Shadow Puppet

3WW...drag penetrate mumble

every word
every grain of truth
has to be extracted
like teeth
dragged from the mumble mire
of ingrained deceit

nothing can penetrate that
dangerous inscrutable elusive charm
a pot pourri of patchouli incense
sprinkled with gun powder

Kite

3WW..adapt glide lie

i said I wouldn't
look at that kite again
as I lie on my back
floating on buoyant blue

it's always there
watching over me
one day i will look up
and it wont be there

adapting to life
without that kite
is unimaginable

Gone Walkabout

Hallelujah!

wow we got it right!
miraculous victory
sweet justice for all

Angel

Artwork by Rallentanda

ANGEL ALERT

he said she was an angel
heaven sent
and
she liked it

the idea of
belonging to the
celestial club
had a certain
spiritual appeal

bejewell'd
in rubies and diamonds
clothed in finery
of gold threaded weave

she stood shining
a beacon in the dark sky
her presence like the
bright wing'd tipp'd lights
on a night plane

and
as she peeled off
layer after layer
removing all her adornments
presenting them as gifts

lo and behold
with nothing
left to give
she discovered her angel status
had crumpled

she had been placed into
the non celestial file
finding herself

rattling around
in a wastepaper basket
with other discarded
notepad memos

this did not prevent
her from smiling
she had been here
so many times before

Togetherness

crushed flesh
tight reassuring
warmth

together we survive
marauder attacks
together we prosper
together we grow

reclusivity
unknown
except for lepers

privacy
a western concept
luxury item

all of a sudden
I feel so foreign

For The Weekend