My Mojo Light- Blues Poem #12 Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

My days and nights
death in between
trouble in front—behind

The devil hijacking my
fondest dream
trouble in front—behind

She said she loved me
then said it twice
trouble in front—behind

The day I got fired
she turned to ice
trouble in front—behind

I pass out stoned
and wake up hard
trouble in front—behind

With time my warden
and sentence scarred
trouble in front—behind

My children's names
now others call
trouble in front—behind

The doctor warns…
"Not one more fall"
trouble in front—behind

Excuses inked
across my chest
trouble in front—behind

The good got better
but the worst got best
trouble in front—behind

My eyes stay swollen
my mojo light
trouble in front—behind

The river rolling
the falls in sight
trouble in front—behind

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August,2018)