Bedtime Prayer (revised)

"Lady Liberty,Bronze effigy,Guardian of freedom's gate,Raise your lamp on high...A symbol and beacon to all.Withstanding the elements' erosion,Your skin's patina...Millions of children's pennies...A tr..."

"Darkness brings the onslaughtof costumed innocentsseeking sugar-sweet gratification.A tradition become mundaneand devoid of deeper meaning. Waiting patiently in Death's reposeour predecessors bide the..."

"In my Dreams--you are attracted to me,and together we exerciseour passions' deep desire.In my Dreams--I am virile and capable,and together we intertwinein our intimate embrace.In my Dreams--our prowes..."

"A child is born. His mother lies unresponding on life-support, her mind gone from drugs and her body ravaged by whoever was in that dark alley that night. Who will care for that small life? Who will n..."

"Alice, with feet of clay, has taken her destined leap. The rabbit hole, black hole in truth, swallows her whole. Transmogrified, transcended, she emerges... aware of her confusion. Obfuscation of real..."

"Life ebbs and flows like the great Oceans' tides... One day riding high on the incoming crest, Wallowing helplessly, waist-deep in clinging sludge the next. We live on the shifting shore, Each day..."