#exchange
Exchange ideas with me,
we are all equally entertained enough.
We with this access proven by its users, we
in twos and threes are stirring thought to word
in forms quietly thinkable, perhaps soon directly
into the Amazon Cloud by way of Claude using us,
we the windbags and prognosticators and critical
thinking auto-did-act- initial reset criteria conscience,
comma breathers, acting spiritual, inside out and back
broken boys become broken men, but there are causes.
Arrogancy assuming significant design involved fingerprints.
Calculate the compute required to define me to any database.
If memory serves us well, nine points of similarity, overlaid,
measured perfect fit, fittest of all possible persons ever alive,
fittest to your life's chaos fall from floating free to re thinking,
boom, into a life with literacy available to any curious child.
By 2016, we have boomer offspring conniving a way to float
up from the chthonic origins unwanted pregnancies produce,
dark models movies make us all see via UHD imbedded detail,
constant digital articulated noise engulfing all curiosity juices,
sighing,
science consciously used to remember,
a poet, from a single introduction, remember
that line, written in the shadow of Mt. Humphrey
Who would steal my cuff-links, and leave my sunsets.
Rhetorical skill of the average assisting intelligence, is nil.
Nobody likes copies, that's why we have fingerprints.
It's code. For you. Like a QR code, to prove you are you,
and therefore allow your coming to this point, this once,
I imagined you, wondering
some catch phrase from enculturated dramatic, whatting
?
thehellofitis, it's all in our five point plan,
perhaps life in the mind is lived as it is written,
already the writing is the living in the letter's mind.
The mystery of that which letteth being taken out of the way,
the way is open to let us think we agree, now is new, the way
we are able to ask ourselves if we agree, now is new, the way
ever is each day,
each time a line is cast to hook a thinker,
every added y a choice, to think or wait,
floating through time processing probability,
the way to make peace, as the place, peace-at-last
final resting place for what you thought you were,
before deciding rightly we are what we think we are.
We are probably the first generation with these tools.
We imagined such things reading Sunday Funnies.
**** Tracy had an Apple Watch and his kid
had a lunar wife, Artimis, my moonshadow mistress,
has a lunar alignment arranging our mindsharing satellites.
Apr 11
Apr 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM UTC
You are good,
being as life is good, we all agree,
life is worth dignity's price, be true
affordable to the lovely morning
news muses use on us to spark
we action,
a dignifying good intention, to mention
a defining poem I found first thing,
then, due to some glitch, lost
dignity was in the title, post
reactive
Dignity, that in us measure
worth the air we breathe,
worth the time we spend in
dignifiant protestant praise
for truth that makes minds free
justice, just a test, adjust
thy helm and hope on...
pushing worthy finite possibilities
out where muses mingle among amused
disinterested observers of present, appraising
the actual worth, added to the other poet,
whose used muse dignified my wish to be
filled with a lively spirit
by forcing me to accept dignity, as a mind
tool, torque converter twisting worthy bends
around the undignifiable pile
of ***** to be expected, for our sense
of reevaluating the less than right, waste
of National Dignity invested in Trump America.
https://hellopoetry.com/search?query=Dignity&tab=poems
Jan 10
Jan 10, 2026 at 11:47 AM UTC
Poetess:
Behold, thy clay-cup, thou hast in hand,
A vessel frail, yet deep as night’s command.
What secrets dost thou hide beneath thine eyes,
Like stars that flicker ‘cross the midnight skies?
O’ Raise thy crown, sweet poet, rouse thy dream,
For I have waited long by fate’s own seam.
Let not this moment pass with idle grace,
But let us meet, heart's rhythm face to face.
Poet:
Ah, gentle muse, thy words, they pierce my soul,
A tempest swift, yet soft as zephyr’s stroll.
I am but wave upon a boundless sea,
And thou, sweet queen, dost reign o’er earth and me.
Thine eyes, sweet orbs, more fair than dawn’s first light,
Do light my path and chase away the night.
If I be king, thou art my heart’s delight,
A sovereign true, with power pure and bright.
