Ever Wish...? Ever wish you could go back in timeTo that fateful conversation?Get behind the face and eyesEach explosive altercation?Or peek under that cool veneerJust to see what lies beneath?To discover every fear and tearDewdrops from a trembling leaf? Ever wish you could go back in timePick up where you left off?As if nothing ever … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #31
Category: Poems
My Monday Metrical Musings #30
Borrowed Time As the sun comes upOn a brand new day.The birds a-chirpingOn their merry way.I wake up, and I wonder Am I living on borrowed time? Thinking back to lost onesWho left us too young.Those whom I used to spar withIn class and schoolyard fun.I look back now, and I wonderAm I living on … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #30
My Monday Metrical Musings #29
My Writing My Muse That's what it comes down to at the end of the day It's my constant my muse my solace my stay.People come into my life but they usually disappear.Writing's my only constant companion My cold tall jug of beer! Spent much of my life fulfilling society's script."Don't rock the boat, don't … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #29
My Monday Metrical Musings #28
"Hey C-19! Why are you still here?" Just past mid-May nowComing to the mid-year.Time to come clean and talk toThe 'middle of this fear.' "Hey C-19! Wassup?Why are you still here?It's 2021 nowYou've overstayed near two years! For reasons unknownYou seem happy to stay.Are you sadistic by nature,Knowing we want you away? We've tried to … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #28
My Monday Metrical Musings #27
Solo Flight Photo by Tim Mossholder on Pexels.com How does it feel To realize No one’s your friend Despite your many tries? To insert yourself Like a square peg does Into round holes Stirring up only dust. Accept it now And let it go! Some things aren’t meant to be No going with the flow. … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #27
My Monday Metrical Musings #26
"May the 4th" maketh you a man! Photo by Author Oh May the 4th, my son's world you reignHis adoration for you, is crazy; insane!He sleeps and dreams of the far far galaxyA smile on his face, happy as can be.Every night of his still-young lifeHe wields that manic lightsaber.Like he's in the midst of … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #26
My Monday Metrical Musings #25
Would you still be my friend? Photo by meo on Pexels.com What goes on in my mind?The question of the dayWords bumping into each otherThat's what!Each fighting to hold sway. PushingShoving Seeking.A tasteA placeA spaceTo take the podium.Hopefully tallStanding head and shoulders,Above it all. Jostling for pole.Wanting to extol.To tell what had been told.Letting stories … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #25
My Monday Metrical Musings #24
Snubbed! Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com Please gimme the chanceTo snub them nowDon't lemme miss itDon't make me cry foul For far too long it seemsThey've continued to snub meNever paying me any heedWhile they party away In endless revelry What is it about meThat makes them leave me out?I feel likeIf I'm to … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #24
My Monday Metrical Musings #23
O for my heart to soar! Every now and thenI get this feelingTo be like an eagleOn powerful wings, soaring To rise sing cry To understand whyWhen I hear a soulful voiceThat takes my breath awayLeaving me with no choiceBut to fly fly TODAY! I just wanna have and hold that momentOnly to find it’s … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #23
My Monday Metrical Musings #22
Don't quit your job Lee! Don’t quit your job LeeIt’s simply too risky. The job market’s too soft. And you’re well over fifty! Don’t quit your job LeeLife’s not giving out freebies. You must keep working your butt offIt’s just the way it is. They once tried to tell usWe were young with little "power"When … Continue reading My Monday Metrical Musings #22