9187 Rip and Render

[by S. David]  [art by Beau Stanton]

Failure
Do it
Again he pictured
The pattern
So perfectly
In his mind
A perfect
Celebration
With mystical
Meanings and
Properties too
He had drawn
It so precisely
Meant it to be
An act of
Homage
And yet and yet
Something wrong
Something missing
Four times before
Weeks of labor
Each just
Lacking something
He ripped it up
Like the others
Said a brief
Prayer and
Incantation
Started over
Again
To render
The patterned
Portal for
Certain minds
To enter
To leave
Behind
This reality

               38§  [Orig   4/08/12]http://www.beaustanton.com

8481 Clouds Breaking  [unt 32]
 [by S. David]  [art by Zaria Forman]
Storm passed
Clouds breaking
Watching the play
Of light escaping
To reflect from
The water
That’s why
You came down
To the shore
Nature seems
Larger here
Some secret
May be
Revealed
With the clouds
Parting
Something more
Of nature
Unveiled
But still
You don’t
Understand
But you do
Feel

 24§  [Orig   8/17/10]       http://www.zariaforman.com/  

9166 Labyrinth of Consciousness
[by S. David] [art by Beau Stanton]

Everything so neat
So patterned
You’re in a rut
A world of
Repetition
Comfortable
So you thought
So you think
Ease down
Meditate
Life
Circle game
But wait
Mind tricks
Mind games
Your thoughts
Turn about
Turn again
Again
The path
You follow
Turns again
Choices choices
Life becomes
A maze
A labyrinth
Look at it
As from above
So many turnings
Dead ends but
There is a boundary
And your thinking
Leads to dead ends
End dead
And you die
And you will
Molder all that is
Left is bone

38§ [Orig 3/23/12] http://www.beaustanton.com/

4895 Songs of an Old Forest: Melody 6 1 [by S. David][art by Vladimir Vasilyev]

Does anyone still sing
Their songs once
Hundreds roamed
The woodlands
Once herds roamed
The lands of the Don
Once theirs was
A melody of the Old
Forest but man
Man does not allow
Man does not reproduce
In season but at all times
And it was men
Who cut down the Forest
Took the land from
The trees the Old Forest
Is almost gone disappeared
The Old Gods were not
Strong enough
Smart enough
They turned
They fled
After today
Who will sing
The song carry
The melody
Of the Old Forest


27§ [Orig 7/22/06]http://www.vladartist.com/

7830 Day Chasing Night
[by S. David][art by Hans Bernd Zimmermann]

You don’t understand
You just don’t
You have to have
A rational
Explanation
For everything
Everything must
Be dissected
Explicated
So what
If your answers
Are true
Mine are too
I choose
To individualize
To personalize
To give each
A name
An image
A mystique
So true
Witness
Day
Chasing night

24§ [Orig 7/06/09] contact info to be added

7995.1 Omen for the Millennium
[by S. David][art by Hans Bernd Zimmermann]

Never noticing
Odin’s owl
Athena’s owl
Coming to roost
Rather still
Pondering
Meditating
Choices
Choices
That will
Set the pattern
Learning
Nothing
From
The wisdom
Of the ages
Starting as
An almost young
Child naked
To the world
Omens
Coming from
Ignoring from
In-turning
Blindness
To the few
Strengths
Offered by
The past
Woe for
The future

Epigraph:
“Mankind’s future on earth will be
decided by the choices we make
between ignorance and wisdom”

31§ [Orig 10/09/09] contact info to added

8851 In the Fairy Tale District
[by S. David][art by Jennifer Delilah]

Take a trip
Yeah a trip
A Jefferson Airplane
Great Society
Timothy Leary trip
Away from
The city into
The Fairy Tale
District
Get there
Listen to
The fantasies
Of pre pubes
Look to
The white unicorns
Know they disappear
When the times
Change
When the rites
Of passage
Are passed
Are past
It happens
No more petting them
Memories
Linger though
Now they
Become
Fantasies
Images
In the mind with
Innocence
Left behind

