NO NAKED FEELINGS, PART II
THE RAIN Drop Drop Drop
Forgotten like an unused
That’s what I hear on the window’s ledge.
Newspaper that was never
The wind blows in, smelling damp and feeling
seen or touched
moist as if I’ve just come out of the shower!
by anyone—
ME, MYSELF & I Me, Myself, and I
or like a sandwich that was made to order but never was bought…. To society there is no gain or pain, no naked feelings—it’s all the same. Can such a creature
SEEING OUTSIDE A WINDOW
live amongst us?
It’s a gray and hazy day, u know the type
Or shall I just say
that makes the bed comfortable with the remote
I, myself, and me
in one hand and the telephone in the other.
Without these three The person you see Wouldn’t be me!
Drop, Drop, Drop Drop, Drop, Drop
Me, Myself and I
Drop, Drop, Drop
Breathing the same air
Nature works everyday.
or sharing the same
So do birds.
Sitting back and relaxing I hear the steadiness.
There’s always something
train
Seeing outside a window
It’s making me weary. I’m feeling sleepy. Before I
In the way that keeps
bus
birds flying back and forth.
doze off, a grilled cheese sandwich and some hot
Me from having a peaceful day!
taxi, etc.?
Flying here and there,
tomato soup sounds real tasty right about now.
I say yes,
picking up branches
society needs to lend a hand.
to make a home
I don’t mind the rain. I think of it as a type
Remember, an application
without a care….
of meditation. It could actually make u sit and
always says, “Equal Opportunity Employer.”
One by one, each bird
think about you, others, partners, trips, accidents,
If I try and find myself, that’s so hard 2 do
If it’s written
takes its turn to put branches
or maybe something pleasurable you did on another rainy day.
Trying to be me is not that easy you see
on millions and millions of applications,
together to make one
then why in the name of God
as they fly back and forth near
is it not written in us?
the railroad tracks, coming and going while watching
Lorenzo Murphy
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As I walk through the streets, the air so sweet Why can’t life be easy? Stop stepping on my feet!
I’m feeling self-centered and sick if I can Now that the rain has ended, I need to come back to reality.
Michael L. Snead
Predict so just leave me Don’t really try and define
each other’s back.
Me, myself, and I or I, myself, and me
This is what I saw in a moment
I took a long glance in the mirror
in time,
Looking at the image staring back
seeing outside a window…
I know what I truly see!
Lorenzo Murphy
Situations
No matter how hard I try
Michael L. Snead
Situations
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