if you write life without a plot
what you have is a vacant lot
it’s time to pause and examine the story
consider introspection and an inventory
there are days of purple haze
life is a maze of many ways
in disrepair, life’s not fair
I declare what can I bare
I’ll ask the Lord to bless me
as I prayed again tonight
to guide me and protect me
as He champions my fight
His love is always with me
His promises are true
when I give Him all my cares
I know He’ll lead me through
when the task that burdens
seems too difficult a test
I pray upon a bended knee
knowing He will do the rest
Throughout the ages an aching sigh,
dispersed by waves on rabid seas which only splutter,
swept up by gusts that mask a cry which disappears
across the nettle voids,
this raw dispatch of fatal wound backlog,
atonal antiphon amok,
a caution light epistle
back in time to be quenched by secret language never heard.
If you don't want to press your luck
Never iron a four leaf clover, big yuks
It's a giggle each day
Need to find a way
To shoo your troubles and run amok
When Things Run Amok
When things run amok
It is always best that you
Don't forget to duck.
James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran Poet
Soothsayer and Prophet
who can't stop it.
Technology Running Amok
By Elton Camp
The newest electronic devices I really enjoy
At home and at work I always strive to employ
But when I met my supervisor the other day
I didn’t much like what it was she had to say
For this big, walking, beeping robot thing
Right into our place of business did bring
She said, “Well hello and how are you Bob?
I want to introduce your new assistant Rob.”
I hadn’t felt that I had need of any assistant,
But her tone showed I’d better not be resistant
“Rob doesn’t have to be given any monthly pay
Without rest, he will do just anything we say.”
“And the best thing about Rob is, I believe
That he never uses a single day of sick leave.
And annual vacations, he doesn’t require
So that temporary workers we have to hire.”
“And when he gets old, we can throw him out.
A costly retirement plan he doesn’t care about.
Oh, and just as quickly as you can do it, Bob,
I want you to teach all about your job to Rob.”