When I was young I/
climbed a fence and ripped my crotch./
I’ve bound’ry issues.
Category Archives: Revolutionary Poetry and Writing
2 a.m. Habit: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku Lament
At 2 a.m. I /
wake to see if u wrote me./
You didn’t and won’t.
Being Hard On You For Being Hard On Yourself: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
I’ll probably be/
hardest on you for being/
most hard on youself.
Realizing Codependent Affirmation Requirements: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
I’m co-dependent./
My mirror’d face asks others/
for affirmation.
Solo Mio Contemplativo Non Angrio: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
In my solo years,/
I have not become moody,/
just introspective
ORjust contemplative
OR become withdrawn
Or become sullen
From Smokin’ Hot To Smokin’ Not: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Limerick
I once dreamily thought/
That she was smoking hot.
But she’s just smoking,/
and I am not joking,/
she now is SO not!
In Her Brother’s Memory: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
A friend’s brother, who was a guitar and banjo maestro, recently passed away. He befriended the homeless, bringing them home for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
This holiday season, I saw a homeless man standing on the corner, in the rain, with a guitar case next to him. I thought of my friend’s brother, rolled down the window, gave the minstrel some money, and said “There should always be music!” Then I wrote this.
She won’t even know/
I gave money to homeless/
guys with wet guitars.
Simply Stupid: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
Sometimes there’s no good /
reason for doing something /
stupid. You’re just dumb.
Not Babbling: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
She always worries/
she’s babbling. The funny thing/
is: She never does.
Stupidity versus Integrity: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
My integrity /
is too oft negated by/
my stupidity.