Poetry

They’re Not Mannequins

The sky swung on streams of light and dark Reflected in quickly moving smashed glass Sticking into tumbling tree limbs The rumbling of thunder Blowing up hope. There was no escape. The wild winds whipping through cluttered streets Blowing away… Read More ›

Battling

Decade by decade Decay decay decay Wanting not needing Fighting not reading, Envy, most fingered word In the thesaurus, Omits jealousy, stark difference, Covet thy neighbor’s biodegradable Possessions, As the sun shines on a sandy beach Make your own rules… Read More ›

Doubt

Doubt, is always around me Even that sentence requires me To question what I see Is there another word That can rattle your brain So feverishly, Back and forth. It’s there, doubt, I believe To bring us to the real… Read More ›

Disposable Outcome

A line of people waiting to get tested “Losing a day’s wage I am” A line of fighter jets just off the factory line And they discover a fault That will cost millions to fix (Don’t tell the taxpayer) A… Read More ›

Door to Door

He is at home Peeping through the curtains Blue light spinning around the walls Of what he called his sitting room Although he had never had one soul come to visit And sit in the sitting room during the twenty… Read More ›

Goodnight

It is absolutely impossible To breath in tandem with your Fellow man or woman. We have gone to war And the battles are ubiquitous Yet undefined Yes Confusion at death The numbers numb Drowning in phlegm Goodnight, unspoken, Last moments… Read More ›