Submissions by wallyroo92
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Inspired by life, literature, love and music.
Iron None
When I was young I could run a six minute mile
As the years progressed that turned into nine
Now I barely make a twelve as I break a sweat
With the eerie feeling like I’m running out of time
When I was young I could swim laps like a fish
Glide through the water with ease and (free)style
Nowadays my beer belly seems to get in the way
My sixpack turned into a keg and a lap takes a while
When I was young I could ride my bicycle for hours
I toured the city going into different neighborhoods
My legs burned but my heart yearned for...
As the years progressed that turned into nine
Now I barely make a twelve as I break a sweat
With the eerie feeling like I’m running out of time
When I was young I could swim laps like a fish
Glide through the water with ease and (free)style
Nowadays my beer belly seems to get in the way
My sixpack turned into a keg and a lap takes a while
When I was young I could ride my bicycle for hours
I toured the city going into different neighborhoods
My legs burned but my heart yearned for...
#funny
#aging
#sports
193 reads
8 Comments
Don't Try
Don’t try
It may imply that you’re giving yourself some wiggle room
In case you fail
There may be some obstacles too big to overcome
Therefore it questions your dedication
Your determination to get it done
Don’t half ass it and then expect to get great returns
Nothing special comes out of mediocrity
It is as they say, you reap what you sow
And if your mode is to be average
You’ll never stand out, if you know what I mean
I guess the important thing here is to be honest
Do you really want to accomplish what you set out to...
It may imply that you’re giving yourself some wiggle room
In case you fail
There may be some obstacles too big to overcome
Therefore it questions your dedication
Your determination to get it done
Don’t half ass it and then expect to get great returns
Nothing special comes out of mediocrity
It is as they say, you reap what you sow
And if your mode is to be average
You’ll never stand out, if you know what I mean
I guess the important thing here is to be honest
Do you really want to accomplish what you set out to...
#LifeStruggles
#LifeAsAWriter
#LifeCycle #CharlesBukowski
#LifeCycle #CharlesBukowski
219 reads
9 Comments
Moving Forward
Perhaps it’s the mental preparation that helps with some foresight
Seeing the hurricane winds ahead of time for what they are
Loud and destructive
I’m in a different state of mind
Ready for this
And sure enough when I got the call
It was that old familiar vexing tone
But
I’m more at peace with myself
For some reason as the berating went on
I pictured boards and tiles falling off my roof
As the winds tossed them over my head
I, on a long ladder
Hammering nails to make sure nothing more can be torn off
Watching...
Seeing the hurricane winds ahead of time for what they are
Loud and destructive
I’m in a different state of mind
Ready for this
And sure enough when I got the call
It was that old familiar vexing tone
But
I’m more at peace with myself
For some reason as the berating went on
I pictured boards and tiles falling off my roof
As the winds tossed them over my head
I, on a long ladder
Hammering nails to make sure nothing more can be torn off
Watching...
#patience
#SelfReflection
#PersonalGrowth
257 reads
10 Comments
"If" - A Haiku on Relationships
If she laughs near you
It is a sign she likes you
But if she farts loud...
It is a sign she likes you
But if she farts loud...
#relationships
#haiku
#funny
209 reads
4 Comments
On a Haiku Roll
On a haiku rolll
Poetry sounds delicious.
Now I crave sushi
Poetry sounds delicious.
Now I crave sushi
#food
#haiku
#funny
168 reads
10 Comments
On a Haiku Kick
On a haiku kick
I want to drop some knowledge
…and wisdom that slaps
I want to drop some knowledge
…and wisdom that slaps
#haiku
#funny
#wisdom
142 reads
6 Comments
Insults
If I shout insults
And no one is there to hear
Will the air clap back?
And no one is there to hear
Will the air clap back?
#haiku
#funny
138 reads
5 Comments
Writing a Haiku
Choose your words wisely
When you are writing haiku
Or you’ll run out of…
When you are writing haiku
Or you’ll run out of…
#haiku
#funny
#WritingPoetry
95 reads
6 Comments
Depth
There’s no depth to words
Unless we can understand
The message behind
Unless we can understand
The message behind
#haiku
#wisdom
170 reads
6 Comments
You Can't Resist
You Can't Resist
#lust
#temptation
#morality
461 reads
4 Comments
Sympathy for a Bee
On Father’s Day, we all hopped into the family van
It would be a two hour drive down to the beach
As I drove through the long and winding highway
My wife yelled “A BEE!’ somewhere out of reach
“Bee still” I told my wife trying to joke about it
Thinking the little guy is more scared us than her of him
“Leave it alone” I said as I kept my eye on the road
I’ve talked to bees before and I’d have to do it again
About an hour later we stopped for quick break
(The dog had an accident and had to let her out)
Meanwhile as the kids cleaned...
It would be a two hour drive down to the beach
As I drove through the long and winding highway
My wife yelled “A BEE!’ somewhere out of reach
“Bee still” I told my wife trying to joke about it
Thinking the little guy is more scared us than her of him
“Leave it alone” I said as I kept my eye on the road
I’ve talked to bees before and I’d have to do it again
About an hour later we stopped for quick break
(The dog had an accident and had to let her out)
Meanwhile as the kids cleaned...
#nature
#bees
151 reads
10 Comments
No Sympathy for the Rich
Got a quarter million to spare?
Not many of us can afford
A life of luxury
I’m poor
But I get my air for free
Not many of us can afford
A life of luxury
I’m poor
But I get my air for free
#death
#LifeStruggles
#poverty
205 reads
6 Comments
DU Poetry : Submissions by wallyroo92