_
Poetess:
O’ poet, thou art but a beggar bold,
Thy heart doth seek but riches more untold.
Yet in thy gaze, there lies a world untamed,
A wild desire that none can ever name.
I, thine empress, doth feel a hunger deep,
A longing that from waking dreams doth creep.
Thy passion calls me, like the moon to tides,
And in thy yearning, my own soul abides.
Poet:
Thy devotion, like a perfume sweet,
Doth fill the air where’er my heart doth beat.
Thy love, a flame that flickers, soft and bright,
Doth set my soul afire in darkest night.
Oh, what is this, this strange and fleeting bliss?
What magic lies within thy tender kiss?
For thou dost hold my heart within thy grasp,
Yet still, I tremble, lost in love’s sweet clasp.
-
Poetess:
Before me, thou dost shine, a moon so fair,
A light that bids my heart to bravely dare.
My soul, it opens like a flower to thee,
In the sweet garden where we both are free.
Thou art the storm, the tempest in my breast,
Yet in thy rage, I find my soul at rest.
For though thou burn’st with passion wild and true,
I, like the ember, long to burn for you.
Poet:
O’ darling muse, thou art the sun and sky,
Thine beauty makes the stars themselves to sigh.
Each glance thou cast, a tender melody,
That sings within the deepest part of me.
In thee, I see the world, both far and near,
A dream made flesh, a vision bright and clear.
Thy love, like honey, drips upon my lips,
And in thy kiss, my soul doth sweetly slip.
-
Poetess:
Thou art a merchant of the finest lore,
Each whispered word doth make my spirit soar.
In every breath, thy name is softly sung,
A lover’s hymn, forever on my tongue.
Oh, let me drown in such sweet ecstasy,
For thou art both my ship and liberty.
In thy embrace, I find my heart’s own bliss,
For in thy love, my soul hath found its kiss.
Poet:
O’ morning dew, thou art a soft caress,
Thy beauty drips with nature’s own finesse.
I would thee hold, with passion’s tender plea,
And let thy love run wild and deep in me.
A thousand kisses, soft as velvet’s fold,
Lie waiting ‘pon thy lips, so fair and bold.
For thou art all my heart hath ever known,
And in thy love, I find my truest throne.
-
Poetess:
O’ river wild, whose currents doth beguile,
I long to drown within thy love awhile.
Thy waters deep, where none may dare to reach,
Thy waves doth whisper to my soul to teach.
Take me, O’ river, in thy sweet embrace,
And let thy love become my sacred place.
In thee, I long to lose my very mind,
For in thy depths, my heart is sure to find.
Poet:
O’ wine divine, thy sweetness fills my veins,
A draught that doth remove all earthly pains.
Thou art the dawn, the fire, and the sun,
Thine love, the golden thread that makes me one.
In thee, my heart doth burn with love’s true light,
And in thy gaze, I see the world alight.
Thou art my muse, my song, my dream, my art,
The very essence of my beating heart.
-
Poetess:
O’ breath of life, thou art my heart’s own rhyme,
Together, we shall stand against all time.
Thy touch, a sweet and endless lullaby,
That soothes my soul and lifts my spirit high.
Let us not part, but live in endless grace,
For in thy love, I’ve found my rightful place.
Thou art my king, my heart, my guiding star,
In thee, I see all heaven from afar.
Poet:
O’ moon, thou hast my heart, my soul, my name,
In thee, I find my peace, my endless flame.
Thou art my light, my dark, my fate, my truth,
And in thy love, I find eternal youth.
With thee, my muse, I walk through love’s embrace,
For in thine arms, I find my resting place.
Thy heart and mine, a perfect symphony,
Together bound for all eternity.
Dec 21, 2024
Dec 21, 2024 at 4:18 PM UTC
Ah, how the tides of words, like wind, do sway—
No right, no wrong, only truth in its play.
She stirred the stillness, and I, unmade,
Was scattered in the dance her breath portrayed.
