Prophecy

What will I do? Who will I see? Questions that plague me. Where will I live? What will I eat? is there a Love I’m destined to meet? Angel in the capital, dangling with my hat full meeting on steps to see pictures of Venus; I will dream us.

never trust her

she says I should never trust her,all while she can’t stand upand I’ve fallen over twice:i’m grappling for her cuntand fumbling badly: pulling pubic hair.she’ll give me whatever, she tells me,she really does love as much as she can,      do I know?I know. I really do know and feel…and the way she stabs at my … Read morenever trust her

let me pass through

let the stars shine,let the cars park,let the firemenmake the fires dark;let the children play,let the wind blow,let all the actorsput on a great show;let the doors close,let the lights dim,let the policemensave us all from them;let the world know love,let the people know hate,let us all know justwhat is our heart’s fate;let me see … Read morelet me pass through

v-day

the chill in the windhas failed to cool this desire;I’ve won – for tonight –this struggle to master the heart. A victory paradeof Autumn’s quiet leavescelebrating in the street,cheering us oninto blissfull acceptance, rolling in the piles ofconfetti the trees havethrown down in their praise; grand standing – stars beaming joy;moon grinning ear to ear; … Read morev-day

On Self Determination

There has been much-ado regarding a woman’s right to sexual & reproductive freedom in our Union of late. To say there is controversy is to belittle the feelings that have motivated violence and uproar from both sides. The highest court in our land has ruled, not once, but several times on the issue, and still it lingers with a foul smell. Our politicians wax and wane to pander to the ideologies of each side and, seemingly to me, fuel this debate with nonsense and non-sequiturs.
There is, however, a question or perspective that has not been addressed by the courts, the politicians or any of the followers of either side of the Abortion debate: Does a Government have the ability to determine the freedoms we may exercise upon our own corporeal bodies? This question does not rest with reproductive freedom, but rather with all freedoms to do as we will to our only, to be sure, property from cradle to grave: the self.
I put forward the argument that the jurisdiction of the state is ended at the boundaries of our skin when it comes to codifying behaviors directed at ourselves. This includes abortion, drug use, suicide, which involves exactly one physical party – the self.

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