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"canteen" poems
Can I have a word, please? It can be any word. Just give me a word. We can all share the rest. Just let me have one. It can be anything. I'd take canteen or avid. I'd even settle for timely. But you can't use my word, whatever it is, without asking. Because it's my word. And I'll almost always let you use it when you ask. Unless, for example, my word is wonderful and you want to use it to describe a movie I haven't seen yet or a movie I saw already and didn't care for. I really want everything. That's my first choice. Flabbergasted is a close second.
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Mar 25, 2015
Mar 25, 2015 at 10:48 AM UTC
Can I Have a Word?
Roses are red Violets are blue Marshmallow factories Are covered in goo Roses are red Violets are blue Not all of these Are going to rhyme Roses are red Violets are purple Whoever wrote that Was an idiot Roses are red Violets are blue My favorite is Discord Who used to be Q Roses are red Violets are blue If you count in binary You'll never have 2 Roses are red Violets are blue MEEP Roses are red Violets are blue, da ba dee da ba daa... Roses are black Violets are black Everything is black I'm Batman Roses are blue Violets are red Something is wrong With my head The Math section is red Social Studies is blue I have too much homework I want to cry Roses are red Violets are blue Please don't get stuck In the spilled glue Roses are purple Violets are green I'm just here revving My limousine Roses are red They have thorns Don't touch them Roses are red Violets are blue I want to turn this Into a haiku Roses are crimson Violets are the fairest blue And so fair are you Roses are red Violets are blue That was pretty good For being written on the fly Roses are red Violets are blue Ridiculous Inflatable Swan Thing Roses are red Violets are blue I need to sleep No you are so And sweet is Sugar blue are Violets red are Roses Roses are red Violets are blue There is no try Do not or do Roses are red Violets are blue Dab on those haters Roses are red Violets are blue Think I'll paint them On my shoe Roses are red, dilly dilly Violets are blue Is this copyrighted, dilly dilly I have no clue Lavender's blue Lavender's green I store my sanity In a canteen Roses are red Violets are blue I'm too cynical And yet too cheesy Roses are red Violets are blue Spellcheck doesn't know meep?!? Roses are rosy Violets are violet I want to be A submarine pilot Roses are red Violets are blue Something something Pikachu Roses are red Violets are blue Illuminati They're watching you Gryffindor's red Ravenclaw's blue WHY IS IT AN EAGLE NOT A RAVEN Roses are red Violets are blue Be mine I'm desperate Roses are red Violets are blue I don't want romance Stop asking Roses are red Violets are blue I'm running low on ideas We're almost through Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet Don't eat too much Roses are red Never mind Life's too short Eat all the sugar you can find Roses are red Violets are blue You're still here? Good job you Roses are red Violets are blue Happy Valentines Day Bye
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Jan 28, 2019
Jan 28, 2019 at 9:41 PM UTC
Someone Needs to Get Me Away From My Computer
Roses are red Violets are blue Marshmallow factories Are covered in goo Roses are red Violets are blue Not all of these Are going to rhyme Roses are red Violets are purple Whoever wrote that Was an idiot Roses are red Violets are blue My favorite is Discord Who used to be Q Roses are red Violets are blue If you count in binary You'll never have 2 Roses are red Violets are blue MEEP Roses are red Violets are blue, da ba dee da ba daa... Roses are black Violets are black Everything is black I'm Batman Roses are blue Violets are red Something is wrong With my head The Math section is red Social Studies is blue I have too much homework I want to cry Roses are red Violets are blue Please don't get stuck In the spilled glue Roses are purple Violets are green I'm just here revving My limousine Roses are red They have thorns Don't touch them Roses are red Violets are blue I want to turn this Into a haiku Roses are crimson Violets are the fairest blue And so fair are you Roses are red Violets are blue That was pretty good For being written on the fly Roses are red Violets are blue Ridiculous Inflatable Swan Thing Roses are red Violets are blue I need to sleep No you are so And sweet is Sugar blue are Violets red are Roses Roses are red Violets are blue There is no try Do not or do Roses are red Violets are blue Dab on those haters Roses are red Violets are blue Think I'll paint them On my shoe Roses are red, dilly dilly Violets are blue Is this copyrighted, dilly dilly I have no clue Lavender's blue Lavender's green I store my sanity In a canteen Roses are red Violets are blue I'm too cynical And yet too cheesy Roses are red Violets are blue Spellcheck doesn't know meep?!? Roses are rosy Violets are violet I want to be A submarine pilot Roses are red Violets are blue Something something Pikachu Roses are red Violets are blue Illuminati They're watching you Gryffindor's red Ravenclaw's blue WHY IS IT AN EAGLE NOT A RAVEN Roses are red Violets are blue Be mine I'm desperate Roses are red Violets are blue I don't want romance Stop asking Roses are red Violets are blue I'm running low on ideas We're almost through Roses are red Violets are blue Sugar is sweet Don't eat too much Roses are red Never mind Life's too short Eat all the sugar you can find Roses are red Violets are blue You're still here? Good job you Roses are red Violets are blue Happy Valentines Day Bye
