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"limitations" poems
In the darkest of nights Your body pressed against the wall Hands held high above Let me slide my hands down your body To feel every sensual curve Let me kiss you as if it were the last time I were able Sliding my tongue softly against your lips Let me kiss your neck softly in this night Sliding my tongue up your neck upon your ear Down further to explore your body. Tearing off one piece of clothing as a am to uncover what my tongue seeks Watch me as I kiss down your bare body Watch me as I spread your legs and slide between. Watch me tear your underwear off Let me slide my velvet tongue Watch me explore your insides Until I find the path that brings you to your limitations Watch me climb up your body kissing every inch with wet lips Kiss me so you taste what your inner being is Open your legs and wrap them around my waist Pull me closer so our bodies may collide Pull me deeper so I may further explore your inner being My hips bucking Yours following in motion This pleasure we share In my life's fantasy.
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Sep 3, 2017
Sep 3, 2017 at 3:16 AM UTC
Let Me Take You
Your limitless future brings great fear The future is less far and more near Glasses will replace cellphones next year Hundreds can share one's eyes People you replace will shed a tear Tech is human's demise You con with lights and buttons and bells Amplifying strength, you fit in cells We drown in technological wells You thrive and humans shrink The addiction will rot us in Hell People! Log off and think! When do we cease with this life carefree It's time people let well enough be Tech will soon replace humans for free Tractors and new machines Starved, by stealing the jobs of many Limitations obscene
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Mar 20, 2013
Mar 20, 2013 at 8:35 PM UTC
To Technology and Humans (Burns Stanza)
Many times I get asked what anime is. I wear anime t-shirts, I watch it with glee, I fantasize about it and have conversations about it as well. I go to conventions, I discuss it with my friends nitpicking at strong foes, and I even supported toonami coming back. Yet this question of what anime is always makes me pause. What is anime? I always think about it and I am always unsure of it. It's almost like theaters and movies, anime has many genres such as drama, romance, and even tragedy. Yet sometimes people argue that anime is nothing more than a cartoon. I could say that cartoons are only meant for kids but anime includes that as well. I could say anime has different art styles, but the same could be said for cartoons as well. I could say anime is more Japanese oriented but anime has no limitations. People question it however the same could be said of theater. Why do people love tragedy? Why do people wish to see a girl die from cancer? Why do people wish to see a couple being put through a lot? Why do people enjoy death? Anime has many genres like theater, anime has death, tragedy, and yes even **** Do not judge anime by it's differences, do not say it's simply a cartoon. Because to some people it is their theater, their muse, their life, and their dreams and inspirations.
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Dec 21, 2014
Dec 21, 2014 at 12:59 AM UTC
Anime
He smiles so bright like he has teeth of gold. Projecting the reflections of his own inceptions. I'm done grieving the words that once killed the inner me. Verbally abusive was the past that didn't last. He shattered my hope like splintered and shattered glass. As far as the moon is to the sun is he to me. I can picture his face but to me he's faceless. His voice is like the echo of a stranger. He salts his words with flatter, it doesn't matter, they are tasteless. His speech is drenched in hypocritical lyricals. Transmissions of emphatic subliminals transformed him into an emotional criminal. If people would obey the limitations of their naive believes. Maybe they would know that he calls me once a year...
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Jan 9, 2014
Jan 9, 2014 at 12:39 PM UTC
Fatherless
The failed seduction by drunken discussion and skunk fueled consumption, leads to a compunction dysfunction suspended in animation the digital tides of expulsion catapult me into a an eschewing propulsion and the limitations of re-imagination. As far as I was aware I was imprisoned in nothing more than the realms of Skype and FourSquare but for the Feng Shui of trapped energies and google-mapped memories adorning the locations of complacent hallucinations amid the dark fibre communications with a female of Nordic persuasion. The compliments and comments and poems I sent were lost to the myriad of random intent I was attempting to be clever and metaphysical she on the other hand was PHD level and psychoanalytical ergo my metrical composition was utterly lost in a conversation on metaphorical reproduction and the magic and mysteries of osmosis and the application of modification by transduction. The moral of this tale - if indeed there is one - is if you are going to Skype with a mentally superior type do not before hand have a blistering smouldering grass pipe with a flagon of ale lest you be a gibbering earthling destined to fail.
