Poems Inspired by Agnes Török
#AgnesTorok
Poems inspired by the spoken word performer and poetry workshop leader Agnes Török. Here you'll find poetry using the style, themes or characters found in poems by Agnes Török. Along with poems about Török herself, including praise, criticism and tributes.
wallyroo92
Bumped 31st Mar 2024 8:52am
1st Aug 2019 7:03am
1st Aug 2019 7:03am
A Catalyst for Change
Perhaps as I’ve gotten older
And have seen what the world can offer,
I’ve been a little more optimistic in life,
Not just for myself, but especially those surrounding me.
By pushing myself to be more positive,
My enthusiasm can probably become contagious (viral if you will)
So that more and more people can begin to see the brighter side of things.
By changing my thinking,
I know I can become a better man,
A better father,
Son,
Brother,
Poet,
I can improve in so many areas in my personal life and career,
My actions...
And have seen what the world can offer,
I’ve been a little more optimistic in life,
Not just for myself, but especially those surrounding me.
By pushing myself to be more positive,
My enthusiasm can probably become contagious (viral if you will)
So that more and more people can begin to see the brighter side of things.
By changing my thinking,
I know I can become a better man,
A better father,
Son,
Brother,
Poet,
I can improve in so many areas in my personal life and career,
My actions...
#hope
#inspirational
#choices #AgnesTorok
#choices #AgnesTorok
649 reads
8 Comments
AspergerPoet56
Poem Published
17th Oct 2019 6:23pm
17th Oct 2019 6:23pm
Poison Chalice
Normality…
Is a poison chalice
For everyone
But you already know
What I mean
Everything put in neat little boxes
Stacked up laid out
With their labels
The beauty of the world is lost
Nature forgotten under concrete and steel
Little ants constructing a bland society
Anything that breaks out of the constraints
Considered dangerous
A disease to eradicate
Normality…
Is a poison chalice
For everyone
But you already know
What I mean
Those...
Is a poison chalice
For everyone
But you already know
What I mean
Everything put in neat little boxes
Stacked up laid out
With their labels
The beauty of the world is lost
Nature forgotten under concrete and steel
Little ants constructing a bland society
Anything that breaks out of the constraints
Considered dangerous
A disease to eradicate
Normality…
Is a poison chalice
For everyone
But you already know
What I mean
Those...
#AgnesTorok
562 reads
3 Comments
eswaller
Poem Published
30th Jul 2019 5:46am
30th Jul 2019 5:46am
Our Fight (Agnes Török Tribute)
It is okay for those tears to slip and slide down
Your face. It is okay to take off your mask, to
Take down your hair or to remove your crown
Completely because the truth confronting you
And all of us head on is something we cannot
Avoid for the long run. We shed light on a slew
Of feelings that we try to swerve. We fought
Tooth and nail against the darkness with our
Vulnerabilities still intact. Others talk or plot
Only in the easy times, but in that dark hour
When we feel the most alone and scared of
All the...
Your face. It is okay to take off your mask, to
Take down your hair or to remove your crown
Completely because the truth confronting you
And all of us head on is something we cannot
Avoid for the long run. We shed light on a slew
Of feelings that we try to swerve. We fought
Tooth and nail against the darkness with our
Vulnerabilities still intact. Others talk or plot
Only in the easy times, but in that dark hour
When we feel the most alone and scared of
All the...
#LifeStruggles
#inspirational
#AgnesTorok
584 reads
4 Comments
Josh
Joshua Bond
Joshua Bond
Poem Published
22nd Jul 2019 5:54pm
22nd Jul 2019 5:54pm
No Defence for the Defence Industry
The so-called “Defence” Industry is a $1.8Trillion Dollar Industry.
Did you clock that?
1.8 trillion dollar’s worth of activity hell bent on destruction:
infrastructure, governments, agriculture, people’s houses, jobs.
Jobs? Don’t those in favour of the so-called “Defence Industry”
keep reminding us how many jobs are provided by the …
… well let’s call a spade a spade … by the War Industry?
Have you ever thought how many jobs are destroyed by the War Industry,
how many livelihoods, self-employed, small-time farmers, shop-owners
small...
Did you clock that?
1.8 trillion dollar’s worth of activity hell bent on destruction:
infrastructure, governments, agriculture, people’s houses, jobs.
Jobs? Don’t those in favour of the so-called “Defence Industry”
keep reminding us how many jobs are provided by the …
… well let’s call a spade a spade … by the War Industry?
