Screenplay Poems

The Days of Alien Gods

...How that alien day flaunted the UFOs hiding in strange places.  The media portrays a cosmic secret of secrets that is now known to millions.  School crossing guards fretfully scan the skies as they c...

Shadows of the Valley

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Written: May 13, 2025, for contest by  Robert James Liguori 

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On the golden steed, dreams catch flight,
In the sunny flame, rings of final sigh ignit...

Twenties; A Degree with No Job

... Haha, must be funny,
How I had substantial dreams for my early 20s,
I believed I would have an excellent life!
With a good job, 
And possibly even a hubby.
Now in my mid-20s,
No job an...

Ars Poetica

...Poetry is a busy crosswalk downtown,
when everyone moves together with elbows 
held a little wider than normal.
Poetry is a middle-aged man, creased 
and folded, sprawled out on the neglected 
w...

Anathema Woman

...Her independence deferred
          History wipe, silenced in denial 
          Component of family unit secure
          Current form stands as emblem
          Entirety kindly quiet unheard
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By the Time I'M Somebody

...By the time I'm somebody 

I'll be picking out a stone

I'm headed in a dash 

To forgetful(or alone)


I’ll be better parted

If I took the time to see 

The chisel and the hammer 

W...

A Will of Its Own

...Like counting the rings on a sycamore stump, 
Nobody answers the phone. 
And then when they do, they just put me on hold.
Time has a will of its own.
 
It flows midnight to noon from December to...

My Secret God

...The one God who took me away,
One God who has bound me to screenplay.
The secret God of a so called atheist,
For it no God goes me against.
Sadly the distance is everyday increasing, 
I loudly l...

That Heavy Water Colored Our Eyes

...it's been a while
since your spine broke in half
and pieces of your repsol
spread all over the concrete

then heavy water camouflaged someone's irises 
and blinded ours

but I saw you 
mende...

The Blue In Momma's Eyes

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Blue memoirs fall from her sky eyes
 As blue memoire fall from her eyes
 right down where I slept, I picked it up.
My memories, they tingle me,
 like flashes of a cinema screenplay, I see;
...

Human Nature Doesn'T Change - Vii

...VII.
Fisher was new to the Hollywood scene,
but he’d had an easy time getting it,
he’d written a screenplay set in Georgia
of rednecks who can’t handle strong women.

It had lots of action, to ...

Popcorn

...I inhale 
watching a movie trailer on Youtube; 
I can smell it, feel the salt on my lips;
So many memories laced in the taste; 

In the air 
mixed with the script of Hollywood, 
Buttery smooth...

Warning

...Slaves of wages for generations
long forgotten in history’s screenplay.
Each hand for a moment has held
the torch.
The people are waiting in lines.

All toilers have resisted.
All skins have f...

Southern Hospitality and a Shot of Comfort

...There is an aura for the moment looking gloom 
Closing in on climatic resolution known as high noon 
Weather was dealt the color grey 
Heavy clouds outdoor on this day 
Blocking the sun from peek...

Where Did Saint Elmo Go

...They said the screenplay was complete 
Filled with scenery and dialogue that was artistically sweet
An entourage was cast 
Star’s children from the past 
Having the marketable photo look 
Picked...

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