(Thom the World Poet)
astrologers advised(if i wait long enough
i will see the heads of my enemies floating past
yet all my friends have fine and furry heads
and waiting only changes me
i listen more and deeper now
to what you say and do/it changes me enough
(i will change my name again
since i cannot change you
i watch this day like a hawk
looking for some point of contact
gannet strike into deeper water
in search of the perfect one
this ocean of air dried up
summer moved in her heated furniture
emptied the foreclosed planet so we
could write our own versions of history
in progress and under continuous assessment
we each see the same gun
but only one gets killed by a policeman
the other wounded and discharged
as if a circus -giving money to the rich
so they can make more profits
allows a temporary presidency
until the bills come in
elder trees with oak wilt
elder activists with compassion fatigue
aging population asks for health costs
to be borne on the back of the young
imagine a silent movie
with no commentary soundtrack
and you would have to distinguish between
images,mirages,illusions,mirror tricks
reflecting upon armageddon
only changes reflections
point your solar powered eyes towards one moon
she will cycle and recycle you
and even stars cannot be seen
cities industrial waste 's gleam
as smog around the fog of wars
is peace lifestyle worth fighting for?
May 16, 2009
Included (with permission) because I love it - and because I can justify its inclusion on the grounds that Thom has been a guest workshopper to this group in the past. - Rosemary (Facilitator)
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