Back to the Basics

1.

Headache: not from doing taxes, not a drunk hangover, not
an inane lovers’ fight. The wrenched sensation of spilled blood
from tender ears as we try to grasp explanations of the why.

2.

Naked: like chapped, red skinned babies free of diaper rash or
a weird old man who wanders wilderness trails in search of
extinct species, his own reasons for being.

3.

God: not divinity or grace. Damning the confused, emaciated race.
No more money removed from paychecks to help the poor, but
happily given to continue murder and war.