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You Never Left Me

You, never, left me
Parents
Separated 
Children 
Sent, away
Others 
Stray 
Out, of, sight
To, fight 

A, living
Misery 
Seemingly
Very, very
Wrong
Everything, gone!

Life
Isn’t
Right
Past
Insight

A, loner
Bi Polar
Without 
Medication
To, boarder
Needs
Sedation 
Any 
Mind 
Filling
Stimulation
Annulling
His 
Sensations
Could
Cause
Dramatic
Fanatic
Inflation

Bi Polar stumbles, on
The, children’s, prison
Sensing 
Grieving
He, plans, on
Just
Leaving
Until 
Still…

He, remembers 
A, daughter
Once 
Close
Loving
Her, most

She, could, be, in, there!

No, moments 
For, despair 
Thinking
Stay here!

The, guards 
Had, no, time 
To, even, move
Due, to 
BP’s, smooth 
Psychotic 
Grooves
Twenty or, more
Everyone
Sore

Then, a, familiar 
Voice
His, preference
Of, choice
Follows 
Her, energy 
Vibe 
Straight, to  
The, completely 
Terrified
He, always, knows
Where, to, go
A, cold, dungeon 
Damp, and, dark 
Below
Her, voice 
Speaks 
Piercing 
Miseries 
Noise
Annoyed

Kicking 
Through 
Doors
Its kids 
Galore! 

So! 
Everyone goes!

Through 
The, front 
Hanging 
Smashed
Doors

Not, one, kid 
Left, back 
A, successful 
Manic 
Attack

On, horse, and, saddle
This, group, traveled
Through, fields 
And, thickened 
Forest
Tundra lies 
Just, before 
Dust 
Under the, African, stars 
Light
Fills, bright, tonight
Keeps, them
In
Tight
Then, a, spot
Thought 
Right
For 
The, night

These, kids, could be, the life, of, him
He, doesn’t, want, a, goddamn, thing

Kiss 
Hug 
Your, horses 
Thank, you
Helps, them, feel 
A, little, less 
Cranky

Tears 
Back 
Remorse
Using 
All 
His, energy’s, force

Through, jungles, in, the pouring, rain
Not, to, mention 
The, constant, strain
Requiring, no, attention
These, kids, never, complain

The, group, finds, a, stray 
On, their, pathway
He, strolled, through 
Like a, snoop 
Too 

Can, we keep, him!? 

He, lost, his, kin
So 
We, let him, in
BP’s, eyes 
Circle, like, flies
Thinking
Something
Is, shorthand
Understand!

A, lion, cub
Brought, these, kids
Lots
Of
Love

Up, the trail, a, ways
Trouble, turns, in, the, haze 
Pounds and, more
Put, on, this, pack 
An, Awful 
Roar!

The, size, of a, Lincoln, town, car!
Biggest, animal 
He, ever, saw

A, beast, of, pride
We, should, really 
Try, to, hide

He, could 
Definitely 
Kill
With 
Chills 

Deciding, pride
Quiet, in, grace
In BP’s, daughter’s, pretty, face!
He, cried




She, never, moved, a, muscle
With, plenty, of, reasons
To, scuffle
Then 
Lionesses 
Joined, in
Gaze 
With, Lincoln
His, daughter 
Held, strong 
He, seemed, to listen
Like, she, belonged 
With, him

(A, whisper)
He is, not, a, pet!
Cub, is, our, friend
You, need, not, fret
We, mean 
No, harm 
Please
Call, off 
The, alarm 

Creating, smiles 
On, each, face
Lasting, awhile
For, an, awkward 
Space

To, find, the, mothers!
Cried, another
 
Group, to, group
They’ll, show 
Us 
A, better 
Route

Lincoln 
Lead, the, pack 
He, knows 
The, best, ways 
To, track

Then, suddenly
A, chemical 
Imbalance
Hits BP
Rapidly 
As, if, in 
A, trance

She, must, be, near
It’s been 
Thirteen, years

Since 
Sharing 
Words
Kind, sincere

Now BP 
Is, talking, to, the, birds
He, has, forgotten 
Words
Sounds
More 
And 
More
Disturbed

What, are, you, doing, here!?

Your, story, isn’t, quite, clear!

Are, those, your, horses?

Have, you…? 

Any, other, resources

BP looks, back
Was, there an, attack?

