2023 Poem Twenty Three
I’m glad I can’t change
the past or tell myself the
future without her
Hour 24: Hope
Life is an interplay of shadows and light
A lot of times the black clouds seem to overwhelm the sun
But a tiny, silvery ray called hope shines through,
Guiding our lost souls back in to the action ring
Rekindling the embers of dying dreams in our breast
In the canvas of our setting sun, glimmering hope paints the image of a new dawn
Every step that hope inspires you to take, you rise above your fears,
Finding strength and love
2024 Poem Twenty Two
Little, Gay Awakenings
– Tasting her cherry chapstick for the first time
– Shego in afternoon cartoons
– My first short, short haircut
– The realization that humans could never be put into a box, let alone Box A or Box B only
– Liquid courage fueled telling her “I like you” and being the only one who knows the true depth of that tiny statement
– The beat of my heart as I knock on her dorm room door
To Make Brownies
Step one:
Open the box
Read the instructions on the box
Without spilling the contents of the box
Step two:
Spill contents of the box
Curse
Sigh with relief
That the contents are separately packaged
Step three:
Look for eggs in the fridge
Discover there are none
Step four:
Go to the store
Get wine, cereal, bananas
Pain killers
Step five:
Get home
Realize you forgot the eggs
Curse again
Step six:
Go to bakery
Buy brownies
Step seven:
Watch favorite movie
Eat brownies
Try to forget about bad day
On Hope
Hope is a 4-letter word
that is necessary to survive.
Almost as essential as breathing…
so we must work to keep hope alive.
There’s plenty of proof of sorrow,
but we can’t let anguish rule the day.
Hope is only deterrent that
can hold deep despair at bay.
So keep hope alive as a practice.
Renew your faith in what’s good
as you go.
With hope on your side,
you can withstand
any challenges you’ll come to know.
Hour 24: Villanelle
Never lose hope in better days,
It helps us through the darkest times,
Dreaming with your eyes open with your faith on display,
Blessed you are, count the ways,
Don’t fall into the emotional traps,
Never lose hope in better days,
Hope reminds you that something better awaits,
Amidst the perils of life,
Dreaming with your eyes open with your faith on display,
You’ve got to give God praise,
and keep your faith,
Never lose hope in better days,
The plans for you is known, you just have to pray,
Make it happen; don’t worry about any delays,
Dreaming with your eyes open with your faith on display,
Opportunity awaits; go and be great,
The desire in you, it’s a learned trait,
Never lose hope in better days,
Dreaming with your eyes open with your faith on display.
Hour20
Don’t tell me what to do,
I can’t bear it and
You know it well!
Just fill my void!
If you can…
Hour 21 : Running
Running through the pages of haves and have-nots,
promising in the mother tongue,
escaping the reality,
dreams are filled with the sequences of running.
Everyday Villainy
Time is a thief
that keeps taking us by surprise.
Or hiding key aspects of what it knows about us
and what we keep forgetting.
Schedules are fuel to burn.
Intentions a Super Highway of high-speed chases
that never get on the news.
I’d like to meet my younger self and
tell her she had the right idea
before she hit the snooze alarm
for five years.