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"irresponsible" poems
People cheat, people lie To get ahead or just to get by. They do it out of deemed necessity or have made it a successful habit. Some would feel bad, but some wouldn't lose sleep over it. Some lie to protect... Some lie to infect... With little remorse or full blown guilt. Either way risking all they've built. A lie is an accessory that most tend to abuse. A convenient mask for the ugly truth that most would misuse. Lies are... The bane of relationships Destroyer of trust... Conveyed by irresponsible lips. So have I ever lied? Have I ever desecrated honesty's pride? Have I ever wielded it to save others from harm? Have I ever employed it to boost my charm? No I haven't, now that's a lie... Spouted that so easily, I didn't even need to try... Honestly, YES I HAVE. **I am no exception... I am no saint, I'm only human**... with an ill sense of direction. I have lied... How about you? Search deep inside... You know you have too...
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Feb 10, 2015
Feb 10, 2015 at 8:22 AM UTC
Have I Lied?
I've just been told I'm a huge disappointment Forgive me for doing this but it just hurts A girl once laughed at me for crying when a teacher gave up on teaching me she said it was a stupid little thing A boy once forgot me after talking to me only a day before He had said I was beautiful but it seems that was a lie too I've been told today I was a disappointment I don't know how to feel I don't know what to do So forgive me if what I do is drastic and irresponsible But I'm a disappointment, it's true and I am replaceable
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Sep 4, 2013
Sep 4, 2013 at 12:52 AM UTC
Disappointment
A ball player and a thief Will likely be pregnant by age 16. Lives in the ghetto and is poor, Often identified as a ***** Runs fast and does drugs, Hangs around with gangsters and thugs. Has a gun or a friend with one. Speaks in slang, must be part of a gang. Mess with her, she'll pull a Sharkeisha on you. If you were to picture a person of any race, That fits the description that just took place. A baller and **** hmm... what race matches that? Yeah you're right, that person is probably black. Is fast, does drugs, and speaks with slang? Lemme guess, is he also in a gang? A young mother who is also poor? Bet she doesn't know who the dad is, what a ***** All these negative stereotypes associated with being black. Its disheartening, sicking and its really sad. And whats sadder is that if you are the opposite of all of that, You are often told that you're not really black. Does your skin colour change for going to Harvard? Will it change for speaking like an English scholar? Because I play hockey and not ball, does that make me white? So what if I'm the type of person to run away from a fight? You don't have to be irresponsible and rude to be considered black. It's your ethnic background that determines that. And to some people, all we are is the complexion of our face. Light, dark, somewhere in the middle, to some, the bad of a few defines our whole race. Does running away from a cop, and being black give someone grounds to shoot? Why is it that my skin color is what is most important to you? Is asking a question when getting arrested for no visible reason really resisting arrest? Does struggling to break free from restraints to catch my breath, give someone a reason to grab on tighter to strangle me to death? The actions of a few don't define the actions of a whole group. And this assumption that all black are thugs, thieves and liars has done clear damage to, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and so many more. They didn't know it, but just by being black, they put their lives at risk when they stepped out their door. Don't you think it's gotten too far when we have to prove Black Lives Matter, or when we the saying of a movement is Hands Up, Don't Shoot. Should people have to be reminded that blacks are real people and that our lives matter  too? We are athletes and musicians. Lawyers and physicians. The leader of a nation. An anchorman of a news station. We don't all fit into that mold that is preset for us. You can and should expect great things of us. Because we don't have to be a **** or a baller to be considered black. We define what type of black person we are, we determine that.
