More Miles | HR Creel
I get more miles
from a random kindness
than a thousand false
offerings of praise.
It’s amazing what a smile
or free cup of coffee
does for a person’s
outlook, lifting dull shades,
replacing the drapes.
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Never Road | Alan Inman
Welcome to the Never Road
where a hooded figure
seems frightening but offers you
sweet wine,
where the good can fly
and the evil wear hooks
on their hands,
as if that’s not derivative,
where compassion flies
through the air, a small
very visible spark.
The Prey | Judy Moskowitz
They tease
Dangle you on a string
They please Sometimes
They kiss and tell you
You’re a pretty young thing
They kill you in ways
You can’t describe
They sell all the lies
You need to buy
And you buy
And you buy
You pretty young thing
No returns or guarantees
They have you
Where they want you
Beg for forgiveness
Say they love you
Kill you with kindness
You need to believe
In something
You pretty young thing
Advice for the Young | Alan Inman
Do not marry out of lust
Do not chase
after bears
Do not step in front
of moving cars,
Read a lot of books
even if you really don’t,
Know that if you need to
all you have to say I’m not
familiar
it sounds better than I don’t
know
and loads better than IDK,
Spell things out for people
Do not trust anyone
especially those in charge
Question everything
Question this