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"creams" poems
in her devilishly shy is a wild lips of crimson creams eyes deep waters blue candlelight breathes promise into her warmth the way she holds me tells me shes mine but moonlight dances with her beauty without her night would seem so vain evenings magic at her fingertips and with its she paints such pretty pictures dancefloor with a sea of stars a beach with the gentle sea meadows with summer sun such pretty things are just a happiness that she finds in rainstorms are just a beauty of living that she finds in my arms safe and warm in her devilishly shy she is a wild lips of crimson creams just for me skin willin' and soft neath my hand and the way she holds me tells me she is mine in her devilishly shy i see the naughty girl smiling and i want to take her right there in a wild way
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Jul 10, 2014
Jul 10, 2014 at 8:08 PM UTC
devilishly shy
We had a bench Our bench On top of a hill The valleys, the world Under our feet I'd have *** n' raisin You'd have butterscotch We'd sit close It was always cold And eat our ice creams On our bench I went to see it today To see if it was still there Now that you're gone It was It felt bigger Colder in everyway Lifeless views I stared into nothing Until I couldn't take the chill As I left, I looked back Hot tears came As I said goodbye Now it's just a bench Not ours
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Sep 11, 2013
Sep 11, 2013 at 4:21 PM UTC
Bench
Handbag~ 1994 exam timetable £5 from my Mum shiny key for the front door fresh-mint chewing gum Handbag~ 1998 keys for work keys for home £20 and a bit of change photo of my best mate and a bloke that's twice my age lipstick~ lacy knickers condoms~ ID card ticket for a bus to town UV sparkly stars Handbag~ 1999 keys for work keys for home spare key for his flat condoms~ contraceptive pills No.7 powder-ivory/matt VISA/Delta debit card paper gel ink pens number of a bloke who says our love will never end Handbag~ 2000 keys for work keys for home key for the gas meter Teletubbies picture book list of baby-sitters new mobile phone herbal teething gel lipstick~ Anadin vanilla impulse body spray children's Nurofen photo of my baby boy really tiny socks under-eye concealer secret stash of chocs Handbag~ 2002 keys for work keys for home pull-back-and-go car baby wipes mobile phone estate agents' cards picture of my little boy list of things to do Boots own brand pregnancy test both windows coloured blue Handbag~ 2005 keys for home card from work tissue full of tears photo of my boy in school that shows his gappy teeth photo of my baby girl and one of both of them a ring that used to be my Mum's Pro-Plus~ Diazepam Handbag~ 2009 keys for work keys for home one SLIM~FAST bar one Cadbury's wrapper Haribo~ Calpol~ tissues assorted Disney plasters treasured stones~ special shells sand and bits of twig money to buy ice creams photos of my kids
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Oct 14, 2011
Oct 14, 2011 at 4:52 PM UTC
Handbag 1994~2009
The chocolate digestive is a marvel of invention Custard creams are sickly, but worthy of a mention Shortbread can be gritty, steer clear of the cheap ones For if you love your biscuits, your pockets must be deep ones For perfect dunkability, the hobnob leads the field But prone to going chewy if their packet isn't sealed Bourbon creams can satisfy when nothing else is offered Avert your eyes from pretzels, no matter how they're proffered The lowly Garibaldi is an underrated treasure A macaroon is excellent for eating at your leisure Enjoy the home made cookies and the chocolate crispy nests And save a pack of party rings for fobbing off on guests But biscuits can be functional, with keen survival craft A packet of pink wafers can be used to make a raft Penguins can be hollowed out and used to smuggle crack And if you throw a ginger nut, you'll always get it back A Jaffa cake is handy as a snowboard for a spider And flapjacks are a sustenance and energy provider Wagon wheels are lethal when they're wielded by a ninja Brandy snaps cure cancer with a tiny hint of ginger Experiment with biscuits, they're a versatile thing Try horizontal dunking or the highland shortbread fling Keep a packet stashed away for when the end is nigh And always have the kettle full, and milk in good supply
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Nov 30, 2015
Nov 30, 2015 at 3:20 PM UTC
Ode to Biscuits
