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Mark Wanless Mar 2021
went to see a wise
man on the mountain saw a
poor man on the street
say what you want of me
i'm true to myself
and how i feel
tell me i need to be better
cause you're right
that i should do more
i should
that i could be more
i could
"what do you want though?"
happiness
enough cheddar to see myself fed
i'm no dairy farmer
but cream has filled my head
and now i'm sinking
cause the light man
is now heavier than lead
Jennifer DeLong Mar 2021
Since that nite , I first felt ur hand in mine
It was about to become all about you & it started w ur touch that made me forget every dark and protruding insecurity that paid rent in my heart
the way your eyes sparkled
every time you blessed this world with your forgiving smile
the way your laugh sounds like every one of my favourite songs rocking
on the radio
&
the way I finally understood what a gentleman is when you grabbed me by the shoulders & told me
I am beautiful & kissed me passionately
That nite , I went out my door to go on our
First date.
It changed my life my soul forever.
And no matter what , I'll always need u
Your like second nature your just like breathing.
I love you it true

© Jennifer L DeLong 💙
6/4/19
Amanda Kay Burke Mar 2021
Leaning on femininity as an excuse

Me being the opposite gender equivalent to being handicapped in a wheelchair

But biological differences are not a disability
They are unique birth attributes
My extra chromosome doesn't make me less of a person it just makes me less of a man
I am thankful to be a woman but I definitely feel the gender inequality we face in this country
Robin Görtz Feb 2021
Imagine a fortress of bright shining marble
With windows like eyes and a big open drawbridge
An entrance to street-life, the market and games.

Imagine a person engaging in struggle
A challenging life that is answered with courage
A wanderer pushing towards his aims

Imagine a mirror portraying a sparkle
Of fortress and wanderer linked in an image
Now add to the mirror a crack in the glass.
Sergio Gonzalez Feb 2021
A silent sound
Travels past the edge of the universe
And I’m here
Wondering where you are

I’ve look from left to right
And to right to left
Hoping for your presence to step in
And save me from my own mess

I act like a childish man
Wishing for the world to fix
My every flaw and defect

But the world doesn’t work that way
And the sooner I realize that
Then my task will be set

The progress I one day want to see
Will depend on the work I put in
Robin Görtz Feb 2021
The gentle Man

The gentle Man though one of lust
Is whistling only then,
When bonded in a veil of trust;
Not saved by many men
He holds the door for anyone,
He greets you as a fan.
He leaves a tip, he gets things done;
For he´s a gentleman.

A solid ground he offers those,
That tumbled, fought and fell,
When crashing waves of life went lose
And drowned all hopes of dwell.
He is the wall of steady stone,
His body fortified.
No hatred ever moves his bone.
His father lives and died.

His fist, well feared, the burning flame
A nourished by a demon force
Has never struck, but in a game
No human and no horse
Right in his pocket rests all hell
Five-fingered, clutched and nailed,
Yet he is calm 'cause let me tell
At him the devil failed.

His love is pure, is deep, is true.
The last a weapon still,
That pierces hearts like him and you
That crushes people´s will.
His tongue a blade he slowly cuts
Away the cancer lie
By breathing words with courage-guts
That hurt, that ****, revive.
रोज उठकर सबेरे पेट के जुगाड़ में, 
क्या न क्या करता रहा है आदमी बाजार में।
सच का दमन पकड़ के घर से निकलता है जो,
झूठ की परिभाषाओं से गश खा जाता है वो।

औरों की बातें है झूठी औरों की बातों में खोट,
और मिलने पे सड़क पे छोड़े ना दस का भी नोट।
तो डोलते हुए जगत में डोलता इंसान है,
डिग रहा है आदमी कि डिग रहा ईमान हैं।

झूठ के बाज़ार में हैं  खुद हीं ललचाए हुए,
रूह में चाहत बड़ी है आग लहकाए हुए।
तो तन बदन में आग लेके चल रहा है आदमी,
आरजू की ख़ाक में भी जल रहा है आदमी।

टूटती हैं हसरतें जब रुठतें जब ख्वाब हैं,
आदमी में कुछ बचा जो  लुटती अज़ाब हैं।
इन दिक्कतों मुसीबतों में आदमी बन चाख हैं,
तिस पे ऐसी वैसी कैसी आदतें गुस्ताख़ है।

उलझनों में खुद उलझती ऐसी वैसी आदतें,
आदतों पे खुद हैं रोती कैसी कैसी आदतें।
जाने कैसी आदतों से अक्सर हीं लाचार है,
आदमी का आदमी होना बड़ा दुश्वार है।

अजय अमिताभ सुमन
सत्य का पालन करना श्रेयकर है। घमंडी होना, गुस्सा करना, दूसरे को नीचा दिखाना , ईर्ष्या करना आदि को निंदनीय माना  गया है। जबकि चापलूसी करना , आत्मप्रशंसा में मुग्ध रहना आदि को घृणित कहा जाता है। लेकिन जीवन में इन आदर्शों का पालन कितने लोग कर पाते हैं? कितने लोग ईमानदार, शांत, मृदुभाषी और विनम्र रह पाते हैं।  कितने लोग इंसान रह पाते हैं? बड़ा मुश्किल होता है , आदमी का आदमी बने रहना।
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