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/