I am a person of colour Whose simple presence can cause outrage they use their tongues as swords and slay me with slurs Whilst there are others who pretend to be my ally but I can see their disgust in their eyes their uneasiness in their smile I am a person of colour Whose beautiful traditional garments are cherry-picked and woven into a disgusting replica brandished on “Designer labels” and mocked as exotic I am a person of colour Whose skin is secretly envied by them they exhaust their expenses on tanning salons and “bronzing” creams Yet simultaneously they spit on my “darkness” and promote their products with the so-called beauty of “lightness” I am a person of colour I shall not hide my anger at their ignorance I shall wear my skin with pride Because being a person of colour No matter what I do or how I conform They will never be satisfied
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May 20, 2014
May 20, 2014 at 6:43 PM UTC
I am a Person of Colour
there lives a little white boy across the street, i swear the chaps' got wings on his feet. but he grovels around in charcoal and mud, cos they say he hasn't got athletics in his blood. he breaks British records, doesnt seem to stop, but the Jamaican colours flutter from his rooftop. Olympics the dream,but more than that, little master Owens just wants to be Black. there lives a little black girl just next door, i can hear her tap dance on the linoleum floor. she sings the opera from dusk to dawn, she prances and twirls on the family's front lawn. "your dancings' awkward, your voice baritone," it's not in your blood, leave the dreams alone. she smears fairness creams day and night, little miss Britney just wants to be White.
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Aug 24, 2018
Aug 24, 2018 at 11:37 AM UTC
Bolt Britney
Stop scrubbing so hard, your skin isn't going to get much lighter. And all those skin-bleaching creams? I suggest you throw them away. They are of no use to you. Your skin is as dark as the moonless sky, but that doesn't change the fact that your smile is as bright as the sun. You are beautiful, but you don't seem to realize it. I see the boys with skin as pale as milk and eyes as blue as your Mama's favourite teacup. I see how they whisper to each other and chuckle as you walk by. I see how they follow you home and tug at your rough hair, setting free a flood of slurs. I've seen you sink to the ground, bury your face in your hands and weep. You try to hang around the girls with light skin, but they look at you oddly and tell you to return to where you came from. The weeping continues. You go home and tell your Mama about the mean kids at school, but she kisses her teeth and tells you that she doesn't have time for your nonsense, maybe you should stick around your own kind. Precious girl, walk into your bathroom and stand before your mirror. What do you see? Find one detail about yourself that you love, no matter how long it takes. You want nothing more than to be loved, but how can somebody else love you if you don't even love yourself? Embrace your darkness, and be at peace with yourself. Darling, your skin is black gold, and one day, somebody will dig deep enough to discover it.
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Jun 24, 2013
Jun 24, 2013 at 10:54 AM UTC
For The Girl With A Dark Complexion
✿⊰✲⊱✿ At the sound of my name, I see the faces turn and smiles of many friends; Queen Sue of Ruikruya in her lilac silks, Queen Sarita of Khaikar in orange silks, Queen Deb of Daegeral in magenta, Queen Kim of Geniael in creams, Queen Robin of Naeneiana in periwinkles, Queen Fawn of Yuamor in red-violets, Queen Dawn of Khesian in dandelion-orange, Queen Jugnu of Enuryn in jade-greens, Queen Yidna of Puhan in indigos, Queen Cne of Phelyra in turquoise, Queen Xaela of Lonusea in peach, Queen Ayumi of Wadia in tan-gold, Queen Sheila of Naizzuzia in cornflower-blue, Queen Stars of Yurithireatha in green-yellow ✿⊰✲⊱✿ King Edmund and his wife in matching forest-greens attires, King Omni of Khaniel in silvers, King Emeka of Ghalali in white, King Devon of Monait in blue-violets, King Fugue of Thavia in blacks, King Yacov of Igrador in olive-green, King Joseph of Eaqellurene in bronze, King Fredrick of Emirinait in mauve, King Rob of Balan in sea-green, King John of Khesian in melon-red, King Aslam of Ikaesa in deep plum, King Brandon of Huarean in ocher, King Kikodinho of Izugalla in taupe, King Jobira of Zavalon in orange-red and many many more. ✿⊰✲⊱✿ And last but not least, King Paul of Luciuscemi himself in emerald-and-gold. He wears his favourite emerald green jacket with ruby buttons, bright gold embroidery of suns and lions; his sleeves stitched with pearls and rubies to match the red sash across his chest; his trousers black as are his boots, but even they have gold laces.