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I’m not good at being forward I have this habit of becoming disordered I let my emotions change the color of my sleeve In my aspirations I hope to find belief I walk through jungles and rainforests Once in a while I see through the canopy Into the skies of my memories And request that stars dance to the rhythm of us I keep them alive to avoid the gathering of dust My memories, caught in the Pensieve of your eyes Have ignored all the times I told myself lies I may not be your ideal Superman But I’d accept Peter Pan if you’ll go with me to Neverland I’ve rarely been so captivated by a girl Sure, Zooey Deschanel is quirky in New Girl And Emma Watson bewitched me from the start Anna Kendrick was perfect in Pitch Perfect Alex Morgan is the luckiest 13 I’ve ever seen But I choose you! To fill my canteen You quench my thirst when the loneliness dries me I was not made to walk in a desert My heart is an amphibian Living like a Floridian in the ice-cold tundra we call Rexburg You still need the sun, no matter how much it snows I’ll trudge on in the jungle; dormant in the night I’ll carry on with you in mind, until the time is right Once I’ve faced death, or even a spider Then, I think I’ll top the greats; George of the Jungle, Aslan, Mogly, Tarzan, Batman, Peter Pan, Harry Potter, Genghis Kahn, Michael… Jackson or Jordan They’re all kings and I’ll be in their league As I shake off the fatigue and find courage in you To make it through the awkward moment of simply saying “You’re a real kind of gorgeous” In that chorus, played on my rhythm of heartbeats I found my way out of the back streets From deep in the jungle I’ve come to know as Fear A jungle that disappears when your presence is near Sometimes I have to stop walking, stop thinking I feel like I’m on the verge of something spectacular Anything normal might ruin that
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Oct 27, 2012
Oct 27, 2012 at 11:14 PM UTC
On the Verge of Spectacular
I’m not good at being forward I have this habit of becoming disordered I let my emotions change the color of my sleeve In my aspirations I hope to find belief I walk through jungles and rainforests Once in a while I see through the canopy Into the skies of my memories And request that stars dance to the rhythm of us I keep them alive to avoid the gathering of dust My memories, caught in the Pensieve of your eyes Have ignored all the times I told myself lies I may not be your ideal Superman But I’d accept Peter Pan if you’ll go with me to Neverland I’ve rarely been so captivated by a girl Sure, Zooey Deschanel is quirky in New Girl And Emma Watson bewitched me from the start Anna Kendrick was perfect in Pitch Perfect Alex Morgan is the luckiest 13 I’ve ever seen But I choose you! To fill my canteen You quench my thirst when the loneliness dries me I was not made to walk in a desert My heart is an amphibian Living like a Floridian in the ice-cold tundra we call Rexburg You still need the sun, no matter how much it snows I’ll trudge on in the jungle; dormant in the night I’ll carry on with you in mind, until the time is right Once I’ve faced death, or even a spider Then, I think I’ll top the greats; George of the Jungle, Aslan, Mogly, Tarzan, Batman, Peter Pan, Harry Potter, Genghis Kahn, Michael… Jackson or Jordan They’re all kings and I’ll be in their league As I shake off the fatigue and find courage in you To make it through the awkward moment of simply saying “You’re a real kind of gorgeous” In that chorus, played on my rhythm of heartbeats I found my way out of the back streets From deep in the jungle I’ve come to know as Fear A jungle that disappears when your presence is near Sometimes I have to stop walking, stop thinking I feel like I’m on the verge of something spectacular Anything normal might ruin that
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I must steal Harold’s purple crayon And build myself a brand-new town No king or paper bag princess It will be me who wears the crown. I shall draw myself a forest And begin the stories anew Word of the Fair Queen’s fame will spread And chaos will ensue. In order to reach my kingdom You must first prove your worth I cannot be reached by sea or sky You must travel over the earth. Through the forest is your only hope To gain such fortune and fame Marry the Queen and rule the kingdom If you can survive the game. You must follow Little Red Riding Hood As far and as fast as you can Steer clear of Jack and his beanstalk Do not trust the Ginger Bread Man. Snow White’s cabin is to the north Goldilocks lives to the west Hansel and Gretel will offer you food Beware, this is a test. The Three Little Pigs are plagued By the Big Bad Wolf of lore But even he is nothing compared To the curse Sleeping Beauty bore **** n Boots and Robin Hood Will save you just one time Dare to steal the Goose’s Golden eggs And you will be punished for your crime. If you manage to defy the odds And make it through alive I shall take your hand and under our rule The kingdom will grow and thrive. You must understand it isn’t personal, darling When I slip the poison into your canteen I miss my game, and nobody can be More powerful than the crooked fair Queen.
