Submissions by BRIGETTE_BURNS
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
18th Mar 2013 4:23am
18th Mar 2013 4:23am
DO YOUR PANTS HANG LOW?
Do your pants hang low?
And are you claiming you’re a man?
If you are I really do not know
How you can
Standing on the corner
Talking to a girl with ease
But from the back your buttocks
Is blowing in the breeze!
How can I take you seriously?
And your pants are pulled down
I wonder if you’re mooning me
Or posing as a clown
Hair dyed and your skinny jeans
In every color of the rainbow
Pulled down below your bottom
But you say that you are straight though
Sometimes it makes me wonder
What’s happening in this...
And are you claiming you’re a man?
If you are I really do not know
How you can
Standing on the corner
Talking to a girl with ease
But from the back your buttocks
Is blowing in the breeze!
How can I take you seriously?
And your pants are pulled down
I wonder if you’re mooning me
Or posing as a clown
Hair dyed and your skinny jeans
In every color of the rainbow
Pulled down below your bottom
But you say that you are straight though
Sometimes it makes me wonder
What’s happening in this...
701 reads
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
17th Mar 2013 7:11pm
17th Mar 2013 7:11pm
I'm Covered
I’m covered… and that’s all that matters
You can break my heart… but it won’t shatter
Because I’m covered… so I know I’m forgiven
No longer ashamed of the life I was living
I’m covered… no need for a man
The Prince of Peace is holding my hand
I’m covered… built on solid ground
Not easily tattered or tossed around
I’m covered… and my soul knows it
Can’t take my joy and my smile shows it
I’m covered… and I feel so blessed
Now gonna be worried, not claiming I’m stressed
I’m covered… and my love is so real
That’s...
You can break my heart… but it won’t shatter
Because I’m covered… so I know I’m forgiven
No longer ashamed of the life I was living
I’m covered… no need for a man
The Prince of Peace is holding my hand
I’m covered… built on solid ground
Not easily tattered or tossed around
I’m covered… and my soul knows it
Can’t take my joy and my smile shows it
I’m covered… and I feel so blessed
Now gonna be worried, not claiming I’m stressed
I’m covered… and my love is so real
That’s...
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Mar 2013 7:10pm
17th Mar 2013 7:10pm
The Thrill Of The Climb
Pain defines pleasure
So embrace your bad days
In life you’re gonna feel
All sorts of ways
So don’t fret when you’re down
Soon you’ll be up
It’s not a half empty
But a half full cup
And trials come to sharpen us
And make us much stronger
They build mental muscle
They make us live longer
So roll with your emotions
And don’t ask why
Just imagine if you couldn’t
Laugh...frown...or cry
Or imagine if everyday
You felt just the same
Even Joy itself
Would be just mundane
So don’t give up now...
So embrace your bad days
In life you’re gonna feel
All sorts of ways
So don’t fret when you’re down
Soon you’ll be up
It’s not a half empty
But a half full cup
And trials come to sharpen us
And make us much stronger
They build mental muscle
They make us live longer
So roll with your emotions
And don’t ask why
Just imagine if you couldn’t
Laugh...frown...or cry
Or imagine if everyday
You felt just the same
Even Joy itself
Would be just mundane
So don’t give up now...
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SELF POEM
Published
17th Mar 2013 10:11am
17th Mar 2013 10:11am
My Level
Can’t keep playing stupid
To make you feel smarter
That is the issue
I’m having for starters
Next there’s your arrogance
You have the sheer nerve
To always tell me about
What you deserve
Then there’s your Ego
Oh, it’s that of a boy’s
Hooked on your X-Box
But say you don’t play with toys
You’re also an amateur
At trying to be slick
I ask you two grown up questions
And you tell on your dick
I know that sounds crass
But it’s time for the truth
Our relationship has failed
And you are the proof
...
To make you feel smarter
That is the issue
I’m having for starters
Next there’s your arrogance
You have the sheer nerve
To always tell me about
What you deserve
Then there’s your Ego
Oh, it’s that of a boy’s
Hooked on your X-Box
But say you don’t play with toys
You’re also an amateur
At trying to be slick
I ask you two grown up questions
And you tell on your dick
I know that sounds crass
But it’s time for the truth
Our relationship has failed
And you are the proof
...
