you do not have the last word on anything


you make your move

and hold onto your butt


and whether you land on your feet or not

is the only control you possess


the rest is the churning of Immanent Will

subsuming your last utterance along with you


into the resolution you cannot evade








Content (c) 2008-2015 Philip Milito.

I don't dare waste any time


life is precious

and short enough


to flee a bore

or a contentious love


and if someone finds

this amusing


let them keep their humor


when it's their turn to turn....

Content (c) 2008-2015 Philip Milito.

HOW WE DID THINGS

when the grid finally goes down


we'll return to how we did things

before technology did our thinking


and doing for us

but for those young enough


to have not known this way

oh what dangerous pains-in-the-ass


these will be....








Content 2008-2015 Philip Milito.

THE PROCESS OF GRACE

the offense engenders the curse

which in turn calls forth the evil

which enforces the harm

and enchains the pain


which cries out for mercy

which draws forth the conscience

to ponder consequence

which leads to examining the soul


which calls for forgiveness

which in being granted unseals grace

which washes clean and medicates the wound

which allows the healing


which is the stance of gratitude

which precedes the blessing






Content (c) 2008-2015 Philip Milito.

WHAT WILL COME

Content (c) 2008-2015 Philip Milito.

life is active and ongoing

say the clairvoyants


to which I say

yeah just like hell







Content (c) 2008-2015 Philip Milito.

NOT ALL CREDOS ARE CRED

she proselytizes for a positive attitude


as if dawn mattered

to an eternal morning







Content (c) 2008-2015 Philip Milito.