written 1999
To her grandmother, whose values Taught her well. That no matter how she hurts, to r… She never wants to sell. Though she felt at times, she was
Sweet baby of hers Asleep on her shoulder, She holds her close As you drift in slumber, She dreams of days
To look upon crystal blue skies, And see beyond with childlike eyes… To feel the joy with heart, wide o… And to lovingly employ that which… To know the power that is given to…
The colors of life seem to Fade as they disappear into The mind and reappear in Their soul. The more colors There are the redder the
Don’t hand her no Glass Slippers That can shatter Beneath her feet Cause Walkin’ would be
Like the rivers of a long, lost wo… Tears flow. The misery of the anguished and th… The banished Relinquish their thoughts into the…
It is a cool and breezy night—the… Caressing her ears. Her heart yea… He’s the most beautiful man she’s… He is strong and gentle, all at on… His lips, so tender, steal her bre…
Who is this little girl, And where does she come from. Her physique, so frail. Her large dark eyes Full of sadness,
He had a dream There’s no nations in his country… No small people from the herd, No chauvinists and priests, No religion too.
Woman who watches Her life from the sidelines Pleasing but empty A tearjerker sometimes— But after the show,
A hand carved stone, an inscriptio… A name that could barely be read, A soul that once loved this earth Lies resting in this earthly bed. Perhaps there once flowed royal bl…
Have you ever cried? Collect the tears in a jar of lies… Eyes run deep with a pool of salty… That only her face feels. The joy of pain and stinging. The…
Deep in the woods, The snowy, frozen woods, With its beckoning trees, Shrouded with a thick lace of snow… There goes a wind,
The breath of tropic winds, ocean… Bends before purple altars Of bougainvillea As incense of night blooming cereu… Swings nocturnal stupor
In a correlated space awaiting mic… A clouded T.V. screen of desensit… Beckon terrestrial Gods, Fantasy pictures, contritely morbi… Texturized lies; Barely autonomou…