Category: Random Poetry

Flying Carpet Black ice covers the city, even birds Feel insecure, perched on slippery branches. From my castle on top of the hill, I watch Pedestrians trying not to slip back down Grabbing walls, socks wrapped around shoes Arduously making their way up, falling Noiselessly. Even sounds are covered with ice. Then coming from nowhere, […]

Oradour Never rebuilt to remember. I can’t but hear Screaming As they were burnt alive. Are we what we do? Who were they Those who burnt women and children? A farmer, a teacher, A father, a son. Where they what they did? As a child, I was told of Oradour I was also told Of […]

Ode to the Passer-by Always different, always changing, always the same, I’ve felt your warmth, I’ve felt your love, I’ve felt your pain. You are with me everyday, you make me feel human. You are the parking attendant in Oakland, The black youth who smiled at me, who talked to me, Who gave me faith […]

Birthday “I don’t understand, where are the gifts?” They told me there would be gifts. I see presents, lots of presents but no gift. Many say: “five and older” I don’t see my name Who is this five and older? He has a really weird taste Mum gave me her guilt For not being something […]

ACCIDENT I walk through the streets sensing the light Sunday faces and I slow down, I look around I become part of the village. And I look to the ground to a puddle in Spring the water appears to shine my feelings become so clear Flashed out of the puddle I see a child on […]

Thrown Away There are mounds of them. From afar they look like rollings hills, From close they look lifeless. They are just broken things. They were good things like springs And wheels and old spoons, A pan with a broken handle, A stove with a broken door, A watch that was used For meetings and […]