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"batting" poems
Anna, the young lions won't want you forever. Eventually you are going to get tired of keeping it tight, of batting your eyes, of applying the gloss just right. Anna, what will you do when the invitation beds come to an end? Eventually the lions will settle, while you gather cobweb and callus, while you smoke cancer and wallow in cellulite. Anna, find a boy who makes you feel like the sun. Ultimately, he's the only one who can save your soul from all the crimes you've done.
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Aug 29, 2010
Aug 29, 2010 at 10:14 PM UTC
when the gentlemen stop calling
Not all depressed cut, Not all sad shed tears, Not all strong fight, Not all monsters roar, Not all young are innocent. Some just work harder to maintain a mask. We are here, And you have reason to fear, We are the best liars, We can manipulate the greatest con artist without batting an eyelash. Watch out we are coming.
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Aug 14, 2018
Aug 14, 2018 at 1:15 AM UTC
Fear Us
Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer was leading a lonely life working nights at the fukfoorfiffenfimmer factory where he was in charge of loading crates full of fukfoorfiffenfimmers, onto cargo cars destined for the city of Cincinnati. There was such a huge demand for fukfoorfiffenfimmers in the city of Cincinnati, poor Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer worked his hunnyhush to the bone. On one of his few holiday weekends, Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer went to a hair salon for a trim. Here he was attended by a hairdresser named, Henrietta Huckhellopolis. Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer instantly fell for the husky-voiced hairdresser. Gaining enough gumption and gallasisgoppingguff needed to bypass beating around the bush of courteous courtship, Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer asked Henrietta Huckhellopolis if she wanted to leerlumpaloomp later that evening. "I would love to leerlumpaloomp later this evening," she replied, batting her long lashes lustily. And how those two leerlumpaloomped! They leerlumpaloomped long through the night. They leerlumpaloomped so loudly, the neighbours ended up sticking stuffystoils into their sensilivities, in hopes of drowning out the noise. Nine months later, the lovers were blessed with a litter of lullaloonillies—wot with the loud leerlumpaloomping and all. But, of the seven lullaloonillies, four of them had two lumpalots instead of one. Bolstering himself against drowning in despair at the prospect of having sired freak lullaloonillies, Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer helped design fukfoorfiffenfimmers especially meant for lullaloonillies who have two lumpalots instead of one. As the double-lumpalot fukfoorfiffenfimmers were Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer's idea, the owner of the fukfoorfiffenfimmer factory gave Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer a forty percent cut of the royalties. *Fortunately some fairy tales come with a happy ending, because the city of Cincinnati was hit with a record number of lullaloonillies born with two lumpalots instead of just the one. The high sales of double-lumpalot fukfoorfiffenfimmers, enabled Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer and Henrietta Huckhellopolis to quit their jobs and buy into the fukfoorfiffenfimmer factory. Yes, after getting married, Harry Heironymous and Henrietta Huckhellopolis-Huffenhoffer lived happily hever hafter. So did the lullaloonillies.... including those with two lumpalots instead of one.*
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Sep 6, 2011
Sep 6, 2011 at 1:16 PM UTC
When Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer Met Henrietta Huckhellopolis
Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer was leading a lonely life working nights at the fukfoorfiffenfimmer factory where he was in charge of loading crates full of fukfoorfiffenfimmers, onto cargo cars destined for the city of Cincinnati. There was such a huge demand for fukfoorfiffenfimmers in the city of Cincinnati, poor Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer worked his hunnyhush to the bone. On one of his few holiday weekends, Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer went to a hair salon for a trim. Here he was attended by a hairdresser named, Henrietta Huckhellopolis. Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer instantly fell for the husky-voiced hairdresser. Gaining enough gumption and gallasisgoppingguff needed to bypass beating around the bush of courteous courtship, Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer asked Henrietta Huckhellopolis if she wanted to leerlumpaloomp later that evening. "I would love to leerlumpaloomp later this evening," she replied, batting her long lashes lustily. And how those two leerlumpaloomped! They leerlumpaloomped long through the night. They leerlumpaloomped so loudly, the neighbours ended up sticking stuffystoils into their sensilivities, in hopes of drowning out the noise. Nine months later, the lovers were blessed with a litter of lullaloonillies—wot with the loud leerlumpaloomping and all. But, of the seven lullaloonillies, four of them had two lumpalots instead of one. Bolstering himself against drowning in despair at the prospect of having sired freak lullaloonillies, Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer helped design fukfoorfiffenfimmers especially meant for lullaloonillies who have two lumpalots instead of one. As the double-lumpalot fukfoorfiffenfimmers were Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer's idea, the owner of the fukfoorfiffenfimmer factory gave Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer a forty percent cut of the royalties. *Fortunately some fairy tales come with a happy ending, because the city of Cincinnati was hit with a record number of lullaloonillies born with two lumpalots instead of just the one. The high sales of double-lumpalot fukfoorfiffenfimmers, enabled Harry Heironymous Huffenhoffer and Henrietta Huckhellopolis to quit their jobs and buy into the fukfoorfiffenfimmer factory. Yes, after getting married, Harry Heironymous and Henrietta Huckhellopolis-Huffenhoffer lived happily hever hafter. So did the lullaloonillies.... including those with two lumpalots instead of one.*