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Jul 9, 2014
Jul 9, 2014 at 10:59 PM UTC
Failed Seduction by Drunken Discussion
When I enter, the black holes of myself, they are located, transcribed upon the blackboards of our unified bodies, the magnification of energy transversed, principles demonstrated by the unconcluding conclusion of the expansion of creation, the rebirthing of one universe never ending When I enter a woman, the discovery sought, the definitional needed, the proofs equational, the factors constant, not the variable truths, the demonstrations positive, the constants of the universe, combinational, all within, a single point glistening to gentle comfort this knowledge of my wasting, the foresight of my limitations from the day of birth my matter, matters, my energy neither destroyed or created, illimitable, my decline inevitable and yet! cannot alter my atomic structure. my future guaranteed, my inner light, traveling so fast, it has yet to arrive When I enter a woman, the laws of physics become special theories of relativity, we are motion in time, force and energy nucleotides rawest refined, elemental and particle nuclear, packets of light exclaimed When I enter a woman, organic, chemistry, interdisciplinary my body and its life force shaped as electric current transceivers crossing galaxies, there can be no deceivers, there but and only the birthing of heat, a byproduct of interjection, conjunction creation of creativity <> she is my proof long after the log normal of my nerves, now parceled to the invisible of an oscillating log natural, fertilizes the sea grasses that so intoxicate, flying, carried, by the invisiblity of the winds, all-where I have chosen as my shifting shape, when this container leaks and crack'd, in sentry reentry orbit, to the nearest garbage strewn construction-dead lot When I enter a woman, physics far beyond the commonplace, physical transition to knowledge of life ever after death and fear are time sensitized passing notions, crushed by the consolation of physics, the eternality of a time once begun, cannot end, and therefore this, my one theory of everything, the God I worship, of course, he is invisible!
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Nov 23, 2014
Nov 23, 2014 at 8:40 AM UTC
The Consolation of Physics (When I Enter a Woman) Nov. 2014
When I enter, the black holes of myself, they are located, transcribed upon the blackboards of our unified bodies, the magnification of energy transversed, principles demonstrated by the unconcluding conclusion of the expansion of creation, the rebirthing of one universe never ending When I enter a woman, the discovery sought, the definitional needed, the proofs equational, the factors constant, not the variable truths, the demonstrations positive, the constants of the universe, combinational, all within, a single point glistening to gentle comfort this knowledge of my wasting, the foresight of my limitations from the day of birth my matter, matters, my energy neither destroyed or created, illimitable, my decline inevitable and yet! cannot alter my atomic structure. my future guaranteed, my inner light, traveling so fast, it has yet to arrive When I enter a woman, the laws of physics become special theories of relativity, we are motion in time, force and energy nucleotides rawest refined, elemental and particle nuclear, packets of light exclaimed When I enter a woman, organic, chemistry, interdisciplinary my body and its life force shaped as electric current transceivers crossing galaxies, there can be no deceivers, there but and only the birthing of heat, a byproduct of interjection, conjunction creation of creativity <> she is my proof long after the log normal of my nerves, now parceled to the invisible of an oscillating log natural, fertilizes the sea grasses that so intoxicate, flying, carried, by the invisiblity of the winds, all-where I have chosen as my shifting shape, when this container leaks and crack'd, in sentry reentry orbit, to the nearest garbage strewn construction-dead lot When I enter a woman, physics far beyond the commonplace, physical transition to knowledge of life ever after death and fear are time sensitized passing notions, crushed by the consolation of physics, the eternality of a time once begun, cannot end, and therefore this, my one theory of everything, the God I worship, of course, he is invisible!
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I’m sorry I’m so clumsy Some days it seems like the world is fighting me at every step And I’m losing the battle I stumble over every stubborn staircase I trip over my tongue like an uneven rug Every new set of walls is a labyrinth I get lost in Every move I make is disjointed and uncertain My fingers and feet flail when I’m carrying precious, fragile things And before I know it I’m sprawled on the floor Surrounded by shattered fragments Bruised and aching Burning with humiliation and frustration But I’ll try to be careful. If you will be brave enough to trust me I will try to keep my steps in line and my path straight I will try to find the rhythm in the song of my surroundings I will try to see beyond my limitations My faults, my failures, my frequent falls I will try to look up and see the beauty in the world Instead of staring at my feet in fear I may trip at times But I will not be trapped in trepidation I ask for your patience I am trying to be patient with myself too My best is all I can really do And I will do what I can to be the best for you
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Jul 25, 2019
Jul 25, 2019 at 11:01 PM UTC
Clumsy
To each their own form of bravery For though this life is an individual test It is not a challenge of rivalry All have their hardships Struggles of pain and unfairness Working to rise again once being tripped Do not judge another by what is seen For bravery is often quiet Keeping hidden where they've been There are struggles that you Will never, ever know That may be very real to those around you From physical limitations and disabilities To emotional pain and despair Life shows us our certain mortality The goal is to still appreciate the gift of life And become a better person Becoming refined through our strife So at points when you're low And especially at points when you're high Never judge someone, for you never know Someone you see could be fighting The fight of their lifetime, so think Before you assume it's weakness you're sighting Their fight may have just begun Or maybe it's been going and going And they can't last, they're done No one has the right to judge another's bravery
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Mar 12, 2014
Mar 12, 2014 at 11:17 PM UTC
Bravery
