Loving-kindness ~ Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear

Only dill pickles taste better with brine
bittersweet dark chocolate memories
jettisoned like ballast to provide lift
eject the catcher from the game, no fine
create a diversion to distract guards
tumble down the mountain, empty blue skies
ski down the slopes on powder snow, a gift

ignorant and metaphorically blind
no one listens or reads words of the bards

mind appears to reflect an afterthought
insane atrocity exhibition
reason, a heist, cannot help but get caught
recover the stolen inhibition
order a vat of dill pickles, so kind
remember the monkey bars at recess

artifacts from the museum for sale
remind me of lessons I cannot learn
embers in the fire pit, must I digress

caution while crossing across the crosswalk
linger awhile in bed, late for work, fail
online the cloud observes each move, each turn
shuffle my feet, too slow, like an old man
eclipse the sun with the moon, no more talk
resolve problems, no animosity

take a moment to meditate and breathe
humble bumble bee lost in the city
argue, bicker, and complain, watch you seethe
nonsense show trials debate the length to span

try and try, again and again, success
hovers like a cloud, thought turns to action
eagles adorn arms of a biker gang
yes, patriots in prison, time to bless

awkward interactions, a heist gone wrong
presentation done right, no infraction
persona, a black cat, missing a fang
enter the arena, listen to noise
antecedents precede from weak to strong
revolve within elliptical orbits

kindness bows low from head to toe, defers
inference to deduction, if he sits
nicely in the corner though he prefers
dancers at the ballet, tall, full of poise