Observational Poems by New Members
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poetry about life, society and the natural world
- Published by new DU Poetry members.
BeautifulNothing2
Poem Published
Today 2:59am
Today 2:59am
Misogyny Within Society
Dress like this,
Dress like that,
Don’t wear that in public at all,
Shave your arms,
Shave your legs,
Make sure you are a blank canvas,
For others to write rules,
For others to write regulations,
For others to write wage gaps,
For others to write “back handed compliments”
Yet if your canvas is damaged,
Left with no love or care,
You are left to repair it yourself,
Your canvas with rules from others,
Ruined because of non-consent,
You were a masterpiece once,
Ruined by the Misogyny,
Engrained...
Dress like that,
Don’t wear that in public at all,
Shave your arms,
Shave your legs,
Make sure you are a blank canvas,
For others to write rules,
For others to write regulations,
For others to write wage gaps,
For others to write “back handed compliments”
Yet if your canvas is damaged,
Left with no love or care,
You are left to repair it yourself,
Your canvas with rules from others,
Ruined because of non-consent,
You were a masterpiece once,
Ruined by the Misogyny,
Engrained...
#women
#LifeChangingMoment
#feminism
14 reads
1 Comment
Keushwalker
Poem Published
4th Mar 2021 4:52pm
4th Mar 2021 4:52pm
Walking home from a bar
Two souls fight
Over street rights
and policemen
watch while
Impatient
customers
walk away
Over street rights
and policemen
watch while
Impatient
customers
walk away
#PopCulture
17 reads
0 Comments
Remy_L
Poem Published
6th Mar 2021 9:18pm
6th Mar 2021 9:18pm
man coiled in menses
a journey has commenced
something that can be sensed
as lining breaks she aches
she wears my shirt to pacify pain
my scent gives her solace
I bestow myself to her
placing pillows for her comfort
she lies her head gently
as the drums invade to serenade
her temporary visitor
tracing the outlines of her face
in attempt to place her in stillness
she rises and kisses my lips
while I persist to soothe her pain
I watch it drain her essence
slowly I bleed too ...
something that can be sensed
as lining breaks she aches
she wears my shirt to pacify pain
my scent gives her solace
I bestow myself to her
placing pillows for her comfort
she lies her head gently
as the drums invade to serenade
her temporary visitor
tracing the outlines of her face
in attempt to place her in stillness
she rises and kisses my lips
while I persist to soothe her pain
I watch it drain her essence
slowly I bleed too ...
#girlfriend
#relationships
#beauty #support
#beauty #support
25 reads
9 Comments
juliagkrimmel
daisygirl
daisygirl
Poem Published
Today 00:24am
Today 00:24am
men
in a world where
men's hands are like blades
to be weaponized when they chose
and their smiles are always creeping
and lips are laced with venom
always carrying a weapon in their jeans
that they will use against you willingly
you have to keep your eyes open
and stay aware and awake
or else you will fall victim
to their false niceties
and live in fear of men
and the dark
your love of touch
that was once a beautiful
and comforting thing
will make you sick
men's hands are like blades
to be weaponized when they chose
and their smiles are always creeping
and lips are laced with venom
always carrying a weapon in their jeans
that they will use against you willingly
you have to keep your eyes open
and stay aware and awake
or else you will fall victim
to their false niceties
and live in fear of men
and the dark
your love of touch
that was once a beautiful
and comforting thing
will make you sick
#strength
#dark
#men
#abuse
#wisdom
15 reads
3 Comments
ANATNOM_GNIREFFUS
Poem Published
3rd Mar 2021 4:56am
3rd Mar 2021 4:56am
Insecure
Witness me!
So that I may be forgotten
After the limelight has faded
And I have been fulfilled
Look upon me
For I have done great things
And I have proven to be a man
I am a man, right?
Gaze forth while I stand
I am the best of my father's sons
And I have realized his dreams
Yeah?
Indulge my misgivings, that's what I seek
Confirm to me that I'm not weak
Though I think it so, deep within
Take the time to raise my chin
So that I may be forgotten
After the limelight has faded
And I have been fulfilled
Look upon me
For I have done great things
And I have proven to be a man
I am a man, right?
Gaze forth while I stand
I am the best of my father's sons
And I have realized his dreams
Yeah?
Indulge my misgivings, that's what I seek
Confirm to me that I'm not weak
Though I think it so, deep within
Take the time to raise my chin
#anxiety
#vanity
#admiration
19 reads
2 Comments
Poetlove
Dailynn
Dailynn
Poem Published
16th Feb 2021 1:26am
16th Feb 2021 1:26am
Traumatized
#lust
#abuse
#drugs
#shame
#fear
115 reads
3 Comments
Alviola
Poem Published
26th Feb 2021 11:24am
26th Feb 2021 11:24am
The God of High Noon
I smell your existence, sometimes in the souls of leaves
rising from an invisible fire started and kept alive
by a neighbor, assigned by ritual to keep
a few square meters of the world tidy, I hear you
in the warbler in the shedding tree near my window.
I see your thinking as I wallow in the Saturday calm
of frozen trees, there are no children in the park,
'Udtong Daco', your sun claims the midpoint of the day
as unhealthy, makes the swing seats and slides
untouchable, keeps people indoors for the sake of sanity.
There is a slight...
rising from an invisible fire started and kept alive
by a neighbor, assigned by ritual to keep
a few square meters of the world tidy, I hear you
in the warbler in the shedding tree near my window.
I see your thinking as I wallow in the Saturday calm
of frozen trees, there are no children in the park,
'Udtong Daco', your sun claims the midpoint of the day
as unhealthy, makes the swing seats and slides
untouchable, keeps people indoors for the sake of sanity.
There is a slight...
#God
28 reads
6 Comments
Bigboycharles
Poem Published
12th Feb 2021 6:33am
12th Feb 2021 6:33am
Bananas
Bananas are life
The key to every housewife
Bananas are great
They make me salivate
Bananas are beautiful
They keep my mouthful
Bananas are yellow
For all of the mellow fellows
Bananas are delicious
Who could forget how nutritious
Bananas are all I need
They are great after weed
Bananas are my salvation
They are God's best creation
They give your mouth the best sensation
They keep me away from my strife
Bananas are life
Charlie~
The key to every housewife
Bananas are great
They make me salivate
Bananas are beautiful
They keep my mouthful
Bananas are yellow
For all of the mellow fellows
Bananas are delicious
Who could forget how nutritious
Bananas are all I need
They are great after weed
Bananas are my salvation
They are God's best creation
They give your mouth the best sensation
They keep me away from my strife
Bananas are life
Charlie~
#happiness
#nature
#food
#gratitude
#emotions
41 reads
0 Comments
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