Raw Poetry by Rev. Shakes Spear
Empathy for the Devil Don’t be afraid of the Devil He’ll stop fighting once you’ve earned your stripes. He’s just hazing you – as Devils do – so don’t get mad This gig’s not bad. You know, he supports three kids and a wife? Just pass him by with a wave, wink, or a nod, But for God’s sake, don’t try to kill him. The poor guy’s just doing his job. # How We Screen for Gods What’s the proof of Truth? That’s the burden of the Lie. A hero can’t be a Hero Unless and until the Evil Villain dies. 2-25-24
Recent Poems
- Rome is Burning (Dance the Night Away) – 0096
- Morning Prayer #1 – 0095
- Only My Devil Knows – 0094
- Undone – 0093
- All I Could Say – 0092
- Miracle Rust Machine – 0091
- When When Happens – 0090
- Or Else – 0089
- Just Because (The Art of Now) – 0088
- OK, You Win – 0087
- The Effect of Cause – 0086
- Choices – 0085
- The Opposite of Love – 0084
- Power of Magic – 0083
- Sun of Which – 0082
- Notice the Difference – 0081
- Love Only Dies – 0080
- If a Thought Is a Thing (Some Thoughts on Thoughts) – 0079
- Let’s Write the World – 0078
- Snakes Dressed as Saints – 0077
- When Love Is All There Is – 0076
- Reflection – 0075
- Blame It On the Ink – 0074
- Nothing Will Stop Me (for my friend, Jerry) – 0073
- Hell Floats (Giving God a Kiss) – 0072
- Homophone? – 0071
- Eat Out the Sky – 0070
- The Art of Implosion – 0069
- Pretending I’m Not in Hell – 0068
- The Ultimate Sin – 0067
- The Falling In – 0066
- Here Comes the Bride – 0065
- Useless Words for Love – 0064
- How to Become a Legend / The Day the Devil Retired / Retail Rebellion – 0063
- Soul Ink – 0062
- To Dance – 0059
- The Rule of Thirds – 0058
- Sour Fruit – 0057
- Caught In a Dream – 0055
- Awareness of What? – 0053
- Christ-Sized (Hang Dry Only) – 0052
- Circulogically Speaking – 0050
- Let Love Purr – 0049
- This Round’s on Jesus! – 0048
- God’ll – 0047
- Big I’s – 0045
- Invisible Between – 0044
- Empathy for the Devil / How We Screen for Gods – 0043
- The Point of the Argument – 0042
- Pitchforks and Pixels (Read the Fine Print) – 0040
- Stimulating Dinner Conversation (Scrambled Eggs and Brains) – 0039
- Word Math Magic Time – 0038
- True Things – 0037
- Out from the Inside – 0036
- Swept – 0035
- No Limits – 0034
- Soul Body Free – 0033
- Umbrellaless – 0031
- Listen – 0030
- Infinite One – 0029
- Catjectives – 0028
- Roots (for Lisa) – 0027
- Third Eye – 0025
- Love is All – 0024
- Gone Blind – 0023
- Melting Pool (Together We Destroy) – 0022
- Family Circle – 0021
- vALANtine – 0020
- Second Hand Living (Tick-Tocking Away) – 0019
- The Math of Birds and Bees – 0018
- Withered – 0017
- Passing Fancies – 0016
- Power of Love – 0015
- The Same – 0014
- Devils Get Bored – 0013
- The Value of Cut Flowers (I Made Myself the Judge) – 0012
- One with One – 0011
- Re-inventing the Wheel – 0010
- Nothing Personal – 0009
- Air of Gravity – 0008
- Living Machines – 0007
- Now, I Have a Feeling – 0006
- A Bucket of Love – 0005
- Strange Visitors – 0004
- Freesus Christ – 0003
- Moonglow – 0002
- The Space Between – 0001