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"household" poems
a man is not a man if he believes he has to be superior over a woman to achieve her love, a man is a man if he believes in letting a woman decide for herself who she wants to be, a man is not a man if he believes control will make a woman stay, a man is a man if he believes letting a woman choose what she wants to do will make her stay, a man is not a man if he does not believe in giving a woman a choice in her free time, will make her feel safe, a man is man if he believes that letting a woman do whatever the hell she wants in her free time to make her happy will make her love him more and feel safe, a man is not a man if he believes that forbidding a woman to meet with other males, even just friends will make her stay, a man is a man if he trusts a woman, regardless of how long the relationship, that she will not cheat by giving her the choice of who she wants to meet, will make her stay,   a man is not a man if he constantly refers to a woman as only useful in reproduction, a man is a man if he believes that a woman was created for other things too, a man is not a man if he believes that a woman should be devoted to the kitchen and household, a man is a man if he believes that letting a woman choose how she wants to keep herself busy will make her feel valued,   a man is not a man if he believes a woman is only useful for his needs, wants, and desires, a man is a man if he believes that being with a woman is not only about objectification, sexualization, reproductive control and male privilege.
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Nov 16, 2020
Nov 16, 2020 at 1:35 PM UTC
a man is (not) a man
a man is not a man if he believes he has to be superior over a woman to achieve her love, a man is a man if he believes in letting a woman decide for herself who she wants to be, a man is not a man if he believes control will make a woman stay, a man is a man if he believes letting a woman choose what she wants to do will make her stay, a man is not a man if he does not believe in giving a woman a choice in her free time, will make her feel safe, a man is man if he believes that letting a woman do whatever the hell she wants in her free time to make her happy will make her love him more and feel safe, a man is not a man if he believes that forbidding a woman to meet with other males, even just friends will make her stay, a man is a man if he trusts a woman, regardless of how long the relationship, that she will not cheat by giving her the choice of who she wants to meet, will make her stay,   a man is not a man if he constantly refers to a woman as only useful in reproduction, a man is a man if he believes that a woman was created for other things too, a man is not a man if he believes that a woman should be devoted to the kitchen and household, a man is a man if he believes that letting a woman choose how she wants to keep herself busy will make her feel valued,   a man is not a man if he believes a woman is only useful for his needs, wants, and desires, a man is a man if he believes that being with a woman is not only about objectification, sexualization, reproductive control and male privilege.
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Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away into the next room. I am I, and you are you. Whatever we were to each other that we still are. Call me by my old familiar name, speak to me in the easy way you always used. Put no differnce into your tone, wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we had together. Play, smile, think of me. Pray for me. Let my name be the household name it always was. Let it be spoken without the shadow of a ghost in it. Life means all it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was. What is death is but a negliable accident. Why should I be out of your mind because I am out of your sight. All is well, nothing is lost. One brief moment and it will all be as it was before. R.I.P Daniel, I miss you man 16/6/2010
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Jun 16, 2013
Jun 16, 2013 at 8:35 AM UTC
I am I , and You are You
Establish a research and development facility tasked with recycling 100,000 commonly used household goods or packaged products back into the original base material needed to remake it into new product packaging. Pass legislation requiring all companies selling products with packaging to buy their source materials from a registered public-private venture allowing any firm willing to participate to do so. Companies must then manufacture packaging locally using source materials supplied by one of the public-private companies. Companies will also be required to hire locally using a diversity and economic income model incorporating or locating the participating companies in the poorest rural counties in the state. Society grows great when Old Men plant trees.  -Socrates
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Sep 5, 2017
Sep 5, 2017 at 7:46 PM UTC
Recycling Thesis