Have you ever thought how many jobs are destroyed by the War Industry,
how many livelihoods, self-employed, small-time farmers, shop-owners
small...
#war
#AgnesTorok
817 reads
17 Comments
imogeequeen
Poem Published
15th Jul 2019 1:59am
15th Jul 2019 1:59am
Roz_EZ and Raz_ORS
#anxiety
#LifeStruggles
#SelfHarm
#DomesticViolence
#AgnesTorok
787 reads
10 Comments
Heaven_sent_Kathy
Poem Published
13th Jul 2019 6:33pm
13th Jul 2019 6:33pm
Will Anyone Believe Me
#women
#men
#sex
#violence
#AgnesTorok
706 reads
4 Comments
Ahavati
Tams
Tams
Poem Published
5th Jul 2019 6:01pm
5th Jul 2019 6:01pm
WHAT KEEPS ME GOING
( after Agnes Török )
Justice:
or the thought thereof—
its very existence
an experience of hope—
that thing
you almost forgot
while suffering
its grave counterpart;
so liberating its truth
you are almost too afraid
to accept
it is what you deserve—
it’s fairies
sending you to sleep
with dreams again;
a prodigal son
being...
Justice:
or the thought thereof—
its very existence
an experience of hope—
that thing
you almost forgot
while suffering
its grave counterpart;
so liberating its truth
you are almost too afraid
to accept
it is what you deserve—
it’s fairies
sending you to sleep
with dreams again;
a prodigal son
being...
#love
#faith
#spiritual
#gratitude
#AgnesTorok
949 reads
18 Comments
snugglebuck
Poem Published
3rd Jul 2019 4:02am
3rd Jul 2019 4:02am
Love & Chocolate
Love is a slippery slope
To sex
Made all the more dangerous
When the slope
Is wet,
With a slick glaze of,
Chocolate
If you doubt
That chocolate
Is an aphrodisiac
That melts the heart
And fires the libido
See how lucky
You'll get
After giving your amore
A pint of,
Cottage cheese
#AgnesTörök
Inspired by her poem, Comfort Food (and nightly cries)
To sex
Made all the more dangerous
When the slope
Is wet,
With a slick glaze of,
Chocolate
If you doubt
That chocolate
Is an aphrodisiac
That melts the heart
And fires the libido
See how lucky
You'll get
After giving your amore
A pint of,
Cottage cheese
#AgnesTörök
Inspired by her poem, Comfort Food (and nightly cries)
#love
#romantic
#erotic
#ValentinesDay
#AgnesTorok
1118 reads
11 Comments
AspergerPoet56
Poem Published
2nd Jul 2019 4:28pm
2nd Jul 2019 4:28pm
All Are Welcome
Scroungers of society
That’s what we are
It’s an inclusive club
They offer the same opportunities
As long as they don’t need to support you
So join join join
All are welcome
It’s a con to get you into the slave market
Be productive be proactive
But don’t let the disability hinder
They will cut you off at the knees
If it means saving money and making profit
So join join join
All are welcome
Come on it’s fun
Forget anxiety forget depression ...
That’s what we are
It’s an inclusive club
They offer the same opportunities
As long as they don’t need to support you
So join join join
All are welcome
It’s a con to get you into the slave market
Be productive be proactive
But don’t let the disability hinder
They will cut you off at the knees
If it means saving money and making profit
So join join join
All are welcome
Come on it’s fun
Forget anxiety forget depression ...
#disability
#Autism
#AgnesTorok
654 reads
5 Comments
Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
jade tiger
Poem Published
2nd Jul 2019 10:19am
2nd Jul 2019 10:19am
Joy-Filled
( after Agnes Török )
So welcome to my little show
Of inspiration’s need-to-know.
In search of happiness to grow
And have a life of healthy glow.
I’m not even quite twenty-three!
I’m here to show a destiny
With all of you who came to see
If what I spout’s your cup of tea.
I spent my youth to never guess
What did I know of happiness?
In my belief had I been blessed;
So now I’m here and on a quest.
Applies to you? Just raise a hand
For...
So welcome to my little show
Of inspiration’s need-to-know.
In search of happiness to grow
And have a life of healthy glow.
I’m not even quite twenty-three!
I’m here to show a destiny
With all of you who came to see
If what I spout’s your cup of tea.
I spent my youth to never guess
What did I know of happiness?
In my belief had I been blessed;
So now I’m here and on a quest.
Applies to you? Just raise a hand
For...
#happiness
#learning
#SelfDiscovery
#healing
#AgnesTorok
652 reads
13 Comments
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