I don’t know how Many times I’ve met my dancer. I didn’t go to my school prom, so didn’t die in the fire the night…. I think I saw him in the eyes of a twelve year old Black boy with a .38, HIV at age 24, gone in six months. And as I age,Continue reading “Dance date”
Author Archives: Eugene Hardy
03.29.2023
Have noticed more teams pulling up roots to live in another city that’s a more lucrative market? For instance, I live in San Diego, which was once the home of the San Diego Chargers, who now base themselves in LA. Funny, that Detroit teams and fans stay faithful to each other, and Detroit. God IContinue reading “03.29.2023”
Sinking ship
The floor is wet, my feet are cold. I can feel the ship sinking, then remember Our tree outside, The one we planted together. The lake now embraces it’s trunk….
Laundry blues
This morning mylaundry bag developeda large hole,spilling myclean laundryas I crosseda busy street. After I driedI discovered threesocks missing…. But life ain’t hard….. it’s the living thatwill kill yah’!
03.09.2023
Well, as the saying goes, it could be worse…. I have to put my focus elsewhere other than racism There has been too many ups and downs with race relations in the States, and I honestly knew that this country cannot and will not change, and therefore shell remain damned. Economic hardships seemed to haveContinue reading “03.09.2023”
Stagnant
There was once constant flow, then earthquakes and tsunamis happened. The flows changed directions, civilization collapsed. River flows of algae feed seas of tears. No one is free.
My problems with Jesus….
He was born with nothing,only to die and become (a) god(?) He was used as a bat upon my body and head. Made me feel lesserthan my neighborand burn me in hellfor blazing myown path? Real or not,I will neverfollow you. l rather mix andmatch,fillingMySelfwithYing….
Uncrusted
Accumulation upon, accumulation Of barnacles, rust and assorted minerals scrubbed away by sun shine laid him bare. A salamander dying in the sun….
Aw come on, death really that bad?
Is it that our fears drive us? Or our ignorance? I don’t know, but I’d like to believe both. All religions talk about death, but truly they don’t know Sh*t. I’d like to know, Because this life sucks. People living in tents in cities with empty buildiings. People with gold plated doctors may still dieContinue reading “Aw come on, death really that bad?”
I can’t tell you what day it is, a poem.
I used to think it was yesterday, but my calendar tells it’s today. But today is rather gloomy, with pictures of past winters, faded old leaves under the snow….