Dear Miss ********, We regret to inform you that unfortunately at this time we do not have space for you at our company. Yours, Xxxx xxxxxxxx Dear Miss *******, We regret to inform you that unfortunately at this time we cannot offer you a place with our company as you are under qualified. Yours ** xxxxx Dear Miss ********, Thank you for your application. We regret to inform you that you are over-qualified for the position. Yours,  xxxxxxx *** Dear Miss ******, I don’t think so love. This isn’t even a letter, this is my managerial position on you handing me your cv. Cheers, bahbye now Dear Miss *******, This isn’t really a letter either, but despite how un-pc this is, we can’t hire you due to your gender. Thanks anyway, save your paper. Dear Miss ********, Thank you for your application, unfortunately we had stronger applicants. Yours, etc.,  aaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaa Dear Miss ********, Thank you for your application. Unfortunately we are not hiring at the moment even though we had advertised the job you applied for. Yours, xxxxxxxxx xxxxx Dear Miss ********, We had left it between you and another applicant, and couldn’t decide so we flipped a coin, and she won. You’re a lovely girl though. Yours, fffffff ffff fffff Dear Miss ********, I refer to your claim for Jobseekers Benefit/Assistance at VVVVVV’s CCCCCC local office. Jobseekers Benefit/Assistance claims are subject to periodic review, consequently, I would appreciate if you would attend this office for interview on the 31/17/78 and bring the following : 1. Proof of Identity (i.e. Passport or Driving Licence or Long version of your Birth Certificate) 2.  Proof of Residency (e.g. Letter from landlord/ Rent Book/ Lease/ Mortgage Receipt/ Letter from Parents + Household Bill) 3. Written Proof of recent job applications and replies. 4. Proof of job applications made through FAS 5. FAS courses applied for. 6. A copy of your Curriculum Vitae (CV): unemployed from 7. If your spouse/partner is an adult dependent on your claim, please bring his/her GNIB and Passport/Travel Documents. Failure to respond to this letter may lead to suspension or disallowance of claim. Yours sincerely, **** ***** Local Officer
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Feb 15, 2013
Feb 15, 2013 at 10:26 AM UTC
Rejection
Dear Miss ********, We regret to inform you that unfortunately at this time we do not have space for you at our company. Yours, Xxxx xxxxxxxx Dear Miss *******, We regret to inform you that unfortunately at this time we cannot offer you a place with our company as you are under qualified. Yours ** xxxxx Dear Miss ********, Thank you for your application. We regret to inform you that you are over-qualified for the position. Yours,  xxxxxxx *** Dear Miss ******, I don’t think so love. This isn’t even a letter, this is my managerial position on you handing me your cv. Cheers, bahbye now Dear Miss *******, This isn’t really a letter either, but despite how un-pc this is, we can’t hire you due to your gender. Thanks anyway, save your paper. Dear Miss ********, Thank you for your application, unfortunately we had stronger applicants. Yours, etc.,  aaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaa Dear Miss ********, Thank you for your application. Unfortunately we are not hiring at the moment even though we had advertised the job you applied for. Yours, xxxxxxxxx xxxxx Dear Miss ********, We had left it between you and another applicant, and couldn’t decide so we flipped a coin, and she won. You’re a lovely girl though. Yours, fffffff ffff fffff Dear Miss ********, I refer to your claim for Jobseekers Benefit/Assistance at VVVVVV’s CCCCCC local office. Jobseekers Benefit/Assistance claims are subject to periodic review, consequently, I would appreciate if you would attend this office for interview on the 31/17/78 and bring the following : 1. Proof of Identity (i.e. Passport or Driving Licence or Long version of your Birth Certificate) 2.  Proof of Residency (e.g. Letter from landlord/ Rent Book/ Lease/ Mortgage Receipt/ Letter from Parents + Household Bill) 3. Written Proof of recent job applications and replies. 4. Proof of job applications made through FAS 5. FAS courses applied for. 6. A copy of your Curriculum Vitae (CV): unemployed from 7. If your spouse/partner is an adult dependent on your claim, please bring his/her GNIB and Passport/Travel Documents. Failure to respond to this letter may lead to suspension or disallowance of claim. Yours sincerely, **** ***** Local Officer
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Men were considered to excel in education, But now women are taking up the tradition, Excelling in arts, science and commerce, Women have really made competition fierce. For household chores, Women were considered, But now you see, Sunita Williams flying high on earth. So let us all bear in mind, That women are never behind, They can conquer any situation, By showing sheer determination. Educate your girl child, So that she can fight her right, Make her very strong, So that she can distinguish right and wrong. ~Farheen zehra
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Jul 15, 2016
Jul 15, 2016 at 3:20 AM UTC
Women and Education
I'm having tea with Life, And his band of Disappointments. They dine at my expense, And they're a hungry bunch of guests. Tea turned into Supper, Where the Disappointments drank My finest wine, And Life wiped his cruel mouth On my tablecloth. You can't have supper without dessert, So they ate up more of my Food for thought. And if you stay for dessert, You may as well spend the night. So they did And burgled my pantry of hopes For a midnight snack. One night was lovely, So Life cackled, "Why not stay two?" And two turned to a week, And a week turned into My sickeningly merry guests Moving into my dreams, And inviting in Doubt, To live with them too, And of course Pay no rent. So I watch my chaotic household Of a skull, Where Life has made himself at home And brought all of his friends. I stare dully at my ruined Dining room of thought, Which they have dominated. And look wearily for a spare idea In my raided cupboards. I've never been one To evict friends, So I suppose they're here to stay. But learn a lesson from me, And don't ever Have Life over for tea.