33§ [Orig 6/10/11]http://jenniferdelilah.com/home.html

4379 Songs of an Old Forest: Melody 1 2
[by S. David][art by Vladimir Vasilyev]

It was only
The propaganda
The false histories
Of the battle winners
That call us and
You believe us
Barbarians
And now the last
Old temple is found
And now you see
The brilliance
The artistry by
Which we worshipped
Our Gods and now
You see the Reality
The Holy Stone
The Holy Ellipsoid
The Sacred Egg
Which opens other
Realities to which
We fled from our
Foes We Are Not Dead

22§ [Orig 1/15/06]http://www.vladartist.com/

8850 The Leprechaun from Brooklyn
[by S. David][art by Jennifer Delilah]

If you want to
If you are derived
So you can recognize
So you search
Yeah they made
The journey for sure
The great Potato
Famine for some
They left too
There was
More room here
More room to
Disappear
But one
He had ties
Strong ones
And there were
Enough
Enough
To do right by him
So he stayed
Even as
The population
Boomed
He stayed
Here alone
And did not
Play with pots
No rainbows
Leaves town
Once in a while
Still he comes back
But when he goes
He’s known as
The leprechaun
From Brooklyn

36§ [Orig 6/10/11]http://jenniferdelilah.com/home.html

8436 Two
[by S. David][art by Sorina Iuganu]

Finding
Meeting
Learning
Each other
Two people
Two personas
Seeking
To become
Real
To become
One
But two
Searching
Each other’s
Eyes
For
Epiphany

17§ [Orig 7/24/10] http://buncut.ning.com/profile/SorinaIuganu?xg_source=profiles_friendList

8428 Kiss Me and You’ll Know How Important I Am
[by S. David][art by Piet van den Boog]

The sex
A pretext
She wanted
She wanted
As he
Just as he
Both wanted
Both ecstasy
And immortality
For the clay
Upon her
Nude body
Fate and
Defiance
Destiny and
Transcendence

16§[Orig 7/19/10]http://www.vandenboog.com/vandenboog.com/VanDenBoog_Atelier.html

8410 Bohemian
[by S. David][art by Daniel Victor]

But life
Is a puzzle
Meant to be
Examined
Closely and
Lived fully
So
Over
Absinthe
Coffee
I ponder
I debate
Thinking
Away and
A different way
Than others
And the noise
Of their preachings
The commonplace
Of their living
Is not for me
Is not for me
I shall let
The world hear
I shall set
The world afire
With my
Thoughts
Words
Life
Different yes
Different

32§ [Orig 7/13/10] http://danielvictor.net/index2.htm

7703 Pissed Off Cub Scout
[by S. David] [art by Joe Heaps Nelson]

Cute little bugger
Momma’s pride
And joy even
When he’s pissed
He still throws
Temper tantrums
At nine but his
Folks and there
Are two are trying
To civilize him
Put him in
The cub scouts
To teach him how
To work and play
With others learn
Values and new
Skills teamwork
Yet he has his
Moments and
This is one but
He is cute eh
And he no longer
Tortures his
Baby brother

24§ [Orig 4/20/09] http://www.joeheaps.com/

8917 Echiquier
[by S. David][art by Fitnat Katircioglu]

What are the rules
How do you play
This game and
This game is it
Just a game when
The situation
Changes so fast
So musically
So fluidly watch
You see more
Reflections of
Reality so very
Bizarre but so
Is reality and
Anyway who is
Playing and
Are there stakes
We know nothing
About anyway there
Are sneak attacks
Moves no one
Can contemplate
But is it just
A game then
So what life
Is also that way
What are the stakes
What are the rules
Whose turn is it
Anyway

