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"lashings" poems
ARTICHOKES are very nice roasted with pine nuts Who likes BANANA cream pie? They say that eating CARROTS improves your eye sight Along the river Nile there are many DATE palms ELDERBERRIES make a flavorsome wine Piths from a FIG can easily get stuck between your teeth Nape tape and shape all rhyme with GRAPE HORSERADISH has a hot tangy taste ICE-PLANT is a much used vegetable in Chinese cookery The oil extract from JUNIPER BERRIES produces quine My sister likes KALE steamed with lemon rind It is so nice to munch on a LETTUCE leaf MANDARINS are presently plentiful at the green grocer's NEEPS can be mashed or left whole On a hot summer day chilled ORANGE juice goes down well Has anyone got a good PUMPKIN scone recipe? Lashings of QUINCE jam were spread on my toast The lady next door grows RHUBARB SPINACH gave Popeye much strength Smothering sausages in TOMATO sauce is sensational UGLI is a member of the citrus family In New Orleans you'll find fresh VELVET BEANS WATERCRESS salad is so easy to prepare XIGUA is a type of WATERMELON YAMS are a staple of the New Guinean diet ZUCCHINI bread is delicious fair
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Aug 31, 2013
Aug 31, 2013 at 2:32 AM UTC
ABC Poem (Fruit and Vegetables)
i am gloriously indulgent when left to my own devices lashings of stylish fulfillment in a mix of virtues and vices i have my sense of order though i am craven to desire drunk with a sense of beauty to torch blandness in a fire poor dear mediocrity your time is not with me you are my sworn enemy find others for company i burn for what is art and those, who do it for love they are my choice of company together, we'll rise above ​
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Oct 7, 2018
Oct 7, 2018 at 3:01 AM UTC
manifesto of indulgence ...
I understand my panther pal. if we lock eyes we never turn our backs to each other, yet even if I did his cuteness would creep into my nightmares;--; a phantom of fuzz and moonish green eyes. fiendishly plucking my arm hair with his claws. rend my flesh asunder by nightly tongue lashings. . . . . . . I understand my panther pal.
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Jul 26, 2015
Jul 26, 2015 at 8:40 PM UTC
to the orange cat at 420
Sometimes he was like f+ck it just went ahead and stuck em let em fall where they stood crack another bottle and brood hysterically on the ridiculous he had a meticulous knack for belittling the serious, berating feelings and imposing his will in a furious fashion. He liked knives and passion, and will cash in on your lashings. A vigilante, stealing antes to match the chips. The missing teeth of split lipped grinns bidding his amends to the dense. sent to cleanse, the fences on the perimeter. a distributor of disasters. contributor to the laughter in the stoical spleens of nerdy teens, always cheering for the away team. He was the benefactor of traction-less tractors rotting in the mud. He was a slacker, smothering the world in love. He was above all else, on drugs.
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Sep 11, 2012
Sep 11, 2012 at 10:58 PM UTC
The Vigilante
How Poets routinely tell lies or truth with great "sincerity" and earnest projections of "poetic charisma" and lashings of "who me tell lies?". and yet they routinely avoid truthfulness, in case they forget the  power of lies and truth, in their search for fame. Mesmerised by its attendant celebrity groupmind and of course its wealth.. Indeed Poets don't want to know that truthfulness has nothing to do with truth. Indeed Poets don't want to know that truth is a lie and a lie is truth, two sides of a darkened mirror and both are equally valueless except  for  seeing false faces in.. Poets bleat on about how the shackleable object of their 'love' , she or he, are not theirs to own or categorise or monopolise. yet they keep on expecting full submission and just getting an empty back, and a disappearing set of footprints. Like the sheep and goats that Poets are, they bleat on endlessly about their wants their wants  their wants. They want fame as Poets--disguised as distribution deals. They want contracts to produce garbage for HallMark--as if.. They want **** licking critical acclaim--from **** licking critics. They want international poetry prizes from aesthetic morons-- wearing Armani suits. They want Groupies--but not ******* They want Media eulogies--but not truthfulness. Always are they deliberately forgetting that "you cant always get what you want". The last thing that Poets want is what they need most of all. They really need An end to the narcissism of those that want to be called "poet"--in your dreams. An end to the juvenile arrogance that motivates them to put up strings of meaningless associated words and vainly call them poems. An end to childish immaturity, and inchoate meandering through other peoples words and experiences, stealing others lives and characters. Always incessantly pretending that because they can read the words of others that they have also shared their experiences--indeed their experience was deeper wider higher. In another day and age of non-violent sensibility   these kind of Poets would be called thieves and liars. In this day and  age they scribble emotional garbage and pretend its "poetry"--encouraged by intellectual follies. As poets they have become walking proto cash registers. Sin Verguensa. Sin Verguensa. Sin is Spanish for without. Poets are  SIN integrity. Poets are SIN Truthfulness. Poets are SIN decency. Poets are SIN. Im so glad I could never be mistaken for a  Poet. Wouldnt want to be mistaken as a poet.
