By Alan Ford Dementia I am in mourning. I have lost you although you are still here. I see your bewildered look, your confusion. We are separated by the death of thought. You resemble a closed book so I cannot turn the pages. There are no notes, no explanations in your margin. Our life together … Continue reading Dementia and Other Poems
Railway Station and Other Poems
By Alan Ford Railway Station A platform littered with blurred faces of half-remembered news of departed days, like an old newspaper left on an empty train. There’s a waiting-room of forgotten names of make-believe commuters leaving imaginary footsteps where unreal spirits tread. On the dust ridden floor lies the outline of a hobo. Above it … Continue reading Railway Station and Other Poems
Manhole
By Alan Ford When Jamie went out he usually felt bored. Like some people he couldn’t put his brain on hold. He needed something to think about. One day he was looking down at his cell phone, sending a text message to a friend, when he fell down a sewage manhole. He ricocheted off the … Continue reading Manhole
Academy of the Heart And Mind 