Submissions by Abracadabra
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction I'm just a soul, hooked on magic & poetry sandwiches. My words are fools, dancing as they flirt with the life you give them... & then there's the naughty stuff that wakes me in the middle of the night... one day all that cheese'll kill me.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Oct 2021 10:33pm
24th Oct 2021 10:33pm
The Sake of a Soul
It already started before you were born
before the first shock of cold air
the first cry
and then warm
from your mother's breast
It started and you could do nothing
because you couldn't know
about nights or days
hours and minutes
the grasp of seconds
eating your heartbeat to its grave
And if they had told you
you could have done nothing
because no-one ever escapes
not even Jesus
not kings or queens
the mightiest woman
the humblest of men
saints and criminals
eternal food on a plate ...
before the first shock of cold air
the first cry
and then warm
from your mother's breast
It started and you could do nothing
because you couldn't know
about nights or days
hours and minutes
the grasp of seconds
eating your heartbeat to its grave
And if they had told you
you could have done nothing
because no-one ever escapes
not even Jesus
not kings or queens
the mightiest woman
the humblest of men
saints and criminals
eternal food on a plate ...
#TruthOfLife
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1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Oct 2021 7:48am
21st Oct 2021 7:48am
Aging Disgracefully
There's no sense in feeling rage
at the dramas of old age
acceptance is necessity
when your book has one more page
And let us not forget
we've still time to hedge our bets
a flutter on the afterlife
may help to soothe regrets
But if preaching from the pulpit
is not your cup of tea
it's still fun to mock good manners
by pretending old means free
at the dramas of old age
acceptance is necessity
when your book has one more page
And let us not forget
we've still time to hedge our bets
a flutter on the afterlife
may help to soothe regrets
But if preaching from the pulpit
is not your cup of tea
it's still fun to mock good manners
by pretending old means free
#aging
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Oct 2021 6:28am
21st Oct 2021 6:28am
A Taste of Sky
The full moon and me
are old friends
hi-fivin at four am
while the shooting stars
are doing their thing
we just chill
And for a moment
I can forget
about climate
Covid
starving kids
& women's rights--
seeing the world
in a different light
where every wrong
is forgiven
even though
life's darker truths
wait to screw us all
like whores
cruising tomorrow's horizon
are old friends
hi-fivin at four am
while the shooting stars
are doing their thing
we just chill
And for a moment
I can forget
about climate
Covid
starving kids
& women's rights--
seeing the world
in a different light
where every wrong
is forgiven
even though
life's darker truths
wait to screw us all
like whores
cruising tomorrow's horizon
#LifeStruggles
#escape
35 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
19th Oct 2021 1:53pm
19th Oct 2021 1:53pm
Spoonology
With rumblings of war
in the cutlery drawer
the tableware's finding its voice
Rumors are rife
said the fork to the knife
though the teaspoons
have cause to rejoice
It's alright for them
one quick stir
and they're done
while I'm working my tines
like a slave
all that prodding and stabbing
and grinding on plates
in my job you learn to behave
I know what you mean
I think it's obscene
the knife was forced to agree
They lie on a saucer
as if they were queen
it doesn't make sense...
in the cutlery drawer
the tableware's finding its voice
Rumors are rife
said the fork to the knife
though the teaspoons
have cause to rejoice
It's alright for them
one quick stir
and they're done
while I'm working my tines
like a slave
all that prodding and stabbing
and grinding on plates
in my job you learn to behave
I know what you mean
I think it's obscene
the knife was forced to agree
They lie on a saucer
as if they were queen
it doesn't make sense...
#inequality
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1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
15th Oct 2021 7:35am
15th Oct 2021 7:35am
The Day Your Soulmate Dies
No flowers
he would have said
No fussing over me
Lose the hollow heart clichés
grinning like clowns
queuing their lines in your head
Don't be married forever
to shame or regret
failure and guilt flying hand in glove
with the clocks that burn your eyes
Get out and live
taste the first cold beer
on a dusty road
drink a virgin moon
peeping through clouds
feel the last cut of the saw
before the tree
comes crashing down
All of these and more
are what he wants for you
not empty...
he would have said
No fussing over me
Lose the hollow heart clichés
grinning like clowns
queuing their lines in your head
Don't be married forever
to shame or regret
failure and guilt flying hand in glove
with the clocks that burn your eyes
Get out and live
taste the first cold beer
on a dusty road
drink a virgin moon
peeping through clouds
feel the last cut of the saw
before the tree
comes crashing down
All of these and more
are what he wants for you
not empty...
