She felt no urge to cry and purge. The tears had left her alone. To never feel that lonesome surge. Staring with eyes as dry as a bone.

She felt like death with every breath. Said, with me there’s something wrong. I have never feel that gift of loss. Or to know you don’t belong.

I just am here and feel so clear. Feeling nothing, not even alone. Except contempt for failure to tear… With these eyes dry as a bone.Dennis Mantin

I left and said to myself I won’t be back.

Who was I trying to fool? “Me.”

Why do I do this to myself? Not a great mystery; a head scratcher at best.

However, nonetheless, a behavior I have repeatedly embraced throughout my life.

Perhaps I just needed a break from routine? And need to accept that without the drama of ” I won’t be back.”

Dennis Mantin

The Mathematicians brother was senseless… thick as a brick.

They couldn’t be related was the talk they laid on thick.

We watched them add the numbers to be certain they were sure.

That someone must have played around, the numbers far from pure.

It’s not a perfect science this family side of life.

They couldn’t blame the numbers; so they blamed the mathematicians wife.

Dennis Mantin

When I was going to live forever.

When I was young and proud.

When they couldn’t teach me.

When I was brash and loud.

When they couldn’t reach me.

When I was special in my head.

When I danced with Gods and demons.

Shared memories of the dead.

It couldn’t last forever.

Of that we can be glad.

All about now or never.

When finding reasons to be glad.

Dennis Mantin

She brings drama like rain in November.

Cold and harsh and unforgiving.

The daughter of a doctor she knows more than this country’s health boards and is attempting to refuse our child vaccinations…

This will be the last straw; the breaking point for the Rain Maker, as it is time to invite adults into the conversation to provide shelter from the storm.

Dennis Mantin

I said I was an observer. Was mainly watching me.

It wasn’t narcissistic. Was never sure how I would be.

It was purely evolution. Osmosis is how I was taught.

If it wasn’t fight or flight. It was prideful can’t be bought.

I said I was an observer, and now I’m watching you.

At least until I get bored which should only take a few.

I loved you for your beauty, at least what I could see.

I looked so long I missed the train to the places I should be.

Dennis Mantin

It was nice to have the company.

Twas nice to have her here…

But it won’t be a sad goodbye.

Just good memories and cheer.

It’s not that I don’t like her.

Or am sad to see her go.

It’s just I like to live alone.

And now for sure I know.

Dennis Mantin

What started out as a wonderful tool for people of like ideals and ideas to connect and share information…

Has transformed into a machine that isolates individuals while allowing a shared insanity lacking in spiritual principles or virtues…

What a ride!

What could go wrong?

Dennis Mantin

They said, “It’s now or never.”

The eyes said they weren’t so sure.

They wanted to be so clever…

Their motivations self centered pure.

The phone is the the new mirror.

Likes are the new hot.

Rejection is the new depression.

Communication the new rot.

It’s a brave new world my friends.

I don’t know where I fit.

I’m kinda liking the silence.

And the view from where I sit.

Dennis Mantin

My days of running are over

I’m not as sure about my feet

My balance is in question

My pace has slowed a beat…

Dennis Mantin