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this is a tale of two star-crossed lovers with a love so powerful they tainted the heavens with bursts of colours they were never meant to be; mischievous little kids finding love in sinful glee in laughter, between dreams and reality and though it was lawless, they found solace because in every prison, they found a rhyme and a reason but even for a love so great, they could not escape the fates’ wrath and envy destiny pulled on their threads cut them loose, thrusted them into misery; for their memories were wiped clean, but feelings remained as strong as they had ever been the boy exiled in a far off land across the pacific sea the girl trapped in her need to break free in a realm both boring and bland ensnared in a labyrinth of woe the lovers yearned for anything— for something, for someone, to obliterate this endless longing the gods answered them in the form of two loved ones polished in every edge, a perfect someone but perfect felt too perfect and not perfect enough to fill up the hole left by a perfectly imperfect until one day the gods whispered for the winds to push the two and the birds to tug at their sleeves over mountain and sea even through the darkest valley so their paths would finally meet and so they did. in the flurry of a moment a pair of brown eyes met and time was frozen once more the two stared intently as if remembering a broken melody a lost childhood song branded as a wrong the birds fluttered and flew taking the cursed red fibre snipped them in two and the lovers felt all the lighter it was the girl who spoke first: **** the stars. i don’t want perfect, i want you.”* eyes dazzling, the boy nodded: *“we’ll invert the universe— the night sky a blank white the stars pitch black the earth moving in reverse”* the fates saw and surrendered as the stars began to wither for this love is love in all its splendor so the lovers walked away with a promise under their breaths, they both swore: *“i lost you once, but nevermore.”* ****
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Jan 21, 2018
Jan 21, 2018 at 10:46 PM UTC
f*** the stars
this is a tale of two star-crossed lovers with a love so powerful they tainted the heavens with bursts of colours they were never meant to be; mischievous little kids finding love in sinful glee in laughter, between dreams and reality and though it was lawless, they found solace because in every prison, they found a rhyme and a reason but even for a love so great, they could not escape the fates’ wrath and envy destiny pulled on their threads cut them loose, thrusted them into misery; for their memories were wiped clean, but feelings remained as strong as they had ever been the boy exiled in a far off land across the pacific sea the girl trapped in her need to break free in a realm both boring and bland ensnared in a labyrinth of woe the lovers yearned for anything— for something, for someone, to obliterate this endless longing the gods answered them in the form of two loved ones polished in every edge, a perfect someone but perfect felt too perfect and not perfect enough to fill up the hole left by a perfectly imperfect until one day the gods whispered for the winds to push the two and the birds to tug at their sleeves over mountain and sea even through the darkest valley so their paths would finally meet and so they did. in the flurry of a moment a pair of brown eyes met and time was frozen once more the two stared intently as if remembering a broken melody a lost childhood song branded as a wrong the birds fluttered and flew taking the cursed red fibre snipped them in two and the lovers felt all the lighter it was the girl who spoke first: **** the stars. i don’t want perfect, i want you.”* eyes dazzling, the boy nodded: *“we’ll invert the universe— the night sky a blank white the stars pitch black the earth moving in reverse”* the fates saw and surrendered as the stars began to wither for this love is love in all its splendor so the lovers walked away with a promise under their breaths, they both swore: *“i lost you once, but nevermore.”* ****
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No more lies or games no shame taken on I am what I am and will with no fibre of me adjust just to make you feel better.
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Sep 29, 2019
Sep 29, 2019 at 8:48 AM UTC
Crystal clear
The failed seduction by drunken discussion and skunk fueled consumption, leads to a compunction dysfunction suspended in animation the digital tides of expulsion catapult me into a an eschewing propulsion and the limitations of re-imagination. As far as I was aware I was imprisoned in nothing more than the realms of Skype and FourSquare but for the Feng Shui of trapped energies and google-mapped memories adorning the locations of complacent hallucinations amid the dark fibre communications with a female of Nordic persuasion. The compliments and comments and poems I sent were lost to the myriad of random intent I was attempting to be clever and metaphysical she on the other hand was PHD level and psychoanalytical ergo my metrical composition was utterly lost in a conversation on metaphorical reproduction and the magic and mysteries of osmosis and the application of modification by transduction. The moral of this tale - if indeed there is one - is if you are going to Skype with a mentally superior type do not before hand have a blistering smouldering grass pipe with a flagon of ale lest you be a gibbering earthling destined to fail.
