"dalmatians" poems
Always thinking
what am I thinking?
lets start writing
should be sleeping
why am I thinking?
I need to sleep now
bored of sheep, lets try cows
maybe I should count the spots
or connect the dots
of my thoughts....
Dalmatians are the cow canine
ten, eleven, twelve
deeper I delve
sleeper I'm not
wide awake, no
half baked dough
money makes the world go round
funny how it doesn't make a sound
yet people are so loud
it's not needed
nod your head when greeted
nod your head when agreeing
or leaving, deceiving, grieving
maybe thats bowing
bow your head when grieving
Robin Hood had merry men
and they were thieving
still need to be sleeping
dreaming........
If only I could dream of you
as we sail the ocean blue
you would get sea sick
and I would drown quick
this is how my dreams end
much like our relationship
conscious thoughts
maligned with nonsense fraughts
I fraught of you today
tonight, this night
every night
you my light
my darkness
my rainbow
tied around your neck
so delicate
a pretty little thing
no tongue ring yet
butterflies
toast lands sunny side
glass half empty
I'm half fool
a joker in the pack
Batman that's a fact
I only come out at night
your caped crusader
I tried to save her
but the current dragged her under
she now resides in the depths of my mind
a shipwreck
my Mary Rose
how I loved your eyes and nose
and everything attached
did I remember to put the door on the latch?
turn off the oven
come give me loving
and affection
Marvin Gaye, Joan Armatrading
sing to me so I can sleep
sheep, cow, dalmatian, sheep..........
May 4, 2015
May 4, 2015 at 4:56 PM UTC
The boy walking in front of me
With a slight limp on his left leg
A backwards astro hat
And dark skin underneath darker clothes
Smelled of coffee
And the humid breeze lifted axe from his neck
Backwards and up my nose
He smelled of trouble
Of seventh grade solitude
And looked as if he walked out of my fifth grade memories
Still I thought of you
***** and dark
Dope across your tee shirt
Freckles spotting your smile that press into your dimples
Lifting the corners of my mouth
I'd like to lick cologne from your neck
Made of sweat and ****** solitude
You made none of my memories
Smelled and looked of nothing familiar
Only past daydreams
Maybe I'm just tired
I was up all night thinking of Ma
She has always smelled of Ck perfume
No matter how much money we had
She looks like all of my memories
Her short boy haircut
Her androgynous women's work suit
I remember her younger
Still loving women
Made of muscle, teaching me how to run
After soccer and before the gym
At night
She went out in slinky tank tops
Made of sparkles or silk, and sometimes both
Leaving, she'd kiss my forehead as she left me with father and my 101 Dalmatians sippy cup
I'd hug around her neck
And breathe in her Ck perfume
Jul 18, 2013
Jul 18, 2013 at 11:51 AM UTC
innocence
the ticket’s too big to fit in my palm
the bag’s too heavy to trail behind
giants carried briefcases glued to their hands
and mourners took flight to the end of the world
my father’s gait was too fast
to keep up to for the short length of my legs
nina the yellow sheep bobbed happily along
as did the pig tails attached to my head with bows
despite the noise, the crowds, the lines
excitement fueled the erratic behavior of
the butterflies currently residing in my stomach
behind the 101 dalmatians t-shirt that dressed me
i never thought the airport would become a second home
the planes that flew over head while i looked at the sky
from my backyard would become not
just a mode of transportation
even if the thought appeared in my head
the young naive girl that i once was would be pleased
with the statement and rather excited as always
she would board 1000 planes and still wouldn’t have minded
experience
the ticket is just an other piece of paper
and the bags were tattered with experience
the men with gray faces traveled with their gravestones
and the loved ones were still at the end of the world
my stranger’s gait was still too fast
but this time his urgency didn’t appeal
there was no stuffed animal to take away the dreams
just the headphones that contained the remedy
noisy crowds were just an other member of the family
they didn’t mind that the butterflies were now
dormant or dead or maybe they left when i had to
throw away my 101 dalmatians t-shirt
the 7 houses i previously occupied had all burned down
the airport was the only one still standing
it changed its face many times but held the same feeling
an airplane is a calm palace in the sky
sometimes i miss the girl that thought these houses were exciting
sometimes i miss the sweet naivety of her father’s ways
sometimes i miss the blank passport of the unknown
but then again 1000 planes later i don’t mind
Dec 8, 2013
Dec 8, 2013 at 7:02 PM UTC
Like her husband, Claire's wineglass
left rings on the table. Her coarse
hair stuck to her thin, oxblood lips.
She found time to breathe in between
sips and dry coughs brought on by her friend,
John, smoking on the couch. He put his Pall Malls
out on the armrest like Dalmatians. Her sister
lay in a red wine carpet stain counting
the pennies behind John's feet.
Claire hid behind a fruit bowl;
oranges with skin far tighter than hers.
*Oranges her husband would've been glad to ****
Jul 23, 2014
Jul 23, 2014 at 1:10 AM UTC
Hot kisses
From cold eyes
Dead hearts
Within warm bodies,
More bones than
Dalmatians,
And every single one
Is broken,
What if the cage
Freed the bird
And the trap
Is the world outside?
