I’m trying not
To always get
Distracted by
Shiny new things
To embrace what I’ve got
And to let
Myself see
What joy that brings
Gene G. McLaughlin 2014
Tag: twitter poem
He Wrote A Letter
From a B-ham jail
In 1963
He wrote a letter
That has made it to me
The fight is still being fought
Maybe always will be
Gene G. McLaughlin 2014
If The System Is Unaware
If the system is unaware
Then suddenly refers to itself
Is the system viewing from here
Or observing from somewhere else
Gene G. McLaughlin 2014
When Summer Dies In The Mountains
When summer dies in the mountains
It dies fast
Like a flame in the snow or
The desertion of birds and leaves
All in a morning
Gene G. McLaughlin 2013
When I Hear Karen Carpenter
When I hear Karen Carpenter
I think of corned beef hash
AMC Pacers
Lines for gas
Johnny Carson
Laminate floors
My mom’s voice
Gene G. McLaughlin 2013
1981
A yellow ribbon
Tied to
An orange Volkswagen van
A shirt
That says
Don’t tread on me Iran
For me
That’s how the eighties began
Gene G. McLaughlin 2013
I Believe You Can
I believe you can
Despite all of it
I believe you might
With much upon you
I believe the now
Shines bright in your eyes
Ignite
Gene G. McLaughlin 2013
Every Post is a Person
Reclamation
After you died
In my dreams
I only saw you
Diminished and fading
At the end
Now I see you
Young
Tan
Standing
In the sun
Smiling
Gene G. McLaughlin 2013
Darkness Is Not Blindness
Darkness is not blindness
Adjustment is slow
Things around you
Take shape
Patience the only tool
Until the world has form again
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