There is safety in apart-ment living;would corral the little ones, declareresponsibility, obligations as a maskfor this self-banishing compulsion… except that I am lying prone, exposed –brains spilling onto concrete – shadowsrevealing the darkness of my condition,hopelessly locked in physical inertia. I am an unwitting contributor toscientific (and pseudo) probing:audacious autopsies pronouncingconclusive evidence of motives. Too […]
Not programmed to comply –cannot tolerate oppression:a pressure cookerready to explode Do-gooders sit upstraight and smileencouragement:I slouch defiance Don’t ask me to respectthat which is disrespectful –my fuse is shortof that I’m certain Don’t slot me;leave me –creative inspirationis not lacking here I’m a free agenta incorrigible scamp –authority doesn’t scare me’cause I’m beyond control. […]
Every child bears the sparkof eternity’s promise…Where’s the threat in that? What mechanism of hateequates slaughterof innocents with justice? This is society’s bane –the unconscionable policiesof greed lacking accountability (Tuesdays I borrow from Twitter @Vjknutson. Image my own)
One Woman's Quest II 
Knock-me-over good, V.J. I love these 3 lines best, especially the last one–fabulous writing.
I fear the shadows of the past,
darkness encroaching –
doubt the loyalty of light.
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Ah, thank you.
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Most welcome 🙂
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Wonderful post for this week. Thanks V.J.
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So Welcome Cee
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Cool photo of egret with leaf shadow “highlights” (technically LOW-lights?)
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Just a fluke – thanks Jazz.
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