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Jul 18, 2016
Jul 18, 2016 at 1:38 AM UTC
Tea With Life
I love being Chicana because it gives me a sense of belonging. I hate being Chicana because I am not a true Latina, nor am I a true American. I love being Chicana because of the authentic food my family brings to the table. I hate being Chicana because people assume that all I eat are burritos. I love being Chicana because I was born with the ability to move my hips and dance in a way most white girls can’t. I hate being Chicana because I look white and not Mexican. I love being Chicana because it gives me a reason to embrace a beautiful language. I hate being Chicana because people automatically think I can speak English and Spanish perfectly. I love being Chicana because I have the most caring family. I hate being Chicana because I was raised in a lower-middle class household. I love being Chicana because I was raised to learn and appreciate the value of everything. I hate being Chicana because I am expected to bear children and marry a hard-working man. I love being Chicana because it sets me apart. I hate being Chicana because I am expected to know American history as well as Mexican history. I love being Chicana because I was born in a free country. I hate being Chicana because I feel out of place when I travel to Mexico. I love being Chicana because I have created goals for myself that no one ever expects me to me reach simply because I am Chicana. I hate being Chicana because people don’t believe in me or my abilities. I love being Chicana because I have the strength and willpower to prove them wrong.
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Jan 28, 2016
Jan 28, 2016 at 2:17 PM UTC
Being Chicana
I love being Chicana because it gives me a sense of belonging. I hate being Chicana because I am not a true Latina, nor am I a true American. I love being Chicana because of the authentic food my family brings to the table. I hate being Chicana because people assume that all I eat are burritos. I love being Chicana because I was born with the ability to move my hips and dance in a way most white girls can’t. I hate being Chicana because I look white and not Mexican. I love being Chicana because it gives me a reason to embrace a beautiful language. I hate being Chicana because people automatically think I can speak English and Spanish perfectly. I love being Chicana because I have the most caring family. I hate being Chicana because I was raised in a lower-middle class household. I love being Chicana because I was raised to learn and appreciate the value of everything. I hate being Chicana because I am expected to bear children and marry a hard-working man. I love being Chicana because it sets me apart. I hate being Chicana because I am expected to know American history as well as Mexican history. I love being Chicana because I was born in a free country. I hate being Chicana because I feel out of place when I travel to Mexico. I love being Chicana because I have created goals for myself that no one ever expects me to me reach simply because I am Chicana. I hate being Chicana because people don’t believe in me or my abilities. I love being Chicana because I have the strength and willpower to prove them wrong.
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OPPOSITE my chamber window, On the sunny roof, at play, High above the city's tumult, Flocks of doves sit day by day. Shining necks and snowy bosoms, Little rosy, tripping feet, Twinkling eyes and fluttering wings, Cooing voices, low and sweet,- Graceful games and friendly meetings, Do I daily watch and see. For these happy little neighbors Always seem at peace to be. On my window-ledge, to lure them, Crumbs of bread I often strew, And, behind the curtain hiding, Watch them flutter to and fro. Soon they cease to fear the giver, Quick are they to feel my love, And my alms are freely taken By the shyest little dove. In soft flight, they circle downward, Peep in through the window-pane; Stretch their gleaming necks to greet me, Peck and coo, and come again. Faithful little friends and neighbors, For no wintry wind or rain, Household cares or airy pastimes, Can my loving birds restrain. Other friends forget, or linger, But each day I surely know That my doves will come and leave here Little footprints in the snow. So, they teach me the sweet lesson, That the humblest may give Help and hope, and in so doing, Learn the truth by which we live; For the heart that freely scatters Simple charities and loves, Lures home content, and joy, and peace, Like a soft-winged flock of doves.
