Poems from Lucian A. Sperta
Published Author and Poet over 25 books in paper back and digital books
Selected American Library Association 2015
Model Citizen 2013
Writer of the Month Meridan 1989
American Society of Authors Composers and Publishers since 1994
#8 Hot Top 100 Hot New Release in Poetry
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Some people think I expose myself too much in what I say in my poems, I don't consider myself a poet as much as I feel I am a story teller, how can one write subjected to other peoples point of view on how I write, what I write, and how I express myself. This is my journey and self expression is how I choose to deal with it; words, writing has been the outlet where I control without fear, without shame, the pen and paper will never betray you. A poet is one, I believe, can take a surgical scalpel to the soul and let it bleed what it truly feels.....
But Me no one knows
While I sit here wrapped in this flesh
I call to your attention my nakedness
Standing tall, I take off my shawl and...
For those who have lived through the storms, hurricanes, loss of life-
Who have lived through the horrific strife-
I pray for you as I see...
Cowardly man, ruthless you are
Beat me, tied me up
Denied me food, treated me like a fool, then you made me kneel on rice.
Uncooked as it...
There is no time to explain this underlying pain I cannot remain forever in excuses to the curious minds of others about this dark internal...
In Woodstock I thought you were the sun
But you fled and was on the run
You did me in, flooded me with your sin
In this war I could never...