Pain Cheap Poems

I entered the ward in clerical attire,
my presence setting a young patient on fire
with fury. “You preachers who teach us about
forgiveness from God,” as she...

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Life is cheap,
My lifetime taught
At first I cared
I even fought
I railed against
The powers that be
And tugged my chain
Of liberty

The word is out:
We all succumb
The wise,...

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Once i looked into eyes that loved me
as i broke the heart within
Her love for me was not returned
behind her back i played around
A prick...

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She only came to me when she wanted wine
Meeting at a bar could do that, tainting each meeting
I always had a bottle of her favorite...

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I would rather talk of love than talk of pain
I would rather embrace in love than think war
I would rather caress than fight a beloved...

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