this was my greatest heartache
the two that picked up their luggage stumbled
into life and got married and then never unpacked
I’ve occupied this dead forest dreaming
thinking ofyour wet mildew your soft tissue
we coulda been somebody We shoulda quit before we started
wheres the
door The mind drenched with concern
in the mirror getting older All of a sudden
I’m feeling inspired Filled up a spiral notebook
with ocean poems&some tastless Black sketches
of houses with happy suns happy sons
picket fences Christmas lights are a struggle
now and the lawn is dying and covered with weeds
neighbors wondering where you went Waking up
in the pysch ward third floor no windows no clocks
no job no hope but alive the sky partially cleared
and happy days are sad Standing in line for lawyers
children still smile and sleep in cocoons Safe
and warm hanging from limbs of devotion I’m crossing
the river now Wading knee deep in green water Brown
mud An eagle flys past the shoreline I am growing weak
weaker My boots are stuck in the mud and you are all so
heavy
COMMENT:
AUTHOR:
DATE: 10/20/2008 19:57:50
I’ve learned that I can’t visit a bookstore without buying anything. -age 44
I’ve learned that you must fight for the things you believe in. – age 70
I’ve learned that you should never pay for a job unless it’s completed. age 48
I’ve learned that you need to let your children BE children, age 49
I’ve learned that a tennagers biggest fear, is the fear of a broken heart. – age 16
I’ve learned that after you are your own boss it is tough to go back to working for someone else.
-age 57
I’ve learned that you should wade in a creek, every chance you get. -age 40
I’ve learned that women adapt to harsh conditions better and faster then men. -age 51
I’ve learned that you can always get more money, but you can never get more time. – age 65
COMMENT:
AUTHOR:
DATE: 10/18/2008 10:01:49
Cows are the greatest threat to global warming….because of the gases they release.