Pavement Pirate

He ain't no momma's angel

all-sweet and heaven-sent

he's a pavement pirate,

a trouble maker, 

a spitfire malcontent

He rolls on down the sidewalks

n' sometimes, down the streets

looking for trouble

and causing mayhem

rarely polite or respectable or discreet 

And when the neighbors complain

or worry he's causing a scene

he laughs and he cusses

n' sometimes he'll get obscene

"Don't call me no saint,

and I don't want to be your inspiration

but you can ride along with me

if you want

or just get the hell outta my way, son"

In the Steps of the Community

Traveling by the light of a sliver of a moon

for the safety of the darkness

and taking an elderly pace

and finding solid footing

in the steps of the Community

She, Who Counts the Stars

She went to the woods

when the leaves were finally gone

and there, she counted the stars

Own Your Place, You Are Irreplaceable

The rabbit raced the rain

she did

she raced it with desire

and when the night winds

howled and scream'd

she leapt up ever higher

She ran and laughed like

a thunderstorm

she dared the night to chase her

she knew her place 

in these woods

and that they can't replace her.

A Song Was Sung

A song was sung

that called the moon into the sky

The moon, in turn,

called the players into the forest

The forest, for her part

welcomed them all within her shade

where they played in cool comfort

Write a Song

They stood in the darkness

that filled the room

like lines from an unwritten song

and they turned on the lights

Not That You Need My Approval

Rise up wild daughter of the woods

dance and romp

struggle and scream

kick and punch

Persist. Resist. Insist. Consist

of and within your

own sweet and glorious dragon Self.

Kick at the stones and 

split the sky into 

one thousand shards of color 

bellow in rage

fight

spin

sing.

Or don't. 

Just rest and relax or do 

whatever

it is your own unchained soul wants.

It IS your life. Live it by your rules. 

This poet stands with you and your choices.

Not Alone

He climbed to the mountaintop

and looked out upon the glory below

and he knew, he hadn't done it alone

but here's the important thing to know:

None of us ever will.

Make Way

With thousands of knives

and daily denials of his life

they slashed at her existence

"Your hair is wrong

your gait is wrong 

your gender is wrong

your place of birth is wrong

your religion is wrong 

your love is wrong 

your skin is wrong 

your job is wrong 

your lack of a job is wrong 

your language is wrong

your lack of a language is wrong

your existence is not real"

Slash. Cut. Slice. Erase.

But 

She will not be erased. 

He will not go away. 

They Are.

Make Way.

Stepping Hard on Holy Ground

Stepping hard

on holy ground

paved paradise waiting to be 

jack-hammered and overturned

rusted down and then burned

bitter-faced and forlorn

dusty and gravel-worn

oh, 

but when shall we overcome?

Not today, says the concrete
Not today, says the crooked tower
Not today, says the vendor of chains
Not today, says the merchant of pain
Not today, says the Midas Goat of 
one thousand heads and 
ten thousand snatching tentacled arms

But let the people say,

Yes.

Today.

Si. Se Puede.

Mad Lilies

In spite of the dark in the sky

and the stones on the ground,

she danced like mad lilies

in a storm

Her bare feet fearless

in her persistent determination

Leave Them Wondering

He knew that sooner or later

someone would come along

and wonder how

this

came to be?

He lived for moments like that.

She Dreamed

She dreamed of

a rampaging river

ripping through the night sky

She dreamed of impossible
made practical

and doubtful

giving it a try

She dreamed of worlds clashing
and uniting

of day and and of night

of digging deeper holes

of black and of white

and all the colors, implied in between

She dreamed

of magick and mastery

of fear and flight

of hope and horror

of despair and fright

but mostly

hope

Mostly

she dreamed of Hope

And then

she woke up
filled her cups with water

and took them 

to the river

and poured them deep within.

Casting Shadows

When the lights finally came on

he was there like a mountain

like a mountain

that had somehow gone unseen

and once he'd been seen

there could be no more disappearing

and the shadow he cast

was immense

Be the Light

In the midst of a dark night

count the stars and rely upon them

call upon the moon and her

certain return

hold hands

stand tall

walk carefully

but surely...

the Ground is beneath you.

Ha!

Count on it.

Don't be afraid.

Or

be afraid

and trust your friends,

remember

that you have each other

In the midst of a dark night

cope

adapt

let your eyes adjust

and listen

listen

listen!

In the midst of a dark night

Be the Light -
Be the Light!
Even if you have to bring the sun
yourself.

Fearing Nothing

She rolled into a wild night wood

fearing nothing

knowing there was nothing to fear

I Used to Think it Was Impossible

She placed the stars in the sky each night

as the sun set low and red

"I used to think it was impossible

but now I know better," she said.