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Aug 30, 2022
Aug 30, 2022 at 10:57 AM UTC
The Fair Queen
Remember that stretch in the crack of dawn Late we both were so I thought I had companion I ran fast towards you and deafeningly called on But you walked past me in the hallway and waved a yawn Remember those mornings in our classroom When there was no other feels than gloom You’d suddenly crack a joke and keep us abloom You’d give us a good laugh and avert the doom Remember the countless lunch times we shared You’d go to the canteen and I’d have mine prepared Then you’d come to me and ask for candy I had spared I’d hand you one or maybe two as if I was compelled Remember the sunlit afternoons, humid and hot Obliged to take a nap but there’s no problem on that When I couldn’t, I’d look out the window overlooking a vacant lot And some random times I’d find myself glancing at your spot Remember the twilight spent at some place You came to me and all of a sudden broke into my own space I went forth to desist looking at your adorable face But you went after me and caught me in a chase Remember that night when everything was easy We talked for hours and not cared about the others, really You leaned closer and made me breathe barely You and me were finally we and I couldn’t help but be happy Remember some other nights when we had it rough When we felt like giving up and everything just wasn’t enough But we unceasingly came out tough We swept every worry and hurdle in our path with a laugh Remember that other night in the busy city Under the beautiful night sky in the hour so early You walked beside me and held my hand tightly It was cold and windy but with you I felt summery There was also a night I can remember precisely Your eyes were locked on mine deeply I repeatedly swore I’d hold you forever dearly And you whispered, “Don’t worry, sweetie, till doomsday you got me.” But as much as I would like the night to never end The sun didn’t want the moon, stars and serene darkness to extend It rose above quickly and it hurt so bad to see it transcend Hence I woke up that morning being just your old friend.
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Jun 3, 2014
Jun 3, 2014 at 10:58 PM UTC
FORGET
Remember that stretch in the crack of dawn Late we both were so I thought I had companion I ran fast towards you and deafeningly called on But you walked past me in the hallway and waved a yawn Remember those mornings in our classroom When there was no other feels than gloom You’d suddenly crack a joke and keep us abloom You’d give us a good laugh and avert the doom Remember the countless lunch times we shared You’d go to the canteen and I’d have mine prepared Then you’d come to me and ask for candy I had spared I’d hand you one or maybe two as if I was compelled Remember the sunlit afternoons, humid and hot Obliged to take a nap but there’s no problem on that When I couldn’t, I’d look out the window overlooking a vacant lot And some random times I’d find myself glancing at your spot Remember the twilight spent at some place You came to me and all of a sudden broke into my own space I went forth to desist looking at your adorable face But you went after me and caught me in a chase Remember that night when everything was easy We talked for hours and not cared about the others, really You leaned closer and made me breathe barely You and me were finally we and I couldn’t help but be happy Remember some other nights when we had it rough When we felt like giving up and everything just wasn’t enough But we unceasingly came out tough We swept every worry and hurdle in our path with a laugh Remember that other night in the busy city Under the beautiful night sky in the hour so early You walked beside me and held my hand tightly It was cold and windy but with you I felt summery There was also a night I can remember precisely Your eyes were locked on mine deeply I repeatedly swore I’d hold you forever dearly And you whispered, “Don’t worry, sweetie, till doomsday you got me.” But as much as I would like the night to never end The sun didn’t want the moon, stars and serene darkness to extend It rose above quickly and it hurt so bad to see it transcend Hence I woke up that morning being just your old friend.
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Integration that we clamour for Disintegration we design for Unity in Diversity: India’s facet Diversity , disunity are in closet. No national spirit acts in rescue; No co-ordination glares unique. Vitiated Political Ambitions snarl At the stranded panicky people. The Himalayan chill frozen minds Eat , drink in star bars and mines. Father of the Nation Gandhiji weeps At Highway junctions in Idol forms. Harijans weep , Girijans weep, but None to keep promises highly put. In Legislature Canteen Primary needs Pitiably play shadow-dance; no deeds. Votes and Whiskey stirred black- horses Rush to mikes in spikes ; roar for votes!. Illiterate poor and injured minds again Ink : first- finger for a five year tension !
