LOVE OF LITERATURE AND HISTORY
Written by C Hues
May 6, 2022
There are those that take their time Calm, collected, cool Simple, silent as a mime You know them as The Fool They stay away, averting eyes Their dirty, dusty glasses But it’s a trick—the true surprise That’s how they mock the masses For when it’s dark, they spring to life And discard the façade They save the day and stop the strife The heroes we call “weird” and “odd”
Written by C Hues
May 2, 2022
Roadkill, Roadkill, lying still… Roadkill—are you dead for real? Roadkill, you could be my meal. Roadkill, how your guts just spill! A fox—cunning and ever sly Deceitful, shady, sketchy eyes Weren’t quick enough to spot the truck Now that loser’s outta luck A possum—is he playing dead? With his body hanging by a thread His head almost decapitated Well, crossing streets is overrated My deer—you were gone too soon You jetted out at night, past noon And the same day we saw you there Bloodied body, broken bare
Written by C Hues
April 22, 2022
Great Gaia grows more bitter One day dedicated to Mother Earth Tomorrow’s time to toss and litter I wonder what it all was worth We like to look upon the stars While we eradicate our roots Better get used to life on Mars Self-destruction—sow it suits
Written by C Hues
April 21, 2022
I never knew the terms or tricks For me, the skateboard never fit But God, when seeing that it sticks You know why skaters never quit Mere mortal men would just stay down But then we saw that Hawk could fly Inspired all—white, black, and Brown To soar and reach the heights of Sky
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