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Jul 9, 2014
Jul 9, 2014 at 10:59 PM UTC
Failed Seduction by Drunken Discussion
Introduction There they stood; keeping silent company. Yet of His face, wept searing electricity. To the lovers of life Here they stand, keeping silent company. No utterance dealt; yet clear in both their minds A single, brilliant truth: He longs for her with a savage delight. And it cries from every fibre, exalting! It is in the bearing of his eye; Rifling through her tender flesh In search of what he knows, from voices ages old, is there: That her heart will beat for no other as it beats for him right now; That in this moment, their Souls are bared To each other’s glares- naked, and blemished, and cowering- Yet his eyes remain fixed and sure: And for this, she loves him. For they have seen each other for the First of Times, Truly! And as with many the Ancient Laws unfurled, They stand aware, in lack of ever being taught, Aware with every atom, every straining tendon tight That their time's so very short. And so they drink… wordless To each other, to their youth, and to their bodies Shining like never before in the noonday air Garbed in cloth that snaps and furls around their waists. They imbibe with electric eyes, Eyes that are new born to this world of light And come out screaming, living, and sensitive For lack of ever being touched. They revel in their new-found joy; Pouring from Her figure, Of Her sleek, supple waist and the arch of her back, Bristling with delight, Of His strong hands and easy smile, That spoke of laughter scattered Across countless campfires of summers past. Their light does burn intense as any fire, And when their brimming anticipation Overspills its crimson chalice The silence shall SHATTER. To find peace again in each other's arms. Fumbling in sweet darkness- Of heavy lids, of earthy flesh, With lips embraced... In ravenous finality.
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Jun 29, 2015
Jun 29, 2015 at 5:14 PM UTC
In Garbs of Light Unfurled
Introduction There they stood; keeping silent company. Yet of His face, wept searing electricity. To the lovers of life Here they stand, keeping silent company. No utterance dealt; yet clear in both their minds A single, brilliant truth: He longs for her with a savage delight. And it cries from every fibre, exalting! It is in the bearing of his eye; Rifling through her tender flesh In search of what he knows, from voices ages old, is there: That her heart will beat for no other as it beats for him right now; That in this moment, their Souls are bared To each other’s glares- naked, and blemished, and cowering- Yet his eyes remain fixed and sure: And for this, she loves him. For they have seen each other for the First of Times, Truly! And as with many the Ancient Laws unfurled, They stand aware, in lack of ever being taught, Aware with every atom, every straining tendon tight That their time's so very short. And so they drink… wordless To each other, to their youth, and to their bodies Shining like never before in the noonday air Garbed in cloth that snaps and furls around their waists. They imbibe with electric eyes, Eyes that are new born to this world of light And come out screaming, living, and sensitive For lack of ever being touched. They revel in their new-found joy; Pouring from Her figure, Of Her sleek, supple waist and the arch of her back, Bristling with delight, Of His strong hands and easy smile, That spoke of laughter scattered Across countless campfires of summers past. Their light does burn intense as any fire, And when their brimming anticipation Overspills its crimson chalice The silence shall SHATTER. To find peace again in each other's arms. Fumbling in sweet darkness- Of heavy lids, of earthy flesh, With lips embraced... In ravenous finality.
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Once it was garbage, refuse, trash. A jumble of foul-smelling detritus hauled to the curb And removed by sinewy men Contributing a harder day's work Than anyone else in the city. Our energy now removes its entropy. Sorted and classified into coloured bins, We add order to our rejected matter. Specialized trucks arrive to collect The date-synchronized bins Emptying them into functionally compatible mechanisms. Most desolate is the black box of paper and cardboard. Brochures and flyers, old magazines and letters. Annual reports and cereal boxes. Once these were enameled with crafted sentences, Painstakingly typed, edited and debated, On the monitors of copywriters. Now they are just millions of words printed on flattened fibre substrates, Jumbled into the bruised and scarred black box, Entering into the recycling stream. The nouns and adjectives, Prepositions and gerunds, All jumble together. Fragments of precisely-crafted sentences and paragraphs Are gradually broken, shredded and pulped. Incomplete thoughts, broken phrases Like those of a rejected stranger In an lonely, unknown country. Then words without context. Then just disparate letters Are all that remain. Their  M  ea  N inG G  r a Du all y is re mov e d .
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Aug 2, 2013
Aug 2, 2013 at 10:26 AM UTC
Waste Disposal
home isn’t just a structure - brick and water aren’t symbols, they don’t reflect trust or Love. I can wash - the grease from my hair the dirt from my skin and uncomfortably sleep when my inner monologue is louder than ever, with your songs ringing in my ears, and bad thoughts longing to be heard but it’s love your love that keeps me warm and makes me feel safe, not the white walls or the bread in the cupboard I consume the fibre Anyway and glare at the walls. home could leave unannounced, brutally I'll get warmth from the radiator now you're gone
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Aug 15, 2018
Aug 15, 2018 at 6:59 PM UTC
home is a feeling
You are a leader ship how I know this? cause I'm a leader ship too I can see the sinuous fibre of your very being take a look I bet you can see it too we are borne of the earth and the stars borne in the wind there are four cardinal directions, N E S W, do not forget about the intermediary be an intermediary ~ who wants to be a cardinal? we need our leader ships following their own true north 2D - 3D -- 4D --- 5D ---------------------------- > following the wormholes ... the aether following certain signs and symbols trust in divine feminine ... .. . .. ... masculine divine in trust trust in masculine divine ... .. . .. ... divine feminine in trust " 'It's all this!' He wrapped his finger in his fist; the car hugged the line straight and true." ~ Kerouac Ship builders choose their timber mindfully Be mindful with your archetypes, Noah!
