It’s simple, in a nutshell 

it all comes down to 

a dozen more nutshells, 

maybe a hundred, a million, 

perhaps billions 

of nutshells in a nutshell.

*


One thing I like,
I like the way the president can stand up there
and act like he’s talking to a rational people.

To me it seems like he’s a lone human talking to a world of dogs.
Some look at him inquisitively like dogs do and wag their tails
while others bark and growl but most just act like he’s not there

and continue devouring each other.

Everyday Now

Aerial views of malls and schools,
and weeping interviews  

sure to fill time slots for days to come 

with annoying repetition.

People like ants scurry 

this way and that, some in lines 

others with hands held high, 

all know the position to assume 

in this everyday exhibit of doom.

Friendly Foe

Our enemy is so infiltrated 

we actually think it’s our best friend.

We love it’s way and everyday 

mindlessly obey it’s every command.

It points over there 

and over there we stare

as it defeats us right here 

with our hate and fear.

*

Clichés, platitudes and hearsay
fill my brain everyday
making me think I can actually know
the depths of anything.

After the audio book ended 

I wondered, 

can I say I read a good book 

or just heard it was good?

Banking on Decrepit

The illusive dream you always forget 

is the American dream

and the scariest thing you will ever do 

is grow old

and no insurance plan, affordable or not
will ease that fear.

*

Occasionally I attend these senior events,
mingle a bit
and find myself thinking,
Jesus! I sure hope I don’t end up like that.

Normal at last

I started off at the bottom, 

chained to the old way 

and finally, 

after a lifetime of struggle 

I broke free

and acquired mediocrity, 

anonymity, 

and the guise of normality.

The Content

One network lightly salted it’s bowl of crap and the ratings went up, 

so the second network decided to add pepper to it’s bowl of crap 

and the ratings went higher.  

The third network salted and peppered it’s crap and heaped it on plates 

and the ratings skyrocketed, 

so the first and second went out and bought bigger and prettier plates.