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My Doves
Cray-Z... *You know that you are, ******* crazy?* *Think up a new grand goal to meet, then drop the blotter, -to compete.* *Are you movin' on up? to the top, to a deluxe compartment in your mi-ind?* Lenny? Saul admired David... "Admired," him. dissolved him in, David. *You know that you are, ******* crazy?* *Look at the hands, -they swirl in, ceiling paint... Thinking like this the world is NO constraint.* Fuzzy Futzy Fickle Fiber Pick a pickle Whitley Streiber. *Gargle, Gasp, rinse and repeat.* *Then Devil for the Heaven's seat, and find a tiny child to eat, for tasty things water mouth with treat, nothing stained by water's meet or tendered strangely as complete.* Crazy... Carpet fibers tickle my neck. I am a house. Household item. Bleach feels funny on the fingers, they still won't change color back? *Think up a new grand goal to meet, then drop the blotter, -to compete. Then Devil for the Heaven's seat, and find a tiny child to eat, for tasty things water mouth with treat, nothing stained by water's meet or tendered strangely incomplete.* Crazy you know that you are... ...is that wall supposed to be flashing? !!!!GET OFF MY ROCKER!!!!*
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Dec 20, 2016
Dec 20, 2016 at 9:25 PM UTC
Nucking Futz
When descends on the Atlantic The gigantic Storm-wind of the equinox, Landward in his wrath he scourges The toiling surges, Laden with seaweed from the rocks: From Bermuda’s reefs; from edges Of sunken ledges, In some far-off, bright Azore; From Bahama, and the dashing, Silver-flashing Surges of San Salvador; From the tumbling surf, that buries The Orkneyan skerries, Answering the hoarse Hebrides; And from wrecks of ships, and drifting Spars, uplifting On the desolate, rainy seas;— Ever drifting, drifting, drifting On the shifting Currents of the restless main; Till in sheltered coves, and reaches Of sandy beaches, All have found repose again. So when storms of wild emotion Strike the ocean Of the poet’s soul, erelong From each cave and rocky fastness, In its vastness, Floats some fragment of a song: From the far-off isles enchanted, Heaven has planted With the golden fruit of Truth; From the flashing surf, whose vision Gleams Elysian In the tropic clime of Youth; From the strong Will, and the Endeavor That forever Wrestle with the tides of Fate; From the wreck of Hopes far-scattered, Tempest-shattered, Floating waste and desolate;— Ever drifting, drifting, drifting On the shifting Currents of the restless heart; Till at length in books recorded, They, like hoarded Household words, no more depart.
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Seaweed
me lungs aint pure wit out ganga me mind aint pure wit out rasta who be in my basement? da rasta mon who stole me bank statement. why he steal me bank statement only jah will know. me tird leg ain pure wit out soap me arm peets aint pure wit out soap soap is da purest jah supply us wit soap tank u jah we like da soap u supply we do not deny here id de reggae household jah. J A H
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Dec 2, 2014
Dec 2, 2014 at 10:25 AM UTC
Pure
They say that smell Is your strongest sense When tied to memory. That just a whiff of a smell Or even thought of a Smell can bring you back To a place and a time that You had previously Thought were left behind. For me the smell of Bleach is comfort, as my Nanny used it as a Standard, household Cleaner. I love that smell As well as of my favorite Dinner, mildew (reminds me of summers spent At camp, living out of a trunk) and My favorite flowers Each of these smells I Love to revisit time and Time again. One smell Though has embedded Itself in my memory and if I have my way, I’ll never Smell it again. Mom had Colon cancer most Of my time in High school. No clue on the stage But it was best not To Ask Surgeries, chemo, radiation, the Whole Nine Things seemed to be fine, Well, even great Until it took a turn My mom has never been Skinny; she is petite, but Normal Suddenly she looked like A holocaust victim She would get quiet Draw into herself For periods of time Another surgery. Fine She returned home And then something crept in That something was death And I’ll never know how I knew You just know. The smell of something Dying Isn’t pleasant It puts you on edge And turns your stomach Mom was confident That she was getting better The smell, that can’t Be described (dying tissue, pain Suffering) was glaring To me I never asked Mom or Dad If they could smell it Because the smell of Death Isn’t a sense that should Be shared I would just maintain that I didn’t think Something was right A day or so later Surgery. Fine. Home. Smell. Surgery. Fine. Home. Smell. Surgery. Fine. Home. After that last Surgery. The smell Left. But even now When I think back To that time That complicated time of Soccer games Chemotherapy Apply to college Surgeries The one thing in the Foreground Is That Smell Just a whiff of death Of human decay Of dying Of suffering And I’ve had my fill For a lifetime
