ADAM LEVON BROWN - POEMS

Adam Levon Brown is a published author, poet, amateur photographer, and cat lover. He is owner of Madness Muse Press; a micro-press that publishes dark poetry, editor of Madness Muse Magazine, and a book reviewer for Five 2 One Magazine. He has over 120 poems published in 9 different countries. He has been published in venues such as Burningword Literary Journal, Corvus Review, and Yellow Chair Review. Adam can be contacted via his website at www.AdamLevonBrown.org where he offers free poetry resources. 

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                                   Bottles on Life Street
 
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Breaking glass
always gave me a thrill
when I was younger
 
As if the heavens cracked
under the might of my
bionic super arm
 
and splattered their divine
contents upon the canvass of
the asphalt
 
The temporary glory and awe
was soon replaced with an angry
voice in my ear
 
Demanding that I clean the glass
up or face consequences of
the harshest kind
 
You see,being an adult is a lot
like breaking glass bottles
on the road;
 
At first, you see total freedom
and a way to find yourself within
the shards
 
and then you are chastised by
those who deem themselves
of higher authority than you
 
You quickly fall in line and
try and try and try to clean up
your mistakes
 
Only to find that there is no
possible way in hell to put all of the
pieces back together again.
 
Tread wisely, my friends.
 
 
 
                                                     Sacrifice
 


I would have dipped
into the void if only
to touch you but once
 
Fire and Brimstone
never shook the foundation
of my love for you
 
I would have spoken
to the wind
but the stars in your eyes 
caught my tongue
 
 
Heaven is just an 
overrated word
When I see your
face
 
  
 
                                      The Cycle
 

Death is an old friend we
haven't met yet.
 
Life Is the janitor
of the universe.
 
Both are family
and deserve respect.