Asthma

 Asthma 

By Dj Gilcrease 

1/19/2022

Oh to have it flow

Like water from the tap

Every breath I take 

Like sucking the ocean 

Through a coffee straw 

Grasping for it

like a babe reaching for their mothers tit

Silence of suffering

Suffocation of speech 

An invisible giant squeezing my chest 

Spray, inhale, times three

The gentle flow of air

touched my lungs like butterfly kisses

My Beautiful Little Demon Child

by Dj Gilcrease 10/26/2020

My child, beauty so bright,

you make Aphrodite flee from sight.

My child, courage so tremendous,

you make Athena look powerless.

My child, kindness so inexhaustible,

you make god seem calculable.

My child, creativity so boundless,

you make Leonardo Da Vinci feel meaningless.

My child, integrity so true,

you make Mahatma Gandhi bow to you.

My child, with all of these qualities,

you can be nothing but a demon sent to

fill my life with love.

The King Fisher

by Dj Gilcrease 10/27/2020

The King Fisher, so graceful and strong

swooping, guarding, diving, protecting.

The King Fisher, so wonderous and rare

a delight to see and hear.

The King Fisher, so inspiring and caring

taking on challenges great and small.

The King Fisher, a better son I could not imagine.

The answer to all

by Dj Gilcrease
06/06/2007

The following statement is False:
The previous statement is True.
Welcome to my reality
Space
Time
Continuum
The answer to all is 42.

Silent Listener

By Dj Gilcrease
09/21/04

I pick up the phone and hear
a great wracking sob.

I silently listen
as she spills her sob story,
no longer giving advice she refuses to hear

Fear passes and anger sets in
"I'm done!"
"I'm though!"
"I cant stand it any longer"
she yells!

I silently pray
until two weeks latter
I hear her mournful cry.

My heart goes out to her
but I can no longer care.

Open Mic

Dj Gilcrease
7/23/04

At the mic I stand
without a thought in my head.

Speechless I stair at the crowd
Their anticipation floats in the air
like a gull on the thermals,

As I open my mouth
a gust blows.

The gull drifts ever higher
the words start to flow before
the thought is acknowledged.

Time stands still
for the one moment
before the words cease.

The gull is held motionless
as I draw it in,
feeding the words as fast as I can.

Then time comes crashing in
as the gull makes his dive.

My Favorite poem

Dj Gilcrease
7/23/04

My Favorite poem it was asked,

Write it down
word for word
line for line
verse for verse.

I have no memory for the written works.

So into my mind I dive,
careful to keep the tether to reality alive.

For if I lose that.
The moment I have
to swim free and imagine,
may turn to hours lost
in my own mental poetry.

Death Squad

By Dj Gilcrease
5/20/04

Bring Death
Breath Death
Live Death
Be Death

Shadows our armor
Night our shelter
Death our blessing

Sound our enemy
Movement our target
Death our curse

Bring Death
Breath Death
Live Death
Be Death

Children cry
as we lay their parents down.
Sound silenced
before we move on.

Minds gone
numb to the pain.
Thoughts twisted
by the Death we bring.

Call of my Blood

Dj Gilcrease
11/18/01

From the time I was born,
I could feel the call of my blood.
I knew something was wrong,
I born into a world I do not belong.
I could feel the call of my blood

I know with every fiber of my being,
I was born in a time I do not belong,
where the buildings kiss the sky.
I feel as if my soul is not my own.
I can feel the call of my blood.

I look at my life,
and feel incomplete.
Something is missing
I fell the call of my blood.

Strong is the call I could almost die.
That would be the cowards way out,
My lesson would not be learned,
My task left undone.
I can feel the call of my blood.

The cries of my Ancestors.
It is time for something I do not understand.
I must start it but don't know how.
I have grown def to my blood.

The cries of my Ancestors is an angry wind.
I know they speak to me,
I just don't understand.
I can feel the call of my blood.

The time is NOW!
I must understand.
This task must be done,
for the sake of my people.
I must open my eyes and ears.
It is time to be born again.
To understand the call of my blood,
the words of my Ancestors.
To Lead my people to safety,
as I have done in the past.

Cadence of Life

Dj Gilcrease
7/14/04

Life is a poem being written by you.
When you're young your life is a rhyme.
Fluttery, dancing, and playful too
Every step taken in its time.

Life is a poem being written by you.
School, friends, and work abound
Fear, Joy, and sadness too
watch your life twirl around

Life is a poem being written by you
Bills, debut, and stress never end
Marriage, Love, and peace too.
Live your life, never to be crowned

Life is a poem being written by you
Sickness, Death and pain are constant.
Life, Wisdom, and grandchildren too
this poem is not yet done, and may never cease

Your life was a poem whiten by you.
They rhyming is done,
the wisdom of age tells you to move on
The memories of loved ones long past
keeps pulling you along
This never ending path of life
from bringing to end
flows like a marry go round
round and round we go,
never seeing where we are
fearing where we must end up
Time to step off,
change the poem
start writing of times to come
not times of the past
continue on your way
embrace the inevitable
never forget nor dwell in times long gone

Finishing off this cadence of life, is a hard thing to do
never wanting to cease, praying for an end
Such is life, I once claimed
Such a pessimistic view.
I still agree what has come to pass can not be changed
But always work to change what may be
or you will truly cease.

Life Unlived

By Dj Gilcrease
09-04-2004

I hear you call
you are out there somewhere.
Always searching
never looking
I stumble though life
Always seeking the instant gratification
of a life unlived.