Observational Poems

Poetry about life, society and the natural world

Fake

Published on 25th February 2010 5:34pm
Written by Shawn Belle (decayingfebruary)

Insecure eyes see every lie that hides invisible.
Never is there reason to hide from the dark;
Your shadowy presence is already absent.
Clothed in deception, wrapped in lies.
You act as if no one ever stabbed you,
Making you bleed out the cold love you had.
The mask of the trickster you once were,
Has been stuck down and shattered into pieces.
Your façade remains, as a curtain to shield yourself
From every foul soul that dares to see past it.
But my eyes need no curtain to block them.
I’ve seen inside you from the beginning.
No façade, no blockade could...

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Betrayer

Published on 25th February 2010 12:34pm
Written by Shaddoww A Vega (ShaddowwAvega)

We whisper in your ear
All your wishes
All your fears

We're in your dreams
We see you smile
We are why you're in denial

We saw you out in prostitution
Now you're in the institution

Believe it well
You're in Hell
Preparing for the prosecution
Betrayer of your constitution

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True Beauty

Published on 25th February 2010 1:24am
Written by .xx-DementedDamsel-xx. (riyah_darling)

~ beauty lies within the heart
and only withing the heart.

~any other form of beauty
inside or out...
is fake. ~

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One down more to go

Published on 24th February 2010 6:35pm
Written by Michael Granger (Sir-Writes-A-lot)

Honda just took a fall
A epic and crashing recall
Everything was looking right
The future was shinning bright

The cost is insane
Is the loss possible to regain?
Many cars off the road
Overhaul will be a catastrophic overload

They where leading the automobile race
Now they have fallen and are barely in the chase
Hybrid cars, great mpg and stylish looks
As more hidden flaws come from the books

Several million cars recalled overall
As a big domino is no longer standing tall
Someone must be on the hot seat
Of course the other person is...

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Recycling

Published on 24th February 2010 10:52am
Written by L_Munro

I think of trees sometimes,
and think one day
the earth will wither and be barren,
and trees will be of

historical

interest only,

but we must save
at least one.
We need to build a
gallows,
for the final drama
of humanity’s drawn out suicide.

Then there won’t be
enough trees,
for everyone to have their own
gallows,
by then we may have figured out
how to run them on

gasoline

anyways,
but there’ll only be one
gallows,
and we’ll finally have...

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each brick

Published on 24th February 2010 10:17am
Written by pelle

each brick
a life denied
a life of broken pride
and humble pie
each brick
a swallowed lie
forced down the throat
to mute the cry
of doves
with broken wings
of slaves
who should be kings

P.

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Get back inside non-smoker.

Published on 24th February 2010 5:42am
Written by DaveBarlow

Get back inside, non-Smoker,
   usurper,you encroacher,
   into our smoggy exile.
   You never came out in the early days,
   when we shivered in huddles,in pissing down rain.
   We`d be freeZing ,outside with soggy fags.
   ...

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Night Out

Published on 24th February 2010 3:55am
Written by Abracadabra

We drank loads
did some class A's
threw the needles
in the playground
spewed our dreams
in the gutter
got in a fight
had unprotected sex
in a doorway
with someone or other
got lost on the way home

Yeah, it was a good night
you should have come

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Spring's Cohorts

Published on 24th February 2010 3:05am
Written by Ceejay (Astyanax)

The snowdrops steal in first,
Quiet, unobtrusive, pale and frail,
They infiltrate unnoticed,
But suddenly, they’re there.
Silent, drooping, humble, shy,
But undeniably There.

Winter blusters on, unready for defeat:
Wind, snow, floods, ice,
Sharp skirmishes of frost,
But all to no avail;
The die is cast
And Spring will not be cowed.

Today, the crocuses turned up.
Brave in yellow, royal in purple,
Fearless in their livery,
Their bright platoons defy drab Winter’s hordes.
They will not yield,
They will not be denied.

Grim Pluto’s...

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The Land of Sleep

Published on 23rd February 2010 10:12am
Written by Ceejay (Astyanax)

The Land of Sleep is hard to reach
When you set out from Not Tired Beach.
Ahead stretch miles and miles of night,
But Slumber Point is not in sight.
Deep in the woods of Wide Awake,
You thresh around. Which path to take?
You try the route of Tranquil Thought,
But all your efforts come to nought.
Perhaps a book? The clock tolls one,
Too tired to read, you soldier on.
For hours, your thoughts and sleep contend;
God, will this journey never end?
As first light dawns, you sense a calm,
A peaceful, drowsy, healing balm.
Dozing, you drift through misty...

