The world is on sale
and also on fire
30 percent off all you desire
gifts under the tree
are the world’s pyre
-Gene G. McLaughlin 2019
Tag: micropoem
Different Cardinals
Anatta
Bucket List
The Sprawl
When God looked outside himself
He did not see love hate
Water fire sulfur salt
He saw possibility
In all its infinite glory
Gene G. McLaughlin 2017
Fluctus Virtus Defluxit
Rome had elements
We now call by different names
We judge them harshly
Assigning their actions blame
Are the sounds of Nero’s fiddle
And strikes of the golf ball the same?
Gene G. McLaughlin 2017
Tomorrow
I’ll take what moments I get
I’ll try to say something true
I’ll unclench my fist
I’ll follow the wind with my eyes
Tomorrow
Gene G. McLaughlin 2017
The Long View
I cannot ease your pain
Include suffering in your expectations
Conscious existence in full contains
Elated joys and sorrowful lamentations
Gene G. McLaughlin 2017
MLK Day 2017
Beyond the tight binary loops
That bind and divide simultaneously
Beyond the preselected groups
Driving us toward homogeneity
Beyond the demarcation which dilutes
The resilient strengths of humanity
Lie the path to love’s roots
The beginnings of equanimity
Out of which shoots
New growths of solidarity
Gene G. McLaughlin 2017
First Line To A Poem-
Everything I Love Is True . . .
Feel free to complete the poem in comments, I would love to hear what people have to say.
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