Im a sick degenerate gambler Have been at the table for years Winning streak I watch the dealers sordid eyes But I risk it all again Loss is one hand away and the house alwaysContinue reading
Category: poetry
Fight The Jeweler
I was merely ore Dug from a valley of oil and stimuli Ore of a “privileged” metal Though somehow in weak demand My value falling before my eyes Sifted and sieved by judgement Small piecesContinue reading
I AM the road
I AM the Road Ancient and worn With different colored masks they come I AM the road of Davids star The road built by Pharaoh The road of the Armenians They come to meContinue reading
Lycan
Do you run? Do you run through the night? Not in groups with spandex but Under the stain of the sour moonlight Where the trees become monsters metaphorically I run from the serpent Despite myContinue reading
the luckiest man on the planet
The cruel chirping of Monday’s alarm ripped through the house. It didn’t wake a soul. That duty was left to the children. They shook Dad from a blissful dream. It was a fantasy. A fantasyContinue reading
A Man and His Hands
A MAN AND HIS HANDS A man should feel comfortable with an axe in his hands Whether it rest on his shoulder or slice through the air With the earth in his hands a manContinue reading
filaments
It’s only when you have it all that you realize Our love, our lives, our happiness, our wealth Rest upon circumstance as thin as filament Woven a bit but still so fine It’s why weContinue reading
Hessian Slaughter and Trivial Holiday Woes
There has been one chapter of history that I simply cant get out of my head as this season winds down. Listening to people languish about family, returns, and life in America in general IContinue reading
A Run Through Tired Woods
Cool air kills another humid Virginia summer My running shoes find new life Though I run occasionally through the sweltering heat There is nothing to compare to a forest Ablaze She calls me fromContinue reading
A Run Through Tired Woods
Cool air kills another humid Virginia summer My running shoes find new life Though I run occasionally through the sweltering heat There is nothing to compare to a forest Ablaze She calls me fromContinue reading