I have a disability Because it is lack of memory Others refuse to accept it is The way my mind shall be After testing my memory The PhD of Neuropsychology Agreed that I suffer with Cognitive impairment, MCI My forgetfulness is here to stay With me until I die Yes, I can exercise my brain It may help a bit, still I will forget So just accept it!! PLEASE QUIT Telling me to exercise my brain I know my limitations best, oh Yes! Everyone telling me to try to remember is really what Drives me insane!!! I have tried my hardest everyday For years I have been fooling You All in so many ways! Now the truth has escaped It is a relief, I must say I am so tired of playing The main role on the stage Every single day!! Please, all of you quit telling me To exercise my memory If this was happening to you, God forbid, then perhaps you Would understand me when I say I am tired, oh so tired, of striving for just an ounce of memory Day after day!!!! So again I say Please, just let me be Me! The Ole' lady with memory disability THIS IS ME, ₩€ND¥°•°°•°•°°•°•°°•°•°°•°•°
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Jun 15, 2018
Jun 15, 2018 at 11:22 AM UTC
MEMORY DISABILITY
This isn't Rome I'm standing still because of statutes Stone grill: I a carved marble statue not a muscle dares, Near frozen by the fear, let it go I hear over shoulder: perfect pass if I get shot over a penalty Is it clear? my arms are arms? a load chopper; in his shades, do those aviators make me even darker? (if I studied aviation I could take off I can hover, I can…) Wait. he's moving closer, every hair strand an antenna, I can feel him, The smell of disdain on his glare, stained blood on his hands, another brother, my brother Guiltier with every pace so --  show your hands, foot mixed with concrete I take this order serious, my motions are motive and mistaken for resist, Wait. Is it his stare or am I ****** (Why did I decide to go my friends wouldn't believe this…) limitations to the thoughts; am I arrested or caught? I'm cold on the surface, Erode so slow is my sediment evidence, A blue god so I'm pacified, I'm hesitant, he calls and I say that I'm innocent, I'm witnessing the transitioning from eruption to ocean -- volcanic Blue Medusa, can you only sculpt destruction? (I'm not 3 dimensional, I'm real and I matter, I'm real and I matter) I'm real, But I shatter, Gravel if determined that I'm rude so I can't breath, Gravel if My license plate removed I don't leave, I don't speak, I don't flee, I'm not free, I believe, That this happen to my mothers, mother mothers' brother, Brother from another was granite and granted he's valuable but only in a home -- of course I'm quartz in the making A corpse still shaking Cause a wallet was mistaken Or I.D. was misplaced So, I'm on the rocks since the bar says that I'm a criminal, velvet rope divider marks my life and a vigil, a wake, or a hashtag, you choose, glass house, Cold Stone’s, rocky road, Medusa licks his finger tips same finger which petrified me in the first place, Reminded I'm in Rome as I'm standing there motionless a statue for display or a trophy for the kitchen, this art is not for sale there will be no shipping, With solidarity through our solidification, It won't matter if I look back, I Matter and I’m Black.
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Aug 20, 2016
Aug 20, 2016 at 10:56 AM UTC
Blue Medusa
This isn't Rome I'm standing still because of statutes Stone grill: I a carved marble statue not a muscle dares, Near frozen by the fear, let it go I hear over shoulder: perfect pass if I get shot over a penalty Is it clear? my arms are arms? a load chopper; in his shades, do those aviators make me even darker? (if I studied aviation I could take off I can hover, I can…) Wait. he's moving closer, every hair strand an antenna, I can feel him, The smell of disdain on his glare, stained blood on his hands, another brother, my brother Guiltier with every pace so --  show your hands, foot mixed with concrete I take this order serious, my motions are motive and mistaken for resist, Wait. Is it his stare or am I ****** (Why did I decide to go my friends wouldn't believe this…) limitations to the thoughts; am I arrested or caught? I'm cold on the surface, Erode so slow is my sediment evidence, A blue god so I'm pacified, I'm hesitant, he calls and I say that I'm innocent, I'm witnessing the transitioning from eruption to ocean -- volcanic Blue Medusa, can you only sculpt destruction? (I'm not 3 dimensional, I'm real and I matter, I'm real and I matter) I'm real, But I shatter, Gravel if determined that I'm rude so I can't breath, Gravel if My license plate removed I don't leave, I don't speak, I don't flee, I'm not free, I believe, That this happen to my mothers, mother mothers' brother, Brother from another was granite and granted he's valuable but only in a home -- of course I'm quartz in the making A corpse still shaking Cause a wallet was mistaken Or I.D. was misplaced So, I'm on the rocks since the bar says that I'm a criminal, velvet rope divider marks my life and a vigil, a wake, or a hashtag, you choose, glass house, Cold Stone’s, rocky road, Medusa licks his finger tips same finger which petrified me in the first place, Reminded I'm in Rome as I'm standing there motionless a statue for display or a trophy for the kitchen, this art is not for sale there will be no shipping, With solidarity through our solidification, It won't matter if I look back, I Matter and I’m Black.
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The body was given to us as impression of the gift of love. We were conceived in love and born in order to love. The Creator has given us through the body to the world. We are therefore divine spark. Let us look at other man as at indescribable gift. Adam and Eve in paradise followed in the wake of ****** without shame. Through the body we can touch the soul. This ****** was acceptance of a man with his limitations, tangible form of love, devotion to each other without mystery, boundless openness, freedom from lust of flesh. Bashfulness has its roots in this original innocence. Discretion to the body is inscribed in man. Let us follow with pure look at man. Purity is trying to get access through the body to soul and inside. The physicality brings us childish joy, communion of souls, inner enrichment, sharing a beautiful relationship, exploration of mystery of love. Pure look at man is unconventional symphony of his gift of life. Such scrutinizing is necessary for genuine love. Beloved should first play simultaneously the same notes of feelings before the symphony will flow with sexuality. This presage will give your body speech. Sexuality should not drown out the relationship with beloved, it should build skyscrapers. Sexuality is a gift, such as body and life. Sexuality discovers endless wealth of lover. ****** expression of love is a confession of God's presence. After all, God is love. Only the perception of sexuality as gift saves from vulgarity.
