Removing His Name From Their
Friends’ List
Regret any odd, oily tyrant,
with a macho twist on his way to a
rough nowhere,
trying to see if he could run down
the Earth’s battery
by using his profane lure to breed
thralls,
turning a casual incident, regular
idea,
or random reference into a burn,
the censured odor of sabotage.
He, the first to suspect strange
talk
of those who won’t comply with the
rules
he imposes, or the hodgepodge
of antics few have felt would
benefit themselves.
He loves to sit at the bad table,
and brew up vague chaos.
The irresponsible ruler who will
only decree
conduct highly disapproved by
everyone but his own ego.
Linda
Imbler
Linda Imbler’s poetry collections include six published
paperbacks: Big Questions, Little Sleep, Big Questions, Little Sleep” second
edition (expanded with 66 additional poems), Lost and Found, Red Is The
Sunrise, Bus Lights, Travel Sights, and Spica’s Frequency. Soma
Publishing has published her four e-book collections, The Sea’s Secret
Song, Pairings, a hybrid of short fiction and poetry, and That Fifth
Element, and Per Quindecim. Her new book, Spica’s Frequency, will
be published on December 1, 2021. Examples of Linda’s poetry and a
listing of publications can be found at lindaspoetryblog.blogspot.com.
In addition to writing, she helps her husband, a Luthier, build
acoustic guitars and steel strings in Wichita, Kansas, U.S.A. They are
currently working on number 10.