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  • The Old World

    A young person can easily see the faults in the old world that is decaying and dying all around them, and recognize the foolishness of old people who are trying to keep it alive artificially. What they can’t see, until they are older, if even then, is that their fresh new world is decaying too,… Read more

  • Let it burn

    The world shrinks And life expands It’s funny the way things work Everything we go through Gives us a new chance to learn Everything is fuel Let it burn Read more

  • They Melted The Mountains For Us

    I They melted the mountains for us, dear It was for us that they poisoned our planet They drove all those species to the brink of extinction and beyond for our comfort, our safety, and our pleasure II I strangled myself in service to the monsters I made I called to Death, “take me,” then… Read more

  • A Hunger Like No Other

    A man who is hungry will do anything to feed.  And love is a hunger like no other.  If a man goes without love for a while he regurgitates his memories  and sifts through them for any flavors he missed.  As a man ages,  and his tastes develop,  even bitterness becomes palatable.   Read more

  • The Place Where It Started

    I went to the place where it started for me and spent time with half the people I’d known there. It wasn’t the way it used to be: it’s harder now to find some words and too easy for others. There are holes in places that used to be solid. There are flowers where there… Read more

  • The Light

    We see ourselves through the eyes of those we love.  We are bound to like some of the things we see and dislike others.  We see our character flaws in their eyes as clearly as we see our physical ones in a mirror. Did you ever notice how much better people look in direct sunlight?  There… Read more