GUY FARMER - POEMS

Guy Farmer writes deep short poems for iconoclasts and nonconformists. Visit him online at Unconventional Being, https://www.unconventionalbeing.com/.

​Self-Adulation

It’s clear that
All that is happening
In that predatory mind
Is a miserable plan
To curry favor,
Establish dominance.

The need to be loved,
While overlooking the
Unpleasant flaws of
Reality, paramount,
Only self-adulation
Featured on the menu.

Manipulating the limbs
Of cold mannequins,
Unfeeling eyes staring
Blankly, no connection
To actuality, only
Temporary gratification.
​

​Confirmed

​One fine day,
Seemingly out of
Nowhere,
He came into town and,
With a few brief
Words, reminded people
Of what was really
Important in life,
And had every single
Person running home
To make amends or
Hug a loved one,
Help someone in need,
Their better nature
Confirmed.
The stranger vanished
As mysteriously as
He had appeared,
And the people
Went back to doing
What they had
Always done.

As Planned ​

​He was looking forward
To seeing her and,
When he arrived at the function,
Found her with someone else.

He tried to put on a
Brave face, inside,
Everything was melting,
Rapidly collapsing.

Years later, the bruise
Is still tender when he
Thinks of the night that
Didn’t go as planned.