A clear, flowing river in the middle of the desert, where the water was dry, John and Jill fetched water to spill, to see Jack and Jane rolling the sandy hills. Let’s continue while taking a nap, I’ll tell you a fable and it’s all…
Category: Half Marathon Poem
Poem 11 — Happy & Homeless
I live on cold concrete, But that’s okay with me. I am more content than the rich. I am poor, broke and lonely. I tried to live in a house, But it required too much stress, I hated buying everything, I worked and dressed my…
Homeless
I walk the streets day and night Looking for a place Searching for a job Begging for some food Only I find Close doors No opportunities A hard piece of bread Where is compassion? Where is love? Where is a place? To sleep…
Ain’t No Love On The Streets
Ain’t no love out here… Lots of fear. I ain’t scared no more; I’m only a whore. Ain’t got no house… Have a pimp, he’s a louse! Ain’t no perks… Just johns and jerks. And all of ’em are shit; Ain’t worth their wives spit….
Summers last a little more
Its a story… a verse written to rhyme… A thought that flows in the soul and makes the whole world radiant with an eternal glow. When the snow covered the ground.. and fog made the vision low.. I held you close to my heart.. and…
Hour Eleven: Neither neither nor nor
Where is there left to go when you’re neither neither nor nor? When you’re not allowed a name only a label? When you’re defined by what you (don’t) have instead of who you are? When confronted by the fact of your existence they’d rather you…
Idols
we give our idols the platform they stand on and hope they don’t fall.
Difference
I see the moving cities.. Flying vehicles Running people They seem to have a destination I don’t. I see the busy city roads And streets , And lanes Even at midnight and after They seem to be going I don’t. I don’t run I wander,…
Two brown eyes and two floppy ears
A discarded eyeball next to the bookcase A fluffy arm in a sunbeam A half chewed stuffed mascot under the couch A tail dancing at the door’s first creak A pair of brown butter eyes keen gaze on the street An eager dance partner…
Moonchild
The moon looked down Saw the earth beaming blue With ocean filled with mermaids and gardens where fairies flew. The moon sparkled silver And rays of calm crystal fell on earth; Hush!the wind Rush the enchantress. Go look now, there she is with magic smeared…