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I met a friend today His name was Death He smiled big with pure white teeth And minty fresh breath I asked him what he did for a living Staring blankly at me, batting his eyelashes He did the opposite of giving What did that mean? But the closer I got to Death The better I understood his scheme In his sharp black suit he won me over I felt an irresistible draw Like to a diamond in the rough, or a four leaf clover He convinced me of the beauty in the night That when the moon was hidden from view There was nothing better than the lack of light He led me from my lust for life Sang to me in my sleep Whispered sweet nothings and handed me the knife I tried to pull away from my newly found friend But his choke hold was so tight On him I started to depend The world could see me deteriorate into nothing He held me harder and closer With shortness of breath I stood huffing and puffing Enclosed in the lackluster of our friendship I became numb The emotions drifted with my vitality I tried to retrieve them but could only attain 1/5th of my former sum The more time you spend with a person The more you become like them I suppose I couldn't see the situation worsen Collar around my neck he leashed me like a dog I cared so deeply for him My haze filled mind ignored the dense fog I came to terms with my life long trap Death circled like a satellite around my position No matter where I went he found my place on the map Eventually I succame to this fate Despite his control Death, I could not hate I loved him too dearly to notice the signs I couldn't think clearly His presence was odious and it wasn't benign
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Apr 8, 2018
Apr 8, 2018 at 11:25 PM UTC
Death
I met a friend today His name was Death He smiled big with pure white teeth And minty fresh breath I asked him what he did for a living Staring blankly at me, batting his eyelashes He did the opposite of giving What did that mean? But the closer I got to Death The better I understood his scheme In his sharp black suit he won me over I felt an irresistible draw Like to a diamond in the rough, or a four leaf clover He convinced me of the beauty in the night That when the moon was hidden from view There was nothing better than the lack of light He led me from my lust for life Sang to me in my sleep Whispered sweet nothings and handed me the knife I tried to pull away from my newly found friend But his choke hold was so tight On him I started to depend The world could see me deteriorate into nothing He held me harder and closer With shortness of breath I stood huffing and puffing Enclosed in the lackluster of our friendship I became numb The emotions drifted with my vitality I tried to retrieve them but could only attain 1/5th of my former sum The more time you spend with a person The more you become like them I suppose I couldn't see the situation worsen Collar around my neck he leashed me like a dog I cared so deeply for him My haze filled mind ignored the dense fog I came to terms with my life long trap Death circled like a satellite around my position No matter where I went he found my place on the map Eventually I succame to this fate Despite his control Death, I could not hate I loved him too dearly to notice the signs I couldn't think clearly His presence was odious and it wasn't benign
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Being a coach is hard Winning isn't everything It all stats during practice Arrive early to prep for the team The ones who want it show up on time want it The best players show up late Running bases conditioning for the game Batting cages to help with the swing Playing catch helping the team work as a unit Till the day of the big game Slide to the base with technique practiced Cutoff play to make an out Team functions without doubt Play hard play right win or loss giving it your all Coach does right by the team no need to fight Lets win and take the season play and do What the team does best play softball
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Feb 20, 2013
Feb 20, 2013 at 12:22 AM UTC
Softball
When you tried to give me a compliment I always turn the cheek Batting it away like it doesn't belong to me That my hair is too frizzy for you to like it My eyes too blue for your brown My legs are elegant but they are marked with my disappointment The purple and the blue will never go away Yes, the bruises will slowly heal but by the time one problem is resolved another sapling and will slowly take root and show it's colors You say my heart is made to heal But I can't find it It's buried so deep I can't hear it keeping time to my life song It's crushed under all my self downs and worries In that hollow it grows Like a new bud And one day it will turn into a flower My response to your comment is lost on my tongue It is somewhere tucked inside my conscience Playing hide and seek with the directions on how to talk to boys and how to give an oral report without turning red And I'm the seeker You tell me I'm beautiful But I can't hear you The voices taunting me inside my head are too loud for your soft voice Arguing about which way right When I find my answer it seems as if the time has already left You are already heading off in the other direction Leaving me stumbling over my daydreams and expectations Trying to get a grasp on what's ethical I always forget to say thank you It's sort of a bad habit I'm always too worried about what will happen if I say something wrong If I'll turn you away I want you to know that I want you to stay Stay close and hug me when I need it So I can help you through your hardships And carry each other's hopes and dreams upon our shoulders You will be the soldier of my heart Guarding the gates for all of the knights in shining armor that aren't noble enough to be my Prince Charming
