I stood in line today
acted like my legs didn't hurt
that it would matter
and it wouldn't happen anyway
it was the hope that i felt
that drove me to vote
it was the advertised helplessness
that drove me to stay
so many showed up
they waited with me
patiently we push on
past november two
past the results
over the lawsuits and the anger
we push

my rebuddle to reminding simpatica that she had no new entries is this: a synopsis of my current state of being-completely transitory and nearly flighty in how outdated it is as i even type it ( Read more... )

my brother Mike D.
showed a poem to me
and the profundity
of this unpredictability...

There but for the GraceIt could have happened ( Read more... )

complexities and intrices ( Read more... )

why can i hear it so clearly ( Read more... )

mmm...i just got this sexy new client so i'm gonna try it now:

saddam haiku
so you're telling me
that since we caught him
we feel better about things?

an empty stomach
laying in an empty bed
nothing but one body
and a not-so-empty head
wondering who sees now
if their eyes are open too
if they can hear it
if it manifests in you
does it stir you
or set you off balance?
does it not move you...
is it none of your concern?
it all made sense in the future.
my empty stomach
alone in bed

i was wondering where to begin, and i thought of where to end ( Read more... )