New Poetry Anthology, Late Peaches, Sacramento Poetry Center, 2012 will have a second reading, Saturday, October 20 at the Antiquite Maison Privee, 6:30-9:30. My poem, Cause of Death: Child Abuse, for James Humphrey (1939-2008) written 5 months after Jim's death, was accepted by the judges to be included along with 115 other poets from the Sacramento area.
Cause of Death: Child Abuse
No safe-haven
when baby
infant
or
teen
Cause of death: child abuse
camouflaged by
cardiopulmonary arrest
Didn't believe in suicide
Did believe a miraculous pain remedy out there
able to take lifelong suffering away
preventing accomplishment to become
acclaimed brain surgeon
renowned scientist
award-winning pianist
or
to finish stint with St. Louis Cardinals
Wanted to
live
life
to
fullest!
Fulfill destiny:
be greatest slugger of all time &
build a ranch for abused children life self
Gave as naturally
& easily
from
healthy
broken
heart
Cause of Death: Child Abuse
No safe-haven
when baby
infant
or
teen
Cause of death: child abuse
camouflaged by
cardiopulmonary arrest
Didn't believe in suicide
Did believe a miraculous pain remedy out there
able to take lifelong suffering away
preventing accomplishment to become
acclaimed brain surgeon
renowned scientist
award-winning pianist
or
to finish stint with St. Louis Cardinals
Wanted to
live
life
to
fullest!
Fulfill destiny:
be greatest slugger of all time &
build a ranch for abused children life self
Gave as naturally
& easily
from
healthy
broken
heart