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Apr 11, 2014
Apr 11, 2014 at 9:09 AM UTC
Compliments
When you tried to give me a compliment I always turn the cheek Batting it away like it doesn't belong to me That my hair is too frizzy for you to like it My eyes too blue for your brown My legs are elegant but they are marked with my disappointment The purple and the blue will never go away Yes, the bruises will slowly heal but by the time one problem is resolved another sapling and will slowly take root and show it's colors You say my heart is made to heal But I can't find it It's buried so deep I can't hear it keeping time to my life song It's crushed under all my self downs and worries In that hollow it grows Like a new bud And one day it will turn into a flower My response to your comment is lost on my tongue It is somewhere tucked inside my conscience Playing hide and seek with the directions on how to talk to boys and how to give an oral report without turning red And I'm the seeker You tell me I'm beautiful But I can't hear you The voices taunting me inside my head are too loud for your soft voice Arguing about which way right When I find my answer it seems as if the time has already left You are already heading off in the other direction Leaving me stumbling over my daydreams and expectations Trying to get a grasp on what's ethical I always forget to say thank you It's sort of a bad habit I'm always too worried about what will happen if I say something wrong If I'll turn you away I want you to know that I want you to stay Stay close and hug me when I need it So I can help you through your hardships And carry each other's hopes and dreams upon our shoulders You will be the soldier of my heart Guarding the gates for all of the knights in shining armor that aren't noble enough to be my Prince Charming
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Her beauty doth arouse temptation So fiercely though I cannot imagine My struggle to resist laying upon my hand The fairest strands that sit a top her head. My hands tremble with delight I sit in the midst of the worlds greatest disaster. Yet I am reduced to the simplicities of batting my eyes For this woman hath stolen my sight Upon hers I am commanded to view. Tis simply a fate solely unwished upon by few. Her unwavering gaze cannot be replaced By even the finest rewards from the heavens themselves. The angels permit themselves to admire only afar. For if too closely they arrive t'would be a prison. The very same prison I hath myself locked within. The key resting below where the heart doth reside. To leave I wish not, For to remove my eyes requires strength unseen by man. I am a prisoner to my own Desire
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Jun 4, 2014
Jun 4, 2014 at 4:33 AM UTC
Desire
If I were to be gifted, With bounties of superman. Super sight, super strength super everything! Freedom and the rare ability to fly, I'd accomplish oh so many things. It probably won't be any worth to it Because it was so easy. I gained without the love of procuring. I accomplished accomplishments, Without the batting of my eyes. Without the pout of my lips. I achieved this world, At my knees free of any hurdles. Yet it isn't worth any of my super. Maybe that's why we are all created equal. And no one superior than the other. So we treat one another with equality And join to accomplish wonders, With each others at our sides. Free of cruelty and envy. Free of regret and jealousy. Free of guilt and hopelessness. Maybe that's why we are humans, And humans were created weak.
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Dec 20, 2014
Dec 20, 2014 at 6:05 PM UTC
Superman
Would you kindly hug me tight with your hands around my neck? Would you kindly spend the night and comfort this nervous wreck? Could you show me a smile while you tell me that I'm trash Could you insult my lifestyle without even batting an eyelash Should you care about garbage like me your tastes must be perverted Should I be allowed to feel this happy honestly, I'm uncertain. I need you to use your claws to draw out the blood from my skin I need you to break through the walls I built to hide my true self within I need you to split me open and dig inside to grasp at my heart if you can I need you to know the thoughts that I hide and love the person I really am
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Oct 25, 2017
Oct 25, 2017 at 4:14 AM UTC
Maybe I'm a *********
two women a single Gemini of desire the yin the yang betwixt the known and unreachable swinging on wide arcs of extremis inhabiting opposite polar worlds and all the spaces in between intrepid sailors dare hope to explore T the outer R the inner T’s tiny name betrays a big robusto femininity bombastically womanly big ***** jazz ***** perfumed musky hips and **** that rock and those lips oh, those ruby red Norma Jean lips I’m puckered up begging her to paste a big rouge smooch on my eager lips press those bustling bosoms onto my face wrap those arms round me with a rasperous hug shake me with gyrations of your gracious shimmy thang you wow the bow out of this dog taking lovers prisoner with the coy blink of wide eyes flashing lashes batting brow boldly being a force of a mothers nature bearing and belting Bessie’s ***** blues to a howling crowd wanting more fully enthralled bedazzled enraptured with quixotic hypnotics I'm frozen solid hoping to melt into the heat of your inviting fire R bespeaks whispers from an inner place she lines the lost desires of a yearning heart she offers the softest curves the delicious touch the wet presence of a delicate tongue limpid fingers hide shy sly ******* offering invitations to hidden nests humming the incarnate dark forest secrets of bloomed lilacs and sweet carnations the voice of poems dance and flutter from her mouth as the lightest butterfly wings wayward onto soft hearts yearning seducement her kimono gently parts at the slightest suggestion of a rising breeze her songs invite lovers to pillowed chambers daring intrepid men to risk the death of desirous tempests I melt into the delicate complexity of your fleshy heat my dear celestial twins the lovely Gemini each different reduce me in differing ways to a puddle of rippling water reflecting the glorious elegance of wondrous ambrosial femininity Dedicated to T& R Music Selection: Barbra Streisand Pretty Women Oakland 4/26/12 jbm
