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Poetry about life, society and the natural world
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Jan
Jan
Poem Published
Yesterday 6:28pm
Yesterday 6:28pm
thoughts and prayers
it is said...
the meek shall inherit the earth
but the pious
oh, how they pray
that the same god they
confess to each saturday,
before partaking of symbols
body and blood on a sunday,
fails to notice how wafer-thin
their mask of humility
and how he'll not notice
in genuflection's stoop
the indecent caress of their piece
carried secretly, without proper permit
and the turgid little hope
that burns just below their heart
that he'll allow just one screamer
allahu akbar!!
to rise up in passion ...
the meek shall inherit the earth
but the pious
oh, how they pray
that the same god they
confess to each saturday,
before partaking of symbols
body and blood on a sunday,
fails to notice how wafer-thin
their mask of humility
and how he'll not notice
in genuflection's stoop
the indecent caress of their piece
carried secretly, without proper permit
and the turgid little hope
that burns just below their heart
that he'll allow just one screamer
allahu akbar!!
to rise up in passion ...
#violence
#power
#politics #racism
#politics #racism
50 reads
9 Comments
eroseternal
Tim Eros
Tim Eros
Poem Published
Yesterday 4:33pm
Yesterday 4:33pm
Perspectives of Race
Born of blood, raised in flesh
Somehow we seem to have lost touch
Forgetting that all our blood is red
seems to have mislead most of us
Imagine the skin of all humans being clear
We can see our organs, blood, and condition
The only difference between us is fear
Everything else is in the same position
Now imagine we're centuries in the future
and the aliens of outer-space have become friends
All our concepts of religion, race, and war
are crushed in our growth and raised common sense
Our mistakes of the...
Somehow we seem to have lost touch
Forgetting that all our blood is red
seems to have mislead most of us
Imagine the skin of all humans being clear
We can see our organs, blood, and condition
The only difference between us is fear
Everything else is in the same position
Now imagine we're centuries in the future
and the aliens of outer-space have become friends
All our concepts of religion, race, and war
are crushed in our growth and raised common sense
Our mistakes of the...
#TruthOfLife
#racism
#scifi
17 reads
0 Comments
slipalong
Poem Published
Yesterday 4:08pm
Yesterday 4:08pm
You just got to ride that bike
Thought that I could cause a spike
And saw a chance of praise
A chalice or a golden cup
To put on my fireplace
Pumped up the wheels so they inflate
looked for that thrown gauntlet
Sharpened up my pros
Old or new give us a clue
Self belief that you ever were a poet
Ballance on the pedal, leg swung o'r the saddle
The prima donna and their spills
Soar in laureates. bathed in cream and milk
Wobbled, shaking knees as you set off
Down the road of your own thoughts
And know that a like or two are small lights in the...
And saw a chance of praise
A chalice or a golden cup
To put on my fireplace
Pumped up the wheels so they inflate
looked for that thrown gauntlet
Sharpened up my pros
Old or new give us a clue
Self belief that you ever were a poet
Ballance on the pedal, leg swung o'r the saddle
The prima donna and their spills
Soar in laureates. bathed in cream and milk
Wobbled, shaking knees as you set off
Down the road of your own thoughts
And know that a like or two are small lights in the...
#confessional
11 reads
2 Comments
LilDragonFly
Poem Published
Yesterday 9:55am
Yesterday 9:55am
Lacrimation
Funny how this word
when it's heard
echoes forth sterile
so clinical
Despite always being
the pinnacle
of deep seated emotion
an ocean of woe
As tears trickle down
earthward
watering the world
with sobbing sorrow
Distilled despair
for those that care
leaving me unfurled
fully spent
For it is so true
water is life
even in strife
proving itself again and again
when it's heard
echoes forth sterile
so clinical
Despite always being
the pinnacle
of deep seated emotion
an ocean of woe
As tears trickle down
earthward
watering the world
with sobbing sorrow
Distilled despair
for those that care
leaving me unfurled
fully spent
For it is so true
water is life
even in strife
proving itself again and again
#sadness
53 reads
14 Comments
drone
Poem Published
Yesterday 8:50am
Yesterday 8:50am
Thin Ice
You can slice it
you can dice it
you can spin it
or redesign it
you can stretch it
or deny it
no matter
the circumstances
no matter
what you do
the truth
will
remain
the same
you can dice it
you can spin it
or redesign it
you can stretch it
or deny it
no matter
the circumstances
no matter
what you do
the truth
will
remain
the same
#TruthOfLife
#honesty
11 reads
0 Comments
Oshinome
Poem Published
Yesterday 8:03am
Yesterday 8:03am
Tales from the Sanguine Lure
Your walls are bare stone,
with windows empty of glass
except the corner shard
singing melodies.