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Feb 11, 2014
Feb 11, 2014 at 2:04 PM UTC
Abolishing Stereotypes
A ball player and a thief Will likely be pregnant by age 16. Lives in the ghetto and is poor, Often identified as a ***** Runs fast and does drugs, Hangs around with gangsters and thugs. Has a gun or a friend with one. Speaks in slang, must be part of a gang. Mess with her, she'll pull a Sharkeisha on you. If you were to picture a person of any race, That fits the description that just took place. A baller and **** hmm... what race matches that? Yeah you're right, that person is probably black. Is fast, does drugs, and speaks with slang? Lemme guess, is he also in a gang? A young mother who is also poor? Bet she doesn't know who the dad is, what a ***** All these negative stereotypes associated with being black. Its disheartening, sicking and its really sad. And whats sadder is that if you are the opposite of all of that, You are often told that you're not really black. Does your skin colour change for going to Harvard? Will it change for speaking like an English scholar? Because I play hockey and not ball, does that make me white? So what if I'm the type of person to run away from a fight? You don't have to be irresponsible and rude to be considered black. It's your ethnic background that determines that. And to some people, all we are is the complexion of our face. Light, dark, somewhere in the middle, to some, the bad of a few defines our whole race. Does running away from a cop, and being black give someone grounds to shoot? Why is it that my skin color is what is most important to you? Is asking a question when getting arrested for no visible reason really resisting arrest? Does struggling to break free from restraints to catch my breath, give someone a reason to grab on tighter to strangle me to death? The actions of a few don't define the actions of a whole group. And this assumption that all black are thugs, thieves and liars has done clear damage to, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin and so many more. They didn't know it, but just by being black, they put their lives at risk when they stepped out their door. Don't you think it's gotten too far when we have to prove Black Lives Matter, or when we the saying of a movement is Hands Up, Don't Shoot. Should people have to be reminded that blacks are real people and that our lives matter  too? We are athletes and musicians. Lawyers and physicians. The leader of a nation. An anchorman of a news station. We don't all fit into that mold that is preset for us. You can and should expect great things of us. Because we don't have to be a **** or a baller to be considered black. We define what type of black person we are, we determine that.
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insecurity is eating me the world is showing me that you have to be having it all or you have nothing. i should be happy with my natural blessings. my hair my face my me because it all belongs to God and i was made special in his image and if he supplies all of my needs then my natural self is okay that is all i should need. those people that i envy those people aren't happy those people are irresponsible those people are temporary because they waste their life and feed on on temporary things and you are what you eat. those people don't care those people are full of the gigantic meal called themselves their ego. i see but the would feeds me a different meal which i am the cook they feed me my own unsatisfactory. wow this is how i eat and be eaten.
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Sep 26, 2018
Sep 26, 2018 at 12:01 AM UTC
the world is showing me
being a good student is always one of the reasons being a good student is one of the reasons why im a really inconsiderate friend, apparently because i dont share my answers because i dont break the rules and because i dont hate going to school i just dont have the heart to tell them that school is actually my quiet that school is my rest from life that school is my escape that this is how it was being a good student is one of the reasons why im an unreliable brother, it seems because i dont tend to their needs when im home because i dont help them with their homework and because i dont have any time left for them bec im focusing on my studies i just dont think they'll want to hear that im not doing any of it for them because no one did those for me that no one made me dinner at age 13 that no one ever taught me how to answer my homework that this is how it was being a good student is one of the reasons why im a irresponsible son, i believe because i dont ever want go to family outings because i dont prioritize them over school meetings and because im barely home from sleeping over my classmates' houses just to finish a ******* output i just dont think he'd appreciate me telling him i never felt like a part of that family that i never felt like he'd prioritize me over anything that i never once felt like coming back to this house was the same as coming back home that this is how it was that this is how it is that im so sick of everyone saying im an inconsiderate friend or an unreliable brother specially an irresponsible son so if the only thing im good at are quizzes and projects and tests and deadlines then i sure as hell am gonna keep at it
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Jan 13, 2018
