A Mother's Son
a dirty needle,
a sawed-off shotgun,
and a stolen car...
a one way trip to hell
on a dead end road...
a mother weeps
by an unmarked grave...
no one came to the church.
the guilty and the innocent
both suffer and die...
sometimes its hard to say
which is which...
when the sun doesnt come up
in the morning sky.... and
it's raining darkness all around...
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God, I Am Weary
tired...
and frustrated,
walking through
endless sands...
no path ahead,
and the wind removes
all traces behind.
god, i am weary...
this body is worn,
these eyes fade.
and the songs i sing
in the desert night,
haunt the distance with sadness.
Lover, where are you?
i've forgotten your face!
even the smell of your perfume,
fades in the darkness.
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Poets For Change
poets for change...
from all walks of life,
all nationalities,
different educational levels,
diverse viewpoints respected,
male and female, young and old....
shedding light on the human condition.
daring to question, to defy
all weight of gravity to silence...
bringing a cup of water to the thirsty,
compassionate ears and hands involved.
from heart to heart, soul to soul,
with honest eyes speaking....
and passionate belief in all that lives!
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Tears That Jesus Shed
get your degree in prison,
judgemental Christians,
convict you of the crime.
because your color's different,
you came from the tenements,
you're just not their kind.
or hang you from the rafters,
happy ever after,
you dont fit the mold.
sexual confusion,
forbidden communions,
love that you cant hold.
stamp the numbers on your head.
you're just one of the living dead....
one of the tears that Jesus shed....
one of the tears that Jesus shed!
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What Anyone Else Thinks!
i would rather have had
one passionate earthshaking moment
of me and you....
even if it cost me my life....
than to have lived long and peaceful,
never knowing you!
i'd give up all i've ever had,
to kiss your lips, to take your hand,
and walk by your side for one day....
i'd give up the kingdoms of the world,
to hold you in my embrace.
i'd give up eternity
for one eternal moment of your love....
and i dont give a damn
what anyone else thinks!
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Workers Of America
good work...
hard work that you're
respected for, compensated
fairly for.....
no work is menial!
the man who picks up
and hauls your trash,
just as important,
just as worthy,
as the banker or businessman!
picking fruit, working in hospitals,
working on machines...
all needed!
all work done well,
is poetry in itself!
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Both Home And Grace...
are we running out of time?
the sands in the houglass
stained by blood, and want...
whose face on the milk carton?
whose footprints in the alley?
whose tongue turns the nut?
whose breath stagnant with hurt?
we write our stories in lifetimes,
lived, or burned...
the fire itself dim with age.
is love then destiny, a curse,
or a storm?
doth the night ever end?
and the unknown ship
sailing unknown waters,
carries the scent
of both home and grace!
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Broken Glass
broken glass,
autumn chill,
the spoon tarnished...
with time.
an old lid turned up,
half filled, half empty,
wearing a spider's web,
and time earned rust.
a dog barks, a truck
goes by....
an old mattress
on the bed...
a baby's born
in a rundown trailer,
an old woman dies
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Just For One Day...
just for one day...
let's forget about the struggle,
the battle to survive and be free.
the endless turmoil, suffering,
and all the problems we face,
forget about saving the world...
and go lay naked on a blanket
beneath an old tree,
making slow sweet love
while the sparrows watch...
and listen to the coming
and going of the tide,
the turning of the earth
in each other's heart.
tomorrow, back to the fray!
today, come with me,
just for one day!
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Poor Dog Poetry # 2
cant pay the rent, live in a tent,
pitch it where it's dark.
dumpster diving for your food,
thrown out by the rich and rude,
who have artificial hearts.
doing day work, dont shirk,
sell your soul for nickels and dimes.
gotta be Goodwill or cheap thrills,
hopped up on stolen pills,
gonna end up doing time....
the horns blow, patriots rise.
somewhere another innocent dies.
stars and stripes in the land of lies....
freedom bows her head and cries!
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