A Mannequin For You


©. April 27, 2022. All Rights Reserved.


Man-made madness misguiding 

A don in a den, 

Like billowing steam 

Full of grievous gratitude, 

Ushering in life forms 

He can note with a pen. 

Last resorts are exercised 

Like pressure pursued. 

A handful of hopeless promises 

Are fading,

Impressing the decayed

Carcasses in the ground, 

Like an exclusive interview

With joy waning. 

When he paints nourishment,

Elusive love is found.  

Falling in love is a

Disincentive to size, 

Compressed on him

Like Class B bullies with labor. 

Windswept wool is cut from his scalp,

Mocked by the guys, 

Smooth like the sunrise

And nearby like his neighbor. 

Tears trickle and wives wade

Across clusters of crowns, 

Begetting children

With criminals in the bed. 

And rejection is well-fed

Like nervous breakdowns. 

Respectfully declining fun,

He does instead. 

The day he can harness

A woman’s emotions, 

His baby showers will turn

Into garage sales

Compared to Monday megayachts

In the oceans.

Uneasy naps are fond

Of the caressing gales.  

His wife will produce liquid gold

From her breast milk,

But he lacks one, flattered by a mate

In his dreams,

Squeezing his testicles with a kiss

From his ilk. 

Delectable, covered in whipping cream,

The screams. 

He prefers a mannequin.

He prefers a mannequin.

How he envisions a hot tub

In a treehouse, 

With hydrotherapy

Near a mounted mirror. 

A mini refrigerator

With shrimp and scouse, 

Will be his brunch

And his future will be clearer. 

A propane refrigerator

In the basement

Has jumper cables nearby

To jump start a car,

Useful for the broke and broken

To an extent. 

Engines have temper tantrums

That will get them far. 

If his wife will join

With pizza and spaghetti.

His pre-workout plan defiles

Like nutrition. 

Saccharine songs vibrate

The rooftop and the sea. 

Pretentious writers study them

With ambition. 

Her amiable smiles

For the abrasive crowds

Won’t stop her runways

As a high-wire daredevil. 

Platonic to perfection,

She welcomes storm clouds, 

Reveling in being

At a higher level. 

If she cherishes the warmth

Of her husband’s seat, 

May she be dwelling

In her own utopia? 

Kissing him in their sofa bed

In a heartbeat,

Will he be framed for rape

In a Black Maria? 

She is attached tighter

Than a true lover’s knot. 

Vertical gardening near 

A Heron’s fountain, 

The place evolves into 

A greenhouse with a yacht, 

Then the yachts a super yacht

Eyeing a mountain. 

He prefers a mannequin.

He prefers a mannequin.

Succulent plants will stay

During the auroras.

Saccharine songs reach

The bottomless promises, 

To commodious cottages

That never was. 

Cordial quietness amplify

The soul kisses. 

“Thank God, for He chaperones 

My heart to love you”

She says while converting

Plastic waste into fuel. 

Soldiers died for nothing 

In the oil wars and flew, 

For their judgement day,

Away from home, becomes cruel. 

Installing a hand pump water well

In the ground, 

Free water shoots near 

The organic soap berries. 

Fruit trees with vegetables

Are planted around. 

They can survive without 

A house and are at ease. 

Their windows have the same substance

Found in lava lamps, 

Where with the press of a button,

Chemicals move. 

His writer’s cramp comes 

As often as when he camps.

When the hour glass turns, 

Are looks what they disapprove? 

Curtains shield the window nooks

Full of comic books. 

Spiral stairs lead to the attic

With ocean views. 

Stocked up food is in

The panic room where he looks, 

Spotting photographs around him

Like retinues. 

Neologisms for how wonderful

His wife is

Exist to tease, but she

Goes above and beyond. 

Living is fathomless

And loving is a quiz. 

Harmony without singing,

His wife will respond. 

He prefers a mannequin.

He prefers a mannequin.

St. Louis With Her

©. Apr. 19, 2022. All Rights Reserved.

Pinkness from her soft-boiled cheeks,
Warms him in the Gateway Arch.
So pink that nobody speaks,
Where they hear their own dead march.
Her lips are like soft-serve ice creams,
Challenging the sun that melts snow.
Her hands stood still on balance beams,
Long enough for her hips to grow.

St. Louis is when she feels warmer.
And near him, is when she feels hotter.

A head hot like sriracha sauce,
A heart sweet like lemon loaf cakes,
And a soul ready for the cross,
She sees a gentleman with shakes,
Sharing his bendy straws with her.
Snowflakes fall and they feel the breeze.
They know that she lacks a sister.
She’s an incomparable tease.

St. Louis is when she feels warmer.
And near him, is when she feels hotter.

Last-Minute Love

©. Apr. 17, 2022. All Rights Reserved.

Jewels are like a last-minute love

Engaged to fire during the rainfall. 

Sinking are the truss bridges above. 

Under are the sea creatures that sprawl. 

Science says to “Grab your Alice pack.” 

Ivory is trying to be pure,

Shy of having a panic attack. 

Recycle your currency and cure

Ensure there’s bridges for every street, 

To lose your mind is to lose your soul. 

Up the ante, then you’re incomplete. 

Run away like there’s damage control, 

Nurtured like the Holy of Holies. 

“I’ll fight for you, but not over you”

Novels read, showing expertise. 

Good samaritans are, but a few. 

A Limerick For Artwork In Exhibits

©. Apr. 14, 2022. All Rights Reserved.

