Rene Velez : Writing

TAP THE SKIN

TAP THE SKIN

A Poem by Rene Velez


TAP THE SKIN Tap the skin till It raises, street or den It does not matter Needle to apply To feel the high take away The scratch and itch..
THE HYDRANT

THE HYDRANT

A Poem by Rene Velez


I didn't have the arm strength,it took a bit of muscle to manipulateand for a kid not easybut we didn't care,it was summer and all wewanted was,to coo..
JOHNNY RIDES THE PONY

JOHNNY RIDES THE PONY

A Poem by Rene Velez


I would go firstsince I was the smallestno real weight to make an impressionor dent in their armornot much of a leaperbut I triedI would be use foran ..
THE END OF DAYS

THE END OF DAYS

A Poem by Rene Velez


And just like thatit was gonelate at nighta huge blazehad taken the candy store, the corner storewhere we made our daily stopon our after school walkt..
ROCKS

ROCKS

A Poem by Rene Velez


C'mon stand on the abandoned carI'll take one sideyou take the otherlets use the roof for protectionfrom the small rockswe will throw at each othernot..
GARDEN VIEW

GARDEN VIEW

A Poem by Rene Velez


I was part of the garden viewlike the stone sculptures buriedunder vegetation and foliage,wild and unattendedthough its beauty once seenpristine and m..
OFF THE GRID

OFF THE GRID

A Poem by Rene Velez


OFF THE GRID I am off the grid flying below the radar in my shell of solitary stone a choosing of my own hermit of imagination, alchemist of the wor..
HOVEL

HOVEL

A Poem by Rene Velez


HOVELIt's almost like a personal pendulumclicking fromits battery infusedsource keepingpace with the notso sure thoughtspiercing my consciousnessa sin..
DRAPED IN UNIVERSE

DRAPED IN UNIVERSE

A Poem by Rene Velez


DRAPED IN UNIVERSEhoney drops are her eyesher laugh through mefading like an echomy cavernous, emptinessradiating warm sunand her gown flowing and end..
PIECES

PIECES

A Poem by Rene Velez


PIECES All at face value one can never know connections until you try from all sides I would try from every angle never take a piece for granted becau..