30§ [Orig 8/20/11] http://artistepeintrefitnat.jimdo.com/

9037 Trojan Defense
[by S. David][art by Michael Cheval]

Formidable
Ah and noble
For a certainty
His pursuit
Must succeed
His gamesmanship
Incomparable
And he had
Begun the chase
By ensuring she
Knew the rules
Of the game
Though she was
Sweetly coy
Temptingly he
Offered her
A sacrifice you’d
Call it a knight
She knew it
As a horse he
Set it as
A Trojan Horse
The prize for
Success would be
The key she left
Nonchalantly
Dangling
To her suite her heart
The belt she wore
To preserve her
Chastity
Perhaps all three
For was he not
Too a prize
To be gained
In exchange

36§ [Orig 12/23/11]http://chevalfineart.com/

9007 War
[by S. David][art by Drew Tal]

There are ghosts
Here
Ghosts and visions
The past
The past
Weighs heavy
And the weight
Is never
To be released
For if there are
Differences
There will be
War and
Suffering and
Death and
True believers
Fanatics and
Professionals
Will seek
Conquest
To what end
There is no end
There are reasons
Then is no reason
There are only
Excuses for
War
Silly stupid
Plays on words
Those who offend
Must defend
Against an offense
And it is in
Truth always
An offense

35§ [Orig 11/25/11]http://www.drewtal.com/

9015 Aggression
[by S. David] [art by Tarak Mahadi]

Burn
Rape
Destroy
Ah the good
Old days
When
Young bucks went
To vandalize
Their neighbors
Another clan
Tribe nation
Prove you are
A man
Rape the bear
Wrestle the woman
Damn fools
No no no
Formalize the brutality
After all
We’re civilized
Riot loot and
Oh yes fire still
But we’re civilized
Code duelo
Foils pistols
No no no
Competitions
Athletics
But still
What about
Those without
Muscles in
Their heads
Serious chess
War games
Today to
Empathize with
The violence
Feels good

39§ [Orig 12/02/11]
http://www.brooklynartproject.com/profile/Tarakmahadi?xg_source=activity

9014 Fade into You
[by S. David][art by Nyahzul]

Fragments
Bits pieces
Of memories
Oh heart
Oh love
Disappearing
Time does
Soften edges
Pain
Ecstasy
An ache
A glow
And yesterdays
Fade into you
And you
Fade into
Memories
Are you
Happy

19§ [Orig 11/29/11]http://nyahzulart.com/home.html

9050 Light my Way I
[by S. David][art by Nagualero]

Staring
Comfortably
Sitting
Storing the
Thoughts
Going where
Thoughts will
Scattered across
The night and
Some stray that
Had lost its way
Caught irked
Had the night
Reach deep and
Watched it rise
From within
“What use
What worth
What end
This comfort
Nothing
Nothing done
Has meaning
Beyond
The moment
Oh for a spark
For a light
To lead me
On a path
That has value
And lasts”
His mind raced
Tossing this
That thought
Aside perverse
Then a light
A flame in
The sky and
Some God
Laughed
Held on high
A match

42§ [Orig 12/30/11]https://www.facebook.com/nagualero OR
http://www.nagualero.com/nagualero/ABOUT_THE_ARTIST.html

8618 Ying Yang
[by S. David][art by Nata Ibragimov]

Dichotomies
Dichotomies
Lead to
Taxonomies
Make
The pieces
The parts
Easier
To see
Finding
Differences
Labeling
Separating
Thee and me
Boundaries
Yet
Yet
Recognition
A little bit me
In you
A little bit you
In me
But
Remember
Don’t forget
Just parts
Parts of
A whole
You and I
Become us
Become we

31§ [Orig 11/27/10] http://www.nataillustration.com/

8879 New Beginning
[by S. David][art by Nadia Wolinska]

Spirits
Avatars
The Gods of
The past
All observed
All helpless
Science
Art
Faith
All helpless
There was
There is
None
No explanation
Reality
Will not hold
Surreality
Cannot
Contain
Time no
Longer forced
Into
Linearity
A point
The point
New
Beginning

