Graceless Poems

Misuses of Charismatic Privilege: The Violent Pressure of Personality

...
after Privilege of Being by Robert Haas

A tipping point of too many
are talking harshly. Down below, 
demon-dead in the unstirred inferno 
and perdition of animal thirsting
are coil...

Spider Dance

...I feel a slight touch on my arm and look down
and………….it’s a spider
Despite the heavy circumstances in my life and a
migraine weighing me down
I fly to my feet and spin around trying to dislodge
...

Count

...Step by step - you follow me.
Step by step - I count to three.
Step by step - let's make a bet:
I'll give you a prise you won't forget.

One - I run down corridor.
Two - then, hide behind a doo...

Fiery frame of mindset

...Be my guide
I’m sorry I lied
guilty passion got me
Compassionately free
Guilty pleasure
Is beyond measure
I will endure…I have a cure…

Memories inflamed, no lies
I came undone 
You’re my s...

Let the Redeemed of the Lord, Say So

..."Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, 
whom He has redeemed from trouble."
Psalm 107:2, English Standard Version 

The Lord’s redeemed will praise His name,
appreciation justifi...

It’s just a matter of time

...Uncle Eugene’s breaking down.
Murmurs come from the room down the hall -
Surgery. Blood clot. A third kind of cancer.
“It’s just a matter of time.”
But for now, I’m laying by the fire,
warmth se...

Earth

...I’m waiting for an astronaut to save this place.
Like a detective from outer space.
An astronaut is faceless.
And strangely, graceless.
As he bounds over.
I ask what his laser is for.
Or why he...

Under the pale and sad moon

...Under the pale and sad moon,
her eyes pierce through illusions thin as parchment,
igniting fears into flames that rise from the steel of her heart,
and her trembling fingers reveal tears that flow...

don’t tear me apart anymore

...Dedicated to Adele’s Hello song…

Hurts to be left in the dust
It’s a must to let go of lust
You are on the other side,
Screaming silently with pride
Healing with God’s timing alone, God’s timi...

Blank Space Craft

...The dark spill muddied my canvas: 
Made its mess, dislocated light 
And thoughtful lines to the edges 
While it claimed the center for spite.
 
It seemed like all was wrecked. 
The time I'd wor...

14-4-2024

...My family spoke two languages
I’m not the same
Results came in still thankless
Feels weird to be diagnosed anxious
Results so plain
I’m still hiding under several blankets
I ain’t sleeping
The...

A Graceless Sailor

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Written: January 1st 2024
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Inverted into berth
back to the coast
braced by a breeze
with hurricane fury
we cluster in the crevices
...

Nameless

...More than an anonymous, I find me faceless.
Fallen prey to the predators of world concerns
Life has gone baseless, and my face has gone graceless.
Owing to the inner blaze, there are facial burns....

Various Heresies 11

...Various Heresies 11



The beauty of the flower fades,
its petals wither to charades...
—Michael R. Burch



the U-turn poem
by michael r. burch

Life so defaulty,
Life so unfair,
why ...

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Sinking
by Michael R. Burch

for Virginia Woolf

Weigh me down with stones ...
   fill all the pockets of my gown ...
      I’m going down,
     ...

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