Shoot the gorilla
He threatens our incompetence
How we look after our children
Shoot the gorilla
For being a gorilla
In the wrong place in the wrong time
Amen
Month: May 2016
Free
Free to be free
I am free to be free
From want of nourishing shelter and From Fear of going insane
from Hunger in my soul and From Pain in my brain
Free from misogny Free to dress as I please
Free to pray to anyone on my knees
From persecution of speaking my mind
Free for lies and ties that bind
Free to sleep Free to work Free to rest
Free to push myself honestly and be the best
Protected when I am free
Free to be thankful to thee
Dante Dont be Depressed
Dante Don’t be Depressed
If God and Satan have been playing jokes on you
The Divine Comedy is still within your soul
If the girl left you without giving you a chance
You can still be with her in your imagination
They can’t kill you Dante
Any more you can kill them with your poetic imagination
You can be exiled but they would regret it soon
Give us his body back they would ask
Too late the writer has departed
a rainy day in New York
a rainy day in New York
and people are even more cheerful than usual
rushing in their umbrellas and coats and shoes
the city never sleeps but on a rainy day
the citizens of the city do slip a bit
puddles accumulate in the water but for a second
and everything is grey
waiting as if for the sun to shine again
Journeyman
I have travelled across the mountains
Travelled many seas
There is no denying
The resilience of persistent me
—
You have watched me travel
You have watched me suffer and sob
But overall you have cheered the most
When I shone and stood out from the mob
—
You know you want me
I know I want you too
But there is no use denying
Negotiations and competitive streak too
—
I will fix your plumbing
I will cure your chairs
And when I am done vacuuming the carpet
I will be cleaning the stairs
Poems for Kush 