Earthbound

we live in a land demarcated

by lines, lines so straight

that curves that don't have

corrective power are rare

and from the top concrete step

you see that notion played out

with yellow dashes to and just

beyond the flashing red light

you wish you were

facing dead west at sundown

and now comes the controversy

because the homophobes might

see this piece as advocating

all their baseless fears

but that's not the case

it's not about that kind

of demarcation

it's about seeing the poetry

in the surroundings and

seeing where the flaws make

the land all the more interesting

because spheres with grid lines

are boring, an exercise in

grade school graphics application

add some land,

add some water,

add some humans,

add some plants,

animals and members

of the other kingdoms

and you have this game

called earthbound

there are plenty of lines

dividing everything and

that's cumbersome enough,

so drop the division as

we are divided enough

it's time to look north and

enjoy the scenery along the way

Reviews

[Pryde Foltz]

there are plenty of lines
dividing everything and
that's cumbersome enough,
so drop the division as
we are divided enough

it's time to look north and
enjoy the scenery along the way

Well you know I love this:)

[Kenneth The Poet]

I figured so. Thanks so much, Pryde.