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I saw the morning dew betwixt thine thighs as I removed my source of Grecian power, as if King Midas dared to touch the skies, upon thy body fell a golden shower. Thy body's temples, two church bells had rung upon thy chest, a row of pearls bestowed. The sun had set, thy set with wary hung I thought, "How black a night, and blue a lode!" I said, "What light through yonder ****** breaks? It is the yeast!" And now my belly's yellow. My pole gives cause to storms and earthy quakes, but 'tis not massive, I am no Othello. And when that final moment came to pass, like Christ I came a-riding on an ***
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Mar 22, 2015
Mar 22, 2015 at 3:54 PM UTC
Sonnet 155, Or If Shakespeare Had Written A ****
#there are the ones that feel it climb up the shadow towards the light, hesitation on every rung, each wave of the arising       overwhelms  unabated ― and woe betides those who are on the run from a storm's deluge A rousing ocean breeze stirs inside the memory of an unframed seashell lying on the hearth mantel; heightened sensitivity lapping soundlessly, spindrift plashing the shoreline of another world's feigned peace Perhaps the muted voice of guilty pleasures, hushed by their own hidden truths Feeling the unfelt textures of every stifled vibration left unbreathed The naked truth befallen so cold and lonely Running in circles, volatile as all those      unspoken excitations raging ― and the whispers of those who hear not the voices in the wind An emotionally enslaved  heart tarries,  marooned high and dry in a memory on a distant sand bar      lain fallow for so long ― stagnant darkness of an unsated soul gathered on the back of a parched tongue sullied wordless Rising up through a dusty hieroglyph corridor through an unlocked labyrinth gate;  vestige echoes from somewhere left behind in an incomprehensible abandoned wake It's getting harder and harder    for an insatiable soul to breathe ...    climbing up a tree trunk― up within the silence of the listening tree   Toes dug into the rough bark furrows ― fingers reaching upwards beyond their deepest known grasp A shadow stranded out on a hangin' bough hearkening without ears that hear: “perhaps they’ll listen now“   the wingless bird sings in psalms that fly away on tattered feathers over untamed waters roil Back to nature’s waning youth, the bough bends unbroken to taste the freedom of the wild absolving seas Jesse Stillwater June     2018
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Jul 12, 2018
Jul 12, 2018 at 12:41 PM UTC
"Perhaps they never will ..."
#there are the ones that feel it climb up the shadow towards the light, hesitation on every rung, each wave of the arising       overwhelms  unabated ― and woe betides those who are on the run from a storm's deluge A rousing ocean breeze stirs inside the memory of an unframed seashell lying on the hearth mantel; heightened sensitivity lapping soundlessly, spindrift plashing the shoreline of another world's feigned peace Perhaps the muted voice of guilty pleasures, hushed by their own hidden truths Feeling the unfelt textures of every stifled vibration left unbreathed The naked truth befallen so cold and lonely Running in circles, volatile as all those      unspoken excitations raging ― and the whispers of those who hear not the voices in the wind An emotionally enslaved  heart tarries,  marooned high and dry in a memory on a distant sand bar      lain fallow for so long ― stagnant darkness of an unsated soul gathered on the back of a parched tongue sullied wordless Rising up through a dusty hieroglyph corridor through an unlocked labyrinth gate;  vestige echoes from somewhere left behind in an incomprehensible abandoned wake It's getting harder and harder    for an insatiable soul to breathe ...    climbing up a tree trunk― up within the silence of the listening tree   Toes dug into the rough bark furrows ― fingers reaching upwards beyond their deepest known grasp A shadow stranded out on a hangin' bough hearkening without ears that hear: “perhaps they’ll listen now“   the wingless bird sings in psalms that fly away on tattered feathers over untamed waters roil Back to nature’s waning youth, the bough bends unbroken to taste the freedom of the wild absolving seas Jesse Stillwater June     2018
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I clash into my fabric, Like it's the waters of a bath. Behold the ripples from my fingers, Before I walked upon their path. Pills are skipping stones, That land at unsteady feet. I'm falling, or I'm drowning, Sleeping with torture underneath. With Carnations at the bedside, The yellow won't change my hue. For their inexplicit meanings, Are wrapped in dripping blue. And the taps rung through my head, Were the bath; now forming puddles. You asked how I had left, But you didn't notice the bubbles ---------------------------------------------------
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Jul 28, 2018
Jul 28, 2018 at 4:31 AM UTC
Carnations
The ladder, The one I’m forced to climb. A lack of friction, I seem to find, As I take the rung into my fingers. And the vertigo sensation lingers. I know my lesson, Why should I persist? Brace my feet, step up, and Slip. The question: Should I give up And fall regardless? Or continue And say I tried this? With this knowledge, then, What good is The latter?