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Jul 15, 2014
Jul 15, 2014 at 4:19 PM UTC
Isnt it 'funny'?
How Poets routinely tell lies or truth with great "sincerity" and earnest projections of "poetic charisma" and lashings of "who me tell lies?". and yet they routinely avoid truthfulness, in case they forget the  power of lies and truth, in their search for fame. Mesmerised by its attendant celebrity groupmind and of course its wealth.. Indeed Poets don't want to know that truthfulness has nothing to do with truth. Indeed Poets don't want to know that truth is a lie and a lie is truth, two sides of a darkened mirror and both are equally valueless except  for  seeing false faces in.. Poets bleat on about how the shackleable object of their 'love' , she or he, are not theirs to own or categorise or monopolise. yet they keep on expecting full submission and just getting an empty back, and a disappearing set of footprints. Like the sheep and goats that Poets are, they bleat on endlessly about their wants their wants  their wants. They want fame as Poets--disguised as distribution deals. They want contracts to produce garbage for HallMark--as if.. They want **** licking critical acclaim--from **** licking critics. They want international poetry prizes from aesthetic morons-- wearing Armani suits. They want Groupies--but not ******* They want Media eulogies--but not truthfulness. Always are they deliberately forgetting that "you cant always get what you want". The last thing that Poets want is what they need most of all. They really need An end to the narcissism of those that want to be called "poet"--in your dreams. An end to the juvenile arrogance that motivates them to put up strings of meaningless associated words and vainly call them poems. An end to childish immaturity, and inchoate meandering through other peoples words and experiences, stealing others lives and characters. Always incessantly pretending that because they can read the words of others that they have also shared their experiences--indeed their experience was deeper wider higher. In another day and age of non-violent sensibility   these kind of Poets would be called thieves and liars. In this day and  age they scribble emotional garbage and pretend its "poetry"--encouraged by intellectual follies. As poets they have become walking proto cash registers. Sin Verguensa. Sin Verguensa. Sin is Spanish for without. Poets are  SIN integrity. Poets are SIN Truthfulness. Poets are SIN decency. Poets are SIN. Im so glad I could never be mistaken for a  Poet. Wouldnt want to be mistaken as a poet.
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Today I went on a treasure hunt. Not in search of one-eyed ***** Or A new life for myself, But rather The old one. Not for the sake of nostalgia Was my search, But for a poem. The words of someone else That you thoroughly believed Carried your heart Into my own ears. But I was deaf back then. Before I developed my selective hearing, Insisting on my revelation miracle. Until I Limited my ears Only to hear Your lamentations and tongue-lashings; Before I chose to Blind myself To the Kindness Hidden behind your fear. In our prehistory, You sent me A piece of your heart, Still sopping with heartbreak Beating with rejection. You sent me Someone else’s poem And now I wonder, If you knew You were planting a seed That when watered, With months of silence and Countless looks that passed right through, Would grow into a beanstalk That I would climb To reach back into Our Brothers Grimm Love Affair. With no happy ending in sight I stepped higher, Knowing what turmoil I had left Above. I awaited the curses we cast And the wishes we wasted And I was poised for war; With my armor coated, Repellent of Sarcasm and aggression, I marched back to look at our battlefield Ready as any warrior. I was not ready, though, for memories That looked as appealing As Prince Charming, With the face of A queen. No, my love We did not have a Happily ever after But, our Once upon a time Wasn't half so wretched. We were the Fairytale in reverse. Meeting at the ball, In all our glory. Leaving breadcrumbs Back to the life that was familiar; The ones that we didn't realize We were running away from. But at the ball, Looking more beautiful Than any princess in all of the land, I met you On your throne, Refusing to Rise In all your queen-like splendor, Hearing from my Little bird That you would request My presence. I, your humble maiden, Approached with The caution of A girl who only had One shoe, Breaking under the weight of memory. And while you Were offering me riches, I was playing Goldilocks, Trying to find the home That was just right To rest my heart. Little did I know That I had bumped into Rumpelstiltskin, Thinking he was gold Luring me away With me thinking My heart was sold. Only now After I found That gold weighs Far too heavy On someone Who's only just grown wings Is it that I find the moral of this story. And so, As I gaze at you, With your now fair maiden I say a solemn “Thank you”, For sending Your love letter In another's handwriting, Because, Although I never struck it rich, I realize that the treasure was not in the Happily ever after, After all, But all the magic In Between.
