Saturday, January 25, 2020

plea

if YOU
do not stand up for them,
then, who will ?
if YOU do not push back when their potential
is bottled and sealed,
who will ?
who can
teach them how to stand up
for themselves,
when they u n f o l d
into the future,
everyday...
if no one will listen to them,
then, ultimately, what will it take ?

~

RN

The Oncoming

There is a picture on the outside
of my windshield
frozen
black and white
And the images move like shadows,
slowly distorting,
with the crossing light
And I touch the memory with warmth
and with fingertips, 
disbelieving,
As the frost 
spirals out, reveals the oncoming—
And she wakes me before I crash. 

~

RN

red cap

oh, the man
with the red pen
chewing on his cap
how you must feel powerful
crossing out
and editing
those words.

~

RN