Hello Poetry
Submit your work and get some sparkles! Create free account
"highlighted" poems
you're not your hair: you can cut it dye it curl it straighten it shave it bend it twist it; you're not your face: you can hide it under layers of make-up you can put on lenses you can change your face in a matter of minutes; you're not your skin: you can cut it draw on it bite it tear it; you're not your body: you can lose weight gain weight; you're not your clothes: strip them off; never reduce yourself to a colour a number an adjective a noun never reduce yourself to a simple word you are the thoughts you have at 3 a.m. the lame jokes you tell your friends the art you create the books you read the pages you have dog-eared the quotes you have highlighted the coffee you never finished drinking the movie you watch after midnight, wrapped in a blanket the chocolate cake you ate that night with that girl the slice of pizza you could've eaten but you gave to your best friend the kiss that still burns on your lips the cigarettes that sting in your lungs long after you smoked them the dreams you dream the worlds you build in your mind the song that's stuck in your head the moments you're in the shower the iloveyous the ikindaguessilikeyous the icareforyous the seeyoulaters the words you say the smiles you smile the laughs you laugh the loves you love the hates you hate you are an entire universe: you're stars and planets and galaxies and asteroids and comets you are a cosmos trapped in a shell. you are a gazillion worlds locked in a human cage. never think of yourself as of anything less.
0
Mar 31, 2014
Mar 31, 2014 at 7:49 PM UTC
if you're looking for a sign not to **** yourself tonight, this is it
you're not your hair: you can cut it dye it curl it straighten it shave it bend it twist it; you're not your face: you can hide it under layers of make-up you can put on lenses you can change your face in a matter of minutes; you're not your skin: you can cut it draw on it bite it tear it; you're not your body: you can lose weight gain weight; you're not your clothes: strip them off; never reduce yourself to a colour a number an adjective a noun never reduce yourself to a simple word you are the thoughts you have at 3 a.m. the lame jokes you tell your friends the art you create the books you read the pages you have dog-eared the quotes you have highlighted the coffee you never finished drinking the movie you watch after midnight, wrapped in a blanket the chocolate cake you ate that night with that girl the slice of pizza you could've eaten but you gave to your best friend the kiss that still burns on your lips the cigarettes that sting in your lungs long after you smoked them the dreams you dream the worlds you build in your mind the song that's stuck in your head the moments you're in the shower the iloveyous the ikindaguessilikeyous the icareforyous the seeyoulaters the words you say the smiles you smile the laughs you laugh the loves you love the hates you hate you are an entire universe: you're stars and planets and galaxies and asteroids and comets you are a cosmos trapped in a shell. you are a gazillion worlds locked in a human cage. never think of yourself as of anything less.
Continue reading...
66
kites riding the eastern breeze inner child hiding in the canopy of leaves singing to the tune of the birds lies being highlighted by the omnipresent sun bring to light what you buried, sweeter than my metaphorical cherry you cannot escape what you have done, you must remember the ones you have shunned even if it's only to take note of, what not to do even if it feels too much, I know you could even if the world is too rushed, you know what to do going down the wormhole, deep dive my memories come in handy, high five to save my sanity as I live life getting my light underneath the full moon
0
Oct 22, 2021
Oct 22, 2021 at 10:47 AM UTC
eastern breeze
Woof.....woof.....woof...woof....woof....wooof Some Red setters dogs are eating Jewish people in England But why, do call them off, they are british people, The are hard working, Industrious, Entrepreneurs, Professors, Doctors, Lawyers, Bankers, Entertainers Scientists, Writers, eminent Surgeons, Artists, these are nice Britons....stop the dogs, stop the dogs..... Woof....woof....woof.....woof.....woof...woof woof Some Red Setters dogs are eating and biting some Labour MPs all over the country But why, do call off the dogs, No! we have a list and this list,  highlighted the behaviour of a number of Left MPs, including Jess Phillips for telling Corbyn’s ally Diane Abbott to **** off”, John Woodcock for dismissing the party leader as a ******* disaster” and Tristram Hunt for describing Labour as “in the **** and all the other hard working Moderate MPs who dared protest at Anti-Semitic stance or supported the Jews . Woof.....woof....woof....woof.....woof.....woof...woof Some Red Setters dogs are devouring some minor Royal from Africa But why, do call off the dogs. No that ****** has a big **** he's Charismatic, intelligent, wholesome, has good work ethics, polite, wise, charming, generous, witty and a ****** good lover and to top it all he's Royal. Now that's ******* GREEDY, how much can a ******* man have. NO! he's a goner. He is too perfect, he must be hounded and persecuted to death. Woof....woof....woof.....woof.....woof.....woof.......woof Grrr.....woof.....Grrrrr....woof...wooof...Grrrr....wooof Congratulations People, we have got rid of them all we now have real democracy, we have a real society now Get in the dogs ... And all you useless ******* people shut up! And report to the Labor Camps 7:30a.m. tomorrow You're Working Class and now you ****** have to work!