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Apr 29, 2012
Apr 29, 2012 at 10:56 PM UTC
Gemini
two women a single Gemini of desire the yin the yang betwixt the known and unreachable swinging on wide arcs of extremis inhabiting opposite polar worlds and all the spaces in between intrepid sailors dare hope to explore T the outer R the inner T’s tiny name betrays a big robusto femininity bombastically womanly big ***** jazz ***** perfumed musky hips and **** that rock and those lips oh, those ruby red Norma Jean lips I’m puckered up begging her to paste a big rouge smooch on my eager lips press those bustling bosoms onto my face wrap those arms round me with a rasperous hug shake me with gyrations of your gracious shimmy thang you wow the bow out of this dog taking lovers prisoner with the coy blink of wide eyes flashing lashes batting brow boldly being a force of a mothers nature bearing and belting Bessie’s ***** blues to a howling crowd wanting more fully enthralled bedazzled enraptured with quixotic hypnotics I'm frozen solid hoping to melt into the heat of your inviting fire R bespeaks whispers from an inner place she lines the lost desires of a yearning heart she offers the softest curves the delicious touch the wet presence of a delicate tongue limpid fingers hide shy sly ******* offering invitations to hidden nests humming the incarnate dark forest secrets of bloomed lilacs and sweet carnations the voice of poems dance and flutter from her mouth as the lightest butterfly wings wayward onto soft hearts yearning seducement her kimono gently parts at the slightest suggestion of a rising breeze her songs invite lovers to pillowed chambers daring intrepid men to risk the death of desirous tempests I melt into the delicate complexity of your fleshy heat my dear celestial twins the lovely Gemini each different reduce me in differing ways to a puddle of rippling water reflecting the glorious elegance of wondrous ambrosial femininity Dedicated to T& R Music Selection: Barbra Streisand Pretty Women Oakland 4/26/12 jbm
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A queen she is called Rich with light hair Bright like the sun It shines. And in her eyes The deepest sea's Savage waves Are calmed with the batting of long, dark lashes Her lips, Like pomegranate Together or apart Keep a perfectly hidden kiss The skin she occupies: Immaculate Like the body She wears with grace Yet within this ruler The flawlessness Of her exterior Has vanished. Inside her brain, Dark brooding Thoughts Roam around. Senseless ideas Nestle in her heart Looking for the passage To the outside world. Her locked mind Has time To wander Behind shut lips. To infest with Musings of better places, Of welcome speech, And worlds beyond this. Yet, She cannot Get through this life With such thoughts Soon enough They begin To gnaw Her Breaking her down Piece by pretty piece. The beauty of her face Will soon be absent, An ugly exterior To match What had been Flooding her insides.
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Jan 11, 2012
Jan 11, 2012 at 12:15 AM UTC
Appearance
Signals cross dissonant chills along the surface of my skin, Prickled hair rises up under the brush of my touch. Warm sensation waves attention as flags fly high warning shots into the sky. My eyes wide shut abruptly in case the wind blows particulate along the curving arch of my vision, flipped back open upon collision, batting down waterfalls in between curtain calls as clapping hands of a broad audience pass the winning touchdown play onto poppy seed fields. My Love runs long and deep like the river through lost canyons, hiding unknown along the moist horizon of dew drop mornings. ...*Oh, me? I'm doing just fine fair weather, Light as a feather, am I.* But look! ...how the Earth shakes proudly the rocks upon her back. Cast no Stones, She moans ...and you? How do you do?*
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Aug 29, 2014
Aug 29, 2014 at 1:09 PM UTC
Dew Drop Mornings
The redneck got arrested last night. The ******* was barking back at dogs and belting shots of scotch well-before sundown. You could say he and the sun were collectively sinking. Nights like these breed pregnant silences between the outbursts. I sit poised for the next eruption as a child cloistered under covers for fear of thunderclaps-- Another howl, (presumably bellowing for beer) then he's batting his live-in lap-straddler around the apartment beneath me. With every strike the drywall learns a lesson this ignorant ***** can't get a grip on: some things never change. The world will change around them like tissue growing around a bullet fragment. The cops come, the cuffs go on, and the problem is put on pause for an evening-- but he'll ascend the stairs with the sunrise. They'll reconcile,             because misery does want for company. He'll promise he'll be different. She'll actually believe him. They'll be back to battering their plaster with the reverberations of ******* and arguments. She can't see that a drunkard's apologies         are counterfeit currency. I took it for common knowledge. Perhaps it is... Perhaps, like living in tornado alley, they cope with ceaseless shit-storms because they're just too lazy to move.
