Inside, Outside

 A 2020 poem

Wearing a smile

And yet a bag of bones

Putrefying, stinking mass

Bubbling, boiling

Troubling, toiling

Wearing a scowl

Choice morsel of anger

Arrogant, fetid mass

Self, righteous

Self righteous

WYSIWYG

Or maybe not

Is it in the eyes

Or in the soul

A whole hole

Inside, be clean

Outside, be bright

In God’s image

Shining, light

Shining light

Image by Roger King from Pixabay

Hemisemidemiquaver

 A 2020 poem

Sometimes we all mean the same thing
Only we say it in different ways
And sometimes this is an illusion
A way to make us feel like one big happy family

As for me, I am the least of the least
The smallest of the small
A mere inconsequential nothing
And yet still highly valued by the creator of music

You can get lost in a crowd
If you’re really skillful you may be able to avoid them
Life wouldn’t be the same without you
You are needed and loved

Photo by Uriel Soberanes on Unsplash

Holding On

 A 2020 poem

Holding on

With a vice-like grip

To every last shred of human dignity

As it departs

Piece by piece

The forgetfulness

The vomit she sits in

The yellow stain of wet appearing

Ringing the bell

Falls asleep

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/photos/dependent-dementia-woman-old-age-63611/

Good News!

A 2020 poem

Good news! There is no God.

Good news! There is no hope.

Good news! Your life has no purpose.

Good news! There is neither good nor evil.

Good news! The universe is indifferent to you.

Good news! Hide that knife.

Good news! Call the Samaritans.

Good news! You don’t matter.

Good news! Okay, just go ahead and kill yourself.

Good news! No one cares.

False Prophet

A 2020 poem

Let him be happy for a while

Fill his ears with lies, and smile

Calamity is creeping to his street

Marauding in the darkness

Claws extended, ready to take a swipe

Tell him he is safe

Clap your hands, tell jokes, distract

Play a little game, pocket the cash

Speak a vain imagining or three

Keep that silly talk away from me

Image by Alexas_Fotos from Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/illustrations/smiley-emoticon-money-greed-funny-681601/

Cold

A 2020 poem

It’s freezing

Your heart

I would feel sorry for you

But my heart is the same

Image by stux on Pixabay

https://pixabay.com/photos/heart-snow-frost-car-washer-winter-3825101/

Exaltation

A 2020 poem

Not left behind

Flown

Eyes twinkled

Flash

Home at last

Free

Image by Geralt

https://pixabay.com/illustrations/banner-header-light-flash-949943/