Hello PoetryVoting

Vote

Voting-Boards

Home

HomeFollowingInboxNotifications

Read

ReadLiftedFeedsHeartedHistoryMy poemsNew poem

Explore

ExploreOrbitsWordsTagsClassics
Log in
0
Stars
0
Embers
0
Alerts
0
Inbox

Vote

Voting-Boards

Home

HomeFollowingInboxNotifications

Read

ReadLiftedFeedsHeartedHistoryMy poemsNew poem

Explore

ExploreOrbitsWordsTagsClassics
Log in
0
Stars
0
Embers
0
Alerts
0
Inbox

A

The sad eyes

the hopeful hands

wrapped in the ends of long sleeves

scales for fingernails

silver purple hues

axiom eye brows

proscenium arches

the eye lashes are curtains

stained black

the scent of whole milk in tea

a kind mistake

the sarcastic cries from singing speakers

like dogs at beaches

the **** of leaches

realistic vampires

in pools of waiting water

leaches on my eyes

salt on your fingertips

lost on mine

paper cuts from my own skin

Chinese Jim Carrey on my mind

not my idea

I just heard it and agreed

the sand mouth

scratching the roof

paper *****

origami

and Japanese ***

animated octopi

and ocean park aquarium blues

I’ve been equated with

spherical spaces on my palms

the pope preaches a phobia

and he is loyal to all of his children

except some

and accept cards when they are given to you

with nephews and nieces who can’t speak

yet still sign their names

the cold shoulder

I hope you think of me

in the shower

and when you drink beer

the naked alcoholic

is like a godmother to me

he brings me

experience

the fathers speech impediment is inconvenient

like parties we weren’t invited to

the brother is loyal

the mother is not

like candy floss

sweet to the tongue

then gone

like rose-coloured contact lenses

the modern age will die

like grandparents

the enthusiasm

falls like stars

and you make wishes

on coffee circles

she is going to India

(I am not)

I am going to rot in hell

such a stench they will kick me out

the boots

thick and black

shining in the sun

like tarmac

the big nose

snorting *******

with the small

fairies are real

and they ****** us all

The suicide hopeful

that breaks promises

like bread

back to church again

‘Let’s save the gays and make them straight! The prostitutes too’

As if they didn’t have enough problems already

The teenage ignorance

and underage rage

under-rated and staged

The attention seeking wave

if you want them to see

better you were a tsunami home wrecker

at the age of sixteen

than a ripple in the ocean before you were me

the attractive son-of-a-poet

***** trick

the hairy crotch with diamond juice

the one you love love love

the Starbucks umbrella you stole

the girl who loves horses

the drummer who can’t swim well

the secret lesbian

who I’m 95% sure fancies me

and the barber who cuts hair outside the school by the concrete

in the woods

 

Your sad eyes

make everything else

seem pointless

Request permission to use this poem
Written by
ruth-boon
English
Published
Jun 16, 2013
Lines·Words
101·428
Permission

Request to use this poem

Tell ruth-boon how you would like to use it. We review requests before forwarding them.

AboutBlogFAQPrivacyTermsContact
© 2009-2026 Hello Poetry/v27.0 by @eliotyork
Explore
Hello PoetryVoting
Write