One of Those Spells

Poem ... One of Those Spells

We rush on To uncertainty
Filling our time with unnecessity
Do we know where we go
Pretense that we show

There is no beginning
Nor is there an end
This stuff we make up
Part of pretend

We turn on the tube
To know how to live
What to consume
And to whom to give

And what does it matter
The things that they say
What did we learn
To fill in the day

What did we learn here
Where knowledge excels
Not a damn thing
Having one of those spells

Dark Poems
Rising Rabid Poet

The Glass

The Glass

There is a glass
Between me and reality
I fly against that unseen
With all possibilty

I see it clearly
Where I want to be
But there is solidity
Between it and me

How I got here
Haven't a clue
Someone opened a door
And in I flew

How much longer
Can I fly against this glass
Until my wings are broken
And I breathe my last

Wait, the door just opened
Into fresh air I fly
To land on a flower
In my own way to cry

Blind

Poem ... Blind

No more trucks
On highways rumble
Only weeds
Across them tumble

Grass growing in cracks
Patterns extending in sight
Once endless cars
Now nature's delight

Vines on bridges
Hairy remnants of the past
A reminder to survivors
Their way could not last

Vacant skyscrapers
Why are they there?
Not understood
Nor do they care

Not many left
Of the human kind
They ran their course
As if they were blind

Dark Poems Rising
Rabid Poet

To Be Or Not To Be

Poem ...To Be Or Not To Be

To be what we want
And have what we see
We fit in the crowd
With wealth soon to be

Will it last
Our place in the crowd
Or go silent
And fade like a cloud

Do our deeds
Bring on the rain?
The planet getting hotter
Life existing in pain

But looking out
Things seem OK
Life seems normal
This pleasant day

We talk to others
They see the same
Life seems good
As we play the game

There are things
We choose not to see
Moving toward extinction
To be or not to be

Dark Poems Rising
Rabid Poet

Flee From Reality

Poem ... Flee From Reality

We watch the tube
Smartphone in hand
Texting simplicities
Throughout the land

Where should we go
What should we do
What should we wear
To keep up with new

Who sang that song
Making us blue
Things going asunder
Soon we are through

Try out that new car
That will drive on it's own
Just type in location
And sit on your throne

And very soon
As insanity sets in
We fall down a rabbit hole
Our dream to begin

Dark Poems Rising
Rabid Poet

What If

Poem ... What If

What if the Sun doesn't rise
And a dark journey I take
Did I do my best for her
Did true friendship I make

Will her world be better
For Things that were done
And she will carry on
Even though she is one

So it may happen
If this is that last day
And no more sunrises
She going her own way

My greatest wish
If my time is through
That I gave her joy
And sad times are few.

Complexities

Poem ... Complexities

It seems so simple
Things that we do
Well thought out
So we pursue

They become complexities
The harder we push
But we must pursue them
And join in the rush

Some see challenges
Others see wealth
Far from simplicity
Affecting our health

Getting back to simple
Is not easy to do
In a hurricane of complexity
Pursuing the new

There is no answer
To this complexity game
When simple and complex
Are exactly the same

Dark Poems Rising
Rabid Poet

Layers of Reality

Poem ... Layers of Reality

What we see
Can only be
An interpretation
Of layers of Reality

What was seen
In the past
A different view
Which couldn't last

We peel back the profound
And declare it is through
And soon it is meaningless
The next one we pursue

Is there a Reality
Not slipping away
One to hold on to
At least for today

But that is a wish
That we can't do
Holding a reality
While embracing the new

Dark Poems Rising
Rabid Poet

Pretend

Poem ... Pretend

We chased our dream
With blindfolds on
We are humans
Ruling on our throne

Dig it up
Apply some heat
Make it shiny
Drive it down the street

Peer into outer space
What do we see
Do we make it up?
These theories that be

And who are we?
And why are we here?
Answers avoid us
Reality we fear

Can we hear that question?
Through noises we fear
Is the end near us?
We pretend not to hear

Rabid Poet
Dark Poems Rising

I Tossed a Poem

I tossed a poem

I tossed a poem
Into the air
And it landed
I know not where

It spoke of things
Yet to be
To get prepared
For Change to see

Was it caught
By winds of dread
Landing in ocean
Never to be read

Will it land on city streets
Carried on local news
Read by international reporters
And spoken of their views

Will this poem save us
Twirling in our head
Or too late it was written
Or too late it was read

