Introduction

I have had a few people tell me I should start a poem blog so here it is. I have been writing poems for about 9 years and I have written hundreds of poems. In each post I will add one of my older poems first and then my newest poem.

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Your Art

Out Of One, Into Another
March 19, 2008
I cannot have it
It is a deep downward slope
Once you fall you have fallen
Unless you confide in the clammy ugly hand
That leads to another trench
But one I am familiar with
I slowly accept the hand
Willing to be there if only I get out
Out of the other hole I have fallen into


Your Art
Sept. 8, 2016
I am drawn to this type of art
I completely want to stay enclosed
Encompassed in the serenity of the strokes
Becoming a fragment of the design
Disappearing into its beauty
The artist packs my desire up and goes home
Or sells the masterpiece to the highest bidder
I will never be
But it has touched me and taken part of me
My mind will always be its slave
Isolated within my bare walls






Monday, September 5, 2016

Consuming Me

I Have Control
March 18, 2008
I have control
Holding onto the dark flowing kite
I decide how far it goes
The weather man warned of the storm
But I am strong
The lightening won't hit my kite
Because I have control



Consuming Me
Sept. 5, 2016
Years I have made the fire blaze
Heat warming my face and chest
Adding to the flame to build
Others join to help
Log after log is added
They cannot see my feet held tight
The warmth intensifying
But they keep adding more
My skin turning raw and blistered
Screaming I beg them to stop
Damaged looks cross their faces
They stop
Dejectedly watch as the fire consumes me