#bars poems on Hello Poetry

Amanda Kay Burke Nov 2020

Cannot escape from this prison named Time

Determined outcomes mock me from other side of the bars

I cannot live chained to my unmatched expectations

The sound of the clock ticking is like a countdown to the moment it all blows up in my face

#life #loser #struggle #prison #called #time #escape #named #mock #bars

beckie d and the poetry Oct 2020

The Palace with Bars

you told me this cage was a palace
you told me I was lucky to be in a place so luxurious
with beautiful bars to grip and look out through

you told me the people walking outside were the prisoners
you told me that freedom is poison
you kept feeding me stale bread reminding me how miserable they were with their champagne and cavier

i kept looking out at the ocean and wondered what it would feel like to swim beneath it's depths
you caught my gaze and promised me that the ocean would only drown me

you told me this cage was a palace
that i was outrageously lucky
so, why did you never call me your queen?
why did you never join me in this so called luxury?

you spin her the same lies you spin for yourself

#cage #palace #bars #freedom #lies #luxury

Bryn Kennell Jul 2020

Monkey Bars

Monkey bars
Hold on
Do not let go

I climb high
To hold you close
But it takes all my strength
So I let go

#monkey #bars #short #simple #let #go #relationship #hold #on #climb

Naveen Kumar Jul 2020

How drunk is drunk

How drunk is drunk to me.
I hear men drink the sweat of their heart away.
I try it every night.
Spend my nights in bar till
I end up fist fighting.
Till my mouth fill with blood
more than whisky.
They won't **** me,
they love their lives.
But I won't stop till they run away.
As I walk back to my apartment
women look at me and frighten
like I'm an animal,
which I wish to be but-
When I reach my apartment,
I ask myself if I'm drunk enough.
And I would say myself,
try better tomorrow.

#drunk #pain #depression #suicide #sad #life #madness #crazy #man #bars

Brown African Man Jul 2020

Love is blind, someone get me spectacles! (DRAFT)

The spectacle
Speck in my eye, speck tangle
Rectangle, always four sides to her stories!
Twisted lies, late replies, her fake fables I'm sick of it!

Like a dog on a leash, I followed that path-not-logical
She, a pathological liar.
The biological fire that drew me in was hot.
If all men are dogs, or not
You were on heat, I guess you truly are a *****.

*When a female dog is fertile, it's referred to as being "On heat"
*A female dog is called a *****

Read it out loud, I enjoyed writing this one.

#love #angry #amger #bars #wordplay

C Jul 2020

When this is over

When this is over, our eyes they shall meet.

My heart, it will flutter, as you pull out my seat.

Light hearted banter, what should be the first toast

Cocktails or bubbles; what have we missed most?

My hand may graze yours lightly, no longer a crime.

Our smiles will glow brightly, your grin matching mine.

We'll savour each second, indulge in each 'feel.'

Zoom; you were great, but life is best 'real.'

Surrounded by laughter, the warmth of a crowd

Won't hear my own thoughts; will LOVE that it's loud.

Giddy with excitement, for I've had time to think;

Yes please mr barman, I'll order my drink.

#bars #socialising #lockdown #bubbles