Selected Poetry
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For Jimi Hendrix
An idle instrument Induces such sorrow A longing to hear The beat of a chord-- The only time One could weep At the sound of The national anthem Copyright © 2000 by Nancy Mercado From Here for Bimbo Rivas My life diminished Abandoned Lost between tenements Of scorching days Dumfounded Must contact The missing persons bureau Knock door to door Circulate photos To find you once more Copyright © 2000 by Nancy Mercado Prayer for Billy Absent hours lend sorrow to a waking day Time moves light across solitary asphalt The metropolis turns silent The hour grows longer Multitudes invade city streets Chaotic train stations spin out of control The world is lacking you Copyright © 2000 by Nancy Mercado |
Reasons for Living with You
I lived with you To discover What destruction Looked like When you discarded me I laughed in Pouring hail Crossed streets In the middle Of nights Weary of time In empty buildings I watched From outside The flicker Of candlelight Through strange windows Copyright © 2000 by Nancy Mercado Mom’s Phone Call My mother called today Only to express her worry Only to share her nightmare Only to warn me Of some impending doom Only to say she begs nightly To her Lord in the heavens For my protection Only to confirm her love Copyright © 2016 by Nancy Mercado |
Photo Elizabet Velasquez
Selected Poetry on Line
Selected Poetry Videos
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