Free verse poems with line breaks instead of punctuation
and I believe – like diagnosed crazy is
not a deliberate choice –
unfortunate people predisposed to it
human behavior is more than just choices
DNA
genetics
nurturing
early childhood experiences
socialization
traumas
etc
in other words
we’re not as much in control of
who we are and how we act
as we and others might believe
and maybe many of us could pop off
and go crazy if enough pressures
squeezed the sanity out of us
like our minds in a tightening vice.
Bob Boyd
he felt it was something
that would pass
she said it was
woman’s intuition
inwardly
he scoffed at
her explanation
until a day later
when he
was pushed in front
of a subway
and died
Bob Boyd
but that was when I was young
and unwise to the ways of women
just a teenage kid in need of
a little romantic love
trying to hold on to a mirage
chasing a fairy tale
now that I’m older
I see you were just a flawed
human being like I am
as well
and I wish you the best
whether you are
fare thee well
Bob Boyd
I’ve been over it
for more than 5 decades
it’s true what they
say about time
but I must admit
I was deeply saddened
when I learned you had died
and I hope you are in a
glorious place now
Bob Boyd