27§ [Orig 7/17/11]http://www.universallogos.com/

8872 Spaghetti to your Onion
[by S. David]

Can you hear
Can you hear
There are two parts
To this conversation
And it’s lame if we
Keep repeating the same
Thing over and again
Not a circle nor even
A spiral think rather
You are an onion and
I am a hard-nosed piece
Of spaghetti that gets
Lost and returns again
Again cutting through
Even traveling along
A layer’s edges I’m
Trying I’m trying to
Explain but it’s not
Always the same looking
Looking starting in the same
Place you’re my ground but
Which part of you I sometimes
Go a wandering but there’s so
Much in your world in mine I
Don’t always have a chance to
Revisit you is it a curse
A blessing do you want me
To always come back you’ve
Changed sometimes in my
Eyes sometimes your call
Starts you’re so strong in
In the same place but sometimes
Sometimes I’ve changed even
When hearing your call again
But this isn’t even all hello
Again new sauce eh

34§ [Orig 7/15/11]

8841 Alice and Others
[by S. David] [art by Karla Capralli]

Finally relaxed
It did take a while
And now she’s
So at ease
It looks like
She’s replaced
The queen and
Simply now is
Holding court
But it isn’t
Her party no
No rather she
Just dropped in
After following
Some cupcakes
As they were
Flying by and
There he was
Dapper and mad
The hatter and
But
Where was
His vest she
Had seen him
Wearing a vest
When it all
Started that strange
White rabbit
Ah but tea
And cupcakes
It was enough
She did feel
At ease

33§ [Orig 5/23/11] http://caprali.com/photos/

8922 Fallen Unicorn
[by S. David] [art by Beth Carter]

It’s just no good
No more
Wrong
Wrong world
Wrong time
Harder and
Harder to find
Another
But
Can’t leave
Stuck
Had to
Stay behind
The rest
They left
Once
Once upon a time
Ah nobility
Song and praise
And of course
Petted
Loved
No more
No more
Little girls
To adore
Him so
Side stepped
Into
The last dimension
Open to him
Pan’s there
A few others
Pan’s running
An inn
Keeps for him
A trough
Of applejack

38§ [Orig 8/29/11] http://www.bethcarter.co.uk/

8500 Difference [ic8]
[by S. David] [art by Dave Foss]

There is
A story
To be told
Beyond
Love
Beyond
Sex
Though not
Beyond
Desire
A juxtaposition
Naked or
Nude for
She exposes
Her soul
Gives
Beyond
The body
Worth
To enfold
To encompass
Gentle desire
In
A failing
World

25§ [Orig 9/03/10] http://www.davidfoss.com/

7717 Remote Control
[by S. David] [art by Laurie Lipton]

Years together
A good statistic
And yet
Age health
But the passion
The passion was
Not quite dead
Yet too much
Though was
In their heads
Fortunately
In both
Their heads and
Even at times
The same time
But sometimes
One or the other
Could not
Yet they did
Love each other
Made love to
Each other
Sometimes
By memory
Sometimes
By remote control

26§ [Orig 4/27/09] http://www.laurielipton.com/

8565 Yggdrasil [untitled]
[by S. David] [art by Dave Foss]

Life
Life
The World Tree
Spawner of life
It’s roots
Run deep
Its branches
Spread tall
The seasons
Though
Still govern
Though
Few remember
Even fewer
Return
But return
She did
Homage
Or prayer
Or something
Else
She stood
Reached back
To touch
To feel
The bark
Its roughness
To the Heavens
She looked
Intoned
A chant
To the All - Father
A perfect
Offering

34§ [Orig 10/18/10] http://www.davidfoss.com/

8958 Tired Swing
[by S. David] [art by Saskia Kahn]

It matched her
Body
Mood
Reality
She did not
Sleep
Well too much
On her mind
How to end
A relationship
That was
Ending
Here they were
A kids’ park
Sitting on
A tired tire
Swing
Motionless
No energy
From her
No help
From him
Both lost in
Their own worlds
Each wondering
How to
Say goodbye