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May 25, 2015
May 25, 2015 at 3:10 AM UTC
Fairytale In Reverse
Today I went on a treasure hunt. Not in search of one-eyed ***** Or A new life for myself, But rather The old one. Not for the sake of nostalgia Was my search, But for a poem. The words of someone else That you thoroughly believed Carried your heart Into my own ears. But I was deaf back then. Before I developed my selective hearing, Insisting on my revelation miracle. Until I Limited my ears Only to hear Your lamentations and tongue-lashings; Before I chose to Blind myself To the Kindness Hidden behind your fear. In our prehistory, You sent me A piece of your heart, Still sopping with heartbreak Beating with rejection. You sent me Someone else’s poem And now I wonder, If you knew You were planting a seed That when watered, With months of silence and Countless looks that passed right through, Would grow into a beanstalk That I would climb To reach back into Our Brothers Grimm Love Affair. With no happy ending in sight I stepped higher, Knowing what turmoil I had left Above. I awaited the curses we cast And the wishes we wasted And I was poised for war; With my armor coated, Repellent of Sarcasm and aggression, I marched back to look at our battlefield Ready as any warrior. I was not ready, though, for memories That looked as appealing As Prince Charming, With the face of A queen. No, my love We did not have a Happily ever after But, our Once upon a time Wasn't half so wretched. We were the Fairytale in reverse. Meeting at the ball, In all our glory. Leaving breadcrumbs Back to the life that was familiar; The ones that we didn't realize We were running away from. But at the ball, Looking more beautiful Than any princess in all of the land, I met you On your throne, Refusing to Rise In all your queen-like splendor, Hearing from my Little bird That you would request My presence. I, your humble maiden, Approached with The caution of A girl who only had One shoe, Breaking under the weight of memory. And while you Were offering me riches, I was playing Goldilocks, Trying to find the home That was just right To rest my heart. Little did I know That I had bumped into Rumpelstiltskin, Thinking he was gold Luring me away With me thinking My heart was sold. Only now After I found That gold weighs Far too heavy On someone Who's only just grown wings Is it that I find the moral of this story. And so, As I gaze at you, With your now fair maiden I say a solemn “Thank you”, For sending Your love letter In another's handwriting, Because, Although I never struck it rich, I realize that the treasure was not in the Happily ever after, After all, But all the magic In Between.
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his ancestor a coolie laid the rails many long years but returned to Peking to fight white devils this, the tale passed through the generations with the jade necklace which never left his mother's neck first born son spawn of two doctors, expectations were high he would practice honorable healing arts early in his years he fueled their fears, and ire coming through their sterile door with bloodied knuckles black eyes, fat lips they tried various exorcisms: confinement in the temple, lashings and hushed cabals with head healers, but none could shrink his will much to their dismay Stanford rejected him; he landed at a community college, where he spent an indolent year, before vanishing a thousand tears and fears later the PI revealed what a hundred billable hours had reaped the son was so far west he was east, in a village on the Yangtze stooped over paddies, his feet firm in the mire the generations had yearned to escape
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Dec 3, 2015
Dec 3, 2015 at 3:06 PM UTC
Boxer Rebellion
With the magical banner held high invoking the crocodile rain of oppression by elites of greed by leeches and bacteria, amoebas and suckers oh come all come one, join our revolution against dark powers Oh.. who in rightful mind could refuse off she went to hear hot propaganda of those high and mighty folks who took food from baby's mouth  and live likes kings in our homes fed in Le Cordon Bleu a'la Rouge with lashings of aspic fabrications Without hesitation she swallowed all up, I'm in and I am an Activist show me the culprit, what can I do all for one, one for all, that parasite deserves miseries and doom Easy comrade sister, get to know him and help us do his head in   It's a sport for us that elitist blood sucker just get under his skin for us, let's play his mind and infest his head report back to us, inner knowledge is power and we're fighting a war comrade sister, our hot Activist marched forth on with vim and vigor comrade sister wholly followed her brief though soon saw things weren't as the revolutionaries  presented conflicted and confused she felt pity for a rare icon held in gallows but the majority carries the vote and all is fair in love and red war At her cost and with a wretched heart she gave her all did as she was told and played her part as a true comrade in line Solidarity she give to the fight, was mean and nasty as demanded It's them or us they say and see comrades I give my services to you all No medals for Comrade sister, no epaulette yet earned rather at her cost her privacy invaded and smears throws at her tales of dark deeds and loose morals hung on her in dark corners yet that poor heroine fought and gave so much blood for the cause where is the honour amongst thieves and knaves she did all that was required of her told the lies she was made to tell and played the game as taught stood at the barricades and ****** her guilt and conscience yet they still don't trust her for paranoia rules them all
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Mar 4, 2019
Mar 4, 2019 at 3:31 PM UTC
And they Called Her A Moth.....