0
Sep 12, 2018
Sep 12, 2018 at 6:45 PM UTC
“call off the dogs”.
Woof.....woof.....woof...woof....woof....wooof Some Red setters dogs are eating Jewish people in England But why, do call them off, they are british people, The are hard working, Industrious, Entrepreneurs, Professors, Doctors, Lawyers, Bankers, Entertainers Scientists, Writers, eminent Surgeons, Artists, these are nice Britons....stop the dogs, stop the dogs..... Woof....woof....woof.....woof.....woof...woof woof Some Red Setters dogs are eating and biting some Labour MPs all over the country But why, do call off the dogs, No! we have a list and this list,  highlighted the behaviour of a number of Left MPs, including Jess Phillips for telling Corbyn’s ally Diane Abbott to **** off”, John Woodcock for dismissing the party leader as a ******* disaster” and Tristram Hunt for describing Labour as “in the **** and all the other hard working Moderate MPs who dared protest at Anti-Semitic stance or supported the Jews . Woof.....woof....woof....woof.....woof.....woof...woof Some Red Setters dogs are devouring some minor Royal from Africa But why, do call off the dogs. No that ****** has a big **** he's Charismatic, intelligent, wholesome, has good work ethics, polite, wise, charming, generous, witty and a ****** good lover and to top it all he's Royal. Now that's ******* GREEDY, how much can a ******* man have. NO! he's a goner. He is too perfect, he must be hounded and persecuted to death. Woof....woof....woof.....woof.....woof.....woof.......woof Grrr.....woof.....Grrrrr....woof...wooof...Grrrr....wooof Congratulations People, we have got rid of them all we now have real democracy, we have a real society now Get in the dogs ... And all you useless ******* people shut up! And report to the Labor Camps 7:30a.m. tomorrow You're Working Class and now you ****** have to work!
Continue reading...
27
I am awoken by the rain. The sound of it drumming against my window And water hitting water as it splashes into puddles. As my senses awake, I recognize the fuzzy feeling in my mouth; Time to brush my teeth. I get ready for the day and head outside Where it is still raining. I close my eyes as I step beneath the clouds. I feel the coolness of water droplets land on my sleepy, warm skin I take a deep breath and let the scent of everything fill my nose. The lilacs and tulips in the yard Mixed with the soft smell of dirt and the grass And the air and the rain That cool, refreshing smell Like starting over. Then I open my eyes The clouds I see Are a bittersweet gray The same shade of his eyes at dusk. The grass is the deepest shade of green I've ever seen it Being highlighted by the dark light from the sky It all was beautiful. I take another look And another deep breath And head off for the day.
0
Aug 16, 2011
Aug 16, 2011 at 1:40 AM UTC
Spring Shower
I pledge allegiance to the flag of a country that’s done nothing for me. I pledge allegiance to a ticking corporate time bomb, counting down the number of people left outside of its marketing cage. Corporate fat cats full of rage, a million dollars isn’t enough, Give me ten. Corporate law superseding human rights, tying us tight to the system justifying injustice done to us. I pledge allegiance to “by the people for the people”, turned “by the people, for the money”, the fuel of the freedom we value so highly as to put a price tag on it as if that is an acceptable measure of its worth, How can we get much worse than now when there are thousands of people wondering how they are going to survive this month? I pledge allegiance to impossibility highlighted on HD screens, the clarity not giving us a clear view of reality, our beauty is not, Should not, Will not be measured by the numbers on a scale. The girls in the magazines don’t even look like the girls in the magazines, so why don’t we focus on something that can be reached? I pledge allegiance to the flag of a country where being smart enough to expose rapists can have greater consequences than ****** somebody, Where violating firewalls and proxies is worse than violating human bodies. I pledge allegiance to “She was asking for it”, “Boys will be boys”, and “What was she wearing?” When a robbery is committed in a home, the police do not ask if your door was unlocked, or if your laptop was in plain view, So when a robbery is committed on a body, why is that exactly what they do? I pledge allegiance to a country where love is still illegal in 33 states. We are the country of change, so long as nothing changes, I mean Women still get paid lower wages. I pledge allegiance to a place where who you are does not mean you get to be yourself, Where masculinity is blue and being feminine is pink. If you have ever been stared at for wanting to be a rainbow, I will stand by you and stare right back. And I will no longer pledge allegiance to a country consumed by consumerism, Nationalism, Commercialism, Racism, Sexism, Fear. Instead, I will pledge allegiance to the memory of one nation under God, Indivisible, With liberty and justice for all.
