"Burning"

You beckoned me to Hell

With bony, burning hand

But my own impel

Saved me from what you'd planned.

September 25, 2026

"Somewhere"

I used to think

   he'd think it me

When the host said

   This is So and So, from somewhere

But I was listening

Not calling in

   wondering if he thought it was me.

June 30, 2023

"Dispossessed"

I dispossed my father

It was the only way

To relieve the pother

Of living day to day.

May 14, 2023

"Trigger"

Your head in the stars

   finger on the trigger

You come from Mars

  the great outrigger.

April 9, 2022

"Quell Your Fears"

You made your home a war camp
You armed your friends with spears
You made your world a martial one
You could not quell your fears.

April 25, 2020

"Next Time Around"

Maybe next time around
When you come back as a snake
You'll sort out your morality
  (And drop the bloody stake.)

April 25, 2018

"Your Charade"

I want no part in your charade
Where you somehow made good
As if the bills on you were paid
As if you did what you should.
September 30, 2016

"Find Your Clan"

Outrun your black cloud
As fast and as far as you can
Do your best to flee its crowd
(Until you find your clan.)
June 26, 2016

"You Thought"

You thought I was not watching
You thought I did not hear
You thought I was not listening
You thought I'd closed my ear.

But I saw teeth were glistening
I did not miss the crime
There for the christening
I'll be there for the lime.
January 24, 2016

"When Your Father Tells Lies on You"

When your father tells lies on you
Lies that are believed
What good can it do
To make believers feel deceived?
May 19, 2015

"Defies Category"

It goes beyond psychological
Defies category
It may be diabolical
It certainly lacks glory.
May 14, 2015

"Makes Me Stay Away"

It's not that he's a liar
The things that he might say
It's that you might believe him
Makes me stay away.
May 12, 2015

'He's Saying Hellish Things'

He's saying hellish things
His hellish mind sings
Hell his mind brings
He's saying hellish things.
July 23, 2014

"Running Full-Tilt"

All you know is running full-tilt
From wolf at door
From personal guilt.
July 22, 2014

'To Avoid Going to Hell'

Shelling out the money
To avoid going to Hell
Save your little sonny
From dying in a cell.
July 19, 2014

"Back Atcha"

In your game of gotcha
I say:
. . Right back atcha!
April 12, 2014

'Why We Had to Part'

All you know is sadness
All you know is madness
All you know is badness
. . Which is why we had to part.
March 18, 2014

"When You Look at Me"

When you look at me
. . It's not me you see
When you look at me
. . It's you you see in me.
March 18, 2014

'Your Bunker-Busting Bomb'

Your bunker-busting bomb
Has killed another loved one
You dropped it with aplomb
Now it's no longer fun.
March 18, 2014

"Would You Go Yourself?"

For him love is hatred
   Should I bare myself?
You say Go and break bread!
   Would you go yourself?

November 24, 2010