Pandemic Poem 1919, 2020

And people stayed at home And read books And listened And rested And exercised And created art And got into Yoga And ordered from Amazon And ordered through Door Dash And ordered through Uber And ordered through Post Mates And avoided touching others And listened as Some prayed and others meditated Some fought and othersContinueContinue reading “Pandemic Poem 1919, 2020”

Poem by Coletha Albert: The Bumps of Wednesdays

When a grown man approaches you after school This is a bump in the road you say no to When a grown woman abuses your child This is a hump to deal with too When a boss needs a pro but hires you This is a bump in the road you say no to WhenContinueContinue reading “Poem by Coletha Albert: The Bumps of Wednesdays”

Poem by Coletha Albert: Little Peepi Bow

Little Peepi Bow Lost her best sheep Don’t you know? Photo by Jeremy Wong on Pexels.com She beat her sheep She lied on her sheep Now her sheep left Don’t you know? Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com She took her sheep’s coat She beat her sheep’s sheep She did a lot of dirt And forgotContinueContinue reading “Poem by Coletha Albert: Little Peepi Bow”

Poem: The City by Coletha Albert

A long, long time ago I needed The City to take care of me but she didn’t A lifetime ago I needed The State to embrace and protect me but she didn’t An eon ago I needed The Government to guide me and support me but she didn’t To my every request she said noContinueContinue reading “Poem: The City by Coletha Albert”