Gilkey's Book of Poems

By Keith A Gilkey

My book tells diff erent parts of things that occurred during my life. Some
things are interpreted, and other things are just thoughts. I guess you would
say I have a variety of diff erent situations, which would range from fi ction,
nonfi ction, fantasies that I daydream about or imagine could happen one
day. I use diff erent things in my poems to describe how my life is and was;
some are happy, and some are unhappy. Th ere are several parts of my poems
that in some ways describes my feelings of when my mother past away. I also
included my experiences of when I lived in the projects. I could have been
more graphic about the things I came across with some of the people I saw and
the things they have done, but that might have been a little too much to handle.
I also described one of my poems as a tiny monster with claws, beneath the
fl oors. Th at creature was a large rat, and that was a true story. My family and
I had no choice but to live in that house due to fi nancial problems, because
it possibly would have hurt my career if I left. Well, thats a short version of
my poetry.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 8, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503568006

Book preview

A Day In The Projects

It began the day I moved in

With my eyes I saw the fear

I never saw so much sin

But I knew it was very near

So I stepped out to take a walk

What I have seen I never would of thought

I kept my mouth closed and I didn’t talk

If I had ran, I knew I would have fought

For this life would make you cry

The people hear are very mad

I had to leave before I’d die

I didn’t know this place was that bad

But there is so much anger and so much hate

I left this place as I felt the pain

While driving so fast I hit the gate

Then I stopped and thought, was I insane

A Dream Beyond The Stars

A dream beyond the stars is like a shadow of light in the dark

where spirits dance through the night

And angels fly through the park

Where starlight’s trickle full and bright

A dream beyond the stars is like a bouquet of roses floating through space

And a flow of atoms whistling with energy

Where the waves of life hit upon my face

An a spawn of whales fleeing with savagery

A dream beyond the stars is like having wine in the moonlight

Or taking a bath in a river of streams

Like sitting by the sea on a windy night

Or seeing falling leaves on a midnight full of dreams

A Forbidden Mistake

I ponder why my life is this way

Then I remembered that weary time in may

When I had done the most horrible thing that day

For it is so forbidden I can’t say

So I pray to god and cry

Then I say I don’t know why

But ask for forgiveness and beg that he will try

As I raise my head up to the sky

For now I know it is time

That I must pay for this crime

Before I go pass my prime

Even though I will lose every dime

Only I can be the blame

So I must hold my head down in shame

For what I have done was no a game

So when he calls I will give him my name

And that will be the debt that I must pay

For it must only happen that way

As that must be my judgment day

To heaven or hell where I will stay

A Monster In The Mirror

As I began to take a breath

The longer I stood, it felt like death

At that time, I felt as if my body was frozen

Then some words appeared saying I was chosen

As I stared deeper and deeper

My eyes began to play tricks

It was like I