#respectful
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth,
No man ought to look up
But down on which he is given.
Heywood, ever hear of the Trojans?
Or is that thye pun
On the stupidity of the common person?
But, then nobility repeats it?
Hey, look at me!
I know my history!
I'm so educated that I know better!
That a coward correctly surmised
That a cat may look on a king
Is certainly no surprise.
The more haste, the less speed;
Rush-in over your head,
And regret you did not faster think.
Wedding is destiny,
And hanging likewise.
To be married to such ideals,
I would rather swing.
For when I gave you an inch,
You took an ell.
I gave you a slighting
And you reached for arms.
Now, you tell me;
Did I say these things?
One man's interpretation
Is another man's insulting.
Feb 13, 2025
Feb 13, 2025 at 4:54 AM UTC
PLEASE LISTEN to your ELDERS,
For THEY KNOW WHAT IS BEST,
CLING ON to THEIR WORDS,
LET IT
MARINATE, and REST.
DON'T COP AN ATTITUDE, or
GIVE THEM ANY LIP,
(JUST PLEASE RESPECT YOUR ELDERS), and
(KEEP YOUR LIPS ZIPPED!!!)
They say:
(THERE AIN'T NOTHING NEW
UP UNDER THE SUN!!)
(THEY'VE BEEN THERE AND
DONE THAT), and
(YOU ARE JUST HAVING FUN!!)
SO, YOU BETTER BE CAREFUL,
COS, the GOING GETS TOUGH,
THEY SAY:
KARMA is a B**** and
IT WILL BITE YOU IN THE ****
OUR ELDERS KNOWS BEST,
THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND THE WAY,
CAN TELL YOU STORIES WAY BACK
UNTIL THIS VERY SINGLE DAY
I'M JUST BEING HONEST!!!
NO SHADE,
NO LIES,
BE RESPECTFUL,
NOT REGRETFUL,
OF THE WORDS OF THE WISE!!!!
B.R.
Date: 8/19/2024
Aug 20, 2024
Aug 20, 2024 at 1:33 PM UTC
There’s a difference between calling a girl fit and hot and calling her pretty and beautiful
When you call me beautiful I imagine you noticing the way my hair falls from the clip over time
I imagine you noticing the way my giggle sounds and the way my smile lights you up
When you call me pretty I imagine you noticing the complexities of my eyes, the way my freckles come out in the sun and and depth of my dimples
Pretty is noticing the way my legs are sculpted when I walk ahead of you and the way my nose flares when I genuinely laugh
Fit is the body two ***** and a waist
A pair of lips you can only imagine what they do
Hot is the low cut top exposing my cleavage and my ability to open my legs for you
Fit is a one night stand word or the words of a man in a club hoping that that night you are feeling especially vulnerable and insecure
Beautiful is the text she gets when she lies in bed at 11pm asking if she wants to go on a walk
And although she professes to him excuses when she walks out the door of a lack of make up and three jumpers to keep out the cold and her insecurities encapsulated by her self destructive smile and her hair pushed behind her ear
You lift her face and examine that untouched smile
The rawness of her appearance and the purity of her eyes
That is beautiful
And you call it so
When fit is the way a body looks and how much makeup can look like none
Pretty is the way she smiles when she sees you and the way she feels looked upon.
Sep 24, 2023
Sep 24, 2023 at 8:00 AM UTC
Whenever
Poet/Poetess falls in love
Expect different
Expect forever
They will adjust their height
To reach you
They will adjust their time
To honor you
Pay attention to their eyes
Every time it will be dilated
When it's about you
Using metaphors
They will try to reflect
Your presence
Through their Ink
Sometimes as a flower
Sometimes as an ant
Sometimes as a bird
Purity
Honesty
Beauty
What you are to their soul
They may
Burn their emotions
They might share it to you
They may stay silent
Wishing peace to you
However
Never they will stop
Loving you
Sep 26, 2019
Sep 26, 2019 at 9:09 PM UTC
Fragile, yet, unbreakable.
Rattled, but, unshakable.
Taking the **** and I'm dealing with it.
Taking these hits 'cause I'm feeling with it.
Out of my mind, but I'm cool with it.