0
Mar 12, 2014
Mar 12, 2014 at 9:56 AM UTC
I Pledge Allegiance (revised)
I pledge allegiance to the flag of a country that’s done nothing for me. I pledge allegiance to a ticking corporate time bomb, counting down the number of people left outside of its marketing cage. Corporate fat cats full of rage, a million dollars isn’t enough, Give me ten. Corporate law superseding human rights, tying us tight to the system justifying injustice done to us. I pledge allegiance to “by the people for the people”, turned “by the people, for the money”, the fuel of the freedom we value so highly as to put a price tag on it as if that is an acceptable measure of its worth, How can we get much worse than now when there are thousands of people wondering how they are going to survive this month? I pledge allegiance to impossibility highlighted on HD screens, the clarity not giving us a clear view of reality, our beauty is not, Should not, Will not be measured by the numbers on a scale. The girls in the magazines don’t even look like the girls in the magazines, so why don’t we focus on something that can be reached? I pledge allegiance to the flag of a country where being smart enough to expose rapists can have greater consequences than ****** somebody, Where violating firewalls and proxies is worse than violating human bodies. I pledge allegiance to “She was asking for it”, “Boys will be boys”, and “What was she wearing?” When a robbery is committed in a home, the police do not ask if your door was unlocked, or if your laptop was in plain view, So when a robbery is committed on a body, why is that exactly what they do? I pledge allegiance to a country where love is still illegal in 33 states. We are the country of change, so long as nothing changes, I mean Women still get paid lower wages. I pledge allegiance to a place where who you are does not mean you get to be yourself, Where masculinity is blue and being feminine is pink. If you have ever been stared at for wanting to be a rainbow, I will stand by you and stare right back. And I will no longer pledge allegiance to a country consumed by consumerism, Nationalism, Commercialism, Racism, Sexism, Fear. Instead, I will pledge allegiance to the memory of one nation under God, Indivisible, With liberty and justice for all.
Continue reading...
33
It was after we passed Moby’s Dock that Ebony met her first thresher shark He was five feet long or so two feet shark, three feet tail, and had just been pulled from the surf to be proudly displayed by the fisherman who had caught him Ebony stood transfixed her every muscle poised her feathered tail twitched as she leaned closer to inspect and then recoiled from this cold-blooded beauty still dressed in fleetingly iridescent blues and greens and purples - As the sun’s fading beams highlighted the magnificence of this dying shark I mourned his loss that night. The noise and tourists in the Pier’s arcades and bumper cars did not detract from the peacefulness of the Pacific in her chaos for this was August and they would soon go home I watched a distant storm at sea flashing fire against the deepening twilight I stood, and Ebony, gazing at the flashes of lightning My hand felt her softness and warmth as I stroked the waves of her black fur relishing the cool wind on my face listening to the rigging of the boats resting at anchor off the Pier Thinking about thresher sharks Willing them away from this place with its fishermen and cold, baited hooks Cori MacNaughton 13 Sept 2000
0
Jun 11, 2015
Jun 11, 2015 at 1:11 PM UTC
The Santa Monica Pier
Oh, what a horrible night Definitely not late December back in '63 These are the Frankie valleys of my days Night is always black Night always comes back Night envelopes us in the abyss And makes us cherish light Heightening our senses To help us handle the unknown When my days are filled with stimulation The stillness of night sinks me Into quicksand mixed by The current of my mind Overflowing into the sands of time And reminds me Of the stillness of my eyes locked on you Or the stillness of my actions as you walk by Or the stillness of my heart when you call me a ****** My frustration boiled Night's black tar So I bottled it up Placed it in a syringe And medicated my love with darkness I worked my first job at the local Kroger's People would leave with everything they wanted And I'd push their empty carts back into the store The artificial lights of the street lamps Lacked warmth Their hypnotic buzz highlighted The stillness of night Making me wonder if there was any way I could be happy Similar to when activity would die down in rehab A pitiful wretch left to his faculties I'd stare out the window Into the concrete chasm And wonder if happiness could be found by someone like me Night continues Night confines Day comes And goes Night returns Night reburns Night relearned I really hate to see the day come to an end It'd be alright if I was on the bay with a pen But I live near sulfur vents Inside a searing tent Where the hellacious temperature rises rapidly Despite the absence of the sun's warmth The hellfire of night Reminisces of those I have thoroughly failed And my overwhelming remorse As I stare out my window Into the bramble ravine I wonder about the possibility of contentment The stillness of night answers me But at least now I can open the door And charge into the night headstrong To search frantically For someone who Erases my history And writes my future And makes me wonder if I could ever be happier
