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Subtle, clever brain, wiser than I am,
by what devious means do you contrive
to remian idle?  Teach me, O master.
Nora Agha May 2012
Pinstriped suit
Black briefcase
clink of heels
On marble floors
imposing glass walls
Emails coming in
Emails coming in

Slacks and a tshirt
Powderblue backpack
Red hightops
on gravel
lockers on walls
Students coming in
Students coming in

Oak desk
Open door
Client comes in
Check the emails
"I want a divorce"
turn to the client
turn to the client

Blackboard
Open door
Students stream through
Smile in greeting
"Recess 'aint long enough"
Open up textbooks
Open up textbooks

Client cries
Keep professional poise
nod in understanding
Show no weakness
"He won't sign the papers"
Just nod
Just nod

Students protest
explain over the noise
try to make them love it
show no weakness
"who cares abour 1945?!"
I care
I care

Go home
Collapse onto the
Black leather sofa
in front of
the plasma screen TV
Instant noodles for dinner
Instant noodles for dinner

Go home
Collapse onto the
stained, worn-out fouton
the kids badger
for some television time
Put the roast in the oven
Put the roast in the oven

The neighbors open
their doors
turn to watch yours
remian tight shut
Noone to expect
Noone to come home to
Noone to come home to

The key turns
in the lock
turn to see
him walk in
bag of groceries in hand
Dinner's almost ready
Dinner's almost ready

TV programs over
Noodles devoured
papers signed
emails replied to
slip into bed
In bed alone
In bed alone

Children fed and bathed
television switched off
homework assistance provided
papers graded
husband made love to
Someone to hold on to
Someone to hold on to

Bathtub full of
Cranberry scented foam
Water's cold now
Body's cold now
Cold blade on Cold marble floor
So much blood
So much blood

Alarm goes off
Wake the children
Pack the lunches
Make the breakfast
Read the paper
Such a sad sad suicide
Such a sad sad suicide

Bathtub full of
Cranberry scented foam
Water's cold now
Body's cold now
Cold blade on cold marble floor
So much blood
So much blood

Hold him close
So much warmth
Hold the kids tight
Transfer body heat
Why did she die?
She had it all
She had it all

Nobody to inheret
The condo with a view
The money in the bank
The diamond earrings
the workload
Nobody to miss
Nobody to miss

Hold him close
So much warmth
Hold the kids tight
Tarnsfer body heat
Why did she die?
She had nothing
She had nothing
Subtle, clever brain, wiser than I am,
by what devious means do you contrive
to remian idle?  Teach me, O master.
jacky May 2014
tears come down my face.
not a usual thing for a person like me,
born pained, and living numb.
all i want is to run from all that i am,
and all i ask is that will you come with me?

but my fear is that, you will say no. like
everyone else. no one ever stayed,
and
i got a feeling that I, myself,
want to leave this body of mine.

what you said is that we are the same,
dying inside, smiling outside.
no one will ever know the difference between us,
but i do, i really do.
i would give all my veins
and bleed for you,
but you wouldn't take a scratch for me.

the dream of mine to go away with you
will remian mine, and never shared with you.
change, can be amazing
Jay Bryant Dec 2012
Ride or die
I try  to survive 
And remian  vibrant
 But they smear the lines 
Blurring my life with things 
Set against me
Making negetive things
Represent me
So ride with me
On this voyage 
To the netherworld
Die with me in this world
So we can live happy in the next world
Be my right hand when there's nothing left
When my time is next
When our way of life is two complexed 
Stay with me when my morale is exhuasted 
My pain is extensive,
Visions of my death are vivid 
Ride with me, Die with me
Let the two coinside 
Our bond be tight
Twisted and intertwinded
Until our minds combine
Bring your heartbreak
I'll bring my pain 
We can ride with eachother
Until the end of our days
SunnyBoi Dec 2016
The chains around my wirst is where I stand
Working a system just to stay with the program

Who I loved and who I hate I cant recall
The real world is outside these four walls

The fact I cant vision my future
Holding it together breaking the suture

Detain to remian a lost cause
But the way i feel is an outlaw

We fall and say thats enough
Even though life is life we still get back up

It best to move on
You deserve a better life and for me to be gone

Everybody lies but just to protect
Cause if we tell the truth than they will neglect.
Raj Bhandari Jul 2020
Its not easy to remian in quarantine,
men can't stay inside, spirit is divine!!

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