On Principle

Her knife cut deep
Her words deeper
But though I weep
bleeding’s cheaper
For while she’s strong
she’s mostly wrong
and I won’t lie

© Stephen W. Buchanan 2022

Originally published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet”

Snot-Nosed Bully

The bombs still fall
People still die
Behind it all
a fragile guy
who felt lessened
And thus “threatened”
the lout lashed out

© Stephen W. Buchanan 2022

Originally published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet”

“Truth” is “Pravda”
this is crucial
for there’s now a
“Pravda” Social
where those rootin’
for Vlad Putin
can spew their view

Originally published advertising free at “If You Haven’t Got A Sonnet”