RICHARD KATZMAN

RICHARD A. KATZMAN

INTRODUCTION RICHARD IS AN AMAZING POET, AND HIS WRITING IS VERY SIMPLE, MATER OF FACT, AND TO THE POINT. HIS POETRY PRESENT A PICTURE OF LIFE WHICH EXPRESSES ONE'S LIFE EXPERIENCES, FEELINGS, PAIN, JOY, SORROW AND MUCH MORE. HE IS AUTHOR OF A POETRY BOOK AND HE ENJOYS WRITING POETRY IN MOST OF HIS TIME.

LIST OF POETRY

THE MALL | MY FRIENDS | STRENGTH TO SEE | FORGOTTEN DUES

THE MALL

I OFTEN THINK I HAVE SEEN IT ALL,

UNTIL I WENT TO THE LOCAL MALL.

THINGS I SAW JUST BLEW MY MIND,

I SAW THINGS I THOUGHT I'D NEVER FIND.

THE COLORED HAIR THAT SOME TEEN WORE,

THE JEANS WITH CROTCHES NEAR THE FLOOR.

THE PIERCINGS SHOWN AROUND THE HEAD,

AND WHO KNOWS WHERE WHEN THEY UNDRESSED FOR BED.

THE MAKEUP YOU COULD SCRAPE WITH A KNIFE,

AND THE TATTOOS THEY WOULD WEAR

FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.

I DIDN'T CARE FOR WHAT I'D FOUND,

IT ALMOST DROPPED ME TO THE GROUND.

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MY FRIENDS

I CARE A LOT FOR ALL MY FRIENDS,

AND HOPE THESE FRIENDSHIPS NEVER END

I WISH THEM ALL A HAPPY LIFE,

WITH LOADS OS SMILES AND NEVER STRIFE.

I LOVE THEM ALL, I REALLY DO

AND HOPE THEIR DREAMS WILL ALL COME TRUE..

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STRENGTH TO SEE

PLEASE GIVE ME STRENGTH TO SEE

I HAVE GOT MANY THINGS I STILL WANT TO DO.

I WOULD LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE HAPPY, NOT SAD,

I WANT THEM TO SMILE INSTEAD OF BEING MAD.

I WANT TO GO PLACES THAT I'VE NEVER BEEN,

AND MEET ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE IN THE LAND THEY LIVE IN.

I WANT TO SEE AGAIN THE MOUNTAINS OF GREEN,

WEARING CAPS OF WHILE SNOW WITH A VELVET SHEEN.

BUT MOST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO SEE,

A WORLD WITHOUT FIGHTING AND ALL PEOPLE FREE.

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FORGOTTEN DUES

I DON'T KNOW WHY I'VE BEEN CHOSEN TO BE,

A TIRED OLD MAN WITH A BUNGLED KNEE.

I HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO BE A GOOD MAN,

AND TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE THE BEST I CAN.

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D END UP THIS WAY,

MAYBE IT'S SOME DUES THAT I HAVE TO PAY

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