Jan 13, 2018 at 1:58 PM UTC
good student
being a good student is always one of the reasons being a good student is one of the reasons why im a really inconsiderate friend, apparently because i dont share my answers because i dont break the rules and because i dont hate going to school i just dont have the heart to tell them that school is actually my quiet that school is my rest from life that school is my escape that this is how it was being a good student is one of the reasons why im an unreliable brother, it seems because i dont tend to their needs when im home because i dont help them with their homework and because i dont have any time left for them bec im focusing on my studies i just dont think they'll want to hear that im not doing any of it for them because no one did those for me that no one made me dinner at age 13 that no one ever taught me how to answer my homework that this is how it was being a good student is one of the reasons why im a irresponsible son, i believe because i dont ever want go to family outings because i dont prioritize them over school meetings and because im barely home from sleeping over my classmates' houses just to finish a ******* output i just dont think he'd appreciate me telling him i never felt like a part of that family that i never felt like he'd prioritize me over anything that i never once felt like coming back to this house was the same as coming back home that this is how it was that this is how it is that im so sick of everyone saying im an inconsiderate friend or an unreliable brother specially an irresponsible son so if the only thing im good at are quizzes and projects and tests and deadlines then i sure as hell am gonna keep at it
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somebody knew Lincoln somebody Xerxes this man:a narrow thudding timeshaped face plus innocuous winking hands, carefully inhabits number 1 on something street Spring comes the lean and definite houses are troubled. A sharp blue day fills with peacefully leaping air the minute mind of the world. The lean and definite houses are troubled.in the sunset their chimneys converse angrily,their roofs are nervous with the soft furious light,and while fire-escapes and roofs and chimneys and while roofs and fire-escapes and chimeys and while chimneys and fire-escapes and roofs are talking rapidly all together there happens Something,and They cease(and one by one are turned suddenly and softly into irresponsible toys.) when this man with the brittle legs winces swiftly out of number 1 someThing street and trickles carefully into the park sits Down. pigeons circle around and around and around the irresponsible toys circle wildly in the slow-ly-in creasing fragility —. Dogs bark children play -ing Are in the beautiful nonsense of twilight and somebody Napoleon
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Somebody Knew Lincoln Somebody Xerxes
Yes This is a diary of a child With a biological age of 5 To this world She may be an ordinary one But at the age 3, she got matured Started to identify the space Where she can contribute She learned, how to take care of self, when parents are out how to be patient, when belly left half filled how to do parenting, when her sister cries how to be happy in small things how to struggle for survival Her way of life shows At the age of, 3, she was like 25 years responsible 4, she was like 35 years responsible 5, she is like 50 years responsible 24 hours a day, she is on duty 7 days a week I asked myself, what is childish? That responsible 5 years child, passing through Or the 50 years old, irresponsible one?
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Aug 17, 2018
Aug 17, 2018 at 12:25 PM UTC
What Is Childish?
The hour that demands the following day be wasted. The hour that proves you are irresponsible. The hour for those under twenty-five. The hour birds wake to begin their incessant morning clamor. The hour the body begins to loathe the mind. The hour focus drifts away on the smoke of tonight's last cigarette. The hour of what-am-I-doing and how-can-I-live-like-this. The incorrigible hour. Chronic, hopeless. The most degenerate of all hours. There is little pleasure in familiarity with four in the morning. If those birds are screaming love ballads to the early morning sun three cheers for the birds. And let me now lie down to sleep if I am to go on living.
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Feb 21, 2012
Feb 21, 2012 at 9:00 PM UTC
Four in the Morning (after Wislawa Szymborska)
Dearest Mother like no other You always make me wonder I don't know where I'd be without thee Cause obviously without you, there'd be no me Despite our different tastes and views You always know what to choose Irresponsible, stubborn or childish as I may seem At the end of the day, a smile you'd beam Melting away all my mistakes Telling me it's part of what it takes I know you're struggling a lot Yet I'm too weak (maybe even too stupid) to give it a shot To try to help you out Sometimes I'd like to shout To the wind, hoping it'll answer All I can do is include you in my prayers A simple act of gratitude wont suffice For everything you've sacrificed Someday I'll repay all your efforts But for now I can be the one you can go to for comfort Thank you for your unconditional love You're the closest to an angel that we have
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May 22, 2017