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Sep 20, 2012
Sep 20, 2012 at 12:36 AM UTC
No Place Like Home
*Between the night and daylight,      As twilight begins to shower, Comes a lull in the day's preparations,      Cherished as the Kittys' Hour. I hear in the kitchen beside me,      The patter of tiny feet, Rumbles of varying motors      With "meow's" gentle and sweet. Leaping from counter with agile grace      On my shoulder with a purr; Sail grave Thomas and sweet Lady Jane,      And Susan of golden fur. A "meow," and then a long silence,      I know by mischievous eyes, They are scheming and musing together,      To vanquish my weary sighs. With sudden dash from the hallway,      Tortie bounds into my arms! Felines of all colours sit starring,      Delighting me with their charms. Frolicking with skillful ease,      Tossing and batting their catnip-mouse; If I run to escape, they surround me,      They appear to overflow the house. Suffocating me with their kisses,      Furry paws patting my face; And though they have torn the kitchen blinds,      They dazzle me with their grace. I hug you all close in loving arms,      And will n'er let you depart, Nor ****** you dears out to coyotes,      For you each have won my heart. And here shall you dwell forever,      Cherished more each golden day; Till this glad house fall into ruin,      And I in dust shall decay.*                  ~Hilda~
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Oct 31, 2012
Oct 31, 2012 at 3:07 AM UTC
The Kittys' Hour.
For answering my call, despite not being free For staying up late, giving up on your sleep, For listening to my stories, not batting an eyelid For singing to me, as I'd welcome my dreams! For how you'd hold me close amidst friends, and beam For how you've thanked every waiter who has served us a meal For that first kiss you planted on my forehead in glee For wiping my tear which trickled down, after some movie! For noticing the pimple that caused a blemish on my cheeks - And yet making me believe that I was still queen! For how when you hug me and make me daydream For how your eyes still look at me and brightly gleam! For the silly misunderstandings on that Valentine's eve, For the times you forgave and the mistakes you let be - For respecting my choices and being with me For the happiness you brought in, as agonies were forced to leave! For thinking beyond the barriers of caste and creed - For the patience shown as I kept testing if you would ever flee, For bringing back faith and offering a love - in which I could believe For teaching me that as we give back, more in abundance we receive!
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Nov 18, 2011
Nov 18, 2011 at 10:39 AM UTC
A Thankyou Note
A buttercup was beautifying for the afternoon dance her cheeks were flushed with water the garden sprinkler had thrown on. Her petals were fully stretched to a softness that even the butterflies slipped when they trod upon. the sun beams bounced off on the mirrored smoothness and a bumblebee looked on hovering above with second thoughts envying her golden locks. She bathed in the sunlight turning every cheek for the warm rays batting her long anthers dipped with thick orange powder. I watched her shake her hips to the folk wind tunes tip toeing into my heart slowly her yellow liquid lined eyes delving mine making me smile when I have almost forgotten how.
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Dec 3, 2014
Dec 3, 2014 at 12:42 AM UTC
A Buttercup
The eye of the hurricane Swept through a country side Not batting an eye All those in it's path perish A mosque, a person, a Muslin Another, another, another Until 49 were gunned down Killed Executed And many more injured Scarred forever in·dis·crim·i·nate·ly A finger on a trigger Held steady Unmercifully Picking targets To cries and screams With no regard for life Only for the shooter To make a name for himself His message board His manifesto His hate of immigrants Muslims Leaving in it's path Bloodshed A country's darkest day His infamy Who is this individual The eye of the hurricane Sitting in the middle Teetering to the right An extremist Category of the worst kind A patch of ****** Sitting in his landscape Of his sunken mind Incarceration Laughing, laughing, laughing Today, today, today And this was his trigger His devil His dialogue Today he spoke Another, another, another To cries That echo Forever Long after the hurricane Loses its tail This makes me sick I look up in the sky and ask why Logan Robertson 3/15/2019
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Mar 15, 2019
Mar 15, 2019 at 7:23 PM UTC
New Zealand's Darkest Cloud
"I'd like to be a fly on the wall," you say. Would you? Would you really like to be privy to all that drama and intrigue, without ever being noticed? Sounds nice, I suppose. But I'll let you in on a little secret- That, my dears, is false advertising. Truth is, people always notice flies They just choose to ignore them And lower their voices when you buzz by on sugar-spun wings of self-confidence- Maybe it's just all in your head Maybe you've misinterpreted things-behind kaleidoscope eyes It always looks like there are more of them than you. So you gain confidence You hover on the fringes of their circle And drone out a low hum of 'what've you been up to today?' Or 'how're you?' Or 'long day, huh?' The response is offhand A verbal flick of the wrist Batting the ball back into your conversational court Because coming at you with a fly swatter Or a rolled up Cosmo magazine Takes more effort than they're willing to give. You buzz about some more Hoping maybe the silence will entice them to engage But no, They can't hear your buzzing Or they won't. So instead you stand Fly on the wall Content with watching the light catch your wings Repeatedly wringing your hands near your face In a way they probably think is malevolent I promise I'm not plotting- I'm just juggling the weight of my loneliness Maybe if I shift it from one palm to another Somehow I will lighten the load. Take comfort in this, little fly- The sun makes your wings iridescent And even though they'll never get close enough to see that, you can. It's not a trick of the light Your fractal eyes do not deceive you- They are duplicate.
