Handcuffed
for buying a
flower from a roadside
vendor. America summed up
right there.
ACAB
A
A Small Gift
A
Walking
By me as I
Wrestle with my regret
She laughs, and for a short moment I
too smile
Safe Space
S
The way
you talk about
it, you seem to think that
time really does stand still in my
embrace
Whiskey in my Gullet
W
The taste
of my cigar
and the whiskey in my
gullet can’t fill the pit inside
my chest
Departing Flight
D
staring
at Departures,
waiting with futile hope
that my flight’s not cancelled; let me
get home
Sunday Evenings
S
Whiskey
dark chocolate,
smooth jazz, and some gritty
poetry are all that I need
tonight
Stand Proud
S
Ignore
racist bigots;
stand proud against their hate.
Trust me when I tell you that you’re
gorgeous.
Twilight Whiskey
T
The work
isn’t easy,
and doesn’t satisfy,
but the burn of twilight whisky
sure helps
Humans are Space Orcs and Space Elves
H
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.
So Many years
S
So many
years behind me,
but instead of wisdom
all I seem to have acquired is
regret