#sadness
#love
#grief
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SELF POEM
Published
12th Oct 2021 6:54am
12th Oct 2021 6:54am
The Inkling
While the kettle sang
the inkling stared up
at the predawn sky
tried to pick out the dagger
shimmering on Orion's belt
She wondered if inspiration
might come from light years away
or would it be the same familiar
ache inside
driving her words
to a dead end of feeling
Never knowing what she would write
when she would die
or what happens next
the unkindest cut of all
the inkling stared up
at the predawn sky
tried to pick out the dagger
shimmering on Orion's belt
She wondered if inspiration
might come from light years away
or would it be the same familiar
ache inside
driving her words
to a dead end of feeling
Never knowing what she would write
when she would die
or what happens next
the unkindest cut of all
#LifeAsAWriter
#SelfReflection
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1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
2nd Oct 2021 8:49am
2nd Oct 2021 8:49am
Faithless
Who do you pray to
when there is no god
the cosmic ear
that never was
Where is the comfort
for coldest truth
the pain of decay
that has no use
How shall we rest
without memory
when atoms return
to dust
when there is no god
the cosmic ear
that never was
Where is the comfort
for coldest truth
the pain of decay
that has no use
How shall we rest
without memory
when atoms return
to dust
#death
#religion
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
30th Sep 2021 7:46am
30th Sep 2021 7:46am
A Bowl of Cherries
Who's there
What day is it
Is it time for dinner
I loved to dance
but I never thought my body would get like this
Who's there
I can't see
and I cannot think
Why wont He take me
Why?
What day is it
Is it time for dinner
I loved to dance
but I never thought my body would get like this
Who's there
I can't see
and I cannot think
Why wont He take me
Why?
#illness
#suffering
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3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
26th Sep 2021 10:23pm
26th Sep 2021 10:23pm
Just Like the Movies
A lover's moon
blew kisses from heaven
its gentle strokes of wonder
painted our bodies silver
as we lay gazing at the stars
A warm wind
from the mountain
carried jasmine
murmured to the shoreline
and conjured waves
that sparkled and danced
A moment
when you and I
were the first and the last
the only ones
who knew the secret
of a universe together
understanding
we would never be apart
A time when
all the madness of the world
didn't matter ...
blew kisses from heaven
its gentle strokes of wonder
painted our bodies silver
as we lay gazing at the stars
A warm wind
from the mountain
carried jasmine
murmured to the shoreline
and conjured waves
that sparkled and danced
A moment
when you and I
were the first and the last
the only ones
who knew the secret
of a universe together
understanding
we would never be apart
A time when
all the madness of the world
didn't matter ...
#love
#FallingInLove
#Romanticism
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1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
25th Sep 2021 2:47pm
25th Sep 2021 2:47pm
No Badge for That
#abuse
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
25th Sep 2021 7:42am
25th Sep 2021 7:42am
Unraveling
He left you
she left you
he left you
she left you
he left you
she left you
You left him
she left her
she left her
he left him
and the world
never
noticed
a thing
She's back with him
he's back with her
she's back with him
he's back with her
she's back with him
she's back with her
she's back with her
he's back with him
listen how the lovebirds
sing
and when everyone's
connected
the world's
one big ball
of string
she left you
he left you
she left you
he left you
she left you
You left him
she left her
she left her
he left him
and the world
never
noticed
a thing
She's back with him
he's back with her
she's back with him
he's back with her
she's back with him
she's back with her
she's back with her
he's back with him
listen how the lovebirds
sing
and when everyone's
connected
the world's
one big ball
of string
#relationships
#breakup
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1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Sep 2021 9:29am
17th Sep 2021 9:29am
Alien Rescue
God speed to the aliens
who will save us
from our fate
our forests are on fire
I hope they're not too late
The oceans are a desert
and the coral reefs have died
all the fish
have disappeared
their bodies washed up on the tide
In the last remaining jungle
orangutans
stay calm
staring up into the sky
with their babies in their arms
Their leader has a message
to be brave and do not fear
she knows there’ll be no room
for humans
when the aliens appear
who will save us
from our fate
our forests are on fire
I hope they're not too late
The oceans are a desert
and the coral reefs have died
all the fish
have disappeared
their bodies washed up on the tide
In the last remaining jungle
orangutans
stay calm
staring up into the sky
with their babies in their arms
Their leader has a message
to be brave and do not fear
she knows there’ll be no room
for humans
when the aliens appear
#environment
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