terry smith : Writing

Salmons lament

Salmons lament

A Poem by terry smith


The salmon strugglesto swim upstreamand spawn in the watersof their ancestorsonly to die
Going in blind

Going in blind

A Poem by terry smith


I did not listento your warningor see the word "prop"on the parachutebefore I jumped
Iceberg baby

Iceberg baby

A Poem by terry smith


I drove our relationshiplike it was the Titanic
When it's over

When it's over

A Poem by terry smith


You gave upjust like you always doand after awhileI gave up toobecause waiting for youbecame more thanI could live with
Lies

Lies

A Poem by terry smith


You lied to meso many timeswhen you finallytold the truthit was a languagethat Icould notunderstandand by the timeI got it translatedthe moment had pa..
Language

Language

A Poem by terry smith


I feel like an Eskimoin the desert...all these words for snowdon't mean a thing.
My favorite Christmas

My favorite Christmas

A Poem by terry smith


Ah my favorite Christmas I was ten plus oneno gifts were we to see, though no evil had been donefor we were government peasantsand cut down a Charlie ..
I am

I am

A Poem by terry smith


I am the Wolfand i have acquireda taste for bloodso do not tempt mewith your lustful waysbecause where i will take youthere is no coming back from
into the void

into the void

A Poem by terry smith


If you walk to the edge of the Grand Canyonand look into it's vast emptinessyou might get an ideaof how i am feeling
What evil ways the wind will blow

What evil ways the wind will blow

A Poem by terry smith


Hanging from a branchon the gallows treeplaced there bytrue loves handnever to beand withhis last breathhe said unto thee...I love you still..and when..