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Oct 1, 2014
Oct 1, 2014 at 12:46 PM UTC
Sexuality as gift
Life and non-Life are part of a system-- a "system-like" system, but one nonetheless. Where Entropy's that which is hidden from us-- and Information without meaning is total chaos. But hold. Poets, Bards & Thieves. Of shame, of game, of blame, they speak of secrets on the leaves. In more or less a drunken mess, their simmered shimmered consciousness could barely rarely quite express what causes them to grieve. After some hesitation and liquid persuasion, the only collusion this final conclusion: *Pain is entropic; Extra-sensory stimulation received as distortion via sensory limitations-- Confusing the mind refusing the signs, forcing us to shutter the blinds. But what is behind? Unveil pain's curtain and what do we find? Contextualisation, possible causation-- Mind-Body integration without hesitation-- palpable, abstract Information dissemination!*
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Jan 12, 2014
Jan 12, 2014 at 12:05 PM UTC
Entropy Reduction Units (or Poets, Bards & Thieves)
He is that high, dazed and alive When you spend hours stealing Glimpses at the stars Like keys wrapped around a promise To free you from these bars Limitations placed so certainly On top of you on top of me I seek my way out Like a star gazer seeks understanding I’m planning on playing my hand just right Putting you next to me King of hearts at my side Or maybe you are a joker, Either way put on your poker face We have life and space, set no pace Like untimed steps under A fall to far Sing to me a jazzy song From a time that’s far, Dance with me Dance along, move your feet Make no promise you can’t keep Just feel it It’s like freedom but on fire Like trust without certainty Acrobat without a wire Like letting go A grand release Like fearlessness A found voice to speak Passions pushed blood to cheek Blushing past shades of pink Pull you in, close to me Fearless in you and me Just fearless
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Dec 25, 2013
Dec 25, 2013 at 11:58 PM UTC
FEARLESS
oh what a day to say nothing at all! I'm proud and loud, standing oh so tall let me teach the children right from wrong how to **** others over in exchange for money how to satisfy the self while others die hungry how to disrespect the queen bee to taste another hive's honey how to deceive entire countries it is an honor to have power limitations are foreign a well disguised coward claiming to have superior importance.
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Oct 18, 2015
Oct 18, 2015 at 11:15 PM UTC
cowardly corruption
As human beings we risk looking like a fool for love because we have dreams for the adventure of being alive. But as so often happens we are opened by life's betrayals or we are closed from fear of further pain but still want that chance to dance in the rain. How many of us never realize that our feelings toward others are determined by our feelings toward ourselves. Be realistic and remember the limitations of being human and remember if you can't love yourself you can't love others. Let go when you're hurting too much and give up when love isn't enough. We must learn to move on when things are not like before and know that there is someone out there who will love you even more. Be true to yourself even if you disappoint others and if we must bear the accusation of betrayal don't betray your own soul. See life's beauty even when it is not pretty and be able to live with failure even if it isn't yours. Don't cry because it is over but smile because it happened and realize you only live once but if done right once is all you need. When life offers you a dream that is far beyond what you had ever hoped for don' t grieve when it comes to an end just go confidently in that direction.   Live the life that you have imagined and do more than just exist but live knowing that where there is love there is life. For some reason we never see things as they are but we see them as we are because that is part of the limitations of being human and it is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not. Sometimes we are beautiful maybe not in looks but in what we say and just in what we are so know life is to be enjoyed and  not just endured and know that to someone you are a star.                           Jon  York                                2012
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Jun 8, 2012
Jun 8, 2012 at 9:47 PM UTC
The Limitations of Being Human
As human beings we risk looking like a fool for love because we have dreams for the adventure of being alive. But as so often happens we are opened by life's betrayals or we are closed from fear of further pain but still want that chance to dance in the rain. How many of us never realize that our feelings toward others are determined by our feelings toward ourselves. Be realistic and remember the limitations of being human and remember if you can't love yourself you can't love others. Let go when you're hurting too much and give up when love isn't enough. We must learn to move on when things are not like before and know that there is someone out there who will love you even more. Be true to yourself even if you disappoint others and if we must bear the accusation of betrayal don't betray your own soul. See life's beauty even when it is not pretty and be able to live with failure even if it isn't yours. Don't cry because it is over but smile because it happened and realize you only live once but if done right once is all you need. When life offers you a dream that is far beyond what you had ever hoped for don' t grieve when it comes to an end just go confidently in that direction.   Live the life that you have imagined and do more than just exist but live knowing that where there is love there is life. For some reason we never see things as they are but we see them as we are because that is part of the limitations of being human and it is better to be hated for what you are than loved for what you are not. Sometimes we are beautiful maybe not in looks but in what we say and just in what we are so know life is to be enjoyed and  not just endured and know that to someone you are a star.                           Jon  York                                2012
