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MARILYN IN THE MOUNTAINS

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MARILYN IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sixty years after
the release of the film
returning again to
The River of No Return

Stepping again in a river
that you can’t step in twice
sleeping again in a cabin
by the cabin where you slept

Listening again to the rapids
that run over the same rocks
and still chew at the roots
of the same bent tree

Listening for the whispers
of the words
you went away without saying

The words we are all still waiting to hear

SLEEPING WITH YOURSELF

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SLEEPING WITH YOURSELF

If you think you have no power
try sleeping with a Kennedy

You may find some, but most likely
they will end up with more

If you want to touch vulnerable
try sleeping with a Marilyn

You may find some, but most likely
you will just pile more dirt on her grave

If you can’t find your inner poet
or the painter unafraid to use red

You can always find one willing
to help you find it in their bed

And there may be value in this trail
however tangled dark and faint

For you can sometimes find out where
something is just by finding where it ain’t

THE NEW ARCHETYPES

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THE NEW ARCHETYPES

Apollo is still locked into the light
Dionysus still dancing our darkenss

Mars and friends are still busy at war
and Aphrodite’s still getting her way

The old archetypes will never go away
but we have some new ones here today

Elvis is the King
John Wayne is the Duke
and Marilyn is Marilyn

Babe is the Babe and the Boss is the Boss
Diana the Huntress has become the prey

It doesn’t matter if they’ve come
from Mt. Olympus or Hollywood USA
they’re in us now, and they’re in play