America Again

Let America be America again.Let it be the dream it used to be.Let it be the pioneer on the plainSeeking a home where he himself is free.From ‘Let America Be America Again’ By Langston Hughes (I’m not America though I used to be, but America was never me)Make it great again. Great at what? GreatContinue reading “America Again”

Ain’t No Country Song

My gosh I hate countryNo disrespect to manGive me HurtI’ll listen to him then.I’m locked up in these prison wallsA man and his guitarI’m locked up in a country songAnd they just ran off with my dogThey got them drawlin’ And bending them stringsThat man over there on the pianoPlaying in a minor keyI’m lockedContinue reading “Ain’t No Country Song”

Spider Webs in the Corner

The spider webs bothered meIn the corner sitting thereUnbotheredCollecting dust more than fliesUnswept corners, uncollected strands of silkPerhaps they were made for decoration?Tiny strands of silken knick knacks or bric a brac‘They weren’t meant to be picked up. That’s their space there.’BullshitThe corners are just dirty.A dirty living room, in a dirty apartmentWith a dirtyContinue reading “Spider Webs in the Corner”

In Between The Holidays I Came To Kiss You

In between the holidays I came to kiss you,When time stops in this strange period in between.I want to be where my heart can be true.Your lips on mine linger like spilled wine,A drunken moment that I’d like to last into the new year.Days compacted into just this time seems just fine.Tomorrow’s request for meContinue reading “In Between The Holidays I Came To Kiss You”