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Best Poems From
LAURENCE OVERMIRE
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Stuck
He is stuck
Behind the wall
Between the fire place
And the brick facade
There is nothing to be done
A fatal falling
From the top of the roof
Down through the opening
Hells deadly crevice
No escape
Hear him clawing
Desperate and alone
There is no savior
No light to break the darkness
Only the waiting
Remains
Hours then minutes and seconds of breath
Wings slap in impotence
Weakly raging
Lifes brutal passing
Deaths quiet embrace.
(Previously published in Lynx Eye, Spring '99, Vol. VI, No.2; Fusion Ink, Issue 2, September 2000; Poet's Porch, Aug.2001)
Laurence Overmire
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Sub-Colonel Burb
Ok, troops, now listen up.
See that grocery store over there?
Weve got orders from the top brass to take it at all costs.
It sure as hell isnt going to be easy.
They have clerks over there who cant even spell, let alone work a cash register.
But remember, we have one of the finest assault weapons this army has ever seen:
The all-terrain vehicle,
What we affectionately call
Our little SUV.
So hop to it! Pile in! On the double!
Were going to open up the throttle on this baby and make a beeline
For the parking lot.
And woe be to the Geo who gets in our way.
Strap yourselves in, kids. Here we go.
CHARGE! ! ! !
(Previously published in Undertow, July 2000)
Laurence Overmire
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Sunblock
Truths cannot be denied without consequence
Wounds fester from within
Until the body, crippled and diseased
Breaks
A torrent of anguish released
Upon an unwitting world.
(Previously published in Boloji, Apr.2003)
Laurence Overmire
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Sunrise At Garibaldi
The timbers rise out of the bay
On a clouded, sunlit morning
Reflections pier in the water
An old weather-worn shack
Five white windows to see the day
The seagull dips and glides
Slow-motion
This photograph makes
A stop of time
I want to get off
Walk the platform
Drop my line in the water
And wait
Watch, the suns slow
Mount from valley to crest, hear
The wind telling tales:
Of wise old men
And the daunting sea.
(Previously published in Blue Fifth Review, Summer 2003)
Laurence Overmire
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