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Michael John May 2023
the tyranny of a blank
domino
3mm of head
an egg in vinegar
closing down time..
Michael John May 2023
in the spring, d´accord,
is creation!
some ******-dee of
the written word or

some muse in love-
the old sap rising..!
a touch of the ancient
bumble-bee

in the brain-
a fused sword falling
blood like pain
o held the sight..
Michael John May 2023
as a child i had my toys,
as an adolescent a comb,
as a teenager nothing,
in my twenties a guitar

a bag and a walkman..
in my thirties an old ambulance,
in middle age more of the same..
now, i am 63,books, etc..
Michael John May 2023
when confronted by a mirror
there is some truth there
with patience love and care
to open an elusive door..

imagination and/or prayer
now or been  or future
some thing that before
dull or bland is pure-

nose,tooth of pleasure!
that perchance another,
may say (him or her),
ah!my soul mate !

my friend,my lover...
Michael John May 2023
when confronted by a mirror
i recall that greek feller
what was his monica..?
but dont under estimate
the reflection-o-
there is past and there
is future and of course this
******-up-monster
present,oh, but even more
frightening-
there is zero..
Michael John May 2023
when confronted by a mirror
i said, be clever!
hide away where
no-one will see
where no sin lays-
´tween tomorrow
and today..

for love is silver
and lasts forever
death is yesterday!
live for now..!
Michael John Apr 2023
the more privation-
hunger to war
leading to starvation
(and war)
more to less-
to the few everything
less to more-
to hungering
critical mass
massed critical
-some unknown
number largely forgotten-
a national shame-
to be soon
soon to be
(self explanatory
really-)
gone alone
alone gone
freedom and this civilization
but off to the
moon
and then
what to do
the end..
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