unnamed: Poems

Jun 17 · 125

I Know

unnamed Jun 17

I Know

I think I know why
You'd miss me if I left life
Who'd do the dishes?

Jun 17 · 46

Drive By

unnamed Jun 17

Drive By

Shot down once again
A drive by ultimatum
Sadness makes the rules.

Jun 17 · 14

Memories

unnamed Jun 17

Memories

Feeling down today
Friends I knew in younger days
Won't come out to play

Jun 16 · 31

Darkness

unnamed Jun 16

Darkness

Where the dark does thrive
In recesses in my mind ,
where I'm not alive

Jun 16 · 38

Depressive Thoughts

unnamed Jun 16

Depressive Thoughts

I'll not give in yet
The battle lost once in the past
Fought for peace within.

Jun 16 · 28

What Is...,.

unnamed Jun 16

What Is...,.

What's warmth without cold
Love without indifference
Truce without bloodshed

Jun 16 · 40

A Poet"s Tools

unnamed Jun 16

A Poet"s Tools

Tools for poetry
Pen , paper , empathy
Wit , emotion too.

Jun 16 · 60

Days

unnamed Jun 16

Days

Today Is running slow
Yesterday's dying fast
Tomorrow is in the works

Jun 16 · 36

Hatred

unnamed Jun 16

Hatred

Crowd chants it's loathing
Hatred's demonic face shown
Satan is humbled

Jun 15 · 41

Tango

unnamed Jun 15

Tango

You need not ask me
You may always have this dance
Passion takes the floor

Jun 15 · 59

Don't Leave

unnamed Jun 15

Don't Leave

You can't leave me now
While meteors light the sky
and my dreams close by

Jun 15 · 16

Jeans

unnamed Jun 15

Jeans

Relaxing blue jeans
Comfortable when you sit
In snug or loose fit.

Jun 15 · 57

Dogs

unnamed Jun 15

Dogs

Dogs are medicine
They are much like a tonic
For all that ails you.

Jun 15 · 82

The Moon

unnamed Jun 15

The Moon

Will you still love me
When the moon's pull on the tide
Recedes forever

Jun 15 · 18

Curious

unnamed Jun 15

Curious

Curiosity
Has got the better of me
Why'd I come to be

Jun 15 · 40

Fears

unnamed Jun 15

Fears

Please lend me an ear
Though you hold me close , please hear
Why and when I fear.

Jun 15 · 64

Fate

unnamed Jun 15

Fate

I'm indifferent
When it comes down to my fate
Should I live or die.

Jun 15 · 314

Disappointment

unnamed Jun 15

Disappointment

I know how life is
People always let you down
Yet , the world still turns

Jun 14 · 46

Young

unnamed Jun 14

Young

I'm still young minded
Still hopscotching through my day
Taking every dare.

Jun 14 · 51

Commercials

unnamed Jun 14

Commercials

TV commercials
Guess my teeth need whitening
They're not really mine.

Jun 14 · 60

Following

unnamed Jun 14

Following

I will follow you
Till the earth and sun collide
Ashes in the wind.

Jun 14 · 44

Old Folks

unnamed Jun 14

Old Folks

No visitors come
old folks sad and unwanted
inside their still kids.
.

Jun 14 · 42

Ladies

unnamed Jun 14

Ladies

ladies night tonight
checking makeup and hairdo
spiked heels , fishnets too

Jun 14 · 55

Dad

unnamed Jun 14

Dad

A meager living
Sadly what my father made
Drunk when he got paid

Jun 14 · 61

Imagination

unnamed Jun 14

Imagination

in my mind's eye
no fentanyl, fires or floods
fighting or famine

Jun 14 · 60

Summer Camp

unnamed Jun 14

Summer Camp

Kickin back at camp
Songs and smores , hot dogs and beans
Cowboy boots , blue jeans

Jun 14 · 52

Jester

unnamed Jun 14

Jester

Jester tells his jokes
guess you had to be there or
Breathe in what he smokes

Jun 13 · 65

Dreams

unnamed Jun 13

Dreams

dreams swirl in my mind
rafting on the white rapids
swimming with dolphins.

Jun 13 · 49

Grandma's House

unnamed Jun 13

Grandma's House

The smell of the crayons
in the old coffee can
The feel of the **** rug
beneath me as I lie coloring.

Jun 13 · 49

Direction

unnamed Jun 13

Direction

the birds have flown south
the deer have found their summer
where am I to go

Jun 13 · 56

Future

unnamed Jun 13

Future

life improvised
made up as we go along
future unscripted

Jun 13 · 65

Languages

unnamed Jun 13

Languages

time speaks a language
that doesn't make sense to me
it is gibberish

Jun 13 · 44

Villain

unnamed Jun 13

Villain

time is a villain
it creeps up and shakes you down
It steals years from you

Jun 13 · 49

Free Will

unnamed Jun 13

Free Will

I promised myself
my age would not define me
setting the clock back.

Jun 12 · 58

Anxious

unnamed Jun 12

Anxious

can't get used to change
anxious, exiting my shell
god, I fear the world

Jun 12 · 46

My Soul

unnamed Jun 12

My Soul

moving day today
my soul awaits the angels
hope to meet my lord

Jun 12 · 49

My Heart

unnamed Jun 12

My Heart

if time heals all wounds
why then do I nurse a heart
broken long ago

Jun 12 · 52

Death's Waiting

unnamed Jun 12

Death's Waiting

silently I creep
I can't make my presence known
death waits on the dock

Jun 12 · 61

Obligations

unnamed Jun 12

Obligations

not obligated
this life won't do right by me
it'll just walk away

Jun 12 · 33

Time Talks Too Much

unnamed Jun 12

Time Talks Too Much

I'm indifferent
when time brings up my years spent
draped in lonliness

Jun 12 · 62

Shadows

unnamed Jun 12

Shadows

how's it possible
the many years slipped past me
casting no shadows

Jun 12 · 62

Hope

unnamed Jun 12

Hope

why am I surprised
when hope picks up and leaves me
not leaving a note

Jun 12 · 31

Thoughts

unnamed Jun 12

Thoughts

I'm taking the time
to understand the reason
thoughts of death soothe me.

Jun 12 · 58

Death

unnamed Jun 12

Death

calm, as my soul flees
it's never wanted to stay
it was trapped inside

Jun 12 · 99

Void

unnamed Jun 12

Void

alone in a void
hidden from reality
your dreams gasp for air.

Jun 12 · 36

Goodbyes

unnamed Jun 12

Goodbyes

to my voice you're deaf
your love cold and so distant
echoes of past lives

Jun 12 · 54

Love Dies

unnamed Jun 12

Love Dies

politeness faded
"I'm sorrys", a thing of the past
silence between us

Jun 12 · 41

Values

unnamed Jun 12

Values

values I hold dear
not the same ones you embrace
worth the same amount.

Jun 12 · 47

Birthday Parties

unnamed Jun 12

Birthday Parties

dogs birthday bashes
cupcakes , presents, party hats
candles, ice cream , cake

Jun 12 · 39

Aging

unnamed Jun 12

Aging

lines etched in my face
names on the tip of my tongue
arms too short to read.