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3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
17th Mar 2013 10:08am
17th Mar 2013 10:08am
Say NO to the dress!
I say NO to the dress
Don’t want all the stress
Not trying to win you
Or pass your tests
Just because I’m single
And you’re a man
Does not mean
That I need your hand
In courtship
Or marriage
Or anything else
Don’t need you to mind me
I take care of myself
I’m not gonna beg you
To be there for me
Not buying your affection
When real love is free
I won’t be your Drive-Thru
Open all night for sex
And not tryna help you
Get over your Ex
Not going to squat
So that you can stand tall...
Don’t want all the stress
Not trying to win you
Or pass your tests
Just because I’m single
And you’re a man
Does not mean
That I need your hand
In courtship
Or marriage
Or anything else
Don’t need you to mind me
I take care of myself
I’m not gonna beg you
To be there for me
Not buying your affection
When real love is free
I won’t be your Drive-Thru
Open all night for sex
And not tryna help you
Get over your Ex
Not going to squat
So that you can stand tall...
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SELF POEM
Published
16th Mar 2013 10:11am
16th Mar 2013 10:11am
Life is NOT what you make it!
Life is not what you make it
It’s really how you take it
It’s not what goes into the cake
It’s really how you bake it!
Some people who get lemons
Are dying and afraid
While others say “Oh it’s O.K”
“We’ll just make lemonade!”
Some people get the glass
And frown cause it’s half empty
And others get the same
And say, “It’s nearly full it’s plenty!”
Many will look down and cry
“My shoes are torn and beat”
While others will give thanks to God
For giving them two feet!
Some people will give up the race
Because...
It’s really how you take it
It’s not what goes into the cake
It’s really how you bake it!
Some people who get lemons
Are dying and afraid
While others say “Oh it’s O.K”
“We’ll just make lemonade!”
Some people get the glass
And frown cause it’s half empty
And others get the same
And say, “It’s nearly full it’s plenty!”
Many will look down and cry
“My shoes are torn and beat”
While others will give thanks to God
For giving them two feet!
Some people will give up the race
Because...
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Mar 2013 10:02am
16th Mar 2013 10:02am
INSANITY
You want a real man
Someone who’s your friend
Yet you’re chasing after a thug
You plan a career
A path set so clear
Yet stay home
Like a slug doing drugs
You dream of your home
A place you can roam
Yet still sleeping on your friends floor
You long to be kind
And have a free mind
Yet would not give a cent to the poor
You want fancy clothes
To wear to the shows
But won’t take care of your kids
You want no more hurt
To erase all your dirt
But still won’t admit what you did
You’re hoping for...
Someone who’s your friend
Yet you’re chasing after a thug
You plan a career
A path set so clear
Yet stay home
Like a slug doing drugs
You dream of your home
A place you can roam
Yet still sleeping on your friends floor
You long to be kind
And have a free mind
Yet would not give a cent to the poor
You want fancy clothes
To wear to the shows
But won’t take care of your kids
You want no more hurt
To erase all your dirt
But still won’t admit what you did
You’re hoping for...
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LOVE POEM
Published
13th Mar 2013 6:04am
13th Mar 2013 6:04am
I'M SO AFRAID
I’m so afraid to hurt again
Yet I can’t live if I can’t love
I don’t want to live a life of sin
I want blessings from up above
I’m so afraid to be alone forever
I’m praying for someone who knows my soul
To be with me through stormy weather
hold my hand till we grow old
I’m so afraid to take the chance
lay my everything on the line
If my lover will not dance the dance
Keeping the rhythm till the end of time
I’m so afraid of the hands of the clock
Steadily ticking on the wall
Will...
Yet I can’t live if I can’t love
I don’t want to live a life of sin
I want blessings from up above
I’m so afraid to be alone forever
I’m praying for someone who knows my soul
To be with me through stormy weather
hold my hand till we grow old
I’m so afraid to take the chance
lay my everything on the line
If my lover will not dance the dance
Keeping the rhythm till the end of time
I’m so afraid of the hands of the clock
Steadily ticking on the wall
Will...
