Lost and alone No one to turn to Homeless, on the Street An abundance of Friends, acquaintances Came and went Old haunts became Mere streets, Cities became blurred Lost in a haze Hostels became one Unloved, always seen, Yet never looked Upon.
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For promises that grow In marshes, To a pristine river to flow, Such are the ones We hope to believe, To drown in, of disbelief, Deep below. There prevails the dawn Hope To herald a dusk Of darkness beyond, A whisper from therein, “Rise, wise; arise,” Look for a promise, In the dead of the…
It’s National Poetry Month, and so many poets I know are churning out a poem-a-day. They are emailing and asking for prompts, for any ideas to trigger inspiration. I don’t have anything to offer them. I feel old, dried up. But every time I am asked, I think of this poem by the brilliant Dante…
A deformed creature who loses arms. The same cruel senselessness ensues from those arms of watered-down souls, corporate drones who feel no obligation to moral kindness or even simple, obvious justice, who ride their authority with spiked stirrups, having no regard for the one who carries them below or how hardworking and reliable their steeds…
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when it’s lyrics in a silent movie worldtakes them inwhen tuning into soundsis really listening when people talkswitches offwhen has to pay attentionfloats off with a drag and a cough has favouriteswrites off othersmemories are for keepsbut with what just happened hardly bothers selfish as a charity workertrapped as a volunteerstages a downfallputs on a…
It’s a little too late Much too late For should not The die has been cast Beans spilled And should not Is a thing on the past Now there’s only The carpet of guilt Wallpaper of whining Sad idling engine What might have been. The post Should Not | Cattail Jester appeared first on Best…
