I Wanted
copyright 2026 by Michael Walker
I wanted to sing
They made me
Croak
The lyrics of
“Oh! Susanna
Stuck in my
Throat.
I wanted to fly
They made me
Hop
All the way to Memphis
To the Stop
And
Shop.
I wanted to see
They made me
Blind
Sabers of light
For my
Ruined
Mind.
I wanted to live
They made me
Dead...
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Posthumous
copyright 2025 by Michael Walker
I don’t want to
Drink
Or goosestep
To the
Morning
I don’t want to
Chase
White whales
Or investigate
Ball
Lighting
I just want to
Lie in your arms
In the slow
Dream
Hours
Talk to your
Heart
That is all I
Ever
Really
Want…
Writer’s Block
copyright 2025 by Michael Walker
You used to hold me
Now, nothing holds
I am Samuel Taylor Coleridge dry
Drowning in drink
Pacing this zoo of a room
Howling at the simple moon
Selling all my old detritus
Off to the Rejection Store…