April 5, 2013

The Psychobabble of Rome


Yawn, yawn... 
Hey Francis!
The day you defrock and turn over the names
and evidence 
of bishops and cardinals 
that hid, moved, and promoted pedophile priests, 
I will start believing your 'new' verbiage. 
Start by turning over the evidence damming Cardinal Bernard Law, 
who was given asylum by your two papal predecessors,
but then you know this, you are the Pope. 
Return him to Boston, 
let him stand trial, be convicted, and spend the rest of his days 
in the 'Franciscan' simplicity of an American jail cell.
Until then,
don't insult our intelligence...
please shut the fuck up ~

zjm

March 31, 2013

The True Meaning of Easter

photo by zachary jack marcus
“You can cut all the flowers 
but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” 

 ~ Pablo Neruda

March 29, 2013

Pot of Gold


On St. Patrick's Day...

Took my daughters
Audra Grace age 9
Aliza Quinn age 5
to the art museum

Several hours of wandering
in silence
sketch pads in hand...
losing themselves in worlds
far beyond
the programmed pablum
of school and otherwise
modern banal activities


At one point, Audra,
sat down in the center of one gallery room,
not on the designated bench...
but in the middle of the floor


When she stood up
she handed me this,
written in her own hand...

"Magic...
is there another word for it?
Art, creativity, love,
mistakes, loyalty, nature
The way the sun touches the grass,
the way the river flows.
Looking at everything
and having a desire to paint it. 
Feeling proud, happy or sad.
The word 'magic' is magical itself.
Imagination and books are some more.
Magic...
is every word in the world."

Audra G. Marcus (age 9)


zjm