The Unnamed Gift

The Unnamed Gift When you give a gift,
do you announce it-This is for you-
or do you leave it in the dark
and call the receiver thief?
Hunger exists. Read more from here...
Ledger Without Cushion

Ledger Without Cushion Verse 1 They chased the script the world supplied-
degree, cash, house, child, pride.
Neat receipts in tidy rows,
soft landings when the balance goes. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 123 – Collapsed Twice

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 123 – Collapsed Twice I collapsed twice in my life.
The first time was at twenty-one.
Family pressed in:
“Why aren’t you studying?
What are you even doing there? Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 95 – Reflection: The Lost Edge

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 95 - Reflection: The Lost Edge Back when youth was still on my side,
rejections stung-but I carried a quiet certainty
that my ethics, morals, and character were clean.
I was not wrong.
I told myself: one day a woman would see it, Read more from here...
I Did Not Take

Title - I Did Not Take She told herself it was no big deal-
to touch a friend with too much fire,
to pour her lust like cheap appeal.
I never urged her, never once.
I held my line. I stood my ground. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 86 – Permanently Done

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 86 - Permanently Done They’re working on that research.
Oh please.
Don’t be brave.
Don’t be broken.
I want no one. Read more from here...
Compound Isolation

Title - Compound Isolation Childhood passed in studies,
adulthood in earning.
Middle age slipped into philosophy and rehab-
and old age will not come at all.
I have seen the poor carry a king’s attitude, Read more from here...
Value of a Man

Title – Value of a Man Until twenty-three,
I lived in a college world
where a man’s value was measured
by style, intelligence,
personality, and looks. Read more from here...
Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 13 – The Bench That Outlived Me

Ronie Dinosaur Chapter 13 – The Bench That Outlived Me I had to live life and know it at once.
The shepherd-god had centuries of silence for both.
I had none.
Time slid through my fingers
like water, sand, coins, people, years: Read more from here...
