Criss Crossings
Halfway along a train of thought
a single passenger, just you,
as nimble as a soft-pawed cat,
stepped out onto a deserted platform.
Out of my heart,
a great rocket of desire raced away
into a half-dressed sky.
It may have been your floppy hat.
and your pink shoes that caught my attention,
yet it was you, your appearance
between the hat and shoes
that caused
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Categories:
crossings, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Big City Street-Mouse Crossings-
"I was at an intersection, approaching a stop light
It had changed from green to yellow then red
Three autos in front of me
I was facing north on 84th street
Right off of Center
As I'm stopped I canter peered my vision to the left of me
And for the life of me
Have I never seen
It was a mouse crossing
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Categories:
crossings, adventure, analogy, character, missing,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Crossings
Crossing on a ballot the vote Men
To elect a Government
Not for the crossing of the pressmen
To that Government
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Categories:
crossings, political,
Form: Free verse
Faded Crossings
The sun went down before mid day.
And left me just walking away.
To feel the darkness cover me.
And wonder if I'll ever see.
The light of day has a new shade.
Since that dark day that the devil made.
A momentary lapse of love.
Where angels couldn't see above.
The clouds have covered up my view.
I now feel that I
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Categories:
crossings, emotions,
Form: Rhyme
Crossings
When I reached the edge of the abyssal night,
in plain view of the condensation of stars,
when "us" was impossible
to carry rolled in my school backpack,
and it all became a fact,
without step back,
the conversion of yesterdays
closed in my bones,
It no longer mattered how I felt about
my crowning
that fetus in a beaten
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Categories:
crossings, change, character, courage, deep,
Form: Free verse
Crossings
First
I thought of
crossing
to other side
But
then I saw
someone wanting
to cross on my side
Puzzled
I asked others
which side is better
knew, Best side, is no more
Signals
blinked again
others briskly crossed
me too, paced to other side
Puzzled again, on other side
realised soon
there's no compulsion
to crossover at every signal
Crossings
are for discipline
to avoid accidents
not guide for destinations
Signals
blinked again
I too winked
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Categories:
crossings, life,
Form: Free verse
Border Crossings
We’ve got a border to secure
To keep bad folks out I’m sure
But a fence it must endure repeated breechings
And every him and her
In Congress with a cure
Says our plans are immature and keep on screeching
A 10 foot fence is no deterrent
Sixteen’s the thinking current
But bring a ladder and that’s all she wrote
So maybe alligators
Water too
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Categories:
crossings, politicalday,
Form: I do not know?
Border Crossings
Yes, I am seeing more and more cars stalled
on the freeway. I am seeing shorter
tempers. I am seeing more faces gnarled
with stress. I hear more talking of border
crossings. Things are getting much more gruesome
out there. Our leaders understand vaguely
the social beasties grinning in fulsome
anticipation the bloodbath ready
to commence. In our closed world we don't know
just
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Categories:
crossings, introspection, passion, social,
Form: Sonnet