The Black Bird Soars

A blackbird soars silently through the thick of the great blue sky, Every evening collecting simple filaments for its regular roosts repairs, Every day the bird becomes witness to the homes of humans in its eyes, Every human displays a history beneath the space the fowl shares. A blackbird passes pleasingly peering into the lives … Continue reading The Black Bird Soars →

The Pain Train

A man hits his son to teach him a lesson, The punishments vary, He likes to keep him guessin'. The boy grows up with a burden to carry. ~ The boy becomes a man, That man finds himself a wife, They have themselves a son, They start themselves a life. ~ But, it's rife with … Continue reading The Pain Train →

Reading in the Rain

Drip, Drip, Drop. The pitter-patter of raindrops, Tap. While the city, Shivers from a cold-snap. A woman sits, with book in hand, Fingering wet pages in the rain. She's flying high in dreamland, Working double-shifts in her brain. On a cold, dark, and empty night, Under the smoldering of a streetlight, Lost upon a green … Continue reading Reading in the Rain →