2 Poems by Michael Igoe

Sold As A Whisper   
                                                                                                                                                             If you care to join me                                                                                                                                                       join when I am defeated.                                                                                                                                                                                                  It appears reckless                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
treating a disease                                                                                                                                                      with another disease.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      An exercise destined to fail,                                                                                                                                                                                                trying to keep the pace                                                                                                                                                      of life among the living                                                                                                                                                                            Dying is a process,                                                                                                                                                  the delicate offer                                                                                                                                                                the distance won’t matter.                                                                                                                                  easily overlooked.                                                                                                                                        The only offer delivered                                                                                                                                         in a manner of speaking                                                                                                                         with the voice disguised.  


Scrutiny 
                                                                    I have no connection                                                                                                                                                  to  the certified heroes.                                                                                                                                              do not trust their welcomes,                                                                                                                                       unreceptive to their gladhand.                                                                                                                                             Good intentions interfere                                                                                                                             with the way I see myself                                                                                                                                               as just a link in the chain.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The name of your hometown,                                                                                                                                         has been given close scrutiny.                                                                                                                                               It can’t be ruled out completely,                                                                                                                                       it certainly owns its petty glory.                                                                                                                                                  Glories of familiar places                                                                                                                                                mean more than passion.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            It’s a matter of extension                                                                                                                                           in the way it’s suggested.