Randomness of thoughts
Swirling chaotically
Living confusion
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Randomness of thoughts
Swirling chaotically
Living confusion
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
I cannot think
My mind is scattered
Bleeding, filling my cranial sink
Thoughts are shredded, left in tatters
Puzzle pieces, pieces missing
Torn away from stem
Cold then hot my fires hissing
In hopes of penning another gem
Inspired–no
My brain’s a scramble
It’s best I go
To end this ramble
‘Til the time we meet anew
I hope to have my thoughts arranged
Who knows what my mind will brew
From words right now that are so estranged
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Chill of night unfolds
Like that of a thread-bare sheet
Holding little warmth
Providing meager comfort
Allowing the mind to roam
Wherever it wills in dead of night
No barriers does it hold
Despite desire
Left to shiver in the cold
Until numbness takes control
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Thoroughfares, city streets, horns, whistles, sirens,
Skyscrapers, Bodegas, concrete, glass, marble,
Architectural mix of contemporary and antiquity,
Pedestrians clambering for every inch of real estate,
Bumping and banging without so much as an apology,
Cabbies double parked, limousines glaring in the hazy sun,
Waiting to pick up self-important snobs dressed in Armani,
Street signs, no turn on red, traffic signals,
Amber– speed up, red– stop…maybe, watch the cross walk,
Smog, noise, yelling, hustle, bustle, pushing, shoving,
Litter, smells, sweeping, scrubbing, dirt that never leaves,
Obnoxious, angry, rude, arrogant, impulsive, disrespectful,
Hurried, oblivious, blind to the surroundings,
Clutching at purse, coveting wallet, pickpocket, snatcher,
Trees, bushes, fragrant flower boxes, out-of-place,
Warm, generous, loving, lost in the clutter,
The cityscape, not so unlike the cacophony of my mind,
Thrusting good and evil, to and fro,
A kaleidoscope of sights, sounds, smells, touches,
Molding who I am, what I think and who I will become.
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~