Brown Boy Blues: A Loose Collection of Poetry

By Spencer Wright

This book is one of the authors many screams into the void. It is an honest reflection of the author and how he fits or doesn’t. This is a soft glimpse into the authors mind in which some slight shimmers of hope wrestle the inner pessimism that often plagues the author. This is an extension of the author a hope that these word connect with like minded individuals. This book is a roadmap through the soul that twists and turn. In a word this book is me and I genuinely hope that you enjoy it but I won’t be destroyed if you don’t.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 16, 2021
• ISBN: 9781664198616

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Copyright © 2021 by Spencer Wright.

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Rev. date: 11/16/2021

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Contents

Foreword

PART 1

Poems for My Mother

Explanation

PART 2

Poems for Mr. Ralph

The First

The Fourth

The Fifth

A Violent Road to Pieces

Simple Memories

Happy Birthday

Embryos

What a Funny Guy

The Toys R Us Sage

Written Reflections

Blind Comfort (2)

Pendulum

PART 3

Poems for My Father

(The Man I Can Only Remember When I’m Sleeping)

-1 + 1 = 0

Genetics, Gratitude, and a Grammy-Winning Speech

Honey in a Hornet’s Nest

I Saw a Bucket …

I Met a Deity Twice

Exits and Entrances

Memory Mausoleum

PART 4

Poems I Wrote for Her

A Subpar Love Ballad

A Woman’s Love

Crimson Smile

Smoke and Other Confusing Things

Dead Man’s Tale

Some Slow, Dirty Tears

Cost of Company

Another Little Peace

PART 5

Poems I Wrote for Me

(Ballad of the Brown Boy)

Dishonor

Equilibrium

Femoral

Chamomile Tea

Asphyxiation

Asphyxiation 2

Whiskey Richard

Van Gogh

Here’s My Ear

Perseverance of Pain

If It All Ends

Closing Remarks

I have only been able to write my name in cement,

but one day I will carve my name in the stars.

—Spencer Wright

Foreword

From the early days to now, it’s remarkable to see what God has done.

It is a remarkable thing to be able to share straight