0
Jul 11, 2017
Jul 11, 2017 at 4:13 AM UTC
Night
Oh, what a horrible night Definitely not late December back in '63 These are the Frankie valleys of my days Night is always black Night always comes back Night envelopes us in the abyss And makes us cherish light Heightening our senses To help us handle the unknown When my days are filled with stimulation The stillness of night sinks me Into quicksand mixed by The current of my mind Overflowing into the sands of time And reminds me Of the stillness of my eyes locked on you Or the stillness of my actions as you walk by Or the stillness of my heart when you call me a ****** My frustration boiled Night's black tar So I bottled it up Placed it in a syringe And medicated my love with darkness I worked my first job at the local Kroger's People would leave with everything they wanted And I'd push their empty carts back into the store The artificial lights of the street lamps Lacked warmth Their hypnotic buzz highlighted The stillness of night Making me wonder if there was any way I could be happy Similar to when activity would die down in rehab A pitiful wretch left to his faculties I'd stare out the window Into the concrete chasm And wonder if happiness could be found by someone like me Night continues Night confines Day comes And goes Night returns Night reburns Night relearned I really hate to see the day come to an end It'd be alright if I was on the bay with a pen But I live near sulfur vents Inside a searing tent Where the hellacious temperature rises rapidly Despite the absence of the sun's warmth The hellfire of night Reminisces of those I have thoroughly failed And my overwhelming remorse As I stare out my window Into the bramble ravine I wonder about the possibility of contentment The stillness of night answers me But at least now I can open the door And charge into the night headstrong To search frantically For someone who Erases my history And writes my future And makes me wonder if I could ever be happier
Continue reading...
64
Head shots like mug shot selfies Professing to the world their desires to be seen like gay barbie dolls Green dots, I reply: A collection of blue highlighted selfies of empty responses, validating my inadequacy When I decided to accept that I was gay and cause a queer whirlwind into the calm atmosphere that is my family I expected life to become easier But as I venture into the world of green dots and barbie selfies I am reminded that Gay is not what stirred up my hurricane of Confusion Insecurities Inadequacies It's all just me.
0
Apr 15, 2014
Apr 15, 2014 at 7:33 AM UTC
Orange App
I fell out of time into wavery scarves of seconds glittering of snowflake anticipation, and minutes of quiet purring joy. Tonguing thickening clouds of breathsteam he has always been a familiar stranger; every joint is a champagne cork, white marble smile that bubbled over wooden lips. Tell a story in ten words or less, tap fingers pointed like guns twice against her hot temple, smile and half a tooth still ****** Tell a story with one word, bang, and sock away the other nine. Turn to a cat and say, I’ve got your tongue. We sat together on our heels in the smoke and snowfall, the plumed weapon of breath melting. Cars slide into the lot, ice over easy. The alcohol tasted like soap. It is not enough for maybes and not-know-hows---grating cheepcheap common sense, fail me now. Maybe you didn’t write LOVE on her battered wrist but LIVE instead, maybe you stole all the magnetic a’s off the fridge, you’re not the one who highlighted instructions on a macaroni box, so you broke all the chalk and wrote the name of your childhood dog above the sink. Maybe “hostile” is a fuzzed blue comforter three months past laundry day, every lint ball sharp as the word “cut”, the word ***** the word “scream”. Maybe I’m naive, sentimental, but I believe in a common kindness like the common cold running thin in threads of worn-out heart chambers.
0
Dec 16, 2013
Dec 16, 2013 at 12:07 AM UTC
Maybe, Adieu
You can't grow By erasing someone, You might reach the top But his curse cannot be ridden. You might reach the sky But you can't be proud of it For when they will discuss your success They will also implore the grave of his failure. You might reach the zenith one day But your name will always fight with his He may have lost in oblivion But your bad name will never let him perish..!! Don't be blind for your success But try and be humble You never know your future But history witnesses all! As one day, When you will become history People will decipher your life The goods will be forgotten The wrongs will be highlighted.