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Park

Published on 23rd February 2010 4:44am
Written by Jack Heslop (Heslopian)

the trees stand around like gospels singers
with no choirmaster
to lead them.

brown benches punctuate their confusion.

little about that place is definite.

a pathetic jumble of shrubbery,
thrown together like toys in a chest,
as if some celestial councilman
decided to "cheer this place up!"
and thusly arranged a few nature items
to stand amidst the urban horror,
like a tuxedoed violinist
in a sawdust tavern.

but the bus stop proffers one staunch defiance
against this plastic mockery,
"you are not genuine" it says,...

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Tribute.

Published on 23rd February 2010 3:23am
Written by DaveBarlow

Could somebody explain it to me,`cos i don`t understand.
What`s the f**king use of a tribute band?
People making money out of other artists fame,
all it takes is a clever manipulation of the name.
Switch a couple of letters round in some amusing pun,
that wouldn`t be out of place on the front page of the sun.
Like, Slack Babbath,or Noasis,T rextacy,Think Floyd.
Iron on Maiden,theres a whole lot more,it gets me right annoyed.
It isnt just the names they use that causes me to moan,
its in the time it took to learn those songs ,they could have written their...

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Letter to Stephen Hawking.

Published on 22nd February 2010 3:24am
Written by DaveBarlow

In the big bang theory,what was it that went bang,
And was "oops" the sound just before?
Why do we think about life after death,
But never life before we were born?
If Jesus is Gods only begotten,what are you and me?
Why is there more oranges in cilit bang than there is in Sunny D?
Why do we debate the sex of God,but the Devil`s always male?
Do Al Qaeda have a staff canteen,would pound shops ever have a sale?
Why is applying mascara with their mouth closed,
Something no woman can do?
When God said "Come,let us make man in our image."
Who was he...

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Kick Back Up (Clever Kid)

Published on 21st February 2010 11:07pm
Written by Harold Weathervein (Harold-Weathervein)

i saw the saddest thing one day,
a bird fell with a broken wing.
but it still climbed a tall, tall tree,
and tried to fly again.
but it just fell and kissed the ground.
Oh Gravity, You're Such A Evil Thing.

so what do i have?
Two Broken Arms, With All Their Functions?
or just a concept of giving up.

i saw something that led me to inspiration.
just a note, in a book full of literature.
"We Sailed This Ship On Open Doors."

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Back Again

Published on 21st February 2010 10:27pm
Written by kayaking_pelican

my fist hits the gravel
and I shatter onto the land
fears upon the sand
soul upon the rain
splattering down the drain
to wash my damaged hand

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Tronic

Published on 21st February 2010 1:05pm
Written by coolblue110

Bing
Bang
Cick
Ring
Silver flashes everywhere
The typing of keys
Infultrate my dreams
A mouse that does not live
Squeakes across
A whirring noise is heard
Mindless students stare blankly
Their brains turning to mush

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Grey Shoreline

Published on 21st February 2010 12:46pm
Written by L_Munro

I watched a child
digging in the sand
just above the surf,

a hole for no reason.

I should have told him
about futility,

and lost battles,
and life,

but I sat idly by,

so my darkness
could see him fail,

and my light
could see him hope.

*Published in Shepherd University's Sans Merci Literary Magazine, 2007.

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Sneaky peek.

Published on 21st February 2010 4:51am
Written by DaveBarlow

I..d like to take a moment,to talk to all the fellers.
My fellow one track minders,the mental gutter dwellers.
Who when talking to a woman in a slightly low cut dress,
find their glances drifting from her eyes to her breasts.
She might be saying she..s a doctor,who..s now studying for the bar,
you give a nod of interest , thinking,she..s not wearing a bra.
And God help us if she..s dressed to kill in something more revealing,
our casual downward glances turn to something more like leering.
She could be telling me the cure for cancer,
or how to bring world...

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Sex Education with Bananas

Published on 21st February 2010 4:10am
Written by Abracadabra

Don't be frightened girls, there's no bone in it you know
it's all just gristle
Unfortunately, I cant show you a real one
but you can see what it looks like in this diagram

Why are you giggling
there's no need to blush
they all look and feel
the same - more or less

I didn't say anything
about taste
I want you to consider
the organ's functionality
and the importance of
the mechanical aspects

The erection itself
is produced by pumping blood
and can be maintained
for varying periods of time

Perhaps I...

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In the waiting room, I wait

Published on 20th February 2010 9:09pm
Written by LauraD

Its cold outside,
and everything has begun to die;
There I sit by her bedside,
still being denied;
Even near death,
she cant put down her presciption meth;
I beg for her to listen to me,
and open her eyes to see;
Not even now will she say those words,
only making it harder for me to move forward;
I want so badly to hear I'm sorry,
but it just isnt that easy;
Waiting for her to die,
so I can finally let out that long awaited sigh;
until then,
here I am;
in this waiting room,
waiting.

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