The Pen

Written by C Hues

April 20, 2022

There is power in the Pen
Protection—she does provide
There is purpose in the Pen
Perennial—is her pride

The Pen makes the writer whole
She is more than instrument
The Pen channels through the soul
She is payment, never spent

Big Bad Bully

Written by C Hues

April 19, 2022

Always antagonize
Break bones
Create conflict
Do dirt

Embrace evil
Forget friends
Gain ground
Hate humans

A Fair Game

Written by C Hues

April 18, 2022

When “trying out” for t-ball
There wasn’t any doubt
Now that the game has changed
I just seem to strike out…

The other team’s been stealing signs
And the times we tried to tie the score
Their sixes became nines
A fine day for a fair game.

Red in an Interview

Written by C Hues

April 12, 2022

I think it wise—this shirt I choose
But now their faces say, “You lose!”
I gambled, but it appears for naught
“Is that ketchup, or blood from when you fought?”

“Are you a car salesman, trying to earn his place?”
“Were you born yesterday—with all those wrinkles on your face?”
“Thanks, and you’ll be hearing back from us soon.”
I interviewed in March and now it’s June.






KBJ

Written by C Hues

April 8, 2022

You endured the cruelty from Capitol clowns
Simply because your skin is brown
You are the first of many faces
That the future embodies and embraces

The sagacious soul to set the stage
To know control and dismiss rage
To prove all the women denied
That their daughters’ dreams are satisfied