In Years To Come Mr. Bush

A five year old tells me
“hate” is a bad word
reminds me
“stupid” is unkind
that “dumb” is hurtful
“ignorant bastard” is over the top
way out of line…
me having said of Bush
“that hateful war monger
is stupid
spineless
Jesus won’t save
his ignorant dumb ass
in years to come
his dreams will be dark
n

filled with bombs

Like Some Strange Magic

You’re never quite sure
how it happens
one day they’re imps
fat chubby cheeks
the next
they’re full bore
speeding
not a bruise or scuff
churning
like a whirlpool
along the hardwood floor
on their hands and knees
it matters not
how many times you’ve seen it
or witness
the miracle of the your sprouting seed
it’s like some strange magic
they bloom all too quickly
loom above you
like some giant awkward
foreign tree