
Listen ’til heatbeats sync
deep into depths of the soul
let the well echoes swell
a silent song composed
Listen ’til heatbeats sync
a rhythm of our own
warm hands softly grasped
pumping our silent love code

Listen ’til heatbeats sync
deep into depths of the soul
let the well echoes swell
a silent song composed
Listen ’til heatbeats sync
a rhythm of our own
warm hands softly grasped
pumping our silent love code
Laptop restingbetween sweating lemonadeand raspberry sconeon a bookstore cafétabletop.Customers’ eyes scanningthrough text and tomeby themselvesat various bookshelves.I am sittingat my pulpit and postwriting what I privately spyas patrons browse and buy. Missing the Bookstore Ah, 2020, the year that changed everything. Lockdown isolated us, but it also inspired me to do more with my poetry…
My RulesThree rulesfor heroes: One:Standfor hardtruth.Especiallywhen it’sunpopular. Two:Protectthe vulnerable.Evenwhen itcosts youeverything. Three:Ignorecheap critics.They neverstep intothe fire. Why I Wrote This These are my three personal rules. I’m not claiming to live them out perfectly. Each one is something I return to, again and again, trying to do a little better. Standing for truth sounds simple…
I choosedoingnothing althoughneeds surround me with outstretched hands reaching for aid pleading should Ihelp step forward why believe me it’s simpler stay uninvolvedthey say one personcannota real differencemake
Yesterday Left without sayingGoodbyeHe refusedTo speakAnd couldn’t findWordsTo leaveA small noteOr textMessage At leastI have Today
Some people believe patriotism is measured by volume. The loudest voices claim the title while dismissing anyone who disagrees as enemies, traitors, or less American.
Tone affirms attitude. Choose words wisely as you approach your desired destination.