Street Roots • June 17-23, 2016
Poetry
Page 14
Use Time Wisely
all the women
by John R. Brown
by Chance S.
just one more time I would like to hold hands
with all the women I have ever loved
just one more kiss, one last embrace
before they push out over the edge.
Asleep in a folding chair
His tie-dyed T-shirt stretched over
A great pot belly that would do the Buddha proud,
A subtle snore escapes his lips,
Followed by a gentle laugh,
Then a shrug, a shudder and a sob.
Perhaps he dreams of a world
Of joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain,
Or peanut butter and jelly.
But then an explosive coughing fit
Returns him to the waking world,
Where the clerk has not yet called his number.
the chemicals, the numbing paths, a manifesto
they get in the way
bullets chambered, our wordy wrath
darkness leaves us with nothing to say.
we’ve steel plated ourselves, cemented our minds
tinted the windows so nobody can look inside
we’ve raped what was given, closed up the blinds
and built our world on those who have lied.
the rivers, the honing of our craft, the demons
they won’t go away
delirium tremens, the convoluted math
the darkness
it’s here to stay.
Laminate
by Cathy Everett
Catching breath, mesmerized with the moment
Sunsetting
Stillness, quietness with the unknown.
Sherbet Skies
Going Forward; Discovering
Welcoming the moon
Rain
By Daniel Cox
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