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Oct 30, 2017
Oct 30, 2017 at 12:53 PM UTC
Fly on the Wall
"I'd like to be a fly on the wall," you say. Would you? Would you really like to be privy to all that drama and intrigue, without ever being noticed? Sounds nice, I suppose. But I'll let you in on a little secret- That, my dears, is false advertising. Truth is, people always notice flies They just choose to ignore them And lower their voices when you buzz by on sugar-spun wings of self-confidence- Maybe it's just all in your head Maybe you've misinterpreted things-behind kaleidoscope eyes It always looks like there are more of them than you. So you gain confidence You hover on the fringes of their circle And drone out a low hum of 'what've you been up to today?' Or 'how're you?' Or 'long day, huh?' The response is offhand A verbal flick of the wrist Batting the ball back into your conversational court Because coming at you with a fly swatter Or a rolled up Cosmo magazine Takes more effort than they're willing to give. You buzz about some more Hoping maybe the silence will entice them to engage But no, They can't hear your buzzing Or they won't. So instead you stand Fly on the wall Content with watching the light catch your wings Repeatedly wringing your hands near your face In a way they probably think is malevolent I promise I'm not plotting- I'm just juggling the weight of my loneliness Maybe if I shift it from one palm to another Somehow I will lighten the load. Take comfort in this, little fly- The sun makes your wings iridescent And even though they'll never get close enough to see that, you can. It's not a trick of the light Your fractal eyes do not deceive you- They are duplicate.
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Sinking Silently, Crossing The Tracks, A Complexion, Blending Like Complimentary Colors, Caged Like An Animal, Attacked Like A Victim, Batting My Wings Like A Moth, But Grounded Like A Penguin, Spreading Out Beautifully As Peacock, But Ugly As An Armadillo, Breaking Inside, But Already Broken, Like Shards Of Glass, Forced To Be Writing In Class, No Home That Is Safe, No Feeling Of Peace Walking Down The Hallways Of Hell, Surrounded By Meaningless Faces, Wishing To Be Free, As A Caged Bird Does, Singing Until My Lungs Burst, Feeling I Will Never Lift This Curse
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Sep 5, 2012
Sep 5, 2012 at 9:22 PM UTC
Freedom Faraway
mind stands solemnly in the middle, with logic and emotion on either side like devoted sentinels guarding a queen. "don't think about it," emotion says, batting her long lashes. "just do what feels right and follow your heart." "but sometimes," logic interjects with his sharp eyebrow cocked, "what feels right will hurt us in the long run." "do you want to try, and know, and fail?" emotion asks with suprisingly honest conviction. "or do you want to spend the rest of your life wondering what could have been?" "would you rather open your heart," logic counters thoughtfully and quickly, "and have a part of it stolen? or would you rather protect it all?" as mind wavers in the middle, she feels herself rip in two. half of herself stands upright, stiffly held under logic's watchful eye. the other half melts into emotion's warm embrace. her heart aches and she feels sick. the idea of following logic's advice would mean to ignore emotion's advice-- and to follow emotion's advice would mean ignoring the advice of logic. she looks back and forth pleadingly. logic's cadaverous stare seems to tell mind that only logic will solve this problem. but emotion smiles softly, and her eyes say that this way, though it may cause pain, will be the most rewarding. "neither choice is the right one," mind says finally, with a little bit of logic and a little bit of emotion. "but i must choose now, for soon i will not be able to make a choice at all. "then whose advice will you follow?" emotion questions carefully. "will you open your heart to love?" "or will you listen to me and protect yourself from unnecessary pain?" logic asks, eyebrow cocked again. "perhaps you are correct, logic, and i would do well to seal off my heart and never let anybody in." at these words, logic smirks knowingly, but mind continues anyway. "as for me, i think i would rather feel true, burning love and have to live with the scars than to be lonely, bitter, angry, and old and die without ever knowing how to love myself and somebody else." emotion does not gloat; she simply nods softly, encouraging mind to continue. "after all, is life not a journey of risks? how could we ever find peace and contentment without enduring a few bad decisions and learning from them?"