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We all just want to be truly free, Of all the hatred and misery. But the limitations of humans, you see, Is that we can't decide what's meant to be. We can't control what happens around us, Not even prevent tragedies that faze us. And while happy and sad are simultaneous, It seems only the depression becomes contagious. Life is hard, and we all know, When only a mask, can we show. Only one can relate and help us grow, But the breeze carrying love, will rarely blow. I just want to live in happiness, Feel nothing but the eternal bliss. But the only thing that brings me this, Comes from her lips, that one special kiss. But what do I do when she's not here? She may not return, that's what I fear. Her time to go, seems to be near, But I can't let go when I hold her so dear. Each day that passes, what grows is her pain, And as  a human, it's what I can't contain. I'd love to die, but I must refrain, Because that would just drive her totally insane. We don't want to be, not at each others' side, But The Lord didn't make that for us to decide. To know this just happens, sounds like genocide, Losing her is like breathing cyanide. We can only see through our own eyes, We can't comprehend another's demise. It's this very limit that I despise, Because I'll never know when her soul cries. The limitations of being human, Make us permanent catechumens. Only she could restore my faith, But lost I will be, shall I see her wraith. She is all that matters to me, Together forever, we wished we could be. My soul can't escape the depths of this Hell, Without her, there I'll eternally dwell. But her soul being a pure white dove, She saves me with her beauteous love. So I beg thee great Lord, not bound like us, Save her, it's You to whom, her I entrust. She's the one who takes away, The sins that always lead me astray. Lord, you know, for you are not I, She's my Angel, I see in both eyes.
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May 7, 2014
May 7, 2014 at 1:17 AM UTC
The Limitations of Being Human
We all just want to be truly free, Of all the hatred and misery. But the limitations of humans, you see, Is that we can't decide what's meant to be. We can't control what happens around us, Not even prevent tragedies that faze us. And while happy and sad are simultaneous, It seems only the depression becomes contagious. Life is hard, and we all know, When only a mask, can we show. Only one can relate and help us grow, But the breeze carrying love, will rarely blow. I just want to live in happiness, Feel nothing but the eternal bliss. But the only thing that brings me this, Comes from her lips, that one special kiss. But what do I do when she's not here? She may not return, that's what I fear. Her time to go, seems to be near, But I can't let go when I hold her so dear. Each day that passes, what grows is her pain, And as  a human, it's what I can't contain. I'd love to die, but I must refrain, Because that would just drive her totally insane. We don't want to be, not at each others' side, But The Lord didn't make that for us to decide. To know this just happens, sounds like genocide, Losing her is like breathing cyanide. We can only see through our own eyes, We can't comprehend another's demise. It's this very limit that I despise, Because I'll never know when her soul cries. The limitations of being human, Make us permanent catechumens. Only she could restore my faith, But lost I will be, shall I see her wraith. She is all that matters to me, Together forever, we wished we could be. My soul can't escape the depths of this Hell, Without her, there I'll eternally dwell. But her soul being a pure white dove, She saves me with her beauteous love. So I beg thee great Lord, not bound like us, Save her, it's You to whom, her I entrust. She's the one who takes away, The sins that always lead me astray. Lord, you know, for you are not I, She's my Angel, I see in both eyes.
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Picnic by Parveen Shakir loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch My friends laugh elsewhere on the beach while I sit here, alone, counting the waves, writing and rewriting your name in the sand ... Confession by Parveen Shakir loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Your image overwhelmed my vision. As the long nights passed, I became obsessed with your visage. Then came the moment when I quietly placed my lips to your picture ... Rain by Parveen Shakir loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Why shiver alone in the rain, maiden? Embrace the one in whose warming love your body and mind would be drenched! There are no rains higher than the rains of Love, after which the bright rainbows of separation will glow with the mysteries of hues. My Body's Moods by Parveen Shakir loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch I long for the day when you'll be obsessed with me, when, forgetting the world, you'll miss me with a passion and stop complaining about my reticence! Then I may forget all other transactions and liabilities to realize my world in your arms, letting my body's moods guide me. In that moment beyond boundaries and limitations as we defy the conventions of veil and turban, let's try our luck and steal a taste of the forbidden fruit! Moon by Parveen Shakir loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch All of us passengers, we share the same fate. And yet I'm alone here on earth, and she alone there in the sky! Vanity by Parveen Shakir loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch His world is so simple, so very different from mine. So distinct—his dreams and desires. He speaks rarely. This morning he wrote: "I saw some lovely flowers and thought of you." Ha! I know my aging face is no orchid ... but how I wish I could believe whatever he says, however momentarily! Keywords/Tags: Perveen Shakir, Urdu, translation, Pakistan, love, passion, picnic, beach, vision, confession, rain, rainbow, hues, forbidden fruit, body, *** orchid, mrburdu What the Poet Sees by Michael R. Burch What the poet sees, he sees as a swimmer ~~~underwater~~~ watching the shoreline blur sees through his breath’s weightless bubbles ... Both worlds grow obscure. Published by ByLine, Mandrake Poetry Review, Poetically Speaking, E Mobius Pi, Underground Poets, Little Brown Poetry, Little Brown Poetry, Triplopia, Poetic Ponderings, Poem Kingdom, PW Review, Neovictorian/Cochlea, Muse Apprentice Guild, Mindful of Poetry, Poetry on Demand, Poet’s Haven, Famous Poets and Poems, and Bewildering Stories
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May 17, 2020
May 17, 2020 at 11:29 PM UTC
Parveen Shakir translations