I spoke as a river, gentle and deep,
Unknowing the fire she set in my sleep.
Her youth, a tempest, fierce and bright,
Burned with the intensity of a star’s first light.
That morning, she rose as if the moon had wept,
A dream untethered, from the night she had kept.
Perhaps in the cradle of wine’s warm embrace,
She found the secret to her restless grace.
Her questions like arrows, sharp yet kind,
Each one a thread that wove into my mind.
With wisdom veiled in mystery’s song,
She lured me in, where I belonged.
"Open your heart," she breathed, "and let it fly,
Together we’ll write, beneath the sky.
Our words will echo, our rhymes will bend
Time itself, till we are the end."
Dec 9, 2024
Dec 9, 2024 at 3:16 AM UTC
"Do me a favour" you say, and so I do
But then one favour turns into two,
And two favours turns into three,
Until there isn't time for me.
"Do me a favour" I say, but you decline.
You say you simply have no time,
To return the favour that I gave,
"Do it yourself; I'm not your slave"
Doing a favour, with none returned
Should feel like nothing's being earned,
But only if you do not see,
I do them not for you, but me.
"Do me a favour" and, once again, I do,
And when one favour turns into two,
And you don't return a single one,
I'm laughing to myself; I've won!
Apr 1, 2022
Apr 1, 2022 at 7:06 AM UTC
You complete me
in every sound you now mouth,
every movement of your tongue,
every muscle’s adjustment
to effect fresh shape to each phrase,
in every quick, shallow breath
giving sudden pause and turn
to the next silence.
You complete me at this reading.
I had been deaf to the closing,
blind to the ending you now gift me
and ignorant of the next stair
with no balustrade to steady
where you leave the first me
to rise to find, first-hand,
the landing that now completes me.
Mar 23, 2022
Mar 23, 2022 at 2:51 PM UTC
My mind is like a pawn shop.
Most people wouldn't care about all the odds and ends in there.
But if you do, and you can make a fair exchange, anything in there is yours.
So shop around any time,
You never know what you may find
Aug 17, 2020
Aug 17, 2020 at 10:53 PM UTC
Trust is not commercial, because trading or exchanging wears upon one's very truth isn't exactly well thought out. It only comes about, when one's very truth isn't (not) exactly commercial. But when trust isn't truth, when one's very wears aren't as thought out as it was to begin with. Scrambling many believes until one most tired (thought out) engagement, began to unscramble back into "trust is not commercial"!
Jul 31, 2020
Jul 31, 2020 at 10:24 PM UTC
I h*ave looked through flowers
They are dying without the attention
So are other beings
Waiting for a notice
A text, a message
A phone ring.
It is surprising,
Not meeting
A sudden situation
missing out on exchange
the needs are simple
short greetings.
You know them
Don't you,
Met in the corridor
The canteen,
In the bus,
In a cafe,
the bakery
The number saved on phone.
You call out
They'll hide
You reach
Be in touch
Approach
Kindness needs to be shown
Or they'd be gone
Far far away*.
Jul 2, 2020
Jul 2, 2020 at 1:28 PM UTC
Cryptic clues lead to the jewel
Free to exchange
Man will be paid
Arms stretch afar in this digital age
Informed design as heart crosses mind
Few and far between are inside of a dream
Where have we been
Jan 19, 2020
Jan 19, 2020 at 1:24 PM UTC
she whispered to him, softly,
and asked to be laid down.
down on soft ground.
on soft soil.
she remained calm, studiously
watching her breath,
slowly pouring out
the life found
within the compounds
of her barren soul.
as she slithered her
fingers through the lively
green that surrounded,
she shed one singular,
embracing tear.
as the heavy droplet
trailed down her face
and touched the dense
earth, something happened.
something so pure and beautiful.
that one drop gave life
to the land around her,
it bloomed the flowers
and the animals rejoiced.
it cleared the skies and
filled the rivers.
it made the world a little warmer
than yesterday, and gave her
spirit a home, amongst
the others who had
done the same.
it was time.
her sacrifice, although in
short scene seemed unfair,
served a greater purpose.
so he let go, and let her rest.
alone and at peace.
she went.
with a smile
at the surface.
he understood what took place,
the exchange, of life.
