All of My Poems
Free Verse
The Ugly Piano Man
The ugly piano man drives to the bar
He’s got a show to do today
The people at their tables do not look his way
But on and on his fingers play
A nice soft rhythm
The people do not care
He’s just an ugly piano man
His song ends and another begins
Starting a rough but kind melody
He plays it well and plays with passion
But still no one cares it seems
Gangsters come in and rob that bar
But the ugly piano man still plays
The people in there terrified
The crazy scene intensifies
Shots ring out, people scream
The ugly piano man still plays the keys
When everything is done for good
The gangs leader comes up to the pianist
He stops for a second
He gives him a tip
Then leaves
Rhyming
The Voice
One voice rises
Above all else
When I am indecisive
With no sense of self
It speaks out loudly
But also quick
It prances proudly
Because it always does the trick
Above all else
And no matter what
I trust myself
But mostly my gut
Haiku
River
Floating down river
Taking in the pretty sights
She pushes me in
Tanka
Dirt
Flowers and roses
They may look nice but they’re not
They are cover ups
Like cute, mean girls in highschool
They grow in dirty soil