Category Archives: Poems

Short Poems, Funny Poems, Epic Poems

POEM: Dis Possessed

When beings value possessions more than other beings, I call that “being possessed.” Dis Possessed What possessed you Too care For paupers Subjected to feudal enterprises Sow indebted to us As Jōb creators Soully dependent On that invisible hand Of … Continue reading

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POEM: Surrounded

This poem is inspired by an old joke: The courier arrives with a message for the commander. The courier says, “I have good news and bad news; which would you like first?” The commander says, “Give me the bad news … Continue reading

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POEM: Balance Do

Here is another poem dedicated to Mother Earth. Love your momma! Balance Do If soully we could get Enough Of Mother Earth and fecund wealth A rich dance With soil and water Flora and fauna Trusted friends and clear skies … Continue reading

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POEM: Donald Trump or Bust?

I wrote this poem back in Trump 1.0 when awe of the confederate statues were being taken down by activists… Donald Trump or Bust? Their will Come that day When Donald Trump And his confederates Will be history They wont … Continue reading

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POEM: Nothing Off The Table

I have never been much of a fan of: “Nothing off the table.” This strikes me as boundary-less sociopathy.  Similarly, I am not much of a fan  of: “Politics is the art of compromise.” This strikes me as more often … Continue reading

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POEM: 2084 — Novel, Utopia

I’ve have always found the juxtaposition of folks without any housing with folks who have second homes, especially when those second homes are far bigger and more expensive than most people with housing. This chasm may be a particularly telling … Continue reading

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POEM: Taut a Lessen

I am a fan of deeply existential questions. If you had to choose, would you rather be the one who threatened others, even to the point of death, into deeply degrading situations, or be the one subjected to such treatment? … Continue reading

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POEM: Allot of Pacifism

Allot of Pacifism “It’s supposed to be hard. If it were easy, everyone would do it.” ― Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own “Being a pacifist between wars is as easy as being a vegetarian between meals.” –Ammon … Continue reading

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POEM: Minimizing Prophets

This poem was uninspired by what a preacher once declared to me with some resignation: “I can’t preach on that.” My first thought was: Wow, that is precisely what you should preach on. Minimizing Prophets The Rev’s revved We can … Continue reading

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POEM: In Dependently Wealthy

Our treasure rests in our interdependence upon one another, gifted to each other… In Dependently Wealthy He unearth A truth caste aside His treasure Can knot be Stored Soully given The amor you get The soars of awe True treasure … Continue reading

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POEM: Vacating Spirituality

This poem is a meditation on spirituality as any perspective that is not nihilism or sociopathy/amorality. Vacating Spirituality What ultimately is Spirituality Abut The science Of subjectivity A third eye Witness Certifiable In a court of lawlessness Subject to wrong … Continue reading

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POEM: Beyond Teeming

Sometimes having my expectations burst is an awesome thing… Beyond Teeming God is just Sow much more Then I can in vision Burst my bubble What due I expect When awe is A given I am sow Out of my … Continue reading

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POEM: Shedding Light

Perspective on light and darkness… Shedding Light The sun rises and sets Shedding light On countless situations No no know The spin is earth’s Round itself Round the sun Awe the same Wresting upon The point of you Alight in … Continue reading

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POEM: Show Enough

I’ve seen enough. Show Enough There’s long Been rumors That God is dead Perhaps a bit Exaggerated On the other side Of curtains And to get beyond Swearing At any and every attest I can’t quiet say That I have … Continue reading

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POEM: Blankety Blank Sheet

I’ve been warmed, again and again, that poetry skulks in the night… Blankety Blank Sheet No need to dispel A nasty rumor I lie In bed Heart and mind making love That poetry is Jumping Write off the page And … Continue reading

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POEM: Fire Metes Fire

Fire Metes Fire “Hate is sadness wrapped in razors.” — Aaron French As the whirled burns The people cried and cried We must fight fire with fire too Get out Of this hell We are all in Yet know madder … Continue reading

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POEM: The Death of a Poet

Eternity resides in poetry, as due poets… The Death of a Poet They miss took him As sow many times before Asleep And beneath it Awe Riding a poem Sow epic Beyond A wake

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POEM: Fashionable Climate

The environment is not infinitely malleable. May we each treasure our mother… Fashionable Climate Soon and vary soon The climate of Toledo Will be Bequeathed The climate of the deep south in 1950 In a madder of generations How becoming … Continue reading

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POEM: Pin Money, On Me

Pin Money, On Me Rich folks don’t no The value of money Too much Stuff buying Versus those Who know the slight Of scratch In sufficient For their itch The exacting accost And the dear prys of things That soul … Continue reading

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POEM: Post Traumatic Stressed Is Order

As people are freely abducted by masked, unmarked federal agents; soldiers police American cities; and the U.S. ruthlessly backs genocide in Gaza, cruelty and bullying is the point. Perhaps America was great when merely sociopathic, rather than sadistic.  This cruel … Continue reading

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