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#nuisance
new arts are born from thievery, despite my forsaken property- the call I heard, then rose to serve- was stupid with tenacity. Four stanzas worth of couplets, engulfed like flames, the page, This digital bleakness, in which we dwell 'stained white with expressionist rage. And yes, sometimes anguish comes, and then sometimes, sorrow stays- But even now when I think of you- trouble goes away. How these days mimic the Night, In their dizziness- at freedom's height Tethering- do they placate or testify? Mysticisms demistify.
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Feb 25
Feb 25, 2026 at 12:32 AM UTC
Nuanced Nuisance
One day working Pre-Covid when I had to travel to Dublin everyday to work I was feeling kinda tired and said to myself "Yknow I gotta take a day off tomorrow, I'm knackered" So I tell my Boss and he OK's it, says it's no problem So next morning I get to lie in, have a really good rest Eventually I get up, get dressed, go into my kitchen and put the kettle on for a cup of tea I can see outside it's a lovely morning, the sun is shining and the birds singing So I decide to go out and get some air When I open the back door that leads into my garage where my car is What do I see waiting for me...A feckin' flat tyre, the wheel completely flat Now my car is relatively new, I've only had it a few months I never even looked in the boot to see what kind of jack there was And now when I look I see that it's a different jack to the one I had previously And also the spare tyre is what they call a 'donut wheel (is only a temporary wheel to be used until the main wheel is mended) And the distance between the car wheel and the garage wall is just over a foot You could hardly swing a cat I think to myself "What am I going to do, this new jack is a bit funny And I got no space to work with, it's awkward as hell" Then I remember the car came with a five year membership of the Automobile Association (the AA) I think to myself I can give them a ring, sure they'd come and fix it So I go back into the kitchen to get my tea and I'm thinking "what a feckin' nuisance, spoils my day this" Then suddenly my doorbell rings, now I don't get many callers And I think "Who the **** is that?" I go out and it's Jim the handyman, he does odd jobs for me, cuts my hedges, is great at carpentry and DIY He says to me "I was just passing and wondering could I make a start on cutting that front hedge of yours" I tell him in reply "Sure! you're very lucky I'm off work today, I took a day off, I'll give you a hand" So while he goes off to get his tools, I close the door and think 'That's strange him coming today, he would have known I was working (that it was a 'work day for me') That I wouldn't be at home There's no way he should have called' So I go out to the garage to get some implements I open the garage door and go down to him Of course I happen to mention I got a flat tyre He says to me he has an electric car pump in his car and that I can use it He says it'll pump the wheel temporarily and that I can drive down to a nearby puncture repair shop he knows, he even gives me directions So we work at the hedge for a few hours, then we go across to the local Diner, I treat him to a breakfast When we come back he says he has to go off now He tells me to pump the wheel with the air pump You start the car and the pump plugs in to the power outlet of the car You attach it to the valve in the wheel and it pumps the wheel... cool I give him back his pump and thank him and then he heads off I then drive quickly to the puncture repair shop before the wheel goes down There's a small local supermarket beside it While I'm waiting on them to fix my wheel I nip over and get a coffee and a chocolate bar and a newspaper When I come back I sit in the waiting room "Heh!" I think, 'this has been a strange...funny day, I still can't get over how he called, there's no way he should have called... no way. Funny that...
