SMcIlhon : Writing

It's Just The End of Days (That's All)

It's Just The End of Days (That's All)

A Poem by SMcIlhon


There was a computer game we'd play about building civilizations. I played on a computer they'd laugh at. Too slow. I'd lose. One fire would sta..
Blindness

Blindness

A Poem by SMcIlhon


The wheelchair lift broke. The girl in the wheelchair was securely fastened - but backwards. She faced her peers and prayed. Time was dying. Sl..
Skin Deep

Skin Deep

A Poem by SMcIlhon


Skin Deep She holds the cold glass to her face and its condensation kisses her cheeks reminding her she’s still alive. She wonde..
Therapy For Me

Therapy For Me

A Poem by SMcIlhon


When it comes to ugliness or the self-decaying alcoholic, I’m well schooled. I’ve painted pictures of bleak, of despair..
Downtown

Downtown

A Poem by SMcIlhon


The dirty smells of homeless on the streets give me a weary sense of human hope. They kick beer cans and flick butts at their feet with disre..
We

We

A Poem by SMcIlhon


We The sun pierced the clouds and the trees, which covered everything. The woods so dense, mid-summer felt like early spring. The wind whipp..
Astray

Astray

A Poem by SMcIlhon


Astray You find yourself walking through narrow alleys where footsteps slap the ground in rhythm with your quick beating heart. Looking up ..
The Exit Door

The Exit Door

A Poem by SMcIlhon


The dim bar light crystallizes your former friendsas you fiddle with the phone in your front right pocket.Your smile fools no one, nor does it remov..
Drugs and Dark Bars

Drugs and Dark Bars

A Poem by SMcIlhon


He called it oxycotton and I took it. Nothing happened, at first, and the Jameson bottle grew more green with less of its brown contents The..
The Artist

The Artist

A Poem by SMcIlhon


He walks by his favorite restaurantbut it's too busyso he keeps on walking.His awkward blue suit probablyprovides little protection from the cold,le..

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