Old Hell-Devil, Old Hell-Devil He Screamed

Old hell-devil, old hell-devil

he screamed

Flinging it down, why can't she leave

me alone?

#FathersDay @foundpoetryrev

20 June 2013

Unsparing Words

A rebuke to
those

Who refuse to
right

The historic
wrongs

Against the
city

#foundpoem #micropoetry
#juneteenth
19 June 2013

Mental Illness

My medication’s not working anymore

            I’ve got a mental illness

            That makes me want to kill us 

The yellow lines keep swerving in the road 

            I’ve got to get away

            But they won’t let me get away 

I see my shadow always lurking in the door 

            I’m strapped in tight

            See the needle in the light 

My condition always keeps me on the floor 

            Feed me pills all day

Keep sharp objects away 

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This mental illness wants to put me away 

            Returning from the war

            Got to settle the score 

Because I might be a danger to my self 

Shell shocked, mind fucked

All they say is good luck 

Because the proof is in the pudding 

What doesn’t kill you

Can only make you stronger 

I don’t want to live here –

I don’t want to live any longer!
 

Proclamation

In all cases when allowed, they
labor

Faithfully for reasonable
wages

#foundpoem #micropoetry
#juneteenth
16 June 2013

Illegal Acts in Turkey

Illegal acts
in Turkey

From now won't
be allowed

And whatever needs
to be done

According to the law
will be done

#foundpoem #resisturkey
16 June 2013

Morton’s Fork

This administration

puts

Foreword a false

choice

Between the liberty we

cherish

And the security we

provide

#foundpoem

16 June 2013

PRISM

You can't have 100 percent security
and then also

Have 100 percent privacy and zero
inconvenience

#foundpoem #micropoetry
15 June 2013

Pruno

Cotton mouth cat trap with sand paper lips
Got them sunken-in cheek bones, boiled sirloin tips
Goosestep marching 'round your studio apartment
Whiskey money’s gone – all done spent

Pruno! – Pruno!

Pear, grape or apple, makes no difference to me
Head swollen like a ball, the buzz is always free
Huffing gasoline in recycled paper bags
Chopping up paint chips – father is a fag

Pruno! – Pruno!

Comfort Food

And when I come home from a hard day chopping wood

My baby feeds me cornbread, makes me feel so good

I said when I come home from a hard day chopping wood
My baby feed me cornbread, it makes me feel so good
She give me blackeyed peas with ham hocks, it’s comfort food

Meatloaf and mashed potatoes
Gotta have ham and black-eyed peas
Collared greens, cornbread and biscuits
Gotta have it all, gotta have it all ...

Datamining

Trust that the rule of law will be

respected is also

Essential to the stability and growth

of the digital economy

#foundpoem

12 June 2013

Pokey Joe is the King of Cilantros

Pokey Joe is the king

of cilantros

Besides intensely green

pungent foliage

The variety is also noted for

fantastic roots

#foundpoem

11 June 2013

Sesquicentennial

This year's events mark the

150th anniversary

Of the end of slavery

in America

#foundpoem #micropoetry

11 June 2013

Galveston, TX

Had it not been for

these men

Who sacrificed

their lives

There would be no

juneteenth

And none of us would

be free

11 June 2013

Intermittent Connectivity

IT is aware of the problems and We are working to resolve the issues
#foundpoem #micropoetry
10 June 2013

Strange That In This Country

Strange that in

this country

The strain of

rest should

Have become

one of

The greatest

defects

@foundpoetryrev

#foundpoem #micropoetry

8 June 2013