Here I sit Now clearly see The fate of my efforts. The ocean beats against this rock Like swells and exhalations Of a watery Beast Furious that I am still On the cliff Legs dangling Tauntingly... Or so it thinks. Always the wind blows Against me From the left-then the...
Walking Out of the Womb
The canopy of night covers the land The stars of heaven blur hand in hand I drift to slumber and die again I’m light as air I drop my pen. The moon defines a lit circle of birth Death shall deliver each Soul from earth I hope next time when I fly beyond I’ll become a...
Why The Fat Lady Sings
Where is the sin in being fat or thin? Live and let live, all treasure within I am not plastic, nor claim fantastic To freeze in a frame, a Soul to claim This temple is mine, with a Self of Divine I am not prized, for an ass and thighs See a cut from a-torn and...
Ten Little Indians
I've seen the Indians They came for their land The rivers and trees The mountains and sand Sometimes they're in pairs But more often alone We've been so busy How could we have known? Money distracts US The television attacks Our conscience of care Our knowledge of...
A Clinic Cynic
Does 'not too bad' Mean 'not too good'? I asked the doctor If she really could Explain such little Evasive terms Do I or don't I Have killer germs? The insurance company Told you to be sure Or there'd be no payment For the needed cure. I waited five days For a "virus"...
A-Z Mysteries
Absolute belief can deliver Beauty. Concurrently, deceptive evil Conveys destiny empirically fated. Divine entities fortify glorious Energy: friends give hearts Freely gliding higher. Isis Gives honorable insight jubilantly. Humbly I juxtapose Kings, Insensitive...
Earth Heart Broken
Salutary sunrises Rolling rivers Open oceans Majestic mountains Hallowed hills Greenest grass Tallest trees Free flowers Refreshing rains Royal rainbows Beautiful birds Wondrous wildlife Serene sunsets Stunning stars I shall deeply miss you. Thus, the malevolent men...
Postal Prostitute
Though he be divorced He is bound by a vow For better or the worst Death does what now? Demon woman so thin Your hair is a nest Your conniving sin Is getting undressed Like an unwanted whore Our government did employ You slither 'cross the floor Your dismissal I'll...
Osix-Osix-Osix
The number game June six-o-six? Encouraged events or another trick? Masks and gloves be for the sick, Sixty candles cut down the wick. Batteries, toilet paper, food and gas, Lots of water and plenty of cash. Extra soap for hands and clothes. Comes martial law no one...
Always A Poet
Sometimes a poet Has to speak What you don't Want to hear. Sometimes a poet Uplifts the meek When you won't Give a prayer. Always a poet Stands alone When they sit And write. Always a poet Longs for home Only to submit At night. Ciera S. Louise c. March 25,...