Cult Cocoon

Conspiracy theories ignoring:

Truth, too disappointing,

Reality, too boring...

Unsettled

No clue

If it was true...

Immunity of the herd

Actually occurred?

After Midnight

A blurry stage

They dance upon,

Insomniac dreams

Just before dawn,

Toward the light 

The minutes creep,

Gently, cruelly,

Banishing sleep...

Q~Aplomb

Political disarray 

Narrative tired & broke

Story with no ending

Punchline in search of a joke

Fashion

How you dress

Makes a statement 

More or less...

Subterranean

Searching for that which

Will heal and save,

Follow the breadcrumbs 

Dropped in the cave,

Despair held in bay

By pure effort applied,

Push through the dark

To the other side...

Chaos Management

So here’s the thing,

Are politics really

Required for governing?

Managing would be smoother 

Without the drama they bring...

ミスドの朝ボケ

Morning daze,

Momentarily,

Donuts, and

Third cup of coffee...

Missed Signals

It happened suddenly, 

A bolt out of the clear air,

But looking back later,

Signs of its coming were there...

Digital

Immersed in role playing

Games, and video streams,

We float while we sit,

Or so it seems...

An Adage

How to best behave,

Should be based on morals,

Vice simply what you crave...

Apartment Life

Strangers living their lives

On the other side of the wall,

About what they do, I really

Don't know that much at all,

A comfortable anonymity

That all of us live within,

Trading greetings in the

Elevator, at the garbage bin...

Denouncement

Wedge shot from the bunker

Reputation in tatters

Same bully ball cap

Not that it really matters

Temporary Abandonment

Vacated playground, swept clean,

Before arrival of the night,

Hosts a special kind of emptiness,

Gone the screams of fright, delight,

A temporary loneliness,

Not a single child in sight...

The Shepherd

Shopping mall Starbucks, and

An old man a vigil keeps,

Right next to the pram 

Where his granddaughter sleeps...

Floral Curse

Message for humans,

From a plant,

Would add some words,

But it can't...

Avian

The bird’s song at sunrise

Seemed joyful, inspired,

More than something

Simply biologically required...

A Hint Of Spring

January, out on the cold grass,

Look up, and surprised to see,

White flowers bravely blooming

On the gnarled plum tree...

Pre-Internet

Peace of mind,

Simplicity,

Foiled by effects

Of electricity,

Despite the goodness

It gave,

Life was calmer

In the cave...

Food Marketing

Hurry, don’t hesitate,

Do it before

It’s too late,

Consume~consume,

Ere the

Expiration date...

Implacable

Amidst the amusements

And Earthly works

Behind the daze and distractions 

It steadily lurks...

元日

New Year sunshine 

Go out and look ahead

Turn the page

The past is dead