I'm like a pencil;
sometimes sharp,
most days
well-rounded,
other times
dull or
occasionally
broken.
Still I write.
j.g. lewis
is a writer/photographer in Toronto.
Month: October 2023
Victimless crime.
Take what is yours, take what is mine.
Undue violence, the greed, hypocrisy;
what is left behind when
we are only accountable
to ourselves.
Each of us a shadow,
most of us forgettable,
all of us trying
to get by.
Beyond the barking dogs, before
pungent night air strangles any humanity
from vagrants who piss in corners
we never visit.
On the darker side of 3 a.m.
A wrong answer will get you knifed,
the wrong needle will leave you dead.
No one will care.
Fewer will know.
Remind me who I am
before I forget to see.
Just write
my name
in graffiti.
Claim my sins
and transgressions.
I will own up to my responsibilities,
like a prayer
like a poem
like a person.
© 2018 j.g. lewis
Posted on October 6, 2023 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
Step by step throughout the day,
later today than most. Same direction
or another way to a familiar place.
Not always predictable, where you go
is not always where you will stay.
How do you know where you will
end up when it is not always the same?
At least, not today.
10/06/2023 j.g.l.
Posted on October 5, 2023 by j.g.lewisLeave a comment
We all spend our time on this planet going about our daily business, dealing with both happiness and sorrow as it comes at us, reacting to whatever comes our way in a manner that is within our grasp.
We also spend a great deal of time waiting.
We wait for our hard work to pay off, waiting for something to happen, waiting for our morning coffee, another chance or, perhaps, even waiting for a miracle.
But while we wait, we must continue, one step at a time, making this journey as enjoyable as we can.
We cannot simply wait for a miracle or wait for joy and happiness.
We must make it happen, for then it truly is a miracle.
10/05/2023 j.g.l.
