I got up on the wrong side Of the wrong bed in this world Not sure who the woman is Sunny side up, flag unfurled One cig left in a crumpled pack Got lit going out the door Wallet still had money left I guess she weren’t no whore Piece-of-shit truck fired right up Windows … Continue reading Nothing to Lose →

Elon Musk must be smart Tesla, SpaceX, Starlink, the rest But Elon likes to chirp online So he bought the Twitter mess Free speech, free speech, mantra song Burn old censors down Elon pardons all the punks There’s a new sheriff in Twitter town Oh, but wait, some college kid Posts private aircraft movements Elon … Continue reading Elon Musk Must Be Smart →

Waiting for the power Need to charge my phone Before I take the 6k hike To my uncle’s country home My parents and my sister live there now After our apartment was bombed By Russian so-called liberators In the first weeks of the war I’m on 3-week Army leave Nice for Christmas time Heading back … Continue reading A Ukraine Christmas – Never Hurts For Hopin’ →

White clouds wispy, blue beyond Swimmin’ with the jets today Daydreamin' salt-water creature last seen Near the airport's Reef Runway Fighter jets takeoff, followed by a tanker The sun’s still low in the east I’m backstroking in the Diamond Head direction Half man, half swimming beast Started swimming regularly a couple years ago Now I’m … Continue reading Swimmin’ With The Jets →

Thinking of his many blessings Donald Trump is not Thanksgiving just another day For spewing hateful rot He made dozens of posts on Truth Social Didn’t mention Thanksgiving at all Just perpetual grievance machine nonstop Baby likes to bawl Trump likes to forward posts that flatter him QAnon folks think he’s a great messiah Trump … Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving From Mar a Lago →

Ukraine's pavilion at COP27. It's the first time Ukraine had a pavilion at a COP. Painted a somber grey to reflect the war back home, Ukraine wanted it to be a statement of defiance and hope to show Russia’s invasion will not prevent Kyiv thinking of tomorrow. COP27 UN Climate Conference Was in Egypt this … Continue reading Ukraine at the COP27 UN Climate Conference →

Crazy came a callin’ One November day Lyin’ ‘bout stolen elections Talkin’ judgment day Well, voters did the judgin’ Told us what they think Crazy conspiracy talk may work in Republican primaries But you ain’t winnin’ a general election with that stink A red wave Republican tsunami Would wipe away the blue Kevin McCarthy awaited … Continue reading Crazy Came A Callin’ One November Day →

In this image from March 4, 2022, surveillance video provided by the Ukrainian government, Russian troops lead nine men at gunpoint to their headquarters on Yablunska Street in Bucha, where they would be tortured and executed. The men were picked up as part of what Russian soldiers called “zachistka” – cleansing. They hunted people on … Continue reading Bucha’s Gravediggers Know →