Picnic by Parveen Shakir loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch My friends laugh elsewhere on the beach while I sit here, alone, counting the waves, writing and rewriting your name in the sand ... Confession by Parveen Shakir loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Your image overwhelmed my vision. As the long nights passed, I became obsessed with your visage. Then came the moment when I quietly placed my lips to your picture ... Rain by Parveen Shakir loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Why shiver alone in the rain, maiden? Embrace the one in whose warming love your body and mind would be drenched! There are no rains higher than the rains of Love, after which the bright rainbows of separation will glow with the mysteries of hues. My Body's Moods by Parveen Shakir loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch I long for the day when you'll be obsessed with me, when, forgetting the world, you'll miss me with a passion and stop complaining about my reticence! Then I may forget all other transactions and liabilities to realize my world in your arms, letting my body's moods guide me. In that moment beyond boundaries and limitations as we defy the conventions of veil and turban, let's try our luck and steal a taste of the forbidden fruit! Moon by Parveen Shakir loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch All of us passengers, we share the same fate. And yet I'm alone here on earth, and she alone there in the sky! Vanity by Parveen Shakir loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch His world is so simple, so very different from mine. So distinct—his dreams and desires. He speaks rarely. This morning he wrote: "I saw some lovely flowers and thought of you." Ha! I know my aging face is no orchid ... but how I wish I could believe whatever he says, however momentarily! Keywords/Tags: Perveen Shakir, Urdu, translation, Pakistan, love, passion, picnic, beach, vision, confession, rain, rainbow, hues, forbidden fruit, body, *** orchid, mrburdu What the Poet Sees by Michael R. Burch What the poet sees, he sees as a swimmer ~~~underwater~~~ watching the shoreline blur sees through his breath’s weightless bubbles ... Both worlds grow obscure. Published by ByLine, Mandrake Poetry Review, Poetically Speaking, E Mobius Pi, Underground Poets, Little Brown Poetry, Little Brown Poetry, Triplopia, Poetic Ponderings, Poem Kingdom, PW Review, Neovictorian/Cochlea, Muse Apprentice Guild, Mindful of Poetry, Poetry on Demand, Poet’s Haven, Famous Poets and Poems, and Bewildering Stories
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The shells are singing holy songs now—oceans whistle through their concert holes. ‘Holes drilled by predators,’ the seashore sings to me. And I’m reminded there’s so much more ancient than man. So much that can never be written down, for words are the limitations of our knowledge —not its end. And there should be something more but really, how does one write what happened with the seashells whistling by the seashore?
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Mar 3, 2015
Mar 3, 2015 at 12:50 PM UTC
Seashells by seashore
Twelve hours to focus And redefine one's abilities To chew one's toungue and cheek To bounce one's knee There will be no sleeping Because sleep has become obsolete An outdated human ritual Just begging to be cleansed Twelve hours to come down To rediscover one's limitations To nurse one's swollen tounge and cheek And to rest one's aching body There will be no sleeping Because sleep is never an option An incessant dream Just begging to begin
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Apr 29, 2010
Apr 29, 2010 at 12:16 AM UTC
A Day in One's Life
My balance is often complicated by the complex complications of construed situations. The uncensored limitations, the spiteful aggravation; they think these are indications that I should melt with temptation through my frustration. But if you felt my vibration, it would send you to the sky, where I am stationed. I could never be what you want me to be in your dreams, it seems that the seams to my soul are more than what you see them to be. You don't see me. I became transparent, hold me to the light for my transparency to be clear to read. Clarity will arrive here when your conscience calls and you appear. My heart blends in the healing water that has a hallow father. He is the fire that breeds these things that allow me to bleed and be these words that you see. My balance is often complicated but I have never once waited to be rejuvenated. The light of the moon illuminated my sight through my doom. I dance with the stars and i hope we all meet soon, so that we can bloom as these words fill up the space in this 4 cornered room. -L.G
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Oct 26, 2014
Oct 26, 2014 at 8:06 AM UTC
Complicated Balance
Extra Extra ...Read all about it!!!..The time for the righteous ***** is dead...You claim Your stature of limitations..But all you got is knowledge...Let me reconstruct the past...That the ones you preaching to don't see...Slavery...to share croppers.. to steal mill workers...Cotton pick en...to bootleg ‘en...to crack rock..slag ‘en...They got Aids from monkeys..So lets give it to all the monkeys..They know to much lets bury the smart ones under all the dummies...Rise up you righteous *** Shabazz..With more medals then Marcus Garvey...but this dispositions is thicker than the stash on Steve Harvey. Cuz the kids they love the Wiz...and all the green he smoke...Forget the yellow brick road...its these white bricks they see as Gold...But you so righteous with black power on Your bumper sticker...And so sweet that your water start to be thicker...then blood...with a hood that attack your own progression..You Been righteous for so long..with hope you feel depression..that you accuse your brother of mental retardation...urban gentrification...when he still live in the same house he did the year before...but you been moved to the east side on the top floor..You righteous *** ***** you been pronounced dead...back when them bombs hit over Bagdad...they waved the white flag..but you just made it easy...cuz you still so righteous...you done Got Fat, Turned Gay...and rallying for pride marches...Cuz you don’t know what else to do...your time is over..Them black cats use to be panthers, now you dress them up...and placed us all in a new minority...just to keep your righteous priority...Are You still looking East, or have you finally excepted the West..