Life is easy
It's the living that's hard,
Too afraid to die
Makes for a waste of time,
The scars on your skin
Like the static on the TV
Should remind you
There is always color
Even in the dark,
We're pieces of puzzles
Our lips; our fingers interlocking
And there are no corners...
APAD13 - 127 © okpoet
Jul 29, 2013
Jul 29, 2013 at 12:56 AM UTC
born in southern california,
i grew up in a small neighborhood
with various sorts of people.
the woman with the red door
owned dalmatians, and her home
was filled with glass decorations.
riding my barbie car around the cul-de-sac,
eating vanilla crisps with the other little girls,
pretending to cut their hair in the attic.
although, after those memories,
it starts to get confusing
and i can't remember much anymore.
after i moved from there,
we moved more often and i can't
seem to remember which house has which memories.
i do remember, beautiful roses
growing in front of the house
left by previous owners.
Oct 20, 2013
Oct 20, 2013 at 11:34 AM UTC
Dappled, isn't it?
Slotted bits of sun rays.
A radiant dalmatians coat
sprawled upon messy bedclothes.
***** sheets.
Always ***** no matter.
Yes, they've been changed.
Thousands of times, they've been changed.
That sparse sunlight
shines.
It highlights the
grime
and the sweat.
I awaken to a stiff neck,
and stretch out the cracks
and the pops
from my spine.
My bones sigh as I flick a switch.
The shower runs,
coffee is brewing in the kitchen.
I hum.
I'll be humming
for eternity,
walking through grass
and clods of mud.
My worn boots go on,
begging for a cobbler.
I'll see the sky,
the sun shares it with the daytime moon.
I'll whisper to myself:
It'll be time for bed soon.
A couple hours.
A few beers,
or whiskeys.
Waiting for that ever dependable
dappled sunlight.
It always comes.
Until it doesn't.
Nov 17, 2021
Nov 17, 2021 at 8:21 PM UTC
I guess our dream
of owning a dalmatian
doesn't matter
anymore.
Aug 21, 2020
Aug 21, 2020 at 1:46 AM UTC
'“Why Exactly, Do Some Hate It So Much ?”
A Poem written by Big Virge 16/3/2021
Now I Know That It’s TOUGH...
And Is Really NOT FUN... !!!
But.....
Why Exactly...
Do Some Hate It So Much... ?!?
Facing Up To The TRUTH...
And The Straight Talk That Proves...
That Sometimes You Must Choose...
To Simply Stay Cool...
In The Face of ABUSE...
And REJECT … Attitudes...
Cos' When You Give It Out...
You Have To … Take Some Too... !!!
Lines That Cast Doubt...
On The Words That You Use...
That Do Not Hold Values... !!!
Cos’ We All Have Our Moments...
Where We Say What Is POTENT... !!!
To People We Know...
Who AREN’T Always FOES...
Or... IGNORANT Folks... !!!
Sometimes It Is People...
You Place Upon Steeples...
That Have To Hear Things...
That Sometimes Do STING... !!!
Cos’ We Just Can’t Agree...
About EVERY Last Thing... !!!
We ALL NEED To LEARN...
To Take Turns Being Hurt...
By Words Well Observed...
And Some That Are NOT... !!!
Some Peoples Words SHOCK...
And Really Do Knock...
The Spots Off of Dogs...
Like Dalmatians Have Got... !!!
Sometimes They Are Wrong...
And Just Do Not Belong...
In Our Conversations...
Because Some Are BLATANT...
Forms of... DISRESPECT... !!!
But It’s Good To COLLECT...
Your Thoughts Before Threats...
Or Ignorance Lends...
Itself To The End...
of Speaking To Friends...
Because You’re UPSET...
Or Are Dealing With STRESS... !!!
But Sadly Some People...
Resort To What’s Feeble...
But... Why Exactly...
Do They Hate It So Much... ?!?
When THEY Are The Ones...
ALWAYS Running Their Gums...
When They Have To Hear...
Some Speech That Makes CLEAR... !!!
What Someone Else Thinks...
About Thoughts That They Bring...
Within... THEIR Lyrics...
As If They Will Sink...
Like... Titanic Ships... !!!
Because of Put Downs...
That Come Out of THEIR Mouths... !!!
And Now It’s Online...
That People Drop Lines...
That Really AREN’T Nice... !?!
Cos’ They Seem To Forget...
The Things That They’ve Said...
That Have Upset Their Friends...
Or People... They Don’t Know...
With All Their … Online Quotes...
FOOLISH Keyboard Gangsters...
Who Like To **** Hammers...
Well Really... KEYBOARDS...
With Their Ignorant Thoughts... !?!
Could They Be Insecure...
And Just Feeling … SORE... ?!?
Because of Comments...
That They Think Give Them Strength...
When The Comments They Bring...
Prove That They’re WEAKEST Links... !!!
Cos’ There’s Too Much Pretence...
Now On … Internet Threads... !!!
People Need To STEP BACK... !!!
INSEAD of... Just REACT...
Like A Child In A Pram... !?!
Come On What’s Up With That... !?!
Which Brings Me Right Back...
To This Question I Have...
About Chats That Go BAD...
When TENSIONS RISE UP... !!!
Over Talk That Can Run...
Where Opinions... DIFFER...
“ Why Exactly Do Some Hate It So Much ? “
Sep 22, 2021
Sep 22, 2021 at 9:28 PM UTC