"Repeat after me: I am free"

Get Real

New Mantra

Read My Poem

Been a while since I've been here. I think I'm spread too thin on the Web. I can only participate in so many online activities at a time. Write now I'm participating in the Writer's Digest poem a day challenge--30 poems in 30 days for April, also know as Poetry Month. So here's my entry for today that I'd like to share. The prompt is "The problem with..."

the problem with peace

elusive, enigmatic...Essential
impractical, imperfect...Imperative
inconceivable, inspiring...Indomitable
difficult, different...Dynamic
freaky, fearless...Fundamental
unattainable, unthinkable...Unstoppable
vain, valuable...Vital
painful
poetic...
Possible?

"If wishes were horses,

beggars would ride."

I "Heart" Cornel

"The courage to love truth is one of the preconditions to thinking critically."

"When you place a high value on truth, you have to think for yourself."

From Hope on a Tightrope by Cornel West