poems
AND THEN
At first, I was assured. Convincingly.And then, I was worried. Reasonably. At first, I was living. Decently.And then, I was destitute. Pitifully. At first, I was angry. Justifiably.And then, I was locked. Regrettably. At first, I crawled. Mercifully.And then, I...
SCRAP
On the street, I lie;Sprawled helpless, I open my eyes. Around me, they shout as they cry;Footsteps gather as movement, I try. My vision still blurred, I blink and I blink;Faces with tears that shiver and shriek. Scorched and rough, the pavement I smellDank and dirty,...
LAMENTATIONS AT THE HOUSE OF THE FALLEN
The weeds rise; the vines crawl in intent obliterationOf a once picturesque shelter now rusting to oblivion.Still, I enter in shame with a quiet intention: Are you there, dear friends? A labyrinth of cobwebs; a pile of dust are in abundanceTaking over a melancholic...
THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES
A husband happily eats lunch with his wife and kids when suddenly, he complains of a severe headache. A week later, he’s got a bandage on his forehead, covering a depression caused by a hole in his skull. He’s suffered brain aneurysm, and he’s been back to the...
THE FOUR COMMANDMENTS OF CITIES IN THE FUTURE
In 2007, seven cities around the world made the longlist of the potential hosts for the 2016 Summer Olympics. These were Baku, Chicago, Doha, Madrid, Prague, Tokyo, and Rio de Janeiro. Following the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) analysis of the countries’...
WHAT IF MAYORS RULED THE WORLD?
‘Ideas worth spreading.’ That’s the slogan of Canadian-based TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design), a media organization known for its TED Talk. In its early years, TED only featured prominent people in tech, consistent with its roots in the Silicon Valley. Bill...