Poetry by Tim Windisch

Linger I was running left and they said it wasn’t right, mirroring their moves cause I didn’t want to fight It had me playing monkey see monkey do, had me looking at tomorrow with a wonky point of view Didn’t seem to get very far Then one day there you are From electronic images to telephonic sounds, to per chance an evening next time you make the rounds I’m flying my kite like it’s Svallin’s shie...

Pour out your soul Sunshine’s melting all of the snow away Its rays seem to feel so much better today You know that inside, I’m feeling a warm glow to I think, could there be a connection to you Yeah, cause you bring a smile like an early morning glory Each day you open beautiful and brightly to start my story Worry less about that which is beyond our control Take the beauty deep inside you, pour...

Grandma’s Birthday Poem As I grew from a baby to a man Long before I could even stand Grandma always always lived right  next door When things went dark she was my light I couldn’t understand she made things right If I didn’t have enough she would give me more Grew up poor, but she made the most of what she had Never got past the fourth grade, helped her mom and dad It’s how it was and she sa...

Feeling Pretty Fly Got a good luck coin rolling ‘cross the top of my knuckles Got a good luck charm neatly tucked away in my pocket Feeling pretty fly, she say I’m the guy, he leans back and chuckles Feeling I got a shot I’m going to take, not even Giannis can block it Heading to that tomorrow I only would see when I closed my eyes Heading into a course that would be leading to a mountain of smile...

Fall She said “Understand, I really am madly wanting you honey” “It’s just shit’s been so crazy, bills galore but no money” “Pain from dealing with my struggles and all I want to climb up onto you but baby I might fall” A time or ten, remember when, two lovers wrapped so tight Scenes we dreamed, or so it seemed, together honey we just felt so right Feelings danced together, beautiful weather, unde...

Come Around again Ran the fields, skinned knees, laughed and cried Some of us moved away and some of us died Imitated as kids what we thought to be so cool Till we saw how that ignorance made you a fool But those lessons we learned back in the day Run opposite of what some of you now say Tell me how true beauty comes from within While you still burn a cross for the color of skin As you follow a le...

Baby Steps and Building blocks She tumbled backwards down the entryway stairs Each step she fell showed how much he cares Drove until there was no longer a familiar sight Not the way a woman deserves to end her night Don’t care, don’t call, don’t waste your time On sympathy to wipe up another drunken crime Wasted away without a chance to ever go back home Can’t stay tethered to yesterday, finally...

It’s okay to cry Days are not always filled with laughter Some make you nervous about comes after Sprits high, we embrace loved our loved ones Tears fall when suddenly we can share no more suns We struggle to understand Blank stares, wringing hands Shout out to no one in particular “Why?” Don’t worry how it looks, it’s okay to cry News is hard to watch, so heartbreaking Seeing bombs drop, maternit...

Stand up to him Joe! The daily routine, go from the hospitals third floor to the shelter in Lviv Finally forced to load up the kids, grab what they can carry and leave Tears drop as they climb aboard without their husbands on trains rolling to the west Slowly their homeland fades from view, the place that they loved the best NATO witnesses the destruction of lives with their hands in their pockets...

Kiss my ass Putin’s lost his mind, seems he’s trippin’ on some bad borsch Like a drunkard behind the wheel of a phat looking Porsche Forcing his twenty-first century version of amoral realpolitik Killing innocent Ukrainians to satisfy todays twisted fantasy Seems the Kremlin’s got a gremlin somebody fed after midnight The red guy’s lost his mind, there won’t be any peace tonight Thinks “Two minute...

So hard to choose Bobby put on his best jeans, headed to karaoke night to be a singer Hoping to run into a sweetie at the club, he was looking for a swinger Caught her eye and took her home but she scared him silly when she began to brachiate Across the living room, but her kind of bananas was a little too much for this man to date All of us remember when things were not this difficult or strange...

Years Years have you journeyed in search of a spark Stumbled and bloodied feeling your way in the dark Chance upon pleasure for once unaccompanied by pain Not something to toss and forget cause it may not be back again Cry on your pillow as you deliberate crushing your dreams Don’t settle for teardrops and soothe them by posting memes Something inside you is telling you this worth putting up a fig...