I still walk a straight line, I don't fool with it.
Tired, but I still stay woke.
Fired up; what a ******* joke.
Still respectful, I don't hope you choke..
I'll just let you make someone else go broke.
Anyway, back to the point.
I'm doing fine, want a hit of this joint?
I'm ******* funny, I'm free, wouldn't you like to be me?
Just kidding. I'm humble, trapped, and you don't wanna be me.
It doesn't matter what anybody else believes.
The only one that can judge Me, is Me.
Me, me,
Me, me, me, me,
One lesson you taught me,
Is to care about me, me, me, me.
Thank you, really.
I hope that you agree.
I'll never again forget,
That I, am Queen Bee.
Apr 19, 2019
Apr 19, 2019 at 2:37 PM UTC
Try not to be insultig or vain,
be a gentleman, please use your brain.
Some people will admire you,
or show emotions, and love, too!
Jul 17, 2018
Jul 17, 2018 at 4:39 PM UTC
Let creative souls be creative souls.
Don't think that you're better,
give them their due
respects.
Jun 22, 2018
Jun 22, 2018 at 9:55 AM UTC
People come from all walks of life
You can agree or disagree but
never ever breach that
level of respect.
Jun 18, 2018
Jun 18, 2018 at 4:16 AM UTC
Your silhouette
against glistening waters
shimmering in the heat
of the sun
My heart dancing
at the beauty
of the vision before me
You have taken
my heart
my soul
immersed them in colours
I have never known
My love for you
triumphant
and whole
You have showing me a life
of trust
respect
excitement
pleasure
A life I had never before known
A life where I am free
to love you
without
stigma and decay
A life of unconditional love
So immense
So pleasurable
Even the smallest
of pleasures
seemed so much more
My world
more vibrant
more beautiful
Because
lifes pleasures
were shared with you
How lucky am I
to have had you
fall in love
with me
◌⑅●♡⋆♡LOVE♡⋆♡●⑅◌
Mar 3, 2018
Mar 3, 2018 at 9:38 PM UTC
My Heart Feels Heavy
When My Head is cluttered
By certain words uttered by Another
That cause me despair
Respond I then want to
With words that care
Keep my dialogue Kind
Refined and Respectful
Share....
DLR
23/01/2017
Jan 23, 2017
Jan 23, 2017 at 7:50 AM UTC
More folk need to learn
About Cause and Effect
Respecting others
Is fundamentally what earns respect
My dad was raised Christian
Episcopalian
But left
No disrespect
He just wasn't convinced
So when I was a child
Our attendance at church was
sporadic
Sometimes a source of contention
And, usually, more pain than joy
The summer of 1969
Men walked on the Moon
And my parents
Split
My dad moved across town
I saw him one day each weekend
The most time we had ever spent together.
When I was twelve the earth moved
Sixty-four people died
And my father embraced Buddhism
And Buddhism embraced him
In a way nothing else ever had
and he learned moderation
Regaining his freedom
What got him was the Law of Causation
Cause and Effect
What goes around comes around
The Golden Rule
Unencumbered
With the baggage from his past
The philosophy of common sense
His pianist's artist's teacher's mind
Could comprehend
Grasp and hold for good
My twelve-year-old mouth
Would not be denied
And so I one day announced
That chanting
Was simply another form of prayer
A fact he acknowledged
reluctantly
but ultimately
with humor and grace
And was it my father's turn to Buddhism
That sparked my own
Journey into Spirit?
In 1972
With Godspell on the radio
I saw Jesus Christ Superstar
At the Universal Amphitheatre
Twice
And when my sister joked
"Let there be light"
And all the lights came on
Then she genuflected
Before taking her seat
It was only partly in jest
For there was reverence in the air
And a sense of the Eternal
The foundation of the story
Of every story
Cause and Effect
Later that year I was baptized
Before I realized
That no church held the key
For the key was within me
As it resides within us all
More folk need to learn
About Cause and Effect
We are here on earth to Love.
And respecting others
Is fundamentally what earns respect.
6/7 July 2005 Approx. 2 AM
Jun 27, 2015
Jun 27, 2015 at 1:36 AM UTC