This needed an edit…

You can lead a horse to water
But you can’t make them drink
You can lead an idiot to logic
But you can’t make them think
You can lead a fascist to the pain they’re causing
But you can’t make them blink

#SSBPoetry

Every Time I Dance Every note Each word and rhythm Makes me think of you Pop songs, rock Eclectic, electric Blues and jazz too I had lost the ability To hear the music Through the pain You held me gently So patient and kind Until I was whole again Now every song Reminds me of you Every lyric your name From a soulful melody To a thumping bass They're really all the same You are my joy My sorrow and salvation My everything, my chance At a happy life again So I fondly think of you Every time I dance.

Went down a rabbit hole and was reading some of the poems I posted a lifetime ago. I still like this one.

#SSBPoetry

Lying in the dark
Missing what I can not have
Detaching from you

Detaching dulls all
The pain, the longing, but not
The way I love you

My married lover
Meant to be a one night stand
Lasting years instead

Barely keeping touch
Across the miles and years
I’ll always miss you

#SSBPoetry #Senryu

When things get scary
When the world has gone to hell
Close your eyes and breathe

#Senryu
#Budhism
#SSBPoetry

I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned here that I used to write a lot of poetry. But it turns out that I tend to write to deal with painful things. Thankfully(?) I don’t write much anymore. But when the overwhelming urge strikes I have no choice. So this happened this morning. #SSBPoetry

Turning off alarms
I’ll give thanks tomorrow but
Not till after noon

#ssbpoetry #senryu #Thanksgiving #poetry