Maxwell Ryder : Writing

Omens and amens

Omens and amens

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


Poem written on Nov. 2, 2015
Trial by wile

Trial by wile

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


Trial by wile, I befriend fire; I try to tame it By ire; To no avail, It grows higher; I lampoon it. It grows by denial and desire; I fail t..
Beyond Hades

Beyond Hades

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


I was on a ride I knew was different From the start; Life looked different, I didn’t play the part. People walked around The circumferenc..
Beget or begot?

Beget or begot?

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


To beget, or begot? What befits is not in what's fobbed off The chicken or the egg was first wrought? Some ripostes don't begin or end Meriting re..
in search of light

in search of light

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


People talk of “the light inside” Where is it, I decry? I swallow my eye in search of my shine. Was it the one the dentist l..
Fork in the road

Fork in the road

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


Poem I wrote Oct 8, 2016, mixing various fairy tales
Death of men is back!

Death of men is back!

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


Men babble on in Babylon Reapers darken the door The death of men is back; The plague's "black," they'll say, Yet the shade wasn't beige Yester..
Hear what I want

Hear what I want

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


Maybe I only hear what I want, So they're being turned off? the world, once loud, Drowned in mouths And clowns, Is slowly running Aground In ..
Love is blind

Love is blind

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


I loved life's metaphors until I met a w***e who loved people, fed the poor, cared more than anyone I had ever loved or adored. She opened a door and ..
id

id

A Poem by Maxwell Ryder


Yes I was born flawed Blame me, blame genes, Not the Devil or God Blame the devil in me That had it out For his ego to please; The insolent litt..