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Sep 27, 2014
Sep 27, 2014 at 3:20 AM UTC
Leader ship
Shhh...can you hear me? I'm hardly a pin I'm hardly a mile away Shhh...do you know the pain I'm in? Look...can you see me? I'm hiding behind shadowed eyes And a mask of smiles Look...will you look past the honest lies? Taste...can you palate the bitterness? Sharp and acrid accusations Dancing on wagging tongues Taste...will you swallow what is given? Touch...can you feel my failing muscles? Every fibre losing this very battle A futile fight I must concede Touch...will you save the pieces that crumble? Read...can you make sense of my heart? Pounding behind its bony cage Pumping red into my desperate nib Read...can you understand the ink staining my page? Shhh...can you hear me? I don't think you can For I have ceased to speak In the universe of man
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Nov 30, 2014
Nov 30, 2014 at 11:34 AM UTC
Shhh...
Life is a river flowing, Beautiful and challenging. Begins with birth, Ends with death, Same source. Life is a treasure, Its contents has no measure. Down the river of our life, Roars raindrops of love and strife, Laughter, dreams and sorrows. Life,like the river splits into arms, Moving where we want it to strum, With  courage and right attitude, Not to forget HIS gratitude, Either be islanded between our negative thoughts, Or plunge down into a long waterfall of depressive  noughts. Let the sparkling water of life flow through us adventurously, Vibrating, exciting and luxuriously, Awakening every cell and fibre in us. As the river of our life takes a turn and a bend, We never know what it will send. All we have to do is follow the right path, And not cross HIS wrath.
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Aug 27, 2018
Aug 27, 2018 at 9:50 AM UTC
Life a River
Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? Go **** yourself. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? I don't follow. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? You can't generalize like that. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? All conflict in the world cannot be attributed to a single root. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? That requires the assumption that, basically, all human values are the same. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? That is very naive of you. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? That is because communication and language are the only means of expression and different words acquire very different meanings not only from culture to culture but even profession to profession. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? That's why the government is investing in that new fibre internet. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? Well of course, all human values are essentially the same. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? It's actually a lack of technological progression that restricts us from contacting aliens. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? Religious conflict is far more complicated than that. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? Go to Hell. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? Yes Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? No Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? What do you mean?
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Sep 30, 2014
Sep 30, 2014 at 11:50 AM UTC
Root of all Conflict
Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? Go **** yourself. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? I don't follow. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? You can't generalize like that. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? All conflict in the world cannot be attributed to a single root. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? That requires the assumption that, basically, all human values are the same. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? That is very naive of you. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? That is because communication and language are the only means of expression and different words acquire very different meanings not only from culture to culture but even profession to profession. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? That's why the government is investing in that new fibre internet. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? Well of course, all human values are essentially the same. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? It's actually a lack of technological progression that restricts us from contacting aliens. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? Religious conflict is far more complicated than that. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? Go to Hell. Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? Yes Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? No Did you know the root of all conflict in the world is miscommunication? What do you mean?
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A Rock there is whose homely front The passing traveller slights; Yet there the glow-worms hang their lamps, Like stars, at various heights; And one coy Primrose to that Rock The vernal breeze invites. What hideous warfare hath been waged, What kingdoms overthrown, Since first I spied that Primrose-tuft And marked it for my own; A lasting link in Nature’s chain From highest heaven let down! The flowers, still faithful to the stems, Their fellowship renew; The stems are faithful to the root, That worketh out of view; And to the rock the root adheres In every fibre true. Close clings to earth the living rock, Though threatening still to fall: The earth is constant to her sphere; And God upholds them all: So blooms this lonely Plant, nor dreads Her annual funeral. * * * * * * Here closed the meditative strain; But air breathed soft that day, The hoary mountain-heights were cheered, The sunny vale looked gay; And to the Primrose of the Rock I gave this after-lay. I sang-Let myriads of bright flowers, Like Thee, in field and grove Revive unenvied;—mightier far, Than tremblings that reprove Our vernal tendencies to hope, Is God’s redeeming love; That love which changed-for wan disease, For sorrow that had bent O’er hopeless dust, for withered age— Their moral element, And turned the thistles of a curse To types beneficent. Sin-blighted though we are, we too, The reasoning Sons of Men, From one oblivious winter called Shall rise, and breathe again; And in eternal summer lose Our threescore years and ten. To humbleness of heart descends This prescience from on high, The faith that elevates the just, Before and when they die; And makes each soul a separate heaven A court for Deity.
