Kyle Williams Poems

Once my journey to urge and seduce sleep was complete,
I began a new quest like the best of adventurers do
only allowing their feet to rest in streams infested with nymphs
and the reflection of heavenly bodies and so too their dreams.
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Ladies and gentleman
Ladies and gentleman please, please.
Ladies... and gentleman please
my name is Ronald Francis
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The wisdom of God fills my dark ears
how can I keep in his immaculate waters
the hot jewels press to my cheeks like tears
it floods the plaques of persistent ignorance.
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The national stadium bursts open in anticipation
gun salutes bop bop bop mark your every step
we've waited long enough.
Fathers hold their boys high above their heads,
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Crab like friend...
purple with neon splendor,
crawl up my hirsute arm
and tickle my goose flesh.
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A letter from the coward:
My heart has never been broken,
it beats tom tom like a drum with prime red skin.
Tears of agony have never run down my brown cheeks
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The fires of the belly burn with desire
for a moment, a fight, an elopement
or some great cause to bring pause
to the rapids of the indefatigable mind.
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Brighter nights lie in the sky.
That's what he tells himself
waiting on your reply,
huddled over his phone
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Nowadays I wonder if saying 'I love you'
is wrong. If they only belong in song.
sang by high pitch boys on stage.
your silence speaks a mile.
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As the wails of Junior Braithwaite's,
It hurts to be alone lacerate my soul
leaking bile that tickles my toes
and abdicates my golden crown
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