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Jun 25, 2013
Jun 25, 2013 at 10:06 PM UTC
Idol Weeps
You'll never believe this but, I drank from God's flask the other day. Yeah, Convinced that it was half full Of conscientiousness. Of hope, or passion, or honesty, or somethingworthgivingashitabout. For it had once appeared to many, A beautiful and grand canteen, Forged of liquid silver. And as I allowed the contents to inwardly surge, I realized that it had plunged into the same carnal vessel From whence it came, And the lining of my body had been holding the ancient linings of other bodies, Reincarnate. Romantic, If that's the way you wanna slice it. But There is a recipe for such rapture, And it's been written on pages much less holy than the Bible-- On the coffee stained clipboards of chemists And the meticulous manuscripts of mathematicians. It's made out of the same **** that everything else is made of: Out of the same force that makes you float when you sit in the dead sea, Out of your body's sweat after a hard day's work, Out of the blood in your veins. Salt. All of it, everything, everyone, Salt. Dissolved, crystallized, harvested, ingested, Redissolved, recrystallized, and the cycle repeated.
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Feb 12, 2012
Feb 12, 2012 at 11:31 AM UTC
Ye of little faith, indeed.
Older boys telling younger boys “bad” jokes is part of the traditions in schools, much as the guardians of Elite Schools might deny it…here’s something that happened in the 1960s, and perhaps before too, and perhaps always…. *“Who’s the best person to marry when you’re grown up?”* asks the Senior boy (with his double entendre) in the shed behind the canteen three juniors shrug their shoulders and then one ventures: “Marry a traffic cop?” “No,” answers the Senior *“Never marry a traffic cop cos at the crucial moment she’ll say: ‘HALT!’”* Some boys laugh, one or two innocents scratch their heads “I’ll marry a doctor,” says another “Yeah?” says the Senior *“At the crucial moment she’ll be saying: ‘OK - you can put on your clothes now!’”* Now the juniors laugh; they are getting wiser but still an innocent says: “I’ll marry a bus conductor” “Oh no, no,” says the boy Senior “She’ll be insisting: ‘Ticket, please! Ticket, please!’” *“I’ll marry Susan at the canteen where she makes the best sandwiches for all those who hunger,”* says the boy, obviously from a very charitable home “No, no,” says the Senior. *“She’ll be roaring: ‘Who’s next? Who’s next? Who’s next?’ And you’ll have all the men within three miles queuing up at your doorway!”* The juniors have gotten too smart now Nobody offers any other possibilities But innocents die hard and there’s one last little boy: “I’ll marry my teacher!” “Well, isn’t she the best,” says Senior *“for at the crucial moment, she’ll be saying: ‘Do it again! Do it again!’”* Now, the boys enjoyed it all; the girls never heard it, except when they married these initiates…and all the eminent people in the professions have been none the wiser…
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Jan 30, 2013
Jan 30, 2013 at 6:49 AM UTC
bad joke by the senior boy
Older boys telling younger boys “bad” jokes is part of the traditions in schools, much as the guardians of Elite Schools might deny it…here’s something that happened in the 1960s, and perhaps before too, and perhaps always…. *“Who’s the best person to marry when you’re grown up?”* asks the Senior boy (with his double entendre) in the shed behind the canteen three juniors shrug their shoulders and then one ventures: “Marry a traffic cop?” “No,” answers the Senior *“Never marry a traffic cop cos at the crucial moment she’ll say: ‘HALT!’”* Some boys laugh, one or two innocents scratch their heads “I’ll marry a doctor,” says another “Yeah?” says the Senior *“At the crucial moment she’ll be saying: ‘OK - you can put on your clothes now!’”* Now the juniors laugh; they are getting wiser but still an innocent says: “I’ll marry a bus conductor” “Oh no, no,” says the boy Senior “She’ll be insisting: ‘Ticket, please! Ticket, please!’” *“I’ll marry Susan at the canteen where she makes the best sandwiches for all those who hunger,”* says the boy, obviously from a very charitable home “No, no,” says the Senior. *“She’ll be roaring: ‘Who’s next? Who’s next? Who’s next?’ And you’ll have all the men within three miles queuing up at your doorway!”* The juniors have gotten too smart now Nobody offers any other possibilities But innocents die hard and there’s one last little boy: “I’ll marry my teacher!” “Well, isn’t she the best,” says Senior *“for at the crucial moment, she’ll be saying: ‘Do it again! Do it again!’”* Now, the boys enjoyed it all; the girls never heard it, except when they married these initiates…and all the eminent people in the professions have been none the wiser…
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Not too distant beach tree sways in distance Mandala Rorschach blot patterns dance like celebrating Salish drum circle There's a hallow college sound of crime show to my left Bickering with the occasional crush of, **** my job is stressful." A sleeping armadillo composed of quarks reflective within a drop of water Fallen from the bottom-bulged North 49 canteen A foot and 3/4ths away the snow-white generic of a ***** coffee mug formerly host to a Tetley green stands silent Reminiscent of the eternal stillness of a mountain range Fibonacci's name rings inexplicably from tilting branches And I can't help but wonder if I would be grasping his hand in grasping a branch. 19 years alive and I can't help asking if I've grown-up too fast Or simply grown into myself. I feel old young and somewhere indescribable most of the time and it's funny I cannot even fathom the length of 22 years. A deflated balloon yellow like trend pants or sunrise sits like dejected missile No longer screaming towards Gaza No longer screaming. A Holiday Inn Express pen sits with a ready-call number Part of its mustang flame If its quality of penmanship has any parallel to hotel service Perhaps I'll stick with hostels.
