No Longer Sacred

A man is not what he wants to be but what he has to be A dream no longer the dreamers leaving our sleep undreamed A vow no longer a promise when fidelity has died And trust no longer sacred — when intent becomes a lie __________ The Past I lost you to love you left me for dead Before moving on and leaving our bed That dream that we shared no longer alive The present imperfect — the past but a lie ________ The Baby’s Bathwater The worst form of delusion is self-delusion The worst form of denial denying what’s felt The worst form of deception is self-deception The worst form of rejection — rejecting the self ________ Shoo Those who can ... do Those who can’t ... mime Go paint your face for one who cares As blissfully — I rhyme ________ Doomed To Repeat Crying about the effects of war will never stop or prevent them Evil inside the human mind violence births its fatal intention The best laid plans a pathway to hell devoid of any action Asleep at the switch its gene still in place to surface again — in greed’s superfaction ________ Endure Disagree without being disagreeable Resist without burning it down Commit without being a fanatic Endure without wearing — a frown (The New Room: July, 2026)