henrythevamp

I Wrote A Poem

(copyright 2025 by Michael Walker)

I wrote a poem

It took me

40 years

To write

As bloody as the

Illiad

And full of

Typos.

I wrote a poem

It took me

40 years

To write

I wrote it on

The backs of

Envelopes

For overdue

Bills.

I wrote a poem

It took me

40 years

To write

140 sonnets

For...
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Soul Shower

copyright 2025 by Michael Walker

I want a soul shower

Like a baptism.

The world keeps

Presenting its ass

Like some

Obscene

Baboon…

I want a soul shower

A girl

With innocent eyes

A flower

I guess

As I make inane

Small talk

With baristas….

I want Paul Gaugin’s

Vision of

Tahiti

As I buy

Another drink

I want a soul shower

A...
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