A collection of poems or prose
yellowed pages, torn from a spiral notebook. Not sure the dates make sense
9/6/1978
The Construction Site
Alone-
…….Sharp eyes stare,
……….absorbing what’s around
A desk-
………a chair
………refreshment from the heat
………….of the day
Organized
…..orderly
…….cold
Rough riders
…………unload their human
……………cargo
………….sweat, and curse
……………..and brotherhood
To be on the outside,
…..looking in
or is it the inside
…looking out that
………….holds the key?
A drawing power
….that brought me here
…………not understood
Reading about womanhood
……………detached
An iron grips
…..around
….my heart
one shock and
……………….all is done
Dee Dee
………Dee dee
…………………deedee
How can I
…….begin to tell you
……………………how much
…………………………you mean
…………………………………to me
Your hair
…………..it’s curls
………………..Your face
………………………it’s smiles
……………………………….Your eyes
……………………………………their tears
You come to
…………me,
………………..You run
…………………………..from me
…………….uplifted, I hope,
………………………and I pray
………………………….for you
But know,
……my little sister
…of the depth
…….and the strength
…………….of my love
9/8/1978
The Projectionist
Sometimes I see
……………it
Sometimes I don’t
…………………………………………sometimes integral
…………………………………………….the emptiness
…………………………………………………….stares
…………………The depths of a
……………………………wall
……………………a dark movie screen
……………………………………………..Life to be played
…………………………………………………..with each turn of
……………………………………………………………machine
LOOK!
..SEARCH!
……discover each
………..room
…………………………………………….Pain beams the story
…………………………………………………….reversal
……………………………………………………………….untrue
Framing of history
…..Fire
……….and
………………ice
……………………………………………….On to the track
……………………………………………………to the
……………………………………………………….trek
remember the
……………Sword
………………………………………………..remember
……………………………………………………….daylight
………………………………..Oh!
………………………….help me to walk
……………………………through the
……………………………………night.
I put the dots in so the stanzas are in the right place. I was playing with that when I wrote this - copying a form I’d seen in ‘Shades of Light,’ my high school published poetry and short story compilation.
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