CD Campbell : Writing

Breaking the Myth

Breaking the Myth

A Chapter by CD Campbell


Breaking the Myth(The Genie is back in my head)Does anyone know what to do?When they see the beauty that surrounds you?As a man, I table all the yearn..
The Genies Out

The Genies Out

A Chapter by CD Campbell


The Genies Out(Aladdin's In My Head)Aladdin is in my headas a passing faint decayin the corner of my bed,my eyes blurring infraredwhere I miss you eve..
Complacency

Complacency

A Chapter by CD Campbell


ComplacencyI have rested too longwith my hands held deepinside the heavy red clay,relishing the ever-presentbreath of God at my backcaressing the tall..
A Poem Is The Stone

A Poem Is The Stone

A Chapter by CD Campbell


A Poem Is The Stone (That Breaks The Back) A poem is the stone that breaks the back. It's a true new thought that brings yo..
Untitled #27

Untitled #27

A Chapter by CD Campbell


We laid flayed at the gates of Metropolis,each other, to each eye, bound in stone,lashed for stepping over the ignoranceof our betters and dulled to p..
Untitled #26

Untitled #26

A Chapter by CD Campbell


I am in love with the power.I am in love with the force that breaks.I am in love with that hiddenblack boughthat one must duck underto survive another..
Untitled #29

Untitled #29

A Chapter by CD Campbell


What did you give me? Naught? Plenty? A willow thin shadow dancing in the sun, plastered to concrete? Oh. It’s not ..
The Long Green Road

The Long Green Road

A Chapter by CD Campbell


The Long Green RoadIf My Granddad had a hog to be culledhe would say, "That ole boy has had his day,his walk's done ended on the long green road."He'd..
The Brown Mare

The Brown Mare

A Chapter by CD Campbell


The Brown MareTrembling soft near the water trough,neighing unburdened in the fieldamong the mules, among the newwet wheat that has yet to be bit,erec..
Untitled #31

Untitled #31

A Chapter by CD Campbell


Before my callous hands harden, Before the many fingers split; Let the light leak through In a blaze, scour the old skin. Let it ..