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Aug 26, 2018
Aug 26, 2018 at 6:17 AM UTC
❀❁ тнє gαlα VII (I of II) ❁❀
✿⊰✲⊱✿ At the sound of my name, I see the faces turn and smiles of many friends; Queen Sue of Ruikruya in her lilac silks, Queen Sarita of Khaikar in orange silks, Queen Deb of Daegeral in magenta, Queen Kim of Geniael in creams, Queen Robin of Naeneiana in periwinkles, Queen Fawn of Yuamor in red-violets, Queen Dawn of Khesian in dandelion-orange, Queen Jugnu of Enuryn in jade-greens, Queen Yidna of Puhan in indigos, Queen Cne of Phelyra in turquoise, Queen Xaela of Lonusea in peach, Queen Ayumi of Wadia in tan-gold, Queen Sheila of Naizzuzia in cornflower-blue, Queen Stars of Yurithireatha in green-yellow ✿⊰✲⊱✿ King Edmund and his wife in matching forest-greens attires, King Omni of Khaniel in silvers, King Emeka of Ghalali in white, King Devon of Monait in blue-violets, King Fugue of Thavia in blacks, King Yacov of Igrador in olive-green, King Joseph of Eaqellurene in bronze, King Fredrick of Emirinait in mauve, King Rob of Balan in sea-green, King John of Khesian in melon-red, King Aslam of Ikaesa in deep plum, King Brandon of Huarean in ocher, King Kikodinho of Izugalla in taupe, King Jobira of Zavalon in orange-red and many many more. ✿⊰✲⊱✿ And last but not least, King Paul of Luciuscemi himself in emerald-and-gold. He wears his favourite emerald green jacket with ruby buttons, bright gold embroidery of suns and lions; his sleeves stitched with pearls and rubies to match the red sash across his chest; his trousers black as are his boots, but even they have gold laces.
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I remember. Walking with you on West End Avenue. Laughing and Laughing. We used to go into the drug stores and try different eye creams Attempting to conceal the fatigue that comes from staying up for days on end. Partying Man, did we party. And I remember. The different creatures we would run into along the way. Creatures of the night. Mostly emotionally disturbed characters. Running from life or running from themselves. Some real crazies. You remained my good friend. A reliable person.  Something rare in life. We would talk about the mistakes we made and the good choices as well. Careful never to beat ourselves up too badly. Because sometimes, it’s hard to make the right choices. And it’s better to laugh when you mess up. It’s better to laugh if you can.
