War & Politics – Page 19 – My husband's poetry

Bird watching during an election year

Jun 19, 2020

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A family of Cyanocitta cristata race back and forth in trees Shrieking and screeching again and again I look for an egg-sucking snake or maybe a crow But I see no egg-suckers in trees disturbing the peace Maybe the mocking birds were spreading conspiracy theories for kicks Or maybe the insecure and unstable just don’t…

Pet Obedience School in a Time of Voter Suppression

Jun 16, 2020

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cfblack

in abuse, animals, freedom, War & Politics

Chose a pet wisely if they’re rambunctious when no one is watching, let the shelter put the free-spirited to sleep Habituate them to a cage, jerk their chain and when you demand obedience they’ll follow quietly behind performing for treats —-Dedicated to all the voters who stood in line for hours trying to vote 6-16-20

If police were lifeguards

Jun 15, 2020

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cfblack

in Racial & Social justice, violence

Trained to save themselves recorded on cell phones drowning souls held under denied resuscitation I don’t know the code they speak, but I see it written on bodies caught in riptides of a fast receding tide 6-15-20

Coeur de Lion

Jun 9, 2020

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cfblack

in history, War & Politics

I’ve grown tired of the news and have taken to reading history Richard the Lion Hearted was not his father’s eldest son History calls him, “a bad son, a bad husband, a selfish ruler and a vicious man” He went on a great crusade he often butchered his own people Afraid to rule, he fought…

Among the trees

Jun 4, 2020

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cfblack

in animals, Birds, covid, daily life, Racial & Social justice, trees, work

I’ve grown soft sitting on our porch watching a group of women come every morning with a leaf blower to clear debris from the basketball court Line up at safe distances do stretches and calisthenics on yoga mats, jog through the park roll up their mats and disappear into their cars _ I read the…

Porch sitting

Jun 3, 2020

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cfblack

in Belonging / Loneliness, childhood, covid, neighbors, Racial & Social justice

On the other side of the park lives a boy with a blue bike, red helmet and big smile I see him everyday when I walk we smile and wave as we pass He rides by our porch and waves I often see him on other porches Talking with adults and other kids who only…

haiku for those who stand strong in the face of tribulation

May 31, 2020

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cfblack

in balance, determination, haiku, history, trauma, trees, War & Politics

green weeping willow bright Hibaku Jumoku deep roots withstand fire 5-31-20 Hibakujumoku is a Japanese term for a tree that survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.~~ wikipedia

Out of Minnesota

May 29, 2020

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cfblack

in animals, food/cooking, nature, TV/movies/tech, violence

Richard Attenborough narrates another documentary A pride of lions singles out a member of the herd You feel empathy for the hunted held by the neck bleating until limp and dead Torn apart on screen The camera turns Cream-colored lions with their cubs in the sun bellies full King of the Serengeti admires his children…

America

May 27, 2020

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cfblack

in Racial & Social justice, spiritual

has committed atrocities before and history proves white lives matter more is outraged in pieces but much of the country is like punk, Thao, who watches Chauvin “kneeling on a handcuffed black man’s neck and ignoring pleas that the man couldn’t breathe” is grateful it’s not black like George Floyd choked by an empowered white…

Police erotica

May 26, 2020

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cfblack

in Death & Afterlife, Racial & Social justice, TV/movies/tech

Dear America I can’t talk right now stop calling No more labored breathing on the phone This ain’t no tragic game of police erotica S & M in the streets dominatrix writes the rules Handcuff a man asphyxiate until almost dead Oops, did we kneel on his neck too long We were just playing blame…

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