Life Intolerance Poems

The subway station heaves with muffled noise,
The shuffle of countless feet against the grime,
I am aware of unfounded disdain,
Coursing between strangers in the city's bowels.

The...

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“Woke”, past tense of “awake”,
It is generally thought that,
This is a good thing,
My worst nightmares begin,
At that point.

If being “awake” means ignoring,
Reality at another’s behest,
It’s...

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Limericks VI - Religion

Pell-Mell for Hell Mel
by Michael R. Burch

There once was a Baptist named Mel
who condemned all non-Christians to hell.
When he stood before God
he...

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First they came for the Muslims

after Martin Niemoller

First they came for the Muslims
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Muslim.

Then they came...

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Rancid tomato
decaying slowly.

Every ounce of me
pressed out.

Throbbing head and
aching bones.

My body crushed
under expectation.

Not knowing how long
life will sustain. 

Ruptured wounds
slowly decompose. 

Losing color from
my veins.

Nobody...

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She planted roses
for my deathbed
and spit in my coffee.

Poured vinegar
into this heart
on my sleeve.

I held her up
in a high place while
she mocked.

Plotted and planned
when no...

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Ruddy youths, outside my house
Can't walk to the shops at night.
Hanging on the street corner.
They even follow me to the pub.
They ought to get a...

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Each shoe,
a life He knew,
buds of His olive tree-
next time perhaps,it could be you..
or me !



Inspired by Abe's photos...

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Where the seeds of love were scattered 
and I reaped a random harvest, 
I felt it never mattered 
how the scarecrow scared the crows; 
now...

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