she's naive

trusting
kind
intelligent
subtle and strong
but get on her back
and she'll buck you off,
cowboy.

being thankful

can be harder than you'd think
if you're at all like me
and tend to dwell on
the things people did to you

until you remember
that you probably
did the same thing
in one form or another
to someone
at some time
for some reason
and
everything serves
if nothing more than
to teach us to say
no
thank you

mirrors

are everywhere
my mother
my sister
my brother
my father
my friends
my enemies
strangers
acquaintances
all serve to reflect
the inner me
and let me see
what i thought i had hidden
no need for me to be angry, then,
but simply smile
and use them
to get that piece of spinach
out of my teeth.

sometimes

you say what you gotta say
and sometimes you keep it in
either way
the message is clear
it's just a matter of my hearing
what i wanted to hear
and not what you were saying
now i see you're not playing
and i'll get you back your
talisman
if i can have my pride

it was a busy month

i got done with
most of what i aimed to do.
now it's time to kick it up a notch.
oh, you thought you were already in overdrive.
hold on, son.

he promised her the world

and then asked for it all back

but all he ever gave her

was a little bit o' sweet lovin

and a big fat IOU