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I went out for a walk

I went out for a walk and thought about a lot of things including you and how my crooked steps criss-crossed with yours I also thought about the cruel tricks that time can play and how our expectations can get drowned in monotony I thought about the way that death outsmarts medicine and the wayContinue reading “I went out for a walk”

Posted bymikepowernycApril 11, 2022Posted inpoetryTags:poem, poetryLeave a comment on I went out for a walk

the angels

There are things that only I and the angels know I trust them to keep their silence They come around when I close my eyes And disappear when I get the urge to do some harm There are angels that live in the bottom Of almost every glass of beer Churches are crowded with theirContinue reading “the angels”

Posted bymikepowernycOctober 20, 2021Posted inart, poetryTags:angel, beer, drawing, original poem, poem, poetry, sketchbookLeave a comment on the angels

Your Honor

Sometimes we walk barefoot into the forest even though there are snakes in the leaves and sometimes some people still call you “your honor” but we know there’s no honor among thieves In the haze of our days when memory falters and the nights hide the loneliest sins We will carry our sacrifice up toContinue reading “Your Honor”

Posted bymikepowernycSeptember 17, 2021Posted inpoetryTags:original poem, original poetry, poem, poetryLeave a comment on Your Honor

Sit with me for a minute

Sit with me for a minute Let us catch our breath before the parade of life starts up again Before the crowd comes back between us and all their noise drowns out the beating of our hearts Before we take off one set of masks and replace them with another let us share a nakedContinue reading “Sit with me for a minute”

Posted bymikepowernycJune 29, 2021Posted inpoetryTags:original poem, plague diary, poem, poetry1 Comment on Sit with me for a minute

Pity The Nation

Lawrence Ferlinghetti was 101 years old when he died last Monday. He was born in Yonkers but is considered a San Franciscan since he made that city his home for the last 7 decades of his life. His father died of a heart attack before he was born and his mother was committed to aContinue reading “Pity The Nation”

Posted bymikepowernycMarch 1, 2021Posted inwritingTags:lawrence ferlinghetti, painting, poet, poetry, san franciscoLeave a comment on Pity The Nation

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