Issues    June, 1998

All important
All encompassing
All for one
One for all
          ISSUES
From the past
Unfinished business
Deep in the ground or ashes in the wind
Never resolved
         ISSUES
Global, National
We buckle under the load
Wither in the heat
Drown in the lakes of
         ISSUES
Life is solving issues
Keeping the lawn mowed
Bathroom clean
Day to day
         ISSUES
Relationships and relations
Drawn to and repelled
Fire of desire
Obligation and responsibility
         ISSUES
But tonight I will leave the plate on the counter

Sleep with the window open