Poems
by Richard LeDue

 

A Strange Wisdom

 

We let too many days be ruined

with the noise

of all the unsaid words

we fill in our footprints with

as we go in circles.

 

It's all because saying nothing is better

than an angry text message

or an uncomfortable silence

yelling in our ears,

even if all the avoided arguments

guarantee the sort of sanity

that makes one feel crazy.

 

 

 

 

 

Beyond Binge Watching

 

The rent paid for another month

and the grocery list digital,

making us feel better

about our carbon footprint,

only for the Styrofoam plates

from our childhood picnics

to haunt us instead of ghosts.

 

Our sense of peace lost

behind Smart TVs,

which scare the silence away

and how it made us

think beyond binge watching,

doomscrolling and the text

messages we never receive.

 

 

 

 

 

Another Poor Poem

 

Desperate to look like the model

smiling in the advertisement,

instead of feeling the same

as a torn package

for something we didn't need,

but at least we bought it,

proving we exist with dollars.

 

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