Even though it has grown silent
I hear the voices getting louder
And even though everything seems to still
I feel our hearts beating faster
Now that we discovered
What our hearts were saying when we stopped speaking
Silence takes the place
That the voices filled when our hearts were feeling
-A Satirist, Academician
April 31, 2009
I usually push away from the table
When things don’t make any sense
But sometimes I stick around to observe
Just how far they’ll go and to what extent
Sometimes you have to keep moles around as friends
Even though they monitor everything you do
Their intent is to keep you from getting to the end
As they slowly and methodically attempt to co-opt you
…but I see them ;-)
-A Satirist, Academician
March 27, 2009
Some things I get quite clearly
Some so complicated I just leave alone
Sometimes I think I understand
And I pretend when in fact I really don’t
-A Satirist, Academician
March 5, 2009
I know you used to look for me
And before long I’d show up
In your own way you used to talk to me
And hope others wouldn’t interrupt
I thought I’d fall back a little bit
To play it safe, give you elbow space
Cause I wondered if you’d be committed
When I turned around would I see your face?
-A Satirist, Academician
February 24, 2009
I quietly walk through the forest
Making sure not to kick the dry leaves
For fear that the wild may awaken
And suddenly start chasing after me
Similarly my heart recently whispered
Something I’ve not spoken within anyone’s earshot
But I know that you’ve already heard
Because everyday more than just our eyes seem to lock
-A Satirist, Academician
February 10, 2009
I happened upon something special
Unbridled beauty to display on a mantle
I call it my own newfound treasure
But I’m not sure the care I should use to handle
I heard one say to another
“That’s too hot for your bare hands
Because even if you carefully hold it
The likelihood is you’ll still get burned”
That cat is already feral
And it will never be as a pet tamed
That’s a grown feline with sharp fangs
Even though it’s showing another face
-A Satirist, Academician
December 22, 2008
I’ve heard rumors passed off as facts
From several sources around
I’ve even been taken aback
By the things that some dared pronounce
But I dismiss them as disparagement
Until I’ve first heard your side
Because I refuse to cast and see you
Through the prism of someone else’s eyes
-A Satirist, Academician
November 4, 2008
A fisherman usually accepts
Whatever comes attached to his line
But he is usually disappointed
When the bait comes back and the trout is left behind.
-A Satirist, Academician
November 1, 2008
I'm usually adept with words
Skilled at reading between the lines
But I must have misunderstood
Maybe the print was written too fine
I don't know what to think
I only draw a blank to answer my 'why?'
Blind-sided; wondering what I did
I must have misread the signs
October 30, 2008
One moves at a rate not visible to the human eye
While the second is the vigorous exertion of power
Energy is the mass by the squared speed of light
As Einstein brilliantly equated one part to the other
October 8, 2008
Since you have left me with only hopes of you in my life,
I look for you, sometimes in very strange places;
Trying to satisfy the unbearable longing inside,
At times I see you in the eyes of unfamiliar faces.
But I know that one day your soul will meet mine,
And my search for you will eventually come to an end
Reassuring that no matter the passage of time,
I cannot replace you with a stranger, acquaintance or even a friend.
September 4, 2008
Should you strive to please all men,
You will eventually ignore and deny yourself.
For some you will never be worthy,
So whatever you give will never be enough.
Whether talented, attractive, funny or smart,
And you wear garments in the colors others choose
You can pick the red, green, blue or black,
It still won't satisfy those determined to discount you.
In short …do you.
September 3, 2008
Some admirers gathered around an image;
Others were fixed with awe and adulation,
Speaking to the presence before them;
Still the identity offered little to no evidence.
And feebly whispered a question in my ear,
"Since the identity behind the image is concealed,
how do you know that the representation is real?"
September 1, 2008
August 28, 2008
whether I meet hundreds, even thousands,
I've separated you from the lot.
So irrespective of ancillary benefits,
because what isn't, isn't
and what is, will always be.
August 26, 2008
But the extent to which I take myself seriously?
Solely depends on substance and intrinsic context.
… I do what's good and take it all in stride.
August 12, 2008
the beauty of my newly tapered size,
one said to the blind.
That would be great,
as long as I can still hear
the thoughts that run through your mind,
to the deaf he hurriedly replied.
August 12, 2008
August 7, 2008
but when challenged to release,
it always proffers one good reason to stay alive.
August 1, 2008
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