This is from an upcoming work of fiction titled, “The Disappeared.” The characters are songwriters, and this is meant to be one of his works.
Aliens
This is an excerpt from a new work of fiction, “The Disappeared” due out early 2023. Some of the chapters are preceded by lyrics or poems intended to be authored by the characters. “Alien” is the creative work of the male protagonist. _____________ Alien, alien, alien, alien, alien, alien, alien,Everywhere aliensI’m an alienYou’re an alienLiving…
This Spot Here
This is an excerpt from a new work of fiction, “The Disappeared” due out early 2023. Some of the chapters are preceded by lyrics or poems intended to be authored by the characters. “This Spot Here” is the creative work of the female protagonist. _____________________ This spot hereThe one I know to be mineThis spot…
Discarded Man
The Discarded Man Made of dust and tears Walks like a ghost Amongst those still real Unseen, unheard An afterthought On the periphery Of nothing
Imaginings
Borders are not real things Nations aint naught but imaginings The guy on the other side of the globe Is as much my neighbor As the stranger in 4B There’s no such thing As a foreigner Or an immigrant For the common descendants of the grasslands. There is only one species of humanity. The only…
Stump Speech Template
I promise if electedI will not doThe things I told youI would doThe one thing you can rely upon I will not keep my wordBut my liesare so much sweeter than the other guy’sWhose every word is a scurrilous liewhich is the worst kindMy lies are White Lieson the side of the divine hollow of…
Mass Mugging
Your money or your lifeYour meds or your rentWill you get your procedureOr will buy your child sneakersWhat trade will you makeTo surviveIn the greatest nation on earth. Sure we could afford to care for every single soulBut whyWhen we can bleed ‘em dryIt’s your money or your life. Up on the micThey standProudly declaring“Rather…
Pictures Out of Clouds
All alone in a dream
A field of grass
A broken down shack
I lie on my back
Making pictures out of clouds
On the canvas of the sky
Ad Man
Are you tired?
Weary to the bone?
Is life hard
For you and your loved ones?
Of course it is
Nature of the beast
But don’t worry ‘bout a thing
Cuz I got what you need
Depression
Nothing is there
It’s not open to interpretation
That vacuum in your heart
It is real
That last, best hope is
Gone