PUPPET SHOW

PUPPET SHOW



Imperfection
Temperamental logic
Rueful matinee
Wounded Marionette
Bleeding
Dances on
Despite the crowds displeasure
Truant sympathy
Awkward rendition
No miscalculation
Just an undesirable theme
Lack of homage
Rampant
Unpretentious figure
Worn wooden soul
Defiantly endures
Deflecting barbed aspersion
To perform another day



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

NOT MINE

NOT MINE


Shores of Neptune
Shallow
Harsh
Illicit panorama
Hazy barbed dogma
Professional amusement
Close your eyes
Sleep well
In luscious overtures
A matter of perception
Structured sapience
Faceless smiles
Restless bones
Scorned
Senseless wags
Inhabit Elysian Fields
Maniacal arena
Primes a sacrificial flame
Martyr
Visionary
Delights the stony mob
As such
Their dank agenda
Not mine
Declares the poet


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

HESITATION

HESITATION


Hypnotic eyes
Ablaze
Cerulean brilliance
Haunted past
Withers
Ever slowly
Destiny
Window sill proximity
So murky
Awkward synergy
Raging fire
Desire
Simmers cautiously
Longing just to venerate
Approach felicity
White knuckle angst
Elusive satisfaction
Tranquility
Temptation
Charm of the unknown
Liberate
Vulnerable one
Winds of genesis
Beckon patiently
A journey
Ends
Where it begins
If hesitation
Wins


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

SUBTLE EPIPHANY

SUBTLE EPIPHANY


Frozen tundra
Prosaic wasteland
Significance
Astray
Incisive words
Excreta
Lost interpretation
Verve
Inner longing
Intimate offering
Borne through passions pen
Arduous years
Weary eyes
Afresh
Visionary thirst
Critics
Quite concise
“Choppy”
“Lack of cadence”
At least
A reaction
Thrusting
I prefer
Penetrating
Poetic intercourse
Rhythm
Flows in covert perception
Subtle epiphany
My aim
To cause
Effect
Veritable impact
What joy
To share
Splayed soul
Disagree
So be it
Not my gig to judge
Merely pass it on



© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

FOR YOU

FOR YOU


Stunning one
Tender
Radiant
Piercing eyes
So deep
Enigmatic
Passionate
Artistic
Precious child
Borne from your loving seed
Guardian womb
Cherished life conceived
Who
Could wound thee
Delicate flower
Silken folds
Withdrawn
Wilting
Why?
Magnificent sun
Shines once more
Arise
Fair maiden
Thrive
Bless me with your presence
No harm
Shall you face
Now
A distant nightmare
This day
Safe admiration
Respect
Warm embrace
Sincere adoration
Trust
Love
Lives again


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

TARNISHED FOLKLORE

TARNISHED FOLKLORE


Social indifference
OxyCotin apathy
Corrodes our vacant minds
Blind eyes
Vacant tears
Politely
Eschew injustice
Sterile prism of human emotions
Dismal dyestuff
Reluctantly
We trudge along
Well worn path to emptiness
Lethargic pariah
Curse of “I don’t give a damn”
Grave burden indeed
Knights in shining armor
Fulfilling American conquest
Alas
Tarnished folklore
What nirvana it would be
This hell
We call society
If everyone cared
Shared
Practiced peaceful brotherhood
How miniscule
We truly are
Vast epoch
We call life on earth
Time for new beginnings
We
All free
To choose as we see fit
Reality
Doesn’t have to suck
Compassion
Love
Peace
Achievable goals to live by
Swallowed pride
Begins with me
Consider this an olive branch
Loyalty
Join me?

© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007





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HYDROPS ALMANAC (Dedicated to those cursed with Meniere's Disease)

HYDROPS ALMANAC


Barometric pressure
Dancing in my ear
Fire code capacity
Compliments of Meniere
Faulty equilibrium
Hanging rights
Into walls
Spring showers
Bring elemental change
Cold front
Passing through
Tornadic proclivity
Transient headwinds
Tender buds
Green
Ebullient
Hydrops Almanac
Small price to pay
Ringside seat
To permutation


http://www.vestibular.org/vestibular-disorders/specific-disorders/endolymphatic-hydrops.php


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

CONSUMMATION

CONSUMMATION


Surreal
Sacred symphony
Miraculous tale
Of she
And he
Lover’s legend
Born so long ago
Two shattered hearts
Incomplete
Longing for consummation
God’s omnipotent masterpiece
Magnum Opus
Deft precision
No room left for doubt
Speechless
So uncommon
For the servile word man
In awe
Gratified
Delirious
Tranquil
Candles lumen
Prophetic silhouette
As one
They shall be
Cherished harmony


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

STEREOTYPES

STEREOTYPES


A sad state I see
We label
Indiscriminately
Without research
Judgmental hypocrisy
Unbridled arrogance
Who gave us this right?
Me
I love The Cult
However
Don’t belong to one
Its music man
Deep soulful lyrics
Haunting guitar riffs
Completely void
Of cyanide laced Kool-Aid
Artistic gift instead
People
Diverse
Unique
Blessed with individuality
Special
Significant
All
God’s beautiful children
Acceptance
The lost key
I simply refuse
This world won’t drag me down
Instead
Prefer to fly
On fragile angels wings
Peace
Live it
Share it
Ignite it



http://www.google.com/musica?aid=r3tIQ7dprYN&sa=X&oi=music&ct=result


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

POLISHED FANTASY

POLISHED FANTASY

A thousand pointless reasons
Faceless excuses
Nameless reality
Haunting
Pungent acrimony
No way
To chase you from my mind
Heads turned
Effortless
Beguiling
Elusive search for sanctuary
Polished fantasy
Hell exists
Indeed
In memories of guilt
Vivid urge to soar
High above the fray
Peaceful asylum
There
I shall stay


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

AMBUSHED OASIS

AMBUSHED OASIS


Tennessee Valley
I-565
Huntsville Alabama
Picket fence exterior
Jovial existence
On the fringe of normalcy
NASA technology
Silver ribbons and bows
Ambushed oasis
Subtopia
In drag
Meth infested slums
Hardscrabble dismay
Acrid Dragons breath
Historic Governors Drive
Raw reality
Festering mediocrity
Life
What we tolerate
Empty
Overflowing
No point in eggshell tiptoe
Truth
Cannibalistic
Uncivil to some
Lightning bolt of promise
God lives
Reaching out
Eyes afire
Engulfs compassionate people
Impatient
With rampant negativity
Arise
Go in peace
Relay divine perception
Impact
Cultivate
Embrace


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007

INCOMPLETION

INCOMPLETION


Swarm my soul fair maiden
Swim freely
No hindrance
Surround my fragile heart
Make smooth
My furrowed brow
Shelter me
From mortal tempest
Engage
My callow fear
Walk beside me
Precious love
Seeking hallowed ground
Compliment
Complete
My incompletion
See me
As I see you
Tenderness
Companionship
Unconditional belief
As one
In dreams of bliss


© Bill Grimes Jr. 2007