27§ [Orig 10/08/11] http://saskiakahn.com/

8868 The Art of Politics
[by S. David] [art by Ekaterina Smirnova]

But the blood
Was up
The frenzied fed
Crowds grew yes
Feeding frenzy
All art lost
“Peace peace”
Cried
The organizers
“Perhaps wait see
We can achieve”
But anger hatred
Ruled the art
Of politics bowed
Stones flew
Armed fear
Responded
Civilization
Wavered
It is only
Veneer
Rules must be
Enforced
Civilization
Group minds
Give the lie

28§ [Orig 7/07/11]http://www.katapostrophe.com/portfolio/menu.html

7718 Leashed Passion
[by S. David] [art by Laurie Lipton]

They are
Barbarians
After all
Have to be
Civilized
Have their
Passions
Leashed in
Learn to
Accept
Society’s
Limitations
A long process
An entire
Childhood
And not always
Effectively
Imaginary
Playmates
Of all types
And species
And even with
Loving families
There are
Temper
Tantrums
Destructive
Urges and
Imaginations
That run wild
And free

31§ [Orig 4/27/09]http://www.laurielipton.com/

8955 If Things were Perfect
[by S. David] [art by Johannah O’Donnell]

But they’re not
Perfect
Even here
A world you
Do not know
Cannot see
And probably
Would not
Imagine
But she
Faced
Discrimination
Bigotry
Racism and
Specieism*
Call it
What you will
For even
The thought
Of loving him
But he was
Willing to
Suffer all
The insults
Challenges
For choosing
So far
Beneath him

28§ [Orig 10/08/11]http://johannahodonnell.carbonmade.com/
*poetic licence

7961 Shadow Dancer III
[by S. David] [art by Dave Foss]

Form
Figure
Almost
An abstract
And yet
Against
The windowpanes
Bright
Casting
Shadow
You knew
She danced
She posed
Poised
And yet
She did not
Invite
Her nudity
Did not
Apprehend
Thoughts
Of lust
Of seduction
Only art

24§ [Orig 9/20/09] http://www.davidfoss.com/

7533 Spiritus
[by S. David] [art by Craig La Rotonda]

Needs
Desires
Wants
Conflicting
With
Reality
Bring me peace
Bring me love
Peace of mind

Hello there
You with
The quiet soul
The sweet spirit
Come teach me

I looked
I saw
Her so peaceful
Centered

And the dove
Flew
From her
Shoulder
To mine
She opened
Her eyes
Turned
Looked at me
“Can you
Share
My reality”

30§ [Orig 1/07/09] http://altpick.com/craiglarotonda

6724 Beginning of Creation: Merkabah
[by S. David] [art by Tat Tank A]

Disguised
Hidden within
A sphere
Of solid light
The golden chariot
The Divine Light
The Mer Ka Bah
Slowly traverses
The Waters
Of the Deep
Dividing them
To upper and
Lower a golden
Path a golden
Cord begins
Creation hissing
Sizzling pulsing
Until a sound
Resounds OM
Many names
Come forth
Many names
Has God many
Ways is God found
Within without
Above below
There is no
Comprehension
God of creation
Look within
Look without
And what can you
Know

33§ [Orig 1/25/08]http://www.tank-a.com/Tank-A/Albums.html

8669 Without Words
[by S. David] [art by Andre van der Kerkhoff]

Ah but
There are
He studiously studies
The printed book
He is not
After all
A bard
A skald
Or any of those
Who
Over centuries
And still
Had to learn
Mouth to ear
Memorize
Histories
Chants and
Laws
With the printed
Word much
Was lost
Much more
Retained for
Researching
But
Fewer
To look
And learn
Without
Words

30§ [Orig 12/21/10]http://www.andrevanderkerkhoff.com/?go=artworks/display_list_galleries&login=avdkart

8222 Unveiling
[by S. David] [art by Nad Wolinska]

To see
But no
Not known
Not yet
The becoming
The will being
Of what is
Not yet
To whom
Outside
Inside
Does inside
Matter
To outside
Does outside
Matter
Inside
There are
“Yes’s”
There are
“No’s”
But to whom
Behold
The unveiling
To whom
What is
Worth