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Nov 29, 2012
Nov 29, 2012 at 2:34 PM UTC
Shoe Jiggles
Handed a drink Smells of grape Clear strong liquids Black plastic cup ***** robed priest Fair Snow White Queen of hearts ***** canteen Indian Hollister tall guy Jeremy Matt Jake Beer pong games Intense with time 3 hours later Winners and losers Rookies against all-stars My big mouth "Flip cup anyone?!" Four on four Too intense now Every round played Too much beer Way too fast Louder and louder Crazier and crazier Drink after drink Chug faster chug Lost count already 16? Or 23? Not slowing yet Out of mind Last game now One on one No more beer Liqueur in cups Don't even kno Tap down up Chug chug chug Flip cup once Winner me winner One more game Asks a stranger What's one more? Okay I say Lost this match But that's okay Leave the room Pop a squat Not a couch? But it works Spinning room spins Blurry figures there Not too sure What's going on Black out hard Can't hear anything Can't see anything Every once-in-a-while "Are you okay?" I can't feel I can't answer Black out again Lost in deep Seas of waves Awake for seconds How did I Get on the Steps to upstairs? People drag me Up and up Black out again Black black black Dark dark dark Oceans of drunkenness 10 o'clock a.m. Holy ******* **** What is this? A soft pillow? A warm blanket? Someone was nice I look behind Me and there's 3 strangers sleeping Next to me What's that smell? Puke on my Jeans and clothes Pillow in puke How do I Not remember puking? I do not Remember a thing After flip cup Lay for a Few more minutes Gain enough balance To sit up I see Mary In the hallway "Liiisaaaa!!! How are you?" What the **** I feel okay Not bad actually Until I stand Make my way Down the steps Bathroom is trashed Sink ripped off Of the wall!! Beer, bottles, shots Everywhere ******* disaster I feel fine But the smells Make me puke Think, never again ******* crazy night Stories of me Retold to me You went hard You're so little You drank alot You played every Single game of Flip cup dude! I saw you With your head In a bucket Puking so hard I couldn't leave You like that So me and A few people Dragged you upstairs Hahaha thanks guys Blah cupcake blah Pizza ******* blah Apple pie moonshine Stale white bread Memories kinda lost Everyone had fun! The ******* end Till next time
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Oct 23, 2012
Oct 23, 2012 at 1:20 PM UTC
Black out. Pass out.
Handed a drink Smells of grape Clear strong liquids Black plastic cup ***** robed priest Fair Snow White Queen of hearts ***** canteen Indian Hollister tall guy Jeremy Matt Jake Beer pong games Intense with time 3 hours later Winners and losers Rookies against all-stars My big mouth "Flip cup anyone?!" Four on four Too intense now Every round played Too much beer Way too fast Louder and louder Crazier and crazier Drink after drink Chug faster chug Lost count already 16? Or 23? Not slowing yet Out of mind Last game now One on one No more beer Liqueur in cups Don't even kno Tap down up Chug chug chug Flip cup once Winner me winner One more game Asks a stranger What's one more? Okay I say Lost this match But that's okay Leave the room Pop a squat Not a couch? But it works Spinning room spins Blurry figures there Not too sure What's going on Black out hard Can't hear anything Can't see anything Every once-in-a-while "Are you okay?" I can't feel I can't answer Black out again Lost in deep Seas of waves Awake for seconds How did I Get on the Steps to upstairs? People drag me Up and up Black out again Black black black Dark dark dark Oceans of drunkenness 10 o'clock a.m. Holy ******* **** What is this? A soft pillow? A warm blanket? Someone was nice I look behind Me and there's 3 strangers sleeping Next to me What's that smell? Puke on my Jeans and clothes Pillow in puke How do I Not remember puking? I do not Remember a thing After flip cup Lay for a Few more minutes Gain enough balance To sit up I see Mary In the hallway "Liiisaaaa!!! How are you?" What the **** I feel okay Not bad actually Until I stand Make my way Down the steps Bathroom is trashed Sink ripped off Of the wall!! Beer, bottles, shots Everywhere ******* disaster I feel fine But the smells Make me puke Think, never again ******* crazy night Stories of me Retold to me You went hard You're so little You drank alot You played every Single game of Flip cup dude! I saw you With your head In a bucket Puking so hard I couldn't leave You like that So me and A few people Dragged you upstairs Hahaha thanks guys Blah cupcake blah Pizza ******* blah Apple pie moonshine Stale white bread Memories kinda lost Everyone had fun! The ******* end Till next time
