I go silently with my love Toward his destination He’ll be leaving soon And I wish to see him off As countless others are doing With their loves We arrive and we pay Our driver handsomely We walk in silence for a while Then we stop He turns toward me His eyes begging for understandingContinue reading “Poem: Shot Heard Round The World”
Author Archives: Devin Hogg
Poem: Tormented
The old man Sits in his home Reading a book of art Written by a famous playwright Unbeknownst to him A youthful young man Scarred by the old man in his youth Watches outside the window Waiting like a panther For the perfect opportunity To strike and kill The old man is Withered and shrunkenContinue reading “Poem: Tormented”
Poem: You Lie There
You lie there, beautiful and angelic An eternal laugh On your glowing face Your having a grand old time Giggling like a sprite Alien devices monitor you As you fight for life Your family worries about you Tears and cries ring through the night! You lie there, in blissful ignorance, that you fight for lifeContinue reading “Poem: You Lie There”
Poem: Winter
Winter White light coats all The fire is bright The world will fall I feel so tall And so right White light coats all I am held in a thrall As comes cold of night! The world will fall Yet there is a pall Mind you very slight White light coats all You have theContinue reading “Poem: Winter”
Poem: Love
Love Red, green, colours Hot, cold, feelings Love, hate, emotions He felt So he was confused He loved But he didn’t know how To show his heart He knew he was nothing And knew no girl Would ever swoon over him He knew he was too short Too weak, too weird, To ever get theContinue reading “Poem: Love”
Poem: Friends
Friends Friends are important Maybe that is why it hurts So much more when they Seemingly betray you You laugh, joke Cry with them You try to fit in And still be true To yourself They are the golden standard You want to be them There comes a time When you must choose Between beingContinue reading “Poem: Friends”
Poem: The Dreamer
The Dreamer Dreams Murky And Dark He spends all his time Dreaming of a time When change has occurred The future People ridicule him Do not accept him But over time his dreams become reality From the simple day-to-day To the largest and most complex of ideals People are exposed People are changed The worldContinue reading “Poem: The Dreamer”
Poem: The Home of the Green Man
The Home of the Green Man Green, Life, Call. The lure is strong And full of life To the man Who is not yet a man. It calls him, lures him To a land he has never known. His blood guides him To the land of his relations His grandfather’s spirit guides him Though heContinue reading “Poem: The Home of the Green Man”
Poem: The Passions
The Passions The fires burn The passions heat The ring of voices cry The sea boils The drums sound As the parties Go to war Fire! War! Confusion! The voices whisper In his ear All day long Sometimes it seems As if it will never End This war is loud to him Unheard by othersContinue reading “Poem: The Passions”
Poem: Failing
Aiming Attempting Always trying Always failing I stumble I miss the mark I do my best But I can’t achieve What I’m aiming for Should I keep trying Knowing that the effort Is doomed before I begin? Or would it be the wiser course To give up and keep silent Keep still Take back allContinue reading “Poem: Failing”