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Feb 15, 2024
Feb 15, 2024 at 6:30 PM UTC
An Ordinary Everyday Miracle
One day working Pre-Covid when I had to travel to Dublin everyday to work I was feeling kinda tired and said to myself "Yknow I gotta take a day off tomorrow, I'm knackered" So I tell my Boss and he OK's it, says it's no problem So next morning I get to lie in, have a really good rest Eventually I get up, get dressed, go into my kitchen and put the kettle on for a cup of tea I can see outside it's a lovely morning, the sun is shining and the birds singing So I decide to go out and get some air When I open the back door that leads into my garage where my car is What do I see waiting for me...A feckin' flat tyre, the wheel completely flat Now my car is relatively new, I've only had it a few months I never even looked in the boot to see what kind of jack there was And now when I look I see that it's a different jack to the one I had previously And also the spare tyre is what they call a 'donut wheel (is only a temporary wheel to be used until the main wheel is mended) And the distance between the car wheel and the garage wall is just over a foot You could hardly swing a cat I think to myself "What am I going to do, this new jack is a bit funny And I got no space to work with, it's awkward as hell" Then I remember the car came with a five year membership of the Automobile Association (the AA) I think to myself I can give them a ring, sure they'd come and fix it So I go back into the kitchen to get my tea and I'm thinking "what a feckin' nuisance, spoils my day this" Then suddenly my doorbell rings, now I don't get many callers And I think "Who the **** is that?" I go out and it's Jim the handyman, he does odd jobs for me, cuts my hedges, is great at carpentry and DIY He says to me "I was just passing and wondering could I make a start on cutting that front hedge of yours" I tell him in reply "Sure! you're very lucky I'm off work today, I took a day off, I'll give you a hand" So while he goes off to get his tools, I close the door and think 'That's strange him coming today, he would have known I was working (that it was a 'work day for me') That I wouldn't be at home There's no way he should have called' So I go out to the garage to get some implements I open the garage door and go down to him Of course I happen to mention I got a flat tyre He says to me he has an electric car pump in his car and that I can use it He says it'll pump the wheel temporarily and that I can drive down to a nearby puncture repair shop he knows, he even gives me directions So we work at the hedge for a few hours, then we go across to the local Diner, I treat him to a breakfast When we come back he says he has to go off now He tells me to pump the wheel with the air pump You start the car and the pump plugs in to the power outlet of the car You attach it to the valve in the wheel and it pumps the wheel... cool I give him back his pump and thank him and then he heads off I then drive quickly to the puncture repair shop before the wheel goes down There's a small local supermarket beside it While I'm waiting on them to fix my wheel I nip over and get a coffee and a chocolate bar and a newspaper When I come back I sit in the waiting room "Heh!" I think, 'this has been a strange...funny day, I still can't get over how he called, there's no way he should have called... no way. Funny that...
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I wouldn’t hurt a fly, Besides that one fly, That flies around my eye, In the middle of the night, This fly needs to die, And leave me alone, Alone while I cry. Fight or flight, This fly’s got might, Dodging my swipes, And buzzing alright, A noisy, buzzing kite, Flying all ******* night, As if confined to my brain tight. I’m not alright, I’m not alright tonight, I don’t really want to fight, This fly on such a lonely night.
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Oct 26, 2023
Oct 26, 2023 at 9:06 PM UTC
Fly
it has become the daily accessory hated and loved alike sign of bad times and limited mobility by some    equanimously accepted    as yet another fashion piece for others a threatening symbol    of prescribed orders from above for many just a necessary nuisance     that will go away in time we certainly need to change our reflexes upon the sight of persons masked     before Corona          at least in our latitudes     masks were a sign of robbers and bandits     now it’s the good guys who wear them     the bad guys who don’t     and … how can we be sure of that? a real challenge to find out just from the movement of the eyebrows whether you face a friend or not
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May 25, 2020
May 25, 2020 at 2:41 PM UTC
the mask
One memory refuses to fade How you touched me like you didn’t want to How you succumbed to my request like you merely pitied me How you kissed me like it left a bitter taste afterwards How you looked disgusted afterwards Those memories never depart It was at that exact moment I knew it was over I realize I was unwanted I was a nuisance
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Aug 26, 2019
Aug 26, 2019 at 3:50 PM UTC
Nuisance
I'm sorry I'm sorry for loving you I'm sorry I'm sorry for missing you I'm sorry I'm sorry for needing you I'm sorry I'm sorry for wanting you I'm sorry I'm sorry for clinging onto you I'm sorry I'm sorry for wishing you were mine I'm sorry I guess all i can say is I'm sorry Because all i ever was, Was a nuisance to you. I'm sorry I'm sorry for everything For being alive
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May 26, 2019
May 26, 2019 at 4:50 AM UTC
I'm sorry for being Alive
I've been trying to be more social To step out of my own little comfort bubble But I guess I got carried away, I just enjoyed what new things I've done a little too much So I apologize to those I've now annoyed I guess I got too happy and clingy So now I know to not be social To just stay hidden away and disappear...
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Nov 3, 2018
Nov 3, 2018 at 6:48 PM UTC
Social
drips of joy some of pain peel me you'll find restrain liked or disliked I‘m all the same aroma and sight so guess my name --"Hint-Hint"-- don't take these words by surprise you might shed tears from your eyes many have complained that I'm a nuisance yet who I am is who I am and can't help how I was named open your eyes cant you see an "ONION" thats just me...