May 22, 2017 at 3:03 AM UTC
A mother like no other
To Struga Festival Golden Wreath Laureates & International Bards 1986 Stand up against governments, against God. Stay irresponsible. Say only what we know & imagine. Absolutes are coercion. Change is absolute. Ordinary mind includes eternal perceptions. Observe what's vivid. Notice what you notice. Catch yourself thinking. Vividness is self-selecting. If we don't show anyone, we're free to write anything. Remember the future. Advise only yourself. Don't drink yourself to death. Two molecules clanking against each other requires an observer to become scientific data. The measuring instrument determines the appearance of the phenomenal world after Einstein. The universe is subjective. Walt Whitman celebrated Person. We Are an observer, measuring instrument, eye, subject, Person. Universe is person. Inside skull vast as outside skull. Mind is outer space. "Each on his bed spoke to himself alone, making no sound." First thought, best thought. Mind is shapely, Art is shapely. Maximum information, minimum number of syllables. Syntax condensed, sound is solid. Intense fragments of spoken idiom, best. Consonants around vowels make sense. Savor vowels, appreciate consonants. Subject is known by what she sees. Others can measure their vision by what we see. Candor ends paranoia. Kral Majales June 25, 1986 Boulder, Colorado
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Cosmopolitan Greetings
Dear Sasha, A war is coming, I am aware of its gravity and I don’t know if I am ready, To answer your question in your last letter, Why do I cut so deep? It’s because I know how words can cut deeper than any sword, Don’t give me the bull **** that, “sticks and stones can brake bones and words can never hurt you” Sticks can snap your bones, But words can snap your spirit and mind, And these times are hard on my spirit, “Time heals all” but these wounds will take longer So don’t tell me words don’t affect my life If someone sits there in your face saying, Your stupid and irresponsible long enough, Torturing you constantly with their literary daggers, You start to believe it, You start to feel, As much as I want to shrugged it off, It weighs me down, This curse called empathy, A curse of a pacifist, I take every word to heart, And it ****** me off, I know I am not what they say, But this name tag on my uniform is all I have left of my identity, I’m not sure if It’s true, But I can’t help believe it anyway, Don’t tell me to shrug it off, Cause you can’t remove these battle wounds, If you keep chiseling at this stone pillar it will crumble, Letting loose my dogs of war, I cut deep, Cause I know the strength of words I follow the golden rule, So don’t make me use these literary daggers, to leave lasting marks on your psyche, Cause trust me I have, And I can rip apart your world and all of its glory, Cause I was trained to do so, Make you doubt your identity, cause mine was taken, Cause it’s easy to make my pain…. yours, But that would be too easy. I will turn these daggers upon myself, Because “If you have nothing nice to say don’t say anything at all” If you are struck down, You want to strike back, These words and thoughts don’t just disappear, These arrows are sharp and drawn, I have to let them go somewhere, Ill cut and stab myself before I hurt another, I’ll take your pain for you, No matter how much you don’t like me and try to tear me down, I will not lash out, I will not strike back, Because that would make me no better than you, I will cut myself before I cut you, I cut myself so deep, Cause I get over the pain, The scares stay but the pain doesn’t, As I finish this letter the anger has already left, “you’re only as happy as you make yourself out to be” So I will take the full force of their swords, because I won’t dwell in the pain, So I am going to move on from the hate, So why do I cut myself so deep?, because I know now I am strong enough to take it,​ Yours truly, The empathetic warrior
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Jan 23, 2014
Jan 23, 2014 at 3:51 PM UTC
Empathetic Warrior
Dear Sasha, A war is coming, I am aware of its gravity and I don’t know if I am ready, To answer your question in your last letter, Why do I cut so deep? It’s because I know how words can cut deeper than any sword, Don’t give me the bull **** that, “sticks and stones can brake bones and words can never hurt you” Sticks can snap your bones, But words can snap your spirit and mind, And these times are hard on my spirit, “Time heals all” but these wounds will take longer So don’t tell me words don’t affect my life If someone sits there in your face saying, Your stupid and irresponsible long enough, Torturing you constantly with their literary daggers, You start to believe it, You start to feel, As much as I want to shrugged it off, It weighs me down, This curse called empathy, A curse of a pacifist, I take every word to heart, And it ****** me off, I know I am not what they say, But this name tag on my uniform is all I have left of my identity, I’m not sure if It’s true, But I can’t help believe it anyway, Don’t tell me to shrug it off, Cause you can’t remove these battle wounds, If you keep chiseling at this stone pillar it will crumble, Letting loose my dogs of war, I cut deep, Cause I know the strength of words I follow the golden rule, So don’t make me use these literary daggers, to leave lasting marks on your