Prepper

Preparing for Armageddon,

And resultant dystopian state,

Stock up on bullets and 

Beans, before it's too late,

Tune in to the conspiracy

Stories, squirm, and wait...

Election Year

Despite politicians' claims

To be your friend,

And the virtuous promises

They make and send,

It's all about their

Gaining power, in the end...

They provide you with

Attention and cooperation,

Commensurate with the size of

Your monetary donation...

Rest

Try not to think,

Slowly, into

Slumber, sink...

Switch

She finally decided to

Turn off the sound...

The silence which followed

Was eerie, profound... 

Chill

Morning came again

New ahead, open-ended,

And between doing little,

And nothing, I'm suspended,

Joyfully quietly gloating

In my minutes of floating...

Prophet

The snake charmer,

Ancient-looking-queer,

Said to put away 

All future fear,

Take care and comfort

In the now and here...

Bird Break

Starling gang, lined-up on a branch,

Each perch taken,

Of a bare winter tree

About to reawaken...

蛙

The frog jumping into

A pond, never knew,

It would be immortalized

In a Japanese haiku...

Follow Orders

Marriage is supposed to be

Take and give,

But her mode still

Tends to be declarative...

29th

Calendar's quadrennial

Promise, need to keep,

So, on the last day of

February, we leap...

Break Time

Deposit needless worries

In the Bullshit File,

Have a cup of coffee,

Reflect, and smile,

For the first time

In quite a long while...

Old Greek Story

Shadows dance, on the

Wall of Plato's cave,

Where chained, we embraced

The meanings they gave,

Our cave, all dark, where

We watch and hide,

The shadows merely hint

Of what's real outside...

Get Out The Vote

So much at stake,

So much to fear,

Or so they say,

In an election year...

Domesticated

Pigs and cows had no idea,

When first herded, beaten,

Then generously fed,

That they would be eaten...

あおり運転

Go, go, go,

Step on the gas,

Can't go slow...

There's places

I need to be,

Get out of the way!

You, in front of me...

Ghost Goddess

Enthralled by photos of an

Actress, long gone by now,

It's as if her beauty has

Overcome death somehow,

Preserved by a magic

That old images allow...

Windward

When cold north winds

Decide to attack,

Better to have them

Blow on my back,

As on a wellness 

Walk I slowly pace,

Try to keep them

Off my face...

Meat Puppets

Humans are driven,

Lethal and diverse,

Dancing with chaos,

For better or worse,

Enslaved by base urges,

It is our curse...

Tactical Retreat

Her decision to

Demur, and evade,

Averted a mess 

Before it was made...

Alive

Roadside tree, bare

Branches, cut and pruned

Has an aspect of being

Beaten and ruined,

Yet, that's misleading

As green begins to surge,

Forces of life inside,

And buds will emerge... 

February

Clouds and raindrops

Dance in the winter air,

Outside the window

At which I stare,

Winds whistle, rustle

A gray green mood,

On this cold numb 

Morning of solitude... 

Somewhere In Donbass

The invaders conquered the ruined town,

At tremendous mortal cost,

So be it their victorious battle,

In a war that is already, likely, lost...

Post Nightmare

Suddenly wake,

With an inward scream,

Angry and shaking,

From a nasty dream...

Price Of Mobility

Inexorable? -- Alas,

Global warming from

Automobile gas...

Super Bowl

Furiously, fantastically,

We fight to move a ball,

Across the flat green carpet,

Run, jump, collide and fall,

Fight towards an imaginary

Line, we give it our all...