the whole of knowledge
cannot fill the empty void
if empathy dies
Thanks for the double inspiration to Ronovan Writes and WOTD.
the death of empathy
raging in the light
burning with fever
sweet dreams spin into nightmares
raging in the light
Today’s haiku was inspired by our current situation, the Global Climate Strike, and one of my favorites – Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge. Our words are fever and fierce (for which I subbed in raging).
Listen to the scientists and the kids!
Following the Sun
She planned to go at first light. But as the rays filtered through the slats, she felt a moment of doubt.
No! It had to be now. If she didn’t go now, she’d never go.
Her ‘no’ spun into a maybe until it was a yes. Then she’d be stuck.
Forever.
No!
Now beckoned. She followed.
Engulfed
heart aflame, I cry
my burning lips spilling pain
as I am engulfed
Image by Gloria Williams from Pixabay
Thanks to Patricia’s Place and her In Other Words challenge for the wonderful inspiration.
Spinning Chaos
Rising wall of blue
Chaos spins from his still eye
Exodus denied
Thanks to Susi at I Write Her for a great photo challenge.
I live in Florida, so obviously Dorian has been on my mind for the last week. Feel free to interpret this piece as a statement on that bitch! Thankfully, we got off pretty lucky here, but the Bahamas were hit HARD. If you can, think about helping. They will need it. You can find links to some legit efforts at Bahama Relief .
But I also live in Trump’s America, so (for me at least) my words have another layer of meaning. Feel free to reinterpret them or guess my thoughts, if you’d like. That’s the beauty of poetry.
Plus, never forget he’s either just an idiot or a thin-skinned shallow narcissistic purposefully-uninformed idiot. #Dorian #nevergonnahitAlabama #doctoredphoto #nicesharpiejob
AP Photo from the Washington Post
Tina Stewart Brakebill 