Goddamned Poems

I’M RUNNING A GODDAMNED UNIVERSE CUT ME SOME SLACK!!!

...I can’t imagine 
how painful it is to 
be God. 

Trying your hardest 
to make a beautiful painting, 
only to have the characters 
you created complain and 
mock the world around 
them. 

W...

Serial Killer

...
they don’t walk like the rest of us—
there’s a rhythm, yes, but it’s off-beat,
like jazz played in a padded cell.

it starts early—when the dog barked too loud
and nobody hugged them after.
t...

Sheep

...People don't ever think for themselves
There's this book I read on cultural evolution 
That says group think is an adaptation 
If someone says snake
And you take the time to look for yourself
Yo...

Not In My America

...It doesn’t do any good to mind your own business,
if you’re black, you’re going to get knocked down.
Makes no difference if a hundred people beg them,
they’re going to keep you pinned to the groun...

A Woman Avoiding Men

...Her room’s door has a goddamned latch,
Wherefore people don’t her sight catch
Seldom would open to a knock,
On that her heart ‘real igneous rock… 

Of those she’d turned down I, First Batch
Whi...

Homework Habits of a Perfectionist

...Ask my parents. They’ll tell you, my favorite phrase, growing up was, “I can do it all by myself.” One day, I sat, spinning the top of my Flintstones vitamin bottle, wondering, how many spins until t...

Desert Noon

...Burger and fries
At a roadside stand
Constant buzzing of the flies
Under an angry yellow sun

The mustard dripped down from the hamburger
Onto her brand new dress

She stared down at it

Wh...

Reacting To a Hateful Bank Rumor

...Steady rustling of stacked-high newspapers,
On the vendors stand US skyscrapers;
A long face further parting with brightness:
The type that treated not things with lightness
It’s a man heading fo...

One Cant Break Deserved Curses

...One can’t break the deserved curses.
While one knows their exact causes,
You manage them like HIV,
Sometimes watching Pleasing TV,
Good French or Spanish Wine to quaff
And yourself observe as yo...

A Business Man Talks

...Please" A Big No!"to contract 
That would Shaolin kicks attract,
From a modest aim detract;
Flow of air slow down in tract.

"No"to cheques you never checked;
Much like grains hens never pecked...

Freezer Mice: Reposted

...Those primeval skies, no man ever knew
Ignited, as one massive boulder burst through
Hollow inside, creatures not unlike mice
Strapped themselves in as they plunged into ice
Instantly boiled then...

Money Is Both Something and Nothing

...Money is both Something and Nothing:
Something when it’s A Rescuer
And it’s goddamned far away
Nothing when its can’t do A Thing
While in one’s hands not fewer
But it’s clear you’ll be blown awa...

Overweight

...Please, continue with your exercise
To sensibly check your goddamned size
And profitably win A Painless Prize:
For The Sport Body Ounce must not rise;
For contests a loss The Bone dries
And no b...

Over a Salmon

...What I had luckily caught
One exorbitantly bought,
Long after I had it brought:
A salmon by a crowd sought
And for it bitterly fought... 

Many bidders voicing their thought 
Nearly making it ...

A Mind Cracked After Owner Was Attacked

...A mind has irretrievably cracked,
After its owner was purposely attacked,
The fact as clear as Midday Sun
His attacker was his own son!
A doubly chilly killing discovery
That defies one to hint ...

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