R. L. Allen Poems

That’s just the way it goes,
you know it almost never snows
at Christmas,
...

brighter than the beads
on my necklace you are
no more than four years
have you watched the seasons
...

I want to buy some new sneakers.
Ones that don't rub blisters on my toes.

I want to sing.
...

Every time I yawn I feel
like my soul is sighing.
...

Everything is going to change.
To quote the words of others,
things are a little strange.
...

the room explodes
one massive heartbeat
pumping, pumping
as i dance
...

I feel like I'm living somebody else's life.
It doesn't feel like mine.

I walk around,
...

And every time I think I
have made my decision,

I see you,
...

ride through the desert
like you're chasing your soul
because girl,
you're only getting older
...

February
hanging awkwardly between
winter and spring
...