psyche, Cause trust me I have, And I can rip apart your world and all of its glory, Cause I was trained to do so, Make you doubt your identity, cause mine was taken, Cause it’s easy to make my pain…. yours, But that would be too easy. I will turn these daggers upon myself, Because “If you have nothing nice to say don’t say anything at all” If you are struck down, You want to strike back, These words and thoughts don’t just disappear, These arrows are sharp and drawn, I have to let them go somewhere, Ill cut and stab myself before I hurt another, I’ll take your pain for you, No matter how much you don’t like me and try to tear me down, I will not lash out, I will not strike back, Because that would make me no better than you, I will cut myself before I cut you, I cut myself so deep, Cause I get over the pain, The scares stay but the pain doesn’t, As I finish this letter the anger has already left, “you’re only as happy as you make yourself out to be” So I will take the full force of their swords, because I won’t dwell in the pain, So I am going to move on from the hate, So why do I cut myself so deep?, because I know now I am strong enough to take it,​ Yours truly, The empathetic warrior
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A waste paper bin Left in the corner. Containing little folded up letters, Discarded as the heart was. A gang of stupid teenage vandals having a laugh, Disregarded what they had done. Disposed of the butts irresponsible after having their smokes, In the bin. Not doused. The silly lads. Wandered away. They did not see the smouldering, the burning in that bin The origami scraps, Folded as swans, Too charred to fly away. Sadly written on the innards of the origami swans, Words carried on love letters never to be seen again. Their love was carried away on a puff of white smoke. (c) Livvi
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Oct 3, 2014
Oct 3, 2014 at 8:51 PM UTC
ORIGAMI
2006 — "you can't run away." "you can't wear makeup yet, you're not old enough." "sorry sweetie, you can't do that." "you can't. why? because i said so." "you can't" "you can't" "you can't" "you're just a child." 2014 — "you can't go to art school, art is just a hobby. where is art going to get you in life?" "traveling after you graduate? that's irresponsible, you can't do that." "you can't just go around making bad decisions. think about your future." "you can't be engaged, you're too young." "you can't" "you can't" "you can't" "you're supposed to be an adult."
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May 7, 2014
May 7, 2014 at 8:06 PM UTC
adolescence
Truancy is a ***** with ***** stamps and skunky hair her constant need to blow smoke up the ***** of those trying to try is inconvenient at best, irresponsible at worst, maybe amusing in the eyes of the elders. Been there, done that she rolls her eyes and pouts slits her wrists with carnival glass so she bleeds the multi-dimensional colors imperceivable to human eyes, an entirely different color spectrum, ultraviolet, super violent, tasty and warm. This young lady is no lady at all just a little girl, vulnerable and scared and a total ****** ***** grabbing her ankles and thumping in dumpsters, pretty little thing, with scabs and gin and cute little *** stains. Leave her be, this street walking angel she never learned her lesson, too swag for education.
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May 16, 2012
May 16, 2012 at 10:20 PM UTC
****** Bulgar
When Mr. Apollinax visited the United States His laughter tinkled among the teacups. I thought of Fragilion, that shy figure among the birch-trees, And of Priapus in the shrubbery Gaping at the lady in the swing. In the palace of Mrs. Phlaccus, at Professor Channing-Cheetah’s He laughed like an irresponsible foetus. His laughter was submarine and profound Like the old man of the sea’s Hidden under coral islands Where worried bodies of drowned men drift down in the green silence, Dropping from fingers of surf. I looked for the head of Mr. Apollinax rolling under a chair Or grinning over a screen With seaweed in its hair. I heard the beat of centaur’s hoofs over the hard turf As his dry and passionate talk devoured the afternoon. “He is a charming man”—”But after all what did he mean?”— “His pointed ears…. He must be unbalanced,”— “There was something he said that I might have challenged.” Of dowager Mrs. Phlaccus, and Professor and Mrs. Cheetah I remember a slice of lemon, and a bitten macaroon.
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Mr. Apollinax
To you we are... rebels drunks self centered ******** lazy dumb destructive trouble makers criminals and irresponsible But really we're... heart broken the misfits young and in love the dreamers looking for our place and most of all misunderstood accept us After all we're just Teenagers.
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Oct 24, 2014
Oct 24, 2014 at 4:38 PM UTC
Teenagers
A three-year-old boy in Cleveland, Himself a very young little kid, Shot a baby dead on Sunday night. The bullet hit in the face of the baby, Then it was rushed to a hospital, But was pronounced brought dead. Who is to be blamed now? The kid toying with the gun?? Or the irresponsible parents??? I think it is the society's fault, Needless are the guns in homes, Shouldn't the society repair itself? But are the blames enough now? Can blaming bring the baby back to life? No. A big NO!
