rules for wars
and other fictions
and the grave digger
gives me a nod
hands me a shovel of thunder
what to tell the children?
shadows can't exist
without light
and on my bended knees
lightning in the air
looking up
what to tell
the little boys and girls?
be amused,
smile,
darlings, it's not odd, not at all
we humans shed our skin like snakes
and one man's freedom fighter
is another man's terrorist
hell broke loose in Palestine
hell broke loose in the Ukraine
the angels' weeping choir
and cat eyes turn grey as the sea
the cat stares into the fire
cold as the sea
child, have you seen some
awfulness?
what could it be?
my cat howls into the fire
what to say to the children?
(welcome to the night)
pawns, and kings, the rooks
the bittersweet comedy
of the heart and other losers
what to tell the children?