Walking Hope Poem by Sharron Stephenson

a word a knock a scratch a spray
when the hurt begins the day has gone
people laugh and cry pause and breath
play around the monkey climb
walking the pole a thought

calm the past forward the key stone
dampen the waters floods
captains tail of breaks and spikes
a woman's heart of nails and thumbs
gowns of gild an black
puppies of care and hope

sentences of crimes and punches
death of mental love in ten ways
a crowd a star