Dead Poetix : Writing

Ghost Planet

Ghost Planet

A Poem by Dead Poetix


Back when Pluto wasn't a planet and all that
Taking Pills for Anxiety

Taking Pills for Anxiety

A Poem by Dead Poetix


It is the middle of the winter of the heart,or it is summer -- I am never quite sure. - Marvin BellSo the pills began, and I walk forward into the..
Working the Lumber Yard

Working the Lumber Yard

A Poem by Dead Poetix


That summer I cut wood for pallet makerswho nailed particle board and two-by- fours together,smoked cigarettes, and when they stood in front of the fa..
Winter Poem

Winter Poem

A Poem by Dead Poetix


No time. The winter has come and taken allthe golden strands of hair, and buried themunder an shawl of snow. How attractivecan the fields look when th..
Larry Doesn't Pray

Larry Doesn't Pray

A Poem by Dead Poetix


Those pilots aren't persuading Larry to pray right now.The wings buckle and hold true, the soothing voice over the speakers calms, and the steward(ess..
All Flesh is Grass

All Flesh is Grass

A Poem by Dead Poetix


Please don't let them die, you said.But only dirt is left in the flower pot, brown and dry, smoothbetween my fingers. Bright purple stones laid on top..
On hearing your poem sung by your daughter

On hearing your poem sung by your daughter

A Poem by Dead Poetix


For every word grew in you, wild creep in your veins untilthey broke the skin, bloomed, and died, dripping brown curlsonto the pad, over your pen,on y..
Dung Layers

Dung Layers

A Poem by Dead Poetix


1.The deepest hole to live in, bury this part alive.Can I tell you, and you’ll believe me? That these years spent silent were forming a dung coc..
The end of the Moon

The end of the Moon

A Poem by Dead Poetix


It was a moment when we, as ants scratchingthe earth for the next thing to drag down intoour communal hole, stopped looking at the night skyfor peace...
 THE STEP-FATHER SYNDROME

THE STEP-FATHER SYNDROME

A Poem by Dead Poetix


Solomon issued his verdict: "Bring me a sword. Divide the living child in two, and give half to one, and half to the other" . The two mothers' reac..

2
next Next Page
last Last Page