Lessons or blessings

Cake for breakfast

Cake for breakfast

Celebrations leave me breathless

Tenacity and the capacity to accomplish goals

The village that raised me had various roles

Church, school, home, even the corner store!

It only took a little time and effort, but they gave me so much more

At the celebration of my graduation, I greeted and thanked nearly everyone

The next morning, I woke up early from my night of fun

And enjoyed a piece of my graduation cake - yum!

Politics and Discourse are dead

Politics and Discourse are officially dead 

Folks right, left, and center all see red

Everyone lies because we made our bed

By consuming social and traditional media that only agrees with our opinions 

As our algorithms and AI transforms us into minions 

Today your opinions only matter if you have money or fame

That’s not the way American democracy should work, what a shame!

Dreams are like Diamonds

Make them believe!

Ideas to reality, work from success

Critics first doubted, but now they’re impressed!

You had to make them believe

Like some fairy tale lead

Years of sweat and winkles on rolled up sleeves

Hands get filthy building impossible dreams!

Grime plus work equals births the greatest of things

Dirt under your nails

Cloudy water in pails

You got it out ‘da mud…Like a worm or a bug!

Persistence paid off, in due time

Doubters bare witness, once your treasure began to shine!

Thoughts sprouted and grew like a tree

High in the clouds, but below most can’t see

The roots that anchor and nourish reality

Them haters stay jelly than a mug!

A prescription for this affliction, use this song like a drug!   And…

<Chorus> Make them believe… What you can see

2 types of people on a sinking boat…

There are only two types of people on a sinking boat

Those who save the boat and others who save themselves

Nobody knows who they will be, or what compels

One to risk life and limb, or take their chances with sharks and whales 

If everyone decided to labor for the greater good 

The chances of success would improve the likelihood 

That all may survive, patching holes or finding a bucket

But who am I kidding, most folks will probably just say #%?! it! 

Why do we want to be what we’re not?

I want to be what I’m not

Not what I’ve already done and been

I want to do what I can’t, meaning I want to win!

All of the wishes unrealized, and goals unmet

The unsuccessful challenges lost, to make up for years of desire and regret 

I want to be what I’m not

But I don’t even know how!

If I found a way to do it, it would it make me smile?

Why can’t I be content with me?

When I look in the mirror, I don’t 'love' what I see

Because all the success that I’ve achieved so far

Isn’t enough to make me believe, in my life’s movie, that I am the star!

If my life is someone else’s wildest dream

Then why do I have a desire for a new scheme?

If I became everything that I’m currently not

Would ...

Ode to the Rat Catcher!

At the Robin Hood Renaissance Fair, a rat catcher greeted us by the entrance

She cradled one like a baby rat, fully entranced

She had a few toy rats attached to her dress with a string

Rocking her baby and engaging with her pack, she began to sing

This actress never once broke character, sitting on the cold ground

Half way through the event, she walked by (with her rats in tow) making a squeaking sound

She explained (in English) that she was bilingual, and fully fluent in ‘rat’

I thought to myself, ‘damn, this young lady can really act!’

The third time we saw her, my daughter and her friends decided to interact

She wasn’t selling toys or anything, she was just really dedicated to her art

Kudos to her and whomever hired her to play this historical accurate part!

Anything is possible

Dreams and nightmares do come true true

People still escape prison, often out of the blue!

Trump became president twice, and he wasn’t even qualified!

Eventually we won’t be remembered after we’ve died

The unhoused and folks with mansions differ by opportunity and money

How both are given and taken ain’t really funny!

Hard work, talent, drive, silver spoons, and the genetic lottery

Isn’t a guarantee that you still won’t end up in poverty!

God’s grace, choices, employment, or even a medical bill

Could change your life in an instant, but here’s the deal

Anything is possible, just remember this rhyme

Find your joy, love your life, and make good use of what’s left of your time!

Don’t stare into the orb!

Tools for humanity, managed by AI

An orb will scan the retina of your eye

To prove that you are human, but honestly why?

Should you create a binary number, known as an iris code?

Plug your uniqueness into the matrix, and watch all the chaos unfold

For $43 dollars worth of Worldcoin?

Users may download an app to join

Why do I need technology to confirm that I have a soul?

And to tell me something that I already know?

Green screens, Windows, Apps, now a virtual partner in crime…

Billionaires want your secrets and more of your time

Attention is the new currency, not your dime

Drain your essence and squeeze your mind

With news, entertainment, opinions and ads to consume 

More products, subscriptions, and services, backwards from May thru to June

$43 dollars, just bait on a hook

Cheese in a trap, intriguin...

If I survive this crisis…

If I survive this crisis

I’ll know and do better next time

Give up my self righteousness and vices

Pay down my debit and save every damn dime!

As the time passes, months feel like days

My path was once so certain, now it feels like a maze

Cognizant of my responsibilities, yet I fail almost every time 

To prepare, plan, and make forward progress 

On the gridiron of life, I lost thousands of yards behind scrimmage line!

To clear today’s hurdles and roadblocks 

I must be as ruthless as a crocodile and as cunning as a fox!

As tomorrow’s obstacles mutate, we no longer have immunity 

Even if I survive, what about others in our community?

The unhoused, sick, shut in elders, and impoverished youth?

Who don’t have the luxuries of time, money, and power learn the truth 

That life is a short but...

Move mountains

Mountains of grief, mountains of debt

Be it lack of belief, or lack of respect

Challenging heights, seen and unseen

As you climb higher, both nightmares and dreams 

Map trails to your rubicon

Fear can program or constrict life like a python 

The point of no return is just a man made fallacy 

Hindsight down your mountain’s view is a 20/20 reality 

Impossible is nothing, see we live miracles each day

We can move mountains only if we believe and say

Hope springs eternal like fountains

Simply remove doubt and you too can move mountains