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Apr 13, 2015
Apr 13, 2015 at 11:23 PM UTC
A Big NO!
all the blood and tears that I wasted all this years come from the pain and hurt, that I continue to fear I'm left alone, left behind from anything possible I'm not disrespectful nor irresponsible so why was I lonely most the time I did nothing more then just a couple crimes I'm different, I know that for a fact doesn't mean I have to get attacked I dream and cry just like all the rest I don't want to keep getting treated like I'm a lab rat test I don't blend in with the colors of the walls why is it that I never get invited to go the mall? why is it that I don't get asked if I'm alright? why I'm the person they always want to fight? I must be a figure that looks like it needs to get beat might as well throw me in a lions den, since I'm just a piece of meat it's hurtful and sad that I get told to die that the only friends I have aren't humans but flies I'm not the best looking guy in world, I get that doesn't mean you have to bash my skull with a bat....
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Sep 26, 2014
Sep 26, 2014 at 5:08 PM UTC
rejected
We know it by the Huge blinking lights From rides that Tend to make people Throw Up Dairy Queen. We know it by Those big, intricate Winding tatoos That snake up the arms Of half of the attendees That have a message That I can't read. We know it by Little children Clinging, Terrified, To the hands of their Irresponsible mothers. And we know it By inhaling so much Secondhand smoke That we're almost positive That a little lung cancer Has invaded our privacy. We know it by The Herndon Festival. And we love it.
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May 31, 2013
May 31, 2013 at 11:12 PM UTC
Herndon Festival
Ah, Pinocchio--povero burattino°-- Always in a scrape; always in a jam. The irresponsible, wooden-headed numbskull Couldn't help but fall for every scam.   A walking, talking stringless marionette, Pinocchio really would have had it made In a modest home with babbo°° Gepetto. But, instead, the foolish youngster strayed.   Ignoring the advice of the talking cricket, Pinocchio EVEN smashed it with a hammer. That right there should have been a reason To throw the little rascal in the slammer.   The Fox and the Cat had no trouble Dissuading the puppet from going to school, Thus involving him in a series of adventures Which often made him look like a fool.   The Fairy tried to be a good influence, But Pinocchio's lies caused his nose to grow. Constantly ignoring responsibilities, The misguided boy, suffered constant woe.   (Swindled of his money, hanged on a tree, And saved just in the nick of time From being eaten, Pinocchio had Too many adventures to fit into this rhyme.)   Fleeing with his lazy school chum Lucignolo To the Paese dei balocchi,°°° there Pinocc Turned into a donkey. Of all his follies, This one had to be a masterstroke.   Once again a puppet, Pinocchio was swallowed By a giant Pesce-cane,°°°° and then guess what! The foolish boy was finally reunited With babbo Gepetto in the fish's huge gut.   NOT until Pinocchio thought about others And proved he was an honest and caring boy Did his fortune start to change for the better, And the stringless puppet became the real McCoy.   Does Pinocchio by any chance remind you Of any politicians out there at all Who fail to listen to expert advice And thumb their noses at common protocol?   And speaking of noses, we can also see Politicians' noses grow as they tell lies. Lying to themselves and to others as well And ignoring our best interests and flouting compromise.   Such politicians--unlike Pinocchio-- Have strings to pull when performing for the masses. The more they avoid solving REAL issues, The more they end up looking like *****   They also love--these clever burattini-- To sell a bill of goods and promise many things. But someone out there--or some corporation-- Is slyly and cleverly pulling their strings.   Do you ever wonder if these same politicians Ever think about or care how you feel? Will they eventually--as did Pinocchio-- Prove they have what it takes to be real?     °(burattino/i) - poor little puppet °°(babbo) - dad(dy) °°°(Paese dei balocchi) - Playland °°°°(Pesce-cane) - shark - by Bob B
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Nov 8, 2016
Nov 8, 2016 at 2:39 PM UTC
Ah, Pinocchio!
