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The Purple Hat Rabbit

This is one rabbit who doesn't come out of a hat.

The Purple Hat Rabbit lets humans do that.

It's one of his magic tricks and He's good at them.

The Purple Hat Rabbit makes people disappear.

But he has trouble finding the human volunteers.

You see after they disappear they don't come back

until he finally pulls them out of his Purple Hat.  

   

Masked Men Friends

Have you heard about masked men friends?

They gather together to talk about sports.

They have favorite teams for all the seasons.

Often they go to the games and drink beers.

It's okay in every arena to make lots of noise.

That's what the boys do throughout the games.

Of course there's a ritual and they bet on them.

They have an investment in winning the games.

Masked men friends are friends for life.

But you see who they are is all about sports.

The games they watch over the years

are memories and they know all of that stats.

They like to share when and where  

their favorite players do things that win games.

Yes the masked men friends remember the names.

You might say the masked men friends  

are all about sports sports.

 

Mars Cars

It must be fun to ride in Mars cars.

They are long and sleek

and ready for road trips.

There is plenty of room

for the whole family.

But here's a correction;

they are blue not green

and they are tall not little

blue men and women.

O how I want to go on

road trips with them

and visit the ghosts

from their past.

And yes the ghosts 

are white like clouds

and they hang around

in the skies.

Forget about Mars bars

and let's all go for rides

in Mars Cars. 

Yes they are called Mars Cars

not Fords or Chevys,

and that's just how it is on Mars.   

    

Lost in the Shuffle

There are so many lonely people

who are standing and lost 

in the shuffle.

They are waiting and hoping

for someone to stop and

talk to them.

So many lost in the shuffle

praying that one day there

they will meet and make

their very first friend.

But no one stops

and no one sees them.

I wonder what will become

of all of those who are lost

in the shuffle.

I stop as often as I can

and do my best to get to know

those lost in the shuffle and lonely.    

   

Ghosts from the Past

People may deny what they

have done to others.

But the ghosts from their past

will come and haunt them.

At some point in their lives

the ghosts from their past

will arrive and bring to them

very scary night mare dreams.

I discovered that truth when

I was creating one of my first

pen ink drawings.

Are ghost really real?

Well that depends on our past

and how we have been to others.

You may think that is folly

and do whatever you like

but you will see the truth

when the ghosts from your past

arrive some night

with nightmare dreams.        

Sewing Wild Oats

Every locker room has it's share of boys

who see young women as boy toys.

They love to brag about how they seduced

an innocent young girl and stole her virginity,

For them stealing a young woman's innocence

is no big deal, just another trophy for them.

But the young woman who is dumped

fells O so much pain and she's very angry.

The truth is that the boy in the lockeroom

may very well have ruined her life that night.

She thought he loved her, was so sure of that.

She didn't know that he was a liar and a player.

As for her, she's home crying and feeling pain.

As for him, it's no more than sewing wild oats.

You see he doesn't care about the girls he uses

and her feelings and heartbreak don't mean anything.

As for him, all of the girls are his play things.

just his sexual toys there to gratify his urges.

Believe it or not those girls are scared forever. 

Yet the young men never NO ever feel

any responsibility for what they have done. 

But one day, O yes one day those boys

will have daughters of their very own.

Some other boy will want to sew his wild oats

And He'll Worry About His Daughter!!!

  

     

   

       

 

Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers keep growing taller

Maybe it's because there is more sky

and such a big shortage of land

Though it could be a way of saying

I am going up in our world.

But I wonder what that means

and what it's UP is UP to.

Does it really matter how high we are,

how far we have climbed the ladder

that so many call succcess.

I wonder what ladders

and higher and higher skyscrapers

have to do with the true meaning

of who and what we are 

and our value as human beings.

I wonder how we value

down to earth people

who are not stressing to have success

who do not value being wealthy

and don't need more and more things.

I wonder if our altitude

on skyscrapers

can determine who we really are.

I wonder if helping and caring about people

isn't just as good or even better.

It seems to me that people who value

all and everyone of us are the best of all.

I don't think it's because they are afraid

of heights, but they don't look down

on anyone.

Though I like the high shiny skyscapers

as for me, I'd rather climb trees. 

They are not as tall as skyscrapers

but they are high enough for me

and YES I like the view

from the top of a tree.