It’s the pinnacle, the ultimate moment The jukebox is playing all the hits We’ve left our troubles on the red planet Our pain and suffering is all but gone You and I have been numb for too long They could build a solid concrete wall…
Category: Official Marathon Announcement
Gearing up for 2019 …
I almost left all my poems in the draft state… please all remember to publish!
PROMPT #24 Delicate Brutality.
Delicate Brutality You breathe purpose into this broken heart. Your love is healing it is in my blood. I can feel you in the air tonight. You shook me up electrified woke me up my restless heart beats only for you. Save me from this…
Sweet Dreams (Poem #24)
Sweet Dreams My sweet darling I love you so Sweet dreams Hear my whispers fade Feel my hand reach for yours Sweet dreams This time was fun But it is time to go Sweet dreams Sleep is calling My eyes are closing It’s time for…
With a rebel yell….prompt whatever for hour 24!
80s tunes were all about punk…no rock anthems here. from the first sound of feedback, my career started like that Billy Idol tune about dangerous liaisons with dangerous broads from parts of town no one wanted to see: shakey uncompromising and a little arrogant….
God, My God (Poem #23)
God You do so much for me You are all encompassing Ever present You don’t leave me You never forsake me My life is in Your hands God My life would be pointless without you Your words is a lamp to my feet And is…
Extracurricular Activities
1. Innocence and purity But it all ends early Dirt and chocolate A childish explosion Glue and marker stains Aftermath of art class 2. Pen ink and paper cuts Growing pains Algebra and P.E. Intro to the internet Ankle sprains and hairdos 8th grade hobbies…
Prompt#23 Carefree days
I came into this world with a bang. On a stormy Thursday afternoon, the trains stopped working, the roads were flooded, I came into this world with 5) the umbilical cord wrapped around my…
prompt 29: the truth about darkness
the truth about darkness (homage to Billy Ray Belcourt and his numbered poems) re-occurring nightmares about monsters in cellars with no ladders indicates deep, hidden secrets the deeper the secret, the more painful the removal – like a jagged, rusted storm drain pipes through the…
Summer Sunlight
True survival means that you find the best of things Even from my childhood I learned this to be true Mom was a stranger but I’m thankful that I am alive I couldn’t stay with Grandma but the best I have of her thrives He…