Still Here

When the Democratic Party calls me
I always give them another ten bucks
Since this junta we have now appalls me
With blood on its hands the while as it fucks
Me over reads my emails taps my phone

The only consolation I have is
I begin to see I am not alone
Apparently some few agree with me
I give ten bucks to the A. C. L. U.
Whenever they call and gratefully too

For if they will fight against Bush and his
War on brain-damaged poets who keep cats
Eight billion a month but eight hundred for
We disabled who give to Democrats
Maybe the A. C. L. U. could help you

I am grateful for those who fight this beast
Which prays as it preys on the last and least

I spend as much time as I can asleep
These days and am otherwise despairing
Yet there are those who bridge the dark and deep
Franziska and my kids wake me caring
And this is my cat Freddie's tenth birthday

I am still here and will not go away

+Steven Curtis Lance



Copyright MMVI

g`day cousin, sea salt and vinegar, a chip best eaten fast and the crumbs can be consumed by the dogs at our feet, well said dear steve, keep well and keep your head down, love greg

Thanks, Cousin!

I am so behind in replying to all the wonderful poems posted here, yours included, for which I apologize; it's just that I really have been trying to stay asleep as much as possible, literally. And this morning I made a terrible mistake when, finding myself awake, I actually watched one entire hour of Bush standing there lying to the press as he thought he was terribly clever and cute. That was quite an experience... If I seem more radicalized than ever, that's why. I wanted to be well-informed, but it was a massive overdose.

Anyway, I'm glad you like this one; it could well be that no one else will, but I hope maybe somebody will. So far on AuthorsDen I got one enthusiastically positive reply under the prudent name of "totally anonymous;" everyone else is stepping quickly and quietly by on tippy-toes, and for good reason, really. But I plead insanity. Or terminal Bush-overdose.

I will have to get caught up in my replying here later. Thanks again. I love your new poem, by the way.

Oh, and this really is my cat's tenth birthday! Happy Birthday Freddie!

Love from your Cousin,

+Stevie

Awesome!
You just made my day!
This is poetry at its very best!

Hey, thanks!

Well, kind Guest, you just made MY day; I've been noticing they don't much like this one on AuthorsDen, and I've been second-guessing myself and fretting about it. But they seem preponderantly conservative over there--which observable phenomenon has both sorely tried yet inspired me if in reverse--so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. One lady there though, who has disabled children, understood what I was talking about all too well and appreciated it.

I feel better now. I'm already working on the next poem now. There always comes a time when I have to let a poem go and move on to the next, accepting that it is as good as I can make it. I'm so glad you like it! That means a lot to me. I don't have to know your name to appreciate that I have communicated with another human being; this always seems a miracle to me each and every time it occurs, never diminishing in significance and meaning.

After watching Bush pretend to answer questions for an hour yesterday morning, I'm lucky to have been able to write coherently at all... that was a serious and potentially lethal overdose of absurdity, definitely contraindicated medically; but, I wanted to be "informed." What a chump I was, and what a chimp he is.

I'm so glad I can write poetry about it at least, and so gratified that somebody reads it and finds it of interest. Thanks again.

Respect and solidarity,

+Stevie

This piece is astounding! It's quite a vivid description if i may say so myself.


misty

Hooray!

OK, now I'm just not going to worry about this poem anymore. If you think it's OK, then it is.

Thanks, Misty. You know your opinion always means so much to me. It's great to hear from you. I was just going to go to sleep, but I'm sure glad I found your encouraging words before I did.

Love,

+Stevie