Submissions by JAZZMANOR
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
My outlook reflects my writing; make haste but don't hurry. I don't think of myself as a poet. Some day I may actually deserve the moniker of "poet" but that day won't be anytime soon.
Domestic Abuse
Would like to think of myself as open-minded
And tolerant of others' beliefs
Yet one thing I have little patience for
A certain type of grief
The pain caused by violence
Of sexual, horrific vent
Tears at my heart strings
Not matter whom it is meant
A marriage license or contract
Does not give anyone the write
To encroach on the safety of others
No might does not make right
Conflicted as I am
About any sentence of death
Also troubled by the repetition
As if the offender should destroy what's left ...
And tolerant of others' beliefs
Yet one thing I have little patience for
A certain type of grief
The pain caused by violence
Of sexual, horrific vent
Tears at my heart strings
Not matter whom it is meant
A marriage license or contract
Does not give anyone the write
To encroach on the safety of others
No might does not make right
Conflicted as I am
About any sentence of death
Also troubled by the repetition
As if the offender should destroy what's left ...
772 reads
4 Comments
Hand It To You And Your Latest...
What we desired was so different
A synergy never really felt
Did I just defer
Simply play the cards that were dealt?
"I don't know how it happened
It all took place so quick
But all I can do is hand it to you
And your latest trick"
I made a bed of rose petals
Pulled out all stops on what I knew of romance
You sneered at my endeavors
And wanted a rendezvous based solely on chance
"Well, now, my door was standing open
Security was laid back and lax
But it was only my heart got a-broken
You must have had a...
A synergy never really felt
Did I just defer
Simply play the cards that were dealt?
"I don't know how it happened
It all took place so quick
But all I can do is hand it to you
And your latest trick"
I made a bed of rose petals
Pulled out all stops on what I knew of romance
You sneered at my endeavors
And wanted a rendezvous based solely on chance
"Well, now, my door was standing open
Security was laid back and lax
But it was only my heart got a-broken
You must have had a...
699 reads
4 Comments
To Those Whose Poems I have Been Fortunate To Read
Indeed there are some wonderful people
Who grace me with their words here
Some may make me uncomfortable
I may even shed a tear
Laughter comes from some reading
Deep thoughts may be evoked
And even though I don't use chronic
Some make me want to toke
A couple write symphonies
The way they place meter and rhymes
Another leaves me in awe
For all the hills she had to climb
Then there are the sensualist
Who make me wish a partner was near
Somewhere to focus my own longings
Hoping that my...
Who grace me with their words here
Some may make me uncomfortable
I may even shed a tear
Laughter comes from some reading
Deep thoughts may be evoked
And even though I don't use chronic
Some make me want to toke
A couple write symphonies
The way they place meter and rhymes
Another leaves me in awe
For all the hills she had to climb
Then there are the sensualist
Who make me wish a partner was near
Somewhere to focus my own longings
Hoping that my...
937 reads
20 Comments
Power Sex
1861 reads
4 Comments
SOS Huntsman and Roemer!
There is buffoon who wants to be president
At first he appeared rather serene
But the more he talks
My inclination is to scream
First he said that if Latinos want handouts
They should go to the Democrats
Now Romney isn't a big-game hunter
Says he shoots "varmints"and rats
He says the phrase "Patria o muerte, venceremos"
Belongs to free Cuba---not quite the truth
Was actually Castro's excuse to oppression
Whom like Chavez, Romney would find uncouth
Said "we should double Guantanamo!"
Wonder what...
At first he appeared rather serene
But the more he talks
My inclination is to scream
First he said that if Latinos want handouts
They should go to the Democrats
Now Romney isn't a big-game hunter
Says he shoots "varmints"and rats
He says the phrase "Patria o muerte, venceremos"
Belongs to free Cuba---not quite the truth
Was actually Castro's excuse to oppression
Whom like Chavez, Romney would find uncouth
Said "we should double Guantanamo!"
Wonder what...
673 reads
4 Comments
My Sky Has Fallen
Surrender was my problem
Guess I have it bad
No idea really
I would end up such a sad lad
"Mercury falling
I rise from my bed
Collect my thoughts together
I have to hold my head"
Put my faith totally
In the power of the love
Such a nice fit
Thought she was sent from some power above
"It seems that she's gone
Leaving me too soon
I'm as dark as December
I'm as cold as the Man in the Moon"
At first I thought should I plead
But I know not what I did
See her in his arms
In dejection...
Guess I have it bad
No idea really
I would end up such a sad lad
"Mercury falling
I rise from my bed
Collect my thoughts together
I have to hold my head"
Put my faith totally
In the power of the love
Such a nice fit
Thought she was sent from some power above
"It seems that she's gone
Leaving me too soon
I'm as dark as December
I'm as cold as the Man in the Moon"
At first I thought should I plead
But I know not what I did
See her in his arms
In dejection...
