Cityscape

Cityscape

Walks the line between urban downtown life and nature, the desire for more greenery, and some of the stress there.

The Truth About Money

The Truth About Money

A palindromic poem with mixed messages.

Genderless God

Genderless God

A poem to support voiceless transsexuals and transgenders in the BIPOC. It is written in tradition of the sonnet, but in iambic tetrametre.

Generic Plan B

Generic Plan B

In my landlocked city where the rivers meet seagulls
circle the sunrise to the slow crash of traffic.

In Search of Rare Earths

In Search of Rare Earths

On the madness of certain rulers in their search for rare earths at gunpoint.

the cause of personal big bang conserved in a malformed dome

the cause of personal big bang conserved in a malformed dome

the cause of personal big bang conserved in a malformed dome
my head is reduced to a snow globe

Noon Day Demon

Noon Day Demon

After is repeated because this is repeated over and over again in the US and elsewhere. Human life does not account for much. Sad but true.

My so called life

My so called life

A description of how my daily fight through this life feels.

Return to My Asheville

Return to My Asheville

Jeremy moved to Asheville less than 3 weeks before hurricane Helene hit. 9 months later, he leaves. In this poem he returns, 40 years later.

What Is Life?

What Is Life?

I exist on earth after my birth, and I am constantly doing something to keep my life going; if I don’t, then it is no longer worth existing.

Silent Letters

Silent Letters

A short diatribe against the English language.

Living out of a Van

Living out of a Van

Inspired by a van that is parked in a parking lot I have seen in different sections of my state and it intrigued me to write this poem.

Permission, slip

Permission, slip

Leaving for winter break in Florida and seeing the environment there – though beautiful – was facing the same environmental devastation.

everything closes in

everything closes in

Examining the proliferation of information that separates us from the fundamentals of the time and space we occupy.

Wallflowers Get Together

Wallflowers Get Together

The other guy had more tanks, more rifles.
And every flex of his muscle, cock of his head

Mongolian Ear Worm

Mongolian Ear Worm

This is about a girl you can’t get out of your head. Captivated by her beauty and intrigue, you slowly lose your mind obsessing over her.

Love Isn’t And Is

Love Isn’t And Is

A high fever in bed,
love goes a little bit mad.