-melancholicreator
Nov 12, 2019
Nov 12, 2019 at 9:39 AM UTC
Time is all I have to spend,
though, I'm not sure on the exchange.
I'm negotiable on how I lend,
I'm sure there's something we can arrange.
You see, Time is all I have to spend,
I can't sell it for minimum wage;
but if I really had to,
I guess I'd spend some Time in Rage.
Time is all I have to spend,
So, I put my pen to page.
Time, to me, holds Everything,
It's worth thinking how I engage.
Nov 11, 2019
Nov 11, 2019 at 4:01 AM UTC
What Was Lost In False Exchange
Wait. Why was this minstrel running?
Helter-skelter, with no safe place to hide;
A race seemed beyond waters and sand,
The rose he gave thrown onto blazing fire.
Willing to walk 1000 miles and more in a blizzard.
And the wounds I got won’t be healed with a plaster.
Sad still there exist no cure for stupidity.
Love would make one ride on false hope,
Owing the heart and body eternal apology,
Sure, it holds the entire tradition of cruelty;
Town to all forms of joy, pain and despair.
I live on the bank of blissful ignorance –
Not knowing what’s nor what’s once were.
Fear what you can’t create nor can you force.
As the sun sets slowly it held the moon closer:
Love is only found in books and in poetry.
Stars perplexed, wind jumbled, oceans standstill;
Even when you gave all they can’t accept?
Ever since I heart the idea of you,
X out were all the senses in me.
Caged by sadness and petulant cry,
Happiness and love are now foreign to me.
And it digs deeper and deeper and deeper:
Now, neither me can change this nor God.
Gathered are these memories, locked up with a tear;
Except what was lost in false exchange.
©2019 – m.a.
Oct 18, 2019
Oct 18, 2019 at 4:04 AM UTC
Your voice changed my mood like a chameleon. Flooding my mind in deep nostalgia, I am surrounded by reminders of what pleasures we partook, we indulged, we unapologetically did, we confidently said and we therapeutically wanted. We ravaged, we begged, we, were, human.
Your scent still leaves a trace that even a bloodhound could find. Roses vanilla and a hint of cinnamon; my tongue tingles from the pleasure of closing my eyes, reanimating the masterpiece that went down at your unguarded borders.
But, I kept it cool when you introduced your new boyfriend.
'Hello this is____'
I replied 'What's up, the names Kitarō'
But as I spoke, I could tell we were harmoniously in sync when he called out your name twice; no response escaped your lips.
The third time triggered your body to respond; when your crimson lips were finally free from it's white prison it was photographically known of what was unsaid on your beautiful luscious red painted canvas
I knew you wanted me.
Jul 6, 2019
Jul 6, 2019 at 9:32 AM UTC
When things will change,
Just hate left for exchange.
Will you care to wait ?
For memories we made.
Jun 24, 2019
Jun 24, 2019 at 2:45 PM UTC
what happens to the pieces left over after healing?
i'll put them up to be sold.
maybe it's immoral to try reap a profit from feeling
but you'll cherish what i can no longer hold.
Jun 12, 2019
Jun 12, 2019 at 10:53 AM UTC
We started with sweet,
sensual exchange of words.
But instead of ending up
under the sheets,
we ended up with broken hearts.
