HUMANITY: An acrostic Hounds of hell, drivingUs to our future.Mankind rising up,Against our dying,Never Surrender.In the jaws of pain,Till we are alwaysYoung in Paradise. (Photograph is by the poet of the Carousel on the Mall in Washington D.C.) Bio: Chris Bunton is a writer, poet and blogger from Southern Illinois. He has published in severalContinue reading “Humanity: An Acrostic”
Category Archives: Poetry
The Old Man’s Dock
An Internal Mono-rhyme poem The old man’s dock, on a cold Scottish loch,when the cock crows, he stands in a warm frock,Taking stock of life’s secrets to unlock.He stands firm to mock, death’s calling tick tock.Hard as a rock, he leans against the shock,as waves of fear knock, upon his old crock. Bio: Chris BuntonContinue reading “The Old Man’s Dock”
I Never Knew
What I Was Missing I never knew, the hole I had,till I found you. A memory,from childhood,of your joy. Running the fieldsSplashing the creeksChasing the cats. And the quiet times;when you just sitnext to my soul. Smarter than they say,sweet little guy.So full of life. My funny buddy,loving hims a treat;while scratching his back. When IContinue reading “I Never Knew”
Prison Church
I was in an isolation cell;when I realized God put me there.He sat me down to speak.He shook me awake. I began to live again.Everything was ok, again.I felt Him there, again.I knew who I was, again. I went to those prison churches.Those gatherings of criminals, like me.Those broken, hurting men like me.Those sons, husbands,Continue reading “Prison Church”
Beating Her
Hard Life Poetry by Chris Bunton I was working at my desk in the morning.When I heard some banging and pounding,from below me. The neighbors were fighting again.But, this was different.This was screaming. It was the sound of punching through flesh.The sound of slapping skinThat sound of hands raised in defense,while a fist plows throughContinue reading “Beating Her”
That Butterfly Life
I’ll Fly Away This miserable world,Where loved ones lie. Where the innocent suffers,And the good ones die. Where hunger hurts,And the body aches. Where sadness prevails,And fear takes control. We crawl through this plane,Like a worm on a leaf. Consuming more and more,And wasting away. Till we sleep in darkness,A worthless death. To awake one-day, ChangedContinue reading “That Butterfly Life”
Time Marches On
Be Encouraged Time marches on,but things can change.The flow of life is the same,but we can spin away. Find a place to abide;a life to call your own.Find a way to live;a way to feel alive. All the road blocks,will guide your way.Till you are strong enough,to crush them all. That path of least resistance,isContinue reading “Time Marches On”
I’m a Failure
I’m a failure. I have been one my whole life. Everything I have ever put my hand to has failed. Maybe you are the same. Yes, I have cursed myself. Yes, I have made bad choices and lived a wrong life style. No I haven’t chased my dreams. No I haven’t made goals, and maybeContinue reading “I’m a Failure”
The Ugly People
Rebel Poetry I am one, and perhaps you are too. We might not be ugly, but we are ugly to the perfect, pretty people. Our past is ugly. Our life is ugly. Our homes, our cars, and our kids are ugly. They are not good enough for the pretty people. We never will be. Continue reading “The Ugly People”
Mother’s Day Poem
Mother’s Day Poem The beauty and love of God is in all things. God said, “I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children…” After the Fall of mankind in the Garden, God said this to Eve;the mother of all humanity. And it has been taught that itContinue reading “Mother’s Day Poem”
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