Wilyem Clark : Writing

Rejection

Rejection

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


I could tell immediatelyFrom the downcast eyes and shuffling feetAnd the stench . . . Don't you ever take out the garbage, man?That this would not wor..
Complaints

Complaints

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


1. Roll out the red carpet,Even though it's ratty and stained and full of holes,To welcome me into your heart;Then retract the offer,Over and over aga..
On 14th Street

On 14th Street

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


It provokes the question:Am I the only sane sober sensible personIn this counterfeit grunge saloon?I'm tempted to leave. I should go homeAnd retreat t..
The Friendship Market

The Friendship Market

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


All the gains I've made since MarchIn the friendship marketHave been erased--One case of cancer,One case of "too busy,"Two cases of . . . comment dit-..
Dayflowers

Dayflowers

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


As I float further and further awayIn the limitless outer limbs of the void,I appreciate more the little thingsRooted close to my grimy, grounded heel..
Untitled

Untitled

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


"You were so handsome way back when!"Way back when being . . . way back when.Good looks are deceiving, so often cementedIn a niche of age swiftly swep..
Lines Composed in a Bar

Lines Composed in a Bar

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


I'm no one important--Just a simple soul,Sensitive, unobtrusive,Indivisibly invisible,Sensibly ridiculous,Obligingly indirect:A man who chooses to def..
Untitled

Untitled

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Love makes me sick,Or more precisely:Love has made me sick,Twice.And it's not love per se,But sexual slaverings,Which--if the other had been willing--..
One in Ten Million

One in Ten Million

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


One in ten million; those are the oddsOf finding another in perfect alignment.I know this for sure from experience:I've been to the mill so many times..
Untitled

Untitled

A Poem by Wilyem Clark


Who is left in this universe?Drunkards and liars and cheats and frauds,Cowards, abusers, and borderline loons--No one is left to please the gods.Appea..