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Jun 2, 2018
Jun 2, 2018 at 2:01 PM UTC
West End Avenue
*veins of my fingers in riots of blossomed colours like threads made of lilac, lavender, blues and leafs. for the blues are essences of the Elysian skies, while lilacs, lavenders and leafs were stolen from an old man's farm every dawn the sunlit blue wept for the docile stars' hide I knock my knuckles red and wild, like the raspberries from the monsieur's farm my chin against the beige, I gaze to where the magpies talk too loudly on the garden moist swollen and offended by the loud chirps of boisterous dins, the grouchy neighbour cry. I fill my baskets with wild things and papers, I have cheese and juices, fruits and sweet carrots. I have peach trees on my nails for jam I have cherries in my toes for pie I have snows in my lapin's soul for some ice creams I have poppies in my worn pants for a good sight And there's even vineyards of all Verona in my mind the ribbons on the hat loom into the gardens' tunnel; I have herb gardens, I have secret gardens  And I have my old books and pens in there. when my laces are riven, the embroidered flowers are not. the canvas shoes is painted in petrichors and soil my dresses go tattered, sewn with patches into the vines, thorns and russet throats I lilt and leap against smells of rustic wood pencils and redolent flowers There, under a green willow is where to sit and devour wisdom and to drink some saccharine wine with mon lapin and maybe some picnic pies. The abominable tremors will be gone, My morn soul diving into fairy pools of sensuous europhias.*
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Dec 31, 2013
Dec 31, 2013 at 10:09 AM UTC
Picnic Garden
*veins of my fingers in riots of blossomed colours like threads made of lilac, lavender, blues and leafs. for the blues are essences of the Elysian skies, while lilacs, lavenders and leafs were stolen from an old man's farm every dawn the sunlit blue wept for the docile stars' hide I knock my knuckles red and wild, like the raspberries from the monsieur's farm my chin against the beige, I gaze to where the magpies talk too loudly on the garden moist swollen and offended by the loud chirps of boisterous dins, the grouchy neighbour cry. I fill my baskets with wild things and papers, I have cheese and juices, fruits and sweet carrots. I have peach trees on my nails for jam I have cherries in my toes for pie I have snows in my lapin's soul for some ice creams I have poppies in my worn pants for a good sight And there's even vineyards of all Verona in my mind the ribbons on the hat loom into the gardens' tunnel; I have herb gardens, I have secret gardens  And I have my old books and pens in there. when my laces are riven, the embroidered flowers are not. the canvas shoes is painted in petrichors and soil my dresses go tattered, sewn with patches into the vines, thorns and russet throats I lilt and leap against smells of rustic wood pencils and redolent flowers There, under a green willow is where to sit and devour wisdom and to drink some saccharine wine with mon lapin and maybe some picnic pies. The abominable tremors will be gone, My morn soul diving into fairy pools of sensuous europhias.*
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As the warm days of summer give way to chill, and shadows grow longer as days shed their hours. High winds and rain storms scrub the tired landscape down. Colours are changing from rich green to gold, from yellow to red and orange to brown. The grain has been gathered, wheat, barley and oats, cut and collected, sifted and sorted and put into store. Grown by God, and by man with machine and by effort of hand. Poppies and stalks now mark the spot, of the return for their labour. The wealth of the land. Birds follow the tractor, rising and falling, swirling and soaring they move like a cloud. The farmer is out and turning the stubble into the ground. Rooks and crows, gulls and wood pigeons, starlings and magpies follow him round. Hay long since mown is now bailed and in barns, or rolled up and bagged, ferments now in high silage towers. The countryside has yielded reward for all Adam’s toil. Work done in rhythm with the seasons, sowing, growing, reaping, ploughing and tilling the soil. Gathering goodness, from garden, and greenhouse, carrots and courgettes, tomatoes in bunches. Fresher than any you can get in the shops. Picking the bounty gleaned from the hedgerow. Rosehips and cobnuts, damsons and hops. Elder and sorrel, mushrooms and puffballs, sour green crab apples, and brambles in tangles. Sloes that were missed by the late winter frost. Not all are pleasant and some really can hurt you, pick only those that you know and trust. Take full advantage of God’s generosity, share it with gladness, with thanks, there is plenty for all. Sticky syrups and cider, wines, cordial and beer. Pies, puddings, sorbets and ice creams, jam, jelly, and chutney and enough pickles to last into next year. As the warm days of summer give way to chill, and shadows grow longer as days shed their hours. High winds and rain storms scrub the tired landscape down. Colours are changing from rich green to gold, from yellow to red and orange to brown.
