Brett Hernan : Writing

Liar

Liar

A Poem by Brett Hernan


The human mind is a gifted liar. It lies so well to itself that it does not even know that it is lying.
The Blooms

The Blooms

A Poem by Brett Hernan


A long thin foot-trafficbuffed to a high gloss,brass strip, across a similarly reflective, stainlesssteel line of floor-plating that stretched across ..
Sing Together a Strange Tune

Sing Together a Strange Tune

A Poem by Brett Hernan


or, Non- Existent Facebook Meme Selection No. 39
Safely Rewrite Your Own DNA

Safely Rewrite Your Own DNA

A Poem by Brett Hernan


There is no amount of inherited genetic predisposition to certain behavioral patternswhich cannot be altered other than through the act of thought. Th..
Form Letter for a Prisoner

Form Letter for a Prisoner

A Poem by Brett Hernan


Dear (INSERT NAME HERE), I am writing this just to let you know that I saw what you did and that I feel sorry for what happened to you and for the err..
Maybe Next Year

Maybe Next Year

A Poem by Brett Hernan


Maybe next year Would have been DifferentMaybe next yearWe should have knownMaybe never Maybe nowhere No doubt about The fuses are blownProbably shoul..
Passing Cars

Passing Cars

A Poem by Brett Hernan


Last night's, Frost melted Dew lined With that,3.43 AMAerosolUsed car Salesmen With cans of,'it' In their handsLabelled,'New Car Scent','In a place Th..
Pain-Killer

Pain-Killer

A Poem by Brett Hernan


'Pain-killer',a misnomer.The effectonly distractsThe mindawayFrom the painWhichremainsAs it mustConsciously,sensorily,intact.
Beside the Water's Edge

Beside the Water's Edge

A Poem by Brett Hernan


In memory of Belinda Kemp.
A Wave, Tipping Over

A Wave, Tipping Over

A Poem by Brett Hernan


I am emptyListen to the plan: "All red teams for take offare sent." On telephone,"Get as far away as you can! Now!"No emergency reprieve.Anthematic in..