Did the sun And Other Poems

By Dennis Williams

Did the sun

Did the sun come up this morning?
has the sun lost its ray,
I’m so surrounded by darkness, 
what else could I  say?

I’m like a blind man,
struggling along his way.
Saying is there no sunshine?
wondering where is the day.
I feel cold and sweaty,
my skin is tender to the touch.

I cannot live this pale life,
I cannot live like so,
I need the sunray to warm me,
and full my life with the glow.

lead me to the sunshine,
take me out of the shade,
brighten my life with your sunshine,
Oh, the sun warm me up with your ray,

I definitely need this I know, 
I need something to glow,
and   to convince me there is sunshine,
and the sun still has its ray.

Again

The drag of getting out of bed – again.
Hitting the road and mingling with mean strangers on the sidewalk –again.
Witnessing the strong taking disadvantage of the weak – again.
Passing the same beggar, at the same spot, begging the same persons- again.
Riding the bus and hearing the passengers complaining of the bad service and the worst condition- again.
Encountering young, strong, fit adults loitering on the street corner arguing and periodically fighting over spoil- again.
Witness drivers refusing to stop at the pedestrians’ cross to allow the aged and the young free and risk-free passage –again.
Hearing the police warning indiscipline drivers for breaking the stop lights –again.
Reaching home, having dinner, going to bed, dreaming, and rising early in the morning to hit the streets- again.  

Back home

After an advantageous and tumultuous life, I’m finding my way back home.  

Back to people who love me, home to where I belong. Shattered and shaken, broken and scared, my life has been a living hell. I’ve been battered and broken, mangled and abandoned. People who could not see life the way I saw it, rue. People who couldn’t care the way I do avoided me. Then I found myself weak, fatigued, and sick.

 Dennis is a poet/writer from Sandy Hill, St. Catherine, Jamaica. He is blessed and humbled to have his writings published in the Agape Review, the American Diversity Report (ADR), Alchemy Spoon issue #7, the Health Line Zine #1, the independent literary magazine Adelaide #54, EgoPHobia # 74, Livina Press issue # 3, Blue Pepper Magazine, entropy2, five fleas itchy poetry magazine, Blue unicorn, Dry River issue 2, and Roots and resettlement Vol.3.