Closing the BookThis isn't the dagger in your back, Though you reach behind yourself to pull one out. This isn't spittle in your face, Though your...
Vive la Difference (an excerpt from "No Hand-Me-Down Life")There are any number of reasons why it's a good idea for a young person to attend University. Josh’s primary reasons: getting laid,...
To Birth & LifeAs rhythm is a greater thing than drums And light is more than any light bulb makes, Music ineffable within us thrums, And radiance...
Deflating Pomp & Circumstances (from "No Hand-Me-Down Life")Josh counted, as his number one enemy in life, hypocrisy. It was all around him. People who called themselves Christians designed...
No Hand-Me-Down Life (Chapter One)In The Beginning: An Innocent is Born One might say of Joshua Megalos that he was an Immaculate Misconception. He was born, a bright...
The TideThe Tide It was a tree. It was solid, And maybe it had something of a strength And presence, But when its momentary existence was...
DecolonizeThe greatest souls in U.S. history Are not all white, all Christian, or all men And live not in collective memory, For shame denies them...
69 Sonnets: From the AuthorThis is my introduction to my upcoming volume 69 Sonnets. It seems like nobody does these anymore. I was sharing poetry with some folks...
Dear "Pro-Lifer"...Dear “Pro-lifer”, You are not pro-life. No, really, you’re not. You’re a lover of the fetus. Here's the thing about the lovers of the...
