naked dancing

 

night and day i have been awake

always looking for a way out of misery

keeping a close account of the cost

eliminating errors in my estimate

determined to find cure for life’s ills

dancing to the tunes of band masters

avoiding only the loss of modesty

not dodging sacrifices that are basics

conniving not with crooks and crooked

i am now tired with end not yet visible

naked i have become with all wasted

garments, but searching i stop not

© henry victor          11.09.2004 

 

 

dominant self

i’ve never understood whether it is in nature

or it’s part of my prejudice filled psyche

that emanates an immoral, ignorant fantasy

of comfort and convenience for dominant self

a trail i see also in acquisitively hungry animals

authoritatively roaming with impulse to demolish

all that contributes to their own inner insecurity

a simplistic solution that diminishes opposition

that challenges my own authority and infallibility

with no space for any form of inclusive thought

discerning only a threat in alternative attires

with implications to slow but sure death to myself

© henry victor     14.04.2003