poetry thoughts

On Wednesday next there will be an open mic. night at Empire (a tea/coffee shop) here in Newport.  It has been awhile since I read any of my poetry to a group of people I do not really know.  Kind of want to so I was thinking about reading these poems.  I wrote them a while back, some from my time in DC.  I would like some feed back if possible.  Are any of these poems good enough for others ears?  Anything I should change, and so forth? Thanks for your timeJ

 

Kono yo ni

 

It is like this

Its this way

We breath, we exhale, we exist

 

The stars  up above and the bright moon guide us

or is it just me? And to where

A place where my dreams become reality

or maybe it is your reality that is my dream

my being, a wish to find

a path around a land

 

A desire to leave behind

to be recognized and not judge

 

Its cold outside now

the winds off the sea

is a reminder

or is it?

 

© Feb 2007

 

Man

 

Its break time

Its smoke time

Its laugh time

Its love time

Its time, man

To be man

Show them man

What you are made of man

Be a man, man

The state of man

The blood of man

The being of man

When lone ready man

 

©Feb 2007

 

So here it is…

 

Maybe tonight we can

read poetry together

I’ll open a bottle of red wine

Nothing special

Not the wine tasting kind

We could sit back and sip

Discus, analyze

Make sense of

 

Maybe tonight we can

make poetry together

I’ll unbutton your shirt

slow like

Kiss your shoulders soft like

Tease just a little

 

Maybe tonight we can

change public opinion

end bigotry and social prejudice

combine nations, religions

under the act of love

 

In our idealistic hearts

We can dream

compose a poem

to organize thought from heart

 

Find out in the end

that it was all a joke

that the G_ds were

just playing

And we were their puppets

 

© April 2007

 

I composed a poem

 

It is all so beautiful

A desire to unfold

To create, to understand

Look upon something beautiful

 

We made love, yes

Jumped in

“This is risky behavior”

Echoing in our minds

 

Desire over reason

over logic

And in todays age no les

We doubled, we joined

We melted into

Braced by soft pillows and softer skin

 

“Fuck me”

no…

Make love to you, yes

Sweet, slow

Teach me

 

I need to get out

how do I do this

Right this way ma’am

Take the elevator down

To the grown Floor “G”

G for the spot

The escape

Got to learn it

For legal altered states of Mind

 

© April 2007

 

Politics

 

There are all sorts of politics

You got Government politics

You got office politics

You got family politics

Even got politics amonst friends

So much politics that

By the end of the day its not just

you feet hurting

But you brain

Let these politics get to you

And your soul will be hurting too

 

Politics amongst the homeless too

Negotiations from high to low

Its all about Pan handling

The best spots for

it goes to those that create the politics

 

© March