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Jan 30, 2011
Jan 30, 2011 at 1:49 PM UTC
The Ladder Choice
Christmas is traditions some last and others die some leave you feeling fuzzy others leave you asking "Why?" There's rules that must be followed And most of them we know About gifts and cards and Christmas trees and then there's mistletoe.... We all know the tradition We all know what it is You meet under the berries And then you both must kiss But, there's etiquette surrounding The dreaded mistletoe And there are things you aren't aware of And I thought you all should know.... Always kiss your Aunties Do it quick and on the cheek Their lips are full of slobber and sometimes they just reek Grandmas, get a quick kiss And ignore the sounds they make Don't hug Grannies too tightly They are brittle and might break Avoid the pervert Uncles With hands and eyes that roam They act one way at Christmas And another way at home The little kids, won't kiss you So, it's fun to give them chase Make sure there's lots of slobber So, they can wipe it off their face Make sure kissing Grandad That he has got his teeth That they're not somewhere in a glass or worse, smiling from a wreath Always kiss your Mum though Beware, Mums will always cry and they will get you going too No matter how hard you try Kiss the one you came with Let them know just how you feel That your love for them's eternal And your love for them is real Kissing is tradition and at Christmas can be great But, don't kiss all the women And forget about your date The most important rule of all If you don't want your bell rung When kissing 'neath the mistletoe DO NOT USE THE TONGUE
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Dec 13, 2014
Dec 13, 2014 at 1:06 PM UTC
Mistletoe Etiquette
Christmas is traditions some last and others die some leave you feeling fuzzy others leave you asking "Why?" There's rules that must be followed And most of them we know About gifts and cards and Christmas trees and then there's mistletoe.... We all know the tradition We all know what it is You meet under the berries And then you both must kiss But, there's etiquette surrounding The dreaded mistletoe And there are things you aren't aware of And I thought you all should know.... Always kiss your Aunties Do it quick and on the cheek Their lips are full of slobber and sometimes they just reek Grandmas, get a quick kiss And ignore the sounds they make Don't hug Grannies too tightly They are brittle and might break Avoid the pervert Uncles With hands and eyes that roam They act one way at Christmas And another way at home The little kids, won't kiss you So, it's fun to give them chase Make sure there's lots of slobber So, they can wipe it off their face Make sure kissing Grandad That he has got his teeth That they're not somewhere in a glass or worse, smiling from a wreath Always kiss your Mum though Beware, Mums will always cry and they will get you going too No matter how hard you try Kiss the one you came with Let them know just how you feel That your love for them's eternal And your love for them is real Kissing is tradition and at Christmas can be great But, don't kiss all the women And forget about your date The most important rule of all If you don't want your bell rung When kissing 'neath the mistletoe DO NOT USE THE TONGUE
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oh yes, I remember when I was just a lad, I was really quite bad. I remember this one fall, I drove my parents up the wall. Up in the air the conversation flew, And to annoy them more I answered with a "mew". As I climbed the stairs and up into my room, I slammed the door with a loud 'boom!'. I stomped so loud on the floor, And thought "oh, what a boor!'. And up the stairs my parents sprung, Their nattering in my ears rung. I kicked and lashed out, not knowing what would happen next, As I looked down, I thought I was hexed! For if you stomp and kick, You will be changed quite a bit... Long grey ears grew high above my head, "Help, help me!" I plead. Hooves grew down to the floor, And I gasped as I saw... The little boy was no more. Frantically I looked to my parents who said, "I thought this would happen, I guess you need a new bed." Now the boy is no more, My parents bought a farm with a large moor. And I help out more now, As my job is pulling a plough!
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Mar 1, 2016
Mar 1, 2016 at 11:14 AM UTC
Don't be naughty children
I walked past old, dead, trees And into an old, abandoned park I glanced at the huge, old tree At the decayed bark I returned my eyes to the playground Then checked my watch Five minutes till midnight Then they will begin their march I sat on an old, broken swing Staring into the dark Then there was that familiar ring That rung throughout the park I hid under the slide So I couldn't be taken Then they left Leaving me to play Momma would worry about my land of play But I ignored that Crawled out into the night I sat on my swing Looking in the dark My midnight playground Isn't as magical as it seems A horrifying destination That clouds my dreams But I am cursed to forever find myself here At the twelve hour Terrifyingly dangerous I forever walk alone To my midnight playground Since the age of three Now I am thirteen The monsters roam freely I only depend on me I can not leave this cursed place Until the next night But remains night as the moon holds still I was forced to remove people by **** But that was ten years ago I do it on my own This place disappears when I escape It holds the remains of the bodies Just to haunt my soul I get called by its whispers Telling me to follow Then I find myself approaching It's gate of the marrow
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Feb 13, 2015
Feb 13, 2015 at 4:46 PM UTC
My Midnight Playground
The wise are always troubled And the troubled seldom sleep. For the path is dark, The shadow's deep. The past imparts pressure, Weary woe-marked feet. The pillow lays drenched. Sweat beads billow flames of fear. The sound of all our choices Rung clear for all to hear. The cries of countless voices Found close to passing ears But ghosts weep most in whispers, Lest the living hear their tears.