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Suited up as I try to maintain In this ground cracking weather. Heavy bags on my back And artillery in my hands. Goggles dusty From the blistering sand That slice my face like razors With every gust of wind. The scorching temperature Is on hell and every breath I take is so dry that my tongue's stiff. One canteen,  a few packs of food,   And a mission to complete. My boots are laced,   With my feet feeling like people Trapped in a burning building. The further I go the more my body Feels like it's being cremated. I must reach my destination.... As helicopters pass through Dropping explosives the size of a Small child with the impact of Several meteors hitting the earth. Running like a track meet and Maneuvering like a game of Dodgeball. Gunfire,  bodies,  and thick smoke As I bypass fallen aircrafts. Approaching my target which Will be my final destination. BOOM! I found myself airborne to Only hit the ground in unconsciousness. BEEEEP! Is all I hear as I try to get Up and regain consciousness. Just a little over a hundred yards to Go with a blurred vision Feels like a lifetime. As I'm reaching my target with Bullets whistling pass my ears.... It's time. I set up my shot.... I hold my breath Heart pounding with adrenaline I'm studying I'm focused I'm ready.... POW! As my 50 caliber jerks Back into my shoulder kicking The dirt off the ground like a horse At the Kentucky Derby. MISSION COMPLETE! As I'm going home with a bad case Of paranoia and a Metal of honor... I still have disastrous flashbacks And ****** nightmares. But....Nothing compares to that STORM in the DESERT.
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Aug 1, 2015
Aug 1, 2015 at 2:54 AM UTC
DESERT STORM
Suited up as I try to maintain In this ground cracking weather. Heavy bags on my back And artillery in my hands. Goggles dusty From the blistering sand That slice my face like razors With every gust of wind. The scorching temperature Is on hell and every breath I take is so dry that my tongue's stiff. One canteen,  a few packs of food,   And a mission to complete. My boots are laced,   With my feet feeling like people Trapped in a burning building. The further I go the more my body Feels like it's being cremated. I must reach my destination.... As helicopters pass through Dropping explosives the size of a Small child with the impact of Several meteors hitting the earth. Running like a track meet and Maneuvering like a game of Dodgeball. Gunfire,  bodies,  and thick smoke As I bypass fallen aircrafts. Approaching my target which Will be my final destination. BOOM! I found myself airborne to Only hit the ground in unconsciousness. BEEEEP! Is all I hear as I try to get Up and regain consciousness. Just a little over a hundred yards to Go with a blurred vision Feels like a lifetime. As I'm reaching my target with Bullets whistling pass my ears.... It's time. I set up my shot.... I hold my breath Heart pounding with adrenaline I'm studying I'm focused I'm ready.... POW! As my 50 caliber jerks Back into my shoulder kicking The dirt off the ground like a horse At the Kentucky Derby. MISSION COMPLETE! As I'm going home with a bad case Of paranoia and a Metal of honor... I still have disastrous flashbacks And ****** nightmares. But....Nothing compares to that STORM in the DESERT.
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there in the wilderness all things go to live and all things go to die. she stole my shirt and hatchet and took to the woods. hacked out the heart. traded one wilderness for another. city into trees. she needed to breathe and wring wet socks, relax, and study the mycelium songs underfoot. she she she, like a marvelous new love. the grass and green stuff woven. canteen replete with wheat nectar or half-batch whiskey. needs nutrient, the seed so new. needs space, the daughter as she grew. what tempest breaks the trees and old heads of mother timber? perhaps deep-winter, to test the fiber of a florescent forest fleek. she built a chikee from fallen arms of a sprucewood soul, drank water from a clay-thrown bowl and granola to heat her bones. new fish. the river is cold on glacier blood. new day, driven beyond the random access roads & cobalt blast-holes stretching gulches bloomed in chaparral. up they crawl along monumental spine and shoulder, giants sleeping. she she she, live a marvelous new love. the wonder is seen. the wilderness lived and remembered by girl or elk bugling their high-decibel poems when ready.
