29 going on 30 Life’s gone metallic Bold and italic Urgent and critical! Feeling whimsical and cynical 29 going on 30 29 going on 30 The...

A poem about the life and work of Viennese Actionist artist Rudolf Schwarzkogler (1940-1969) My world is stills of black and white My...

For us singles, watching couples walk hand in hand can be both gratifying and grating all at once. You can’t help but wonder when your...

I accomplished something recently. After years of work developing it and another year or so going through the publishing process, I’ve...

You must be fancying me mad after reading this title. How can a writer even entertain such a thought on the subject of books? Not to...

I once had a dream A wonderful dream Of Trevi fountains And Himalayan mountains But it's all stardust now And all that's left for me now...

"Time won't give me time …" goes my favorite Culture Club song. Now does that not capture so much of how we often feel about our lives?...

In a world where authoritarianism is on the rise, one cannot help but ask the question: "How does democracy die?". "In darkness" is what...

Got me trapped inside a blue mind Where there's anything but blue sky Restless shadows Dream worlds in my mind Got raptured by a dark...

All writers love to write or they would not be writers naturally. But it is impossible to always be able to produce material worth...

The solitary man struts the streets Oblivious to the snow and the show Gaze firmly fixed to the horizon No rush - he's learned to take it...

There is a smile on my face Hiding away the tears Hiding away the years That passed me by The flower of my youth gone With barely the...

Stuck on island of your own Trapped inside your room for a thousand days Reliving all the battles past Thinking of the realm that you...

The will to live was shattered The lust for life was battered Trust in self was compromised Mind and soul lobotomized And the rest...

Nothing really matters I'm just another man who fell to Earth Beau, oui, comme Bowie But none of that matters Some wizard drawing...

Another night wandering aimlessly Meandering and lonely Gas guzzling in this old cab This old scab Turning right on 27th Left on 33rd And...

It’s dangerous in the fall of 2022 to be a masterpiece from a famous painter. If you’re a Monet or a Van Gogh, best steer clear of soup...

The next tyranny will not be one of the two great tyrannical systems of the last century but a new tyranny that we do not yet know....

Daniel Greenbaum was a self-made man. He was a Brooklyn boy who had risen from an often bullied Jewish boy from Crown Heights to the CEO...

The Geisha rises from the east Rising high like the sun And setting upon your land She brings fun and feast Laughter and a merry band...