Oct. 27, 2020

Poetry

by Steve J. Burkett (author's profile)

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Poetry
[in margin] 10/11/2020
remembering their smiles
the Jeannies ["i" in "Jeannies" is dotted with a heart] in our heart
here in our golden years
red, orange, yellow
on a blue background
colors of the morning sky
sunrise over prison wall
bright colors descending
into a dark hole
old men staring out
from cold prison cells
through the shattered window
of all their lost souls
looking for old daydream
left on a prison bus
from when they were young
now only lost memories
brought back by the sunrise.
10/6/2020
P.S. I'm going to try to call this week, Steve Burkett
before this is posted[drawn smiley face]I love you[drawn heart] Happy Birthday
my dear friend
Am I too old to be mad Little Mel
have I forgotten how to use my words
to fight with a poem
about the truth without fear
[drawn smiley face]truth[drawn smiley face] I have a college[drawn smiley face]Ed U Ca tion [drawn smiley face]

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rc1 Posted 2 years, 5 months ago. ✓ Mailed 2 years, 5 months ago   Favorite
Love the imagery of the sky seeping into the cells, with inmates losing their souls and trying to reminisce, but are being resuscitated by the sky.

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