Submissions by Soxy (SoxThePoet)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Without words life would be meaningless,without meaning life would be pointless
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Apr 2020 2:18am
17th Apr 2020 2:18am
Beautiful Creatures
Beautiful creatures practice restrain,
They raise a hand only when they have something to say,
They know that it is not violence that validates one’s claim to being a man,
They are man enough by just showing that they care.
Beautiful creatures practice restrain,
They don’t fear losing power by empowering HER,
They listen for they know she might have something better to say,
They speak softly, gently and in words that show that they are not scared
Of the power she has when she breaks free from the grip of his chains,
Beautiful creatures...
They raise a hand only when they have something to say,
They know that it is not violence that validates one’s claim to being a man,
They are man enough by just showing that they care.
Beautiful creatures practice restrain,
They don’t fear losing power by empowering HER,
They listen for they know she might have something better to say,
They speak softly, gently and in words that show that they are not scared
Of the power she has when she breaks free from the grip of his chains,
Beautiful creatures...
#feminism
#inequality
#DomesticViolence
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Apr 2020 2:11am
17th Apr 2020 2:11am
The Great Beyond
Beyond ethnic pride and prejudice
Knowledge of scribes and Sadducees
Bitter tribes and orators of hate speeches
Hypocrites, parasites and leaches
Popular conflicts propagated by mediocre differences
Racial references and uninformed inferences
Is a world where we could all be perfect
Where Martin Luther King would not have had the famous dream
For what other reason to dream than to escape the reality that is
Beyond the sad reality of what is
Being compelled to dream by day,
For by night hearts are never at ease
The...
Knowledge of scribes and Sadducees
Bitter tribes and orators of hate speeches
Hypocrites, parasites and leaches
Popular conflicts propagated by mediocre differences
Racial references and uninformed inferences
Is a world where we could all be perfect
Where Martin Luther King would not have had the famous dream
For what other reason to dream than to escape the reality that is
Beyond the sad reality of what is
Being compelled to dream by day,
For by night hearts are never at ease
The...
#politics
#war
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
9th Jan 2020 9:56am
9th Jan 2020 9:56am
Bipolar Personalities
Before the beginning of the end
Was a time where war was the best diplomacy
Thwart your enemies before they can crash you
33 strategies of war
Everyone is your enemy until proven otherwise
Other wise men learnt the strategic value of the night
Knighted warriors and taught them to fight
Invisible like spirits under the clock of the night
When the clock strikes 12, Cinderella,
Take off your shoe and be the lady of the night
Be whatever they want you to be, stroke their different sized egos if need be
And honey when they are weak sting like...
Was a time where war was the best diplomacy
Thwart your enemies before they can crash you
33 strategies of war
Everyone is your enemy until proven otherwise
Other wise men learnt the strategic value of the night
Knighted warriors and taught them to fight
Invisible like spirits under the clock of the night
When the clock strikes 12, Cinderella,
Take off your shoe and be the lady of the night
Be whatever they want you to be, stroke their different sized egos if need be
And honey when they are weak sting like...
#secrets
#politics
#religion
#historical
#hypocrisy
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
9th Jan 2020 9:48am
9th Jan 2020 9:48am
iRan
As the shell dropped.. IRan!
The bomb fell,
Whistling from a distance a sad tale,
Raising panic and consequently the death toll,
My commander fell,
Victim of being a patriot the wrong way,
Trumped like a useless bug and never lived to tell the tale.
But I, conscious and driven by my will to live ,
Followed the instruction hidden in plain sight ,
Like a smart deserter and ran.
IRan for clearly I didn't have enough power
To carry the weight of more shells.
The bomb fell,
Whistling from a distance a sad tale,
Raising panic and consequently the death toll,
My commander fell,
Victim of being a patriot the wrong way,
Trumped like a useless bug and never lived to tell the tale.