With the magical banner held high invoking the crocodile rain of oppression by elites of greed by leeches and bacteria, amoebas and suckers oh come all come one, join our revolution against dark powers Oh.. who in rightful mind could refuse off she went to hear hot propaganda of those high and mighty folks who took food from baby's mouth  and live likes kings in our homes fed in Le Cordon Bleu a'la Rouge with lashings of aspic fabrications Without hesitation she swallowed all up, I'm in and I am an Activist show me the culprit, what can I do all for one, one for all, that parasite deserves miseries and doom Easy comrade sister, get to know him and help us do his head in   It's a sport for us that elitist blood sucker just get under his skin for us, let's play his mind and infest his head report back to us, inner knowledge is power and we're fighting a war comrade sister, our hot Activist marched forth on with vim and vigor comrade sister wholly followed her brief though soon saw things weren't as the revolutionaries  presented conflicted and confused she felt pity for a rare icon held in gallows but the majority carries the vote and all is fair in love and red war At her cost and with a wretched heart she gave her all did as she was told and played her part as a true comrade in line Solidarity she give to the fight, was mean and nasty as demanded It's them or us they say and see comrades I give my services to you all No medals for Comrade sister, no epaulette yet earned rather at her cost her privacy invaded and smears throws at her tales of dark deeds and loose morals hung on her in dark corners yet that poor heroine fought and gave so much blood for the cause where is the honour amongst thieves and knaves she did all that was required of her told the lies she was made to tell and played the game as taught stood at the barricades and ****** her guilt and conscience yet they still don't trust her for paranoia rules them all
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They are the ones That rule the world for fun They disseminate the guns And tell us to run So we flee From their disease That will not cease Power is control that money buys Burying us in gold and petty lies They tell us the well has run dry While we watch them fly Fences of barbed wire For us to admire Inferno funeral pyres Burn our desires When they rattle We're the cattle That goes to battle They talk to us with false information And real bullets They say it is our fault for instigation The trigger they pull it When their saccharine voice Offers a laughable choice Forsake love and compassion To adopt their fashion Of society crashing They used to use lashings Now they use time Punishing those who aren't complicit in their crimes They put us in prison If we don't agree with their decisions Decimating Bedouin life So they can profit from strife People ask who "they" are The easiest answer is not me And the problems aren't too far For anybody to see That there is a "they" Not intent on doomsday But numb to the death of strangers Which puts us all in danger I could point to examples like Lockheed Martin and Shell As two companies that put us in hell Or a country like North Korea That has violent ideas Or a man like Donald Trump Who is a parasitic lump They convince us they don't exist So we don't resist While they insist We enlist In their army Of harming Starring Them We hem And haw While they write laws That point out our flaws That are minimal compared to theirs Yet they are the fortunate heirs Who decide the code of conduct Which is whatever sells their product From plastic to bombs Killing dolphins and moms They feel they can't be wrong When might Is right The meek take flight But there is poison in the air And they don't even care They **** the Earth And ****** its inhabitants What are we worth When it's to the rich we gravitate? There is an apostle Who's turned into a fossil That is converted into fuel So they can keep their pull And use us as tools To unearth jewels And hoard them Because we can't afford them We surrender our resources to a select few To do what they choose Until we all lose And can't see the light of day Who else to blame but "they"?
