Month: August 2020

        Fate Of The Lonely

Another night of suds and buds.

Little changes, except the mugs.

Drowning my sorrows in my beer.

All the time wishing you were here.

I remember how it came about.

I was sneaking through the backwoods

quiet as a mouse.

I was close when a shot rang out.

I started running as I gave a shout.

“Marie, are you o.k. Marie.”

Then, a shocking sight hit me.

She was lying on the kitchen floor.

Blood all over, even on the door.

A gun near her side, a bullet hole in her head.

I knew immediately that she was dead.

A note on the table explained it all.

It explained why she took this fall.

“I met him by accident one day.”

“A minor fender bender. Who’s fault? Who could say.”

“We had coffee nearby to discuss it all.”

“One thing led to another then came the fall.”

“I love you & I am so ashamed”

“The only way out is to end this game.”

So, I drink to forget my loss.

It doesn’t work. Nothing does at any cost.

One drink for now to help carry the load.

Then one more drink for the road.——R.W. Johnson—–(2020)

            The Little Knight Gets Help

I was given the mind expanding drug again.

There I was, dazed by the wizard’s whim.

Now, my shield was round and convex in shape.

With an extremely reflective state.

The wizard’s spell was cast back at him.

Knocked ass over tea kettle, it did him in.

The little knight (me) was up & grabbed the girl.

We ran out of there like hell. What a thrill.

Before long, I was smothered in kisses.

The little knight had back his misses.

Miss would be better, since no marriage yet.

The little knight would change that, you can bet.

But, the little knight was called to duty.

Kill the fire breathing dragon & get a booty.

The king would pay well to the successful knight.

The little knight said o.k., though it was a fright.

The little knight went to the dragon’s lair.

He saw the remains of the last knight that was there.

He was charcoaled to a crispy critter.

Not enough left to even carry on a litter.

The little knight would not shake in fear.

Even though he knew the dragon was near.

The dragon appeared & saw the little knight there.

The dragon said “You dare to set foot in my lair?”

The dragon blasted the little knight with fire.

It hit his shield & was reflected back. A pyre.

The dragon’s snout was blackened & sore.

The dragon would blow out fire no more.

Soon, the little knight took control.

The dragon flew with him behind his skull.

The little knight & dragon bonded & became friends.

He flew the dragon back to the castle then.

Showed the king that the dragon was his friend.

He got the booty. Soon, he was married. Why pretend.

They flew off on the dragon together.

I awoke and felt a whole lot better.

This mind expanding drug was great.

But, I don’t want to influence the little knight’s fate

—————————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2020)

        The Little Knight Needs Help

I volunteered for a mind expanding drug.

I thought it would help me with exams .

Instead, my mind took off like a super slug.

I took a trip to a magical,  amazing land.

There were dragons, wizards, warlocks, & witches.

Knights in shining armor, and swords and bows.

Magic would fly and fry the bitches.

Many a man was left with woes.

One little knight was on a quest.

To free his girl from the clutches of a wizard.

The little knight arrived & was greeted as a guest.

While the wizard assessed him & his gizzard.

The little knight was wise to such tactics.

He got the lay of the land and then he left.

The little knight knew the wizard used magic’s

to steal his girl away. He would get her back yet.

The little knight planned his attack at night.

The wizard was asleep, snoring loudly.

The little knight felt proud to have made it this far.

He sprinkled some powder on the wizard, proudly.

The wizard would sleep for hours, like hit by a bar.

The little knight found his girl and freed her.

But, before they could leave, the wizard awoke.

He saw them & cast a powerful spell in a blur.

The little knight raised his shield & was hit by a jolt.

The little knight staggered back & then he fell.

Before any more could happen, I awoke.

I realized that the little knight was actually me.

I told the doctor all I had seen.

I had to get back and set them free.

The doctor looked like the wizard with a gleam.

I begged to go back and he said o.k.

I just hoped it wasn’t all a dream.

———————————————-R.W. Johnson—–(2020)

                     Computer Blues

I maintain my membership in the elite club.

A pre computer person in a post computer age.

My kids feel I am as dumb as a bug in a rug.

With the old hand calculator, I made good grades.

Being a computer wiz is mighty fine.

One can do amazing things these days.

But, the skills it takes just are not mine.

I just sit here in a comatose daze.

Kids serve a need. They help when I’m stuck.

They zip along like there was no problem.

As for me, I am stuck in a rut.

There is no way that I can solve them.

Yet, my elite membership is secure.

Many other seniors are members too.

Somehow, we still are able to endure.

If your old, you may be a member too.

——————————————-R.W. Johnson—–(2020)