Ah, Pinocchio--povero burattino°-- Always in a scrape; always in a jam. The irresponsible, wooden-headed numbskull Couldn't help but fall for every scam.   A walking, talking stringless marionette, Pinocchio really would have had it made In a modest home with babbo°° Gepetto. But, instead, the foolish youngster strayed.   Ignoring the advice of the talking cricket, Pinocchio EVEN smashed it with a hammer. That right there should have been a reason To throw the little rascal in the slammer.   The Fox and the Cat had no trouble Dissuading the puppet from going to school, Thus involving him in a series of adventures Which often made him look like a fool.   The Fairy tried to be a good influence, But Pinocchio's lies caused his nose to grow. Constantly ignoring responsibilities, The misguided boy, suffered constant woe.   (Swindled of his money, hanged on a tree, And saved just in the nick of time From being eaten, Pinocchio had Too many adventures to fit into this rhyme.)   Fleeing with his lazy school chum Lucignolo To the Paese dei balocchi,°°° there Pinocc Turned into a donkey. Of all his follies, This one had to be a masterstroke.   Once again a puppet, Pinocchio was swallowed By a giant Pesce-cane,°°°° and then guess what! The foolish boy was finally reunited With babbo Gepetto in the fish's huge gut.   NOT until Pinocchio thought about others And proved he was an honest and caring boy Did his fortune start to change for the better, And the stringless puppet became the real McCoy.   Does Pinocchio by any chance remind you Of any politicians out there at all Who fail to listen to expert advice And thumb their noses at common protocol?   And speaking of noses, we can also see Politicians' noses grow as they tell lies. Lying to themselves and to others as well And ignoring our best interests and flouting compromise.   Such politicians--unlike Pinocchio-- Have strings to pull when performing for the masses. The more they avoid solving REAL issues, The more they end up looking like *****   They also love--these clever burattini-- To sell a bill of goods and promise many things. But someone out there--or some corporation-- Is slyly and cleverly pulling their strings.   Do you ever wonder if these same politicians Ever think about or care how you feel? Will they eventually--as did Pinocchio-- Prove they have what it takes to be real?     °(burattino/i) - poor little puppet °°(babbo) - dad(dy) °°°(Paese dei balocchi) - Playland °°°°(Pesce-cane) - shark - by Bob B
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Warning: Bleeped out profanity. Read at your own risk I would call you "dad" But I would be ashamed to do so You cannot stand up for anyone Fooled into submission by her That f·cking Satanic b·tch Who is more irresponsible than I I am ashamed you ever bed with her I watch your offspring, wishing to be dead Now I love your children They even call me "Mama" Isn't that alarming? When they confuse their birthgiver with their sister? But what would I know I'm just a young girl I don't know anything, says you You overprotect me anyhow As soon as I can leave, I'll be gone without a trace Living with my mother, the woman that you hate That you talk sh·t about, while I am within hearing range Then act like nothing happened, do you think I am a bafoon? At least I have the ****** courage To tell someone to f·ck off I'm glad I'm nothing like you So, just f·ck off
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Jul 24, 2019
Jul 24, 2019 at 4:10 AM UTC
Dear Father,
An unexpected betrayal Lurks dormant in her manipulative mind Feelings of no remorse Leaving all who loved her behind A superficial glibness and charm My Soulmate I thought I had met Lies with no shame or guilt Hurting others with no conscience or regret A empty soul lacking a heart Stone cold personality Using people only for self gain A target until she gets what she needs Sadly incapable of love Only a projection to hide her true self Now moving on to the next victim A sickness that cannot be helped Hopeless with no cure Lack of empathy a disordered brain One day to find herself all alone Her shallow emotions had caused only pain Oblivious to the devastation she caused Out to pacify her own selfish needs Unreliable with irresponsible promiscuity Never concerned about wrecking others lives and dreams… © P.I. 2010
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Nov 17, 2014
Nov 17, 2014 at 12:34 PM UTC
Broken Angel
*I think of it as coming back to myself,* like a second cousin visiting from the states As if I'm waiting in the airport terminal, hands full of sweat and a note stapled to my chest *I can't remember when I first became a space to  be filled,* an empty vessel floating in between the veil But I'm starting to feel like more of a splutter than a storm, and it's moments like this that make me think God is just ******* irresponsible I find myself digging for my sense of wonder at the bottom of my music box, like the folded ears of a saxophone player, sitting across the bar As if I'll slide my hands across the slime of my exterior, slip back into my identity like an old coat While I  tumble into the empty bellyed passion of a man with small hands and an inability to say my name, hoping I'll come across my purpose for life while drenched in his ***
