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a group of poems I was more hesitant to write |
America, 1865 Strawberries ripe And red, bumble And flounce against Bulbous, globular, Blueberries. Their circumference Generous, Lay solicitous, As oranges To rival Sit nearby. Two canary yellow bananas Rest like a phone To receiver, above The heap. Two casual Washington Apples are thrown Atop for good measure. The sturdy wagon Creaks to a stop near the Boston River. Picnic Day. A diamond gloved hand Emerges from the Carriage expectantly. A day from new Beginnings. Choose Are you an earthly Wanderer? Do you know Where you need to go? Every soul has come this way, To Fork of Hills Or Prairie Way. Imagine you today My friend where you have need to go? Consider not your Circumstance, ill shoes that you have on. Neither thee considereth Where it is that you’ve come from. You know by now Just what you need. You know by now, the Way indeed, Virtue and Life, or Self and Greed? Certainty? Random Deeds? The journey’s a bit more. The time is come, The hour’s nigh, Choose my friend, By now decide, Of mountains and rains, Haze and shade, Where it is that you Must go. Cooing Couple Do you love me Baby? Yes I do. Smoochie- smooch and Coochie-coo. Do you like my eyes? Sugar bee, La response es Oui, oui, oui. Do you love my bod? How could I not? C’est magnifique et Oooh la la! Will you ever leave? No, no adieus, My sweet amour, My Pookie- Poo. Daughter and Citizen Socially inept And drowning In the depths of my own Humor and wit--- which is Really full of “it”... But at the slightest glance, My circumstance so Aroused by misfortune Can awaken a trumpeting Melody loud enough to Wake the dead, Or steady the feeble, Or bring fortune’s exclusivity to its Knees. But at last I find, The power of the mind, The knowledge of God’s Law; Valiance, and purity Have been my bounty--- leaving a legacy and Trail to the Outer worlds. Dirty Dirt, dust, that element, Beneath my nails, On soddy hands: Debris from earthly rocked- out tour. Proof of life on Heaven’s shore. Did I live? Dang right I did. With open palms where Demons tread. Writhed with serpents, Flitted with fleas, Amid the dirt and Crumbled leaves. Writhing in dust, Like a snake in the sod, With no regard for Your men or gods. No real kindness, More or less, no Charity, forgiveness--- SELFISHNESS. Bogus of the choir. Stranger of my house. Thug on my turf, Making my rounds. The dirt always beckoned from Deep -inside: “Hold now steadfast to your pride. Pursueth not the noble deeds, What you WANT is what you need. What you WANT is what Is real. Remember now Of pledges, Deals.” The dirt, it beckoned to my heartbeat, From the earth and the core’s flames. But what exactly is the return On our Legacies? Our names? Our shames? Will I be enshrouded To existence as a man who Despised the rules?” Shamefully, “Behold my pearls, Beneath my way: Rounded bliss as particles?” ************* And there were words, And there were wars, And alliances were Forged. And there was grace, And there was blood, And there was hope reborn. I clawed through the turf like I’d been buried alive, Escaping the pull of the core. On the ground, now upright, Enjoying life’s mirth. slithering NOT, truly dominating the earth. Happy Poem Happy poem In yo face! Happy poem To fill this space! Happy poem To balance this book! Happy poem Is all it took! Happy poem Cuz I’m a bawse! Happy poem Connect the dots! Happy poem Of light and glee! Happy poem To you from me. Happy poem In spirit and style! Happy poem All glitter and Smiles! Him So I read this book of Rodrigo, a tall Buff, strapping Latino Man (in a bodice ripper). I looked over one night at Vance, my snoring Negligent lover, and Thought about time. My life will soon be over. I can’t imagine being buried Til death in slight And good intentions. Oh, and Doughy, squishy flesh. So I run off to Spain to find A destiny to know, like The buff, Latin man of the Book of Rodrigo. So I spend 2 years in their University. So call me a Fake, a fraud, it was a guise For me. I studied. I partied hard. I stepped out of The lines. Wild living, eyes wide open, Searching to find, That passion, strength; A destiny to know--- Like the buff Latin man Of the Book of Rodrigo. I dated locals, went to Mass, A festival or two. None Could compare (but a slim few) To the verve, the power, the stallion- hearted machismo, the charge, the valor of My Beloved Rodrigo. I meditated, did yoga, Burned ounces of sage, In hopes to conjure the Man of each page. I need him. I want him. One day he’ll be mine! I deserve his greatness, my face a morning glow, From crazy, erotic lovemaking With Beloved Rodrigo. Mid- year 3 found me anxious, In need of caress, and the Warm, mushy softness Of pillowy flesh. To find Rodrigo, I’d need to kill hellhounds, Steal a jewel from a king With the goldest of crowns. Find a dragon’s nest of hatchlings, The Egyptian sphinx’s nose, I’d better go back to the bed I know. So, back to Vance, With amends in tow, And the worn out pages Of the Book of Rodrigo. Still at times, when it’s Late at night, I reach out When I’m all alone, to read Of an