Wires

Criss-cross, criss-cross, Everything is criss-crossed. They’ve criss-crossed us in! Yesterday I glanced at the Old Mission Nestled in the city, Framed by setting sun clouds. I began to feel a sense of exhilaration But like bars on a jail cell Everything was criss-crossed, Jet black streaks.

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Rants in the Pants

Episode 10- Frustration Sometimes I get so angry, I could chew nails. Today, I would chew nails but my hair is on fire. Add an unhealthy dose of confusion to that and you have my current status. What could upset me so much? MFA, also known as 2FA. I didn’t know what this meant either=…

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Old Man in a Chair

Spring, 2020 legs wrapped around my kitchen chair           heart pounding                      hands trembling images parade across the screen a bad trip           without the acid body bags           stacked in hospital halls                      thrown into refrigerated trucks                                ditch witch digging mass graves I rip my eyes from the screen           need to see…

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Rants in the Pants Episode 8

I have spent my life as a mostly law-abiding citizen who has never done anything to result in my incarceration. Prison is not for me. However, if, God willing, I keep on living for a few more years, it looks as if I might be classified as a felon. The weird turn to all this…

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Rants in the Pants, Episode 8

I have spent my life as a mostly law-abiding citizen who has never done anything to result in my incarceration. Prison is not for me. However, if, God willing, I keep on living for a few more years, it looks as if I might be classified as a felon. The weird turn to all this…

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Rants in the Pants Episode 7

Episode 7 I want to take this episode to congratulate some folks on their selflessness and downright heroic actions having to do with climate change. These people have been jetting around the globe in their private jets carrying their entourage and armored vehicles (They have to be kept safe from attacks by the riff raff…

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Rants in the Pants, Episode 6

Episode 6 Gomer Pyle said, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what’s inside.” I opened my box of chocolates and the one I picked had a ten-ring circus in it. I’m sure many of you know what a three-ring circus is, but did you know why they only had three rings?…

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Rants in the Pants, Episode 5

Episode 5 I am confused and I’ll bet you are too. If you aren’t, then something is wrong. My confusion, and possibly yours as well, started four or five years back when Portland, Oregon was still a city and not a disaster area. I was wandering the downtown area when I saw a bunch of…

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You Were There

When I was alone, Reliving scenes from shattered dreams- You came to comfort me And help mend the broken seams. When I was angry, And couldn’t convince myself to be calm You were there, Your presence, your words a healing balm. When, in my confusion, I could not find a place to start- You were…

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