Uriah Hamilton Poems

Gazing upon the turquoise-beaded necklace
Of a dark, mysterious Turkish girl,
A man slips into mystical ancient times
Of hidden codes and long forgotten gods,
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On a warm sultry night last August,
I went to a rock concert featuring Liz Phair
And several other female artists.
A male friend of mine couldn’t go with me,
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Urgency of frantic desire
Requires witchcraft
Or that I become
A mystical gypsy
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The exquisite evening
Draped in moonlight
Was perfect
For the festival of Diana.
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When the youthful heart dies,
Our dreams separate from our soul,
We accept drudgery and regrets,
We no longer believe in love,
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My heart is a songless bird
Melting into a highway overpass
Where she crashed and burned.
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Fragile in the tender night,
I want to kiss you in the moonlight,
Gently speak your name as you softly gaze
Into a romantic candle’s flickering flame,
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Pretty P’ing-yang, you are in England tonight
Studying international law and government,
But I remain alone in China
Draped in the soft glow of a lonely moon
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An old car
Moves slowly
Through cold rain;
A modern city
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Reality today is a sunless chasm
Impossible to climb,
A smooth wall smeared with grease,
A punishment from trickster gods
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