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Oct 23, 2011
Oct 23, 2011 at 3:16 PM UTC
Harvest
As the warm days of summer give way to chill, and shadows grow longer as days shed their hours. High winds and rain storms scrub the tired landscape down. Colours are changing from rich green to gold, from yellow to red and orange to brown. The grain has been gathered, wheat, barley and oats, cut and collected, sifted and sorted and put into store. Grown by God, and by man with machine and by effort of hand. Poppies and stalks now mark the spot, of the return for their labour. The wealth of the land. Birds follow the tractor, rising and falling, swirling and soaring they move like a cloud. The farmer is out and turning the stubble into the ground. Rooks and crows, gulls and wood pigeons, starlings and magpies follow him round. Hay long since mown is now bailed and in barns, or rolled up and bagged, ferments now in high silage towers. The countryside has yielded reward for all Adam’s toil. Work done in rhythm with the seasons, sowing, growing, reaping, ploughing and tilling the soil. Gathering goodness, from garden, and greenhouse, carrots and courgettes, tomatoes in bunches. Fresher than any you can get in the shops. Picking the bounty gleaned from the hedgerow. Rosehips and cobnuts, damsons and hops. Elder and sorrel, mushrooms and puffballs, sour green crab apples, and brambles in tangles. Sloes that were missed by the late winter frost. Not all are pleasant and some really can hurt you, pick only those that you know and trust. Take full advantage of God’s generosity, share it with gladness, with thanks, there is plenty for all. Sticky syrups and cider, wines, cordial and beer. Pies, puddings, sorbets and ice creams, jam, jelly, and chutney and enough pickles to last into next year. As the warm days of summer give way to chill, and shadows grow longer as days shed their hours. High winds and rain storms scrub the tired landscape down. Colours are changing from rich green to gold, from yellow to red and orange to brown.
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I love the way you do that WHAT! blow you vaper in my face the sounds she sounds does my mind in custards creams in the air YOUR QUITE MAD YOU KNOW THAT? I might but what the hell lets vap WHAT ARE YOU VAPING Kiss for it reminds me of your lips WHAT WOULD YOU VAP LICKING MY ****
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Jul 15, 2015
Jul 15, 2015 at 2:33 PM UTC
VaPING song.
There’s a place, where licorice vines have climbed, Deep in the night, that only children can find; Where leaves of waxed paper on trees are hung, And what grows on the branches is sweet to the tongue. Garlands of butterscotch, chocolate, and mint, In their bright wrappers, sparkle, and glint; Bubbling springs of sarsaparilla, through the valley are poured, Washing sugar beaches with reeds of sour chord. Swedish fish swim in soda geysers with bliss, While fizzing pop-rocks spurt, spittle, and hiss. Sunset clouds of cotton candy sweep past in the sky; Trees sway in the delicious breeze that smells like apple pie. Skies will rain down skittles, when there is a storm, Pelting molasses window panes in a giant swarm; Sour gummi worms are dug up, free to take, In the grainy, nutmeg layers of the coffee cake. Carmel creams, Mary Janes, Black Jacks, and Almond Joys, Coconutties, Jawbreakers, Carmel Rolos and Long Boys-- All these grow, in lines straight as peppermint sticks, Planted in brown sugar, on fields of cinnamon toothpicks; But when the sun lets out its first ray, The entire land just melts away And children don’t remember where they’ve been, That whole night asleep, but they wake with a grin; And through the whole day, their dreams will entice, Until they visit again, the Land of Sugar and Spice. 8/9/11
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Jul 10, 2012
Jul 10, 2012 at 4:32 PM UTC
Sugar & Spice
The broken biscuits lay in a tin An ordinary oblong tin With turquoise pattern And pink embossed flowers Gold edged to finish the job. How many times I visited That tin on the middle shelf In the top half of a cupboard, Sawn door, to allow for fridge, And quietly took out the tin. Broken biscuits were my delight All shapes and sizes tasty bites Wafers, bourbon, custard creams Rich tea, digestive all suited me Sometimes fig sandwich, pleased. Love Mary
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Aug 11, 2018
Aug 11, 2018 at 7:05 AM UTC
A collection of flavours
Heartbreak Poems Writ After Midnight Poems writ after midnight Effervesce intensity, how can it be, both an Awakening, a dreading, a deadening? Volcano in the chest, bullet in the head, Cry stifled, but heard blocks away, Almost reaching a house where you live Poems writ after midnight Presage dread of day soon to start, Come forth more effortlessly, Spill, soil, stain - simultaneous - pillow, cheek, us. Rivulets of senses aflame, Police cars and fire engines scream warning, coming, Roaring warning lights of silent pain, heard blocks away, Almost reaching a house where you live It's June and from hallways and town streets, Your shadow will disappear, graduate, not from, but to You-know-where, the place where Emo music is born and screamos die, Same **** place that Poems come from after midnight Offered emollients, creams, stupid words, Drugs, hugs, catch phrases that never soothe, irritate hurt worse, The only word in the universe of words I can't explain A four letter gift my lover 'presented' and It is pain Read somewhere some poems never end, Now I understand that better, Cause there are no bandages, stitches that can close, Cause there are no pills, switches that can shut off, The ripping sound, the cutting noise, the raging inside Heard blocks away, almost reaching a house where you live, And dying in the same **** place that Poems come from after midnight. 5:16 am forever
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Jun 6, 2013
Jun 6, 2013 at 5:17 AM UTC
When I Was Sixteen: Heartbreak Poems Writ After Midnight
Lotions and creams, pay no heed to my screams- Pains my inner impressions through ****** concussions; enveloped by flattery, a repressed reality- Of hidden expressions, hidden dreams and unspoken deeds: reveal the beauty beneath.
