The Eyes Don'T Lie
...I have seen the broken bus windows
fireflies in my daughter’s afro
the look in the eyes of passersby
prompting her to ask;
“Dad, why are they looking at us?”
Which prompted my reply:
“Maybe the...
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Categories:
ironworker, children, people, prejudice, sad,
Form: Free verse
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...Divine Intervention
His name was Lynn.
We had nothing in common.
I – a city punk, twenty something,
High School grad, Ironworker.
He – an upstate NY, college educated,
beret-wearing, ”Spiritu...
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Categories:
ironworker, life, mentor, spiritual, wisdom,
Form: Free verse