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Nov 20, 2012
Nov 20, 2012 at 1:02 PM UTC
Death to the Righteous *****
Extra Extra ...Read all about it!!!..The time for the righteous ***** is dead...You claim Your stature of limitations..But all you got is knowledge...Let me reconstruct the past...That the ones you preaching to don't see...Slavery...to share croppers.. to steal mill workers...Cotton pick en...to bootleg ‘en...to crack rock..slag ‘en...They got Aids from monkeys..So lets give it to all the monkeys..They know to much lets bury the smart ones under all the dummies...Rise up you righteous *** Shabazz..With more medals then Marcus Garvey...but this dispositions is thicker than the stash on Steve Harvey. Cuz the kids they love the Wiz...and all the green he smoke...Forget the yellow brick road...its these white bricks they see as Gold...But you so righteous with black power on Your bumper sticker...And so sweet that your water start to be thicker...then blood...with a hood that attack your own progression..You Been righteous for so long..with hope you feel depression..that you accuse your brother of mental retardation...urban gentrification...when he still live in the same house he did the year before...but you been moved to the east side on the top floor..You righteous *** ***** you been pronounced dead...back when them bombs hit over Bagdad...they waved the white flag..but you just made it easy...cuz you still so righteous...you done Got Fat, Turned Gay...and rallying for pride marches...Cuz you don’t know what else to do...your time is over..Them black cats use to be panthers, now you dress them up...and placed us all in a new minority...just to keep your righteous priority...Are You still looking East, or have you finally excepted the West..
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I am not the master of my writing - my writing masters me, seizing me when the seizure is a sure thing, it dictates to its enslaved scribe what it desires this utensil to reveal and expel - the contraries who having battled to a ****** draw leaves the battlefield trembling with indecent indecision; the optimal conditions for its macrobiotic invasion of my brain stem; the she-muse offers me two choices: she wants a poem writ forthwith on the lyrical expression of depression and refusal is non optional so I fantasize escape and that becomes her property as well; evidence against me to be used at my trials, the one where there is no statue of liberty from the limitations of prior bad acts; I offer the she-muse two choices: give me a cabin with WiFi and self-enforcement of solitary confinement and tie me up with the rope remainders of broken bonds, bonds that tied me up worse when they were broken and the peaceful withering that won’t disrupt disturb nobody from a distance my other choice is to bury me forthwith next to my parents and shutter my constant tearing eyes which are drop-resistant muse says that’s no choice I own your voice stilled or not, will bill your soul’s account for denial of poetic services weep; i don’t want the noises that curse this troubled bodyship don’t want recollections good or bad the muse-bitch cackles with insanity of delight for she accepts this writ as partial payment on her commission, whispers I love your lyrical expressions of depression that ****** recognition algorithms alert me that seizing time is nigh there is no on/off switch for one like you: father son and holy ghost
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Apr 28, 2018
Apr 28, 2018 at 9:31 AM UTC
I am not the master of my writing (the lyrical expression of depression)
I am not the master of my writing - my writing masters me, seizing me when the seizure is a sure thing, it dictates to its enslaved scribe what it desires this utensil to reveal and expel - the contraries who having battled to a ****** draw leaves the battlefield trembling with indecent indecision; the optimal conditions for its macrobiotic invasion of my brain stem; the she-muse offers me two choices: she wants a poem writ forthwith on the lyrical expression of depression and refusal is non optional so I fantasize escape and that becomes her property as well; evidence against me to be used at my trials, the one where there is no statue of liberty from the limitations of prior bad acts; I offer the she-muse two choices: give me a cabin with WiFi and self-enforcement of solitary confinement and tie me up with the rope remainders of broken bonds, bonds that tied me up worse when they were broken and the peaceful withering that won’t disrupt disturb nobody from a distance my other choice is to bury me forthwith next to my parents and shutter my constant tearing eyes which are drop-resistant muse says that’s no choice I own your voice stilled or not, will bill your soul’s account for denial of poetic services weep; i don’t want the noises that curse this troubled bodyship don’t want recollections good or bad the muse-bitch cackles with insanity of delight for she accepts this writ as partial payment on her commission, whispers I love your lyrical expressions of depression that ****** recognition algorithms alert me that seizing time is nigh there is no on/off switch for one like you: father son and holy ghost