0
Sep 3, 2018
Sep 3, 2018 at 3:42 AM UTC
Jealousy
this is where you own our love purse your lips and twist mine because I am the one who has to sleep without you no compromise you said as I ran my feet over the smooth 12,000 threads but no body even the patter of the rain can’t soothe it hits my face in horizontal crosswind and I sit in that same fold out chair on the porch looking out across the park at the children playing in puddles now when I think of your highlighted jaw line I am truly gaping at the mirror that shiny shiny reflection where my eyes pop blue and I’m magnetized at your breathy yawn what’s in your head? what caused this boiling this cream that settled on my coffee? actually already easily I am forgetting interestingly intriguingly amazingly you still taste sweet when I blast music in my car and then I hear myself uttering thank you.
0
Oct 23, 2015
Oct 23, 2015 at 10:50 AM UTC
this is your birthright
What do you want? I weighted your stare. There’s no meat on the bones. You’re gonna have to pray. I given in; I’m unable to moves forward. Supply me air, tease no longer. Another man mimic me.  Yellow highlighted performances. Picture, pictures, picture God, what have I done? You stop, three silent moments.  Reload. More pictures, even more, her without me. This hurts. I cry. She’s gorgeous, her eyes, her smiles, her hairs; beautiful, lovely beyond compare, her nails on hips, impressive.   Attitude, coach purse and boots, too far gone, a glimpse.  Guns to roses You have destroyed me, gram of sugars and Popsicle sticks on the living room’s floor. What do you want, that dog no Hunt. Pictures, pictures some pictures of you. Season changes, people changes, remove your hands from her view or leave me be.
0
Jul 24, 2014
Jul 24, 2014 at 12:40 PM UTC
POWDER DONUTS
One they don’t know in our world we fly and angels walk They think us silent but our hearts talk Two it’s a world where only you and I reside Nobody else knows of it besides There is only love and us inside Three in our world the unicorn is real When we ride and fly, In your eyes, I see the thrill Four people think magic carpets don’t exist It’s a fiction highlighted in Aladdin Well then, tell them how I got you on cloud nine Five baby your body features are like famous landmarks And that’s why I’ll always love you to the max Like the pair of dimples on your face love we match Six you are the only girl who uses fairy dust for make up You shine brighter than all the stars I see when I look up And we share the most amazing love Seven people dream about heaven, that’s where I stay Your kisses, hugs, love and Angel wings, They take me there, Told them I don’t need oxygen to live coz in our world love is in the air
0
May 24, 2018
May 24, 2018 at 4:17 AM UTC
SEVEN WONDERS OF OUR WORLD
802 Bun Drive Bun drive in Woolsbury, Horshire With its crooked sign dripping with water A doorbell oiled and glistening with an odd feeling of warmth As if this was done to hide all the beautiful mess underneath Like when an eraser hides the mistakes one makes But these mistakes should be highlighted for they are a part of one's identity I knocked once but nothing happened And I thought he may not be home Welcome I said to myself Even without a welcome sign or mat I just knew welcome was to be imagined in our heads
0
May 2, 2019
May 2, 2019 at 12:47 PM UTC
802 Bun Drive
I once slept with a few sophisticated rats, 5 to be exact, on a pull-out couch from a garage sale in corona, queens they had ivy league IQs; double majors in evasion and skullduggery, and a crush on my left thumb.... *the  one you ****** on as a kid...,* posited dr diaz, my shrink with an md from the lesser antilles like freaks, they came out at night, in indian file... as the raging moon dipped below my cracked glass window, and  a cimmerian shroud swallowed its receding light, and I snored... on the couch, left thumb hanging loose near the floor where a heavily highlighted textbook lay wide open... cued by the dipping moon or the rhythmic rasp ripping through the room like a stihl chain saw, the curious 5 whisked over the persian rug, or was it soiled chinese? like I said they had ivy league IQs.... thus my heavily cheesed wire traps remained engaged but cheese-less... as the curious 5 converged around the couch for dessert... ~ I skipped mgmt 301 at 10 and dr diaz gave me a rabies shot: 4 doses ig, a sterile bandage for my shredded left thumb, and a referral to his realtor... ~ P (Pablo) (8/8/2013)
0
Aug 8, 2013
Aug 8, 2013 at 4:05 PM UTC
Sleeping With Rats...