What have I done? From the arrogant World War 2 death camp paymaster To every twentieth century US involved war disaster McDonald laid the groundwork back in nineteen forty-seven Chomsky pointed at the intellectuals' sending men to Heaven Use your words carefully, they’re as deadly as a loaded gun Take down those phony lies, quit asking what have I done? Who’s supposed tell the average person on t...

Tears Tragedy makes my tears form a stream Till I’m comforted by my mother in a dream She cared and consoled me, vanquished my every fear Showed me love and compassion, but hardly a tear How did she manage to keep it in check? Her cheeks were dry, not even a speck Of tears Was she taking all of that pain inside? Doing her level best to always hide Her fears I marveled how she could take in the wor...

Something better instead A brisk northern breeze shuffles the fresh snow on the ground Crunches under my feet, all my life I’ve kind of loved that sound It’s early in a new year, as far as I can see everything is white Shoveling the snow with my bad times and my path is clear tonight You see they were last year, and this year holds so much promise ahead We can bitch about the blues, or we can do s...

Somebody else These days I try to look away from the news Seems there’s always a new virus on the loose Followed by a pack of angry people waving signs in the air Violent actions then angry reactions don’t get you anywhere And somebodies always sure it’s the fault of somebody else While somebody won’t say a word, never fear somebody tells You can catch the story here tonight at ten o clock Breakin...

A childhood ago So many things to know Tiny baby lying Proud papa crying A childhood ago Learned to crawl and talk New house you started to walk Amazing me every single step along the way A childhood ago and still to this very day We had stumbles alike as we learned Lots of pretty pictures got burned Not everything we want turns out alright A childhood ago we cried and held on tight Easy just neve...

I wish I could say The wars end, everybody gets it and inflation ends Nothing to revenge, nothing to defend Gas comes down, we all learn to pray When’s that? I wish I could say Neighbors talk, gates swing free, streets are safe No wrong rub, no incurable chafe I can’t remember the last cloudy day When? I wish I could say Running into walls chasing cheese Morals abandoned, do as you please Up down...

I remember when Winter snowfalls, building snowmen, drinking hot chocolate from a mug Going to the city, seeing cousins, celebrations with libations poured from a jug Holiday magic, created in my past by traditions that were passed again and again Somewhere along the way, things turned, and traditions burned, but I remember when Spring cleaning, empty the closets and the drawers, what was your old...

Nervous Be sure to wear a mask, so you can do the dreaded task, go ahead and buy yourself a COVID test Try not to catch the eye, of the gun toting crazy guy, with the MAGA button pinned to his chest Be mindful of the guy he follows; and all the shit he swallows listening to his 3-ring circus It’s election season once again, full on bullshit I tell you friend, and it’s got me feeling nervous Every...

Nervous Be sure to wear a mask, so you can do the dreaded task, go ahead and buy yourself a COVID test Try not to catch the eye, of the gun toting crazy guy, with the MAGA button pinned to his chest Be mindful of the guy he follows; and all the shit he swallows listening to his 3-ring circus It’s election season once again, full on bullshit I tell you friend, and it’s got me feeling nervous Every...

Castles Remember when we thought that just flipping those tassels Would be the first step to buying our very own castles? Ain’t it funny how enormous they look in the movies perched on a big hill You see mines just a little brick house in the city, but it’s chill Who needs all that space? Can you imagine all the hassles Cleaning the floors and trying to heat one of those big castles? She said I’m...

Scratch my back Some days seem, to be full of rain and just drag on forever You pound your head and search your mind for something clever To erase the hopelessness which has taken up residence in your mind If you’d only be able to open your eyes, there’d be a chance you could find Validity to keep you going, running full speed ahead into your latest endeavor Sometimes you feel like the whole world...

Rusty set of wheels She said things are looking bright, I got most everything I need 3 dogs, 2 horses, a dependable ride and the means to succeed Now for somebody to compliment the situation with all that appeals And I’m wondering what that noise is driving along in my rusty set of wheels Yeah, I’m a ’62 Malibu that’s been left outside for far too many years Need my share of body work, I think I m...

Napkin Be they a little square of finely folded papers Or high-quality linen, silky soft to dab the vapors While elbow deep in dinner something unsightly will happen When I was little mom would wet with her mouth and use a napkin Rub my face raw, until she felt it looked nice and clean and respectable Cause I had a little cheese sauce running down my chin eating my vegetable Same thing still occur...