hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 7 years agochildlessDrifting in the dark corners of the night I think about children we might have had bright girl with your smile…hammeravgud (53)in #poems • 7 years agoWar for my Children/Sins of OmissionI despise myself & my brothers, repenting in ashes, weeping for the dead yet to come.hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 7 years agolaundromatMildew and clorox Hot dry cotton Jeans tight and wrinckle free Each turn of the dryer is a moment past that will…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agosometimesSometimes I imagine calling my mother Talking to her about her religion She's philosophical and full of insights…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agogood bye NanaShe brought forth family and home Tamed the wilds and our hearts Nourished in famine and in fat Lead us in dark…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agoOklahomaGreen glass grass crackled in the giant August sun Streets bone bleached Town floating island in a sea of dead…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agorowing homeDry leaves pull free from trees old dreams fall by the way Scheming my move hiding from winters billowing breath…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agowood stovewarm coffee warms my hand soft curve of your form in sweatpants tee shirt standing over the stove looking doubtfully…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agowcwaxy rings and glassy clay water cool from the earth levers and plugs wash away all my sinshammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agoyour sweateryou left your sweater on the chair in the living room i walked by it all day a shrine installed by the gods a…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agotime with yousitting on the grass looking over the valley sun warming our hearts love building the future world endless million…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agowhere is my heartdeep in the myre behind fences of defense blurred old memories words spoken now gone silence of an empty home…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agowinterThe sun doesn't come any more Embarrassed, its procrastination pointed out by the pilling snow Hiding just below our…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agoretreatLost In camouflage of tattooed arms Bar shines wet with wasted beer Thick air smells of deep fried tobacco Dance…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agocancerThe black hole in your guts Drained your strength Absorbed your appetite Pulled the meat from your bones Inhaled…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agopotluck paper platescold turkey 7up and gin orange cranberry ice instant mashed potatoes folding tables macaroni salad swedish…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agoThankfulWolves among lambs we sit drinking box wine crowded in the tiny living room My coke whore aunt, the heroin cousin…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agoquiet smileYou were tucked into a corner of couch In the glow from your kindle A shy smile on your face Half full wine glass…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agoRetiredMountains moved by his hands Marched in the war Kill bears at breakfast Built this town with his friends Now from…hammeravgud (53)in #poem • 8 years agoDeck Handlong green swells of sea Diamonds far to deep to see Wood troller creaks the tune of a jimmy Beach slips away and…