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The Primrose Of The Rock
A Rock there is whose homely front The passing traveller slights; Yet there the glow-worms hang their lamps, Like stars, at various heights; And one coy Primrose to that Rock The vernal breeze invites. What hideous warfare hath been waged, What kingdoms overthrown, Since first I spied that Primrose-tuft And marked it for my own; A lasting link in Nature’s chain From highest heaven let down! The flowers, still faithful to the stems, Their fellowship renew; The stems are faithful to the root, That worketh out of view; And to the rock the root adheres In every fibre true. Close clings to earth the living rock, Though threatening still to fall: The earth is constant to her sphere; And God upholds them all: So blooms this lonely Plant, nor dreads Her annual funeral. * * * * * * Here closed the meditative strain; But air breathed soft that day, The hoary mountain-heights were cheered, The sunny vale looked gay; And to the Primrose of the Rock I gave this after-lay. I sang-Let myriads of bright flowers, Like Thee, in field and grove Revive unenvied;—mightier far, Than tremblings that reprove Our vernal tendencies to hope, Is God’s redeeming love; That love which changed-for wan disease, For sorrow that had bent O’er hopeless dust, for withered age— Their moral element, And turned the thistles of a curse To types beneficent. Sin-blighted though we are, we too, The reasoning Sons of Men, From one oblivious winter called Shall rise, and breathe again; And in eternal summer lose Our threescore years and ten. To humbleness of heart descends This prescience from on high, The faith that elevates the just, Before and when they die; And makes each soul a separate heaven A court for Deity.
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This feeling... Heavy... Like a wreath bearing down my neck. Every fibre in me seem to be at loggerheads. My heart... Pounding. Each beat is a hammer sledging away at my saneness. My breaths... Premature and short. Inconsistent. I respire full but with punctured lungs.
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May 19, 2016
May 19, 2016 at 12:14 PM UTC
Punctured
Ancient doors creak and groan scraping back the dust of ages gone A formidable sight... like standing guardians since time immortal Slinking in past swirling fog I pause to calm my fear adding strength to resolve when suddenly... a deafening voice ERUPTS with EXACTING FASTIDIOUS truths Solid ground shatters beneath me... I hover helplessly Below me... a noxious boiling maelstrom The voice of truth EXPLODES from above ECHOing my 'Every Sin' the resounding shock-waves drive me down Legs lifted high to avoid the searing pain then a tangle of blistered hands reach out and drag me within the churning inferno Blinding spin and unbearable suction envelope Scream fades to gurgle Unconsciousness welcome though never met The searing pain still rising yet Each fibre ripped apart to molecular particle Riding the vortex of purification Separating sins from soul Finally Cast out and caught yet again by the uterine web with the voice of truth still taunting ... " BETTER LUCK THIS TIME "
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Jan 18, 2015
Jan 18, 2015 at 1:48 AM UTC
Reduce Recycle Reuse
Alexander K Opicho (Eldoret, Kenya;[email protected]) Daughters,sisters and brethren in the African womenfolk Hail you, you are blessed among all the diversities of nature You are blessed for all peace and love beahviour in all of your times You are blessed for resilience and spiritual energy to soldier on By being a woman,wife,a girl , a mother and a grand mother In the African conditions which have no time for the women, Daughters of Africa both at home in Africa and the diaspora In Americas , Cuba,Brazil,or the whole Caribbean Be blessed for your virtue of love and forgiveness That swells your hearts as you ever treat to oblivion Those who **** you whether in war or in peace Even in marriage and the the offices On the platter of polygamy, rituals and crudeness of culture In the selfish farm labour where your spouse Gives you a remote encounter with brutality of bourgeoisie culture You always pick up the pieces and go for your stitches Whatsoever the number, like the appalling one Of above six stitches for the **** victims of Congo wars, You have always consolidated poor Africa from Smithereens of war and terrors of selfish male war, You have often mocked the cult of dictatorship on its face You have enticed social inclusions as societal virtue You have snooked to tribalism,racism and class bigotry on the face Them the cultic vices that have cemented Africa’s cult of dictatorship, Daughters of Africa stand up and make Africa the a temple of God Entice humanity with your wholesome fibre Restore Liberia to a national state in the song of Sirleaf Restore central Africa to a national family in the song Catherine Restore art and poetry to Africa in the arms with Marriama Ba and Micere Mugo Sire and Nurse African ecology unbowedly in the spiritual realm of Wangare Mathai Restore and forge Africa forward you dear daughters For the strength of your beauty my dear ladies Has a global testimony in the prime of your motherhood.