old, dusty, destiny close To home. So many things I’ve learned of me, So many things I know, Were brought to me, From the buff, Latin, man Of The Book of Rodrigo. Vexing and complex, Is your recent text. Can’t you tell just Who I am From my last Instagram? I post selfies everyday, Posing in the flirtiest of Ways. Events, travel, even the dull; I post A lifelong chronicle. I’m not just any girl you know. My likes are way up high. So I really can’t understand This forceful a “goodbye.” I’ve made a career of Elusiveness, now You’re eluding me? Damn, just how many Shades of wonderful Do I really have to be? Love For Life my lover, my love, I was drawn to you like a ring to a bell. my resonance echoed and Throbbed you... and you alone. This tormented disconnect as Ruthless as the Choppy sea this Evening. The lapping of the waves To shore tears At my cores. But you will never be back, You left this world so long ago… You left me alone, All alone… Marked Marked at birth, betrayed by chance, yet grit of earth, and sustenance. And can you glimpse the slave girl dance? She dances a constant staccato, ever moving and raging strong. Heartbeat in key to survival, Footwork oppressively long. Who knows how long she’ll labor ‘neath this never ending song. Yet she remains ready, and the people they clap along, to her grappling for survival; like the sight of a drunkard’s strife; like the bull in center stage; is the colored person’s life. It’s been said that we’re just slaves, on this round and lonely world. But overturning is the power of the dancing, slave- like girl. Me and a Page Me and a page. Like you on a stage. Singing loud from pent up Rage, The pen and the mic. Preacher to the hounds, versus Mother feeding mouths, Errands all over town. The pulpit and the arms. Bushman warrior so dark, Compounding huts of paste and bark, versus Well-mannered Loan shark, They’re trying to make it in this world. Green to leaf, and leaf to tree, Coexist in functionality, So the story of a million lives, Like buzzing bees over dripping hives. Obsession Tossed and whirled About my bed, Your phrase rolls softly In my head. A voice of smooth But scornful Sound. A phrase you can’t Recall--- Rolls around Seductively As I turn from wall to wall. Writhing, grasping Desperately To life’s unhidden Clues… So often is the Pride and heart The softest place to Bruise. Your melodic voice Playing in my head… Snippets of the Things you said… Hold me now And set me free Of manic- style Delusory. Providence An orange burst; A climate change clutched to ruddy morn. Dawn’s light, Is made in rays, Now, Amidst the meanderings of Life’s commonality. Breeze, flutter by me. Feather my Face, So softly, With your affection. Embrace me as your child. Let me breathe your air, dream your dreams. Hope with new vigor, Conjuring water to rock, And rock to water, As need be. I desperately need your Soulful solace. Providence, Fill my lungs with your new Imaginations. Ruse An enigmatic symphony, As we go round and round. Can you hear the swan song, The infernal deathly sound? All hope of love is futile, There are no rules or truths. A hall of mirrors carousel, my Friends we have a ruse! Saline From deep pools of capability Lies the “Great Sea Octo.” Deep within my reservoir core lies this beast of your most dreadful phantasy. A slick and beautiful pink, grey and blue, Her majesty is shadowed only by her strength. She extends, arms out taking care of this and that, this and that, and Sucking hold of a million fruitful desires. Her stylish swish, though endearing, is Quite in contrast to her engulfing defense tactic. For, suctioned and tacked, Obstructions flail, Spurt, and are inked and Blacked out to oblivion. The Octo of the Sea: The woman in you and me. Powerful and abundant. Our grey arms, they extend… They extend… They extend… Her range goes for miles for you. She’ll go for miles for you. She’s gone for miles for you. Selfish Greed Pray for me, a selfish soul, led by the nose with iron hooks, made to dance lewd before demons and men, who ogle my chains of pride and chagrin. Eager is my mode, Greed my Due North. I’ve been the same way from present, since birth. A prideful chasm of want and need. A spiritual ball of Selfish Greed. Songstress I need to be beautiful. I want you to scream my name, Out of riotous pleasure, or Melancholic pain. I want your soul too, In lock and key. I want your every daydream To be only of me. You see, I’m spiritual; A goddess of sound, An Aphrodite of music, Of the here and the now. Don’t stop or I’ll crumble. Let me always be, Your unattainable queen; Your Celebrity. Subway 11 Briefly. A brush of your hair Across my shoulder. The mingling Of my masculine And your feminine Aroma on the Subway 69 as You leave. One minute and A half before, Two seats away, Your floating eye met My stationary one, our psychic vibes Bumping each other to the Rhythm of our Jaunting subway Vessel. Though our Eyes met not Again, my Retinas burned, Seeing what You were doing At your seat, And were leaving To do. The brush of blond hair across My collar bone, And the mingling Of two aromas; Two worlds: Masculine and Feminine. |