Pay your friends to buy your childhood artwork, 

In exhibits and a stranger will smirk. 

You’ll be a legend, 

But don’t overspend. 

Use your popularity as a perk. 

Only In Doubt Town: Sun Chi Moves To Happening Street

©. Apr. 11, 2022. All Rights Reserved.

The new superhero, Sun Chi in this digital comic book project was inspired by my friend, Patricia K. Also, the song lyrics in this project are by her. She’s awesome. There is a link to the original animated eBook graphic novel version, that I self-published. It is called “Only In Doubt Town”: https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/isaiah-lawrence/only-in-doubt-town/ebook/product-1dgndwrz.html?page=1&pageSize=4.

Here is a link to the audiobook version of the Doubt Town world I did before, called “Doubt Town: Happening Street” Audiobook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J81Ypt4vOaA.

That Man In Love

©. April 5, 2022. All Rights Reserved.

Your witty writer

Tells you to spin

Continuously

While reading this. 

Does your boredom

Long an

Unbridled dizziness

Like pressure with purpose? 

When you fiddle

With your hair,

It’s for a riddle 

And that man, you can’t miss. 

That man will

Vacuum your floor,

Scrub the tub,

Do the dishes,

And cook you food. 

That God-fearing man

Will never be rude

And treat your

Children like his own. 

Let it sit on your spirit

That the butterflies

Caught me closer

To your heart. 

That man’s hormones

Rise like making

Love on holystone

Till fun’s monotone, 

But that man

Has you happy

Like a suicide ring

In a cereal box. 

Your jittery jubilance

Takes a

Gondola nearby

Fluttering fish, 

Rising in

Intangible confidence,

Giving me 

A fuzzy feeling.

A man who can

Change the oil 

To your hooptie

May also speak gibberish, 

But he’ll say the

Right things,

Speaking your love language,

No matter what he does. 

You’ll love that 

He’s loyal,

Earning his daily bread,

So you’ll get a new car. 

Sharing the same

Musical tastes,

You’ll love his body

Like his clothes.  

The drums you hear

Will be like a massage,

Undressing you,

The superstar. 

That gooey feeling

You have

Will be more effective

Than brainpower. 

You’ll love that 

He doesn’t force

You into religion

Just to criticize, 

That he wants you

And wants someone else

To have you 

If he isn’t for you, 

And that he abstains from

Vulgar jokes,

But can’t stop gazing

Into your eyes. 

You’ll love the man

Because he’s wise

And he’ll protect you

Because he’s in love. 

A Man Who Tries To End The Conversation

©. April 2, 2022. All Rights Reserved.

A man can be good, 

Asking you “How’s your day,”

But if he asks a woman,

Then he’s flirting. 

Full like overstuffed turkey

At the delicatessen,

Eating can determine

How he behaves. 

He hears about

Your children, nieces,

And nephews, and who’s working,

But never mind he’s hurting. 

He’ll buy storage units

And give the property

Back to the

Original owner to live.

This is a man 

Who tries to end a conversation. 

This is a man. 

Amen. 

Say less. 

Here comes a good guy. 

Call him the shy guy, 

Viewed as a killer. 

He avoids killers. 

A man can get

Rejected by a woman

Despising unsolicited

Love letters. 

A man can be clumsy

Like sorry coming

Too soon if he tries to

End the conversation. 

You call talking networking,

But he’s a go-getter,

In 5 more years,

Surpassing trendsetters.

He’s a man feeling better

After loving and grieving,

But never mind

The man succeeding. 

This is a man

Who tries to end a conversation. 

This is a man. 

Amen. 

Say less. 

Here comes a good guy. 

Call him the shy guy, 

Viewed as a killer. 

He avoids killers. 

Some strangers talk to him

Like he’s the wealthiest man

In the cemetery,

Then try digging. 

Laughing turns to bawling,

From the inside,

Like it’s so torturous, it’s funny,

But he has ears. 

Small talk turns to gossip

And gossip turns to arguments,

So by walking away,

He’s winning. 

He’s running

Like avoiding loquacious people,

Especially women

With skimpy dresses. 

This is a man 

Who tries to end a conversation. 

This is a man. 

Amen. 

Say less. 

Here comes a good guy. 

Call him the shy guy, 

Viewed as a killer. 

He avoids killers. 

He‘s a man 

Who don’t want to talk,

But wants to be kept

On your prayer list, as a man of God. 

He’s a man

Who can be the only one

Praying for himself, for a woman of God 

To have. 

He hold doors and let people cut

In front of him in lines,

But don’t talk to him

Or he’ll feel sort of odd. 

Talk to him

And he may compliment,

But he don’t want to hold

The door on the elevator. 

This is a man

Who tries to end a conversation. 

This is a man. 

Amen. 

Say less. 

Here comes a good guy. 

Call him the shy guy, 

Viewed as a killer. 

He avoids killers. 

Aware that moldy bread

Can be harmful

To insect-loving birds,

He feeds them homemade peanuts. 

He shows up to abortion clinics

To provide people money

To take care

Of their children. 

He runs marathons races

And donates his winnings

To churches,

Refusing to take shortcuts. 

Apologizing when others are wrong,

He builds houses

On raw land,

For future families. 

This is a man 

Who tries to end a conversation. 

This is a man. 

Amen. 

Say less. 

Here comes a good guy. 

Call him the shy guy, 

Viewed as a killer. 

He avoids killers.