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Jan 29, 2014
Jan 29, 2014 at 9:10 AM UTC
ODE TO AFRICAN WOMEN FOLK
Alexander K Opicho (Eldoret, Kenya;[email protected]) Daughters,sisters and brethren in the African womenfolk Hail you, you are blessed among all the diversities of nature You are blessed for all peace and love beahviour in all of your times You are blessed for resilience and spiritual energy to soldier on By being a woman,wife,a girl , a mother and a grand mother In the African conditions which have no time for the women, Daughters of Africa both at home in Africa and the diaspora In Americas , Cuba,Brazil,or the whole Caribbean Be blessed for your virtue of love and forgiveness That swells your hearts as you ever treat to oblivion Those who **** you whether in war or in peace Even in marriage and the the offices On the platter of polygamy, rituals and crudeness of culture In the selfish farm labour where your spouse Gives you a remote encounter with brutality of bourgeoisie culture You always pick up the pieces and go for your stitches Whatsoever the number, like the appalling one Of above six stitches for the **** victims of Congo wars, You have always consolidated poor Africa from Smithereens of war and terrors of selfish male war, You have often mocked the cult of dictatorship on its face You have enticed social inclusions as societal virtue You have snooked to tribalism,racism and class bigotry on the face Them the cultic vices that have cemented Africa’s cult of dictatorship, Daughters of Africa stand up and make Africa the a temple of God Entice humanity with your wholesome fibre Restore Liberia to a national state in the song of Sirleaf Restore central Africa to a national family in the song Catherine Restore art and poetry to Africa in the arms with Marriama Ba and Micere Mugo Sire and Nurse African ecology unbowedly in the spiritual realm of Wangare Mathai Restore and forge Africa forward you dear daughters For the strength of your beauty my dear ladies Has a global testimony in the prime of your motherhood.
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I don't want a day to celebrate. I want a life to celebrate each day with every fibre of my body; That screams That shout That feels That makes me more humane towards perspective. Towards change Towards voice Towards life. Let me be me.
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Jan 19, 2019
Jan 19, 2019 at 2:02 PM UTC
Me
Missing you, Is the hardest thing, That's come across my path. First its like a dull headache, Deep within my silly old head. Then it moves down to my chest, Where it burns. My every bone, cell and fibre, Wishes for you to be close. Wishes to snuzzle my head into your neck. Wishes to hear your voice. Wishes to hold your hand. Wishes to feel your breath on my skin. Wishes to see your smile. Wishes to talk for hours. Wishes to sing to you. Wishes to eat dinner with you. Wishes to walk to our tree. Wishes to hear you call be a 'nana' again. Wishes to try and cook for you. Wishes to do laundry with you. Wishes to watch telly with you. Wishes to watch you sleep. Wishes to make you laugh about snatches. Wishes to watch you frown when thinking. Wishes to feel your arms slide around me. Wishes to be at ease in your company. The wishes just hurt. My tears hurt. My heart hurt. Everything hurts. My world isn't the same without you. My world is poorer without you. I stare at my arm. My dedication to you. It hurts. Feeling this powerless, Hurt. I can't change the situation. I can't stop time. I can't take away your pain. Your fears. Your anxiety. So I just sit here, Watching the rain fall. Remembering heaven. And it hurts.
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Sep 19, 2020
Sep 19, 2020 at 10:12 AM UTC
Wishes
i will never get to taste the sweetness of your lips - their soft firmness. the hunger of them. i'll never feel your lips eagerly wanting my lips, the way they would part to welcome me inside. i'll never surround your lips with every fibre of every ounce of all the good and bad that i carry in my heart and soul, mind and body for one moment, all of it channeled into one passionate kiss no. i never will.
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May 22, 2016
May 22, 2016 at 5:59 PM UTC
lips are sealed
this is the first time i ate a watermelon, like i did today... it's going way back back to the times we were apparently apes... so there's this gorilla sitting on a windowsill, with diced watermelon pulp... oh wait, what's in his bowl? the outer-layer, including the hard skin of the watermelon... you're ******** he's eating that too? what, ever see a gorilla peel a banana to get a babushka jew-head out from the outer layer? (insinuating circumcision) gorilla eats the whole thing! and he's sitting there, insinuating: fibre... excess chewing, keeps the dentist away... so between chewing on the outer layer of the watermelon (including the hard skin) - he drops pieces of diced watermelon pulp into his gob, to water the chewing dynamic... what? you do it with apples and pears, and cherries, and grapes... the gorilla says: fun experience... intermission of a gulp of beer... it's hard to imagine a gorilla being the size that he is, having the cullinary skills of saying: oi! oi! don't fry that plantain! eat it raw! half an hour it took him to chew through the red pulp and the outer layer... and he thought: **** as painful on the jaws as i might have chewed a gum for 2 hours.
