poetry

Poetry

Useless Items

June 8, 2018 Shattered Soul Comments Off on Useless Items

We’re relieved Yes we’re glad that we failed But we’re relieved that they escaped From the worst of day to day hell Of living with the all consuming darkness Because we’ve been there And stared […]

Poetry

Boomer

June 3, 2018 Shattered Soul Comments Off on Boomer

“He’s dead” And I felt the worst possible thing one can feel About another person when those words are uttered Nothing That man Who isn’t even called “father” by his daughter But a mere donor […]

Poetry

The Post

May 16, 2018 Shattered Soul Comments Off on The Post

“NEITHER RAIN, NOR SNOW, NOR THE GLOOM OF NIGHT” My mailbox was very Liberal today. It wasn’t always that way. Today, instead of a photo of a veteran (god, they always looked too young to […]

Poetry

Trust the Man

May 3, 2018 Shattered Soul Comments Off on Trust the Man

Innate feelings of generations Fulfilled by satraps and mimes Mixed with smoky, drink sodden-breath An old Nag named Clementine His hands are made of breaking bridges Eyes rusty searching for gold His mind a thousand […]