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Sep 24, 2018
Sep 24, 2018 at 7:12 AM UTC
Guess Its Name
I have to leak out and spill over the edges I have to be a nuisance to the passive state of things If only just to be defiant And scratch at the eyes of the flat environment in which people toil along their timelines without so much as a ripple to show for it I have to let in the wind, and let it howl around my corners and sock hop with me I too often get bored of the sunshine that heats up stable things that barely move I need storms and hurricanes If only just to have something to say one day when youthful isn't how I'm described anymore And the creases in my skin circle and intersect like a mosaic tapestry And they ask for a story around the dinner table Then I'll leak out all over again In a violent rage That will be a nuisance to the passive state of things
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May 9, 2018
May 9, 2018 at 10:01 AM UTC
Leaky...
She takes every second of my life Making me his slave I free myself from the powerful leash But her voice is stronger than the chain Like a cancer she spreads without stopping Getting sick my heart and my soul She burns inside me and I can't feel anything else She burns violently and I can't see anywhere else unearth the truth Break the mirror of lies where you observe yourself every day and violently cry.
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Mar 23, 2018
Mar 23, 2018 at 9:02 AM UTC
Violence
They say it's too cold Know how to put on a sweater? You'll be fine They say it's an obstacle They hate this kind of weather I think it's by design Is it a nuisance or a blessing in disguise? I've found the beauty in pausing our busy lives I've felt the warmth of chilling out and spending time with the people I care about And I don't know if you're in the know but I'm into snow
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Feb 1, 2018
Feb 1, 2018 at 9:00 PM UTC
Snow
I am a nuisance I bother Everybody No one Likes me Everyone Hates me I do no Good I do nothing but Bad Why am I still Alive When I deserve to be Dead?
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Jan 15, 2018
Jan 15, 2018 at 9:45 PM UTC
Nuisance
We are fleas that live in the *** We think we own the dog. We fight fleas that live in the head, We bomb fleas that seem different Only to us, For the dog we are all a nuisance. Fleas that create songs And flags To celebrate their portion, Living in the *** seems better, Some prefer the ears, I choose to roam. I dream with other dogs Maybe cats. We are fleas That destroy their dog host. Perhaps this dog needs a bath.
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Oct 18, 2017
Oct 18, 2017 at 11:38 AM UTC
Fleas
This ***** world is full of deception Where people sell faith for pennies Fake people play sincere is but none Mockery opens just crease by crease I do not know why people play ***** Why virtue fails and vice dominates Good are imprisoned bad is but free World is but a ***** which fascinates All relations are sham ready to haunt Step by step play but with innocence Try to dominate reality with the tricks This is what is called public nuisance Col Muhammad Khalid Khan Copyright 2016 Golden Glow
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Dec 31, 2016
Dec 31, 2016 at 7:35 AM UTC
Public Nuisance
Being alone is not that bad A peace of mind you have at last Sometimes People are such a nuisance That I wish to withdraw from them Alone I can do nothing But I could be in relief from other people's expectations
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May 8, 2015
May 8, 2015 at 7:53 PM UTC
Alone
These voices won't leave me alone. They praise me, then make fun of me. They envy me, and then call me a ****** I'm not an ******* and I try not to be. I don't try to be kool. but that's the impression, they seem to get from me. Even when alone, they plague me. Even when my thoughts make sense, they somehow crumble apart. Logic attempts to guide me, delusions get in the way. "They don't exist," I tell myself. Then what are they, and what the **** do they want?
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Oct 31, 2014
Oct 31, 2014 at 12:03 AM UTC
Voices
*Pardon me, but is something amusing you? Must you mock everything I say and do? Do you treat everyone you pass this badly? Didn't anyone teach you how to behave properly? One night, I could've sworn I heard you crying. And yet you were still effing and blinding. When in God's name will you mend your ways? You're driving yourself to an early grave!*
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May 21, 2014
May 21, 2014 at 11:11 AM UTC
Impudence
I have braces on more than just my teeth. The only difference is that they won't be coming off once things straighten out.
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Apr 22, 2014
Apr 22, 2014 at 11:10 PM UTC
crooked