Disembodied

The fakeness is real
That’s just how I feel
Think it’s not so
How would you know?

Existence consists
Of lies, that like mists
Obscure honest facts
Until sense retracts

I yell “How can this be?”
I hear It wasn’t me
From the other room—
Personified doom.

Launch Sequence

You hit the pad
Things weren’t too bad
Plenty of fuel
Space can be cruel
Mission control
Circle the pole
Vector untrue
You really flew.

Spurt

As winter wanes
We dream of gains
Where seeds are sown
In fertile plains

For every groan
We hope we’ve shown
With sturdy strains
How much we’ve grown.

Chomp

Whoever you try to tell
Doesn’t take it well
Sometimes it’s best to bite
Your tongue till time is right.

Fantastic

Everything’s a test
So always do your best
And face the fun or foul
With equal zest

Nothing is by chance
Endeavor to advance
You can either humph or howl—
Dare to dance.

Tidy

Those messier faults
We do somersaults
To brush away with a smile
Will overrun lust
Like bunnies of dust
If we don’t sweep once in a while.

Stumped

They came and took the limb today
Just hacked it off and hauled it away
And callously laughed it off to boot
Might as well pull out a gun and shoot

I could feel the terribly painful cut
And every tooth that gnawed that rut
Into the flesh still deemed alive
How much must we cede to survive?

Chicken

With every piercing note
That Bluejay seemed to gloat
As if to say I told you so old man!

I’ve heard him shriek before
And it’s something I ignore
But this time I’ll make sure to get the plan

Despite being kinda lean
He looks a little mean
Perhaps it would be better if I ran.

Predicament

You talk a good game
Of sophmorish smack
But know you’re so lame
You’d never attack
Despite their fascist commands
You don’t want blood on your hands

The moment will come
When peril is near
You’ll feel your heart thrum
Ignited by fear
And you will have to decide:
Fight or bow to those who lied.

Resolute

Do right, as you must
Throughout the new year
Be patiently just
And love without peer.

Longevity

If the price is cheap
The cost is steep
What helps it keep
Will make you weep
Remove the junk
Or we are sunk.

Incomparable

I cry when I think of the nails
That were part of the world’s greatest loss
And every complaint I have pales
When compared to a blood spattered cross

And He sacrificed all for us
Though it seems hardly anyone mourns
Too busy creating a fuss
Over nothing (compared to those thorns).

Exterminate

Whoever THEY adore
IGNORE
Whatever THEY advise
IS LIES
Wherever THEY appear
THERE’S FEAR
Whichever way THEY die
LET’S TRY!

Uncontested

Relations can be a mixture of magic
And maddening shambles of shame
But nothing’s more painfully tragic
Than those who play love like a game
Determined to manage a win
While losing before they begin.

Testimony

I look at my neighbors and think
Why aren’t we making a stink?
As they slowly tighten the screws
How much are we willing to lose

But then I regrettably see
That apparently most aren’t free
And it comes as no surprise
To witness truths looming demise.