My Demons Come At Night
The Bruce Poetry ProjectThe sun is out and it’s time to revel
Nothing to fear – no thoughts of the devil
But now today’s ending – the sun‘s coming down
My uplifted smiles turn into a frown.
There’s naught going wrong – all things seem just fine
But…
Last Call
The Bruce Poetry ProjectI’m at the bar with so many friends
It’ll be a great night that never ends.
We drink and drink and drink some more
One of my buddies is stretched out on the floor
One by one they peel away
And I see that I’m the to stay
My…
It’s Your Job
The Bruce Poetry ProjectThere are more and more days that I hate my work.
I go through the motions and feel like a jerk.
Why oh why do I do what I do?
I’m really good at it and that is true.
But it’s just no fun is my despair
My life sucks and it’s…
It Was So Very Long Ago
The Bruce Poetry ProjectOnce, as counselor I took my client’s side
The matter was important so I could not let the issue slide
But the other party was much offended
Perhaps he thought his honor was contended
Words were exchanged and the battle escalated
With…
It Sucks Is What Makes It Great
The Bruce Poetry ProjectIt sucks is what makes it great
He said as he contemplated his fate
All the world is barren and bleak
I am down in the well, now what should I seek
Surveying now the surrounding gloom
This surely is an awful doom
At the bottom of…
Morality versus Loyalty
The Bruce Philosophical ProjectThis is something that seems so obvious at first, but when you peel away the onion it gets harder and harder. Here goes…
You are in a bar (let’s say) with your best friend. Your best friend – wrongfully – starts a fight. …
Indifference
The Bruce Poetry ProjectI am but a splintered boat broken on the rocky shoreline of her indifference
Even after the wooden wreckage strews about me, bobbing up and down, I still look to shore forlorn hope of rescue
But it is not to come, as slowly I sink…
I’m a Bad Boy – Aren’t I?
The Bruce Poetry ProjectBeneath the smile that’s on my face
I long to be in another place
Where I could strike the mother lode
Do as I wish with my own moral code
Instead of following rules that render me toothless
I could do anything at all, including being…
I May Be An Asshole, But…
The Bruce Poetry ProjectSometimes when you want to reach your goal
What you need the most is a total asshole
When you feel like quitting and just want to sob
You can call your asshole to do the job
Instead of being sympathetic to your whining
I’ll kick your…
Great
The Bruce Poetry ProjectAm I out of juice or just getting started?
Are there clouds ahead or is sun them parted?
Close at hand is my seventh decade
I don’t need to work. I’ve got it made.
What’s the meaning now for what I do
My friends are retired and…