THE BRIDGE WE CROSSED

CAROL Love, nothing and everything. With you in the serenity of nothing that my love is everything. Armand

BEYOND

Dark Parlors In caves on mountain peaks are Gods. Wheels turn, balls spin, chips are placed. In dark parlors our fates are sealed. Rulers of the elements in their fancy gamble away the pages of our books. Armand Hamouth

THE WRITTEN WORD

A LEG UP It is the star that shines dimly in the skies In the open hearts of those not jaded by lies The smiles they bring, the joy they kindle Knotted up and filled with riddle It is the winter blooms the untold glory It is just a few words to tell the whole story My predecessors have done well So I have no new tale to tell Armand Hamouth

NO SECOND CHANCES

ONCE Once, I held a star , found it underneath a rock. I threw it in the air and so to the ground it fell I watched it I even made, a silent wish. I put the star back in space and walked away. Armand Hamouth

DANDELIONS

FREE FLYING Fluffs of re-roots on nothing float. children wish set it free fly again to the joy the elation of innocence. that's the rule fresh from heaven babes know even weeds deserve to be free. Armand Hamouth

KNOCK ME OVER WITH A FEATHER

A RHYMING POEM Tickle your quarrel. Armand Hamouth

A BURNING PASSION

HERE ON MY LAND This one’s for mine in kind. What then, what did you think you’d find, your hen? Would you strip me of my passion, or maybe extinguish my flame, am I no longer in fashion, or did you just think I was lame? Armand Hamouth

PEAHENS

SINGULAR CREATIVITY No sheep here We won’t apologize Sorry dear We don’t compromise These square blocks won't fit your round holes Not peacocks That anyone controls Armand Hamouth

HANDCUFFED

FACELESS THE PUPIL I stood there faceless my hands were tied Condemned and speechless Whistled offside Shocked, betrayed Silent. Call it a raid Violent. The blind still leading the blind Thanks, I’ll wait for my own kind. Armand Hamouth

WE THE PEOPLE

GIANTS We are giant red oaks adjust to the wind your saws are jokes We won’t be skinned. Change us? not in these fields you have no hope your highness we wear invincible shields Armand Hamouth

THIS GUY

NICKLE FISH You shoot me a five cent smile Sitting on your million dollar ass Forgive me if I seem hostile Your bait didn’t hook this Bass I’ve played the game of two I’ll just stand in my barrel of booze If it’s all the same to you I have a vat of Vodka to infuse Armand Hamouth

IN OUR SILENCE

NOT JUST AN AFTERTHOUGHT We are not just an afterthought. If the roar of the malcontent called out their lament. Our silence would circumvent their original intent. Won't give up for what we fought. Armand Hamouth

THE WILL OF TWO PERCENT

IGNORANT RULE The breath of humankind, f a l l s the great icebergs, once anchored safely. In their own domain Ever so, so, slow l y Commence. A catastrophic, journey. Footsteps IN THE ICE, submerge our lies. It was us driving those submarines. Speedingthroughtime WE!, who, overshot our MARK! Armand Hamouth