If you don’t ask or/
discuss, you’ll never learn or /
grasp what the truth is.
Or
grasp where the truth lies.
Tag Archives: text message poetry
When Fear And Dread Replace Hope: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
When absolutes don’t /
occur, fear and dread replace/
anticipation.
Or
When promises aren’t /
fulfilled, fear and dread replace /
my hopeful waiting.
Acting Hollow And Empty: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Poem
The feelings
And desires
we profess
With deep impassioned words
And emotions
Seem hollow
and empty
When we continue to act
As though they are
hollow
And empty.
It’s OK Not To Call: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
You won’t call after. /
I know it seems like cheating./
I feel the same way.
In Your Party Partying: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
At tonight’s event,/
you can wish I was in your/
party, partying.
Or
Tonight, at dinner,/
No Dumb Poetry Expressed: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
A friend wrote me a thought flow / poem through email. When I didn’t receive it, she said “It was dumb, anyway!” (actually, it was brilliant… as usual), to which I responded:
In the writing world,/
there is no dumb poetry,/
just thoughts unexpressed.
Changing Who I Am For You: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
I can’t change who you/
think I am, or who others/
were. I can just be.
Connecting Versus Not: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
I love connecting./
She doesn’t. Dealbreaker? No./
It makes progress tough.
Waking From A Scary Dream, My Son: Revolutionary ConTEXTing Haiku
Always look past where /
you are landing to see what/
dangers lie beyond.
No Response To Mistakes: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
When you make mistakes/
and get no response, just hope/
and trust you’re not done.