Poems from JBirdy
Ask me the questions
Whose answers I don’t know;
Give me things to ponder
As I onward go.
Fill my mind with thoughts
I’ve never thought...
Three unknowns
Some sidewalk chalk
Sweeping glance
From eye to eye
Childhood trance
Memories fly
A smile begins
And spreads within
Steady...
As the darkness rolls in
I shall clasp you close.
We shall not succumb,
So do not fear...
Dearest Lord, still all dark winds
That within my heart might blow,
Winds that rise against my foe,
Who, in truth, my neighbor is.
...
The voices were gone and my soul rejoiced.
No “you idiot” ‘s,
“that was stupid” ‘s,
Or “why do you even exist” ‘s.
At first, to myself, I...