Poems & Stories from The Author Stew
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Once in a lifetime,Love will find you And grab you by your chestShake you and demand your heartLike a street robber in a dark alley.I was youngSo was sheWe were mugged on the streetWhile sitting in our respective homesMiles awayConnected by telephoneImages shared over the Internet;Love grabbed us by the chest.Once in a lifetimeCan become Continue reading "In A Blind Alley"
Once in a lifetimeBut twice in deathYou’ll come apart like a torn piece of paperPulled from a bound notebookCrumpled and bound to be thrown awayDon’t resistBut fight like hellThis is your renewal, a rebirth,Like Jesus on day threeAfter an all night benderSay it with meThis too shall passPerhaps like a bowling ball through a strawOr Continue reading "Once In A Lifetime"
Police headquarters, or as Maxx liked to refer to it hindquarters. His client, or rather the son of his client, sat in the chair opposite the police officer answering questions. Too many questions for Maxx’s liking. Too many answers too. There were three men stuffed into the room with him, his client, Mernon – business Continue reading "MAXXimum Overdrive"
I walk in the dark,Through the symphony of crickets,Searching for memories of you.I knew you before our lips touched;Confirmation of a soul’s desire.Destiny’s lies come true.I can’t see you now,In my mind’s third eye,Nor my skull’s two.Tears fall down Like snow in summer;Rare and cold.The crickets play onTheir song for neither me nor youAs fireflies Continue reading "Fireflies in Moonlight"
Bright sunny dayWarmed by sunrays on my faceDark clouds on the horizonNot my problemLay face to the sunNothing needs to be doneJust me and my thoughts aloneThunder in the distanceNot my problemA puffy little cloudWaves hello from aboveBlocks the sun to give shadeI say helloBright sky of blueJust a cloud or twoNot my problem I'm Continue reading "Not My Problem"
Just a little leapTwo feet Up in the airMove suddenly, a little scarePlace your Piece as in checkersKing me if you dareI’ve left the ground from where I wasLast spot left behindI land yet I’m somewhere new This is for a dVerse prompt: Today, I want you to jumpstart your muse by infusing your poem Continue reading "Just A Little Leap"
Draped in desireSuitors stare with naked hungerOthers admire from afarI am neither and bothMy hunger is clothed with a ringClose like a chain or collarHappy to be dragged along by youUnder your gazeAnd your controlSmiles in your eyesThe flick of your fingerCurls in commandCome to me, for meI obeyCovered in your gloryIn private, in bed, Continue reading "Yours To Be"
I’m not mad Just disappointedLike losing a friend Who had been with you through thick and thinA brother of sortsWho had fought beside youIn public and private warsNot mad enough to spit nailsJust enough to turn away When offered a whiskey or aleI’d build a bridgePay for all the partsWatch as you burn it downAnd Continue reading "I’m Not Mad"
The painted lady waits outside the courtWhile the monarch acts in his mourning cloak.An autumn leaf falls to the ground back and forth, back and forth.Soon the king will lay in her arms within the fort,No rice paper gatekeeper there to betray secretsFatal metalmarks along green marble hallways,Gruesome reminders of the attack of the Duke Continue reading "Painted Lady Butterfly"
Time stored and bottledStrong winds behind driven carTerror memoriesYou close your eyes as the car heads down the highway. The music of 20 years ago sings doo-wop lulabyes. At least the car isn’t weaving this time. You lay on the long backseat of the red Buick. It won’t be long. He’ll get tired and we’ll Continue reading "Backseat Journey"
