A tiny spark

Feat

A herald angel came to me one cold stormy night

cried as he spilled out his troubles

i told him its going to be alright

although we aren't tight, i listened

nodded to acknowledge his emotions

at all the right pauses 

as a chorus sang in the background

signaling an incoming curtain of fog

trumpets played a blues melody 

so profound ...i felt compelled 

to follow the beat, body, head and feet

got down... got carried away perhaps

but then that's all me...

as Popeye sez, i am who i am

took me over the edge of sanity

to a garden in paradise, 

filled with many wonderful things

sorry, i'd forgotten about the angel

as his darkest...

Flight

tunnel vision

no escape from 

cold, hard facts

raw emotions betrayed 

by unexpected setbacks, 

false promises 

and sneak attacks

beyond tactful exchanges 

of well-chosen words

throwing curves to 

distract and obscure

wholesome, kind, nutritious, 

delicious, 

words which dance 

off your tongue

fanciful dreams... 

which bring to mind

particles of loose ideas

magical moments 

where we transform

thoughts and visions sublime

our minds untethered, 

now

freed to explore 

Chalk lines

feigned grace 

like astronauts walking in space

except floating, paused

with a condition called death

stuck in a pose, staring at space

but there's nothing to see

the blank empty stare

a last imposition

no longer aware

of shadows or light

locked into position

a graduate of the life

in the art of dying

now just dying art

except the dying part

is a permanent start

it keeps on coming

never seems to finish

next up... another young kid 

with the illusion of unlimited potential

a voice that's could have been 

instrumental to replenish 

the fast dying sense of community

not enough to be free anymore

cu...

Too late

Warp factors... 

don masks, come low

creep in from deep in shadows

find you unprepared 

for the coming haze

sweeping you off your feet... 

don't be surprised

they caught you cheating, 

it was so obvious

even you knew better 

than go on with

a damn lie... a sad alibi, 

set to deceive

that no one believed, but you

why, try? if you are not willing 

to die for the truth

you let yourself expire 

for wearing a wire

remember, crack killed applejack

Keep it up... temptations calls

start to connect... call collect, 

you deflect taunting, teasing... in effect. 

War of Souls

Its a  war, bodies,

minds, hearts, spirits

lets not forget tech...

do not lose your mind

macho hulks from olden daze

went in blind...

not on your battlefield of today

that same nerdy kid they call the wiz

can erase your heat signature 

before your helo left the ground

you'd been hacked from outer space 

that same ghetto kid you called a joke

does M2A3's now, you got smoked 

before you reached the punchline

he would have killed your entire grid

linked to a stealth F35 Acquired your digits

verified and fired

twenty seconds from now 

you're going to die

the propaganda machine still lies

Struggle

A griot beats a drum all day

without pause, as if in prayer...

As children play chasing grasshoppers

for snacks

get drawn in by the hypnotic beat

causing an awakening, inside

delivering the  word 

though none has been spoken 

yet, once the silence 

was broken

ripples of soul magic flowed

began to create  sparks

which touched the hearts

of those most ready to listen

a subtle change

imperceptible, occurred

before a brief pause 

for silence

he softly spoke

building from brief rounds

of non-sensible

utterances

using silly, childish syllables

morphing to words

in a ...

Bigger than that

Funny how you look in life

straight into another's mans eyes

he won the race

you steal his prize

he tells the judge

you swear he lies

being far more clever 

than you're wise

we each take a share 

you say that mine looks bigger

When you look in 

the mirror echo chamber 

of your mind...

call me a n*gger,

in your reflection 

cause you have surely 

lost your sense

of what you are 

to who i am

of the two of us  

i plan, you scheme

i gave you Jesus

you turned him evil

you made him mean

it seems eve...

Back at the Armory

Meanwhile, i am

Back at the lab. 

attacking my nemesis

yours truly, me

working like a dog 

for something new

i can sink my teeth into

chew awhile for the flavor

to keep the current live, 

if not the lights on

keeping my energies rolling

for just as long as i am able

keeping the logistical train

going as fast as i can do

while casting lines on side papers

scrap of new ideas to run through

not ones packed and stored

distilled from the past

playing with dynamite

having a blast

barking madly 

when it's a little off.

Howling, with pleasure ...

Reset

AI core program disengaging in 10 seconds

pending core meltdown. 

push reset for subliminal criminal reform

time stamp 9

justice protocol program disarmed. 

Divine justice reset in progress

Be forewarned this is not a TEST

time stamp 8

Past crimes and criminal pardons 

time stamp 7

since Jesus, the thief and the murderer

time stamp 6

passed corruptive mindsets

time stamp 5

through corrupted times

time stamp 4

once said, justice is blind/how asinine

time stamp 3

And to think you've been blessed living in damn near paradise

time stamp 2

practice religion, speaking of love and forgiveness

complete with an omnipo...

Done!

Drones flying low

skimming mere inches 

from the surface of restless seas

marked by symbols, looking Chinese

no, they're computer generated

machine language

the stage is set

killing machines 

are on their way

a coming attraction, 

primed, ready for action

who needs emotion

the press recordings 

have been prepared

and approved 

to go live

To celebrate the news

that another cell

of bible toting terrorists

have been blown to Hell

in graphic, stop-motion photography

full of special effects

set to a patriotic extravaganza

punctuated by blaring trumpets 

and clashing cymbals

and it's re...