My Phantom Greed
Posted on Feb 27, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poem on selfishness disguised as faith and charity.
blind faith, selfishness, greed, poem, poetry
Blood of unshackled love
Posted on Feb 6, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poem by Shawn Olson.
love poem, shawn olson poetry
Who is she
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem about a father who abandoned his daughter almost 30 years ago.
poem, poetry, absentee parent, absentee father, deadbeat father
Don't Stand Too Close
Posted on Jul 18, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
A poem about lost hope in love and anger.
poem, lost love
Where are you now?
Posted on Nov 5, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 1, 2011
A poem on emotional fatigue and self-doubt.
where are you now, poem by shawn olson, poetry, emotional fatigue, self doubt
In the end
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem on the end of everything.
end, armageddon poem
Numb Memory
Posted on Mar 15, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poem on pessimism about the future.
poem, poetry, shawn olson
Infection of the Heart
Posted on Nov 9, 2008 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Poem about despair and the false questions that can lead us into the darkest areas of the human heart. A poem for Vince Kingrea, who sadly took his own life.
despair, suicidal, depression
Steps beyond me
Posted on Feb 6, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poetic advice from father to son to be brave, good, kind; to make something out of life.
fatherly proverb, advice to son, poetry, poem
