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Approaching Exploitation

A Poem by Phillip Francis

What to say? My hands are tied.I carry no resentment, I take it all in stride.Honest nature, reveals its mask.Pain is fleeing, put away the flask.No c..

Causal Desertion

A Poem by Phillip Francis

Let's not sleep tonight, pack a bag.Let's take a ride.We'll drive until the wheels fall off, then walk till our legs begin to shake.We can head West. ..

Love

A Poem by Phillip Francis

A precious gift never to forfeit.Often taken for granted, until it disappears.Providing warmth and shelter from turmoil.At times, adding strenuous wei..

Battling Angst

A Poem by Phillip Francis

I suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I decided to to right a short piece during a recent panic attack.

A Father's Conscience

A Poem by Phillip Francis

I often find myself coping to stay afloatI've never been one to Idolize myself, nor gloatA generation being pulled in different directionsOur souls ha..

The Superior Walk

A Poem by Phillip Francis

The wind whispers softly on a crisp winter night.Darkness fills the heavens.In the distance are the faint sounds of the masses pushing their way home...

She

A Poem by Phillip Francis

For my wife.

The Demise of Association

A Poem by Phillip Francis

The landscape is restless, the objective is excess. Strange faces inundate our vision, empathy is lost. The nation feeds off the misf..

Open Your Eyes

A Poem by Phillip Francis

Look, ground shakes, a fever breaks Look, wind grows stronger, fear sustained longer Look, children weep, the parricides creep Look, fire bur..

Clear

A Poem by Phillip Francis

Comfortable chair, empty room Chaotic silence, voices loom Settle in, loosen up Embrace distress, swig a cup The tide is turning, ..