980 reads
4 Comments
With The Power Of Myth (Ode to Joseph Campbell)
If I am able to rhyme a few words
Is it poem I make?
If I etch in marble
Is artist a label I can truly take?
If I can score no matter who is guarding
Am I destined to be an NBA star?
If I can drive fast without collision
Should I be in a race car?
If people admire me down a runway
Will I be a model of style?
If I can bond with the opposite sex
Am I the parent of a child?
If I can blow to make a sound in a flute
Is the concert stage a place for me?
Use words that amaze and move people
Is politics the place to be?
...
Is it poem I make?
If I etch in marble
Is artist a label I can truly take?
If I can score no matter who is guarding
Am I destined to be an NBA star?
If I can drive fast without collision
Should I be in a race car?
If people admire me down a runway
Will I be a model of style?
If I can bond with the opposite sex
Am I the parent of a child?
If I can blow to make a sound in a flute
Is the concert stage a place for me?
Use words that amaze and move people
Is politics the place to be?
...
671 reads
2 Comments
Time Out Of Mind
1325 reads
10 Comments
With Or Without You
I deal with inner demons
Won't blame another source
Some are very primal
Try not to give into that course
Early mornings there are stirrings
As the sun just comes out
Sometimes embarrassed when I am jogging
About the member I happen to tout
Then there is something about the adrenaline
That makes it hard to concentrate
As if a flood not to be denied
The emergency oh so great
Then I realize that instant relief
Isn't comparable to a woman's touch
And those times spent with her
Give a much more satisfying rush
But...
Won't blame another source
Some are very primal
Try not to give into that course
Early mornings there are stirrings
As the sun just comes out
Sometimes embarrassed when I am jogging
About the member I happen to tout
Then there is something about the adrenaline
That makes it hard to concentrate
As if a flood not to be denied
The emergency oh so great
Then I realize that instant relief
Isn't comparable to a woman's touch
And those times spent with her
Give a much more satisfying rush
But...
870 reads
2 Comments
Who Am I To Judge?
I write from my center
Where hopefully creativity is found
Preferring silence's grip
When there is no other around
Sometimes what I write is naughty
On some occasions even mean
Touches on topics not spoken
Deemed taboo or not to be seem
I write about an injustice
Maybe handed down in time
That history's books have glossed over
Wanting to erase from the mind
Take to keyboard sometimes in lust
Focused on the opposite sex
My words might be messy
Not even sure what will come out next
From time to time I might be...
Where hopefully creativity is found
Preferring silence's grip
When there is no other around
Sometimes what I write is naughty
On some occasions even mean
Touches on topics not spoken
Deemed taboo or not to be seem
I write about an injustice
Maybe handed down in time
That history's books have glossed over
Wanting to erase from the mind
Take to keyboard sometimes in lust
Focused on the opposite sex
My words might be messy
Not even sure what will come out next
From time to time I might be...
851 reads
18 Comments
Bashing Erotica
Funny the definition of art
Seems to pervade this place
Back to subjectivity
And one individual's own taste
High and mighty want to proclaim
The erotic verse isn't an art
Just denigrates the sexes
From it porn can't be split apart
But sensual expression in writing
Goes back for many years
Includes many wonderful creators
Who have invested many tears
In honing the craft of composition
To create a beautiful scene
Not just throwing out nasty words
Landscapes formed, so wonderful dreams
Think that those with a need to put down...
Seems to pervade this place
Back to subjectivity
And one individual's own taste
High and mighty want to proclaim
The erotic verse isn't an art
Just denigrates the sexes
From it porn can't be split apart
But sensual expression in writing
Goes back for many years
Includes many wonderful creators
Who have invested many tears
In honing the craft of composition
To create a beautiful scene
Not just throwing out nasty words
Landscapes formed, so wonderful dreams
Think that those with a need to put down...
719 reads
2 Comments
In Your Eyes
I am lost in the glow of your eyes
Warmth that is hard to contain
Please smile pretty lady
At least for one moment
Make me forget
No unblemished face can make me forget
The euphoria when see is present
Washed away the other beings
As if trapped in a never ending warp
The space of two
A drowning I do fear
In too deep
A crime if I can't get out
And what if she leaves
Solo existence
And yet a requisite for living
Something gained something lost
And through the pain we gather wisdom
Upon which we build the...
Warmth that is hard to contain
Please smile pretty lady
At least for one moment
Make me forget
No unblemished face can make me forget
The euphoria when see is present
Washed away the other beings
As if trapped in a never ending warp
The space of two
A drowning I do fear
In too deep
A crime if I can't get out
And what if she leaves
Solo existence
And yet a requisite for living
Something gained something lost
And through the pain we gather wisdom
Upon which we build the...
644 reads
4 Comments
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