ORANGE MESH (the Bushista years)
There’s going to come a day in the near future when anti-war protests will start up again. Even if I have to start them. In the meantime, just as a reminder of how “free” we were during the Bush...
View ArticlePrelude to a Poem
At We Write Poems, a prompt went out: Write a poem about writing a poem. You never know when or where the inspiration will strike. I’ve long since given up on sitting down and deciding to produce...
View ArticleRich and Richer (ABC Wednesday)
RICH AND RICHER Here is the heart of the matter: One percent get fatter while children starve. Their parents are stark-stricken with guilt. We 99ers built this country, White indentured servants; Black...
View ArticleGROUND ZERO: Fukushima
GROUND ZERO: Fukushima She’s alive, she still simmers waiting for someone to fall asleep at the console, or not pour enough water over her spent uranium rods, which steam and thirst, fuses lit, then...
View ArticleHandling the Truth (for Euro-Americans)
Handling the Truth (for Euro-Americans) Bought and sold at auction Everyday transactions Fractionally human, they said, if that In those “golden olden days,” African lives were cheap From deep in...
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