Out with the old
In with the new
Welcome the changes
Whether good or ill
Things will keep moving
So try not to stumble
Keep up the pace
And continue the adventure
– Shaman Romney 2019
Archive for the ‘National Poetry Writing Month 2019’ Category
Out With The Old (National Poetry Writing Month 2019 #20) Leave a comment
Being Sick (National Poetry Writing Month 2019 #19) Leave a comment
Coughing up a cacophony
Body feeling achy
Lungs bucking like a pony
Knees getting shakyHead pounding like a drummer
Mind getting hazy
Being sick is a bummer
At least I can be lazy
– Shaman Romney 2019
I Cannot Change My Fellow Man (National Poetry Writing Month 2019 #18) Leave a comment
No matter how I plead or try
I cannot change my fellow man
No matter how I beg or cry
I cannot make him understandThe only thing that I can do
Is live my life the best I can
Through actions I hope to show you
How to become a better man
– Shaman Romney 2019
Ideals/Failure/Sacrifice/Life: 4 Haikus (National Poetry Writing Month 2019 #17) Leave a comment
If I hold ideals,
Am I not obligated
To live them myself?
—
In failure, I grow
Into someone with the chance
To fail yet again
—
Life: a sacrifice
To the gods, or to our fate
Willing or afraid
—
My life is fleeting
The amount is just a crumb
But the taste is sweet
– Shaman Romney 2019
Brain Drain (National Poetry Writing Month 2019 #16) Leave a comment
Suffering from brain drain
From going against the grain
But I can’t complain
Because I no longer have to explainMy mind gets to be blank
And if I have to be frank
I have stopped the crank
It’s this stillness my thoughts finally thank.But I don’t get to cheer
The time to restart is here
And as it draws near
The stillness of my mind will disappear
– Shaman Romney 2019
Foundation (National Poetry Writing Month 2019 #15) Leave a comment
You need a strong foundation
To build something upon
Whether you build a nation
Or build the ParthenonThis is a phenomenon
That ignores your station
Refuse it and you’ll count on
A life of frustration
– Shaman Romney 2019
Wasting Time (National Poetry Writing Month 2019 #14) Leave a comment
Wasting away
The hours in the day
What can I say
Do they matter anyway?
It’s worth what I pay
If it shows me a way
From all work and no play
– Shaman Romney 2019
Cyborgs (National Poetry Writing Month 2019 #13) Leave a comment
Cyborgs are already here
You and I have become them
Cellphones and headphones appear
Means to a digital endWe are one with Ethernet
Progress leaps so very far
When we finally reach the end
Will we still know who we are?
– Shaman Romney 2019
Beauty (National Poetry Writing Month 2019 #12) Leave a comment
What is beauty?
The crimson petals of a rose?
A brilliant sunset on a warm summer’s day?What is beauty?
The blisters from a hard day’s work?
The crowd of people gathered at your funeral?Is beauty even something we can truly know?
Something we can point at and say,
“That is beauty.”Or is it kept in our mind, in our thoughts, alone?
Wrapped up in a subjective thought,
“That is beauty.”
– Shaman Romney 2019
Burn (National Poetry Writing Month 2019 #11) Leave a comment
I need to burn off my deadwood
Shed all my unneeded layers
Remove all my “would” and my “should”
Keeping only the needs and caresBurn past my first degree nonsense
Second degree things I care for
Ignite a fire so intense
I burn to my first degree coreWhat’s left when the fires are done
Will be my most critical part
For when all my useless is gone
I’ll have a fire hardened heart
– Shaman Romney 2019
Shame on The Universe 