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Mar 1, 2015
Mar 1, 2015 at 9:08 AM UTC
the wilderness
Where is it that you find your wonder? 'neath the rainclouds with pitchfork collecting lightning, in thunder? ******* is king, Ecstasy queen. Phet is my thing with morning caffeine. Six days and five nights, the things that I've seen. The rabbits and spiders in the *** noodle canteen. Where is it that you find your wonder? 'neath the sun with secateurs collecting the fruits of agriculture. Health is king, love is queen. In this new life, sober this spring. Poetry by Kaydee.
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Jan 18, 2021
Jan 18, 2021 at 4:40 PM UTC
Druqs
He sailed his boat along the shore Sipping tequila from a canteen He had no shirt, no where to go His home covered 2/3 of the world This boat was his only possession Didn't know how to play the guitar He played his songs every day Picking up coconuts off the sandy beach Dreaming of a woman in white sheets
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Jun 27, 2017
Jun 27, 2017 at 1:08 PM UTC
The Pair
for Barry and Tina Life experience is something I haven’t witnessed, the fitness of waking up and going back to bed 50 years on the trot. But I look to my father’s hands and see all twelve-thousand morning mists he has seen. A gristmill heart, grained hands and workshop walking feet are all hidden from view. He writes in capitals, written with precision, and crosses the T’s as he goes along, So not to prolong the sentence writing chore, making more time, conjuring up the minutes to potter around and mend unbroken objects. - Life experience is something I haven’t witnessed, the fitness of waking up and going back to bed 50 years on the trot. But I look at my mother’s hands and see remedies read about in those magazines, all to look younger in the staff canteen. A watermill heart, smooth iron fingers and contoured, sculpted chiselled corridor feet are all hidden from view. She scrawls her sentences; they become the tide hiding letters and numbers in the swell of punctuation and dotted I’s, The T’s cross themselves and she moves on, another phone call to attend too or a new BBC this-time-more-accurate historical drama to view. - Life experience is something I haven’t witnessed, the fitness of waking up and going back to bed 50 years on the trot. But if you keep on going, stay out of strong sunlight so not to rot, those years will pass as a striking blur leading to coastal Big Sur roads, where the next 50 miles bring just as many smiles as the last 50.
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Nov 2, 2013
Nov 2, 2013 at 12:41 PM UTC
The Next 50
for Barry and Tina Life experience is something I haven’t witnessed, the fitness of waking up and going back to bed 50 years on the trot. But I look to my father’s hands and see all twelve-thousand morning mists he has seen. A gristmill heart, grained hands and workshop walking feet are all hidden from view. He writes in capitals, written with precision, and crosses the T’s as he goes along, So not to prolong the sentence writing chore, making more time, conjuring up the minutes to potter around and mend unbroken objects. - Life experience is something I haven’t witnessed, the fitness of waking up and going back to bed 50 years on the trot. But I look at my mother’s hands and see remedies read about in those magazines, all to look younger in the staff canteen. A watermill heart, smooth iron fingers and contoured, sculpted chiselled corridor feet are all hidden from view. She scrawls her sentences; they become the tide hiding letters and numbers in the swell of punctuation and dotted I’s, The T’s cross themselves and she moves on, another phone call to attend too or a new BBC this-time-more-accurate historical drama to view. - Life experience is something I haven’t witnessed, the fitness of waking up and going back to bed 50 years on the trot. But if you keep on going, stay out of strong sunlight so not to rot, those years will pass as a striking blur leading to coastal Big Sur roads, where the next 50 miles bring just as many smiles as the last 50.
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a candy apple red heritage soft-tail classic on a rusted dirt road i am built of where i've been the mango groves the east and west coast and every camp-ground in canada this map is my home let me tuck you into the folds and sing you to sleep some place sweet where the air smells of earth and rain don't let the concrete tame you the road under foot is not measured by the steps necessary to travel it but the way one migrates over the breaking soil resting between where we are and where we'll be when our dreams run free and the tent's set in the pines barefoot running shoes doc martens thumb to the sky pack on my back black top under bridgestones let us fly let us soar s'go i'll take you with me like my sleeping bag and skinning knife and canteen be the water that i drink fuel the fires that propel this engine drive me to the end of the road where one can only go by foot and feather and foolishness let's disappear in the fog of the north the mud of the east the heat of the south the haze of the west let's find ourselves in the topography of folded bodies tangled up in a flesh scented tent
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Jan 1, 2013
Jan 1, 2013 at 1:53 PM UTC
compass cosmology.
