KEITH BURKHOLDER - POEMS

​Keith Burkholder has been published in Creative Juices, Sol Magazine, Trellis Magazine, Foliate Oak Literary Journal, New Delta Review, Poetry Quarterly, Scarlet Leaf Review, and Birmingham Arts Journal.  He has a bachelor's degree in statistics with a minor in mathematics from SUNY at Buffalo (UB).

Did you ever know that there are no real answers in psychology?

​This is something I have pondered,
This is one field with no direct answers,
People seem to just estimate here,
You get answers in engineering or medicine,
However, psychology never seems to have any,
I know people love to know about the human mind,
However, concrete answers would be nice,
Let's face it, this will never happen,
People will keep having certain ailments,
Like medicine, we all die with what we have,
You hear about breakthroughs,
Then nothing develops,
Yet, a new pill is developed,
We all live and die,
Death is a reality for all of us,
Psychology will never have concise answers,
This is just the way it is,
Nothing else to say here,
Take care for now,
And again, carpe diem.

​Did you ever notice good people get the short end of the stick?

​Nobody nowadays likes good people,
Yet, a religious robot is looked upon with greatness,
Religion of any kind is mind control,
It always has been and always will be,
Yet, good people are shunned,
Good people are in low quantities on our planet,
Yet, people like bad individuals,
Look at women as an example,
She married a two timing jack in the box and married him,
Yet, she wonders why she gets abused,
And she wants you and I to feel sorry for her,
I don't and never will,
This happens a lot in our world,
Why not marry the geeky nice guy with a great job?
Someone who is an asset in our lives,
Not a pain in the ass like the bad boy,
When bad things happen to bad people, I feel great,
Whether they get injured or preferably die,
Bad things should happen to bad people,
Good things should happen to good people,
However, this is not always the case,
Think about what I have said here,
Keep an open mind and believe what you want,
For now, take care and carpe diem.

Imagine if God was tangible

​Imagine if we could see and touch God,
Also to hear and embrace him,
Of course, this is just a fantasy,
But imagine if he existed,
How would the world be?
Would there be world peace?
Would there be a need for a military and law enforcement?
How about poverty and crime and natural disasters?
Questions to ponder,
To even think about,
I don't believe in God,
This is just me,
This is a free world,
Believe in what you want,
Take care for now,
And may your future be positive as the future calls us with its embracing powers.

​Nobody's Perfect

​I am not perfect,
Nobody is,
One can be a perfectionist,
Perfection is not a reality,
One can persevere or persist,
Yet, perfection is not reality,
People strive for perfection,
Yet, things come in the way,
I can go on and on here,
Failure can be good,
It says we are mortal and have flaws,
This is how I feel,
Give your interpretation,
Take care,
And again, carpe diem.