Every morning I awake to see her sickle smile
She sits at the foot of my bed with scythes in her eyes
Defiant, determined and stubborn, as is my style
I say, “Not today.” And from my bed I rise.
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Tag: Poetry
Two Questions
If homelessness reduces a human being to an animal state of existence do we not have to expect animal behavior?
If a shark bites a man is the shark at fault?
Dying Days
Writhing and wreathing from past wounds inflicted
Infected and left to fester past the point of amputation
Convulsing and frothing at the mouth
We are in the death throes of our Civilization
A Creature of the Province
The City is a Custodian
Unfortunately not the kind that protects something valuable on behalf of the people
But the type that’s left to mop up the messes of the Province
That is the role of this lowly creature.
On Dealing with Bullies
I do not advocate violence
But
If you ever have to fight a bully
Make damn sure you bloody their nose
Because even if you lose
They will know there is pain involved in picking on you.
From Rags to Rags
Standing at the bottom the climb begins
To go from base to summit
Rung by rung up the rickety ladder
Until one snaps and starts the downward plummet
Broke, but unbent once again attempt the ascent
Chasing some elusive fable
After each fall getting back up
Until one is no longer able
T J Therien
A Devious Mind
Look hard enough and you will find
The Poet has a devious mind
Always scheming, rhyming, dreaming
Tempting, titillating, passions teaming
Solace in sadness while tears are streaming
Driven to madness, tortured rantings screaming
Producing a tightly wound coil, or pile steaming
Democracy Stillborn (A Modern Day Nursery Rhyme)
Trump and Putin sitting in Helsinki
C-O-N-S-P-I-R-I-N-G
First comes love, then comes marriage
Then comes an unholy abomination of a miscarriage
“A Clockwork Orange” Moment
This is America’s “A Clockwork Orange” moment
Eyes glued to the screen in horror
Unable to look away…
A Simple Observation
Charities receive the hand outs
The charity cases get the hand me downs
So where is the hand up?
