At birth we are thrown, in media res, into the midst of this something that suddenly exists between the two extremes of nothingness, this great tragedy, for indeed it is a tragedy, a tragedy in which everything, even ourselves, even the universe itself, this whole arena in which this tragedy is acted out until its bitter end, eventually dies. Read on…
He became one with the shallow grave
and the empty heart. The grasping,
claw-picked skull can hear the howls
of a Snowy Owl and the song Read on…
The cockroach shuffles through a crowded crossing on a city sidewalk, he has been stepped on twice already. Although he walks with a slight limp, to be honest neither of the shoes (try as they might to smush him) were heavy steppers and the second shoe just grazed him. Sure his pride is hurt, all cockroaches feel they have been given a bum rap. Read on…
everything is full of gods
knowledge contains a trick
a language encoded in itself
a mooring unto nothing Read on…
Whatever the meal, He likes it well-done.
A char around the fatty edge,
an unmistakable burn into human flesh.
He’ll take fish if he has to—although
He prefers the smoky ash
of a throatslit lamb Read on…
See me shoot up
Deviant stars
To the furthest moon Read on…
Nemo was a little boy who was pretty friendly, pretty smart, a good enough eight-year-old for most purposes. What he wasn’t, particularly, was rich. That meant he never had a lot of new stuff, so Christmas and his birthday were big occasions for him. Read on…
Curmudgeon.
Despot.
Lightening Hurler.
Cranky Upstairs Neighbor. Read on…
She will never forget the face. It was there when she opened her eyes, stayed for several long seconds, smiled gently and disappeared. Panic filled her. Don’t leave me! I don’t want to be alone! Read on…
All religions are sets of beliefs, none of which can be proved scientifically; they all require a degree of faith.
So, when you think about it, atheism is just another belief system based on the current best scientific evidence available.
Religions are often subjected to changes depending on the latest interpretation of the basic scripts, Bible or Koran, etc. Read on…