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Mar 21, 2012
Mar 21, 2012 at 3:16 AM UTC
logic and emotion
mind stands solemnly in the middle, with logic and emotion on either side like devoted sentinels guarding a queen. "don't think about it," emotion says, batting her long lashes. "just do what feels right and follow your heart." "but sometimes," logic interjects with his sharp eyebrow cocked, "what feels right will hurt us in the long run." "do you want to try, and know, and fail?" emotion asks with suprisingly honest conviction. "or do you want to spend the rest of your life wondering what could have been?" "would you rather open your heart," logic counters thoughtfully and quickly, "and have a part of it stolen? or would you rather protect it all?" as mind wavers in the middle, she feels herself rip in two. half of herself stands upright, stiffly held under logic's watchful eye. the other half melts into emotion's warm embrace. her heart aches and she feels sick. the idea of following logic's advice would mean to ignore emotion's advice-- and to follow emotion's advice would mean ignoring the advice of logic. she looks back and forth pleadingly. logic's cadaverous stare seems to tell mind that only logic will solve this problem. but emotion smiles softly, and her eyes say that this way, though it may cause pain, will be the most rewarding. "neither choice is the right one," mind says finally, with a little bit of logic and a little bit of emotion. "but i must choose now, for soon i will not be able to make a choice at all. "then whose advice will you follow?" emotion questions carefully. "will you open your heart to love?" "or will you listen to me and protect yourself from unnecessary pain?" logic asks, eyebrow cocked again. "perhaps you are correct, logic, and i would do well to seal off my heart and never let anybody in." at these words, logic smirks knowingly, but mind continues anyway. "as for me, i think i would rather feel true, burning love and have to live with the scars than to be lonely, bitter, angry, and old and die without ever knowing how to love myself and somebody else." emotion does not gloat; she simply nods softly, encouraging mind to continue. "after all, is life not a journey of risks? how could we ever find peace and contentment without enduring a few bad decisions and learning from them?"
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Your ****** terrain framed by grizzly gristle and the batting stalks that give glimpses of the bright bear cubs held within hide the warm sunken caves in your cheeks. But the soft woven cover that so delicately protects you still whispers "come." "come hibernate in my jawline."
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Sep 21, 2010
Sep 21, 2010 at 6:24 PM UTC
Grizzly Bear
Too many bottles of this wine we can't pronounce Too many bowls of that green, no lucky charms The maids come around too much Parents ain't around enough Too many joy rides in daddy's jaguar Too many white lies and white lines Super rich kids with nothing but loose ends Super rich kids with nothing but fake friends Start my day up on the roof There's nothing like this type of view Point the clicker at the tube I prefer expensive news New car, new girl New ice, new glass New watch, good times babe It's good times, yeah She wash my back three times a day This shower head feels so amazing We'll both be high, the help don't stare They just walk by, they must don't care A million one, a million two A hundred more will never do Real love, I'm searching for a real love Real love, I'm searching for a real love Oh, real love Close your eyes for what you can't imagine, we are the xany gnashing Caddy smashing, bratty *** he mad, he snatched his daddy's Jag And used the **** for batting practice, adamant and he thrashing Purchasing ****** grams with half the hand of cash you handed Panicking, patch me up, Pappy done latch keyed us Toying with Raggy Anns and mammy done had enough Brash as **** breaching all these aqueducts; don't believe us Treat us like we can't erupt, yup We end our day up on the roof I say I'll jump, I never do But when I'm drunk I act a fool Talking 'bout , do they sew wings on tailored suits I'm on that ledge, she grabs my arm She slaps my head It's good times, yeah Sleeve rips off, I slip, I fall The market's down like 60 stories And some don't end the way they should My silver spoon has fed me good A million one, a million cash Close my eyes and feel the crash
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Oct 10, 2016
Oct 10, 2016 at 12:06 AM UTC
Rich Kids
Too many bottles of this wine we can't pronounce Too many bowls of that green, no lucky charms The maids come around too much Parents ain't around enough Too many joy rides in daddy's jaguar Too many white lies and white lines Super rich kids with nothing but loose ends Super rich kids with nothing but fake friends Start my day up on the roof There's nothing like this type of view Point the clicker at the tube I prefer expensive news New car, new girl New ice, new glass New watch, good times babe It's good times, yeah She wash my back three times a day This shower head feels so amazing We'll both be high, the help don't stare They just walk by, they must don't care A million one, a million two A hundred more will never do Real love, I'm searching for a real love Real love, I'm searching for a real love Oh, real love Close your eyes for what you can't imagine, we are the xany gnashing Caddy smashing, bratty *** he mad, he snatched his daddy's Jag And used the **** for batting practice, adamant and he thrashing Purchasing ****** grams with half the hand of cash you handed Panicking, patch me up, Pappy done latch keyed us Toying with Raggy Anns and mammy done had enough Brash as **** breaching all these aqueducts; don't believe us Treat us like we can't erupt, yup We end our day up on the roof I say I'll jump, I never do But when I'm drunk I act a fool Talking 'bout , do they sew wings on tailored suits I'm on that ledge, she grabs my arm She slaps my head It's good times, yeah Sleeve rips off, I slip, I fall The market's down like 60 stories And some don't end the way they should My silver spoon has fed me good A million one, a million cash Close my eyes and feel the crash
