Is this 2020

I didn't expect 2020
to remind me of science fantasy
but this is not a dream
It's a stark reality

Sitting safely at home
seems too much for many
A sense of selflessness
is there any?

Hoarders abound
Schemers surround
Manipulators aplenty
Is this 2020?

Narcissistic Sociopath

How can you be deaf to music and to beauty blind?

Do you not appreciate the harmony of the divine?

Oral history, choral tradition

all demolished due to your ambition.

Stand at the podium of lies

faced with those who despise

your presence

Self indulgent nonsense spews from your lips

Onlookers agape, hands on hips

You wait for your undue adulation

Applause like the heels of the hanged

resound from the nation.

Election Results

Asinine 

Misogynistic 

Egotistical 

Racist 

Ignorant 

Comical 

Absurd

Not just a novelty

A journey through  writing.
A creative craze.
50, 000 words
in the next 30 days.

It's Novel November
A self imposed plight
Sit down and say it
No worries just write.

Not alone in this
endeavor
Just hope I am clever
enough to face
the blank page.

50,000 words
in the next 30 days
An intense adventure
My mind's in a daze

No more stalling
My muse is calling
nothing left to do
but get started

A self imposed plight
No worries just write
no time to become
disheartened

From the Outside

Everything looks great from the outside
It's amazing what laughter
and smiles can hide

Everything looks great from the outside
It's amazing all the details
you can keep inside

Everything looks great from the outside
It's amazing how mangled truth
never sounds like you've lied

Everything looks great from the outside
It's amazing how your heart
keeps beating even though it's died

Everything looks great from the outside
It's amazing how deftly
the illusion is applied

Everything looks great from the outside
It's amazing what smiles
and laughter can hide

Unencumbered by Entitlement

Life's about more
 than assurance
various situations
can end in destruction
but if you
Believe in yourself
You can
Envision a tomorrow
that's more than just
the best available

Appreciate Security
but question information

Notice who cares
about your actual identity

Engage with activities and individuals
meant to help life go right

Graciously accept and
Generously give Compliments

Discuss, reflect, generate, create

Live a life unencumbered by entitlement

IF something goes wrong
maybe that's what was meant

Live a life unencumbered by entitlement
Life's about more than what one can possess
You learn that by living
Not through performance

Bluster and Braggadocio

If you win I lose
that's fair to say
I'm quite frightened of
what's happening in the USA

Can't pay for a plate
so not granted admission
Stuck with two parties
of high priced politicians

We the people need to awaken
As sadly too many are greatly mistaken
that bluster and braggadocio
Can lead where we need to go

All the lies and deception
to keep us at bay
All will be revealed
come election day

If you win I lose
that's fair to say
I'm quite frightened of
what's happening in the USA