"submachine" poems
I am perching
I am searching
Sitting still
My mind filled
With the vigilance
Of a militant
Looking to invade
By throwing grenades
And committing atrocities
At a high velocity
Yet I'm made to lay and wait
My love feels like hate
Stuck in this crate
It's getting late
My feral fate
Makes me shake
Like the love intake
That makes me break
When you're raising the stakes
I see your fin in the water
Moving in for the slaughter
Acting like a shark
You go dark
Like a silent submarine
You float near the bottom
Your gun is submachine
That's how you caught them
Now it's my turn
For a bullet burn
Treat me like a ***** distractor
You're a fractured compactor
Leaving me partially intact
But most of me I lack
After your attack
I should thank you for taking out the trash
But I could've done without the clash
Because now I'm just a pile of ash
Stuck in a bird cage
At an increased age
If I become a phoenix and rise
It'll be an imprisoned surprise
I thought I had prepared
Yet now I need repairs
When it's my love I share
And it's casually broken
To be used as a token
You must be joking
There's no way I could've ever prepared
For the fact that no one ever cared
Nov 30, 2017
Nov 30, 2017 at 5:14 AM UTC
This poem is originally written by my favorite poet, Charles Bukowski. .
they're not going to let you
sit at a front table
at some cafe in Europe
in the mid-afternoon sun.
if you do, somebody's going to
drive by and
spray your guts with a
submachine gun.
they're not going to let you
feel good
for very long
anywhere.
the forces aren't going to
let you sit around
fucking-off and
relaxing.
you've got to go
their way.
the unhappy, the bitter and
the vengeful
need their
fix - which is
you or somebody
anybody
in agony, or
better yet
dead, dropped into some
hole.
as long as there are
humans about
there is never going to be
any peace
for any individual
upon this earth or
anywhere else
they might
escape to.
all you can do
is maybe grab
ten lucky minutes
here
or maybe an hour
there.
something
is working toward you
right now, and
I mean you
and nobody but
you.
Oct 9, 2017
Oct 9, 2017 at 7:26 PM UTC
I can't afford attachment
Because my peace of mind is too costly
Not that I don't truly care about anyone
It's just that nowadays it seems like trying to be nice
Is Like playing Russian Roulette with a submachine gun
Now it seems like playing with people's emotions is the latest form of fun
and you can't stop people from feeling, it's like trying to move the sun
So I can't afford attachment, I'm going to save myself excess pain
I wish I could pay for love as my tears fall down like drops in the rain...
Aug 5, 2016
Aug 5, 2016 at 2:57 AM UTC
I promise things were looking up
The return was the cherry on top
No more half assed conversations
No more forced legislations
Things were finally going back to the way they were
You know the cupcake stage without the saboteur
The late night connections
The spark with no reflections
My heart's saying he's finally back
But my mind would always bushwhack
Lying in state of overthinking and assuming
But always it's reality that's consuming
Guess it's true people change
But when they change with their surroundings it's awfully strange
Back at square one
The feelings like a submachine gun
The hope is lost again
No use in making amends
It's obvious your not on his mind when he's there
Come to think of it it's not ******* fair
Jan 8, 2016
Jan 8, 2016 at 10:50 AM UTC
Red Rover, Red Rover
Is long ago over
As submachine guns are now slung over our children's shoulder
Hide and Go Seek
Is not for the meek
Now it's played by survivors or victims, the out look is bleak
London Bridge is Falling Down
Wouldn't actually hit the ground
But in today's reality there is probability to be found
War was played with cards
Now human life is of little regard
Open up your eyes, for war is now in our backyards
©Pauline Russell
Nov 27, 2017
Nov 27, 2017 at 12:02 PM UTC
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Fire
Fire
Fire
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they movin all around YE with submachine guns
THE WORLD'S ON FIRE
FIRE
/:/
They done stole all the power
Now they comin for you !!
Fire
Fire
Fire
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Ain't no nation any more
Ain't no compassion
Ain't no law
Soon soon So very soon
All there gonna be is fire
/:/
Fire
Fire
Fire
Aug 23, 2014
Aug 23, 2014 at 8:42 PM UTC