Kow Tao

Before and After

Before and after A moment in time Inexorably Changed everything, changed — That invisible Shift-snap-break, crumbled — Betrayed my order The curve so gentle Weighted gradients Invariably Imposed on the graph Of points that were you There in front of me Then gone from my view… Sweet before, rich Recollections banked Incontiguous Yet felt closeContinue reading “Before and After”

Little River

It’s the little rivers that make me cry Cry rivers Flowing, flowing Bound on either side Allowed only one direction Like time Like the direction of time upon flesh Agitated by the rocks Acquiesced by the banks Amplified by every down pour Sedimented with what was washed away From beyond, from the past Swept alongContinue reading “Little River”

Triune

Daughter of a daughter of daughters all the way back to mitochondrial Eve Beyond that, back to Shakti — actualized, energized into mass and motion the big bang your first mother Formed from space and time an abyssal pin-point through the void and darkness Unending, emergent bounding light-streams beaming particulate and bright You are …Continue reading “Triune”

Sea Worthy

When the Vessel begins to be overcome by terrible winds and current, a course correction is needed. The captain gives aid, tacks, adds power, doesn’t abandon or shut Her down. They persist together with aim and purpose toward their destination, they do not permit themselves to be misguided or swept away into peril to beContinue reading “Sea Worthy”

Ruling

Handed down Down from the bench Down to the chattel Down to the Property of the State Overturned Your intimate struggle Your choice Between conscience and necessity Your personal trial deemed public crime if you do not deliver Property to the state Hypocritic Theo-garchy Hyster-optomy Dominion-opoly Autonomy yet barred Are you the court’s jurisdiction AndContinue reading “Ruling”

In the Field

In the Field I died there; birthed there Lived anew; bore anew … I killed and was killed Tried and failed and tried again I won and I lost, was lost, yet learned my way, Loved and was abandoned, loved and was full of joy … I left and returned, was unforgiven and forgave. WalkedContinue reading “In the Field”

From the Couch: A Different Kind of Travel

What’s ‘e Matter You, ey? You are ‘e matter, that which occupies space and possesses rest mass. what is matter – Bing One More Minute, please. “E equals mc squared may be the most famous equation in the world, but what you might not know is that it isn’t the whole story. It just describesContinue reading “From the Couch: A Different Kind of Travel”

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