But I, conscious and driven by my will to live ,
Followed the instruction hidden in plain sight ,
Like a smart deserter and ran.
IRan for clearly I didn't have enough power
To carry the weight of more shells.
#war
#death
443 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
8th Jan 2020 2:10pm
8th Jan 2020 2:10pm
Porcelain Fool
Like a porcelain doll I am afraid to fall,
Unless there is a cushion to break my fall,
I can't risk breaking into a million pieces,
Unless I could trade each for a dime.
A penny for my thoughts and a dollar for my time.
Like a porcelain doll I'm afraid to fall,
I could shatter and learn I'm hollow inside .
Learn I'm not as beautiful as I thought I was,
Left as nothing but sharp pieces of what used to be myself
Ready to prick whoever dares come close,
Unless they have artistic prowess,
The sureness of a prophet,
The...
Unless there is a cushion to break my fall,
I can't risk breaking into a million pieces,
Unless I could trade each for a dime.
A penny for my thoughts and a dollar for my time.
Like a porcelain doll I'm afraid to fall,
I could shatter and learn I'm hollow inside .
Learn I'm not as beautiful as I thought I was,
Left as nothing but sharp pieces of what used to be myself
Ready to prick whoever dares come close,
Unless they have artistic prowess,
The sureness of a prophet,
The...
#anxiety
#love
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4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
8th Oct 2019 4:42pm
8th Oct 2019 4:42pm
i Love U
We could talk of the moon and the stars
Constellations and galaxies far apart
How you outshine even the sun
Angels wishing to be U
how flowers bow in reverence when ever you walk-by
Except the jealous ones,
They envy your scent and wish they had your shine
Yes, if you prefer
We could talk of the rainbows in the sky
Doves sliding through the crescent of the African moon
We could talk of the world as if it belongs to Us
How history and literature
Failed to capture the essence of our love
Romeo and Juliet, Jack and Rose
They...
Constellations and galaxies far apart
How you outshine even the sun
Angels wishing to be U
how flowers bow in reverence when ever you walk-by
Except the jealous ones,
They envy your scent and wish they had your shine
Yes, if you prefer
We could talk of the rainbows in the sky
Doves sliding through the crescent of the African moon
We could talk of the world as if it belongs to Us
How history and literature
Failed to capture the essence of our love
Romeo and Juliet, Jack and Rose
They...
#honesty
#passion
509 reads
3 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
11th Apr 2019 6:51pm
11th Apr 2019 6:51pm
I am Cross
Our preachers are proud
They boast of God only when he gives them riches
Its never about the cross
And so I'm cross,
They speak of the cross on easter, ceremonial preachers,
Their flesh is forever weaker
Their deliverance delivers us into hands so sinister
We remain sinners,
They too are lost
And so I am cross,
I am cross because we are at crisis
The cross is not the devil's play ground.
Holy blood was lost
Veils torn down
So everyone could be holy,
Not holier than thou,
And so I am cross
...
They boast of God only when he gives them riches
Its never about the cross
And so I'm cross,
They speak of the cross on easter, ceremonial preachers,
Their flesh is forever weaker
Their deliverance delivers us into hands so sinister
We remain sinners,
They too are lost
And so I am cross,
I am cross because we are at crisis
The cross is not the devil's play ground.
Holy blood was lost
Veils torn down
So everyone could be holy,
Not holier than thou,
And so I am cross
...
#FeelingLost
#hypocrisy
#morality
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1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
11th Mar 2019 7:46am
11th Mar 2019 7:46am
Inner Conflict
Mama I'm at conflict with self,
A casualty of a war I'm destined to win,
Peace, an idea resident in the crevices of my shattered heart
Love, a dream disguised as a memory
I can only meditate on its thought
Like the old reminisce their days of youth
Time is the enemy
I am a prisoner to my choices
Enslaved by my paradoxical reminisces
I reflect all the sadness with a smile
Mama I'm at conflict with self.
