Promises

Quick to respond

Quick to respond with appropriate words -

His heart in the night

Takes the flight of birds.

Deep in his soul of soul a few

Answers just he and his deity knew.

On a ward what will doctors

And orderlies do?
When the sand in the glass runs through,

He'll lie in a casket,

The same as you.

1-25-14

Promises

Promise me nothing. Don't agree.

The age of psychotherapy

And no integrity.

Friendship serves a purpose.

Affection isn't it.

The voices of my lovers

Evergreen in memory.

But my psychotherapist

Assures me I'm worth sh-t.

1-25-14

 

Alone

All alone – no one to care -

No one to talk to -

Nobody there -

On the edge of permanent hell-

So the ridiculous Christians tell -

Full of things I need to say -

Battened down and put away -

I sit in Denny's -

The servers are sage -

Attention, affection,

Minimum wage -

1-25-14

If you like my poems, I have books on Amazon, both paper and Kindle.  Most of the paper backs are $10 or less, and most of the Kindle are $1.  To see them go to Amazon, click Books on the drop down, then type Joseph Hart Poetry in the search bar.