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Sep 27, 2013
Sep 27, 2013 at 1:58 AM UTC
Smell of Death
They say that smell Is your strongest sense When tied to memory. That just a whiff of a smell Or even thought of a Smell can bring you back To a place and a time that You had previously Thought were left behind. For me the smell of Bleach is comfort, as my Nanny used it as a Standard, household Cleaner. I love that smell As well as of my favorite Dinner, mildew (reminds me of summers spent At camp, living out of a trunk) and My favorite flowers Each of these smells I Love to revisit time and Time again. One smell Though has embedded Itself in my memory and if I have my way, I’ll never Smell it again. Mom had Colon cancer most Of my time in High school. No clue on the stage But it was best not To Ask Surgeries, chemo, radiation, the Whole Nine Things seemed to be fine, Well, even great Until it took a turn My mom has never been Skinny; she is petite, but Normal Suddenly she looked like A holocaust victim She would get quiet Draw into herself For periods of time Another surgery. Fine She returned home And then something crept in That something was death And I’ll never know how I knew You just know. The smell of something Dying Isn’t pleasant It puts you on edge And turns your stomach Mom was confident That she was getting better The smell, that can’t Be described (dying tissue, pain Suffering) was glaring To me I never asked Mom or Dad If they could smell it Because the smell of Death Isn’t a sense that should Be shared I would just maintain that I didn’t think Something was right A day or so later Surgery. Fine. Home. Smell. Surgery. Fine. Home. Smell. Surgery. Fine. Home. After that last Surgery. The smell Left. But even now When I think back To that time That complicated time of Soccer games Chemotherapy Apply to college Surgeries The one thing in the Foreground Is That Smell Just a whiff of death Of human decay Of dying Of suffering And I’ve had my fill For a lifetime
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Señor Garcia Marquez Whatever did you mean When you wrote of life And of death by family I'm in love with Prudencio Aguilar's ghost Roaming about the Buendía household Hole in his throat Washing out the wound But what did you mean?! I'm in love with Do it yourself chastity belts And Ursula's fear of *** But why is this even a theory Your concept behind biracial inbreeding And Señor do not get me started On Melquíades and José Arcadio Buendía Because that friendship was Fated to be doomed I mean no disrespect in all this I just want to know Why use Macondo as an allegory For the Angel Gabriel You're genius, really But your run on paragraphs Infuriate every ounce of my writing soul You're a Columbian Tolstoy I mean that as no insult Your works are tremendous and outstanding But what am I doing You're now just an old dead man "Under the ground" So now I belong to figure out Why Pilar needs to fill a void Opened by a ****** And why Colonel Aureliano Buendía Thinks of his fond memory of ice Just before being killed I've paid my respects to your work Please pay respects to my search
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Jul 25, 2016
Jul 25, 2016 at 3:57 PM UTC
Gabriel Garcia Márquez
The minstrels played their Christmas tune To-night beneath my cottage-eaves; While, smitten by a lofty moon, The encircling laurels, thick with leaves, Gave back a rich and dazzling sheen, That overpowered their natural green. Through hill and valley every breeze Had sunk to rest with folded wings: Keen was the air, but could not freeze, Nor check, the music of the strings; So stout and hardy were the band That scraped the chords with strenuous hand. And who but listened?—till was paid Respect to every inmate’s claim, The greeting given, the music played In honour of each household name, Duly pronounced with ***** call, And “Merry Christmas” wished to all.