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Sep 13, 2016
Sep 13, 2016 at 7:59 PM UTC
Shadows Deep
I was struck on the day of extinction I was confused on the day of elimination the seashells rung in it's glorious tune but it seems our opponent is not immune So we win the battle because of the seashells joyous rattle
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May 26, 2015
May 26, 2015 at 7:28 PM UTC
seashells
Vague is the feeling, dark is the delight, feared is the memory of your cold dead sight. Your love was killed by the twisted moonlight. I remember hazel brown eyes reversed into a song, a Melodie of skies. I can see the colors now burst in the air and up above so tender was the forbidden love. I now ponder in amazement towards the moonlight sky. An embrious scatter of stars lay in the earths bound movement, slowly, cautiously I begin to wonder. But only to the moonlight dancer. I have heard your voice and I have seen your face, but only for it to bring back a tattered trace. I remember when all was good. I remember when you use to love me the way that you should. I watched you walk away slowly with these words only a trickle on my tongue. With a "good...bye" your voice had rung. Those words lay pasted down to my heart and glued. Moonlight dancer come back to my hand, moonlight dancer take me to your rythmatic land, moonlight dancer take my hand. Her coldness piercing my heart, her absence tore me apart, and now her funeral to only end me. Please come back and defend me. Slowly the blade slit across my wrist in a song like structure. I let the music flow down from the wound, and now my mind it will consume. I'm lost and in love by moonlight dancers song. Where else could I have gone wrong? Moonlight dancer come back to my hand, moonlight dancer take me to your rythmatic land, moonlight dancer take my hand. Moonlight dancer just please breath once again. Moonlight dancer?
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Mar 3, 2013
Mar 3, 2013 at 9:36 PM UTC
Moonlight dancer.
Vague is the feeling, dark is the delight, feared is the memory of your cold dead sight. Your love was killed by the twisted moonlight. I remember hazel brown eyes reversed into a song, a Melodie of skies. I can see the colors now burst in the air and up above so tender was the forbidden love. I now ponder in amazement towards the moonlight sky. An embrious scatter of stars lay in the earths bound movement, slowly, cautiously I begin to wonder. But only to the moonlight dancer. I have heard your voice and I have seen your face, but only for it to bring back a tattered trace. I remember when all was good. I remember when you use to love me the way that you should. I watched you walk away slowly with these words only a trickle on my tongue. With a "good...bye" your voice had rung. Those words lay pasted down to my heart and glued. Moonlight dancer come back to my hand, moonlight dancer take me to your rythmatic land, moonlight dancer take my hand. Her coldness piercing my heart, her absence tore me apart, and now her funeral to only end me. Please come back and defend me. Slowly the blade slit across my wrist in a song like structure. I let the music flow down from the wound, and now my mind it will consume. I'm lost and in love by moonlight dancers song. Where else could I have gone wrong? Moonlight dancer come back to my hand, moonlight dancer take me to your rythmatic land, moonlight dancer take my hand. Moonlight dancer just please breath once again. Moonlight dancer?
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Sundays, too, she got up early and let her feet lead her through the dusty alleys of that small town It was a luxury to have this kind of time alone, silence was vital food for her soul Enduring the weekday demands to relish a few hours of nothingness, rare meditation, An escape from a world of momentary necessity The sweet morning air that kissed one’s skin now turned heavy and stagnant Back down again through the same storied streets that, Had become unbearably hot by the noon-day sun, the pace of life slowed accordingly A weight came over her, the sort of fatigue where every exhaustible cell in your body yearns for rest She would wander all day if she could, meandering over ground hallowed by history By now the shadows of the afternoon had casted their long, lanky bodies behind the old chalk buildings The pulse of life reached a complete pause, as if away on vacation in a more hospitable place Everything bent, decaying, surrendering to the heat, and everything marked in contrast by the sun’s glare Here, she stands straight and strong, gazing into the burning face of the oppressor and giver of life And deny it the desire to win this vague war of attrition When rung out on the floor she’d smell of autumn and satisfaction Speaking to me she’ll tell of the faith in self, strength in solitude, and love of something greater than we dare to know.
