Luther

When I was a kid I remember messing up real bad and since my dad had just become a Christian he told me that I should go to my room and pray to God. So with tears in my eyes I went to my room, into my closet and in the darkness I knelt down [...]

2019-10-05T16:57:58-08:00January 7th, 2016|Poetry|

Pilgrim, Saint, Sun, Earth

Source: Flammarion Woodcut   When I was 21 I took a pilgrimage I walked 100 miles through northern Spain to see the remains of a Saint But when I got there my name was not read aloud in the sanctuary along with all the other pilgrims It must not have been written down The [...]

2019-10-05T16:57:58-08:00December 31st, 2015|Poetry|

Childhood Photograph

Source: Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, View from the Window at Le Gras I took out some pictures from my parents photo album I didn’t do it in secret but I didn’t ask for permission. I wonder if my mother has asked about them or if my dad has looked. I wonder if they ever talk [...]

2019-10-05T16:57:58-08:00December 22nd, 2015|Poetry|

Justice is Empty

Source: EmptyARTJustice I was in the car with my dad, he was taking me to soccer practice. He asked me if I would pass the ball to this kid named Alan, who had gotten me into trouble by falsely accusing me of kicking him in the testicles. I guess my dad thought I wanted [...]

2019-10-05T16:57:58-08:00December 19th, 2015|Poetry|

A young man named Pan

Source: Sharon Kopriva, Riding the Pisces Moon   A young man named Pan who was from an unpopular part of the country was taking part in a class which was prone to very heated debates. For the most part Pan remained silent but when he did speak his questions were for the sake of [...]

2019-10-05T16:57:58-08:00May 14th, 2015|Poetry|