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http://m.wikihow.com/Unhook-a-Bra Pinch the eyelets but oh so gently, To properly unhook the device to safely release paradise From it's containment chamber. This be one of many secrets to unlocking The mechanism that holds some of the happy things The human body artist conceived To perpetuate the Species. According to the internet, To extract joy to the world correctly, Depends upon both your station and your Positioning. Thus, it helps to have GPS, Which most men think is that pointy thing Between their legs, But is not. Given the laws of gravity, And other natural limitations, Sadly that utensil of little avail In this surgical operation. If one desires to release the tension Between the connectors of the protectors, Guardians of her heart, It will be necessary to Let your fingers do the walking. So cut and paste the title above, In your web browser place! Do your homework or risk feeling As petite as a schnauzer. Seems your natural tendency, Righty or lefty, matters in this endeavor, Of which I was unawares, oft pressing the incorrect lever. This, the likely cause of my spectacular Teenage Fumblings and failures. Had I known that fact, In the days before the Internet, Surely I would have brought along my Catchers mitt To step up my game. Sage advice the article provides: *Get a bra, and practice, practice, practice! It gets easier with experience.* But methinks that is a bit of a Risky adventure, Lest you be seen boy, Practicing upon yourself, Or even a dummy, Dummy! So cut and paste the title above In your web browser, Do your home work or risk feeling As petite as a pocket schnauzer. But the most important tip This wealthy article of information provides, The conclusion. In the hour of your desperate struggle, Drooping Ego And Crushed Pride, Ask for assistance from one more practiced, Hopefully nearby, Whose help usually comes with a charming smile of touching condescension For your male idiocy and verbal in-articulation. *She, unawares, that you have got her Positioned precisely where you want!* For when you lift her up, In a free state, the one Divinity intended, and in your arms, enfolded and protected, In one grand poetic gesture, Sweep her off her feet, Her surprise will be **.. O So Touching!**
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Aug 9, 2013
Aug 9, 2013 at 6:30 PM UTC
Unhook-a-Bra (2013)
http://m.wikihow.com/Unhook-a-Bra Pinch the eyelets but oh so gently, To properly unhook the device to safely release paradise From it's containment chamber. This be one of many secrets to unlocking The mechanism that holds some of the happy things The human body artist conceived To perpetuate the Species. According to the internet, To extract joy to the world correctly, Depends upon both your station and your Positioning. Thus, it helps to have GPS, Which most men think is that pointy thing Between their legs, But is not. Given the laws of gravity, And other natural limitations, Sadly that utensil of little avail In this surgical operation. If one desires to release the tension Between the connectors of the protectors, Guardians of her heart, It will be necessary to Let your fingers do the walking. So cut and paste the title above, In your web browser place! Do your homework or risk feeling As petite as a schnauzer. Seems your natural tendency, Righty or lefty, matters in this endeavor, Of which I was unawares, oft pressing the incorrect lever. This, the likely cause of my spectacular Teenage Fumblings and failures. Had I known that fact, In the days before the Internet, Surely I would have brought along my Catchers mitt To step up my game. Sage advice the article provides: *Get a bra, and practice, practice, practice! It gets easier with experience.* But methinks that is a bit of a Risky adventure, Lest you be seen boy, Practicing upon yourself, Or even a dummy, Dummy! So cut and paste the title above In your web browser, Do your home work or risk feeling As petite as a pocket schnauzer. But the most important tip This wealthy article of information provides, The conclusion. In the hour of your desperate struggle, Drooping Ego And Crushed Pride, Ask for assistance from one more practiced, Hopefully nearby, Whose help usually comes with a charming smile of touching condescension For your male idiocy and verbal in-articulation. *She, unawares, that you have got her Positioned precisely where you want!* For when you lift her up, In a free state, the one Divinity intended, and in your arms, enfolded and protected, In one grand poetic gesture, Sweep her off her feet, Her surprise will be **.. O So Touching!**
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The wood is stacked for winter. One way out of the mind's limitations is through other minds' contemplations. The books are stacked for winter. Yet even that cannot satisfy. Failing to hold still for meditation my teacher smiles, makes this observation: The purpose of sitting's not to be satisfied or satiated. Remain hungry, cold, uncomfortable and counting enemies. These, and fear, are our commonalities, and the discipline of not hitting whenever angry. You'll appreciate dying quietly at home. Whichever season has been randomly assigned will be       beautiful as ever as a molecule of water is to all matter. "In my life there were always too many things." If there is no time, only change the linear becomes circular. Do not say north or south. You're within the winter range of chickadees, hawks, owls and herons. River grapes, rose hips, the cedar waxwings' repast. Their talk is my reminding change outlasts endurance.
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Aug 11, 2015
Aug 11, 2015 at 11:52 AM UTC
Nature's Intelligent Partner