“Parent’s Broken Heart”
One day a troubled outcast,
Whom everybody knew,
Devised a plan, bought a gun,
To do what he must do.
He claimed the voices told him,
“Kill everyone you can,”
He took their words quite serious,
And carried out his plan.
He massacred his classmates,
And teachers who stood strong,
He bought his weapon legally,
To do this massive wrong. Continue reading “Our Child’s Not Coming Home”
“Lizard Skin Shoes”
Like any good gardener,
Before going inside,
I remove muddy shoes,
And leave them outside
Overnight they will stay,
All alone in the dark,
Outside by the door,
Old tennies will park.
But by morning I wonder,
What happened last night?
Inside of my shoes,
In the dark, without light. Continue reading “Lizard Skin Shoes”
“Bottomless Bank”
She looks at me warmly,
With her sweet baby blues,
And I hand her some cash,
And she buys some new shoes.
I look like her dad,
But I feel kind of blank,
As I hand her more money,
I’m becoming her bank.
I’m her ATM Dad,
I’m her angel investor,
I’m her blank kind of check,
It’s MY credit I hand her. Continue reading “I am my Daughter’s Bank”
“Happy Sunset”
If I were to tell you,
Your life will fall short,
Of the dreams that you have,
In this happy report. Continue reading “it’s a Scientific Fact”
“Smooth as Glass”
“Drop a pebble in the pond”
The wise man told the boy.
“And watch the endless circles,
As the ripples spread with joy.”
“Then try to stop them quickly,
Stop those ripples if you can.
And see what really happens,
Catching ripples with your hand.” Continue reading “Drop a Pebble in the Pond”
“Money Trees”
Money doesn’t grow on trees – I said,
And my son looked so confused.
“What does that mean?” he said to me,
That’s when I blew my fuse. Continue reading “Money Doesn’t Grow on me”
“Amazing Glass”
Why do they keep coming,
Showing up all the time?
These painful life lessons?
Just listen to me whine.
Continue reading “There’s no Grow in Status Quo”
“Leave Me Alone”
Leave me alone,
Get off of my case,
I’m over 16,
Get out of my face!
Leave me alone,
But let me be clear,
I welcome some freedom,
But don’t disappear.
Leave me alone,
But please not tonight,
I’m calling from jail,
I’ve been in a fight.
Continue reading “Leave This Teen Alone”
“Murderous Behavior”
Damn it’s hard to keep my mouth shut and avoid judgement about smokers. Continue reading “Murderous Behavior”
“Hearts of Stone”
Making Something Good out of The Sandy Hook Elementary Shooting
While updating this blog I was digging out this blog post from a few years ago, I realize my painful expression of sadness and hope were going to be emotions that repeated over and over and over again year after year since this first published in December of 2012.
At a meeting I attended the other day Adam Lanza’s name came up as the group struggled to understand the horrors of another school shooting. The woman said of Adam, “I think we should for
Alleged Sandy Hook Elementary shooter Adam Lanza as seen in this 2005 photo. ABC News Exclusive