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Dec 30, 2017
Dec 30, 2017 at 7:38 AM UTC
They
They are the ones That rule the world for fun They disseminate the guns And tell us to run So we flee From their disease That will not cease Power is control that money buys Burying us in gold and petty lies They tell us the well has run dry While we watch them fly Fences of barbed wire For us to admire Inferno funeral pyres Burn our desires When they rattle We're the cattle That goes to battle They talk to us with false information And real bullets They say it is our fault for instigation The trigger they pull it When their saccharine voice Offers a laughable choice Forsake love and compassion To adopt their fashion Of society crashing They used to use lashings Now they use time Punishing those who aren't complicit in their crimes They put us in prison If we don't agree with their decisions Decimating Bedouin life So they can profit from strife People ask who "they" are The easiest answer is not me And the problems aren't too far For anybody to see That there is a "they" Not intent on doomsday But numb to the death of strangers Which puts us all in danger I could point to examples like Lockheed Martin and Shell As two companies that put us in hell Or a country like North Korea That has violent ideas Or a man like Donald Trump Who is a parasitic lump They convince us they don't exist So we don't resist While they insist We enlist In their army Of harming Starring Them We hem And haw While they write laws That point out our flaws That are minimal compared to theirs Yet they are the fortunate heirs Who decide the code of conduct Which is whatever sells their product From plastic to bombs Killing dolphins and moms They feel they can't be wrong When might Is right The meek take flight But there is poison in the air And they don't even care They **** the Earth And ****** its inhabitants What are we worth When it's to the rich we gravitate? There is an apostle Who's turned into a fossil That is converted into fuel So they can keep their pull And use us as tools To unearth jewels And hoard them Because we can't afford them We surrender our resources to a select few To do what they choose Until we all lose And can't see the light of day Who else to blame but "they"?
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I never saw the shadow of a tree, And thought it was a person. This is quite a letdown to me. The closest I got was thinking That my boot was actually my cat. I wish I could find away to tell myself I'm beautiful. I didn't know it then, But I did self harming before I knew what it was. Back when I was six or seven. I started bruising myself when my house got loud With swearing and yelling and The occasional smack across the face, And the loud drunken verbal lashings. I'd sit behind my door, And hold myself really tight And pinch my rib cage all over. Till I couldn't stand it. It was a nice distraction.
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Aug 31, 2013
Aug 31, 2013 at 3:16 AM UTC
The Old Emancipation Proclamation Desperation
Ireland is riddled with cancer. Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides- Are obviously, not the answer. Dairygold® have got it right. Surprisingly! Organic pastureland, green grass, happy cows!                 "Golden Valleys, Growing Naturally" ?          ("Logo ™") without the question             mark.               <> In the event of Corporate Punishment, IE, finding a herd of hungry Friesians in my front lawn, or my next organic pizza happens to be a Crispy Cow Pat with lashings of Mozzarella, I am hereby declaring that Silent Spring lady, Rachel Carson, was bumped off for making metaphorical accusations, such as could be interpreted by those who are currently involved in the depopulation process by way of poisoning the people via consumer products, that are known to contain harmful carcinogenic compounds veiled by misleading advertising. natural adjective 1. her policy of using fresh, natural produce: unprocessed, organic, pure, wholesome, unrefined, pesticide-free, chemical-free, additive-free, unbleached, unmixed, real, plain, ****** crude, raw. ANTONYMS artificial, refined. 2. a natural occurrence: normal, ordinary, everyday, usual, regular, common, commonplace, typical, routine, standard, established, customary, accustomed, habitual, run-of-the-mill, stock, unexceptional. ANTONYMS abnormal, unnatural, exceptional.
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Jan 5, 2019
Jan 5, 2019 at 4:43 AM UTC
Cancer, naturally.
Forgive me for my lack of articulation I don’t speak as retardedly prophetic as I used to Or welcome death because no one knows it When the fear of leaving Is hell enough to stay And the finish line is miles away We will all meet it At exactly the right time We’ll both come in first I promise And You Well mouthed Keeper of my darkness Forgive me if I war trench your back at night I’ve just never really known safety Surprised at the size a man can be When pressed to someone’s back As the night covers all fronts I know I got love’s lashings scarring up my liver When I drink myself to sleep at night This morning I awoke shortly after midnight from a text message That took me an hour to respond to Forgive me I was thinking in dreams again You were there Watching me steal a pineapple popsicle and a Dr Pepper From a vending machine We then hopped in an airborne submarine Only it was really a long broomstick between my legs And your legs And the legs of two others I’ve never met before And we weren't ever really airborne Even the figments of my imagination have to humor me At times And my ghosts are kind enough to leave before I awake Playing poker over my body as I sleep As I dream As I startle ***** Drunken Poorly Invented Modern Sanskrit Into the thick air So cold I have to chisel the sweat away I don’t sleep as soundly as I used to Or speak as well Or think as thoroughly I just know what feels good when I don’t want it to And I don’t know any other way to tell you To slow down and wait for me Because I am sure that We’ll get where we’re supposed to be going Exactly when we’re supposed to
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Dec 26, 2011
Dec 26, 2011 at 4:24 PM UTC
