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20/20
Hindsight
Always wishing,  
seeing & hoping for
something
anything
more ...
that never came
because of daring
neither to try,
nor the courage to fight
for Love...
An unwanted Son
shines upon the back doorsteps,

Once left behind
like scattered newspaper parcels
inside a morning dumpster;

as she laughs
without candour & smiles
without remorse,
evaporating the panic
to dry up the tears.

The numbness becomes
trapped somewhere
between two seasons,
the present & the past;

remembering that seperation
burns like tearing skin
across the surface & uneveningly deep

As shock beckons truthfullness
& begs for meaningful clarity,

he pushes her away
& tosses her aside

like a cigarette ****
held floating in Time,
once finished,
is flung across the air
& beside a dumpster
like an unwanted Son.

Psjwebber
(16 April 2004)
Why
I tossed
& I turned.

Why is this lesson,
So hard to learn?

Each eye awake
& reminiscing over
Every single one
of Life's mistakes.

Right or Wrong ?

My family
My youth
My Integrity
My cowardice
My serenity
My complacency
or lack of generosity
& indecision
or was it apathy
love, hate, sympathy

that She had for me?

I think about
my place,
my plate
this space
&
the belittling
of Me
or just being irate....

Why should/did I change?

when in my Mind
its memories
its pain
its emotions
for Heaven's sakes
make it complete
Not deranged.

Psjwebber
(14 Oct 21)
Forgotten
is
To be ignored
stabs deeper
cuts more...

No recognition
No concern
No control
Less than Nothing

Father Time
took his toll…

Left behind
No one remembers

wrinkles and scattered
Grey…
A Man once
I might drop her
A joke
Youth laughs…

publicly humiliated
considered weak
stood up
& abandoned
the party is over
whiskey & wine
never dulls
the pain of
Being lost
Being ignored
Being Forgotten.

Psjwebber
(21 October 2020)
Our
Teeter totter
On the see-saw
  Made us wonder
  Made us awe
Belief in miracles
& the impossible
Before the Fall.


Prince S J Webber
(4 June 2020)
the morning walk
mindful glances
alone we talk

crushing leaves
beneath our feet

ambience
from last night
& now the day before
the stillness keeps

captured here
With
promises beside
an open door

closely following
You
between the trees
down the path
& going wherever
We please

Our hopes
Ours dreams
&
crossed over
fingertips
touching You
Soft warm lips

Washing your toes
at our favorite stream

Listening
understanding
& knowing what it
explicitly means.

We connected
limbs intertwined
telling the tale
& letting go

deciding for myself
Your the One...

So,
we'll take it slow

Psjwebber
(10 Nov 21)
Soft dark,
long legs of a gazelle,

Shapely buds of womanhood
Peek out at us like sundrops
between palm tree leaves.

***** curls worn like a crown.

At the ready!
She runs & leaps

Sandals upon the sand
& grassy knoll near the water's edge.  

Sun bathes brooks
naughty boys not hesitant
to stare with longing looks.

with eagle’s eyes
she knows
which way to go!

By:   Prince S.J. Webber
06 AUG 17
Black Youth
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