loud as the whisper

cool breeze
stopped me dead
in my tracks
forgot where eye was
momentarily still shocked

ten days without
thought clear on these
pages finally
pen doesn't feel as stuck
loose change is always good

even when it doesn't make
sense at all now
could anyone
believe an official story
they all have flaws

cool breeze
what could be the cause
no hair lost the dread
any loss always walking
forward eye might not
know the direction
lost in thought

loud as the whisper
in the wind
as the winter ends
and in with change
cool breeze
refreshing not chilling
solitary deep
into the night
from below the street...

bald and dreading(for the record)

fifteen years of work
has done nothing
for my work ethic
wishing to kick back
and coast like an old timer

for the record

bald and dreading
the day still beat nature
to the punch
in the face
can’t believe she still
looks this way

for the record
insecurities will get
the best of times
at the worst times
a celebration
never been beaten down
by anyone except the most
powerful self
circles come out in
a mixture of smoke

for the record
every right to hold steel
fear only the self
and what it could do
never will carry or shoot
every right to bear both
in defense of the self
and the family extended
unarmed but fearless
may pass the point
of falling down
and keep right on going…

nothing planned(for the record)

gone awhile
six twos greet upon return
nothing planned
spontaneity insane
my father says the world
won’t ever change
war may continue
for generations
before and after now
what’s the difference
 
for the record
getting much closer now
teaching daze coming to a close
love his grey blue eyes
and white beard and
nomadic mind
inspired both sons
 
for the record
only one daughter
raging against every
machine life throws
her way who knew
she would grow
to be so strong…