To keep from sinking

in a sea of despair, why

not put on love’s life jacket?

~

Love can drag down

if you surrender reason

in favor of attraction.

Critique, when offered,

even gently, with kindness,

may feel like criticism.

~

Almost always we’re

velcro for the negative,

teflon for the positive.

Do big guns make small

men feel powerful and like

they finally matter?

~

 Impotent men with

their omnipotent egos,

oft cling to firepower.

Don’t expect her to

be all emotive and shit;

That ain’t her style!

~

Words a son who knows

his mom well would say – Thank you

for celebrating this day.

When reason knocks at

our door, will we have enough

love to open it?

~

 Reason’s gentle raps

are often overshadowed

by fury’s loveless drumming.

A petulant child

condescends and belittles

any who dare disagree.

~

Our tweeter-in-chief

has a constitutional 

right to free, petulant speech.

Deep contentment comes

when belly, heart, and mind are

aligned and at peace.

~

Underestimate

sacral, throat, and the third eye

and content will elude you.

There is a difference

between pride and hubris,

some just can’t tell which is which.

~

Puffed up, inflated

or just pleasantly fulfilled? 

There’s a world of difference.

The White House went dark.

How will we know what’s figure

and what’s ground? What will shed light?

~

We must look within,

when sudden darkness descends,

for beacons to light our way.

Hasty lines in sand

lead to unintended strife

when egos come in to play.

~

If egos learned to

play, perhaps then there would be

more enjoyment and less strife.