June 2015
I love to laugh and make other people laugh. When my kids were little I made up silly stories for them — and then turned them into songs. Now I write poetry and short stories, all humorous. I've created a Zombie advice columnist, Hideous Hilda, who counsels needy zombies. I’ve also created a character called Anxietyman who always 'saves the day' even though he’s a neurotic nervous wreck. (Yes. I based him on me...) My poems and stories have been published online and in print.
He's Flying Away
The domineering mother said to her college
bound son, “You’re flying away and all I’m
going to have now is an empty nest.”
Her son kept silent as he thought to himself,
‘I’m flying away and all she’s going to
have now is an empty cage.’
No Swing Just Slang
You can’t play golf
With a chip on your shoulder
If the only thing driving is rain.
Don’t get teed off
Or put your knickers in a twist —
It’s par for the course birdie brain.
Depth
Depth is torture
Depth is truth
Depth is smiling
With an abscessed tooth
Depth is a blessing
Depth is a curse
Depth is a marriage
For better for worse
Depth knows what’s sick
Depth knows what’s well
Depth gets to heaven
By going through hell
Depth feels the slap
Depth feels the kiss
Depth understands
That ignorance is bliss
©2015 Brian Horsethief