Poen – Outlaws, Outrages and Outright Lies

Homecoming

The Ribbons on his chest The thousand-yard stare A DD-214 They told him DiDi Mau!* *Get the @#%$ out of here! An airplane, a ship, a bus, and a thumb Crossing 8 time zones The World. No men in black pajamas with AK’s No thuds walking closer No C-Rations with bad cheese Resuming hisContinue reading “Homecoming”

Mister Big

There’s no one else like Mister Big, Not even Jesus in a wig. You won’t get shot on Fifth Avenue, If you say His lies are true. Mister Big, He has the answer, To save us all from Windmill Cancer. Only He can stem the tide, Until the waters do subside. He will gladly lendContinue reading “Mister Big”

Mule Pass

Up on Mule Pass there’s no place you can turn, Just a tunnel to the past, no bridges left to burn. Right beyond the pass there lies another world, Where I can hide from the troubles I have unfurled. Up ‘til now I reckin’ I haven’t had a care, I’ve learned to hang my hatContinue reading “Mule Pass”

Library Rat

He lives beneath the stacks, with Orwell and Wilde for snacks. From grade school up to college, he’s gnawing at knowledge. Thirty-two volumes of reference, digested without much deference. Carnegie is his greatest hero, but to E-books he gives a zero. He shredded nearly half of Shakespeare, to build aContinue reading “Library Rat”