Too Close

lit a match,
watched it burn
in the darkness...

the story of life?
a momentary glow
in the infinite night!

the smell of sulfur,
and fingers burnt...
holding the flame

too close!

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Without

men without work
are dangerous.
men without hope,
even more so.
men without dignity
fight without fear.
men without freedom
have nothing to lose.
men without love
cant find their way!

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Step Follows Step!

what is,
...has been,
.....will be again!

winter follows autumn,
...spring will return.

page upon page,
...step follows step,
..and still we dont know,

not to touch the fire!

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Smells Like Home!

windows wet,
fog over.
pale light,
seeps through.
spirit takes flesh,
flesh stays hungry.
fingertip prayers,
small moments eternal.
hand on the plow,
your earth smells
like home!

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Equal

equal,
..equal,
...equal,
....equal,
.....equal,
......equal,
.......equal!

dont it sound good?
wouldnt it feel good?
think about it,
and then do something about it!

equal!

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Womb Of Stillness

i leap from the cliff,
spreading my wings,
catching wind currents...

soaring with no effort,
mind clear, no thinking,
the sky wraps around me...

holds me in the
womb of stillness!

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Simple Message

random acts of kindness...
when words become gifts, and
the shake of a hand is respect!
when the gift given hurts enough
to be real...
and eternity becomes the most
simple of things!

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Madness

light unto light,
death unto death,
you gave me your passion,
i gave you my breath...

and all that is,
all that ever could have been,
becomes ashes and dust,
the home of the wind!

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Unemployed

'unemployed
... need not
..... apply'

that's like saying:

hungry, need not eat.
homeless, need not a home.
people, need not be
treated as people!

or...

Americans, need not freedom!

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On A Moonlit Night....

even trees undress,
on a moonlit night...
and the grasses moan,
mountains shudder with joy.
the darkness weeps,
overcome with sheer beauty.
and the sky bends to touch,
as if a cloud!

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