Why did you awaken with a soul

filled with rotteness? Shouting rude

obscenities to the rain?

The plants grow, the trees stand tall

the rivers fill and spill into the ocean

the desserts rejoice for the downpour

the crops and fields of grain overflow

….because of the rain.

Would you awaken, stretch and yawn

unthankfully cursing the dawn

because it’s just too early?

If your inflated arrogance thinks that it can...

why not just stop the sun from shining.

Adorned in dresses with white cotton collars

Bought with sweat, tears, and hard earned dollars.

Head held high amidst stares and disdain

Shedding those shackles, and invisible chains.

Wearing tattered clothing is not her style

Fellas check her out...they like her smile

Shaking her finger at the neighborhood flirt

Swaying her hips and swishing that skirt.

Don’t get too close, don’t come on too strong

She’ll quickly dismiss you and say that you’re wrong

Her stare will temper your once prideful stride

You’ll hang your head in shame and jump in your ride.

If your promises are

soggy and weak

far fetched and unbelievable

have you actually witnessed

that period in time…you know

when pigs could fly?

Because you know the deal

your lame excuses….inexcusable

your blatant lies…squashed

your half-hearted pleas’s…worthless

your once shining position…shattered.

Surely you saw this coming

the destruction you skillfully maneuvered

the fault is yours…your fatal lot in life…all yours

All honest fingers point at you!

You squint and frown because the truth,

sharp as a double edged sword

aimed at your wicked heart

will silence your evil spirit forever!

Like an arrogant tree, your roots will die

And you will pay!

Overwhelming happiness

tight embraces that almost hurt

bringing you to your knees

producing hot tears of joy.

It will come one day

the earth will be filled with it.

It’s been promised to us

but for now…still waiting

often, not so patiently.

Is he afraid to throw

the oblong thingy

slipping thru his fingers

shielding his head as he

braces for impact?

With each failed attempt

to toss it to a helper

my blood pressure rises

words spill out of my mouth

unfiltered and descriptive.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!

THROW THE BALL!!

Playoff’s always wreck my Sunday.

You have the power

to push the dismal darkness

from your mind

and make room for the light

that you have resolutely

hidden deep within your soul.

Take your restless aggressions

and generate truth and peace.

Open your discerning doors today

and allow the happiness you hunger for

to blanket you with warmth

as a mother does a newborn,

tightly swaddling your shivering heart.

When laughter is deep and

abundant…tears joyfully flow

the heart is instantly warmed

and radiates smiles within itself

churning our emotions like the sea

that races towards an ocean of happiness.

Excuse me sirs, but is it too much

to ask that you bend just a little

or toss your lush green manes aside

and provide warmth from the sun

to those of us that are not of your stature.

Has your magnificence allowed

all of you to grow haughty with pride?

Do not selfishly stifle the growth 

of the diminutive ones.

You’ve no doubt heard the idiom

“The bigger they are the harder they fall.”

As the power they assumed

they had over this me-first

generation swiftly diminishes

where is your grasp…

your safety net

as you read of mothers

tossing their infants into

rat infested dumpsters

standing on street corners

looking for the ultimate high

that will take them out of their

dismal reality, albeit briefly.

How bleak is their future

as they relentlessly search

for cloud nine?

We watch…and do nothing.