cafe nowhere


Nietzsche

As a "gay" one walks 
down any city street
getting the impression
that the human world is carrying a great
              weight
upon its shoulders. . .
So to do my part I've careened with clown shoes off 
the shoulder area and landed on my own two feet.
This doesn't 
imply grounding
though
as I sometimes swim
sometimes fly, 
and often "dance near the edge of abysses."
©mitchell hopkins


That's nice

A lady with a schoolteacher vibe
farts seven times in the Minneapolis Public Library
and my heart is filled with the triumph of Shakespeare
that ordinary people
still do
ordinary 
things
©mitchell hopkins


What it is to Forgive

hate rage
kill the mage
how else can I find my stage

A knowing voice comes from above
Unknowing finding knowing means love
love for what causes my rage
love for me and for the mage

I look around for what I want
in ability to flaunt
I find what makes me want
to release the mage from its cage
and step down from that stage.
©Bill Wittenberg [homepage]


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