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Charcoal Sheep

Charcoal Sheep

Watery eyed thoughts came,
Zap! Pow!  a short circuited brain.
Inward turned burned ocular pain,
too many thoughts to restrain 
I’m a cheap sheep making my mistakes again.
Smell my seared wool going down the drain. 
Ba ba ba, sorta blackish, wishing I was right as rain.

Worlds accessed by my fingertips
help to quicken this sheepish heartbeat. 
I bang on my keyboard, DELETE, DELETE!
Ripping out digital scores, sheet by sheet. 
Never once listening to warnings.
All the while the other sheep bleat.
Instead I feel my brain drain
as my barnyard thoughts  strain.
I can’t  translate what they’re saying,
but I feel them point and complain. 
My paradigm won’t  shift though,
I have a glass ego to maintain.
So I download my brain 
into my mainframe.

I’m watching you fake shepherd boy, 
black sheep never sleep.
Into the darkness 
we’re destined to creep. 
We have those sad sadistic secrets 
you’ve burdened us to keep.
So I smudge charcoal thoughts 
dangerously deep.

I prefer paths, dangerous and steep. 
Within the silence of the lambs, 
you devilishly relish hearing me weep. 
You defile fleece as white as snow. 
I resist going where those sheep go. 
Their path leads to your fictional rainbow.
They’re not safe even though
they travel slow.

The True Shepherd 
wouldn’t lead them to and fro. 
I listen to my uneasy queasy feeling 
and exit your proverbial row.
I wish I could stop them too
but, ba ba ba, 
off to the slaughter they go.

Copyright © Richard Lamoureux | Year Posted 2023

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Bill Baker Date: 9/21/2023 7:55:00 AM A FAV for my list, Richard. Very deep thoughts displayed in wonderful rhyming poetry. It was intriguing to see the connections you make with that fine mind of your, my friend. Definitely a road less taken kind of guy ... so am I. Write On! Bill Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 9/21/2023 1:57:00 PM Thanks Bill.

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 9/2/2023 12:12:00 PM This is an excellent poem - I read it a couple of times and i am sure a few did. each of us our own perspective, each one of us receiving a message. i can't begin to tell you Richard how hard it has been for me this year, i fell down badly about 2 years i missed a step and flew down a further three. MRI's, Cat scans, nuclear x rays, normal x rays, A nerve route block intravenously on my spinal column TWICE, and a spinal tap to take fluid from my spine - why all this because initially they thought I had sciatica and now finally say probably have to have a back op as two nerves seem to trapped in my lower back. Meanwhile in constant pain. I enjoy your poems and glad you are back. Blessings Jennifer Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 9/2/2023 7:58:00 PM Oh my. So sorry to hear your news. Being I suffer from chronic back pain from a car accident, I can relate to point. Thankfully my pain is manageable. I hope they come up with a solution for you. Hugs Rick

Mark Koplin Date: 8/31/2023 7:25:00 AM I like the message and how well you have written it. This can be read by many and they will relate to someone they have seen and heard. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/31/2023 7:52:00 AM Thanks Mark.:0)

Arthur Vaso Date: 8/30/2023 10:59:00 PM Loved reading this, a brilliant Story Telling poem with a beautiful message, reminds me of poets that had to give messages or teachings to Kings and Queens via poetry not to be, well beheaded. The irony here makes me smile (not in the poem) But that you have made this story come to real life. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/31/2023 5:06:00 AM I’m pleased you enjoyed it buddy. Glad I could make you smile.

Gershon Wolf Date: 8/30/2023 7:41:00 PM Vintage R.L. here,... so glad you are posting again. Your poems are a treat for me. Thank you, Gershon Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/31/2023 5:07:00 AM Thanks Gershon.

The Situation Date: 8/29/2023 6:33:00 PM Great job rhyming not to mintion not a bad story. I traveled with it the whole way. it put things in perspective. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/29/2023 6:36:00 PM Thanks for sticking with it, I know it’s a longer piece.

David Kavanagh Date: 8/28/2023 1:26:00 PM Oh we don’t need the internet to lead us to the slaughter Richard, it’s always been this way, I remember reading that the French soldiers at Passchendaele in WW1 made sheep sounds when heading towards the front lines, they knew what was in store and were just letting their superiors know that they knew, brilliant poem by the way, and very relevant to contemporary life, the world was always dark since man came along, cheers David Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/28/2023 4:04:00 PM Thanks for giving it a read David. I appreciate the thoughts you shared.

Tom Woody Date: 8/28/2023 7:41:00 AM Trying to decipher. Is it porno? Propaganda? Something both entices and repulses this fellow at the same time. I believe delete is his only real option. Interesting poem Richard Login to Reply Mark Koplin Date: 8/31/2023 7:27:00 AM Does anyone come to mind for you when you read this Tommy? It makes me think of you when I read it. Cheers! Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/28/2023 9:35:00 AM I guess it could be although I was thinking of the internet in the many black holes that it draws people into including conspiracy theories. False prophets and the such, leading the sheep to their demise.

Sotto Poet Date: 8/28/2023 7:03:00 AM In your opening stanza, you paint a vivid picture that immerses the reader in your richly imaginative and metaphorical writing, Richard. The words flow effortlessly, crafting a symphony of rhyme and imagery. Your poem is a wellspring of inspiration, filled with vibrant and evocative descriptions that captivate the senses. Every line is meticulously crafted, maintaining a consistent tone, and significance. Login to Reply Richard Lamoureux Date: 8/28/2023 9:36:00 AM Thanks Sotto, I always appreciate your observations.