Old photographs Father front center Children in awe eyes wide Mothers hands tightly folded sepia images wrapped neatly pieces of linen loosely regarded memories change with the passing of time tied with a tender touch obsessive perfection silk ribbon once brilliant sapphire shade of blue faded edges similar to the way stories of the past …
Category: Political
Goddess Of Delight
New York City's Side walk Grey scale rush Crowded void 400,000 strong Zip-locked masses Shoulders bump Causing discomfort And souls bounce Woman wrapped In Belief garb Floats in a mystical fog Feet don't seem To touch the ground Too close for comfort One might say One might have A sense of push back Automatic reaction …
United By Gender
There is no safety zone or comfort in numbers The votes have been cast - opinions abound The tides are turning, and at the risk of an uprising, United By Gender the battle will rage on As my grandmother, my mother before me and the females that will come after; our right to express and …
Fisherman’s Walk
Fisherman Walk All the battles that rage around us hands of the clock never stop and we step forward with the hope and promise that what we believe to be true is coming from a higher power and not just the back pocket of some man with a plan and a fetish for fame and fortune – or what …
I Don’t Waste Time
You lean a little to the left drawing me closer pulling me into your heart Your hands are tender but I can still feel your inner strength ...and I don't move away All that matters is the feel of your face close to mine I am in awe of the way you seep into me …
Weaker Sex
So, so, yeah he looks me up and down stop and pause while all along attempting to prove a point A point he doesn't need to prove Unspoken basic law, basic rule survival of the fittest - in his mind His gaze stops mid way and it tells me; - the power of unspoken words to shut the fuck up …
Hail To The Red, White And Blue
There is nothing subtle about how far right things swing how far right things shake and break twisted arm from movers and takers bend over backward or lean on me but nothing is solid nothing is a sure bet when the battle becomes so convoluted the leaders and followers become one in the same like …
We Are Ready For Peace
Drifting timeline moving with a renewed inspiration - Reluctance hovers above... Shifting weight from left to right and all that comes around is the absence of good will... The side stepping warmonger pounding of the chest beating the drum soars with an intense vibration that pierces the right side of the brain and shoots into …
Metal And Flesh
You don't have to say anything Choices made set in stone sometimes silence is golden sometimes silence speaks volumes Sit tight in your plastic palace higher than a kite flies up and above all the trash talk Bobble headed shift and shuffle shakers who could care more or less Another gun goes off mind to hand …
Trilby Yates 