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Jun 3, 2014
Jun 3, 2014 at 4:40 AM UTC
TRUE SKIN
Goliath: You buy your love with bourbon creams, cans of beans and full cupboard brims; steal clothes to hide a torso of lies twist that in with teaspoon brown eyes, deeper than any holy bible’s spine: found in hotel drawers, away from the preachy, needy, cast iron shrine. David: Whilst the girl you’re with has nothing to give, no family member nor money splendour, you battle on with the train rides cross country, cross country train track guides. Audiobook it; listen to it; learn it and write it, write the letter she deserves, explaining the ins and outs of your hidden nerves: the nerves entitled ‘I don’t love you anymore’ My first poetry pamphlet, 'Homeland & Borderland' is still available to buy for only 3.00 GBP with free P+P to anywhere in the world. Both handmade and self published>> http://www.coffeeshoppoems.com/2012/11/it-is-here-homeland-borderland.html
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Nov 7, 2012
Nov 7, 2012 at 5:30 AM UTC
A POEM FOR OBAMA
Cookies are powerful things. Spun of sugar and creams Passions and dreams Say yes to the cookie I offered t bake them for you bait - sweet minty chew Say YES to the cookie You know I will bring it by leave the door open like before I can find you on either floor Let me know if we need milk But you must say yes to the cookies Cause the Dragon will give you hella munchies! So please ..say yes to the cookies wink
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Apr 22, 2014
Apr 22, 2014 at 9:41 PM UTC
Say yes to my cookies
****** ****** on my lip; You itchy little reddish blip. You come and go just as you please, O, how I wish to rid ****** What is it about my face, That you would want to bring disgrace? You hide behind the name “coldsore,” But your just herpes…nothing more. Wheres MYpes, and HISpes, and what about YOURpes? Why does it always have to be ****** Ointments and creams, the hell just won’t end! O no! My herpe just grew a friend! There’s two of them now! What do I do? Well, here’s something I know to be very true: That sharing is caring; that’s what they say, So kiss me and let’s share my ****** today!
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Oct 17, 2016
Oct 17, 2016 at 11:48 AM UTC
HISpes and ******
Have you ever had a ****** stuck inside your nose? You blow so hard, you get pain down in your toes. You try your best, and you try with all your might. It refuses to come out, all of the day and night. The ****** has made a home, in your head it seems. You blow some more, and even try some creams. No matter what you do, the thing will not come out. You pull your hair, then scream and shout. How desperate you become, to try something new. But what on Earth, could you possibly do? Maybe if you stuck your finger in? No, that would be insane. Or stick your head upside down, out in the freezing rain? You have tried creams and gels, and a Q tip or two. But nothing is working, and nothing will do. And then one day, without even a thought. You sniff real hard, and BEHOLD something caught! Down the back of your nose, and into your throat it will ride. Now it's in your stomach, where it can happily hide. But you swallowed it!  That's really, really gross! Do you even care though, as long as it's out of your nose?
