Truth Of Life by Top Critiquers Poems
#TruthOfLife
truth of life by top critiquers poems. Poems written by members who have given lots of feedback to other poets this month.
I Don’t Want Perfect Love
I get that from the universe
Or God
Or whatever it is out there
That’s greater than anything I could ever be
I want messy love
Crazy love
Sweaty love
And yes, even broken love
The kind of love that doesn’t fit perfectly
But feels perfect
The kind of love the has fuck ups
And make ups
The kind of love that has voices raised in passion
And voices silenced by the beating of our wild hearts
As we map out every inch of skin
While gazing into each other’s eyes
Learn me
As I learn you ...
Or God
Or whatever it is out there
That’s greater than anything I could ever be
I want messy love
Crazy love
Sweaty love
And yes, even broken love
The kind of love that doesn’t fit perfectly
But feels perfect
The kind of love the has fuck ups
And make ups
The kind of love that has voices raised in passion
And voices silenced by the beating of our wild hearts
As we map out every inch of skin
While gazing into each other’s eyes
Learn me
As I learn you ...
#love
#TruthOfLife
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Disdain for you my sweet
Wretched but beautiful
My eyes see you but I look away
Throw yourself into a den of lions
I'll bring the popcorn and goobers
Will they eat you or spit you out
Your flesh is bitter and diseased
To much negativity and malignancy
How can one walk around with such a tainted soul?
Bless yourself in my river of urine
That's what I think of you anyway
Take it, accept it
That's all your worth
Go home and drown yourself in your bottomless, endless self pity
Have a great weekend
My eyes see you but I look away
Throw yourself into a den of lions
I'll bring the popcorn and goobers
Will they eat you or spit you out
Your flesh is bitter and diseased
To much negativity and malignancy
How can one walk around with such a tainted soul?
Bless yourself in my river of urine
That's what I think of you anyway
Take it, accept it
That's all your worth
Go home and drown yourself in your bottomless, endless self pity
Have a great weekend
#hate
#SelfHarm
#fiction
#TruthOfLife
#manipulation
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Mermaids Are Real
Life is now surreal
For some it's lost it's appeal
Still mermaids are real
For some it's lost it's appeal
Still mermaids are real
#TruthOfLife
#mermaids
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Majesty of Magenta
My eyes, throbbing with agony,
bore through the window,
desperately seeking the freedom of sky.
To my surprise the crabapple tree
possessed joyous magenta flowers,
providing an unexpected
jubilant assault of my mind.
Lush leafy erratic branches,
a turmoil of spring beauty
stood in striking empathy of my silent cries.
The afternoon sun pales the majesty of magenta.
As only love can pale agony.
Memories live forever, is a haunting horrible lie.
Unlike me, those magenta flowers don't need a why.... ...
bore through the window,
desperately seeking the freedom of sky.
To my surprise the crabapple tree
possessed joyous magenta flowers,
providing an unexpected
jubilant assault of my mind.
Lush leafy erratic branches,
a turmoil of spring beauty
stood in striking empathy of my silent cries.
The afternoon sun pales the majesty of magenta.
As only love can pale agony.
Memories live forever, is a haunting horrible lie.
Unlike me, those magenta flowers don't need a why.... ...
#spring
#TruthOfLife
#despair
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20 Comments
PLEASE, NO MORE GAMES
REALITY
When we were kids
it was natural, part
of growing up to
play games. We
were shy and fearful
to explore the forbidden.
BUT
now as mature adults,
age-wise, it's time
to stop playing games
unless we agree to
being game players.
WE BOTH know what
we want but we
tease, play games,
divert to another subject.
Our loins say yes but
our coyness says no.
WE ache and imagine
how it would be if
we dared to come out
and say YES, YES, oh YES!
Meet me at the Kissing
Place and...
When we were kids
it was natural, part
of growing up to
play games. We
were shy and fearful
to explore the forbidden.
BUT
now as mature adults,
age-wise, it's time
to stop playing games
unless we agree to
being game players.
WE BOTH know what
we want but we
tease, play games,
divert to another subject.
Our loins say yes but
our coyness says no.
WE ache and imagine
how it would be if
we dared to come out
and say YES, YES, oh YES!
Meet me at the Kissing
Place and...
#lust
#fate
#TruthOfLife
#support
#emotions
336 reads
6 Comments
Unconditonal Love
love I've found comes at an emotional cost
when your heart is open and honest it can be beautiful
no one is perfect however
and no one gets along together all of the time
storms will come and they will go
unconditional love surprises me
to be loved no matter what, a shock
earlier in life emotional price tags prove too costly, for my broken soul
be the perfect kid
or your debt is due
get out, we no longer love you
I still struggle today with insecurity
thinking you will only love me if I remain beautiful to look at ...
when your heart is open and honest it can be beautiful
no one is perfect however
and no one gets along together all of the time
storms will come and they will go
unconditional love surprises me
to be loved no matter what, a shock
earlier in life emotional price tags prove too costly, for my broken soul
be the perfect kid
or your debt is due
get out, we no longer love you
I still struggle today with insecurity
thinking you will only love me if I remain beautiful to look at ...
