Short Plaint Poems

EVERYONE HAS A HISTORY
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS




This Perilous Pilgrimage, Produces Nary a Saint
Time Conceals the Blemished Deeds, Now Faint
Nary a Soul Is Spared from the Indelible Taint
Marooned in Our Conscience, Harboring the Plaint...

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Midst anger fester the fox's concerns
    infecting every breathing room
  with pique and plaint in brilliance painted
    ensconced in virtue, truth untainted

  Whilst swirls the mud, a sewer's worth
    from which a sample oozes forth
  to tempt the toadies of our times
    who lip and tongue their fonts of rhyme

  Unity's preached midst raw dissension
    clarity abuts miscomprehension...

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We met by chance
at the local dance.
One innocent glance
to start romance.

It was just one look
that’s all it took.
But we were not free
My God what can calm me?

You know that I love you.
You know that I want you.
Why can’t we be
together? As lovers should be.

I want to walk with you
hand in hand as lovers do
Why can’t we be
together? As lovers should be

I want to be with you
and lie as lovers do
Why can’t we be
together? As lovers should be...

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