Tag: despair
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The Son of Man
Sometimes they missed the lesson with the story of Jesus. I’m not a religious person, maybe a little spiritual, but man, the story of Jesus is knee-deep in wisdom. That type of wisdom you hear in the back corner of a bar when it’s a little too early in the evening. There’s always that one…
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In the Abyss
In the abyss, beneath corral green. Like Sisyphus, but it rolls downstream. As fates connive and unwind their spools, Dreamers dance–they are dancing fools. Bowie sent Ziggy towards the Moon, As the pastor King marched to certain doom, When Marilyn kissed the chosen son, They told us then that the war was won. They say…
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Heartache
What happens when a heart breaks? Does it shatter into thousands of shards of glass? Or does it rust as does wintered brass? Does it bleed and wilt at first, Or does it congeal until it finally bursts? Can it be melted and heated as is sand, And if made whole, will it again stand?…
Writings by Samson Mousa 