NOTHING LEFT

I’VE BEEN WAITINGWAITING HERE SO LONGNOTHING LEFT TO DOBUT WRITE ANOTHER SONGFEEL LIKE A PRISONERHELD AGAINST MY WILLTEARS KEEP FALLINGLIKE RAIN UPON MY SILL I’VE BEEN TRYINGTRYING TO GET A CLUEWHEN I STOP AND THINKOF ALL THE THINGSTHAT WE COULD DOLOVE IS ALL AROUND YOULIKE THE SHELTERING SKYIF I AIN’T DEAD ALREADYYOU KNOW THE REASON […]

[NEW] RULES FOR THE BLUES

If you gonna sing The Blues, you gots to know the rules. Rule number one: the Blues are NOT about limitless choice. All options are bad. The Blues are what you have when you ain’t got nothing left. Rule number two: most Blues songs begin with, “Woke up this morning…” Then you need a theme […]

THE END GAME [a new song]

SCARY TIMES FOR HUMANSALL HELL IS BREAKING LOOSEPAIN AND STRUGGLEIS ALL WE KNOW –NO TIME TO FOCUS ONMAKING LIFE MORE SIMPLEFOR EVERYONE;STARTING WITH EDUCATIONOF THE POPULATIONNOT STARVATION OR DEPORTATION WE ARE STILL SLAVESTO THE FACELESS CORPORATIONSIN PERPETUAL SERVITUDETO THE JINGOISTS WHO RULENOT MUCH DIFFERENCEBETWEEN THE TWOFOLLOW THE LINEAGEOF THE SLAVER’S TRADEWE’RE ALL UNDER THE GUNTHE […]

A SLOW-MOTION TRAIN WRECK

America is well and truly fucked. The ultra-right wing evangelicals, the billionaires, the MAGA morons and the Supreme Court have all made sure the word “democracy” only applies to them. Not only Trump, but any president in the future can now reign as dictator. If he wins, Trump will rule as long as he pleases. […]

FENCES, WALLS AND GATES

Nice big wall ya got thereMr business man!Gotta keep the riff-raff out –Your mean spirited,cynical effortsonly serve to showthe outside worldhow low you can goto stay solvent All over townthose nice shiny brandspanking newfences, walls and gatesare springing upround the convenience storesparks and open spaceswhere the homelessused to congregate Walmart shut downthe only store within […]

Earth Spirit

She comesas a nightmareto the mindsof those without lovebut she is graciousto those who sing to herand cryannihilated in thevacant stareof her third eye I know althoughmy mouth may singwith her ecstasyand my head may spinwith mysteryA part of mewill live in miseryForeverUntil I find myselflost in her again she isbeyond emotionintuitionintelligenceor superstition;I am enslavedand […]

THE TRUE LEGACY OF MLK

People need to understand the true reality of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s legacy. The mainstream media [MSM] has co-opted and twisted his message since he was assassinated in 1968. MLK was considered an enemy of the state for his political activities related to the Civil Rights movement. He became a marked man once he […]

STANDING ALONE

Once again the US stands alone against the entire world in opposing any ceasefire in GAZA. I am ashamed and disgusted to be an American. Again. Why must we always be on the wrong side of history? The day after vetoing another UN resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, “president” Biden cynically bypassed Congressional […]