759 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
13th Mar 2013 6:02am
13th Mar 2013 6:02am
DON'T YOU SEE ME?
Don’t you see me?
I am right here
Waiting to be noticed
By your wandering eyes
Don’t you feel me?
Is it not clear?
I’m waiting to hold you
And comfort your cries
Don’t you trust me?
My love is real
Not the kind you’ve had in the past
Don’t you see me?
I am right here
Trying to give you a love that will last
I am right here
Waiting to be noticed
By your wandering eyes
Don’t you feel me?
Is it not clear?
I’m waiting to hold you
And comfort your cries
Don’t you trust me?
My love is real
Not the kind you’ve had in the past
Don’t you see me?
I am right here
Trying to give you a love that will last
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
9th Mar 2013 10:53am
9th Mar 2013 10:53am
BATTERED TINA
The other day I looked on a beat up friend
And do you know what she told me… “He won’t do it again”
And to my surprise… I looked in her eyes
And her love for him came shining through
When a moment ago…I had heard her cries
And wondered what more… the monster could do
Now I tried to mind my business… but she got me started
I mean she was a 10… and was acting retarded
Like self-esteem… was a thing of the past
And being a doormat… was a love that would last
And as she pondered on their future… and how they would make it
He pondered on her neck… and...
And do you know what she told me… “He won’t do it again”
And to my surprise… I looked in her eyes
And her love for him came shining through
When a moment ago…I had heard her cries
And wondered what more… the monster could do
Now I tried to mind my business… but she got me started
I mean she was a 10… and was acting retarded
Like self-esteem… was a thing of the past
And being a doormat… was a love that would last
And as she pondered on their future… and how they would make it
He pondered on her neck… and...
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
9th Mar 2013 10:49am
9th Mar 2013 10:49am
GRACE
AT WHAT POINT IN LIFE
ARE WE FREE FROM THE STRESS?
AT WHAT POINT IN LIFE
DO WE DESERVE HAPPINESS?
AT WHAT POINT IN LIFE
CAN ONE REALLY TELL?
AT WHAT POINT IN LIFE
ARE WE FREE TO EXHALE?
AT WHAT POINT IN LIFE
IS IT O.K TO LET GO?
AT WHAT POINT IN LIFE
DOES ONE EVER GROW?
AND AT WHAT POINT IN LIFE
DO WE GET TO SEE HIS FACE?
IT IS AT THE POINT
WHEN WE REACH GRACE!
ARE WE FREE FROM THE STRESS?
AT WHAT POINT IN LIFE
DO WE DESERVE HAPPINESS?
AT WHAT POINT IN LIFE
CAN ONE REALLY TELL?
AT WHAT POINT IN LIFE
ARE WE FREE TO EXHALE?
AT WHAT POINT IN LIFE
IS IT O.K TO LET GO?
AT WHAT POINT IN LIFE
DOES ONE EVER GROW?
AND AT WHAT POINT IN LIFE
DO WE GET TO SEE HIS FACE?
IT IS AT THE POINT
WHEN WE REACH GRACE!
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EROTIC POEM
Published
9th Mar 2013 00:52am
9th Mar 2013 00:52am
VEUX-TU ETRE MON AMOUR?
If I were to be… your paramour
Would you declaim to me like a troubadour
If I were a siren… a brazen coquette
Would you fall under my spell… or raucously deflect
If I were dishabille… setting my libido free
Would you call it polymorphous perversity
If I were your cosseted … tin god glorious
Would I also find you … most uxorious
If I rived my soul… to dance the dance
Would you reciprocate… or show insouciance
Or if I were a laureate… penning poems never written
Would I be bete-noir… or would you be smitten
Would you declaim to me like a troubadour
If I were a siren… a brazen coquette
Would you fall under my spell… or raucously deflect
If I were dishabille… setting my libido free
Would you call it polymorphous perversity
If I were your cosseted … tin god glorious
Would I also find you … most uxorious
If I rived my soul… to dance the dance
Would you reciprocate… or show insouciance
Or if I were a laureate… penning poems never written
Would I be bete-noir… or would you be smitten
776 reads
4 Comments
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