27§ [Orig 3/12/10] http://www.universallogos.com/galleries/

7210 Night Flight to Light
[by S. David] [art by Tat Tank A]

Campbell
Watts
Jung
Graves
Is there
A voice
That tells
A woman’s
Version of
The myths
The archetypes
To take us
On those paths
To tell us
Of night flights
And other
Journeys
That lead to
The Light

19§ [Orig 7/07/08] http://www.tank-a.com/Tank-A/Albums.html

7220 Beelzebub
[by S. David][art by Craig La Rotonda]

Angels both
Though fallen
From inconceivable
Heights
As their brightness
Darkened they sat
In the Pit rueing
The battle past
When they and
Their brave host
Of Angels too
Now lost to Heaven
Challenged
The Almighty
And His right
To rule
Much conversation
Had they weighing
Just the ‘why’
And the ‘therefore’
Of what had
Transpired and
Satan’s willingness
To give battle
Still and again
And the fateful
Decision made
To champion
Evil over Good
And each
The other
Inspired

32§ [Orig 7/14/08] http://altpick.com/craiglarotonda

7806 Departure
[by S. David] [art by Nadia Wolinska]

Here
Yes she was
Here with me
Her body
At least
Yet there was
A place where
I could not go
Her body
Yes had moved
With mine
But her mind
She rose
From the bed
Looked at me
Strangely
As if
As if
She had
She was
No longer here
Where
Some sanctified
Place
A dreamy holy
Space
There
Not here
Her mind
There flying
I could no
Longer reach her
And the sun
Shone bright
Over her shoulder
A pinpoint of light
But still
I reached again

38§ [Orig 6/22/09] http://www.universallogos.com/galleries/

8798 Minotaur and Moth
[by S. David] [art by Beth Carter]

No not cold
He does not
Breath in
To warm
His hands
It’s spring
And although
He looks slow
Though faster
Than a bull
The Minotaur
Has hands
As fast as
Man’s cupped
Within he peers
Looking at
Patterns on
The dusty wings
Of a moth
He caught
Delicately
He lets it live
Wishing only
To see
To gain
Some God
Meaning in
His meaningless
World meaningless
He knows no other
Seeking not
Finding
Another so
He wonders if
He has any
Meaning
Perhaps moth
Wings will tell

38§ [Orig 3/19/11]http://www.bethcarter.co.uk/

8789 Standing Minotaur
[by S. David] [art by Beth Carter]

Ready yes
Ready for
Whatever
Good evil
Do not judge
You have not
Walked his road
Alone
Yes alone
In this world
There is
No other
And that means
Yes meaning
That only he
Feels perhaps
Does not does
Understand
And so he
Stands
Bull man
Ready
Waiting
Knowing not

24§ [Orig 3/15/11] http://www.bethcarter.co.uk/

8818 Waiting for Nothing
[by S. David] [art by Santiago Riberio]

Godot
Hell no
No promise
Of anything
Happening
But
Time passing
Condemned
For they do
Not hesitate
Immobile
They just wait
Is there much
Difference
From death
Only they breath
Eat shit and
Sleep flesh
Only having
Given up on
Grooming
Clothing
Everything
But the Four
They do not
Even copulate
For pleasure
Reproduction
Nor to kill
Time
They just wait
Not even
Wave to
Time
Passing them by

36§ [Orig 4/17/11] http://santiagoribeiro.ning.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screenName=2hvsqcskbn6ra

8666 Father, Lover or Just Dandy? 1
[by S. David] [art by Andre van der Kerkhoff]

She takes
Another look
“Yes presentable
Still after all
The years and
His mind works
Well the rest
Good enough but
I’ve got years
To go and the few
Now well I’m
Proud and learning
From him”
They walk down
The street together
Not touching
And you know
Not dandy
Not father
Yeah lovers

20§ [Orig 12/20/10]
http://www.andrevanderkerkhoff.com/?go=artworks/display_list_galleries&login=avdkart