Stumbling and mumbling like a bumbling idiot Feeling like a toddler who is barely learning how to speak The first steps, tiny baby steps Into this territory called "love" "Kiddy crushing, puppy loving" -- That's what they all call it. Tongue twisters, tying my tongue into tight knots. These feelings puzzle my brain. Questioning every movement, every moment Waiting patiently for everything to click together Two halves of a whole taken apart By those who think they are better than us Word goes around and around But never seems to land on the truth Avoiding all the right answers Even if it was right in the center, Bolded, capitalized letters, and highlighted Just for you. It will slap you in the face and tell you, "Get your head out of the clouds!" Because you need to realize that real life is not a fairy tale, Not a story straight from the classics. It is not told at night before your bedtime, Before your parents tuck you in and kiss you goodnight. It is something learned from experience, Something that walks in at all the wrong times. It'll walk in through the doors when you're crying And it could walk in during breakfast while you're making your favorite morning coffee. It even walks out, sometimes unannounced Even during your happiest moments. Because that's what love is: Unpredictable
0
May 10, 2013
May 10, 2013 at 11:14 PM UTC
unpredictable
I was walking on the seashore when I heard a fearful cry I looked out across the water where a man was drifting by "You've got to help!" he shouted, "There's a lifebelt in your reach, "If you throw it to me quickly I'll get back onto the Beach!" I hastily began to do exactly as he said When a little word of warning made its way into my head. "You reckon this will help," I said, "that is what you believe, "But to trust short-term solutions here is hopelessly naive. "You think the belt will save you, and for now maybe it would "But to teach a faulty lesson here could do more harm than good "You want something for nothing and that just is not the way "In the sophisticated economic climate of today - "You need trade! You need trade, not aid "You need trade! I can't help until you've paid. "You say that you're in trouble and my help is all you need "But a culture of dependency is all that it would breed!" "What's wrong with you, you maniac?" he answered with a yell, "I'm drowning in the ocean and there's nothing here to sell! "We can talk about your theories when I'm back upon the shore "Now just throw the ****** life-belt out, I beg you, I implore! "You have it in your power and you know that if you can "You've a moral obligation to assist your fellow man!" I told him, "You are selfish! This is difficult for me, "D'you think a drowning person is a pleasant thing to see? "You shouldn't be in the water if you haven't learned to swim!" He said "You no-good lousy ******* it was you who pushed me in!" Well this kind of moral blackmail made me look at him, aghast And say, "There really is no virtue here in dwelling on the past, "You need trade! You need trade, not aid "You need trade! I can't help until you've paid. "You say that you're in trouble and my help is all you need "But a culture of dependency is all that it would breed!" "Don't be so pessimistic," I advised him, "you are rich! "The sea in which you're drowning must be lowping full of fish!" "If that's what you're relying on," he said, "to judge my wealth, "Then you know that I have nothing, 'cos you caught them all yourself!" I said, "Well, you can't argue with the laws of competition "You were wasting time by drowning when you should have been out fishin'!" When finally he died I said, "My brother, I will miss you, "But maybe more importantly, you've highlighted an issue: "Drowning is a problem, and believe me, now you're gone, "I'll be on the phone to Geldof, Ultravox and Elton John. "We'll organise a concert so that everyone can see "That drowning is a menace, we should make it history! "Using trade! Using trade, not aid, "Good, free trade, the grestest plan we've ever made, "You say that you're in trouble and my help is all you need, "But a culture of dependency's a rotten thing to breed!"
