The Silver Axe
...He wondered with horror how so many memories, so many forms to be branded on his skin and engrave there.
Then the wet rattle of a twisted throat, and he beats his last breath to his knees, gazed o...
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Categories:
weirdoes, poems, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Forgotten Hero
...Forgotten Hero
I was awesome;
destined to be rich and famous when I grew up.
Until that happened,
I settled for being a superhero…
And I was!
I was untouchable.
Bulletproof.
So fas...
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Categories:
weirdoes, growing up, hero, identity,
Form: Bio
Killing Time
...Friday rolls around
I am too excited
My pennies are saved
My outfit’s sorted
Bath and make up, done
Ready for a big night out
One problem
It’s the afternoon
Tick tock,
Tick tock
Hurry the ...
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Categories:
weirdoes, funny, life, me, work,
Form: I do not know?
There's Life In the Old Girl Yet
...I've had a good life, been a good wife
My kids didn't turn out to be junkies
I've tried the new trends, made a lot of good friends
And put up with some weirdoes and flunkies
I was considered to b...
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Categories:
weirdoes, funny, introspection, life,
Form: Light Verse
That Girl In the Corner
...Jocks and cheerleaders,
Punks, Goths, and freaks,
Gangsters and thugs,
Nerds, weirdoes, and geeks.
Of all the possible categories,
I belong to none.
I don’t fit into all of them,
Or belong t...
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Categories:
weirdoes, introspection, life, people, social,
Form: Rhyme