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Jun 10, 2017
Jun 10, 2017 at 12:06 PM UTC
gorilla & a watermelon
There was death and gore, During the second world war. Many people died in extreme violence, Killed before they could call out to loved ones. Young men were trained to **** Often against their morals and will. So when I see your 1940s weekend - Your 'war was fun and cosy' pretence, Your clichéd polyester and fibre glass mockery, Aiming to re-enact a mostly imagined happy-go-lucky camaraderie - Forgive me for not joining in, As I happen to feel it a cardinal sin, To idealise and romanticise a decade, Made up of austerity, rationing and air raids. I've read a little social history, The 1940s were not idyllic or crime-free, Just as now, there were heroes and villains, Among the soldiers and civilians. Heroism abounded but so did black marketeering, There were brave sacrifices but also racketeering. City-wide black-outs were a gift, To those who would rob and grift. Your jolly nostalgic tribute is an annual celebration, Celebrating your own fabrication, Of a time when the machinations of war and a crazed ideology, Saw the near extinction of an entire ethnic minority. I do not wish to be a party pooper, But don't just step into the fake shoes of a fictional trooper, Please occasionally remove your rose-tinted glasses, To remember that beyond your nostalgic narrative of the routines of the masses, People lived with the daily fear, Of the likely deaths of people they held dear.
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Oct 9, 2018
Oct 9, 2018 at 6:49 PM UTC
A Romantic Narrative Of War
You wanted a love like in the movies; rain drenched white shirts, palms covered in daisy pollen; I love you more than-- a phone call, long distance, your fingers curling the telephone wire like you're pulling me towards you like a fibre optic pheromone. Soundtracks of a jazz piano, and old jukebox hits, flared skirts and Mary Jane shoes, square dancing. But most of the time, we don't get to choose the colour of the bedsheets. In this story, I know you're going to leave me. I can sense the zoom of your eyes, rolling away from me. The lighting in the room, like the ones where something awful is about to happen: a sad, sick orange like a cheap sunset; the music, or lack thereof, the way you bite your lip like you're about to break my heart. You look to the ground, and I know this is where the narration will start; *this is the story of the first time someone broke my heart.   She's going to look up at me and say the words, It's all over-* and in a jump frame the thunderclap will mask the sound of my heart shattering, the sob disappearing into my throat. You wanted a love like in the movies, honey, we all did. But then the rain came, and the flowers drowned in their beds. You left your umbrella by the doorstep, I hope you don't catch a cold.
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May 1, 2018
May 1, 2018 at 10:11 AM UTC
Lessons From The Screenplay
Healthy bran cereal on discount for 2 dollars!? I was really happy. it had the daily fibre it went well with honey it just tasted nice After my victory snack, I gently went to sleep... I expired in the morning.
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Jun 7, 2023
Jun 7, 2023 at 6:27 PM UTC
Welcome to Costco, I love you
He whispers sweet nothings into her ear; 'It's not about what I don't have but rather- Who I am inspired to be when you are near. I am 3 persons better when we're together.' She knows he is lying. She is certain of it. But she chooses to believe him all the same. It's how his falsehood and charms are so sweet- That he curves the best sound out of her name. She smiles when he smiles. It's his smile! She laughs at his jokes. His funny jokes. But she wont let him see her pains pile. She adores the peace with which he talks. She's hurting. But an ounce of his fake love- Has the likes of favour from a clan of gods. She hurts that it hurt if its him she's thinking of; But she holds on, praying for better odds. She's irrefutably all his, but he is his own man. She loves him with her every fibre of being. He merely likes her alot. Thats about it! Done!; 'A great love' vs. 'Some relationship-like thing.' He say's she's beautiful like he coined the word. He calls her his with the tone he does other girls. He speaks words like she's never before heard; She means a lot. He means a world of worlds. He is not a tamed lover. He is the perfect actor; The sort that hurts not with words, but silence. He tells her that he really cares alot right after- Breaking her heart with his affection's absence. He endeavours to serve her his very best- But the best he's known is to hurt her. So... He assures her that she'll be blessed- If he would leave her life and go so far. Tears roll slowly, down her made-up face. She's crying for her but more so for him. True, his love in her heart is out of place- But she willed to try and find life in a dream. From some distance, I watched her weep bitterly. I saw her as she fell apart. I wish I did not let her. So... Looking into her dark eyes, I said sincerely, 'Sorry. I can't love you. Go now. You deserve better.' Keep Smiling
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Nov 19, 2013
Nov 19, 2013 at 12:54 AM UTC
