
A local indy
jazz band,
The Monsters,
has opened
a nightclub
in my basement.
Patrons
groove
to their cool
rhythms
and riffs
until wee
early-morning
hours
despite
my tireless
pleas
to take
their tunes
to more
neighborly
venues.

A local indy
jazz band,
The Monsters,
has opened
a nightclub
in my basement.
Patrons
groove
to their cool
rhythms
and riffs
until wee
early-morning
hours
despite
my tireless
pleas
to take
their tunes
to more
neighborly
venues.
What if we loosened our grip on the glowing rectangles we carry everywhere? What if we walked more? Actually walked. Down sidewalks. Through neighborhoods. Past people we might eventually learn the names of.
I’ve changed the order of my stanzas several times. I think I have it the way I like it now.
Talk politics, walkside by side, why can’t weshare a vision? Constantlybickering, stoking firesand division. And we weep,and we wail.Gnash our teethto angry wordsechoing in chambers. Can we not stop, pause,reflect how our wordshurt our own cause?Seek to heal, do no harmwhile listening to others. Yet we weep,and we wail,gnash our teethto angry wordsechoing in chambers….
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I got an extra hour of sleep overnight Why does my bed feel like it’s stuck in quicksand pulling me slowly deeper, tighter into its grip? Why is my alarm clock snooze button like an addictive online game I can’t resist tapping? Why does today’s to-do list feel longer, heavier than it did last night?…
Honk-honk, clatter-chatter, hiss-hiss,Morning‘s rush ensnares.Sharp glare, piercing, as the bus looms,Mischief in your eyes. Hissing threats through morning‘s gloom,Chattering loud lies.Intent clear, I swerve past you,Safety‘s leap: survive.