0
Dec 6, 2010
Dec 6, 2010 at 4:25 AM UTC
Trade Not Aid
I was walking on the seashore when I heard a fearful cry I looked out across the water where a man was drifting by "You've got to help!" he shouted, "There's a lifebelt in your reach, "If you throw it to me quickly I'll get back onto the Beach!" I hastily began to do exactly as he said When a little word of warning made its way into my head. "You reckon this will help," I said, "that is what you believe, "But to trust short-term solutions here is hopelessly naive. "You think the belt will save you, and for now maybe it would "But to teach a faulty lesson here could do more harm than good "You want something for nothing and that just is not the way "In the sophisticated economic climate of today - "You need trade! You need trade, not aid "You need trade! I can't help until you've paid. "You say that you're in trouble and my help is all you need "But a culture of dependency is all that it would breed!" "What's wrong with you, you maniac?" he answered with a yell, "I'm drowning in the ocean and there's nothing here to sell! "We can talk about your theories when I'm back upon the shore "Now just throw the ****** life-belt out, I beg you, I implore! "You have it in your power and you know that if you can "You've a moral obligation to assist your fellow man!" I told him, "You are selfish! This is difficult for me, "D'you think a drowning person is a pleasant thing to see? "You shouldn't be in the water if you haven't learned to swim!" He said "You no-good lousy ******* it was you who pushed me in!" Well this kind of moral blackmail made me look at him, aghast And say, "There really is no virtue here in dwelling on the past, "You need trade! You need trade, not aid "You need trade! I can't help until you've paid. "You say that you're in trouble and my help is all you need "But a culture of dependency is all that it would breed!" "Don't be so pessimistic," I advised him, "you are rich! "The sea in which you're drowning must be lowping full of fish!" "If that's what you're relying on," he said, "to judge my wealth, "Then you know that I have nothing, 'cos you caught them all yourself!" I said, "Well, you can't argue with the laws of competition "You were wasting time by drowning when you should have been out fishin'!" When finally he died I said, "My brother, I will miss you, "But maybe more importantly, you've highlighted an issue: "Drowning is a problem, and believe me, now you're gone, "I'll be on the phone to Geldof, Ultravox and Elton John. "We'll organise a concert so that everyone can see "That drowning is a menace, we should make it history! "Using trade! Using trade, not aid, "Good, free trade, the grestest plan we've ever made, "You say that you're in trouble and my help is all you need, "But a culture of dependency's a rotten thing to breed!"
Continue reading...
48
I always thought that you were perfect Until you took your jacket off , And the sun broke through the window And highlighted every scar on your beautiful arms. That was the day that I realised - you are perfect for me
0
Apr 7, 2014
Apr 7, 2014 at 11:17 AM UTC
Scars perfection
Imaging you when you were a school girl Mini- sarong, small white shirt A bag jam-packed with books hanging on your shoulder Tiara in head, and two queues like two small dark snake And those long eye petals highlighted with collyrium Your two sapphires fluctuating in deep Blue Ocean Impish humming birds were humming with their assiduous tongue, to get your attention. Let the Almighty curse their tongue was your supplication Walking in two fickleness legs, licking an Ice- cream Bewilderingly, you became my “A Midsummer night’s dream”. Each second I encounter you in my Ruya For years you are my Ruya.
0
Oct 18, 2013
Oct 18, 2013 at 10:06 PM UTC
You are my Ruya
In the love note To someone The old man highlighted Love flourishes When fear dies If all else fails Time heals If still Unhealed Love heals For all that You are From all that I am
0
Dec 24, 2021
Dec 24, 2021 at 10:06 PM UTC
Regards
I sit in front of my dressers mirror, Stare at the plain adequate girl staring back at me, Is she enough? Can she walk out this door and hold her head up high? No. And so I pull, And tweak And brush And dry, I look at the girl in the mirror again, Her hair is done up, Pretty and well kept, But dead dry and limp because of damage, And I can’t help but think it represents my inner self, Though dead, I look substantially better, But is she enough? This girl staring back at me? Can she hold her head up high with the confidence of knowing what she wants? No. And so I apply base, Concealer, Try to fix my uneven complexion and blemishes, Eye shadow, Then eye liner, Mascara, Lipstick…. And again I stop to look at the girl, She looks like women now, As every feature is defined and highlighted, Her complexion even, Blemish free… But is it enough, This women staring back at me, As the make up smudges and rubs off, She’ll become the drab adequate girl underneath it all, I can put on beautiful clothes, Amazing jewellery, But I remain the plain adequate girl that stares back at me, With her sad eyes, Set jaw, Lips that barely ever quirk upwards with a hint of a smile, That girl who’s cried so many eyeliner smudging tears, That girl who fears, Everything, Everyone, No matter how much I do, To hide her away, Keep her from the world, No matter how many layers of, ‘Happy’, I try to mask her with, She will come out, As my clothes grow rumpled, My jewellery loses its shine, Its glow, As my hair turns grey, My make up smudges, I become her again, And is she enough? I stare at her long and hard, I notice the high cheekbones, The strong set features, I realize this girl is only adequate, Because she believes it, Only plain because it’s all she’s ever been convinced to see, With all her wear and tear, She is beautiful. And so I grab my make up remover, Wipe away the mask suffocating me, I shake my hair out to its full volume, I remove the jewellery that’s cold against my warmth, And I look at this plain adequate girl, Not so plain and adequate anymore, And I ask myself, Is she enough? Enough to face the world proudly as whom and what she is? Is she? Those sad eyes stare back at me with a new found spark, Those set lips quirk up into a hint of a sly smile, And she winks at me. Yes.