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Minstrels
~ June 2023 HP Poet: Patty Mager Country: USA Question 1: Welcome to the HP Spotlight, Patty. Please tell us about your background? Patty M: "I was born an only child in a 3 generation household. I loved books, and playing imaginary games, and chasing my mom with really long nightcrawlers, my Grandpa raised in a washtub. I was a banker, and a financial banker for many years. I quit to do hospice for my Dad when he was to go into hospice. My husband had heart problems and my little Mom eventually got Cancer. So I nursed and loved them all. My Dad for a year, the others over an 8-year period. I saw the transition of each and the way each handled their ending, and I was there for them all. I consider that a special blessing." Question 2: How long have you been writing poetry, and for how long have you been a member of Hello Poetry? Patty M: "I always wrote, but I found a poetry site 20 years ago, and began to write seriously. I've been published in many anthologies both in the US and abroad. I was nominated for the coveted Pushcart Prize twice and I once had a three-page spread in our local newspaper. I came to HP in 2014 and I love this special place with amazingly wonderful poets who have become really great friends." Question 3: What inspires you? (In other words, how does poetry happen for you). Patty M: "Sometimes poems seem to write themselves, almost like automatic writing." Question 4: What does poetry mean to you? Patty M: "Poetry is spiritual, and a lifesaving rope that carries me through both good and the horrible times of my life." Question 5: Who are your favorite poets? Patty M: "My favorite Poets are: Sylvia Plath, Neruda, Billy Collins, Maya Angelou, Poe, Ginsberg, Anne Sexton, and Longfellow." Question 6: What other interests do you have? Patty M: "I love to cook, do crossword puzzles, read, and play card games like canasta, and spider solitaire. Being with family is my heaven." Carlo C. Gomez: “Thank you so much for allowing me to interview you, dear Patty! I learned a great deal about you!” Patty M: "Thank again Carlo. Thanks so much for all your help and kindness." Thank you everyone here at HP for taking the time to read this. We hope you enjoyed getting to know Patty a little bit better. I indeed did. It is our wish that these spotlights are helping everyone to further discover and appreciate their fellow poets. – Carlo C. Gomez (aka Mr. Timetable) We will post Spotlight #5 in July! ~
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Jun 1, 2023
Jun 1, 2023 at 5:56 PM UTC
HP Writers Spotlight: Patty M
~ June 2023 HP Poet: Patty Mager Country: USA Question 1: Welcome to the HP Spotlight, Patty. Please tell us about your background? Patty M: "I was born an only child in a 3 generation household. I loved books, and playing imaginary games, and chasing my mom with really long nightcrawlers, my Grandpa raised in a washtub. I was a banker, and a financial banker for many years. I quit to do hospice for my Dad when he was to go into hospice. My husband had heart problems and my little Mom eventually got Cancer. So I nursed and loved them all. My Dad for a year, the others over an 8-year period. I saw the transition of each and the way each handled their ending, and I was there for them all. I consider that a special blessing." Question 2: How long have you been writing poetry, and for how long have you been a member of Hello Poetry? Patty M: "I always wrote, but I found a poetry site 20 years ago, and began to write seriously. I've been published in many anthologies both in the US and abroad. I was nominated for the coveted Pushcart Prize twice and I once had a three-page spread in our local newspaper. I came to HP in 2014 and I love this special place with amazingly wonderful poets who have become really great friends." Question 3: What inspires you? (In other words, how does poetry happen for you). Patty M: "Sometimes poems seem to write themselves, almost like automatic writing." Question 4: What does poetry mean to you? Patty M: "Poetry is spiritual, and a lifesaving rope that carries me through both good and the horrible times of my life." Question 5: Who are your favorite poets? Patty M: "My favorite Poets are: Sylvia Plath, Neruda, Billy Collins, Maya Angelou, Poe, Ginsberg, Anne Sexton, and Longfellow." Question 6: What other interests do you have? Patty M: "I love to cook, do crossword puzzles, read, and play card games like canasta, and spider solitaire. Being with family is my heaven." Carlo C. Gomez: “Thank you so much for allowing me to interview you, dear Patty! I learned a great deal about you!” Patty M: "Thank again Carlo. Thanks so much for all your help and kindness." Thank you everyone here at HP for taking the time to read this. We hope you enjoyed getting to know Patty a little bit better. I indeed did. It is our wish that these spotlights are helping everyone to further discover and appreciate their fellow poets. – Carlo C. Gomez (aka Mr. Timetable) We will post Spotlight #5 in July! ~
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1483 The Robin is a Gabriel In humble circumstances— His Dress denotes him socially, Of Transport’s Working Classes— He has the punctuality Of the New England Farmer— The same oblique integrity, A Vista vastly warmer— A small but sturdy Residence A self denying Household, The Guests of Perspicacity Are all that cross his Threshold— As covert as a Fugitive, Cajoling Consternation By Ditties to the Enemy And Sylvan Punctuation—
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The Robin is a Gabriel
Because the thirst wouldn’t simmer; it ruptured cities into boils, turned cultures into armies, an armageddon of cheeky stubborn Irish Catholics and thick veined Germans couldn’t imagine a world without their stout hearty headed pint. Because white dry protestant angels thought crime existed in a vacuum, in a filthy saw-dusted saloon, the hub spawn of evil. Because twice as many of those saloons were ******* by unlicensed blind pigs, not through free swinging doors on the streets, but in the domestic sphere; in the dark crept crevices of household sanctuaries.   Because bootlegging capitalist princes turned the industry into a stenchy liability with their home brewed distilled poisons. Alky cookers wrapped the commodity fetish and dubbed it moonshine. Moonshine – spirits for the poor and blind. Because this social reform was a moral reform lost in the oblivion of politics, lost in the timeliness of progressive spring-cleaning referenda’s. Because the ragged, toothless class had to be scold, striped clean of their traditional barings, because wisdom is everything and they’re spirits ran vilely wild.
