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Major Minor

A Poem by Andrew John

Has minor become majoras blood is to be found on my head, my hands, my feet? Has major become minor as I discover the blood is not mine but shed..

Asking, Merely Asking

A Poem by Andrew John

My friend, why have you spun out of joint?Or am I now cross-eyed?Is one of us running out of rhythm?Or both spinning in circles?Why is everything I sa..

Distance

A Poem by Andrew John

Your sweet soprano is so distant now, dear Mother, So far from my fearful ear.Did it cherish me yet chooses now to chastise, as if I needed punishm..

Second Time

A Poem by Andrew John

You have for so longReached out for that second one -But grab the first, first!

My Door

A Poem by Andrew John

The strangest one I have ever seen,fits well between two sections of a wall.Yes, it is a door I speak of -but what does it hide?Have I ever seen the o..

Serious about Being Serious

A Poem by Andrew John

You look so seriouswhen I am not.Why do I jokewhile you do not?Do we dislikeeach other?If so, why do we share a tableand are able to sit,have done for..

Schadenfreude

A Poem by Andrew John

That wind so wild can cause those wooden limbs to shake from side to side as though to slap a face. It is worth watching through your window feelin..

No Need to Go

A Poem by Andrew John

Sonnet

Oh Thing

A Poem by Andrew John

My eyes seem to be yours.Whom do I see?Old. Stooped.Is this a looking-glass?Or am I in a dream,where I believethat I am Iand you are you?Then who are ..

Not Now Dead

A Poem by Andrew John

Do I wish you dead,rather than merely dying?You see, if you were gonenow, oh now,not remaining then,not here at a future time,with lasting misery,it w..