Ted Sheridan Poems

I looked upon her beauty as a flower
I hesitated to pinch her from her stem
Instead I planted myself next to her
Where I too have flourished in a sense…..
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The religious man
may have a questionable retirement plan
However,
his devout faith in God
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Here is where.....
Madmen write verse for their amputated lovers
with blue fountain pens and quills of clotted ink
Scribbling morbid memories yellow with old malaria
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Who can understand
what we feel inside
When we gaze into the eyes
of the shadows
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What makes you cry?
I pray it’s not always me
As you have convinced me many times
The real me
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In the Darkness
Alone
Under the investigation
Of
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Today I had a short but very serious
conversation with the tumor
on the back of my head. Now the size of a nectarine,
it has developed a mind of its own. It demands
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Nobody gives a damn about you
Until you pick up a gun or strap on a bomb
And kill someone with your version of kindness
Nobody gives a damn about you
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A drive by bullet
Gently grazes your head
You go into a sudden death spiral
Your soul leaves
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i am too old to learn new tricks
yet too young to forget the old tricks
i am too old to care much about anything
yet i am too young to stop caring entirely
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