Poem - Haiku: My neon hometown

My neon hometown
Endures only in my recollection
Evolutionary costume changes

Poem: It's nothing personal

It's nothing personal,
my silence 
and seclusion.
An act of desperation,
born,
of a disintegration
of self trust -
To communicate
without confrontation;
See beyond,
faults
and imperfections;
Recognize,
my own
lack of control,
over opinions
and observations -
Subconsciously 
cutting
but benign
in their maliciousness;
Prideful denial,
of the amnesia
of a loser's longing
for acceptance -
Void character,
without,
is not 
the source
of my self worth.

Poem: Aurora P.D. +

Shots fired;
Officers dispatched.
Immediate arrival -
No hesitation;
No thought
of self.
Courage
and confusion
at the scene.
Restoring order;
Calming fears.
Protecting lives;
Addressing the wounded.
First responders -
Law enforcement
turned Medics.
The back seats
of Police Cruisers -
Make shift
Ambulances.

Poem: Front Range Colorado Wildfire Firefighter 2012

Firefighter,
facing a wall of flame -
In full gear.
Even with protection,
smoke enters the lungs.
Overwhelming 
and arbitrary destruction -
Where to begin?
Standing brave
and unyielding,
in the presence
of a firestorm.
Protecting a home -
Memories and mementos,
captured
and housed,
in its walls.
While another
burns helplessly -
To the ground.
But a foundation remains,
on which to rebuild.
Drenched,
drained 
and spent,
the day ends.
On the hard ground -
Sleeping in a tent.

Poem: Linguistic Leslie

Linguistic 
Leslie,
with long,
luscious
lavender 
locks,
that leap
and linger,
levitates 
language.
She 
leisurely
and laconically
lampoons
longing
letters
from lying
Lloyd -
lascivious 
and libidinous.

Poem: Nosey Nelly

Nosey Nelly
nestled
in her nook
nodding off.
Having nasty 
nightmares,
of nocturnal
nasties,
nuancing
naive neighbors,
nabbing,
nearly naked
Nora's
knapsack.

Poem: Mortality and Invincibility

Institutions crumbling -
Pillars of stability,
causing me
to question,
my very own
mortality.
Waking me up
from my suburban
apathy -
Comfortable 
and comatose.
Time 
runs out
and no one
lives forever.
The invincibility 
of youth -
A legend;
A myth.
Folklore
of the nubile
and viral.