Empty Your Vessel

Let in a drop of water
to slide down a parched throat
tasting a thousand years of
rusted swords, lost in the
mud
washed from the battlefield
as swiftly moving currents
stole away struggling limbs
silencing cries for mercy with
thunderous insistence

Outward to join briny waters
where deeply hidden
creatures created before marching soldiers
coming to rest upon
hovels and burrows
calling tentacles to
taste ruined flesh
and porous bones
leaving small evidence
of battles lost
or won
but promising adequacy
as cleansing waters
turn
struggle to dust
leaving only a
small remembrance
a ring of silver plain and glinting

love left upon a quilt
twice touched by slick passion
once folded, shelved
motheaten
(weeping still)

Thirst unmet
sullied with a flavor of
decomposition
too long to cleanse
blood, love, lost
to the untouchable
will of
entrepeneurs

Beside lakes and rivers
safely sought
camps built near
fresh water
beneath a universal moon
shining for
hope to bring
a new start
to
a widowed world.

Friday's Rap

Nothing’s flowing from my brain
Not a word to ease the pain
Dropped my pencil on the floor
Watched it rolling out the door
Rose to follow, grab it back
Cross the threshold
With a whack
Banging heads, you’re coming in
With my pencil and a grin

“Here it is now sit on down!”

Smiling still, despite my frown.

“Write of life and far off dreams
Plans and hopes, and crazy schemes…
Fill us all with sage advice
We will come back and read twice
Fill our hearts and feed our souls
Raise our spirits set our goals.”

Purpose hidden, tried to see
Clouded muse neutralizes me

Just need...

A day to fill with my own dumb plans
Making music anywhere I can
Free my heart and free my mind
Lead me on where I can find
Life awake and moving fast
Jumping in never looking back
Snapping fingers , swaying hips
Twirling legs, and pursing lips
Shoulders moving , paint the scene
Ribs a swirling in between
Connect this woman to the words
Find a voice you’ve never heard
Real and true and so organic
calm and fresh, no signs of panic
Wrapped within my own embrace
Flying off without a trace.