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May 10, 2014
May 10, 2014 at 11:59 AM UTC
Resilience
*break astonishment at perception of a third-world child making it up that totem-pole amidst paltry conditions even beyond the half-way mark* 1. a standing man in silent message and the woman in red with thin-sling shoulder-bag holding lipstick, weekly-ticket and purse oh, how she frightens honchos out their skull draped round her sister's head shroud eternal coughing sore 2. grannies recount lively griot-tales where hope is never barren young boys play in swamped dirt-trails drawing absent father-figures in the sand the wind has carried them off to mines deep in the crust of earth's ire adolescent future sits on labour-farms where keen spirit is dulled with worthless hops keeps the sly farmer happy and he tells them the fruit is free yet they've already paid for it manifold when she reaches twenty she will have at least two kids whose lives lie in the granny's luxury while she runs off to the golden city-lites to jump through higher hoops for ****** spoils all cheapened by long-term neglect 3. there lies hope unlost in every girl-child who goes to school who finds encouragement from words kindly given if but from a stranger *no hand-me-outs no forlorn begging* she... the empowered mother of boys will help them to grow into young men of such sensibility as to keep their hands to deeds of honour who, in turn become fine fathers to daughters they love and cherish raise to be luminary *each step up from that totem-pole such a steep climb strengthens invisible wings and unworldly rewards and when final rung is reached heralds untainted take-offffffff*...... S T,  27 aug
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Aug 27, 2013
Aug 27, 2013 at 11:01 AM UTC
totem-pole
*break astonishment at perception of a third-world child making it up that totem-pole amidst paltry conditions even beyond the half-way mark* 1. a standing man in silent message and the woman in red with thin-sling shoulder-bag holding lipstick, weekly-ticket and purse oh, how she frightens honchos out their skull draped round her sister's head shroud eternal coughing sore 2. grannies recount lively griot-tales where hope is never barren young boys play in swamped dirt-trails drawing absent father-figures in the sand the wind has carried them off to mines deep in the crust of earth's ire adolescent future sits on labour-farms where keen spirit is dulled with worthless hops keeps the sly farmer happy and he tells them the fruit is free yet they've already paid for it manifold when she reaches twenty she will have at least two kids whose lives lie in the granny's luxury while she runs off to the golden city-lites to jump through higher hoops for ****** spoils all cheapened by long-term neglect 3. there lies hope unlost in every girl-child who goes to school who finds encouragement from words kindly given if but from a stranger *no hand-me-outs no forlorn begging* she... the empowered mother of boys will help them to grow into young men of such sensibility as to keep their hands to deeds of honour who, in turn become fine fathers to daughters they love and cherish raise to be luminary *each step up from that totem-pole such a steep climb strengthens invisible wings and unworldly rewards and when final rung is reached heralds untainted take-offffffff*...... S T,  27 aug
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Lost, locked in a whirlwind, Trying to pull myself out, I'll grab anything but your hand, The road less traveled by, Was the familiar route. Lost in the quicksand of your eyes, A beautiful pool of mud, Rung my heart out to dry. Forced whispers inside my head, "Try! Try!" They all said. How do you cherish, shield, and protect property that isn't nestled on your deck? How do you love, care, and cradle Something thats not on the table? If you think I wrote this about you, Then it's most definitely true, That adoration, affection affected By endless alteration in the depths of my heart Leave me with no other choice Then to ask, "Where do I start?"
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Aug 5, 2014
Aug 5, 2014 at 12:35 AM UTC
Adoration
~ Moon Fire ~ *de Luna climbs up majestic fir brows one rung at a time to feel the shiver of winter breeze tickle higher                          than treetops reach .                                                          ­                                             where moonbeams know the meaning the shadows cast upon the open palms of nature’s hands her halo encircles a shapeless luster beyond         the faint whispers in northern skies wishing on the nearest stars, set ablaze a smoldering heart grown cold as ... the last winter moon full and bright* wild is the wind © 2.22.2016
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Mar 9, 2016
Mar 9, 2016 at 10:19 AM UTC
Fuego de Luna
I fathom fatherhood His invincible feats When that magnanimous shadow danced Bowing his head lowly And my cryptic looks Staring that pugnacious shadow To what he's been unearthing for A little later in the twilight of dusk My drooling curiosity burnt in persistence As I observed a twinkling toddler Following the lead of his father With merry- go rounds and exciting swings As docile as a lamb He embraced his daddy Cause that was his world's best swing And then blew his index finger in air Spinning around everywhere The father introduced the whole world Without shutting him up The next half hour passed away And there temple bells rang And wind blew Everything became grave A reverberation echoed Together with temple bells Rung the devotional clap Of a son And his father... Worshipping.. Never ever can I fathom The unconditional fatherly love..
