Monthly Archives: November 2018

Memories

There’s been this constant commentary echoing shitty memories doubling down on self-addressed hate speech it’s so goddamn tempting to reach for the off switch oh, how I wish I could ditch yesterday if I were a religious man I would … Continue reading

Posted in addiction, anxiety, depression, poem, Poetry, ptsd, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Memories

Don’t Worry About The Planet

We give ourselves too much credit believing that we destroyed the planet and we give ourselves too much credit believing that we are going to save it.   The planet doesn’t need us to save it the planet is fine we might … Continue reading

Posted in poem, Poetry, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Don’t Worry About The Planet

Black Friday

Black Friday is the most American of all holidays, the day we honor the God in whom we trust more then life itself

Posted in Black Friday, haiku, poem, Poetry, tanka, thanksgiving, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Black Friday

We’re High

We’re high on folklore and fairy tales. We’ve mastered feigning naivety  

Posted in haiku, poem, Poetry, thanksgiving, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on We’re High

Turkey Day

People still cling to their traditions in spite of what really happened.

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Turkey Day

As The Tryptophan Sedates

Turkey is bitter that’s why there’s cranberry sauce heaps and heaps of it to sweeten the taste and make history palatable   so we’ll be happy as the tryptophan sedates the whole family and we cheer as a pop star … Continue reading

Posted in america, family, haiku, history, National Day of Mourning, Native Americans, poem, Poetry, racism, tanka, thanksgiving, turkey, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on As The Tryptophan Sedates

Thanksgiving

Originally posted on soitgoes1984:
So blindly we all lionize this holiday but we’re forgetting that no amount of turkey can erase all those we’ve killed ? COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 111, “CELEBRATE & NUMBER,” #SYNONYMSONLY

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Thanksgiving

For Tradition’s Sake

  From Plymouth Rock to Standing Rock, the west has rolled from sea to sea, with cultures in our wake yet we take pride in the meals we make   for traditions sake on the fourth Thursday every November. As … Continue reading

Posted in haiku, idle no more, National Day of Mourning, Native Americans, peace, poem, Poetry, poetry for peace, tanka, thanksgiving, Uncategorized, writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on For Tradition’s Sake

Thanksgiving

So blindly we all lionize this holiday but we’re forgetting that no amount of turkey can erase all those we’ve killed   COLLEEN’S WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 111, “CELEBRATE & NUMBER,” #SYNONYMSONLY

Posted in haiku, poem, Poetry, tanka, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Thanksgiving

Wings

How did we get here to the point where no one cares what their taxes buy? The hawks can’t fly without us, we choose to provide their wings.    

Posted in haiku, poem, Poetry, tanka, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Wings