Attitude. My attitude, even in the face of great hardships, is great these days. I'm not sure how I got over the hill, coming from a very lousy attitude, to an attitude of gratitude, but I am pretty sure that I know the answer. 

First, giving up alcohol, and drugs was a… Read full post »

When we need a friend

Sometimes, I am down and out,
and you reach out.
I can ignore you, saying
I don't need help;
I was raised to be strong,
a real man carries on.
A real man can do it all.
Sometimes you are down and out,
and I reach out,
and you ignore me,
saying that you are 
supposed to be… Read full post »

A morning event

Jaggar just puked on my desk.
I could see that he was going to do it,
but I did nothing to stop him,
as the poor little kitty wretched.
I felt it would be far more humane
to clean up after him,
than to interrupt him,
and clean up after him 
I now have to do.
He jumped… Read full post »

"The worst thing for a writer is to know another writer, and worse than that, to know a number of other writers. Like flies on the same turd."

--Charles Bukowsk, Women

I Need A Rich Girl

I need a rich girl 
to drive my deceased car
to the unemployment line,
so that I can get food stamps,
and avoid a job.

I need a pill that will fill me up,
not with envy.
I need a pill that will make me
feel friendly, not want to kill

I need a friend 
in these… Read full post »

Halfway through a cup of afternoon tea

My tea is almost gone,
I haven't withdrawn
from anything,
since I smoked my last smoke.
I need to start reading
this book.
Sometimes, it's fun 
to fritter away a day.
I used to leave the house,
travel a distance,
and stand in line 
to pay a bill.
Now I pay online.
M… Read full post »

Mel or Bob

If pot was legal,
would I smoke it.
Booze is legal,
and it almost killed me.
I think that pot should be legal.
Who is more dangerous
a man or woman stoned on gin,
or a man or woman drunk 
on the kind bud?
Who would you want
running the show,
Mel Gibson, or Bob Marley?

--Mikel K  Read full post »

If you are a writer and you don't write

If you are a writer, and you don't write,
then you are not a writer. I'm not sure
what you are if you are a writer,
and you don't write; maybe you are 
a fire man, or an infantry soldier, 
or President of The United States.
Maybe you are… Read full post »

Heaven

Heaven is a plate of food
when I'm hungry.
Heaven is my dog licking my hand,
even though I don't want him to.
Heaven is an afternoon
where my daughter comes home
and spends time with me,
it is always such fun.
Heaven is when my youngest son
calls every day, and comes 
to see me more than just once
ev… Read full post »