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Sep 26, 2010
Sep 26, 2010 at 6:57 AM UTC
Why the 18th Amendment was a Joke
What does a black kid who wants to rap write about well if he's from the suburbs he'll probably leave the pages white like the folks that where out.   Since there is no poverty, gangs, or death to report on. I guess he'll sit in his two parent household and be put down cause that's his home, and try to figure out that why in order to be black does he have go through struggle, live on 64th and Sangamon Chicago that's just asking for trouble. Why aren't happiness and good times associated with the black culture, instead we like it when we're known for stealing, killing and getting over. I guess it's why light skinned people want to claim different races, why dark skinned woman aren't beautiful because we don't like the color of there faces.   I guess that's why Mike wanted to be white, why every black man woman and child believe that they have to fight, but naw not injustice and poverty, one another the same person you grew up calling your brother. But what does it matter cause you don't hear my words. I'm just another black man from Richton Park Illinois so I remain unheard.
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Dec 19, 2013
Dec 19, 2013 at 6:13 PM UTC
What's black really?
The old saying talks about Being snug as a bug in a rug But how can you feel that way If you never ever get hugged. If you hug your loved ones They may not need drugs. It’s an inexpensive medicine; The basic household hug. Worse things could happen Than to catch the hugging bug. It’s a better remedy than you Can find in an apothecary jug. It doesn’t require prescription And is no big weight to lug. You always have one handy, The standard loving hug. A hug can be the cure for you When you are in a purple fug And your face begins to look Like a rather dyspeptic pug. Somebody wonderful arrives And gives your heart a tug By giving you the all-time best Wholehearted, loving hug.
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Jul 24, 2015
Jul 24, 2015 at 3:27 PM UTC
HERE'S YOUR HUG
Donald Trump was elected President of those United States, He said to his household: Stay here awhile, I notice a fire..." -Sheik Al Jilani The people hate him, the nation opposes him, Perhaps I shall bring you news of it." -Sheik Al Jilani Iraq is the world's second largest source of proven oil reserves... Hold your tongue! You have no common sense! Your house on the river Tigris and yet you are dying of thirst? -Sheik Al Jilani just two steps from everything everything O' seeker hereafter             See,                           -Me. Two steps removed...                                                       -right? Coming home in a Baghdad Slater...bleary yet with sight. *
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Aug 26, 2017
Aug 26, 2017 at 3:07 AM UTC
Utterances
TO AFRIKA, THE POWERFUL GIANT WHO IS BOUND, TEARS AT HER OWN FLESH AND CAN NOT SEE HER OWN BEAUTY How long shall we grind our teeth? As old man's bones crack to the beat Of their picks digging white man gold in black man land Afrika mama, you soul is sold Vuka Afrika Mama Ikati lilele eziko As vultures tap dance on your corrugated iron roof Hyenas point and cackle baring sharpened tooth All the while you slumbered They shackled you and tore your treasure asunder Now is the time to break free Clear those scales from your eyes so you can see How long shall we cry these crocodile tears? As the swollen belly babies, eyes filled with fear Watch the queen who bore them, cowered in the corner, face to the ground Battered by the head of the household, asserting his authority No mercy to be found Zijonge Afrika mama Ubone ubuhle bakho They lied and said your ebony skin wasn't beautiful At all cost remain dutiful Head bowed, queen uncrowned All the while  you doubt yourself There are those who eye and pillage your riches May our united voice bring you to your senses Lest you find yourself stripped naked, while balancing on fences
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Jun 21, 2014
Jun 21, 2014 at 2:42 AM UTC
Afrika Mama
the hundred year old stairs wakes up from its dreamless slumber to find the world has spun for an infinity too long it once roamed and ruled the household of Chathanathodi making way to the rooms upstairs that conspired a thousand whispered secrets simultaneously sprawling its termite-infested legs to make way downstairs that injected an aura of omnipotence its laddery body was now a little chipped and its creaky joints, a little shaky but it didn't matter as it was still conspicuous and strong like Hercules leading unsuspecting mortals upstairs and downstairs to its universe of Gods Shalini Nayar © 2001
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Sep 23, 2014
Sep 23, 2014 at 9:46 AM UTC
Upstairs Downstairs (ode to my ancestral home in Kerala, India)
