Month: September 2022

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Lottery

Written by C Hues

September 21, 2022

Today’s the time to take control
Lady Luck has saved this loser’s soul
I played the ticket and fought off fate
And now I’ll pay off debts of late

No more stress from daughter’s tuition
Cash to spend on son’s superstition
Wife says we should buy the house
But I think I’d like a brand-new spouse

Flout my flashy foreign car
Got some more—complete the set
Dressin’ like a movie star
Now I’m in even bigger debt

Looks like I got too lax
Forogt to pay tax after tax
And now I owe more than I bought
The lottery was all for naught
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Diversity

Written by C Hues

September 18, 2022

“There is a tradition that towers above those unlike us.
We don’t care for your kind, but if you can so kindly
Stay and we’ll put your face in front of every picture
Make sure there’s at least one always visible, but not seen

Any accusations against a holy place will surely be absurd
We wouldn’t dare hurt a fly, crucify our own
We’re all equal here and things have never been better
Diversity! We’ve got folks from Jersey and Philly and Florida
And Jersey and Philly and Florida and Jersey and Philly and
Florida and Jersey and Philly and Florida and Jersey and
Philly and Florida…”
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Founding Mother

Written by C Hues

September 17, 2022

Woman without words to remember her fight
Forget the founding female
Abolition and advice armed Adams with insight
The wisdom behind John and John—Miss Abigail

To think that credit would escape her name
She fought for freedom and forwent fame
A futurist, far ahead of history’s reach
And perhaps even the present and what we still teach
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Spoiler Alert

Written by C Hues

September 14, 2022

If life is a movie, what is its genre?
Horror—constant fear with no remedy
Perhaps—a poor, pathetic drama
Or maybe, looking closely—a comedy 
The mocking laughter of terrible trauma
And the realization that the protagonist is not guaranteed victory.

If life is a movie—at least we know the end
Some stick to the script and some make their own
Some deny but all comprehend
The third act’s darker tone
No point to pretend
No spoiler alert for what we’ve always known.
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Spider Webs

Written by C Hues

September 12, 2022

It’s the last one to knock down
Suspended stillness—surrounded strings
What remains when you watch the spider drown?
They’re the toughest things

When streaming shows—it suddenly shows!
Or family dinner—then another appearance
The mosquito meets its mark—and your regret grows
No spider webs means easy clearance