Sunday, September 28, 2014

Shiny Side Up

Greetings Hairballers,

Lately all I have are questions.  Here's something to consider.


Shiny Side Up©

         FMHorner

What if it’s all practice,
the bombings and crowd control,
the tear gas and armored vehicles?

What if there’s a reason
the artillery was put in place
with the police and schools?

What if it’s preparedness
for something to come,
darker and beyond imagining?

What if “they” are laughing at us--
the righties and lefties--
arguing religion and social issues?

What if it’s just distraction
to keep us focused on minutia
rather than the big question?

What if there’s a reason
Congress does nothing and
is gone most of the time?

When did it start?
Where did it begin?
Who are “they?”

Should we all be
wearing foil caps,
shiny side up?

Holy Hairballs indeed,

f

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Excreting Poetry


Excreting Poetry©

         FMHorner

Reading Frank O’Hara’s
Lunch Poems,
loving them
and wondering
why I try

each day
excreting poetry
onto a page
like phlegm
from a snotty nose





Hacking up hairballs,

f