Purple patches coving your completely swollen cheeks. Gums conquering your teeth. Bruises all over you arms. You walk into class, and all goes quiet. Then comes the incessant laughter. After they calm, and you sit down, embarrassed completely. The whispers, the giggles, the pointing, you cannot handle it. You run out of the room and dash out of the school. You run all the way home, and as soon as you reach your bedroom, you drop to the floor, screams and sobs flooding your household. Of course, the kids would laugh. I'm ugly, I'm different, I'm disgusting. And I've been cursed with Leukemia.
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Aug 7, 2013
Aug 7, 2013 at 3:34 AM UTC
Leukemia
You know taking a bath when you're cold is bad for you yet you still do it. The cold will catch up to you once you're out. Unless you boil yourself to the point where you can't stand the bath water and the cold is all you crave. Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar. You know this anger harbouring will get you sick and at some point something will have to break. Yet you deny it and cry in surprise once you realise how ****** up your mind can get. Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar. You know that you not functioning without your headphones on the street is a mental deficit and you're scared of being alone. Yet whenever you say you'll go out without your headphones you can't help but connect them again to your phone. Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar. You know the silencing glare and the subtly swallowed hate wont be enough to fix them or you yet you take no action and only speak when the times are worst causing everything to crack up again in your dysfunctional household. Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar. No amount of self diagnosis with narcissism, psychosis, psychopathy or plain depression will ever soothe your need of validation. So why bother. Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar. Your body's stiff, you know the causes. Yet you try to dance, sing move as much as you can. Idiotic sensual slow killing. You know you're only making it worse so why keep on hurting? Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar. Your blood vessels bursting under your jeans, your veins dying to pop. Yet you still walk. There's something not quite right with you. Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar Your ribs cracking under the spring sun, your toes bleeding from that last run when will you understand you're marked for death when will you be done? Liar liat liar liar liar liar liar liar liar. You promised you'll shave your arms, start up another life yet you're still here. ******* around. You're nothing but a Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar.
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Mar 2, 2021
Mar 2, 2021 at 3:57 PM UTC
2nd of March, still, spring won't eat me up
You know taking a bath when you're cold is bad for you yet you still do it. The cold will catch up to you once you're out. Unless you boil yourself to the point where you can't stand the bath water and the cold is all you crave. Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar. You know this anger harbouring will get you sick and at some point something will have to break. Yet you deny it and cry in surprise once you realise how ****** up your mind can get. Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar. You know that you not functioning without your headphones on the street is a mental deficit and you're scared of being alone. Yet whenever you say you'll go out without your headphones you can't help but connect them again to your phone. Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar. You know the silencing glare and the subtly swallowed hate wont be enough to fix them or you yet you take no action and only speak when the times are worst causing everything to crack up again in your dysfunctional household. Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar. No amount of self diagnosis with narcissism, psychosis, psychopathy or plain depression will ever soothe your need of validation. So why bother. Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar. Your body's stiff, you know the causes. Yet you try to dance, sing move as much as you can. Idiotic sensual slow killing. You know you're only making it worse so why keep on hurting? Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar. Your blood vessels bursting under your jeans, your veins dying to pop. Yet you still walk. There's something not quite right with you. Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar Your ribs cracking under the spring sun, your toes bleeding from that last run when will you understand you're marked for death when will you be done? Liar liat liar liar liar liar liar liar liar. You promised you'll shave your arms, start up another life yet you're still here. ******* around. You're nothing but a Liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar liar.
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