block thrown 

course altered, 

reconsidered. 

another missile, 

another bullet, 

another arrow, 

another stone, 

another spear.

 

feeling invisible, 

feeling nothing 

can hit you.

 

George Washington, 

rode back-and-forth 

between the Indians 

and the settlers during

 the American vs.Indian war 

up in Canada .

he got a bullet bullet hole 

through his hat 

bullet holes through his coat, 

but he was unharmed --

all the wars he was in,

taking huge risks,

fighting right out front

he was never shot or injured. 

many near escapes 

and near misses--

one red coat soldier 

snuck up behind him

and could've shot him in the back, 

but it wasn't an honorable thing to do,

so he didn’t,

even though it would have

almost certainly ended the war. 

George Washington 

had something protecting him 

for the greater purpose 

of something....

Comparing him 

to the politicians 

of today is enough 

to make you crazy 

and break your heart.   

dj

 probably nothing—

like a dream. 

did it happen, or not? 

is it more real in your memory?

more real than a book you read?

or a movie you watched? 

i guess it happened, 

but when? 

in what order?  

do you think you were 

controlling the events?   

were you choosing 

your thoughts , emotions, 

and reactions? 

or did it all just happen

the way things happen 

they way things fall 

like dominoes 

the way the river flows 

or the wind blows through.