Crowd Noises
by David Halliday
Crowd Noises
Published by David Halliday at Smashwords
Copyright 2010 David Halliday
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poems written in the 1970s
before I began to remember
AFTERMATH
bought a blowtorch
at 4 thirty
at the hardware
to clear the cobwebs away
yesterday found four spiders crawling
out of suzanne’s mouth
said that if it happened once more
she would no longer
put up with their shortcomings.............that which may
..............................................................be spoken of
..............................................................and thought of
jimi’s buddy..........................................is what is
is a Sniper
on our block ,
feeds his alligator slow fingers
haven’t filled out my income tax yet
eyes r cryin’
legs r cryin’
arms r cryin’
whats going on
‘wonder if its living that makes you sick or gets you better.’
last words grandpa said
before he let the razor rescue him
we pulled on our galoshes
carried him up from the cellar
into the backyard
took him behind the abandoned cars
shook his bones like loaded dice
and scattered him over the egg shells.
ANGEL
told irene everything was hopeless
nothing was real
..........................everything was a sham
said to beverley there was no cure ,
the sjckness is between us
..........................nothing is pure
like a tyrant
i...sieged my own isolation
fondled my hardships and sins
demanded clarity and precision of insight
figuring the dieing would never end
picking up my eyes where they had been downcast and bent
i...saw an angel
passing thru
two of my friends.
BREAKDOWN
screaming
idon’t want to see you again
believing