Handcuffed
for buying a
flower from a roadside
vendor. America summed up
right there.
August 24, 2023
ACAB
24August
August 19, 2023
A Small Gift
19August
Walking
By me as I
Wrestle with my regret
She laughs, and for a short moment I
too smile
August 19, 2023
Safe Space
The way
you talk about
it, you seem to think that
time really does stand still in my
embrace
August 19, 2023
Whiskey in my Gullet
The taste
of my cigar
and the whiskey in my
gullet can’t fill the pit inside
my chest
August 8, 2023
Departing Flight
08August
staring
at Departures,
waiting with futile hope
that my flight’s not cancelled; let me
get home
August 8, 2023
Sunday Evenings
Whiskey
dark chocolate,
smooth jazz, and some gritty
poetry are all that I need
tonight
August 8, 2023
Stand Proud
Ignore
racist bigots;
stand proud against their hate.
Trust me when I tell you that you’re
gorgeous.
July 24, 2023
Twilight Whiskey
24July
The work
isn’t easy,
and doesn’t satisfy,
but the burn of twilight whisky
sure helps
July 15, 2023
Humans are Space Orcs and Space Elves
15July
ChatGPT prompt: You're a sci-fi write writing a 1000 word story to the following prompt: Humans are seen as both space orcs and space elves by the races of the galaxy and this can cause confusion for aliens when first meeting a human because they are unsure which they will get.
June 18, 2023
So Many years
18June
So many
years behind me,
but instead of wisdom
all I seem to have acquired is
regret
