S.MICHAEL DOWNS Poems

I got stung by a bee today
the pain made me think of you
I dug at the pointed barb embedded in my flesh
It made me think of you
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I'm writing to the wind
The words drift from my mouth
They dance and mix about
Then lose what they're about
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I went driving this morning.
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When the chin hits the chest
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by S. Michael Downs

Into the void I launch these words
Adrift in a sea of souls
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by S. Michael Downs

I am bound by the straitjacket of life
Shackeled by obligation to conformity
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ALMOST TOO LATE
By Steve Downs @2008

When it’s almost too late I value
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Waves! ! ! ! !
by S. Michael Downs

Heavy comes the wave,
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THERE’S A SMELL IN THE AIR
By S. Michael Downs @2008

There’s a smell in the air and it’s not good.
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Other days
By S. Michael Downs @2008

Other days live in the pathways of our mind old roads to walk again.
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