Go Now. You Deserve Better
He whispers sweet nothings into her ear; 'It's not about what I don't have but rather- Who I am inspired to be when you are near. I am 3 persons better when we're together.' She knows he is lying. She is certain of it. But she chooses to believe him all the same. It's how his falsehood and charms are so sweet- That he curves the best sound out of her name. She smiles when he smiles. It's his smile! She laughs at his jokes. His funny jokes. But she wont let him see her pains pile. She adores the peace with which he talks. She's hurting. But an ounce of his fake love- Has the likes of favour from a clan of gods. She hurts that it hurt if its him she's thinking of; But she holds on, praying for better odds. She's irrefutably all his, but he is his own man. She loves him with her every fibre of being. He merely likes her alot. Thats about it! Done!; 'A great love' vs. 'Some relationship-like thing.' He say's she's beautiful like he coined the word. He calls her his with the tone he does other girls. He speaks words like she's never before heard; She means a lot. He means a world of worlds. He is not a tamed lover. He is the perfect actor; The sort that hurts not with words, but silence. He tells her that he really cares alot right after- Breaking her heart with his affection's absence. He endeavours to serve her his very best- But the best he's known is to hurt her. So... He assures her that she'll be blessed- If he would leave her life and go so far. Tears roll slowly, down her made-up face. She's crying for her but more so for him. True, his love in her heart is out of place- But she willed to try and find life in a dream. From some distance, I watched her weep bitterly. I saw her as she fell apart. I wish I did not let her. So... Looking into her dark eyes, I said sincerely, 'Sorry. I can't love you. Go now. You deserve better.' Keep Smiling
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We are pieces of grass Not washing liquid, not pancakes Our blood is green, not red Our bodies are thick, with fibre We are strong! With the soil With the fellow worms and slugs We will rule nature! WE WILL NOT DIE! HUMANS WILL DO WHAT THEY DO ANIMALS WILL DO WHAT THEY DO HUMANS SHALL SQUISH US IN THOUSANDS ANIMALS SHALL ****** OUR POINTY HEADS But what we can't do IS DIE! WE WILL USE OUR BLADES! WE WILL USE OUR TIPS! TO STAB! WE WILL LEARN TAICHI! From the bugs, the butterflies and that TREE! PIECES OF GRASS WILL LIVE ON! So, my fellow pieces of grass What are you waiting for?! LIVE ON, GIVE BIRTH! GIVE WAY TO YOUR GREAT SEEDS! AND PUSH, PUSH HARD! FOR GENERATIONS AND GENERATIONS WE WILL SURVIVE! Look, look beside the nearest Seven Eleven store! LOOK AT THAT FAT PIECE OF GRASS GETTING BLOWN BY THE WIND! LOOK HOW HE SUFFERS, OF NO SOIL! We are not like any other WE CAN FLY! WE CAN TRAVEL! TO CHINA! To the most populated country! TO **** THE MOST HUMANS! We will have a secret weapon We will bring so forth PEANUT BUTTER! WE WILL NOT GIVE UP! WE MUST REMEMBER, who we are We shall make something like no other We will weave, A BASKET! PEANUT BUTTER WILL NOT BE WASTED BY THE HUMANS! WE WILL GET OUR REVENGE! WE WILL SACRIFACE OURSELVES, TO LIFT! THE PEANUT BUTTER! INTO! THE BASKET! Until the mighty lump of peanut butter is plunged onto China WE! WILL NOT! REST! Our plan, WILL WORK! Now, you may be thinking That I am just a random piece of grass on the internet, Playing a 3 millimetre laptop! But I am not just any piece of grass I CAN SPELL! I have what is called, A BRAIN! DO NOT LET THE HUMANS RUIN OUR SPELLING!
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Nov 7, 2015
Nov 7, 2015 at 4:03 AM UTC
Pieces of Grass
We are pieces of grass Not washing liquid, not pancakes Our blood is green, not red Our bodies are thick, with fibre We are strong! With the soil With the fellow worms and slugs We will rule nature! WE WILL NOT DIE! HUMANS WILL DO WHAT THEY DO ANIMALS WILL DO WHAT THEY DO HUMANS SHALL SQUISH US IN THOUSANDS ANIMALS SHALL ****** OUR POINTY HEADS But what we can't do IS DIE! WE WILL USE OUR BLADES! WE WILL USE OUR TIPS! TO STAB! WE WILL LEARN TAICHI! From the bugs, the butterflies and that TREE! PIECES OF GRASS WILL LIVE ON! So, my fellow pieces of grass What are you waiting for?! LIVE ON, GIVE BIRTH! GIVE WAY TO YOUR GREAT SEEDS! AND PUSH, PUSH HARD! FOR GENERATIONS AND GENERATIONS WE WILL SURVIVE! Look, look beside the nearest Seven Eleven store! LOOK AT THAT FAT PIECE OF GRASS GETTING BLOWN BY THE WIND! LOOK HOW HE SUFFERS, OF NO SOIL! We are not like any other WE CAN FLY! WE CAN TRAVEL! TO CHINA! To the most populated country! TO **** THE MOST HUMANS! We will have a secret weapon We will bring so forth PEANUT BUTTER! WE WILL NOT GIVE UP! WE MUST REMEMBER, who we are We shall make something like no other We will weave, A BASKET! PEANUT BUTTER WILL NOT BE WASTED BY THE HUMANS! WE WILL GET OUR REVENGE! WE WILL SACRIFACE OURSELVES, TO LIFT! THE PEANUT BUTTER! INTO! THE BASKET! Until the mighty lump of peanut butter is plunged onto China WE! WILL NOT! REST! Our plan, WILL WORK! Now, you may be thinking That I am just a random piece of grass on the internet, Playing a 3 millimetre laptop! But I am not just any piece of grass I CAN SPELL! I have what is called, A BRAIN! DO NOT LET THE HUMANS RUIN OUR SPELLING!
