Dreaming of Dreaming: Poetry by Peter E. WilliamsWilliams, Peter E.
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Dreaming of Dreaming: Poetry by Peter E. Williams
Williams, Peter E.
Poetry
Aardvarks' abacuses abate academia accordingly as
Beavers breech bridges built by
Cats claws cleverly constructing,
Dogs deeply dig ditches downward
Eels electrify electrons, elevating engineered entrapments
Fish flatulate food foully
Gazelles glide gracefully
Hawks hedonistically hold holidays
Ibexes idealistically indulge inexpensive infidelities
Jackanapes jam jazz, jealous Jehovahs judge
Kangaroos' karma kills kindergartens
Labradors lament lost love
Macaws mainly manipulate manure
Nags napalm nasty necrophiles
Ocelots often open operas
Panthers persistently piss
Quails quantify quarrels queerly
Rats relegate responsibilities
Salmon seldom sing songs
Tadpoles tastelessly tell tempting testaments
Unicorns unknowingly, unwittingly upbeat urgent urinal usage
Venison vent verbal volcanic volleys
Wallabies want wellingtons with wings
X-Dodos. x-tinct.
Yaks yell yesterday's Yiddish yoo-hoos
Zebras zip zodiac zones.
Hollywood Romantiks
I long to be loved,
just like in the movies.
It's all so easy
for the love-struck stars
They met
They didn't get along
then slowly...
they fell in love
It's so easy
for them,
they just fall in love
easy as pie
They say,
" It's not fair,
It's so easy for them.
Why doesn't it happen to me ?"
It doesn't happen to me either!
Life is not a fairy tale.
And yet love will happen.
Of that I'm sure.
Are we there yet ?
Here we go...
on a fantastic journey
of self discovery.
He told me:
" Just grab a pen
and write whatever you feel.
Let it flow.
It's best
when you don't
premeditate your writing."
I should:
edit my writing,
not my ideas !
I should:
take my own advice.
But, I think,
that's easier said than done.
Don't I always try to think
of what I'm going to say next,
before I commit it to paper ?
But then I think,
" What is good writing anyway ?
How will I know when I'm there ?"
"Are we there yet ?"
It didn't really happen
You went down the street
just an ordinary day
you saw a young girl
innocent and sweet
talking to her dad
about everyday stuff
their freezer needed defrosting
happens everyday
did you really tell her
or did you just dream it
how to make a little... tiny... flame thrower ???
of course you didn't !!!
you're not that stupid,
and even if you did
you weren't serious.
she'd know that.
you'd never even tried
to make one yourself
but you'd heard it somewhere...
that you can make one
from an aerosol can and a flame
and she could even reach that freezer
if she just stands on a chair
***
try telling her parents
try telling her
you weren't serious
you didn't even know
if it would work
try living with the memory of that scared little face
all covered with bandages
never the same again
***
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