poems

he felt it was something
that would pass

she said it was
woman’s intuition

inwardly

he scoffed at
her explanation

until a day later
when he

was pushed in front
of a subway

and died

Bob Boyd

and I believe – like diagnosed crazy is
not a deliberate choice –

unfortunate people predisposed to it
human behavior is more than just choices

DNA
genetics
nurturing
early childhood experiences
socialization
traumas
etc

in other words

we’re not as much in control of
who we are and how we act

as we and others might believe

and maybe many of us could pop off
and go crazy if enough pressures

squeezed the sanity out of us

like our minds in a tightening vice.

Bob Boyd

but that was when I was young
and unwise to the ways of women

just a teenage kid in need of
a little romantic love

trying to hold on to a mirage
chasing a fairy tale

now that I’m older
I see you were just a flawed

human being like I am
as well

and I wish you the best
whether you are

fare thee well

Bob Boyd

I’ve been over it

for more than 5 decades
it’s true what they

say about time

but I must admit
I was deeply saddened

when I learned you had died

and I hope you are in a
glorious place now

Bob Boyd