Endless

Poem ... Endless

What is forever?
That endless note
Searching for meaning
And meaning is rote

That endless keyboard
Song without end
Circling the stars
No meaning to rend

This reality
That seems so long
A note in the forever
In this endless song

Our Brilliance

Poem ... Our Brilliance

It seems brilliant
This path we chose
Worshipping our inventions
As life starts to close

But we can fix it
The inventors scream
As ocean levels rise
Jerking awake from this dream

They are large in numbers
Those who play on
Denying the signs
Refusing to atone

But now our brilliance
Seems more like a scheme
To extract all we can
And dump for downstream

We stand on a mountain
Surveying all that we do
And look at our brilliance
As our numbers become few

Sky Cloud Painter

Poem ...Sky Cloud Painter

I left a galaxy
Far far away
To be here on Earth
To brighten the day

To paint sky clouds
Moving through
White ones, dark ones
Some with varying hue

My presence isn't seen
Being too large to view
But I am sky cloud painter
Painting clouds for you

I could return
To the galaxy I knew
But so many clouds to paint
To fill in this blue

I know you will not sense me
My presence can't be known
So I will keep on painting sky clouds
Their beauty to be shown

Reality Dream

Poem ... Reality Dream

Moving toward that time
When dim vision we see
And distant thunder
A prediction to be

When wishing for change
And pretending it so
Rubbing sleep from our eyes
Will reality show?

But will we awaken
Or continue this dream
Visions not understood
Disturbing they seem

If we could awaken
And see what to do
Life could continue
Extinctions could be few

But we will continue
Our consumption scheme
And life moves toward darkness
In this reality dream

Dream Thoughts

Poem .... Dream thoughts

Is it a dream
Or perhaps a scheme
Chasing fears
Only to find tears

Pushing symbols
To the extreme
Places never been
People never seen

Who wrote the script
Of what makes no sense
It wasn't me
I make no pretense

But here I am
In a weird play
I try to awaken
But here I stay

Think

Poem ... Think

We like to think
That we are unique
Going through the day
Doing things their way

But there are strings
Tied to our soul
Directing a path
Largely what's told

What should we say
What should we do
Turn on the tube
Do what they ensue

What out there suffers
It's life for our meal
Crowded into our enclosures
No freedom to feel

We move on erringly
Dancing to their strings
Following their examples
Buying their things

How do we find
that path to our soul?
To discover our reality
And move beyond what's told

Earth keeps on spinning
Stars continue to blink
Will we awaken
To a new world of Think?

Extinction Dream

Poem ... Extinction Dream

Is it a dream
Trying to escape
To remain a dream
Not to awake

The dream moves on
Not making sense
I try to awaken
To call it pretense

Cities flooding, forests burning
Please become awake
Tossing and turning
Does not reality make

But a dream this may not be
Reality is bizarre
Were we the cause of this?
Our reaching too far?

Oceans turning acid
Bleaching life away
And we keep on driving
Wishing it at bay

I know that I am sleeping
It surely can only seem
No way we caused this
Extinction is just a dream

There Were

Poem ... There were

There were cars
Clogging city street
Vacant buildings now
Silence the new beat

There were highways
Traveling far
Covered in weeds now
Occasional rusted car

There were planes
Thunder passing by
No more white streaks
Our writings in the sky

There were lovers
Finger tips to touch
Whispers turned to silence
Arms no longer clutch

There were deep green forests
Enriching moistened air
Now just dusty soils
No life we are aware

There were clouds and storms
Bringing life into the Day
But we have changed all that
Since we had our way

Rabid Poet
Dark Poems Rising

Humanity's Last Show

Poem ... Humanity's last Show

Where will it go
Humanity's last show
Seeking some conscious level
Expressions no more

Writings on some wall
Saying this is all
Are there misunderstandings
Amidst voices that were tall

Truths and untruths
A scramble of unseen
The Beast lurches on
Shoutings of unclean

So where to now
What Universe unseen
As we struggle along
To appease the Machine

Spaceship Humanity

Poem ... Spaceship Humanity

We twirl on this blue-green planet
Circling a magnificent Sun
Drilling holes in this thin mantel 
On that black gold our engines run

Our exponential assertions
Pushed beyond what is real
Patting each other's backs
Expansion is our zeal

Don't like global warming?
Put some glitter in the air
Paint everything white
To show how much we care

Don't like flooded cities?
Vacate lower floors
Use boats instead of cars
Docking at the doors

We know we have solutions
Nothing for us to fear
We just keep on growing
Choosing what to hear

The engines of Spaceship Humanity
Know only one way
And this Blue-Green Planet
Says we cannot stay

From Dark Poems Rising
By Rabid Poet

To be played on Extinction Radio