Sacrificial Lamb

The enterprise ended

In failure and shame,

Corporate demanded

Somebody to blame,

The new guy had

Minimal equity, thus,

He was quickly 

Thrown under the bus...

Behind The Mask

Alas, for simple gullible me,

A sad lesson, which

Gets relearned repeatedly,

That things are not always

What they appear to be...

Daily Slog

Step left foot forward,

And then your right,

Steadily and calmly

Walk toward the light,

And keep hoping, the

End will come in sight... 

Point Of View

Pessimists seem

Wiser and stronger,

But optimists

Tend to live longer...

Unwashable

Certain wrongful acts

Leave an indelible stain,

Thereafter noticed, or not,

Their traces remain...

Impossible to forget,

But cleansing possible,

Penance, remorse, regret...

国道16号

Ahead they race,

Rush hour night,

At a frenetic pace,

Towards the next red light...

Weak Argument

His faulty explanation,

Was subjected to a

Logical decimation,

Which revealed an

Alarming lack of mentation...

Earl Grey Morning

Sit up in bed,

Peaceful no more,

The city around me

Wakes with a roar,

Getting back to sleep,

Not very likely,

So, "Up we go"

For a strong cup of tea... 

Fun Noises

That sound that you hear,

Of many people laughing,

Is actually scary-queer, 

Not much unlike

That made by monkeys,

Hooting away

On top of jungle trees...

AR-15

He bravely, selflessly,

Took the action required,

And ran toward the sounds

Of shots being fired,

To stop the cruel

Massacre just begun,

By killing the crazy

Man shooting his gun...

Unknown Mechanism

Lie down, in darkness,

And asleep I fall,

But about how it happens,

I know nothing at all...

Can't Win

One of those weird

Unlucky days

Where things are off

Out of phase

And mistakes occur

In various ways

Stealthy Moon

Darkness, new Moon, invisible,

Up above somewhere,

Aerobatic bats chase insects,

Below, in the jet-black air...

How It Happens

Mischief unleashes its 

Trouble-making powers,

During spells of boredom,

Idle hours...

Bug Lunch

Like a lethal

Hungry arrow,

Towards the bug,

Flies the sparrow...

以心伝心

Dinner conversation,

Pauses, gestures convey,

The things

We should not say...

Catnap For The Soul

Sometimes best to

Slow down, sit,

Contemplate the

Meaning of infinite,

The flames in your life,

And how they were lit,

Let it take you where

It will, even for a bit...

薤露

Agitated April sky,

Winds bend branches,

Sakura blooms detach and fly...  

Freaky Friday

Morning full of missteps,

Sigh, adjust and correct,

Beginning of "one of those days"

I suspect...

Bicycles On Sidewalks

When you quit looking around,

Or walk lost in thought,

That's when they roll up,

More often than not,

Clattering by, pedaling swish,

Most of the time, they miss...