Poetry
What's the use in rhyming words
That don't make any sense?
The world's caving in on you-
Is this your grand defense?
You rant and rave and scream and shout
You curse and kick and then
You execute your great revenge
With paper and a pen?
They torture you, they pound your soul
They murder your beliefs!
Is this your one redemption
The medicine for your grief?
The words you pick will not suffice
And no one understands
No one sees the bleeding heart
Or hears the drowning man
A fine way sure to pass the time
Bemoaning love and death and lies
But no one really gives a damn
Unless you win first prize.
Josh Furman
