She

Never mind
The corpse you see
Strapped to my back;
She’s been with me
Since I was about Four.

Though she stinks
Something awful,
She’s really quite lovely...
Cherokee cheekbones,
Ripe apple lines,
Cinnabar skin,
Warm cocoa irises
And a watercolor smile
That took her places
Around the world!

She’s had tea with kings
In England, Italy, China
Liberia, Turkey, Serbia
And even Mars.
Birds still sing
Her praises!
“Ti voligio bene!”
“Nup nola!”
“čokoláda dèvōjka!”
The geishas have nothing
Over her.

She’s played pianos, flutes
And horns of various sizes
---And oh, not to mention
Her skills in art;
She could make a man
Stand still
---for hours.

Though she doesn’t look it now,
She was quite an
Impressionist
In her day.
“Intelligence senza
Arrogance”---ah!
This made her canvas
So Matisse!
So Rothko!
So O’Keefe!

Let me stop on that note;
She always hated
Rambling---even still,
I really miss her,
My pitiful little bird.

She spoke a million languages
Yet never said a...
Word.



Linette Marie Allen, Copyright 2008

You

You put your hands
around my throat,
locked me out,
with just my coat,
threw me down,
beat me silly,
told the cops
---"It's nothing,
Really."

You...


by Linette Marie Allen, Copyright 2008

The Question

What do you do
When you lie
To your
Self?

Do you make
Like a book
---Run fast
To the
Shelf?


by Linette Marie Allen, Copyright 2008

Cynicism

Negative
Sarcastic
Distrustful
Bombastic
Arrogant
Suspicious
Wholly
Dismissive
Sneering
Derisive
Scornful
--Oh,
This is
Simply
The doctrine
Of fools
Who blow
Kisses.




By Linette Marie Allen, Copyright 2008

Made of Still

While we were still
hookin’ up
shackin’ up
crookin’ up
rackin’ up
cuttin’ up
jackin’ up
tippin’ up
crackin’up
bumpin’ up
shootin’up
jumpin’ up
lootin’ up
drinkin’ up
throwin’ up
freakin’ up
ho-in’ up
smokin’ up
chewin’ up
dopin’ up &
screwin’up…

Awesome
hung Beautiful
To save
Ugly.



by Linette Marie Allen, Copyright 2008

Good

Are you a good person
in the eyes of man
doing good things
taking stands
always being kind
right on time
helping old ladies
in the grocery line?

Are you a good person
in the eyes of most
never give lip
never drink or smoke
never talk hate
or stay up late
eat every bite
left on your plate?

Are you a good person?



Click the link below and find out.

The Way of the Master

by Linette Marie Allen, Copyright 2008

The Sound

The shutting of elevator doors.
This is the sound of exhausted.

Rice Crispies popping in a bowl of milk.
This is the sound of lonely.

A honking horn at 2:06 a.m.
This is the sound of furious.

Rain dripping through the roof.
This is the sound of broke.

A fist punching the pillow.
This is the sound of crushed.

The scrawling of signatures.
This is the sound of it's over.

High heels striking the pavement.
This is the sound of moving on.



by Linette Marie Allen, Copyright 2008

The Apology

What can I say that
has yet to be said
Jesus is not
The Lord of the dead

Jesus is not
The sun or the moon
Jesus is not
A ritual at noon

Jesus is not
A melodious Greek
Jesus is not
A religious freak

Jesus is not
A trance in summer
Jesus is not
A mathematical number

Jesus is not
A prophet alone
Jesus is not
A tree or a stone

Jesus is not
A cool bumper sticker
Jesus is not
A holy nit-picker

Jesus is not
A monk in a cave
Jesus is not
A punk in the grave

Jesus is not
A sect or a cult
Jesus is not
A book in a vault

Jesus is not
A cross made of gold
Jesus is not
A rumor of Old

Jesus is not
An ox or an ass
Jesus is not
A stained piece of glass

Jesus is not
A drink of libation
Jesus is not
A yogic sensation

Jesus is not
A grape or a wafer
Jesus is not
A thesis on paper

Jesus is God
The Giver of Life
Jesus is Lord,
The Savior, the Christ!

Jesus was beaten
Black and blue;
Whipped and crushed
To bring you through!

Jesus was nailed
to take your place;
spilling his blood
To give you grace

Jesus is good
He loves the poor;
The Door, The Gate!
And that's for sure

Jesus is holy
The Son of God;
A friend and brother
Who knows it's hard

Jesus is real
I beg you, please;
Repent and fall
Down on your knees

So what can I say
That has yet to be said
Let Jesus be King
Of your heart and your head!


by Linette Marie Allen, Copyright 2008

Bike

She took my bike.

Leaves were blowing,
kites were flying,
soccer balls were hitting goalies.

She took my bike.

Tears were flowing,
teeth were clinching,
sweaty palms were hitting walls.

She took my bike.


by Linette Marie Allen, Copyright 2008

The Hypothesis

If my mind
is just a warehouse
of knowledge
and my knowledge
is just a book
and my book
is just a word
and my word
is just...
an alphabet,

then my alphabets
are just rehearsal
and my words
are just cliches
and my books
are just plaigarized
and my knowledge
is just a script
and my mind
is just...
a microphone.

by Linette Marie Allen, 2008

Enough is Enough

O Lord,
I no longer want
the counterfeit things
of this world.

I’ve sipped,
and tasted,
eaten,
thrown up,
been wasted,
and now I’m done.

Please pass me a trash bag.

by Linette Marie Allen, Copyright 2008

Rest Assured

In all hopes
in all dreams
in all ways
in all things
in all thoughts
in all gain
regrets
and all pain

remember
that I am
is always
with you.

by Linette Marie Allen, Copyright 2008