Like an onion I will never tear down before them
Though so many times I bite through the layers of my...
A casualty of a war I'm destined to win,
Peace, an idea resident in the crevices of my shattered heart
Love, a dream disguised as a memory
I can only meditate on its thought
Like the old reminisce their days of youth
Time is the enemy
I am a prisoner to my choices
Enslaved by my paradoxical reminisces
I reflect all the sadness with a smile
Mama I'm at conflict with self.
Like an onion I will never tear down before them
Though so many times I bite through the layers of my...
#grief
#LifeCycle
#sacrifice
452 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
21st Feb 2019 4:43pm
21st Feb 2019 4:43pm
The One
#love
#FallingInLove
#dating
509 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
21st Feb 2019 6:53am
21st Feb 2019 6:53am
Perfect Faces
I have a thorough eye for imperfection,
First I always see whats wrong with the picture
Before i can gently stroke the beauty with strokes of colourful literature, in appreciation
Maybe its because i believe so much in the notion of first impressions
Such that i am completely aware that most are rehearsed,
So I dare not be fooled
Not by those one minute glitters of rubbery diamonds
Masquerading as gems..
Daylight robbery presented in fancy circus shows..
Clowns in colourful masks, bright smiles, fine tuned tunes, friendly beasts and cuddly bears. ...
First I always see whats wrong with the picture
Before i can gently stroke the beauty with strokes of colourful literature, in appreciation
Maybe its because i believe so much in the notion of first impressions
Such that i am completely aware that most are rehearsed,
So I dare not be fooled
Not by those one minute glitters of rubbery diamonds
Masquerading as gems..
Daylight robbery presented in fancy circus shows..
Clowns in colourful masks, bright smiles, fine tuned tunes, friendly beasts and cuddly bears. ...
#hurt
#SelfWorth
621 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
25th Nov 2018 11:23pm
25th Nov 2018 11:23pm
no title yet
It all started as a joke
But now i am alarmed by the degree of humanity i have lost,
I am lost..
Like burnt toast i have lost my soft feel,
Covered in darkness,
My soul crusted by external flames and pressures i cant begin to fathom..
I need a helping hand
To pull me away from this vortex of peril trying to suck me in,
Swirling with parasites ready to live off my innocence
I am not like them'....
I am me,..
Jokes aside,
I am me with a little less sanity,
An appreciation for profanity,
A taste for...
But now i am alarmed by the degree of humanity i have lost,
I am lost..
Like burnt toast i have lost my soft feel,
Covered in darkness,
My soul crusted by external flames and pressures i cant begin to fathom..
I need a helping hand
To pull me away from this vortex of peril trying to suck me in,
Swirling with parasites ready to live off my innocence
I am not like them'....
I am me,..
Jokes aside,
I am me with a little less sanity,
An appreciation for profanity,
A taste for...
#love
#rebirth
#LifeChangingMoment
392 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
5th Oct 2018 6:48pm
5th Oct 2018 6:48pm
Red Flags
I am raising red flags each day
But my audience behaves like bulls,
They come charging with self righteous judgement,
Bringing me down like the tower of babel,
So i stand here confused and searching
Searching for a better audience,
From the ground I look up high waiting,
For a sign or a hand strong enough to raise me from the dust
And breathe new life to my depressed soul
I am hurting..
Signs I am sending
Red flags i will be raising ,
They will fly
Until someone hears my cry
And affirm that one day everything will be...
But my audience behaves like bulls,
They come charging with self righteous judgement,
Bringing me down like the tower of babel,
So i stand here confused and searching
Searching for a better audience,
From the ground I look up high waiting,
For a sign or a hand strong enough to raise me from the dust
And breathe new life to my depressed soul
I am hurting..
Signs I am sending
Red flags i will be raising ,
They will fly
Until someone hears my cry
And affirm that one day everything will be...
#confusion
#emptiness
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1 Comment
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