7898 Old Love Letter
[by S. David] [art by Ridha]

Evidence
Of what was
Once now gone
And he made
A ceremony
Out of ending
That part of
Hs life
Plucking a rose
From his garden
He drove to
The nearby take
Tossed the rose
In tore the letter
Into pieces and
Let them fall
In also they drifted
To the bottom
As they sank
He lit a candle
Said “good bye”
Blew the candle
Out drove home

23§ [Orig 7/29/09] http://www.ridha.info/

8684 Just a Shadow
[by S. David] [art by Ridha]

Just a shadow
Just a memory
Country road
Middle of nowhere
And they had
Vacationed
Two new lovers
Urban bred
Glorying
Being free
And the memory
He returned
After
Way after
And the memory
He saw her
Just a shadow
Coming
Towards him
Down
That road
A tear rolled
Down his cheek

23§ [Orig 1/06/11] http://www.ridha.info/

8817
Kiss Me First
[by S. David] [art by Agnieszka Szyfter]

Yeah the drinks
Flowed
They glowed
Eye contact
All that jazz
He was
Well whatever
She was too
He invited her
To leave
She thought
Said ”why not
But kiss me
First appearances
Are everything
Then let’s go”
Ah youth
That’s the way
It was
For some
That’s the way
It is
For others
A fantasy
For most

24§ [Orig 4/17/11] http://www.szyfter.pl/Paintings1.html

5585 The Future and I
[by S. David][art by T. Mikey]


Rejoice Rejoice
She raises her cup
In jubilation
A toast
A celebration
She has triumphed
Plain Jane the wheel
Turned in her favor
One more month and
She’ll have begun
The next stage in
Her part in maintaining
The species no longer
Just career like her
More beautiful sister
She has chosen
Biological destiny

17§ [Orig 1/29/07]http://tmikey.com/gallery/

2568 La Danza de las Almas Cansades
[by S. David][art by Flavio Pellegrino]

So many
Lifetimes
They’ve danced
In this world
And I’ve met
Them before
Here and there
Across eternity
Every so often
These tired Souls
All or one or
Another of them
Entwine with mine
And seem to
Suck the
Energy and joy
Each time
I do not
Understand them
Flesh
They refuse
The joy
Of bodies
Free
They refuse
To fly
They refuse
To let their
Spirits
Bring their
Souls energy


31§ [Orig 7/11/04]http://www.flaviopellegrino.com/Gallery.htm

6426 Golden Apple
[by S. David] [art by Renee Lynch]

An apple of Eve
A golden apple
From that Tree
And in innocence
She bit it
One bite
And the revelation
Forced her
To the ground
She slept
The last sleep
Of innocence
Her body
Responding
To the changes
In her mind
To awaken with
Knowledge
Of Good and Evil
To awaken
As a woman

21§ [Orig 11/03/07]http://renelynch.com/home.html

8484 Mechanic
[by S. David] [art by Donato Giancola]

No she’s not
Rosie
The Riveter
She is a mechanic
Works damn hard
Null-g
Fixing
Engines
Tearing apart
Putting together
Again
She always
Wanted to
Spacewalk
Learned
From the best
Taught herself
More
She’s Class A
These days
Knows her trade
Has a job
Years now
And
Drinks with
The boys

26§ [Orig 8/18/10] http://www.donatoart.com/

7390 The Guardian
[by S. David] [art by Kris Kuksi]

2nd inspiration is
Milton, PL II 666-770

Before the nine
Gates they sat
Governing both
To and fro
Entrance
And exit
Sin
Satan’s daughter
Once so lovely
That Satan
Lucifer himself
In Heaven
Could not resist
And this his son
Grandson as well
Raping his own
Daughter to bring
Forth unknowing
Death
The end of all
Mortal flesh
Death
The son who
Immediately
Turned and in turn
Raped his mother
And she carried
This time
Demons and imps
And others of
That sort who
Tore at her womb
Until born
Sons half brothers
To Death
Such were the two
Each a guardian
Of the gates

38§ [Orig 10/13/08] http://kuksi.com/artworks/sculpture/