Derrick Puente Poems

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1.
China

Your silence impervious
What good do tears or pleas
My heart imperious
In truth men are enmity
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2.
Returned

He forced it on himself, like prejudice
Year by year it came
Strong and bitter
Never sweeter
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3.
The Bell Jar

Distortion descends in this fatal haven
Palpable as an irreverent dream
Wisdom supreme, electric it seems
Go on then, I shall quote the raven
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4.
Sleepless Dream

You are like a sleepless dream
Bathed in stardust
That hangs on the words
You speak in my bewitchment
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5.
The Sparrow

I cry like a wounded sparrow
That spent his tears in spring
Wandering for recompense
Lost in suffering-
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6.
The River Runs Dry

From an antique memory
Whose pale springs have turned to dust-
Whose sole survival hinges on redundancy
You rise on the horizon-
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7.
We Grieve

Swept in like the Cholera
A balmy afternoon
Heralded by a foot soldier
Who knew the words of doom
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8.
Before The Eyes Of God

The gamut sprung by forcing
The cruelness of a fraud
To sanctify his doings
Before the eyes of God
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9.
I Raised My Hand To Scarlet

I raised my hand to scarlet
Fleeting though as love can be
I took you like a poet does-
All in memory
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10.
Lost Intentions

In inward conversation
Stagnant pools of dreams
Rummaging through thunder-
The lightning in between
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