Dry Gangrene Poems | Examples

I come before you holy;
Ah! but the pebbles on my feet are so rough; 
The mack daddy will flee, in pants of poly;
Forgot to check for cars first though;
Hope is never hopeless;
Alas, my leg of dry gangrene,
hath fallen off again;
Where's the Scotch tape? 
In a dress? A dress, address; 
Out west, 
is where I went, alone in my escape

4/24/19

a decayed
                            unfulfilled dream 
                                  of mine
                             an antique coin
                            that has oxidized 
                               on both sides
                                     coated 
                             brown and green
                                      as if 
                                dry gangrene
                                    has set in 
                              on a dead tissue
                            no longer flickering 
                                       light
                          when kissed by the sun


                                   (Yalto)


Patina Poetry Contest/Winner(10th Place)
Sponsored by Anthony Slausen
Date written and posted: 06/30/2018

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