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I am not ashamed to love you As i sit here and cry I am not ashamed to have love-d you. No I am not ashamed to cry for you. I am not ashamed to love you. With every fibre of my being. With every sin, with every moral with every, ****** hair on my head. I am not afraid to love you. I am more afraid of not loving you, than loving you. I am afraid of you loving me. I am more afraid of you loving me more than i have even been afraid in my life. Because than that makes love real. I lost my love a long time way back when. It's not important. There's details in the details. But my faith in loving you will not wane, falter, stop or die. I am not ashamed to cry waterfalls of salty tears into my hands for you. I am not ashamed of messaging you 3am in the morning to see how you are. and getting no reply. I am not ashamed to know that my attempts to love you are futile. Yes, you. You who would want to punch me in the face, the throat, the clavicles of my heart to stop me, from loving, you. I am not ashamed to love you like you were my only love. I will sing for you in the car my love, i will hold your hand, i will bake you muffins, My love. And you would want to **** my very smile with your eyes. I am not ashamed to lie on my bathroom floor with arms in my chest, with pain in my stomach, and my eyes blind, from loving, you. I am not. I am not. I am not. I am not ashamed to be the laughing stock of my friends, family and lovers past; for loving losers like you, for loving someone like you, for loving someone who didn't deserve me, treated me like **** beat me, use me, washed me up and dried me out, hung me out. No i am not ashamed. I am not ashamed to cry these tears because i lost you. I am not ashamed to cry these tears because i am not in your arms. For my heart beats strong. For all these years, through all these lovers, through all these partners, through all these ****** ******* tears. For i love you more, each day. For in this world where there is more hatred, pain, sorrow, suffering and loss I would rather be ashamed for loving you, than hating you for loving you once. 'We can only truly hate something we once also loved' Logic eh? What else makes sense in this world?
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Mar 10, 2013
Mar 10, 2013 at 2:18 PM UTC
I am ashamed
I am not ashamed to love you As i sit here and cry I am not ashamed to have love-d you. No I am not ashamed to cry for you. I am not ashamed to love you. With every fibre of my being. With every sin, with every moral with every, ****** hair on my head. I am not afraid to love you. I am more afraid of not loving you, than loving you. I am afraid of you loving me. I am more afraid of you loving me more than i have even been afraid in my life. Because than that makes love real. I lost my love a long time way back when. It's not important. There's details in the details. But my faith in loving you will not wane, falter, stop or die. I am not ashamed to cry waterfalls of salty tears into my hands for you. I am not ashamed of messaging you 3am in the morning to see how you are. and getting no reply. I am not ashamed to know that my attempts to love you are futile. Yes, you. You who would want to punch me in the face, the throat, the clavicles of my heart to stop me, from loving, you. I am not ashamed to love you like you were my only love. I will sing for you in the car my love, i will hold your hand, i will bake you muffins, My love. And you would want to **** my very smile with your eyes. I am not ashamed to lie on my bathroom floor with arms in my chest, with pain in my stomach, and my eyes blind, from loving, you. I am not. I am not. I am not. I am not ashamed to be the laughing stock of my friends, family and lovers past; for loving losers like you, for loving someone like you, for loving someone who didn't deserve me, treated me like **** beat me, use me, washed me up and dried me out, hung me out. No i am not ashamed. I am not ashamed to cry these tears because i lost you. I am not ashamed to cry these tears because i am not in your arms. For my heart beats strong. For all these years, through all these lovers, through all these partners, through all these ****** ******* tears. For i love you more, each day. For in this world where there is more hatred, pain, sorrow, suffering and loss I would rather be ashamed for loving you, than hating you for loving you once. 'We can only truly hate something we once also loved' Logic eh? What else makes sense in this world?
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