Do-si-do

A 2020 poem

We pass each other by

Always slightly missing the point

Back to back

A sadness stares into the distance

Rewind

Determined to try again

Face to face

Who do I see in you?

Who do you see in me?

I look to the sky

But he is not there

I am not looking high enough

My little brain cannot quite grasp

“Big” is as good as my searching gets

A sadness, a sacrifice I make

To no avail

I will close my eyes and kneel

And wait

Impatient, I stand and wrestle

Until you bless me

Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/photos/beach-person-sitting-looking-water-984200/

Trail of Destruction

A 2020 poem

A heart slow-cooked

Turn up the volume

So you can’t hear the screams

Cancel that noise

So you can live as normal

Fingers in your ears

That’s the way to do it!

Beat him over the head with a stick

He’ll learn not to love again

A painful delicacy

Image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/photos/woman-female-young-girl-beauty-2593264/

Knit One, Purl One

A 2020 poem

Lonely boy

Steal a rib

Boy meets girl

Star-crossed lovers

Back to front

Opposites bind

Explosive energy

Sin-crossed lovers

Incessant blood

Deathly pale

The hem of His garment

Cross-crossed lovers

Image by M W from Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/photos/strickliesel-hand-labor-wool-404698/

Hole

A 2020 poem - based on a poetic prompt "what shape is the sky?"

Kiss my infinity

Preserve my virginity

Streaks of light pollution rising

Tearing holes the eye cannot see or imagine

Broken hymen of creation

Tears of a clown

A shapeless ever shaping void

Undeniable, there is more to me

The heavens, the highest heavens

What can I contain?

Is there is a God-shaped galaxy awaiting?

They looked and saw wonders

Hold me in your hands

I hold you in my mind

Ever changing while never changing

Illusions descend on us

I will not always be here
I may well outlive you

Image by Peter H from Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/photos/sky-clouds-rays-sun-hope-sunbeam-1107952/

Now

A 2020 poem

The farther I look

The less real it all becomes

All I have is now

A part-truth, a spiritual myopia

Eyes trained on what is in front of me

Where, then, is hope?

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/illustrations/town-sign-place-name-sign-board-now-1865304/

Bazooka Joe

A 2020 poem

A cornucopia of corny jokes

A life of plenty

A muddy, muddled motley crew

A life in adult absentia

Blow up the bubbly gum

A tasty treat

Hide in the attic

A life with chums

Oh, solemn day

Your childhood dies away

At the point of a dirty needle

Bazooka Joe is no more

Summon up the will to live

Put away that gun, soldier

My hearty lad, it’s not that bad

Look on the bright side for a while

Image by Gisela Merkuur from Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/photos/child-chewing-gum-surprised-1359236/

Trade Off

A 2020 poem

If you do this for me, I’ll do that for you

If you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours

I’ll be your brother in your time of need, so you’ll be in my debt when I need help

No, no, no!

This is not love

This is not grace

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/illustrations/woman-young-headset-service-851446/

Where There Once Was Life

A 2020 poem

Where there once was life

Is now an empty shell

Where there once was life

Is now an empty hell

Uncared for

Falling apart

Every effort spared

Ruined

Not fit for purpose

Human, human

You too will perish

Image by Public Co from Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/photos/cabin-barn-rustic-hike-outdoors-2203736/