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Nov 11, 2010
Nov 11, 2010 at 1:18 PM UTC
Ode To A ******
Too many expert voices lay a claim on your shape, You are either too full, or You have gone too far, Too many moulds get thrusted at your face, To some you resemble a pear, But they feel your should look more double cherry, And whichever fruit you succeed in turning into, You still, are a tad too hairy But then does anyone ever tell you, That sometimes ice cream will be the only answer And that is just fine? That a bedtime prayer can be enough night-time routine, Which needn't include expensive lotions and creams, That you need fats as well as you need protein, As also each little gift that Nature crafted lovingly For this marvel of a creation that is your Being- So that your skin is fed and living, And your knees are lubricated and sprightly, And your blood is rich and active, And your soul- No one will give you "How I brightened my soul in 4 weeks" tutorials, But you ought to set your happy soul-goals, A tummy rub in a sunny lawn on a lazy winter afternoon/ A drenching bath in heavy July rains/ A spontaneous poem effortlessly jotted down on a napkin Level-happy! And when you're that happy you will know That you aren't a cut-out on public display, Not a fruit, not a diet, not a fad that peaks and wanes, You are an everlasting uniqueness, You are an undefined shape, You are that collection of rare energies That only comes custom-made.
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Nov 14, 2018
Nov 14, 2018 at 4:28 PM UTC
Avocado for the Soul
She left me in a hurry, with no word of her return so I sit and wait, in longing, keep her treasures safe, and yearn for her face to gaze upon me, as she fettles her dear skin, with the pots of creams and lotions I keep for her, within my rose-lined drawers and cupboards, the little blue glass bird with wedding rings upon his beak I asked, he hasn’t heard of when our lady may be back to grace us with her care, her brushes sit with us and fret of the tangles in her hair and all lack of gloss and shine finger tips cannot bestow within her titian crowning, oh! Where did she go? Days slip by unhindered, and merging seasons pass, without her song or laughter reflected in my glass. I may as well be firewood, my veneer begins to crack, then, hark! I hear sweet footsteps! My mistress has come back! Her wedding rings rehomed at last, the bird and I rejoice, as she brushes out her hair and sings, for we have missed her voice. She polishes away the cracks, takes a seat upon her throne, rearranging pots and lotions, I’m so glad that she came home.
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Jul 26, 2013
Jul 26, 2013 at 6:57 PM UTC
The Dressing Table
from      time        to      time there is     a romance      of being       alone    the     imaginations       she  powdered                                  generously    upon the   colorless  reality.       metaphors   that she sews    upon the   sleeves                          of     melancholy. her girlfriends   and she    roamed                  the    ups  and     downs of the  earth, while their        mothers screamed                                     for   them      to be ladylike.      saturday afternoons, they   procrastinated    upon   pastries and     honey                  crystallized           fairy      tales courteous     animals                                  riding on the      coattail of      dreams       a lighthearted                feeling    others tried to      snooze. they    observe things         through glitters    of their vapor.     they dote on the    humor of ice    creams                        and sunlight       of   scarlet pink.     as we    laugh    with charm,                                             what a    way   with words,                  a   lopsided    smile, a      head    of   curls,                                         a    flock     of  girls.
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Aug 15, 2017
Aug 15, 2017 at 1:47 PM UTC
Girlhood
from      time        to      time there is     a romance      of being       alone    the     imaginations       she  powdered                                  generously    upon the   colorless  reality.       metaphors   that she sews    upon the   sleeves                          of     melancholy. her girlfriends   and she    roamed                  the    ups  and     downs of the  earth, while their        mothers screamed                                     for   them      to be ladylike.      saturday afternoons, they   procrastinated    upon   pastries and     honey                  crystallized           fairy      tales courteous     animals                                  riding on the      coattail of      dreams       a lighthearted                feeling    others tried to      snooze. they    observe things         through glitters    of their vapor.     they dote on the    humor of ice    creams                        and sunlight       of   scarlet pink.     as we    laugh    with charm,                                             what a    way   with words,                  a   lopsided    smile, a      head    of   curls,                                         a    flock     of  girls.
