Note: This is a combination of three poems in a series. I see strange fruit When I look to the trees The blood on the leavesHas dropped […]
Tag: poetry
Spark—Tuesday, February 13, 2018
LightA natural phenomenon that brings aboutVisibility, clarity, knowledge, truthAn energy source through which we perceiveColor, shape, distance, intent DarknessA natural phenomenon that brings aboutOpaqueness, obscurity, […]
For Free? – Tuesday, December 19, 2017
They tell me it isn’t healthy To compartmentalize your feelings That when you internalize, you tell yourself lies of omission Denying the totality of your […]
Social Media – Saturday, October 21, 2017
Photos, videos, trending topicsVarious groups, likes, heartsRetweets, comments, re-gramsSnaps, storiesAll from quote/end-quote “friends” Every dayBuried beneath our selfies and social outrageWe are as callous as […]
Cast A Ribbon In the Sky – Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Cast a ribbon in the skyLight candles in the nightSpill some liquor on the groundFor each extinguished life The ribbons represent loveAnd each candle a […]
Strange Fruit III – Saturday, June 17, 2017
I see strange fruitWhen I look to the treesThe blood on the leavesHas dropped from the deceasedNo JiminyBut Geppetto’s on the stringsAs Pinocchio conducts the […]
Depth – Wednesday, June 7, 2017
I’m drowningGasping for airSwimming in painSorrowRegretPunishing myself For the words I never saidAnd the ones that I didFor the actions I tookAnd those I did […]
Distinction – Wednesday, June 7, 2017
It’s a very stark distinctionBetween you and me Head and heart,Cold and hot,Push and pull We used to complement each other,Compliment each other, too We […]
April Showers — Sunday, April 30, 2017
Weight on my shouldersFlashbacks to “the sunken place”It must be April Write for catharsisEmptying my mindGiving my thoughts life Paint daily picturesOn the canvas of […]