Charades

How I sometimes feel,
Stop and think.
About what I want,
Who and when.
I recall,
The loves,
The dreams,
The emotions
Of entwining in outer and inner things to come.
Why do I waste away?
Doing nothing,
In my Mother's and Father's 
Made system.
I shall not fall in the pit of darkness.
In my Who's Who world and place.
I am afraid to question myself.
Why's my night day?
My paradise their hell?
Fall beneath me my dreams.
Constructed without my loved ones.
But by my loved ones.
My world of dreams.
My inner heart,
Mind
And soul
RETREAT!


© B.Michael Hunter 1970

Some of the handwritten comments — “why” and “thought express” — were offered by B.Michael’s father, Bertram (Meredith) Hunter.

My Problem

Time problem
People need time
Problem time
Need to save time
Never enough time
No time to play
No time to run, jump
Time
My problem is time
Fifteen minutes to run and play
Five minutes to be gay
Hours, hours to be alive
Time, it will always be my problem
Time problem
Too much time
Did you see 16
Can you be 16
Hey 16
Time won’t run out
I understand
Time won’t run out


© B.Michael Hunter 1970

Published in 7-2 Poem Review, Page 10
Age 12