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The other day my sister lamented that she did not look like one of those white, blonde, blue-eyed beauties on television. This struck me for a number of reasons mainly for the fact that we are Indian girls who are neither white, blonde nor blue-eyed and it is physically impossible for us to be like that because it's coded into our genes. Why then did my sister want to be so much like these beauties that she could never look like. Why then did my sister want to change herself so much, change they very coding in her genes, change the very fabric of her body? I was not able to respond to her at the time but this is my response to her. Society's standards of beauty were created by entrepreneurs looking to make a quick buck. They market such celebrities as beautiful and, through subliminal messages tell you that if you do not look like them, you are ugly and not worthy. And it is so easy for them to do this because of the Westernisation of cultures all over the world. Go to any supermarket and the first things yo will see under the beauty section are bleaching and whitening creams. It is true that these white, blonde, blue-eyed beauties are stunning, gorgeous. But why should their beauty mean that you aren't beautiful? You are the culmination of years of evolution, the stars have been planning your arrival. Look at yourself in the mirror, Stare into the dark brown irises of your eyes and understand that they are like pools of chocolate, understand that they are the colour of the bark of the tress understand that they are beautiful. Caress your brown hair, run your fingers through it, you are beautiful. Look at your caramel-coloured skin, don't you just love the colour? It's deep and sweet and beautiful. Your body, the vessel of your soul in beautiful and every step you take is magical and your voice sounds like a bow playing perfectly on a violin and your laugh ringing out sounds like wind chimes in a light breeze. Don't you understand? You are a ******* masterpiece. Don't treat yourself any less.
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Oct 6, 2015
Oct 6, 2015 at 10:09 PM UTC
Masterpiece
The other day my sister lamented that she did not look like one of those white, blonde, blue-eyed beauties on television. This struck me for a number of reasons mainly for the fact that we are Indian girls who are neither white, blonde nor blue-eyed and it is physically impossible for us to be like that because it's coded into our genes. Why then did my sister want to be so much like these beauties that she could never look like. Why then did my sister want to change herself so much, change they very coding in her genes, change the very fabric of her body? I was not able to respond to her at the time but this is my response to her. Society's standards of beauty were created by entrepreneurs looking to make a quick buck. They market such celebrities as beautiful and, through subliminal messages tell you that if you do not look like them, you are ugly and not worthy. And it is so easy for them to do this because of the Westernisation of cultures all over the world. Go to any supermarket and the first things yo will see under the beauty section are bleaching and whitening creams. It is true that these white, blonde, blue-eyed beauties are stunning, gorgeous. But why should their beauty mean that you aren't beautiful? You are the culmination of years of evolution, the stars have been planning your arrival. Look at yourself in the mirror, Stare into the dark brown irises of your eyes and understand that they are like pools of chocolate, understand that they are the colour of the bark of the tress understand that they are beautiful. Caress your brown hair, run your fingers through it, you are beautiful. Look at your caramel-coloured skin, don't you just love the colour? It's deep and sweet and beautiful. Your body, the vessel of your soul in beautiful and every step you take is magical and your voice sounds like a bow playing perfectly on a violin and your laugh ringing out sounds like wind chimes in a light breeze. Don't you understand? You are a ******* masterpiece. Don't treat yourself any less.
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If you close your eyes Inside your mind You'll capture your prize No telling what you’ll find. There is a magical land Just waiting to be explored Available on demand A guarantee you wont be bored. Maybe inside your dreams There are castles and moats Strawberries and creams Yachts and sailing boats. Caves with orchestras to observe Listen and relax and drift away. Maybe a beautiful nature reserve To watch lion cubs at play. Maybe there are chocolate waterfalls And the rocks are made of fudge A tree where a kingfisher calls Or where nobody can criticise or judge. In your mind are flowers made of silk And last forever and ever The cows produce flavoured milk Cold with ice for whoever and whenever. You can visit these things any time Just close your eyes and you are there No rivers to cross, no hills to climb No parking ticket required, no taxi fare. It is a free service, provided just for you Just close your eyes, enjoy what you see See your fields of green, your skies of blue Your rivers of chocolate and a butterfly tree.
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Oct 11, 2014
Oct 11, 2014 at 3:03 AM UTC
A Wonderful Place