Violence is not a brick through your window You have comprehensive insurance Violence is an employee who can’t afford insurance Violence is repetitive work that drains body and soul Violence is your plastic aesthetic Giving us pleasure in artificial nothingness Violence is forcing a fake smile And a ‘have a nice day’ from a heart …
Author Archives: Andrew Wehrheim
Last Gift
There are so many things you gave to me A thousand gifts that set me free Propelling me to the ocean of my creativity So I could swim again Down in the depths but now it’s dim again Was it all just a dream? Was it all just a game? The Last Gift you gave …
Introductions
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. Hello World. I have recently stepped back from Facebook and most social media. Because of specific circumstances and latent longings I’ve taken a break from the artificial distractions of life. Well, some of them at least. With less distraction and more free time I’ve re-immersed …
About Me
I am 35 years old and live in West Allis, WI, just west of Milwaukee. My background, I’m sure much like yours, is varied. I’ve been shaped by many things in life: Christianity, Music, Revolutionary Politics, and the hope of a better world. I am a dreamer. A bit of an idealist. But the gravity …
Poetry and Politics 