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അ**  Getting closer, to the just bloomed flower that bewitched him in an instant, the honey bee gets intoxicated by the web  of love, the sweet flower threw around, it felt more like a gentle caress to which his heart jumped! He  starts to do an ecstatic dance, never thought he could, till this sweet moment arrived, merely touching her soft petals he flies high as if to proclaim his pleasure buzzing a new tune he composed for this special moment, he circles the flower as if to adore her beauty form all possible angles making the moments of love so special for them both.. ആ** A butterfly enchanted by the flower,next has a dance of love so different, he would flit around and hover above adore her beauty in a more relaxed pace, he appreciates her silence to his soft declarations, his love songs have no words, on air written by the sprightly moves of his colorful wings, he knows she loves it and his dance tells it all. Like a kite on the waves of wind, he bobs on air gently descending,looking at her eyes. ഇ**  The tailor bird who never misses mother nature's children all,big and small, in their myriad ways of loving and living watches what's going on, without batting an eye lid, she has a doubt "Who among these   lovers are more intense?" she thinks aloud.** ഈ** The sonorous singer, Bulbul watching it all from the hanging branch of a Champak, flowered in riotous profusion answers: ഉ   "Both are poets, no doubt, of  distinction too, each of their deeds spontaneous demonstrates, with hearts full of love they wave poetry around us in ways ingenious paired with flowers. why compare them? Mother nature's brush dexterous paints each one of us with such loving care  and kindness to infuse celebratory spirit,to the world, never forget that,learn from the bees and butterflies."*
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May 10, 2017
May 10, 2017 at 12:07 AM UTC
Nature paints her poetry around us
അ**  Getting closer, to the just bloomed flower that bewitched him in an instant, the honey bee gets intoxicated by the web  of love, the sweet flower threw around, it felt more like a gentle caress to which his heart jumped! He  starts to do an ecstatic dance, never thought he could, till this sweet moment arrived, merely touching her soft petals he flies high as if to proclaim his pleasure buzzing a new tune he composed for this special moment, he circles the flower as if to adore her beauty form all possible angles making the moments of love so special for them both.. ആ** A butterfly enchanted by the flower,next has a dance of love so different, he would flit around and hover above adore her beauty in a more relaxed pace, he appreciates her silence to his soft declarations, his love songs have no words, on air written by the sprightly moves of his colorful wings, he knows she loves it and his dance tells it all. Like a kite on the waves of wind, he bobs on air gently descending,looking at her eyes. ഇ**  The tailor bird who never misses mother nature's children all,big and small, in their myriad ways of loving and living watches what's going on, without batting an eye lid, she has a doubt "Who among these   lovers are more intense?" she thinks aloud.** ഈ** The sonorous singer, Bulbul watching it all from the hanging branch of a Champak, flowered in riotous profusion answers: ഉ   "Both are poets, no doubt, of  distinction too, each of their deeds spontaneous demonstrates, with hearts full of love they wave poetry around us in ways ingenious paired with flowers. why compare them? Mother nature's brush dexterous paints each one of us with such loving care  and kindness to infuse celebratory spirit,to the world, never forget that,learn from the bees and butterflies."*
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Underneath the window to the galaxy we sat, Basking in the warm red glow of the fire that burned brightly before us. Swarms of Mosquitos nipping at whatever piece of skin they could sink their spouts into. The wind roared, causing hot flare ups of the firewood sending us swinging backward batting away embers which had taken flight. Sipping our drinks, smiling too widely, laughing with our friends. Sharing unforgettable moments and making priceless memories; All while the sky unfolded it's beauty above, Holding each of us in our little places in the universe, so completely. Pondering the vastness of it all. Sitting under the Milky Way, Making new friends and growing closer to the ones you've always known. This is the magic of Hecla; Hecla is part of us, forever.
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Jul 20, 2015
Jul 20, 2015 at 1:02 AM UTC
Hecla
If he can't pick strings or stroke keys, no thanks. If he can't write of me like I write of him, no thanks. If he can't see I'm not when I say I'm fine, no thanks. If he can't give me his last dime, without batting an eye, if he cant offer his last shred of hope, of warmth when I have none, no thanks. If he can't drop to his knees, and beg for mercy, if he can't put trust in something above working for him, no thank you. If he can't see the worlds I see, if he think I'm only crazy and not blessed, no thank you. If he can't tango in foreign tongue, if he lacks the bite of the purple travel bug, no thank you. If he's not for me always, no thank you. I aim for a life of love, of absolute trust that I will never find myself stranded with his cubs in a scenario he has control of. I aim for a life of undying passion and inspirations, to ignite our life, to teach our young that there is nothing stopping them but themselves. If he's not all of the above, no thank you.. And if he is, I beg of my creator to cleanse me and make me worthy of such a gift, thank you.
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Oct 15, 2015
Oct 15, 2015 at 6:43 PM UTC
My Only Husband