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    Anthology
    Anthology
    Anthology
    Ebook149 pages44 minutes

    Anthology

    By Shawn Carlo

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    Anthology is a remarkable collection of poems providing a revelatory look into the human psyche.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateMar 2, 2011
    ISBN9781452072111
    Anthology
    Author

    Shawn Carlo

    Shawn Carlo provides in his initial collection a unique perspective colored by his life's experiences from the struggles of assimilation as an immigrant, to the boardroom as a CEO and even to the courtroom as a defendant.

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      Anthology - Shawn Carlo

      Cheer Up

      I was told,

      By my love,

      To write a poem,

      With a little cheer.

      I seem down.

      Behind these walls,

      That is nothing new.

      So my poems,

      May sound a little blue.

      I want to smile,

      And provide a perk,

      For you my love.

      You try so hard,

      And I know in my heart,

      You are just waiting,

      For our brand new start.

      I pray theses words,

      Bring you a smile.

      Just want you to know,

      I only live,

      When you glow.

      Disassociate

      Voices echo,

      Through the halls.

      Garbled words,

      Bouncing off the walls.

      The louder they yell,

      The less they are heard.

      All these sounds,

      Yet no intelligent words.

      They open their months,

      Telling mostly lies,

      All about their derelict lives.

      Behind the barbed wire,

      Immersed in this world,

      Every moment I strive,

      To disassociate myself,

      Simply to survive.

      Human Zoo

      I am doing time.

      In this human zoo,

      We are all not animals.

      Behind the barbed wire,

      Herded from unit to unit,

      Put on display on our visits.

      We have feelings,

      And things to say.

      No one hears,

      The words we speak.

      We do our time,

      Week by week.

      The stress is great,

      At times a lot to bear.

      No one can see.

      It is hard to comprehend,

      Or even care.

      Behind these walls,

      Many snakes abound,

      Rats run amok.

      All thriving in this human zoo.

      I endure, knowing one day;

      I too, will leave this zoo.

      Goodbye

      Slipping far away,

      Loss of light,

      Ends the day.

      All things changed,

      In the past years.

      Time is now spent,

      Filled with tears.

      Gone from me,

      Memories I knew.

      The same can be said,

      Of the morning dew.

      The life I lead,

      Full of bane,

      For now I realize,

      I am no longer sane.

      Abyss

      Life in prison, so revealing.

      Out of sight, out of mind is the rule.

      To some degree, behind the wall,

      This happens to us all.

      We have no control.

      No one comprehends.

      Any request we make,

      Every favor we ask for.

      For us, they are all paramount.

      Behind the wall, every time we ask often,

      The retort is yes, right away, absolutely, sure, etc.

      This appeases us to no end.

      Allowing the continuity to remain.

      Reality strikes and continuity shatters for most.

      Upon revelation that the paramount has failed.

      Doing this time, our understanding is enhanced,

      Revealing where we stand.

      Doing this time, our conscious mind.

      We take a fall.

      Finally, we know the reality of it all.

      Silenced in this abyss, behind the wall.

      Family

      People can talk all they want,

      They can say whatever they like.

      They can even write me off.

      But I know they can’t take what we have.

      Our family so strong,

      Just like an unbreakable bond.

      The strength of your resolve is so admirable.

      The effect of your prose is immeasurable.

      Support you have given, simply indescribable.

      Your faith in me, just too valuable.

      And my hope continues to grow, as your words flow.

      In a manner so remarkable.

      Acceptance

      Days of hauteur and nonchalant living are over.

      The allure of money has dissipated.

      My mind is clear, the memories have not faded.

      Images from the past are hauntingly vivid.

      Every time they scour my mind they leave a

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