When Socrates Reminded me not to Fear Death, But all I Wanted was for You to Love Me (Working Title)
Forgive me for my lack of articulation I don’t speak as retardedly prophetic as I used to Or welcome death because no one knows it When the fear of leaving Is hell enough to stay And the finish line is miles away We will all meet it At exactly the right time We’ll both come in first I promise And You Well mouthed Keeper of my darkness Forgive me if I war trench your back at night I’ve just never really known safety Surprised at the size a man can be When pressed to someone’s back As the night covers all fronts I know I got love’s lashings scarring up my liver When I drink myself to sleep at night This morning I awoke shortly after midnight from a text message That took me an hour to respond to Forgive me I was thinking in dreams again You were there Watching me steal a pineapple popsicle and a Dr Pepper From a vending machine We then hopped in an airborne submarine Only it was really a long broomstick between my legs And your legs And the legs of two others I’ve never met before And we weren't ever really airborne Even the figments of my imagination have to humor me At times And my ghosts are kind enough to leave before I awake Playing poker over my body as I sleep As I dream As I startle ***** Drunken Poorly Invented Modern Sanskrit Into the thick air So cold I have to chisel the sweat away I don’t sleep as soundly as I used to Or speak as well Or think as thoroughly I just know what feels good when I don’t want it to And I don’t know any other way to tell you To slow down and wait for me Because I am sure that We’ll get where we’re supposed to be going Exactly when we’re supposed to
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You ever think about how shallow some people are? So shallow that if you stepped in a puddle of them your feet would still be dry The people who aim to do things, maybe even great things just to impress or gratify someone To put someone down To make up for some kind of weakness To prove others wrong Those who create this image of themselves that appeases others perception of them Money Material things Cars Planes Designer clothes Gizmos and gadgets Things that don't mean anything more than a look see to anyone of real depth You know depth? To appreciate everything you're lucky enough to have or gain To understand the little things and the bigger picture To have been through hardships and learned from them Empathy Patience Passion Creativity Selflessness Respect Depth But then, there is something worse than being shallow Hollow To be empty of anything No desires No pleasure Just numb hopelessness The ones who have been hurt and just couldn't get back up And fill the void with either drugs, things of only monetary value or self-inflected lashings of pity, loathing and mistrust They look at the ones with depth and see them as idiotic idealists with no direction or any idea what it means to be part of a normal society They look at the shallow ones and see great figures of wealthy stature Exciting lives being lead by beautiful elitists
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Apr 28, 2014
Apr 28, 2014 at 1:06 AM UTC
But What Does That All Really Mean?
Let me be your Spartacus, baby. I'll break down these prison walls and I'll rescue you from this thrall. Let me be your Spartacus, baby. I'll take a thousand lashings for you and I'll fight all of Rome if I have to.
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Sep 21, 2010
Sep 21, 2010 at 2:51 PM UTC
Spartacus
Preacher's Son You spoke like a preacher, Marble mouthed messenger Of the rules of your domain. You let your tongue slither words, Voice deep, booming, bass thumping Coursing through my chest, beating. This was your weapon of choice -  Each syllable a warning  Of what was yet to come. Your pulpit a collection of your vice, Beer bottles, ***** jugs, remnants of snowfalls. You are nothing more than  A false idol, And I will no longer cling To your drunk speech Or grovel at your feet. Go crack your hammer hands The ones that nailed my praise-song Shut to my throat to make me meeker But these hands were still free, Free to write silence across your lips And I hope these thoughts pierce you like darts, Like spears of defiance. This is no longer your church,  And I no longer your son  Worshipping the verbal lashings as Godly, Laudable. No longer seeing bruises as adornments Of unabashed, deep down spooky love.
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Nov 8, 2011
Nov 8, 2011 at 6:42 PM UTC
Preacher's Son
Your heartbreak is as cozy As the fishbowl I still get dizzy in After you took me off the back burner And placed me on the counter to cool I have to remind myself that It is not an earthquake when you Slam the kitchen cabinets Even though My world shakes The thing about fish is If you don’t put a lid on their bowls They tend to jump out Not that it is an attempt at suicide Just that some of us were born Without the capacity to understand Our own limitations Don’t tell me I can’t breathe on dry land ********* I am a man Which means I am too dumb to understand that Unless I try How am I supposed to know That I can’t protect you from everything Unless I try How am I supposed to know That I can’t love you forever Unless I try How am I supposed to know That duct tape can’t hold everything together Unless I try How was I supposed to know That we would eventually be Nothing but gasps of air On a damp cutting board When the lashings of love Have denatured the thickest parts of our skin Maybe I don’t know how to fix everything Or love you like a normal person Maybe saying every thought I have out loud Makes you uncomfortable It makes me uncomfortable My face isn’t always this red My skin isn’t always this hot I am not always this dumb But I am a man ********* And maybe I just Haven’t learned that yet
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Nov 24, 2011
Nov 24, 2011 at 4:33 AM UTC
I am a Man *********
Flip pity stickity stickity woe gonna flip pity stickity in yo brown hole, your eyes brown hair curly like a poodle gonna flippity lashings with my wet noodle, angel kisses hevea lye delight gonna flippity stickity all got **** night!
