James Papastamos Poems

The blood of bondage,
Bonding a brotherhood,
Breaking its unrelenting will.
On His command, the Nile would rain a
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These eyes have seen a day of night
my ears receive its echoes far;
Disease distorts my sense of light
my soul, it cannot touch nor mar.
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I am God's sacrificial lamb

Burning embers embrace the
Steam that rises from my frozen corpse,
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The darkness of such distant nights
now filled my universe with non-
Existence and such fatalism
that only God could answer why
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Ah! The power of dreams! !
New York harbor
Tickles the feet of Broadway, with
Waves of obscurity who ride her
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Homeless yet sheltered by thought
A rush of eager anticipation
Collapsed veins burst with enthusiasm
Fear surrenders to occasion
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Fog! !
scantily clad, its naked truth
for all to see, wearing nothing but
deception on its sleeveless cuff.
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The sun rose before
Dawn. Our kitchen
Was the warmest room in the house.
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A shade of burgandy, like wine
now ripe with authenticity;
The word of God doth write my way
and pens its sword by such decree.
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Whom I could have become:
I think about what I might have done

A famous poet
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