Angst Epitaph Poems

A tradition beyond the grave, leading the dead and dying to sporadically engrave 
upon themselves an epitaph, in hopes of discovering their forgotten path. 

And...

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‘Oh Lord above accept this man
Whose terrestrial life unplanned
Succumb to those of wrongful hands
At last ease upon the dying.’

© Harry J Horsman 2022...

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Was it day, was it night?
 shufflings, packed with arms, legs, heads, torsos
  handled like cattle on a train car, ready to move along...

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If I died today March 2nd, 2020...?

No matter unfulfilled dreams never came true,
nevertheless yours truly doth gladly bid adieu,
where repurposed afterlife (mine) atomic brew
reconfigured, reconstituted,...

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I
here lie the remains of savior-imposters
lots of canned answers from textbooks
they knew: peace & reconciliation will be their ruin
so, divorce or hate, were prolonged a...

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Give me another chance,
 one more go around
 reaching for the dream that was,
it's never impossible
 to touch the stars in night's cold
 shadow walking...

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"Melancholy is the happiness of being sad." 
  Victor Hugo

Filled of memories, dreams lost and found
 and heartaches hugged and embraced,
 time stands still,...

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Corruption is embed in America soul
Mo  money mo money the goal

The rich extract benefit from the code
IRS deduction they em bode

The court system is...

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He could have taken anyone
But no one really knew 
Of all the people in this world
God had chosen you

We’ll never hear your voice again
Or see...

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In the starlight evading, 
On the crease of decision,
The New fallen justice,
Lay dormant and yet...
All potters and priests,
Suckle tragic enigmae, 
And wait in the aisle,...

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I don't like gays, but it is wrong
to kill the people any way
And now they're gone, they all are gone,
The other colours paint the day.
Oh,...

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Epitaph On Embraced Denial 



Rocks falling from so many dark night skies
Rotten fruit baked into newly prized pies
Evil racing in disguised as fine new light
For...

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Legacy of Errors
(Epitaph)


An eternity of anguish, endured,

Wounds healed, scars uncured,

A legacy of errors and mistakes,

A lifetime of lessons unlearned,



Won 6th Place in the contest: Any...

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As the crowd cheered his entrance,
el toro looked at the beauty and pageantry of the event.
His heart swelled to know that he had a role...

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Lived amongst the dead
Then decided to join them...

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