I’m, not, well…
Somebody… 
Please… 
Tell…

BP, never, even, came, close
To, the, children’s, post  
An, unconscious
Decision
To 
Steal 
Horses
And
Head for 
The coast
And live
A ghost
Now
Sits, in, a
Roast
With
Mother
The, most
Up, real 
Firm… 
And, close

No, lions
No, kids
No, manic  
Adventure
Just 
Another, painted 
Pathetic 
Depressing 
Picture

Delusion
Stir
Confusion

In, my 
Mind
I, know 
She’s
Fine
I, miss 
Her… 
All, the, time

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Steady Work

A completely white, proud pigeon scrub
Waddles in and out, of the push and mud
At heart a, beautiful dove
Everyone would surly love
Ticks infest and picks at his ribs 
Yesterday’s dinner still stuck, to his bib 
Untethered
By the weather
A single goal, in mind
For more food, to find
Never seems enough
It has made him, street tough
At the end of the day
He’ll fly
Away
To a perch
Forgetting about work
Inside would be, the best
But, he is a realist
He just needs a short rest
Some sleep
Then back on his feet
Maybe tomorrow
A different street

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Everyone Knows, It Shows

Not trying to hurt the readers
Or become a poetic verbal ling beater
I’ll fade out of the last
These ends creep quietly past
It starts in fear
I’ll give it 
Another year
Then gather all that was said
And put regret back 
Into my head
Sorting what can never rest
A memory lap 
Infests
Something 
Someone 
Disturbed
Now bouncing in my head 
Unconcern
Though 
Listening 
To every word 
I keep the ball rolling 
Instead
Deeper thoughts 
Off patrolling
A walk
Thanks to the lithium 
Shake and roll 
Answers on a limb
Insights possibility 
On the rims
My confidence confined
Then on the cursing slide
A problem to think
May drive me to another 
Mind spilling awful stink
Everyone can play strange
On their own memory lanes
Some houses out of view
For what they stand up to
Front yard trenches
Made of old work benches
An old oak tree
Breathing bothers me
Hard work upsets to need
Too busy convincing you

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Activity Time Out

One fine, hot, summer day
My brother Scotty and I, were held back, from play
Angered mother
She sent us, to our room, bothered
In our opinions
It wasn’t the best decision
Immaturely actively singing a song, that was seemingly, very, very wrong
In captivity we, devised an escape plan
To sneak out man!
I mapped a simple route
To the front door, where we’ll scoot
Easy going down, the wooden stairs
Forgetting what was really fair
Together we sneakily, started down 
Towards the frustrated, warden zone
Remember the third step, is a little creaky
Now, without regret, sneaky
Quiet
Softly
We
Crept
Mom was cleaning the floors
Tip toe towards, the front screen door
All clear of sisters
(In a whisper)
Easy, does it, Scotty!
Quit laughing!
Then, I slipped and lost my footing
Hitting every step going
A loud noise 
Swearing 
You can bet 
We don’t need those toys!
(You can stop whispering)
Uh, ah, oh!
She had to know
Hearing her drop her cloth
Scotty started up the stairs, intimidated by the boss
To the top
Then gave me a brother spot
She doesn’t play fair
What, the, sweet, summer, grounded over the tears!?
Is going on out here!
Sending an energy, with summonsing fear
I will put my foot, up both of your, mischievous, misbehaving butts!
She took off her, fogged up glasses, and went a little nuts
Someone is getting this smack!
Scotty, get back!
Abort! Abort!
Little bro
For the team, you know
Out the bedroom window! 
Don’t forget to, remove the screen
Remember what happened to me
Seen me plunge before, but never made it, one more
She’s now picking up steam!
Scott, you can do it, with ease, just slowly lean
I’ll take the rap
You can count on that
What did I tell you, two!?
Alan!
This, just, won’t do!
Then everything stopped
A Scotty flash and, dropped
Right past the living room window
That a boy!
Brother
Conqueror
She must have seen him, in my eyes
Yelling, she turned to cry
Scott!!
Stop!
You go get your brother!
In one long mutter
Now, she was really, starting to get bothered
She made me go get him or she’d tell father
Then she sent us back, to our bedroom
Doomed

Ok, this, time, we’ll…

Copyright © Alan Blenkhorn | Year Posted 2013

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No Surprises

My thinking
Slightly 
Retarding
Time ticking 
The awful process
Meanwhile
Memories 
To sift 
Some will say it’s a gift
Others
Will slice their wrists
A creative edge
Let’s say
An act of personal revenge 
And a surprise panic binge 
To myself
Lies
Under the shelf
Closing my mouth
A disguise  
To compromise
Manipulates 
Another excuse to relate
Then flies
Over my eyes
Nothing to treat
Avoiding life 
On these streets
Endless days
Symptoms still repeat
Today
I’m right in
The hospital again
Full restraints
Tight enough to make me faint
Uptight
I want to fight
Never really good enough
It’s way too tough
My pounding frustrated mind
Needs to put me down
All the time
Fostering an imposter 
The wild child 
Tearing up inside

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Corroding Mood

Depression me, dumb
Showing low or no, signs of fun
What to do
I’ll, forget too
Calm
Feels so wrong
Clouding judgment
Trails of resent
Boy!
What joy?
A need to hide
Then sad decides
Active
For the practice
Tweaking
I’m going out, streaking 

You don’t want

To be

Around

When

My feelings fall down

Wow!

Go 

Slow 

Or you’ll let it all show

Copyright © Alan Blenkhorn | Year Posted 2013


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