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Jun 24, 2014
Jun 24, 2014 at 11:12 PM UTC
Flip pity stickity...
In Africa the lissome eucalyptus leaves Sharply ovoid, a washed celadon, Turn their silvery backs, yield, bend with The promise of on-coming rain. You taught me this Sign, this tree-voiced prediction, long ago, among The tenderly sloping, densely viridian hills And heavy, somnolent, rolling fogs of Iowa. And so, I turn my back. I yield, oh, how I yield. But, you didn’t foresee, didn’t know How, much later, my heart would Flake and flay How great sheets of myself Would peel, would fold Would slough off just like The bark, the back of those massive whitened eucalyptus trunks, you Didn’t, couldn’t foretell how this long union Scars, clings, sinks so deep, tattoos itself so that eucalyptus-like, despite Repeated rain lashings, leaf bowings, droopings and sun decimated leavings My heart, my soul sheds, molts, reforms, renews itself and just as those Sharpened leaves arch and curve and arc and sway So I bend, I turn, I give in, I give in To the chafing wind, to the scouring hurt, to The on-coming African Rain.
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Sep 3, 2014
Sep 3, 2014 at 9:18 AM UTC
Eucalyptus Revised
i am no Stranger to Fear that which adhere's to Love, as if in Disguise it Preys, wait's till the Weak lags behind. then through courage Seeks, and easily finds. Love is everywhere, flowing around, matching the Frequencies our Emotions' sound. Meaning: all forms of Expression, Reaction, and Passion can be, in me i have found no solid ground. always Floating, Flying, and Dreaming. Imagination creating a most serene setting i fall into Believing. Deceiving it is. so i easily give in. Temptation of Escape, the comfort holds my hand to guide me through the land of possible Truth, but Fear becomes out of Doubt and overpowers. Trust, Communication, and Understanding, can not be shared by one whom invites, welcomes, embodies, Fear. when one weight falls, the Balance enthralls Chaos into Dimension. Nothing is the same, it's all Abstract. the lashings and arguments quickly Attack. his Desire for me was Selfishly shown through the Monuments built on our Love's Tomb. no longer Love, but Want, kept his Soul aflame. to keep what was his right to Tame. my Fire Inside. i could not walk, stand, or crawl. i knew he Loved me, and that was All. but this was not Love. this was Secret and a Blind transformation to quick to be seen by me or Time. ..or was it there all along, waiting to come out and play his melancholy song? this body, his Vessel, was a host of Confusion. as if maid Mary to Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, it took all my Energy to Try, but Why? i Loved him, but it was no longer Him in control, Madness had finally taken it's toll. "throw me under a bridge," last words of a troll. Sorry my Man, my Lover, my Friend, seems Fear got the best of You in the End. go down with the ship, i'd rather not, my Mind is too Free to be Caught. i did not give up, i did not run. I simply did what had to be done Body and Soul lay peacefully as one. my Fear of You is finally gone.
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Jan 8, 2013
Jan 8, 2013 at 8:49 PM UTC
Lover's Fear
i am no Stranger to Fear that which adhere's to Love, as if in Disguise it Preys, wait's till the Weak lags behind. then through courage Seeks, and easily finds. Love is everywhere, flowing around, matching the Frequencies our Emotions' sound. Meaning: all forms of Expression, Reaction, and Passion can be, in me i have found no solid ground. always Floating, Flying, and Dreaming. Imagination creating a most serene setting i fall into Believing. Deceiving it is. so i easily give in. Temptation of Escape, the comfort holds my hand to guide me through the land of possible Truth, but Fear becomes out of Doubt and overpowers. Trust, Communication, and Understanding, can not be shared by one whom invites, welcomes, embodies, Fear. when one weight falls, the Balance enthralls Chaos into Dimension. Nothing is the same, it's all Abstract. the lashings and arguments quickly Attack. his Desire for me was Selfishly shown through the Monuments built on our Love's Tomb. no longer Love, but Want, kept his Soul aflame. to keep what was his right to Tame. my Fire Inside. i could not walk, stand, or crawl. i knew he Loved me, and that was All. but this was not Love. this was Secret and a Blind transformation to quick to be seen by me or Time. ..or was it there all along, waiting to come out and play his melancholy song? this body, his Vessel, was a host of Confusion. as if maid Mary to Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, it took all my Energy to Try, but Why? i Loved him, but it was no longer Him in control, Madness had finally taken it's toll. "throw me under a bridge," last words of a troll. Sorry my Man, my Lover, my Friend, seems Fear got the best of You in the End. go down with the ship, i'd rather not, my Mind is too Free to be Caught. i did not give up, i did not run. I simply did what had to be done Body and Soul lay peacefully as one. my Fear of You is finally gone.
