Featured Poet - Duane Anderson

IN THE EYES OF AN INSANE MAN

Where did everyone go

while I am still here,

gone to another galaxy,

a black hole in space,

or is that where I am already at?

What didn’t I see?

What am I missing?

Where did I go wrong?

I was meant for this world,

but somehow stepped off.

CHOICES IN LIFE

See me smile,

see me frown,

as I go from one to the other

in a matter of seconds.

Give me a choice.

I would rather stay smiling

if the world would let me,

but that will not happen today.

Life goes on, but the question is,

do I want to go with it?

Each of us with alternatives,

but which one will I choose?

Living in hell is no fun

having lived that life before.

Maybe there is a place called heaven,

I will have to take a look.

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

If you are looking for money,

I cannot help you.

If you are looking for sympathy,

I cannot help you.

If you are looking for praise,

I cannot help you,

but maybe I should have said

can you help me,

for once again,

I do not know what I am doing.



TICKING TIME BOMB

I’m sitting on a time bomb

waiting to go off.

Do I want to go away

and listen to it in the distance,

or sit still until it explodes.

Maybe I am thinking too hard,

but listen to its music,

the nice tune it makes.

BAM.

Unmemorable.