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May 18, 2018
May 18, 2018 at 11:50 AM UTC
I fathom fatherhood..
As the hazy summer days flew by My heart still sang a lover's song Longing to retrieve pieces of a broken heart Perhaps forge anew withing another's arms But there simply is not enough time, the summer was dying. Much like the blazing fire within my soul Deep pensive thoughts, Concocted by this newly acquired sense of maturity, Took hold of my mind As the winter's grasp took my heart. All the while the scent of old textbooks, chlorine, and dead flowers Fueled my life. My legs were tired after constantly running. One boy to another And the embers begin to die. No longer does my heart desire the affection of another Why run to the beach? Why try again? It all ends in pain. The long hours of talking on the phone Sharing secrets Learning all there is to know about another Loving. Loving all there is to love and getting your soul torn? No, I quit this cruel game. Months pass and I am still hiding in the deep corners of my mind Trusting another with my emotions? What insanity I can trust myself, and myself alone The snow starts to fall and the cold reaches my core. I am alone. My fault? Perhaps I just gave up on the game of 'love' But all it really takes is little spark To make a fire once more. The new year is rung in with a bonfire under the stars Notes, cards, flowers...everything All up in flames. I watch my old year ablaze before my eyes And scratch open into a new notebook "2013" The blank pages stare back at me As I ponder which words to embellish the skin with More deep thoughts... What do I want? Having ignored all social aspects of my life, I was happy. Good grades, friends at my disposal, decent swim team times As my thoughts continued I ignored the feeling building up in my throat. "Nobody loves you." Independent, strong, beautiful, cunning, intelligent... Sure when you brake it down I have a lot going for me. But to take all these qualities Have someone love your every flaw, bizarre habit, and womanly curve... An impossible task. And so I put my faith in the starts Asking the universe for a miracle. And then I waited.
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Jan 26, 2013
Jan 26, 2013 at 12:35 AM UTC
The Sanctuary Part 5
As the hazy summer days flew by My heart still sang a lover's song Longing to retrieve pieces of a broken heart Perhaps forge anew withing another's arms But there simply is not enough time, the summer was dying. Much like the blazing fire within my soul Deep pensive thoughts, Concocted by this newly acquired sense of maturity, Took hold of my mind As the winter's grasp took my heart. All the while the scent of old textbooks, chlorine, and dead flowers Fueled my life. My legs were tired after constantly running. One boy to another And the embers begin to die. No longer does my heart desire the affection of another Why run to the beach? Why try again? It all ends in pain. The long hours of talking on the phone Sharing secrets Learning all there is to know about another Loving. Loving all there is to love and getting your soul torn? No, I quit this cruel game. Months pass and I am still hiding in the deep corners of my mind Trusting another with my emotions? What insanity I can trust myself, and myself alone The snow starts to fall and the cold reaches my core. I am alone. My fault? Perhaps I just gave up on the game of 'love' But all it really takes is little spark To make a fire once more. The new year is rung in with a bonfire under the stars Notes, cards, flowers...everything All up in flames. I watch my old year ablaze before my eyes And scratch open into a new notebook "2013" The blank pages stare back at me As I ponder which words to embellish the skin with More deep thoughts... What do I want? Having ignored all social aspects of my life, I was happy. Good grades, friends at my disposal, decent swim team times As my thoughts continued I ignored the feeling building up in my throat. "Nobody loves you." Independent, strong, beautiful, cunning, intelligent... Sure when you brake it down I have a lot going for me. But to take all these qualities Have someone love your every flaw, bizarre habit, and womanly curve... An impossible task. And so I put my faith in the starts Asking the universe for a miracle. And then I waited.