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the island’s delineating shape is not its realized limitations, nor a redoubtable defense against the elements or invaders of the mind the skin of the land welcomes tides and waves as gentil lickings, a seductress’s first caressing volley enticing, firing but calming even when the crashing contemptible violent contretemps come, the winter’s stormy wrath or hurricane tongue lashings of the fall, partially forgiven for its forced renewal, but only, but only so much the island -  my home, is not a prison but a happy imposition, its restrictions make inward looking, mirroring, front facing, a truthfulness demanding, our self-exploratory word surgeries are precious, precision treks, required to survive, then revive, declaim, then exclaim we are island folk and though our island's firmament defined, it's poetry is ever unlimited
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Apr 11, 2018
Apr 11, 2018 at 3:57 PM UTC
the limitations of the island
Forgive my transgressions Strip me of my sins I'm sorry I'm not perfect I wish I couldve been A murderer I am Of all my hopes and dreams Barricaded myself in And listened to my screams I forgave those who robbed me Of secrets I couldn't keep Because they were too heavy I couldn't set them free Now I'm bound to my own shame And hanging by a thread Please just forgive me Of the weight I need to shed I'd take a thousand lashings If I could finally see That the person I need forgiveness from Is me
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Jul 11, 2018
Jul 11, 2018 at 12:45 AM UTC
Forgive Me
“Okay you can stop now I’m uncomfortable” It’s like my scream couldn’t even be heard underwater And even if they could no one would hear them My body was stuck and I felt like I was just withdrawing from life My bones ache and remorse from the bruising My heart breaks and hurts from the lashings “You didn’t STOP Why didn’t you just STOP. That’s all you had to do and I’d be okay” I am nothing more than a ******* shell now and that’s all I’ll ever be all because of you I constantly feel alone with any man who tries to love me I’ll constantly be accused and feel like every last thing will always be my fault My soul will always be tainted and brittle You did this Because you couldn’t stop.
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Dec 18, 2018
Dec 18, 2018 at 3:50 AM UTC
Stop.
The bitterness in her voice allows us to sync and rejoice, Since my cold past is parallel to her twisted lines of manipulative choice. I tend to clinch my fist, not with the intentions too watch her flinch I know my own strength, she can't weaken me with her nagging sense The bottle represents a gun, the shots are quickly taken Her love was mistaken, with affectionate lies and pure frustration. "Accept Someone for Everything they Bring" So I should "Accept" their insecure lashings? "Endure" their self centered suffering? (I won't accept intentional pain)
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Sep 24, 2013
Sep 24, 2013 at 11:38 AM UTC
"UN-acceptable"
Good mood music is what's needed  With lots of hope on the side Mad dog mybe a peaceful chap Reflected on wars that have been fort Mad dog might fight for peace with verbal exchange Good mood music is what's needed With lots of hope on the side Trumpy too may have changed his spots Don't believe the hype might be his fight Fairness equality trumps mantra Good mood music is what's needed With lots of hope on the side Billions might be invested in health care for all Trillions donated to shelter all  Minions with millions feeding the poor Good mood music is what's needed With lots of hope on the side Trumpy likes our planet green Investing in alternative  technology  Changing the climate for the better Good mood music with  lashings of hope and maybe fingers crossed  Trumpy and his crew  Rule fair making America great again
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Jan 14, 2017
Jan 14, 2017 at 2:49 PM UTC
Good mood music
Oh wind of hazardous nature and doleful misty raindrops Whipped against my face, What a contradiction thou art. You cause such painful lashings against my skin, and yet The leaves dance gaily in thy wake.
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Feb 16, 2013
Feb 16, 2013 at 3:37 AM UTC
To the Wind on a Gloomy Afternoon in Late January.