You Could Be Me I can see you as your feeding parking meters without heeding this sign I am holding, pleading, trying to feed my family. I see you on the cell phone calling someone as my baby’s bawling. On my face the tears are…
Tag: #PoetryMarathon
Attention Attention
Headlines Attention! Attention, read all about it Spot light on, Scene 2-take 23-action!!! Is it all about you? Is that all that you do Can u not be the center today? Can u b with the commoners, Movie star Drama queen Give me space so…
Vagabond
When feet long to wander the only choice is surrender. Slipping home into my pocket I take to the road, gypsy dreams my map and guide. Stopping only when fancy strikes, sustenance comes in the gifts of nature and man, comfort in a fleeting kindness….
Thank You
Thank you sweet water for all of the magic you bring Thank you sweet water for cooling my toes this hot day the pools and the rain and the springs and the river to the ocean and thank you for carrying me all of this way…
Hour 10 – Praise
A Grandpa’s Love When I was young, my grandfather taught me so much about life; I learned to cook, and I learned to fish, and I learned about surviving through strife. I learned about camping and campfire coffee, pinching toes I soon learned to avoid….
Appreciation
I Sing your praises At the top of the mountain For the world to hear
Ghost Story: A Nearly Found Poem
Not all haunted places are houses Memories rattle chains, mistakes pace hallways, regret wails through the night. And the ghosts, they own everything
Lady Justice Kneels and Weeps
Leviathan gave birth to iron bars and execution Locke’s order morphing to beast Cruel and unusual the order of the day Gavel cracks on the back of poverty Survival becomes violences screaming isolation, violating dignity demanding obedience Our Lady crawls along pipeline choking on legality…
Lovers
I’m closing my eyes Stepping into ur space Coming closer to ur face I feel u watch me U moisten ur bottom lip And bend ur neck Grabin my hip Meet me half way Shuttin ur eyes They meet and press Push and kiss U…
The Wooden Trail
I walk this winding wooden trail With beauty everywhere Toward a peaceful destination Filled with dreams beyond compare Each and every way I look God’s wonder clearly shines Blessing every step I talk For He has made this life mine I see the water, so…