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There is a ladder that I climb And climb I shall through all of time The wood is rough and splintery And so the task is hard, you see And as I climb my arms grow weak My bones, like the rungs, bend and creak Sometimes resolve abandons me My head goes down and I can't see When climbing in this careless way I lose my hold and slip away So, quickly I fall ten feet down I tell myself to not look down I grab hold of the rung again Then meditate and rest my chin The rung has now a coat of slime It feels I'll slip another time I push the thought out of my head For if I fall, then I'll be dead I wipe away the dreadful slime And climb again, step at a time And though the top I'll never see, I keep my gaze ahead of me. "Why do you climb", a man once asked "...If you cannot complete the task?" "There are two worlds", I said to him "...And one of them is filled with sin Within that world, you'll find no light Your soul is bound by fear and spite In the other, you can see Your heart's made whole and you are free The line between these worlds is broad That is the world on which we trod But even here amidst our strife You'll find there are two sides of life We start between and go one way By choices we make every day This road we take is gradual We slowly fall as blinded fools Unless we climb the other way And so please hear these things I say As I climb, the light gets brighter And the load on me becomes much lighter The truth's revealed and my heart made full As I climb away from sin's dark rule So, where's this ladder that I climb? He's here; take hold. He's yours and mine"
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Apr 6, 2014
Apr 6, 2014 at 4:05 AM UTC
The Ladder
There is a ladder that I climb And climb I shall through all of time The wood is rough and splintery And so the task is hard, you see And as I climb my arms grow weak My bones, like the rungs, bend and creak Sometimes resolve abandons me My head goes down and I can't see When climbing in this careless way I lose my hold and slip away So, quickly I fall ten feet down I tell myself to not look down I grab hold of the rung again Then meditate and rest my chin The rung has now a coat of slime It feels I'll slip another time I push the thought out of my head For if I fall, then I'll be dead I wipe away the dreadful slime And climb again, step at a time And though the top I'll never see, I keep my gaze ahead of me. "Why do you climb", a man once asked "...If you cannot complete the task?" "There are two worlds", I said to him "...And one of them is filled with sin Within that world, you'll find no light Your soul is bound by fear and spite In the other, you can see Your heart's made whole and you are free The line between these worlds is broad That is the world on which we trod But even here amidst our strife You'll find there are two sides of life We start between and go one way By choices we make every day This road we take is gradual We slowly fall as blinded fools Unless we climb the other way And so please hear these things I say As I climb, the light gets brighter And the load on me becomes much lighter The truth's revealed and my heart made full As I climb away from sin's dark rule So, where's this ladder that I climb? He's here; take hold. He's yours and mine"
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Valhalla is not only where warriors reside Valhalla is also for those who commit suicide All struggles are seen all sacrifices excepted The Valkyrie watch over all battles internal and external and make sure none are rejected In the great halls songs are sung The great bells are rung Wolves and foxes and gods and elves, all are welcome there For Valhalla welcomes all and there is no ill will to bare Valhalla is calling Darkness is falling
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Oct 11, 2020
Oct 11, 2020 at 1:36 AM UTC
Valhalla Calls
I saw the morning dew betwixt thine thighs As I removed my source of Grecian power As if King Midas dared to touch the skies Upon thy body fell a golden shower Thy body's temples, two church bells had rung Upon thy chest, a row of pearls bestowed The sun had set, thy set with wary hung I thought, "How black a night and blue a lode" I said, "What light through yonder ****** breaks? It is the yeast" And now my belly's yellow My pole gives cause to storms and earthy quakes But 'tis not massive, I am no Othello And when that final moment came to pass Like Christ I came-a riding on an ***
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Feb 4, 2014
Feb 4, 2014 at 2:19 PM UTC
Sonnet 155 (Bo Burnham)
Perched upon the tip of the volcano, the Phoenix begins to spread its wings. Villagers in the town below see its magnificent beauty and begin to sing "Oh Phoenix above oh so high, spread your wings so that they may graze the sky" "Save us from the demons that plague our minds" "Remove this unwanted darkness and replace it with light" The town’s people chanted this song in hopes that the mighty Phoenix would indeed answer their prayers. But alas the Phoenix had plans of its own. It did in fact graze the sky with its sun scorched wings, but failed in removing the townspeople's demons. Again and again the townspeople sang praised their mighty God, but still no answer had rung. The mighty Phoenix perched upon its throne had spread its wings and began to fly Out of the townspeople's vision straight into the sky A mighty explosion burst through the clouds and everyone in unison let out a cry "What was that? Did our god die?" Unsure of what truly happened the townspeople began their chant once more "Oh Phoenix above oh so high, spread your wings so that they may graze the sky" "Save us from the demons that plague our minds" "Remove this unwanted darkness and replace it with light" As they finished their prayer, something happened so instant The demons had fled and the light poured throughout the land and into the distance The people cheered, some started to cry For the mighty Phoenix sacrificed itself for their lives Tales of this beast soon spread without warning Passed down from generation to generation So that all may hear of the creature that saved the people from themselves So that they may never again live in fear of both their minds and the unknown that lived in the darkness They started a new chant in honor of their savior "Oh mighty Phoenix sacrificed itself for us" "Flew into the sky so that we may live fulfilling lives" "We honor your death by helping one another begin to flourish" Shortly after the death of their God the townspeople moved to a new land and started anew With the Phoenix living within the heart of every single person Just as the townspeople were leaving their village A small child looked back and began to say "This chapter of my life has come to an end" "And soon a new chapter of my life will be written" "I'm afraid we will no longer be together you and I" "For you cast yourself into an explosion that shook the sky" "Goodbye my dear guardian, may you rest in peace" "When we get to our new home, we will honor you with a feast" The townspeople went to live their lives now renewed Au revoir my dear reader, for this is the beginning of something beautiful.
