Back To The Throne
that which denounces the vision of freedom
what grande illusion, what ideal begets
the power of the law, the chain, the outer limit
here it is, as it tips the scale
tumbling mountains, cracked and quaking
here we stand upon our toes
pirouetting before the king
a laughing mass of glut and glue
no ruling class, no future offers
no jumping rabbit across a meadow
safe aside, regardless of numbers
no splashing liquid upon a wall
could express the dormant power within us
we shall not be held captive
by a demon's lure
within a universe blackened and burned
we shall not give birth
to any wretched outcome
that would hold us in its clenching fist
those days are over
that have bound us with desire
or a promise of redemption
in a cloudy sky
"it's alive," we cry
without fear, without shame
we are the living proof
the wind, the rock, the running water
the children of a loving mother and father
The Subterraneans
fragments of light
on the fragments of gold
fragments of bone
no telling how old
way below the surface
the subterraneans
oh, but this is no way to end
I could tell her age
by the rope around her neck
and the rings on her fingers
had fallen to the floor
she sat there forever
staring at the door
silent and still, waiting for the end
was it 5000 years
in a land beyond time
was it just last night
in a criminal mind
they ran from the water
into the blood
hidden in a corner
a family of love
storms in the desert
anointing the dead
a war unwilling to end
Joe Kidd published his first book of verse titled The Invisible Waterhole on May 31, 2020. In the 10 months following, his poems have been published in 13 journals and websites, and one poem was nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
Joe is a multi award winning songwriter including Detroit Songwriter of the Year, Global Folk Song of the Year, Clouzine Magazine Folk Song of the Year, and others.
Joe and his partner Sheila Burke have received certificates from the Michigan Governor's Office and the U.S. House of Representatives for their work to promote Peace, Social Justice, and Cultural Diversity. They have toured across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Western Europe.
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