She was a street walker by all accounts She had a plastic rose pitifully shedding petals proudly adorned in her hair But she did have moxie and an awareness of diners At her recommendation I found an old school diner serving greasy breakfast fair As it was only fair and I alone to boot IContinue reading “STREETWALKER”
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ASSHOLES AND BITCHES NEED NOT APPLY
As I waltz through my life whiling away hours, weeks, years & even decades I never found a shortage of certain undesirable sorts. There seems to be an asshole lurking under every rock & a bitch to be found around any old corner. The cretins aren’t coming. They’re already here They appear out of theContinue reading “ASSHOLES AND BITCHES NEED NOT APPLY”
MEMORY LAPSE
You were pissed off even though I hadn’t said anything wrong and it began to dawn on me that you weren’t pissed off at what I had said you were pissed off at something I hadn’t said. Problem is, it’s hard enough for me to remember all those things that I actually said It’s damnContinue reading “MEMORY LAPSE”
ENOUGH CLICHÉ
Enough cliché for you an old Aerosmith gem blares on the loudspeaker drunkard rocking on bar stool leaning over to kiss girlfriend— kisses the floor instead. https://www.postpoems.org/authors/fuche_bu/poem/1081244 JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO DO POETRY AGAIN: Schaefer, George: 9798449725561: Amazon.com: Books
MARK TWAIN WAS WRONG
Mark Twain was wrong the hand that feeds the dog can be bitten all excuses we make the camera doesn’t lie https://www.postpoems.org/authors/georgeschaefer/poem/1123863
BUT AFTER ANTLER WROTE
After Antler wrote an epic poem about factory life it was like a final word an end to innocence an end to ignorance an end to all excuses we had to confront the bleakness far beyond any spiritual ennui proffered by Dickens or Sinclair Lewis and the false sincerity of all the Anglo apologists weContinue reading “BUT AFTER ANTLER WROTE”
GRAVEYARD SHIFT FRY COOK
The truck driver used to saunter in 3:00 am cheerful but jonesing for coffee to chase the eggs and bacon He had multiple refills and seemed oblivious to the random drunks stumbling in for past closing time munchies a young couple feuding over something or probably nothing but we’re all condemned to listen to theContinue reading “GRAVEYARD SHIFT FRY COOK”
UNDETERRED
I could whine about Ginsberg or Rupi Kaur or the general state of the universe and it would be hollow complaint falling on deaf ears waiting to dismiss me waiting to tell me I’m nothing compared to Corso or Dunbar or Dickenson or any other poet my run on sentences paraded publicly as profound verseContinue reading “UNDETERRED”
EUPHORIC GIGGLE
Eyes focused straight ahead I am seeing some silver linings on this road I travel occasional hints of gold and thus the euphoric giggle truly reflects current state of mind https://www.postpoems.org/authors/georgeschaefer/poem/1090938
I COME FROM PHILADELPHIA
I didn’t come from church I come from Philadelphia I come for a show I come to get high to wreak havoc on the streets a poet of delusion a poet of confusion a reading of Beats never dying reading NYC, NY, USA dying of poetry; drunk smoke herb hashish stoned mind pure hope thoughtContinue reading “I COME FROM PHILADELPHIA”
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