GARY BECK - POEMS

Gary Beck spent most of his life as a theater director. He has 12 published chapbooks and 3 accepted, 11published poetry collections, 5 accepted for publication. He has 3 novels and 2 accepted for publication. 1 short story collection and 1 accepted for publication. He lives in NYC.

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                                Inevitable Decline

When the mind begins to go
fear of forgetting,
loss of function,
possesses our thoughts,
fogs our reason,
apprehensions
breed blankness,
the inevitable hulk
the aging body becomes
without a guidance system.

 
 
                                            Forecast



There was little transition
from summer to fall.
One day we were wearing
shorts and t-shirts
and it never really got hot.
Then we brought out
the down jackets
and left them open
to show that we were tough,
but chills and shivers
forced the rush to zippers
and though winter
was still far away,
we already knew
the cold was coming.

 
 
                                        Give and Take


Holiday season,
volunteers
serve food for the needy,
then rush to get on line
for the two day wait
to buy the latest smart phone.

 
 
                                        Disillusion



More and more children
are beaten, stabbed, shot, killed,
by fathers, brothers, uncles,
dysfunctional mothers,
Mom’s latest boyfriend,
surgically removing
childhood belief
in Santa Claus,
the tooth fairy.

 
 
                           Revels Will Be Ended


​Holiday season
in New York City.
Tourists, locals
course Manhattan streets,
spending, spending,
while the pillars of the hegamon
are crumbling,
unnoticed by the shoppers
who cannot see
signs of decay.