Those screams? Ignore them; everyone else does.

It was a poet I admire 

Whose poems I love 

But at the reading I was bored to tears 

Every line read in a monotone 

Yet when I read those poems 

               zingZingZING 

The lines fly from the page 

And carry me off to secret heavens 

Oh life 

You funny bastard 

You gassed me again 

James Lee Jobe 

Nearby one monkey at sunset 

ate in silence 

watching the lightening 

W.S.Merwin

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ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, Not My Cross To Bear

The squirrel enjoys teasing my dog 

and I enjoy watching 

James Lee Jobe 

Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it. 

Tom Waits 

Dew on each and every leaf 

every blade of grass 

sunrise is magical 

how blessed am I 

everyday 

just to see it 

James Lee Jobe 

We are condemned to freedom. 

Jean-Paul Sartre

Conscious breathing is my anchor. 

Thich Nhat Hanh

Here. Take the knife from my hand. It is sharp, like a storm, like ice, like your father's flashing, angry eyes during another alcoholic rage. Those screams? Ignore them; everyone else does. People often pretend not to notice horror. There is an elephant in the room. And this happens all day, every day. Do you want friendship? Do you want understanding? Are you waiting for the golden light? Then take the knife. It was always meant for you. And it is waiting. 

James Lee Jobe

Love said to me:
There is nothing that is not me.
Be silent.

Rumi 

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