Best Arthritic Poems

I detest writing on this poxy little phone 
Hunched over a 2by3inch screen 
Punching away at the imaginary 
Glass keyboard 
Boss eyed 
Cross as hell... every time I lose connection 
Hence half hour 
Wasted ... oh well 
Crucifying my wretched eyesight 
And arthritic finger aching...

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Arthritic Vision Ponders Dementia's Dreams of Love's Future!

I’m a fool for you, dear one, if weakness, my choice,
As a man, though redundant, a poetic voice!
I’ll rain showers of kindness (won’t blitz your parade),
And have umbrella close by should glare suggest shade!

There’ll be lemonade iced down...

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Arthritic oak tree, each branch’s twisted finger, takes my mind to another reality; I have visited far away realms, through your stories.  You have lived century’s worth of life and time’s left its fingerprints on your ancient face.  Still, wrapped in its steely...

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In a rather egotistical
and pathetic attempt
to immortalize myself,
in something I lost,
everything.

And now that I’ve burned
all of my bridges and I’m drowning,
the only thing I have left
to do is work. 

And it's not working.

And the only ones
praising my work
are little kids,
the same age I was
when I...

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