2015
here we are,
new year,
same
violent, intolerant, unruly
world
Cartoonists
murdered in Paris
Republicans
control the US Congress
Oh boy!
I’m not
saying these events are comparable
because
they’re not
both are
depressing symbols
of our time
Hypocrisy is
a requisite of Empire
you will do
as we say
and forget
what we do
Shut the
door, lower the blinds, pop the cap
off another Guinness
call for
solace upon the ghosts of Charlie Bukowski
and Henry
Miller
spirits
prophets
long dead
poets
Heart
beating, head reeling
optimism leaning
on one knee
on the
canvas
wobbly faith
Holidays in
the rearview mirror
back to the
tried and true routine
Monday, 5:30
a.m. standing outside the gym
moon shining
above a barren tree
sun not yet on
the rise
blue
mountains to the east
garbage
truck lumbers down Gutierrez
solitary
can and
bottle hunter pushes his cart
along an
uneven sidewalk
head down,
cigarette glowing
harvest
clinking
Look ahead,
look behind
what will
this year bring?
rain, I hope
California
is parched from north to south
and Mission
creek is dry as dust
I resolve
only to meditate more
not for any enlightenment
I might gain
but to find
some silence within myself
a refuge
from the constant noise
And if I can
do nothing else
I must appreciate
my wife
love my
children
do my work
and scribble
my silly
lines
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