Cuttin' Teeth
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Brass Rings
Round and round they go on the
Merry – Go – Round,
Listening to the same monotonous
Calliope sounds,
Never getting anywhere, just spinning
On painted wood horses,
Looking into the mirrors and murals on
Th e inner walls,
Bobbing up and down,
Stretching every muscle to try and grasp
Th at brass ring,
Disappointed by their near miss,
Th ey pay for another chance,
But for what?
Another ride?
Th e merry – go – round will never disappear,
So step off !
Walk away!
Run, if you must!
Th ere’s a spinning world out there
Th at you’ve been blind to.
If it’s brass rings you want,
Try the local fi ve and dime.
The Quest
Shedding all responsibility,
In the quest for the meaning of existence.
Filled with youthful hostility,
I charge on through the blinding fog.
Our breath is but a grain of sand in time.
Who can disagree?
Is there more than this?
Th e Greeks questioned whether or not to be.
Can man really be free,
When tormented by unanswered questions?
With eyes that cannot see,
Should he abandon all hope?
And to what degree,
Should I aimlessly search?
An old, ragged man grabbed me
And spoke these words.
To fi nd true tranquility,
Regardless of your position in life.
Bow you head on bended knee
And you will no longer be in darkness.
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About the Book
In 1985, a Beirut Car Bombing took place in front of a mosque killing 45 people and injuring 175. That year Mikhail Gorbachev became the Soviet leader. In
Later that year, a Delta Air Lines Lockheed TriStar crashed at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 137. It was a bad year for plane crashes as Japan Airlines Flight 123, a Boeing 747 jumbo jet, crashed into
The "Achille Lauro" was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists and American naturalist Diane Fossey was found murdered in
I kept writing in my own messed up world. I had lost love, but found love again. My first book was too dark according to some. My second book was too light and comical for others. I went back to writing what I had experienced or seen in my life.
I wrote on a small tablet that I carried around to work and any where I went. My problems weren’t as big as those going on in the world, but they impacted my life enough to put them on paper. I was still working on the art of chewing up words and spitting them out into poems and prose on paper. I was Cuttin’ Teeth.
About the Author
About the Author Brian K. Smith attended College Of Th e Mainland on a Journalism scholarship. He also attended University of Houston at Clear Lake, pursuing an English degree. He was editor of his college newspaper and was known for his editorial cartoons. Brian received awards from the La Marque, Houston and Galveston press associations. He was also published in a collection of works with Vassar Miller, a Pulitzer Prize winner. About the Illustrator Wayne Rygaard sadly left this earth but will live on through his artwork and humorous wit. Wayne was a resident and native of Galveston. His artwork was used for ther Dicken’s on the Strand Post Offi ce stamps and his drawings of the old Galveston mansions were among some of the prints that he sold. His artwork was desired by Weird magazine, as well as others.