0
Dec 3, 2012
Dec 3, 2012 at 1:21 PM UTC
Plain & Adequate Girl
I sit in front of my dressers mirror, Stare at the plain adequate girl staring back at me, Is she enough? Can she walk out this door and hold her head up high? No. And so I pull, And tweak And brush And dry, I look at the girl in the mirror again, Her hair is done up, Pretty and well kept, But dead dry and limp because of damage, And I can’t help but think it represents my inner self, Though dead, I look substantially better, But is she enough? This girl staring back at me? Can she hold her head up high with the confidence of knowing what she wants? No. And so I apply base, Concealer, Try to fix my uneven complexion and blemishes, Eye shadow, Then eye liner, Mascara, Lipstick…. And again I stop to look at the girl, She looks like women now, As every feature is defined and highlighted, Her complexion even, Blemish free… But is it enough, This women staring back at me, As the make up smudges and rubs off, She’ll become the drab adequate girl underneath it all, I can put on beautiful clothes, Amazing jewellery, But I remain the plain adequate girl that stares back at me, With her sad eyes, Set jaw, Lips that barely ever quirk upwards with a hint of a smile, That girl who’s cried so many eyeliner smudging tears, That girl who fears, Everything, Everyone, No matter how much I do, To hide her away, Keep her from the world, No matter how many layers of, ‘Happy’, I try to mask her with, She will come out, As my clothes grow rumpled, My jewellery loses its shine, Its glow, As my hair turns grey, My make up smudges, I become her again, And is she enough? I stare at her long and hard, I notice the high cheekbones, The strong set features, I realize this girl is only adequate, Because she believes it, Only plain because it’s all she’s ever been convinced to see, With all her wear and tear, She is beautiful. And so I grab my make up remover, Wipe away the mask suffocating me, I shake my hair out to its full volume, I remove the jewellery that’s cold against my warmth, And I look at this plain adequate girl, Not so plain and adequate anymore, And I ask myself, Is she enough? Enough to face the world proudly as whom and what she is? Is she? Those sad eyes stare back at me with a new found spark, Those set lips quirk up into a hint of a sly smile, And she winks at me. Yes.
Continue reading...
82
My world, was overcast in many ways, dark cloudy gloomy days, scary moonless starless nights, The heart was sinking with pain. One day with lightning it poured as rain of words themes, i wrote, wrote and wrote, in the  dream space i float, now my grey world is painted with the colorful themes, highlighted with my deepest feelings and in the bright sky the words are dancing with syllables, The seeds of hope buried in the dark, when watered with the raining words, sprouted. The plant, when nourished by divine grace, fertilised by new ideas and creativity, came out of doom, about to bloom. one day it will offer the shadow of solace and the fruits of love to wanderers, stranded broken loners soon will turn into poetree
0
Jun 5, 2017
Jun 5, 2017 at 2:00 AM UTC
Poetree...my first shape poem
sound and noise- two chapters of the same book. Sound: the quiet ripening of music notes over wind, or the fluttering of bird and butterfly wings. Noise: the static between radio stations, gun fire, weeping. There would be no such thing as the overlooked if there wasn't anything highlighted, and so I would not be writing about our neglect of sadness unless there were such a thing as happiness. young love and youth and destruction and dreams are all noise, all left in the shadows of their more bright, elder predecessors. And we mistaken noise for sound more often than not, which makes the ability to hear a blessing and a curse. For we mistaken a teen's cries as a sign of teen angst, or a mother's book of rules as a restriction of our lives, and the noise we think is being produced is the music of our lives. Sound isn't beautiful, sound is real. Noise is heard, sound, you feel. So before you go labeling something as noise, remember what is missing: noise implies that everyone can hear, but no one is listening.
0
Jun 14, 2014
Jun 14, 2014 at 5:01 PM UTC
Noise
I am surrounded by empty booths & four sides clothed in beige, highlighted by hanging globe- lanterns casting a serene aura. The swing of the kitchen door greets me, the lone patron who has placed his order for miso soup & white sticky rice. My placemat educates me about the zodiac & I can almost hear the creaking of the bamboo painted on the walls, it leaves me feeling nice inside.
0
Mar 24, 2014
Mar 24, 2014 at 11:55 AM UTC
Transcendence in An Asian Eatery