Some readers find comfort in poetry that feels as easy as a cat on the lap. But some poems rocket you out of your comfort zone. They have the audacity to get in your face and shake your rump up. Robert Frost said, "Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. The poems in 3 AM were birthed at that hour, or in the witching hours between midnight and dawn. I hope these poems lift you from the pages or pixels on your screen and send your heart flying around the room. Excerpts: The Man in ...
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Some readers find comfort in poetry that feels as easy as a cat on the lap. But some poems rocket you out of your comfort zone. They have the audacity to get in your face and shake your rump up. Robert Frost said, "Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. The poems in 3 AM were birthed at that hour, or in the witching hours between midnight and dawn. I hope these poems lift you from the pages or pixels on your screen and send your heart flying around the room. Excerpts: The Man in The Moon Who's up at 2 am? The midnight oil has long burned out Sleep and sex roll restless On the worn mattress. Dreams escape the open eyes Shadows rattle the door Three o'clock is the witching hour Red ashes float from the patio Eyes across the courtyard catch you breathing. You look away only to look again. You know the lonely mattress would enjoy the company And your lilac-scented air could use some funk. But the night won't last a lifetime, so You slip back into your room and wonder, What if there is a man in the moon? A Good Dog The neighbor beats his dog at 3am and he don't stop I hear her tail beating the wall and he don't stop She gnaws on his bone and he don't stop All night long she whines and he don't stop Her collar and chain drags the floor and he don't stop She begs at the table and he don't stop She rolls over and plays dead and he don't stop She fetches his slippers and he don't stop She trees his birds and he don't stop She has his puppies and he don't stop All in the wee hours I hear bitch bitch bitch and he don't stop. LOVE DOCTOR That Doctor ain't got no license He practice love on the bootleg side Aint got no license Steals hearts just to get to the ass When he done got through You say, Lord my name Skinny Roo Love you so hard you change your name You can't sit down for days You dance all around the moon Singing Al Green tunes Love and happiness Three days later you touch your cold phone Look up in the mirror and your heart be gone You call them digits that doctor wrote down Ain't no such number in town. That doctor aint got no license Lord that doctor aint got license There you go trippin out to the graveyard Looking for some kind of heart to fill up The hole in your breast Lord, Lord. That doctor aint had no license at all You got your 45 just in case You run into that no-license son of a bitch Love and happiness make you do wrong All night long. Take a walk on the wild side. Three-AM is the best time to be naked with your thoughts and dreams. Read more!
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