A Trail of Dead Prostitutes

A trail of dead prostitutes in his wake
strangled to death in Austria
bodies left in forests
got out of prison early at age 40
had been imprisoned
for murdering a woman
became a famous journalist by day
a serial killer by night
killed prostitutes partly because
his mother had been a prostitute who
abandoned him as a child
probably also because
he was born a psychopath
Jack Unterweger.

Bob Boyd

Remembering Women I Was Romantically Involved With

Woman-less now for years, sometimes I remember
women I was romantically involved with in my life

and damn! for better or for worse, they
sure made my life more interesting

through, laughter, joys, heartaches and tears
they brought fascinating times to my years

and despite the disappointments, the heartaches,
the risks and uncertainties

sometimes, though rarely, I think I’d like to experience
some of those times again

as I remember how wonderful it was to feel a woman’s
tender touch, to see her eyes looking lovingly at me.

Bob Boyd

An Elk Sucked Up Into a UFO

In 1999, forestry workers claimed to have seen
a UFO hovering over a herd of elk

supposedly one elk got separated from the herd
with the UFO silently, purposely, following it

moments later, the elk got sucked up into the UFO
without any signs of sliding doors or apertures

skeptics believe the forestry workers made the story up
maybe to spoof people who would believe them

I am one of those people who believe them
based on what I read about the sighting

based on all I’ve learned about aliens and many
UFO sightings all over the world.

Bob Boyd

Dead Women on My YouTube Page

My YouTube page is full of videos of dead women
young women murdered by evil, soulless men
my heart breaks for all these young women
who were often happy in their photos enjoying life
before they were brutally robbed of their precious lives
because all these women being murdered
outrages and saddens me so much
I’ll probably write a hundred more poems about it
I’ll never stop wondering why we have to have
rampant, unrestrained evil in this passing existence
and why young women in nearly incalculable numbers
have to have their lives ended by bloodthirsty monsters
instead of lives free from the horrors inflicted upon them
and I also often wonder hundreds of times or more
where’s the God of love in all of this?

Bob Boyd

His Girlfriend’s Obsession With Ghosts

His girlfriend was obsessed with ghosts
always watching ghost hunter shows
always reading about ghosts
he felt her obsession was a bit much
in the category of the macabre
especially when as he predicted
ghosts began appearing in their home
her obsession had drawn them in
she was quite elated; he was not
she stayed in the house, happy
he moved out, frightened
unable to be with her and her ghosts
though young, she died months later
he believed killed by the ghosts.

Bob Boyd

Green Woodhoopoe

Long red orange beak
like a scimitar sword
built for picking
insects out of trees
metallic-green black bird
with small white streaks
red orange feet as well
as large as 17 inches
loud cackling chatter
sounds a bit alarming
saw one for the
first time today
South African bird cam
many unique birds there.

Bob Boyd