They both could
feel the heat
of the lights.
[inaudible]
"Okay...could you just, yes.
Perfect."
[inaudible]
"If you would, could you
do a mic check?" ...
with windows empty of glass
except the corner shard
singing melodies.
They both could
feel the heat
of the lights.
[inaudible]
"Okay...could you just, yes.
Perfect."
[inaudible]
"If you would, could you
do a mic check?" ...
#love
#identity
33 reads
3 Comments
PencilScribbles
Poem Published
Yesterday 6:28am
Yesterday 6:28am
There's no such thing as "No fear"
Courage:
Purpose>fear
Fear:
Courage< purpose
Purpose:
Courage>fear
Purpose>fear
Fear:
Courage< purpose
Purpose:
Courage>fear
#courage
12 reads
0 Comments
wallyroo92
Poem Published
17th Sep 2019 11:50pm
17th Sep 2019 11:50pm
One Wing
I could see the sadness in his eyes,
Longing to relive his glorious days,
He was a majestic bird of the skies,
A symbol now fallen in disgrace.
I remember it was the summer of ’89,
It was my very first job as a teen,
Cleaning cages of disabled wildlife,
And his was the only one I couldn’t clean.
He sat there on the perch in his cage,
His eyes piercing anyone who came near,
His beak reminiscent a dangerous rage,
Now in pain but still inspiring fear.
Sometimes I stood and gazed in wonder,
What they’d done to him...
Longing to relive his glorious days,
He was a majestic bird of the skies,
A symbol now fallen in disgrace.
I remember it was the summer of ’89,
It was my very first job as a teen,
Cleaning cages of disabled wildlife,
And his was the only one I couldn’t clean.
He sat there on the perch in his cage,
His eyes piercing anyone who came near,
His beak reminiscent a dangerous rage,
Now in pain but still inspiring fear.
Sometimes I stood and gazed in wonder,
What they’d done to him...
#sadness
#animals
#memories #nostalgia
#memories #nostalgia
34 reads
4 Comments
buddhakitty
Poem Published
17th Sep 2019 11:04pm
17th Sep 2019 11:04pm
the serious matter of flies
what is
poisonous
for some
is poetry
for others
what is
reason for
a few is
insanity
to many
black
white
yin
yang
the clarity
of division
the rage
of duality
and flies wring
their front
legs together
before the
swatter
descends
ending the
confusion
poisonous
for some
is poetry
for others
what is
reason for
a few is
insanity
to many
black
white
yin
yang
the clarity
of division
the rage
of duality
and flies wring
their front
legs together
before the
swatter
descends
ending the
confusion
#humankind
40 reads
13 Comments
slipalong
Poem Published
17th Sep 2019 10:05pm
17th Sep 2019 10:05pm
Back to the future
88 miles an hour
Flying forward into past
That Delorian classic
Backwards warp
Prevents incest
Flying forward into past
That Delorian classic
Backwards warp
Prevents incest
#TimeHeals
8 reads
0 Comments
Thetravelingfairy
Poem Published
17th Sep 2019 7:22pm
17th Sep 2019 7:22pm
Lilah
I called her name in the calmness of the wind
I watched her hair tumble down
like rocks down a seaside cliff
lilah was a rainbow above me
she held my hand today
and kissed my rosy face
lilah was away
the winds carried her beyond the sand
subtle rolls of thunder echoed through salty air
and lightning flashed around me
but she was smiling down
like the sun lights up for a flower
I waved goodbye
and watched the sky change
lilah was a hurricane
and I was caught in the pouring rain
the...
I watched her hair tumble down
like rocks down a seaside cliff
lilah was a rainbow above me
she held my hand today
and kissed my rosy face
lilah was away
the winds carried her beyond the sand
subtle rolls of thunder echoed through salty air
and lightning flashed around me
but she was smiling down
like the sun lights up for a flower
I waved goodbye
and watched the sky change
lilah was a hurricane
and I was caught in the pouring rain
the...
#hate
#relationships
#conflict
#sea
#storm
29 reads
3 Comments
David_Macleod
Poem Published
17th Sep 2019 6:06pm
17th Sep 2019 6:06pm
Getting Old Has Some Positives 7.0
#funny
#aging
48 reads
10 Comments
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