Poetry Corner: “Go west young man”

Go west young man gaspingretchingtumbles rivers of foamy beerspilling to the pavementencircling rivers of half digested macaroniwhile its stumbling moaning creatorwends homeward to bedandready to leap like a tiger upon its unprepared toilerstomorrow Robert K. Stephen

Poetry Corner: “Cheap Eats”

Cheap Eats Bill and Mona went to ********* for the all American mealdisguised cerealhamburgers, fries and shakesit weren’t but minutes later that Bill was seized by the shakesand Moana began to groanaapparently the deal on a great mealmade their stomachs scream for an appealthe pain became impossible to beatand shortly after the ambulance took themContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Cheap Eats””

Poetry Corner: “The historians”

The historians contained in the pensthe scribes of rulersattend to the justifications of the slaughterone by one or by the thousands throats slit and bodies thrown on the hooksand guilty historians white lie in the booksjustify the hero crooks blind to the fact that millions were tookby Google, Facebook, Livingstone and Cook

Poetry Corner: “Time for a recovery at a rest home”

Time for recovery at a rest home President interruptedwas that the name of that Angelina Jolie movie?In any case the patriots failed to rescue hima self anointed political Lord Jimwith a intellectual fortitude quite dimand too many Kentucky Fried chicken dinners on Air Force One was him less than slimthe master of politically inoffensive gemsContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Time for a recovery at a rest home””

Poetry Corner: “Vietnamese War Memories”

Vietnamese War Memories Sleek and silentthe B52 birds knife up through the dense tropical airand when over their target spawn the eggs of their doomupon the unsuspecting belowbut the unofficial mission leaks to the Fifth Estate“NAPALM BURNS AND MAIMS 700” In a private conference the generals are most perturbedand shout “God Damned press bastards” MillionsContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Vietnamese War Memories””

Poetry Corner: “What you have to look forward to or you’d best pawn that gold watch”

What you have to look forward to or you’d best pawn that gold watch You slave for whatever dignity the weekly pay affordsYes sir!No sir!And if you are lucky a pittance of a pension comes your way Retire and read the paper all day and stretch that cat food all the way Robert K. Stephen

Poetry Corner: “Was it better in the old country?’

Was it better in the old country? We were in a cab last nightI was staring at the meter intently uptightwhile the driver was talking to youof stories of love and wine Ah…..the girls of his youthin the old countrymany grey hairs less Robert K. Stephen