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Amelioration

Warren — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:02:32 +0000

Sometimes they don’t realize
the gravity of their depravities,
and play things off as, “Everyone does it. Why not me?”
So when efforts seems less than perfect
and leaving home doesn’t seem worth it,
getting out of bed can be an obstacle in itself.

The least amenable start to seek recognition,
and the wisest fall folly to heartbreak.
Kind gestures exasperate.
Compliments appear wily.
Your haggard head looks on
for something better.

It’s been a hell of a drought, but hopefully this sparks something good!

Hikers by Day

Warren — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:32:01 +0000

They got caught
hiking at the wrong place
at the wrong time.
But they did no wrong.

Back home,
their families wait
for news, every day
for nine months.

The prisoners refuse to eat.
Too depressed, too fed up
with the lack of rights.

Help seems long
and far away.
“Tell our families
we love them.”

For Shane Bauer, Sara Shourd and Josh Fattal.
Please sign the petition to free the hikers detained in Iran. Thank you.

I Don’t Know

Warren — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 07:38:50 +0000

what is to be done when we cry,
save us from ourselves,
save us from the things we want,
because nothing ever happens here?

how can you reignite
what you may not have had before?
why do you stay here?
why do you even listen anymore?

I can’t help but wonder
if I made a big mistake,
didn’t say something I should have,
or said something too late.

The Miserable Misfits

Warren — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:08:11 +0000

Lock your doors and close your blinds,
safeguard your reputations!
They’re out for your shame and after your pride.
The miserable misfits are coming!

They’ll hack through your walls,
read all of your mail,
there’s nothing that you can hide–
devious deeds that only these
mishaps could devise.

Don’t count yourself out
from their tarnishing ways.
They’ll get to you soon, they promise.
They’ll treat you how you
treated others before
when you thought nobody was watching.

There’s nothing that you
should ever put past
these misbehaving miscreants.
They’re waiting for you
at every corner and pass
ready to cause you grievances.

They’ll do whatever it takes
and further still
plotting revenge and ridicule.
So you’d better take
a good look around.
They may just be sitting right next to you.

Spring

Warren — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:35:59 +0000

We’re still waiting
for all your promises.
Tender love and youthful buzz,
warm shivers,
sentimental words.

It’s not that I can’t live
without these things.
I just hate being lied to.
So much so that I sometimes
pick up suspicious rocks
to see if you’re hiding underneath.

I wonder if it’s you they write about
when I hear the dying crinkle
of a newspaper or magazine.

Compromise

Warren — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:28:23 +0000

Sold my soul to the devil in New York City.
He asked me if I could spare some change.
I smiled sincerely and said, “Of course.
But there are things about me you should know.
I was born in a subway tunnel
underneath Hell’s Kitchen.
Roaring trains masked my cries.
A bearded homeless man hummed a song.
My mother held me tight.”
The devil looked up and wanted to know
what the meaning of my story was.
I was quite honest and resolute.
I looked him in his eyes.
“I’ve forgotten it now,” I said aloud,
“but I’d give anything to hear it again.”
And before I knew it,
he pursed his lips
and began to whistle that tune.

Poetry Month 2010!

Warren — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:10:34 +0000

I get a little uneasy each year when poetry month starts because it’s also April Fool’s Day. Because most poetry is no laughing matter. Though it is good to start things off with a joke, to ease the tension. Or build some confidence with a laugh.

I don’t have a joke for you, I’m afraid. I don’t even have a funny poem. How about a shoddy and quickly written limerick to set the mood?

There once was a man from Vancouver.
He stood at the edge of Dam Hoover!
He’d lost all his hope
and couldn’t find rope
so jumped to his death like a loser.

Coming to an Open Mic Near You

Warren — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:47:12 +0000

Gearing up for National Poetry Month… I’ll be reading at the Asian American Writer’s Workshop’s Open Mic tonight. If I get a spot that is.

Asian American Writers’ Workshop
16 W 32nd Street, Ste 10A
Btwn Broadway and 5th Ave

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=389840039746

Old stomping grounds for me!

Holiday Alignment

Warren — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:22:03 +0000

quickly now. hope you all had a great holiday weekend. it was quite an eventful one. so many things happened at the same time, if you think about it. There was Lincoln’s/Washington’s birthdays aka Presidents Day, the start of the Winter Olympics (RIP Nodar Kumaritashvili), the NBA All-Star Game (that screen in Cowboy Stadium is gargantuan), Valentine’s Day, and Lunar New Year. I’m sure somebody somewhere had a birthday over the weekend. Sorry that attention was detracted from you. Go holiday alignment (like planets)!

Distress Call

Warren — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:17:51 +0000

Hello Outside World,

Our Internet went down here at work. And seeing as how we are a web site, this makes it kind of difficult for us to function. SOS. Smoke signals coming your way.

Is this what life was like before the Internet? I can’t remember.

Go iPhone.