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Nov 5, 2015
Nov 5, 2015 at 11:05 AM UTC
The Phoenix
Perched upon the tip of the volcano, the Phoenix begins to spread its wings. Villagers in the town below see its magnificent beauty and begin to sing "Oh Phoenix above oh so high, spread your wings so that they may graze the sky" "Save us from the demons that plague our minds" "Remove this unwanted darkness and replace it with light" The town’s people chanted this song in hopes that the mighty Phoenix would indeed answer their prayers. But alas the Phoenix had plans of its own. It did in fact graze the sky with its sun scorched wings, but failed in removing the townspeople's demons. Again and again the townspeople sang praised their mighty God, but still no answer had rung. The mighty Phoenix perched upon its throne had spread its wings and began to fly Out of the townspeople's vision straight into the sky A mighty explosion burst through the clouds and everyone in unison let out a cry "What was that? Did our god die?" Unsure of what truly happened the townspeople began their chant once more "Oh Phoenix above oh so high, spread your wings so that they may graze the sky" "Save us from the demons that plague our minds" "Remove this unwanted darkness and replace it with light" As they finished their prayer, something happened so instant The demons had fled and the light poured throughout the land and into the distance The people cheered, some started to cry For the mighty Phoenix sacrificed itself for their lives Tales of this beast soon spread without warning Passed down from generation to generation So that all may hear of the creature that saved the people from themselves So that they may never again live in fear of both their minds and the unknown that lived in the darkness They started a new chant in honor of their savior "Oh mighty Phoenix sacrificed itself for us" "Flew into the sky so that we may live fulfilling lives" "We honor your death by helping one another begin to flourish" Shortly after the death of their God the townspeople moved to a new land and started anew With the Phoenix living within the heart of every single person Just as the townspeople were leaving their village A small child looked back and began to say "This chapter of my life has come to an end" "And soon a new chapter of my life will be written" "I'm afraid we will no longer be together you and I" "For you cast yourself into an explosion that shook the sky" "Goodbye my dear guardian, may you rest in peace" "When we get to our new home, we will honor you with a feast" The townspeople went to live their lives now renewed Au revoir my dear reader, for this is the beginning of something beautiful.
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Tell me a time U needed me A time u grabbed ur phone 2 text me. Have u ever rung me In the depths of the night Just to hear my voice In the darkness? U could say u had U could tell me u need me But I’d see our messages Or rather, my messages: The lines and lines Of my words, Calling ur name, That go on for miles. Punctuated by one of urs A smile :) Or a word And nothing more. How can ily When u never respond? How can I be obsessed When there’s nothing: No message For me to obsess over. Ily But u never, ever reply :(
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Apr 12, 2021
Apr 12, 2021 at 2:18 PM UTC
u never reply
We have heard the words they preach The Gospel carpetbaggers teach That some of us can make their own rules. Any white people that don’t are fools. They redefine the meaning of equality The gladly withhold my rights from me. They choose what part of good is good And happily red-lined my neighborhood. Don’t wave your seditionist flag at me/ I believe in liberty, equality ad fraternity. Your rhetoric is a disguise of old John Birch. If I want to hear your hateful sermon I prefer to have to go to your church. They think us blind and cannot see That they openly abhor equality. They say one thing in the South Up north they use another mouth, And speak with a totally forked tongue And push half the race down a rung. They cry like they have all been hurt But it is they who treat the rest like dirt. Don’t wave your seditionist flag at me/ I believe in liberty, equality ad fraternity. Your rhetoric is a disguise of old John Birch. If I want to hear your hateful sermon I prefer to have to go to your church. There is no difference from your chant And the Inquisition’s deadly cant. These punishing words out of you Are ages old, they are not new. If Jesus were here to hear you start This ugly talk, it would break his heart. Don’t wave your seditionist flag at me/ I believe in liberty, equality ad fraternity. Your rhetoric is a disguise of old John Birch. If I want to hear your hateful sermon I prefer to have to go to your church.