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Jul 3, 2017
Jul 3, 2017 at 12:32 PM UTC
I'm Just Afraid I'll Miss It
It's chilly/overcast the street is empty: wednesday 215pm everyone is at school or at work This is when I thrive. No worrying what each car is thinking of me as they drive by the urge to check the backs of my shoes in case I've stepped in something is diminished. "Whatismyhairdoingarethesepantstootight? These pants are too tight. Hide your cigarette so they won't see. Am i walking in a straight line? Should i be on this side of the road or the other There's no sidewalk I don't know. Someone I know Someone I ****** Will inevitably drive by Pity me 'That's her isn't it? Why is she walking by herself in the cold? She doesn't have a car? Pathetic. She can afford to buy cigarettes at ten bucks a pack? Irresponsible.'" Head held high walking down an empty street Useless. I feel the heat still radiating from newly-parked cars Small and fleeting moments of relief Akin to meeting eyes with an attractive stranger on the street Making whatever this is Easier to bear
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Nov 1, 2013
Nov 1, 2013 at 10:32 PM UTC
Relief
I've changed You've changed Remember when duck duck goose   made sense Giggling bubblely laughter   was all that mattered Redlight 123 Greenlight Tag you're it Ring around the Rosies Pockets  full of posies Remember it; I've changed You've changed Life threw us  ashes Ashes ashes 123 Greenlight Didn't see it coming yellow   quickly turned red Ashes ashes I can feel myself lifted flying in the air Your feet tucked into my belly Your hands holding my hands Remember that; Miss Mary Mat Matt Mat All dressed  in  black  black black With silver buttons   heading to a funeral home That's what's she was doing but it's not exactly how the children's song goes huh Remember when;    We'd stand in front of the mirror ****** Mary ****** Mary ******  oooooo don't  say it** I liked it best when we played ding **** ditch Ashes ashes life's ashes swirling   grey dark hazy Smokey mist glimpses as my mind races Glittered  pieces   Like a kaleidoscope fading in and out Making funny shapes & faces Faces with no name whom I've known when life was simpler Ring around the Rosies Pockets  full of posies Posies ; deep pock marks Scares an unnamed souls   from crashing though   a car's windshield ***She wanted to text she'd be home soon*** 123 Greenlight yellow   quickly turned red Ashes ashes I've changed You've changed Remember when Being young & irresponsible was seemingly our job We didn't  have to worry or wonder Remember when; Tag  you're  it Ashes ashes I changed You changed & We All Fall Down! Copyright © Ayeshah K.C.L.N 1977-Present   All right reserved
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Dec 15, 2015
Dec 15, 2015 at 5:00 AM UTC
We All Fall Down
I've changed You've changed Remember when duck duck goose   made sense Giggling bubblely laughter   was all that mattered Redlight 123 Greenlight Tag you're it Ring around the Rosies Pockets  full of posies Remember it; I've changed You've changed Life threw us  ashes Ashes ashes 123 Greenlight Didn't see it coming yellow   quickly turned red Ashes ashes I can feel myself lifted flying in the air Your feet tucked into my belly Your hands holding my hands Remember that; Miss Mary Mat Matt Mat All dressed  in  black  black black With silver buttons   heading to a funeral home That's what's she was doing but it's not exactly how the children's song goes huh Remember when;    We'd stand in front of the mirror ****** Mary ****** Mary ******  oooooo don't  say it** I liked it best when we played ding **** ditch Ashes ashes life's ashes swirling   grey dark hazy Smokey mist glimpses as my mind races Glittered  pieces   Like a kaleidoscope fading in and out Making funny shapes & faces Faces with no name whom I've known when life was simpler Ring around the Rosies Pockets  full of posies Posies ; deep pock marks Scares an unnamed souls   from crashing though   a car's windshield ***She wanted to text she'd be home soon*** 123 Greenlight yellow   quickly turned red Ashes ashes I've changed You've changed Remember when Being young & irresponsible was seemingly our job We didn't  have to worry or wonder Remember when; Tag  you're  it Ashes ashes I changed You changed & We All Fall Down! Copyright © Ayeshah K.C.L.N 1977-Present   All right reserved
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