Observational Poems by New Members
Poetry about life, society and the natural world - Published by new DU Poetry members.
Madbuttonhatter
Poem Published
20th Apr 2018 6:36pm
20th Apr 2018 6:36pm
The Assembly line
The assembly line toots its horn, maintained, year after year after year.
Packaging, and distributing, crocodile tears and club numbers.
The citizens are obligated to enjoy these manufactured products
non-conformists who refuse are cast aside, relegated to the niche
Some brave souls oppose the factory owner's dominance,
and challenge their colleagues to be unique.
But few retain a backbone to support their rebellion.
We look back on those archaic souls, the men and women, pioneers.
They are symbols, icons, legends... even heroes...
Packaging, and distributing, crocodile tears and club numbers.
The citizens are obligated to enjoy these manufactured products
non-conformists who refuse are cast aside, relegated to the niche
Some brave souls oppose the factory owner's dominance,
and challenge their colleagues to be unique.
But few retain a backbone to support their rebellion.
We look back on those archaic souls, the men and women, pioneers.
They are symbols, icons, legends... even heroes...
#music
#CallToAction
#PopCulture
#consumerism
#art
18 reads
1 Comment
JWLEE
Poem Published
19th Apr 2018 11:05pm
19th Apr 2018 11:05pm
I Can Imagine
how we looked to those who stared
and they always do
me
bearded
black bandanna
and black sunglasses
wrapped around my head
at the wheel
of a dented black pickup
with rust eaten wheel wells and
a missing side view mirror
but
they probably noticed my buddy
long before they even noticed
the trucks imperfections
one of those being its lack
of practical comfort
for a 6'4" 300 pound man
especially one holding a small television
and half a birthday cake
but there we were cruising
the bumpy...
and they always do
me
bearded
black bandanna
and black sunglasses
wrapped around my head
at the wheel
of a dented black pickup
with rust eaten wheel wells and
a missing side view mirror
but
they probably noticed my buddy
long before they even noticed
the trucks imperfections
one of those being its lack
of practical comfort
for a 6'4" 300 pound man
especially one holding a small television
and half a birthday cake
but there we were cruising
the bumpy...
#friendship
#honesty
#SelfReflection
18 reads
3 Comments
Tallguy1463
Poem Published
19th Apr 2018 1:05am
19th Apr 2018 1:05am
Depth
A lot of what is believed life is based off of speculation
Usually from of another persons expectation
That will lead you in the wrong destination
Cause see here’s the truth
We’re all scared to move cause we live in a world filled with hesitation
Usually from of another persons expectation
That will lead you in the wrong destination
Cause see here’s the truth
We’re all scared to move cause we live in a world filled with hesitation
#anger
#identity
#TruthOfLife
#honesty
#frustration
17 reads
0 Comments
PlainJane
Poem Published
14th Apr 2018 7:09pm
14th Apr 2018 7:09pm
Smoke and Mirrors
You chase them
Like dreams
Soft tendrils of smoke caressing the air
Delighting
Like a child
At how they hang
Floating
Gently twisting and turning
Seemingly effortlessly
Before your eyes
Their beauty
Whispering
Almost inaudibly
Of potential.
Desperately
But quiescent
in self consciousness
You echo their dance
Or at least try to
Tentatively at first
Shy but
Calculated
Memorising movement
And practising
Stiffly
In front of the mirror
while no one is watching. ...
Like dreams
Soft tendrils of smoke caressing the air
Delighting
Like a child
At how they hang
Floating
Gently twisting and turning
Seemingly effortlessly
Before your eyes
Their beauty
Whispering
Almost inaudibly
Of potential.
Desperately
But quiescent
in self consciousness
You echo their dance
Or at least try to
Tentatively at first
Shy but
Calculated
Memorising movement
And practising
Stiffly
In front of the mirror
while no one is watching. ...
#secrets
27 reads
1 Comment
Billy_Snagg
Snaggys back
Snaggys back
Poem Published
Yesterday 6:34pm
Yesterday 6:34pm
Blue
Why is the sky sometimes blue?
It reflects the ocean;
A mood.
When the sky is grey,
The sea looks dirty;
Uninviting.
It reflects the ocean;
A mood.
When the sky is grey,
The sea looks dirty;
Uninviting.
#sea
#beach
#sky
#clouds
#nature
25 reads
4 Comments
b_a_d_n
Poem Published
17th Apr 2018 6:27am
17th Apr 2018 6:27am
Pain
brains full of led
every night you go to bed
it's all in your head
but the sheets are stained red
releasing the pain
clearing your brain
is something you need
or so it seems
drinking a bottle
or going full throttle
running away
achieving a new day
a needle in an arm
no need for alarm
you mean them no harm
we all belong on the funny farm
received a...
every night you go to bed
it's all in your head
but the sheets are stained red
releasing the pain
clearing your brain
is something you need
or so it seems
drinking a bottle
or going full throttle
running away
achieving a new day
a needle in an arm
no need for alarm
you mean them no harm
we all belong on the funny farm
received a...
