Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Purple Hat Rabbit

This is one rabbit who doesn't come out of a hat.
The Purple Hat Rabbit lets humans do that.
It's one of his magic tricks and He's good at them.
The Purple Hat Rabbit makes people disappear.
But he has trouble finding the human volunteers.
You see after they disappear they don't come back
until he finally pulls them out of his Purple Hat.  
   

Masked Men Friends

Have you heard about masked men friends?
They gather together to talk about sports.
They have favorite teams for all the seasons.
Often they go to the games and drink beers.
It's okay in every arena to make lots of noise.
That's what the boys do throughout the games.
Of course there's a ritual and they bet on them.
They have an investment in winning the games.

Masked men friends are friends for life.
But you see who they are is all about sports.
The games they watch over the years
are memories and they know all of that stats.
They like to share when and where  
their favorite players do things that win games.
Yes the masked men friends remember the names.
You might say the masked men friends  
are all about sports sports.

Mars Cars

It must be fun to ride in Mars cars.
They are long and sleek
and ready for road trips.
There is plenty of room
for the whole family.
But here's a correction;
they are blue not green
and they are tall not little
blue men and women.
O how I want to go on
road trips with them
and visit the ghosts
from their past.
And yes the ghosts 
are white like clouds
and they hang around
in the skies.
Forget about Mars bars
and let's all go for rides
in Mars Cars. 
Yes they are called Mars Cars
not Fords or Chevys,
and that's just how it is on Mars.   
    



Monday, November 26, 2012

Lost in the Shuffle

There are so many lonely people
who are standing and lost 
in the shuffle.
They are waiting and hoping
for someone to stop and
talk to them.

So many lost in the shuffle
praying that one day there
they will meet and make
their very first friend.
But no one stops
and no one sees them.

I wonder what will become
of all of those who are lost
in the shuffle.
I stop as often as I can
and do my best to get to know
those lost in the shuffle and lonely.    
   

Ghosts from the Past

People may deny what they
have done to others.
But the ghosts from their past
will come and haunt them.
At some point in their lives
the ghosts from their past
will arrive and bring to them
very scary night mare dreams.

I discovered that truth when
I was creating one of my first
pen ink drawings.
Are ghost really real?

Well that depends on our past
and how we have been to others.
You may think that is folly
and do whatever you like
but you will see the truth
when the ghosts from your past
arrive some night
with nightmare dreams.        

Sewing Wild Oats

Every locker room has it's share of boys
who see young women as boy toys.
They love to brag about how they seduced
an innocent young girl and stole her virginity,
For them stealing a young woman's innocence
is no big deal, just another trophy for them.

But the young woman who is dumped
fells O so much pain and she's very angry.
The truth is that the boy in the lockeroom
may very well have ruined her life that night.
She thought he loved her, was so sure of that.
She didn't know that he was a liar and a player.

As for her, she's home crying and feeling pain.
As for him, it's no more than sewing wild oats.
You see he doesn't care about the girls he uses
and her feelings and heartbreak don't mean anything.
As for him, all of the girls are his play things.
just his sexual toys there to gratify his urges.

Believe it or not those girls are scared forever. 
Yet the young men never NO ever feel
any responsibility for what they have done. 
But one day, O yes one day those boys
will have daughters of their very own.
Some other boy will want to sew his wild oats
And He'll Worry About His Daughter!!!
  
     
   
       

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers keep growing taller
Maybe it's because there is more sky
and such a big shortage of land
Though it could be a way of saying
I am going up in our world.
But I wonder what that means
and what it's UP is UP to.
Does it really matter how high we are,
how far we have climbed the ladder
that so many call succcess.

I wonder what ladders
and higher and higher skyscrapers
have to do with the true meaning
of who and what we are 
and our value as human beings.
I wonder how we value
down to earth people
who are not stressing to have success
who do not value being wealthy
and don't need more and more things.

I wonder if our altitude
on skyscrapers
can determine who we really are.
I wonder if helping and caring about people
isn't just as good or even better.
It seems to me that people who value
all and everyone of us are the best of all.
I don't think it's because they are afraid
of heights, but they don't look down
on anyone.

Though I like the high shiny skyscapers
as for me, I'd rather climb trees. 
They are not as tall as skyscrapers
but they are high enough for me
and YES I like the view
from the top of a tree.