#love
#TruthOfLife
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Burning Bridges
you find ways to rationalize
when you’re trying to survive
an abusive situation
you self-sooth and say
everything’s going to be okay
but it’s not yet
you still have to learn
to enforce healthy boundaries
and when to walk away
whether it was leaving
my ex husband
or my workplace
disowning family
it’s just the same
abuse wears many hats
disguised in lies
but wise eyes recognize
the time to cut all ties
for the sake of personal growth
when you’re trying to survive
an abusive situation
you self-sooth and say
everything’s going to be okay
but it’s not yet
you still have to learn
to enforce healthy boundaries
and when to walk away
whether it was leaving
my ex husband
or my workplace
disowning family
it’s just the same
abuse wears many hats
disguised in lies
but wise eyes recognize
the time to cut all ties
for the sake of personal growth
#abuse
#TruthOfLife
#MentalHealth
#learning
#MovingOn
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10 Comments
On ...Off ...Tell me Another...Cut the Crap !!
That's my new expression
Old school like me
No apologies
I'll run circles around your candy ass
Streaming replaced cable
Bigger and faster they claimed
Still clouds and freezes
Just more bullshit
On... Off I say
Freaks of nature
Guys wearing shorts in 40 degree NYC
Motorized bikes, scooters, skateboards
Riding on the sidewalks
Pedestrians be damned
Selfish isn’t a right of passage
Hold a door for your neighbor
On… Off I say
5000 channels
Ten ingredient flavored mayonnaise
QR...
Old school like me
No apologies
I'll run circles around your candy ass
Streaming replaced cable
Bigger and faster they claimed
Still clouds and freezes
Just more bullshit
On... Off I say
Freaks of nature
Guys wearing shorts in 40 degree NYC
Motorized bikes, scooters, skateboards
Riding on the sidewalks
Pedestrians be damned
Selfish isn’t a right of passage
Hold a door for your neighbor
On… Off I say
5000 channels
Ten ingredient flavored mayonnaise
QR...
#technology
#TruthOfLife
#consumerism
#philosophical
#StreamOfConsciousness
120 reads
42 Comments
A "CRONE"?
You see a "crone" -
near skin-and-bone,
whose face well-lined
is age-defined,
hair silver-grey
many-a-day
longer than I
try to deny,
hands more like claws.
Post-menopause
the "spring chicken"
is now "old hen",
with cackling voice
and curses choice,
who's swapped lipstick
for the broomstick...
.
Folk stay away,
not to me stray
as once they might
when lads' delight
and candidate
for bridal mate.
You pass in blink,
but stop...
near skin-and-bone,
whose face well-lined
is age-defined,
hair silver-grey
many-a-day
longer than I
try to deny,
hands more like claws.
Post-menopause
the "spring chicken"
is now "old hen",
with cackling voice
and curses choice,
who's swapped lipstick
for the broomstick...
.
Folk stay away,
not to me stray
as once they might
when lads' delight
and candidate
for bridal mate.
You pass in blink,
but stop...
#women
#rhyming
#TruthOfLife #aging
#TruthOfLife #aging
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6 Comments
I...We...She
I am a masterpiece
of misfiring wiring
half healed wounds
carefully tended to keep fester at bay
sometimes they need to remain open
for proper healing
from inside out
ventilating
because sealing to scar...
while infection brews within
can be fatal
I am a conundrum
of empathy & mistrust
guarded nature with an open heart
compassion
tempered by damage
both understanding
and afraid
experienced in hidden daggers
lodged in caring back
as open palms offer solace
...giving is done ...
of misfiring wiring
half healed wounds
carefully tended to keep fester at bay
sometimes they need to remain open
for proper healing
from inside out
ventilating
because sealing to scar...
while infection brews within
can be fatal
I am a conundrum
of empathy & mistrust
guarded nature with an open heart
compassion
tempered by damage
both understanding
and afraid
experienced in hidden daggers
lodged in caring back
as open palms offer solace
...giving is done ...
#strength
#women
#spiritual #TruthOfLife
#spiritual #TruthOfLife
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10 Comments
Kino Hospital
Been in psych before,
but Kino’s the worst,
Don’t know how people are supposed to get better
in a place like this,
The air is stale,
no open windows,
no fan, no fresh water
Man, stay calm,
I gotta breath
fresh clean air, I thirst…
Nurses & orderlies on power trips
they do not try, no,
No help or relief comin from them,
No private shower,
you use the public shower,
Where you walk in barefoot
with the shit stains on the shower floor & wall,
no warm water, just ice cold water,
that stays on for 15...
but Kino’s the worst,
Don’t know how people are supposed to get better
in a place like this,
The air is stale,
no open windows,
no fan, no fresh water
Man, stay calm,
I gotta breath
fresh clean air, I thirst…
Nurses & orderlies on power trips
they do not try, no,
No help or relief comin from them,
No private shower,
you use the public shower,
Where you walk in barefoot
with the shit stains on the shower floor & wall,
no warm water, just ice cold water,
that stays on for 15...
#dark
#gothic
#narrative
#TruthOfLife
#suffering
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3 Comments
JUDGE NOT LEST YE BE JUDGED
JUDGE NOT LEST YE BE JUDGED
Sadly we're always being looked upon and critiqued
by people for whom we do and do not even know.
Simply by our title, occupation or possible association
or even by possessions we chose to or not to show.
We often judge by our nationality or ethnic color
sometimes even by the awards that we have received.
By an occasion or even often church affiliation
comes down to what we choose to or not to believe.
Why are we judged on what and how much we spend?
or even questioned why we gave or did not give. ...
Sadly we're always being looked upon and critiqued
by people for whom we do and do not even know.
Simply by our title, occupation or possible association
or even by possessions we chose to or not to show.
We often judge by our nationality or ethnic color
sometimes even by the awards that we have received.
By an occasion or even often church affiliation
comes down to what we choose to or not to believe.
Why are we judged on what and how much we spend?
or even questioned why we gave or did not give. ...
#fate
#TruthOfLife
#morality
260 reads
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