neighbors get it the grass is allowed to grow as it will among [...]