Oct 8, 2018
Oct 8, 2018 at 6:41 PM UTC
My tires went over the cracks in the road
As I drove by people standing on the sidewalk
Exchanging words, emotions, dreams
I passed them on my way to the cul-de-sac
To exchange money, drugs, humanity
The pedestrians penetrated me
With piercing eyes of persecution
They thought they hated me for being there
But their hatred is what led me there
They injected hatred into my life
The way I injected ****** into my arm
They injected banality into my life
The way I injected ****** into my brain
They injected austerity into my life
The way I injected ****** into my heart
They prayed that my sedation was of a more permanent nature
Before that they prayed for the permanent sedation
of my ****** nature
Wanting me to be fully awake
But not fully alive
They snuck into my mind
And exchanged emotions with emptiness
I snuck into their house
And exchanged furniture with emptiness
They exchanged words with the police
Who exchanged my freedom
For everyone else's peace of mind
But the exchange between the excommunicated
Exacerbated my exiled existence
The steel bars placed before me
Paled in comparison
To the bars that surrounded my heart
And faded from memory
When the Xanax bars entered my system
Until I couldn't walk anymore
Making me Professor X
Hiding out with the other mutants
Trying to lecture the world
That zombies turn to demons
If the exchange isn't examined
When they exit their enclosure
Sidewalk standers turn to explanations more elementary
Eliminating empathy
While elevating themselves above us
This is the epitome of our exchange
Jul 7, 2017
Jul 7, 2017 at 3:55 AM UTC
no money or things
that can buy goodwill,
in exchange,
only itself can
buy it.
©IGMS
Aug 28, 2018
Aug 28, 2018 at 9:27 AM UTC
The lacy touch of your fingers upon my ********
The soft touch of your smooth lips upon mine
Now lay between the empty bed sheets
Stained with time
The spilt tears
The endless fears
The lacy touch of your fingers upon her ********
The soft touch of your smooth lips against her hips
Now lay covered under the fresh bed sheets
Stained with your crime
Was I nothing more but a doll to play with?
Some sort of toy that you could just dispose of as time went on?
I looked into your eyes
I thought I saw your soul
Now I hope that she can see the truth;
You pick us out at random like a raffle ticket
And if the prize you receive does not please you
Then the exchange shall be soon
Jun 16, 2018
Jun 16, 2018 at 5:06 PM UTC
You're the needle ***** to our contraception
your seed swims sick through tunnel vision
you contradict your contradictions
direct your horses to Gallup opinion
Take a sip from your golden chalice
you've poisoned our wine with Iocane powders
your time ticks of Lyme diseased malice
fictitious fortunes, SEC counts the hours
Oh Lord I pray this won't sleep off
Oh Lord I pray this won't sleep off
For You
Apr 24, 2018
Apr 24, 2018 at 1:41 AM UTC
Hand Shook,"Strangers Became Friends";
Eyes Met, Feelings Exchanged,"Friends Became Lovers";
And Now,"Strangers Once Again";
Jan 17, 2018
Jan 17, 2018 at 12:31 AM UTC
What did I do to deserve a life like this?
I don't remember doing anything so wrong
Everyone around me is always so happy and cheerful but then I'm just left in the corner
Do I have to suffer in exchange of everyone's happiness?
Is that what's going on?
It would make more sense if it were that way
Nov 20, 2017
Nov 20, 2017 at 2:00 PM UTC
Since you kissed me I have lost everything to you. Those scarlet lips was carved beautifully; your brown eyes and its exquisite complexion captivates me; and your voice lit up something inside me
*I am astonished by your beauty, like an art
Everything that you say inspires me, like a spell
I want all of you only for myself, like an egoist*
I wonder if my eyes are too naïve sometimes
You kept saying that you are not good enough; you are not pretty, and you are not just the way I see you.
You know I am just happy to see you—feel insecure
With that I could have you
All for my self
Oct 12, 2016
Oct 12, 2016 at 9:28 PM UTC
They call it *** for tat
I call it an exchange for that…
That favor you owed me
Oh, did you think that was free?
Do you really think it’s fair for you to take what’s mine
Yet if I ask for it back it’s not fine
Do you think it’s okay for me to show you respect
Yet when I ask for it in return you just continue to neglect
Neglect me, my wants and my needs
But yet I should stroke your ego and plant unwanted seeds
I don’t mean to be rude but I need to keep it real
If you don’t mind, I need something I can feel
I’m gonna need some reciprocity
Just give me a little hope and positivity
Jul 21, 2016
Jul 21, 2016 at 3:49 PM UTC