Tagged: rebellion
The Day After
Unrequited Love Poem “Never confess feelings for someone after a drunken night out with him. Those feelings will fade fast as you sober up.”—A Wise Friend But I missed you so Did you miss...
Surprise Party
Sad Poems The dates of my birth and suicide Ironically, coincide, Party goers see the inside Of my brain against the wall. I didn’t invite them anyways to this occasion – my special...
Forgotten Light
Poem About Exploitation A desperate grasp for distant lights obscures the dawn surrenders sight what was taken left un-returned what is given all unearned and the open hand becomes a balled up fist...
Screaming Little People
Poem About City Life Bus, crowd, hand, smile, anger. Traffic jam, traffic lights, traffic, windows, sky, birds. A wish, a wish to be one of them with the wings. Why are they staying...
Because You Do
Romance Poems Why do you care Care to know The images I hold That you want to hold I hear you say The things you say Things we’ll do Together one day You...
Portrait – Part I
Poem She’s unbreakable — first live and a tiger: her father use to abscond to the market on his moped for coffee and fried breadsticks, and show off to neighbor and kin; she...
You Can’t Drive A Dashboard
Free Form Poetry I don’t know what to do The rest of my time here will Spend its last times floating through Doorways, calling out facts and figures to Those who could care...
A Rain Meditation
Haibun Poem Steady rainfall. The Pastore’s new generator hums. Across the street Stacy and Laurie talk. A sparrow perches on a maple tree, taking shelter under its leaves. Cool draft at my cheek....
After the Show
Love Poem I like your outfit The way you do your hair just so and your tie just right And it feels like a million bucks to have you there because with you,...
It Is so Easy to Be Kind to Strangers
Moral Life Poetry These creatures listen and focus on you Like you were the only person in the universe It is the moment of discovery that ruins it all What’s beyond the surface...
Listening To The Tree
Poems About Nature Twisting out from the ground Making a reach out to the impossible Leaning into the wind The music of gnarled roots Pulsing through chipping Skin and veins A dog curls...
