Rest

On By Jerry BrothertonIn flash, Short Stories2 Comments

‘Rest is a good thing but boredom is its evil brother”

Rest; we all need it. A good night’s sleep can fill up our energy tanks and send us off to face a brave new world all bubbly and inspired. (Or is that coffee?)

But boredom is something quite different. It can make people drink too much, start extra-marital affairs, rob gas stations, deface property and even make us fat. Where rest gives us energy, boredom sucks it away. The root of all evil is not money, but boredom.

So keep your mind occupied: read a book, go for a walk, call a friend or learn how to play the guitar. Or as my son says, “become the pharaoh of the world.” Whatever it is, set a goal and keep working toward it.

Love and Peace

The Backyard Poet

What Am I Missing?

On By Jerry BrothertonIn Free Verse, PoetryLeave a comment

He walked into the interview

With his ball cap turned sideways

A tee shirt, shorts and sandals

So you’re looking for a job?

Yeah man…but I can’t work before 10 or after 4

And no weekends

Mountain

On By Jerry BrothertonIn flash, Short Stories2 Comments

“The man who sits atop the mountain did not fall there”

 

It is only through hard work and perseverance that we can achieve success. Give it all you have every time.

Winter’s Traveler

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The wind bites hard on frozen cheeks. Around me nature is covered in white. Only the crunch of my footsteps can be heard above the wind. Above me the sun fades behind thick gray clouds. With each step the path grows darker and my breath harder. My vision blurs and legs weaken at the knees. My mind tries to convince me to give up but your face appears and I move forward. An eternity passes and with the last strand of energy, I round the corner to see the light from your window shining a path through the darkness. Home!

Goodbye America

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Politicians say they made America Great again

They put us back on top where we belong

Both sides say that they are right

But both side know that they are wrong

It’s always a one sided conversation

Theirs’s no one up there listening to us

If their lips are moving, then they are lying

There’s no one left that we can trust

So look deeper into their story my friends

And you will learn the faithful truth

That drugs, death and violence

Are still taking away our youth

500 Thousand Americans

Are still living helpless on the streets

But don’t worry, politicians have the answer

They’ll just send out another vicious tweet

Abortions, pollution, over population and gun control

Student debt, civil rights and gender equality

Hell, we’ve been crying about the high cost of living

Since way back in 1973

Our parents are forced out of their homes

All hope of their dignity is lost

Because Social Security barely pays the bills

Let alone their outrageous healthcare costs

So while the world is falling apart

What is it that our leaders do

Sit around with their heads stuck up their ass

Looking for a better way to screw me and you

You know that I don’t really give a damn

About some meaningless trumped up wall

But if it helps us then give it to the man

Trying something is better than nothing at all

Because we’re just moving in a circle

And we’re getting nowhere fast

America’s running out of time

And our country cannot last

By the time our children’s children

Are called upon to take the floor

They will walk in our footsteps of ignorance

Because we will have taught them nothing more