My name is Don Quixote Del La Mancha. I am a knight in coat of arms Give me my lance, give me my sword and give me my steed Where be thy king in all of this I wear the Royal Spanish Crown and Gold Seal of San Fernando Lavante I solemnly swear that ***** and bounty shall rest with the king Even the Catholic Church Christen thee for swift victory I have signed and sealed orders to save the Princess Donselia Del Deboso Then, I shall rescue her from the evil clutches of the windmill dragon My chief architect, Poncho Sanchez is my right arm and canteen He is responsible for fresh food rations, cold drink and support logistics Sustenance sustains an army and sustenance sustains great men A gallant foot soldier is he, and Poncho trails me like a Swiss Guard, With his burro donkey friend, named El Donkey Camino De Blanco As we approach the last horizon of the day, the code of chivalry shall not die
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Jun 24, 2013
Jun 24, 2013 at 2:48 AM UTC
The Code of Chivalry
Don't waste the water, don't drink it now 'Cause this desert keeps growing and we might never get out Besides, we're not even moving, we're just standing around But I must admit that when it comes to this I'm as scared as the rest Feels like something's hunting me down It'll end up to be like the films that you've seen where they bury the bones that will never be found But I do, but I do, but I do...
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Apr 3, 2012
Apr 3, 2012 at 7:24 PM UTC
Empty Canyon, Empty Canteen
To the girl who sits at the opposite end of the classroom, Tonight you look so beautiful with your make up and your sari and your hair, I've also seen you in ***** jeans and an old T-shirt and early morning hair; and Oh You look so beautiful! To the girl who sits at the opposite end of the classroom, It was always about something that you wore, I'm not talking about your clothes and I'm not talking about your hair, It's about you wearing the most genuine smile I have ever seen in my life. To the girl who sits at the opposite end of the classroom, When you smiled, I smiled, When you cried, my heart jumped up and pleaded, "Do something about it!" And my head said, "Shhhh. She doesn't know you exist, let her friends take care of her!" And as usual I made the mistake of listening to my head rather than my heart, To the girl who sits at the opposite end of the classroom, When you sat next to me during a random presentation, My palms became sweaty, I was nervous, I was awkward, It.Was.Embarrassing. And at the end of the presentation when you got up to leave and you turned around and said, "S*****, you're funny", YOU KNEW MY NAME! It was the best day of my life. To the girl who sits at the opposite end of the classroom, When I get old and I'm on my deathbed, I will forget, I will forget the stairs, the canteen, the classrooms, the teachers, the friends, I will forget everything, I will forget me, But I won't forget you.
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Apr 16, 2014
Apr 16, 2014 at 4:49 AM UTC
A Farewell Gift
Like you I too was a colour, A colour nobody liked, A colour nobody wanted. I sat alone at my desk, I sat alone in the school canteen, I had my break alone, I walked home alone. But,I had faith and hope, One day somebody would come along, Need someone like me, An unwanted colour, To complete her/his beautiful painting. My hope became a reality, A new boy came to school, He was smart, cool and rich, Girls swooned over him, But,he chose me over others.
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Feb 20, 2019
Feb 20, 2019 at 5:04 PM UTC
Colour
Have you ever noticed all the superheroes in your school? That kid who's strong enough to lift things and throw them at the other kid who's strong enough to actually take it. Those popular girls, the cheerleaders who always find the positive in everything and have super cool elastic flexibility! And those super cool independent chicks with their headphones in, hoods up, shutting out the rest of the world. Oh and of course those 'Clark Kent's who are so intellectual leaving you puzzled and curious every time. Those are the best kind of heroes because they're the underdogs. You wouldn't think any of these guys would ever be capable of being your Superman at Prom. But you take away the glasses and then you'll really feel dumb. There's all those cool superheroes hanging in the canteen, spreading around like a bad cough in the playground and then.. and then there's me. Hi there. I have the tendency to fade into the shadows of the ground, My weakness is focal point. The spotlight would burn against my sensitive skin like how a sunrise would burn the skin of a vampire. The attention of a million little lights would be the cause of my own fire. And if you look into my eyes.. If I let you, You'll see my life flash right before yours, you'll suddenly feel scared to know me.. but you'll care enough to try. I guess you could call me Invisi-Girl! 'Cause I don't even wear a cloak, nope, I don't even need a cloak, to be seen as the most invisible girl in the world.
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Feb 3, 2014
Feb 3, 2014 at 2:39 PM UTC
Meet.. Invisi-Girl!
Pants tucked into boots, rolling cigarettes on the front porch as storm clouds form big black german shepherd, I haven’t seen anyone happier yesterday morning you're my brother, talking up a revolution we’ll leave this behind soon, Chasing hopes for a different life Or survive the collapse of this one ‘Do you think this plastic canteen is dissolving from the inside?’ ‘I wouldn’t worry about it, you know how lead killed the Romans?’
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Sep 5, 2012
Sep 5, 2012 at 5:09 AM UTC
Lead.