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Nov 15, 2016
Nov 15, 2016 at 4:31 PM UTC
SUPREMA-CYSTS
Gates climb News and paraphernalia Modern communication Internet on vacation Today, rural Australia Goes awol in valleys, hills As seeking when hiding Frustration biding Trees, various pitfalls An Insufficient population Say Cannot build towers Excuses bely hours Trying, for connection Work with what's known Try cavalier solutions   It's the execution When, creativity shown First try computer waving Above head I'm shaking Signal not taking Despite, the swaying Next option lying on floor Hint of access, fleeting Patchy greeting So slow, won't store Then stand on top of bed Try to reach high ceiling Wobbly feeling Response, still lead Despite heat, go outside The temperature violent Connection silent If Home far, just beside Time past, similarly stung Found access best rate The paddock gate Balancing, top rung Troop to gate hopes keen As Searing heat, metal Stand and settle Tightly, cradle machine Process long, time lost A Connection success Finally access But who, counts cost? Eventually, its loaded mail As Balancing hold keen Humorous scene As Sway, in light pale Internet access by Gates Not Bill, Steve, Microsoft Hung steel aloft So basic, surely debates Climbing for a signal now Is the practical response Sadly ensconced As Rural, area know how But surely it must be time When access essential Internet critical Yet today, gates climb
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Jan 17, 2015
Jan 17, 2015 at 7:45 PM UTC
Gates climb
I've quit the killing- another addiction my convictions are open bare. forgetting what its like, to deal with stress and the like without nicotines merciful smile perfect timing i would say now that math makes up my days and work the latter of my nights i've no form for this urge that pulls inside rung out like a sponge wanting water. elixir of toxins heath risks and iron lungs chained and yet so free. how long can i resist your cough?
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Jun 2, 2014
Jun 2, 2014 at 4:15 PM UTC
quitting
Stink up the beer house with unadorned putrid self-thoughts. Poppy-eyed and hating others is easy for blue bottled buggers. A sweet thing for you! A growing circle of six-legged empty. Filled to the brim with puffed up space. A white brim with a shiny red exoskeleton. Oh, what a dreadful sight! Hair strewn across a face and hooked into the teeth of the blushy lullabied insect screech. Clear liquid not blood, but blood all the same on an empty stomach with full vein-shot bones. Not milky bones with calcium-love.. A dead, deficient, cracked, neglected, insufficient skeletal frame, limp. Yellowed with hate-smoke and old book notes. Splintered, crazed and buzzed through the gridded bulging eye-window of every single one of those insect like Self-Loathers. Chosen out of pure sympathy "We should talk more" .......To the sun, the moon and the stars? Every star mocks, Every beam scoffs and every moon likes to deride on the pain that hides beneath the lies of human bug eyes. A simply formed pound of vertebrate flesh leaks soft plasma on the scaly moth floor. Oh how we are dusty and unsure! Forestry consisting of a Sitka Spruce and of a Japanese Larch was a claim I made from the start. Over gardens of attention arachnid lurking selfish bugs and even those half winged "friend people". The bell has rung the scariest of chimes and with every soul wrenching 'ding' a furry fang digs at the blotchy eyed, softly fleshed girl. Oh such a sweet thing to be surrounded by selfish bugs who spin webs with tear stained tissues!
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Oct 18, 2014
Oct 18, 2014 at 2:19 PM UTC
Selfish Bugs
Stink up the beer house with unadorned putrid self-thoughts. Poppy-eyed and hating others is easy for blue bottled buggers. A sweet thing for you! A growing circle of six-legged empty. Filled to the brim with puffed up space. A white brim with a shiny red exoskeleton. Oh, what a dreadful sight! Hair strewn across a face and hooked into the teeth of the blushy lullabied insect screech. Clear liquid not blood, but blood all the same on an empty stomach with full vein-shot bones. Not milky bones with calcium-love.. A dead, deficient, cracked, neglected, insufficient skeletal frame, limp. Yellowed with hate-smoke and old book notes. Splintered, crazed and buzzed through the gridded bulging eye-window of every single one of those insect like Self-Loathers. Chosen out of pure sympathy "We should talk more" .......To the sun, the moon and the stars? Every star mocks, Every beam scoffs and every moon likes to deride on the pain that hides beneath the lies of human bug eyes. A simply formed pound of vertebrate flesh leaks soft plasma on the scaly moth floor. Oh how we are dusty and unsure! Forestry consisting of a Sitka Spruce and of a Japanese Larch was a claim I made from the start. Over gardens of attention arachnid lurking selfish bugs and even those half winged "friend people". The bell has rung the scariest of chimes and with every soul wrenching 'ding' a furry fang digs at the blotchy eyed, softly fleshed girl. Oh such a sweet thing to be surrounded by selfish bugs who spin webs with tear stained tissues!
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