#LifeStruggles
36 reads
4 Comments
Periwinkleblue
Nengelia
Nengelia
Poem Published
12th Apr 2018 4:41am
12th Apr 2018 4:41am
Ghosts of War
the door was empty
and nobody was home now
no fire warming
the day stretched on
still none came back to welcome
a lost child war torn
the village was too
a silent silhouette husk
nothing within it
and nobody was home now
no fire warming
the day stretched on
still none came back to welcome
a lost child war torn
the village was too
a silent silhouette husk
nothing within it
#sadness
#grief
#war
47 reads
2 Comments
RJErbacher
Poem Published
8th Apr 2018 7:32am
8th Apr 2018 7:32am
Questions
what happens when you can’t live up to Mr. Kipling’s “If” list
what do you do when you can’t follow Mr. God’s commandments
how do you function when societies restrictions are too arduous
how do you cope when life sucks the spirit out of every orifice
where can you go when you need a place to hide from everyone
where do you turn when the rat race disqualifies you from the run
when will we be able to get over that wall
when will true love finally conquer all
why does life make you cry
why can’t it be simple
why?
what do you do when you can’t follow Mr. God’s commandments
how do you function when societies restrictions are too arduous
how do you cope when life sucks the spirit out of every orifice
where can you go when you need a place to hide from everyone
where do you turn when the rat race disqualifies you from the run
when will we be able to get over that wall
when will true love finally conquer all
why does life make you cry
why can’t it be simple
why?
#LifeStruggles
#frustration
#confusion
28 reads
3 Comments
_Me_
Poem Published
17th Apr 2018 12:20pm
17th Apr 2018 12:20pm
"Afraid You Are"
Afraid you are not to say
A thing at all, just shy away.
Why so timid, mild and obedient,
I’m telling you not to be lenient.
Is our voice long lost, and taken,
something gone and now forsaken?
Rise up, say something, subjectively
at least to me, speak out objectively.
Rated R, or more as I fall, and reel;
I can’t believe all the people that don’t feel.
What is it that tells you to look away?
I only wish I could fix it here today.
This is why we all are dying;
you turn your back to leave me crying
in these exhausting and...
A thing at all, just shy away.
Why so timid, mild and obedient,
I’m telling you not to be lenient.
Is our voice long lost, and taken,
something gone and now forsaken?
Rise up, say something, subjectively
at least to me, speak out objectively.
Rated R, or more as I fall, and reel;
I can’t believe all the people that don’t feel.
What is it that tells you to look away?
I only wish I could fix it here today.
This is why we all are dying;
you turn your back to leave me crying
in these exhausting and...
#motivational
#inspirational
#CallToAction #freedom
#CallToAction #freedom
24 reads
0 Comments
Lyrically_Inclined
Poem Published
19th Apr 2018 4:02pm
19th Apr 2018 4:02pm
Blissfully Ignorant
Is it really a lie
If you believe it?
Have you ever planned the outcome
And failed to achieve it?
What do you do
If you know a secret?
If the truth hurts the person worse
Than it does if you keep it?
You’ve tried before
But the person doesn’t want to know.
She’ll take it out on you
If proof you were to show.
Deep down she knows but
She wants to keep her feelings inside,
Because if she’s confronted with the truth
Then she can no longer hide,
Behind the cloak of ignorance
That she puts on as a disguise,...
If you believe it?
Have you ever planned the outcome
And failed to achieve it?
What do you do
If you know a secret?
If the truth hurts the person worse
Than it does if you keep it?
You’ve tried before
But the person doesn’t want to know.
She’ll take it out on you
If proof you were to show.
Deep down she knows but
She wants to keep her feelings inside,
Because if she’s confronted with the truth
Then she can no longer hide,
Behind the cloak of ignorance
That she puts on as a disguise,...
#marriage
#secrets
#lies
#betrayal
#ignorance
36 reads
6 Comments
darkblue
Poem Published
Yesterday 4:59pm
Yesterday 4:59pm
c**t!
#women
#identity
#LifeStruggles
24 reads
2 Comments
Mayumi
Poem Published
1st Apr 2018 4:08pm
1st Apr 2018 4:08pm
The Dark Within
Hers...
Is a bohemian soul
Wandering through
The darkest cavern
of your muted thoughts
Playfully dancing
To your every desire
To lure you...
into your own death
Like a leprechaun
waiting to collect your soul
Him...
Is an abandoned spirit
Walking amongst
The concealed pretension
of worshipping flesh
Where every vile thoughts comes with a
blasphemous hypocrisy
Misleading every soul
Like a ghoul on the lose
Waiting for a chance
to devour you whole
©mayumi040118
Is a bohemian soul
Wandering through
The darkest cavern
of your muted thoughts
Playfully dancing
To your every desire
To lure you...
into your own death
Like a leprechaun
waiting to collect your soul
Him...
Is an abandoned spirit
Walking amongst
The concealed pretension
of worshipping flesh
Where every vile thoughts comes with a
blasphemous hypocrisy
Misleading every soul
Like a ghoul on the lose
Waiting for a chance
to devour you whole
©mayumi040118
#dark
#lies
#evil #TruthOfLife
#evil #TruthOfLife
35 reads
2 Comments
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