Slum Poems - Poems about Slum

...Villanelle by Michael R. Burch Is poetry mere turning of a phrase? Has prose become its height and depth and sum? What happened to the songs of yesterdays? Does prose leave all nine Muses ve......Read the rest...

...In a never sleeping metropolis, In the dungeon of a room, My days and nights are locked! I am a traveler on a street, with no end in sight, But just the bustle of the moving crowd, And a handfu......Read the rest...

...FIRE! UPDATED 1998 IN 2021 BY COVERUPS PAYOFFS GARGANO FAKED HIS OWN DEATH MEMORIAL DAY 1999 THE CAR BOMB THAT ENDED MY LIFE AT LEAST AS I'VE KNOWN IT ON THIS DAY THE SKY WAS SO BLUE RIDING ALONG C......Read the rest...

...The rain - when it comes; It brings out the poet in me! Bathing peaches and garden plums, Tapping the leaves in the backyard tree! The Mizzle and mist, the drizzle and fog Sodden the silent, l......Read the rest...

...It was quite clear now my ex husband his accomplice Ciro gargano arson murderer used car salesman slash video gaming licensed to rent juke boxes cigarettes machines pin ball pool tables after serving......Read the rest...

...The air is foetid and breathing is so difficult. The open window allows floating debris, To spread its pungent staleness over all. It’s a difficult struggle for sunlight to shine Through the clo......Read the rest...

...BROS BEBETO'S BET Betting can tie you down like a sitting belt. And I can bet Betty's boyfriend's bet Mirrors how most of you beters felt. Betty's boyfriend bets, but the ticket bursts. "I'm ......Read the rest...

...Another Christmas day has come, Greeted alike in city and slum. The King of kings is born on Earth, To offer the world the gift of mirth. This is the happiest time of the year, C......Read the rest...

...On the battleground where evil fell That spread throughout both hill and dale Are the whispered tales of swords and slings And the legend of a thousand kings White knights and squires on armore......Read the rest...

...Daylight Savings Time Ends – November 5th 2023 means... discombobulated, harried, and lobotomized state of body, mind, and spirit triage. Onset of dark shadows signalling edge of night occurs......Read the rest...

... I will turn back the pages of my life back to when we lived in a row house one of many- though mom made ours pretty with lace curtains and flower window boxes I loved it there ......Read the rest...

...Things are not the same anymore-- People wash their hearts with mediocre Busted pieces spilled and cracked; Now a later point in time; Just like a candy-bar melting; Things won’t be ......Read the rest...

...A busy Friday afternoon Exploding plane, but not an exploding cigar, as days of fun have long since gone. The Byzantine Empire never left Russia, either that or they were incapable of keeping se......Read the rest...

...Another one inspired by the graveyard which stayed on the roadside after the church and residential streets demolished. A few graves of wealthy men but the rest covered over. The area once wealthy ci......Read the rest...

...Just taking notes as I walk for the perhaps of a poem later. Fun to share real time first drafts. Walking from out of town to into town Passed a churchyard with no church Only steps remain where......Read the rest...