pop's poetry

Year: 2015

  • breathe

    Take a deep breath.
Let it out.
In that time,
A child in this world
Died from hunger.

Breathe deep.
Exhale slowly.
In that time,
Americans threw out
Five tons of food.

Like a colossal Grand Canyon,
The gap between
Rich and poor
Takes my breath away.

  • the first stone

    Smooth in my hand
and warm from the sun,
the first stone is heavier than I expected.
And while I look ahead
I also look behind
to the piles of stones that are mine.
Collected, over the years,
along with the bruises
all of them made when thrown.
Each one of them a first,
a smooth giant killer,
thrown by those without a trace of sin.
I want to condemn,
but drop my first stone
into the crystal clear mirror of a stream.

  • stuck

    Learning the same things,
different words,
same message.
Singing the same songs,
different tunes,
same ideas.
Sitting in the same chairs,
different fabric,
same view.

Einstien said there's insanity in repetition
while expecting different results.
There's also indifference in repetition
when expecting the same results.

Learn new things in new ways.
Inspect the impassable.
Expect the impossible.

  • only a woman

    For Twin and Katie
Only a Woman
can truly understand
what's going on inside and
will stand aside and beside
while the world crashes then
resurrects into the stratosphere
in a matter of moments.
Only a Woman
could see the beautiful mess
behind what could or would be
and what shouldn't be
into what must be done
today or any day
or not done at all.
Only a Woman
would open a darkened door
to a brokenness with gentleness
and kindness to make it
right with the simpleness
of just keeping all the pieces
safe for the future.
Only a Woman
will walk with delicate patience,
tirelessly searching with peaceful
purpose and passion to find
a perfect union to step into
by lacing up colorful shoes
and hiking the heights of joy.
Only a Woman

  • birds of a different feather

    though you may be different than me
and sometimes I won't understand
I hope you feel acceptance
I hope that you are free

to follow a separate and beautiful way
yet still be a integral part of my life
I hope that you feel welcome
I hope have your say

even if others won't choose to hear
for fear that change may happen
I hope that you feel trust
I hope your path is clear

to take wing and soar so far above
with birds of a different feather
I hope you feel lasting peace
I hope know true love

Pops 2015