The Young Lion Last Beat : Writing

Notes on a Prize Fight

Notes on a Prize Fight

A Poem by The Young Lion Last Beat


The crowd stood there tightly packed Into the casino's arena under the lights from The vaulted ceilings like pack animals. It was gaudily ornamen..
Skin From Bone

Skin From Bone

A Poem by The Young Lion Last Beat


That which wraps itself around our bodies from birth will loosen it's loving embrace from our jittery bones and wither in time till we are lain ..
The Preacher

The Preacher

A Poem by The Young Lion Last Beat


The old man said indignantly "your nobody till your dead, kid. There is no meaning in this life only in the next life will you find happiness..
At Night Without You

At Night Without You

A Poem by The Young Lion Last Beat


At night without you the dimness really frightens me. It's dark everywhere else but in here--the lights not that bright which sits on the corner ..
The Rhythm of Sex

The Rhythm of Sex

A Poem by The Young Lion Last Beat


I am constantly reminded of the rhythm of sex in everything and it is beautiful. It's the beating of a lover's heart close to your ear pressed ..
Children of the Morn--break free of night

Children of the Morn--break free of night

A Poem by The Young Lion Last Beat


The morning spoke softly, almost imperceptibly to me through the quiet musings of the birds aloft in their trees. It asked with such gentility "h..
Why is God Love, Jack?

Why is God Love, Jack?

A Poem by The Young Lion Last Beat


written after reading a poem of the same name by the great remember Allen Ginsberg and meditating the religious beliefs of Kerouac early and later on ..
Freudian Ode

Freudian Ode

A Poem by The Young Lion Last Beat


As in a dream every southern town is the same-- The oppressive heat surrounded me on all sides as if to overtake me The sun glared down from melanc..
Apocalypse Dream

Apocalypse Dream

A Poem by The Young Lion Last Beat


I dreamt that the earth lost her tolerance for humanity and decided to rid herself of the plague which she pledged to protect millions of years a..
Guilt

Guilt

A Poem by The Young Lion Last Beat


I've got blisters on the bottom of my feet from walking all day and my neck is sore from upward glances every few feet to the sky but I found no..