A winter scene made from material found on my son’s property. All images copyright CES forever.
Author: shardswords
Patton Oswalt Loves Dave Chappelle. So What?
People who criticize Patton for his friendships probably need to look at their circle of friends
Pink
By definition demand mandate The day I met you pink was what this culture expected of you Painted for life This culture where the violence of silencing women is invisible Where hate for a woman’s mistakes or choices or decisions forces her alone to make amends for simply living Where the default is to too…
Meeting Daddy
Her eyes wide opened, heart sealed shut She stood outside herself and watched her fully pregnant body fall backward by his hands Her second child introduced to her father Unmoving she wondered what she must become to give him sight Her first child met daddy formally with the violence of a cutting board Her third child…
Dark Warrior
His plan is strong Knowledge narrow He knows no defeat Never in his past He stands before me Willing to strike He raises his saber Unknowing of my might He erupts abruptly Swells in a fierce storm He finds his mark quickly This deep wound bleeds warm I reel in pain as many times before…
Bad Seed
sprouts tendril spoiled of nutrition family trees rotten still seed spat from crooked mouths same as lies that kill Black men women children generations of white filthy picnic goers vile watchers spawn in tow smile ignorant stolen pieces thieves of lives limbs histories bad seed adopted adapted spread far and wide bad seed spilled into…
Candle On A Shelf
Peer into your heart view there the shelf in your darkened chamber When thirteen years ago born into confusion and pain they were given a fresh spirit ablaze Resolved to condemn him to this place on the occasion you entered your soul crept away Make note of the feeble flame present today a taper no…
Mother of The Century
I live in the front bedroom of my son’s house. Everything I own, and most people would say I have nothing, surrounds me. Another time I lived in the front bedroom of my recently dead father’s and more recently dead mother’s house. Everything I owned, and then most people would say I owned some things,…
Is Hannah Gadsby’s Rage Really The Problem?
Jeff Garlin decided Hannah Gadsby should voluntarily cut off her own income before she was allowed to criticize Ted Sarandos and Netflix but says men who do horrible things don’t deserve to lose their money. Mike Birbiglia and Hasan Minhaj show us perfect examples of what girls hear from their dads who don’t understand that their daughters hear them long before they go out into the ruthless world of men.
Your Feet Upon The Ground
It’s November 5th. All of the holidays will approach much faster than some of us are ready for. *Raises hand, nods* “May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground” is a line from the song Carry On by Fun. The stanza in context is: “If you’re lost and alone, or you’re…