I was going through some of my old poetry and thought i’d post a few today……
Landmines
down the steps
out into the sunshine
into the chemical mist
unexpected, deadly, unseen
taking with it
a life once fully lived
the landscape forever changed
the world no longer
welcoming
with days spent
dodging chemical landmines
and the stupidity
of the unaffected
kfitzpatrick
7/9/06
Road Rage
Terminally nice,
perpetually kind
some mistook her
for a door mat
but inside she
was road rage
filled with a
burning desire
to duct tape
her breasts
and dress up
like a
playboy bunny
kn/2004
Harbinger
Walking on automatic pilot
he steps from curb to street
crushed by the weight of expectation
and the front end of a Dodge Caravan
On the other side of the world
a soldier picks up his weapon
firing into reciprocity
as a small boy
elated by grades and
happy mommy thoughts
forgot fear
and took a bullet
Three womyn standing
each at their own kitchen sink
as sirens roar down
blood soaked streets
as the harbinger
knocks at each door
your son is dead
Kn/2004
