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Oct 2016 SE Reimer

whatever

Oct 2016 SE Reimer

wordvango

whatever

your poem is
or the reasons
it came about
it is here so
shout it out
climb to the top
of the mountain
and scream hey world!!
and when you
did that
write again
and stay proud

Oct 2016 SE Reimer

Brake-Clutch-Shift

Oct 2016 SE Reimer

L B

Brake-Clutch-Shift

Brake-clutch-shift
Glance at the clock
It must be about... half-past-an *******
as I sit in traffic, idling, wondering

Glance at the clock
Could this be hell?
98 degrees, sure humid enough
and will this guy ever signal a turn
or find the gas pedal?!
No, of course not
His job in damnation is to torture
the sucker stuck behind--

--his cardiac appointment
his destiny at the grocery store
Half hour early
just to wait in line
to pick up prescriptions
to punch the clock at The Pearly Gates

He's out and about in his Ford Taurus
ridin' the brakes
touring the streets in sunglasses with blinders

“No Effn' blinker, Pops!?”

Twenty miles per hour
just inside the lines of

Turning me into the animal I am
in the depths

I will pay for this. Yup. I know it's a snarky change of pace, and I really can't dislike old people-- being as how I'm getting to be one. But, when does a person stop knowing how to drive?

Oct 2016 SE Reimer

Amber West

Oct 2016 SE Reimer

Pradip Chattopadhyay

Amber West

Another day falling
from the crack of yesterday,

a patch of pearl
burning in the amber west
flaring up heaven
firing me up
in the pains of solitude
and poetry.

Home beckons through a dark way
where hope breathes eternal
as lanterns of moonlit leaves.

I won't mourn the loss
but fill all the void
with paper and ink.

Oct 2016 SE Reimer

Note To Self

Oct 2016 SE Reimer

Timothy Ward

Note To Self

in pain
relief
in frailty
strength
in fear
courage
in loss
release
in grief
gratitude
in acceptance
love

All too often I find myself looking outside for strength validation and support when a little self reflection can be a lot more sustainable. This poem is a reminder to myself to keep it simple.

#introspection

Oct 2016 SE Reimer

Emotional Choices

Oct 2016 SE Reimer

Sjr1000

Emotional Choices

The clouds magically,
they gathered into a question mark
in
the blue blue sky

Compassion or anger
which one was it going to be
Our choices were few
which one would we choose

Compassion or cruelty
that's all we could do
Holding on to myself
Holding on to you

My mind was racing
as the cloud unfolded

Love it comes with costs and benefits
Consciousness too

We'd better think this through
Let wisdom speak about what we're going to do

Compassion or apathy
walking the razor's edge
feeling so emotional
feeling so rational
a
whirling dervish
which door to walk through

Compassion or anger
doing my best
holding myself in check
at least until that cloud
unfurls and disintegrates

Mindfulness

Reaching for wisdom
knowing it will be
putting my heart
to rest.