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Best Poems From
LAURENCE OVERMIRE
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Seer
I dream
of lightning
I dream
of fierce storms
I dream
of obliterated houses
I dream
of the beginning
After the destruction
is over.
(Previously published in Pencil Stubs, May 2003)
Laurence Overmire
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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Little Boy Bob
Turned 20
Smoked a joint with his headphones on
Said
Im supposed to live it up, find some chicks and drink some beer.
So he did.
Little Boy Bob
Hit 30
Sat on his couch eating cheese doodles and fries
Said
Im supposed to settle down, get fat and buy a lawnmower.
So he did.
Little Boy Bob
Neared 40
Stuck in a phone booth in the pouring rain
Said
Im supposed to go through a mid-life crisis, get a divorce and go bald.
So he did.
Little Boy Bob
Reached 50
Soaked up some sun by the swimming pool
Said
Im supposed to be wealthy and successful and taking cruises round the world.
And he was.
Little Boy Bob
Topped 60
Waited on line to get his prescription filled
Said
Im supposed to retire, feel old and useless and collect social security.
And he did.
Little Boy Bob
Passed 70
Lay in a bed with a tube stuck in his arm.
Said
Im supposed to shrivel up and die and not have the faintest idea what it was all about.
And he didnt.
(Previously published in CER*BER*US, XXXVI,2000)
Laurence Overmire
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Sequoia (haiku)
Giant Sequoia
Dinosaur's mighty trespass
Lives in ancient wood
Laurence Overmire
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Seth, The Third Son Of Adam
Substitute man
neither Cain, nor Abel
inconsequent
without recognition
hardly noticed
a day-to-day breeder
of subsequent generation
hordes of millions
to propagate a world
securing a future
never asking for more
earthen hands in harmony
making the bread
of Life.
(Previously published in Write-Away, June 2003)
Laurence Overmire
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