Poems About Choices Seeking Friendly Advice
#choices
WillowsWhimsies
Poem Published
7th Sep 2023 9:53pm
7th Sep 2023 9:53pm
get some knee pads already
I caught myself
mid eye roll
hands tossed in the air
thinking "again...here we go"
but I paused for a beat
and gave it full my consideration
despite my usual frustration
I really needed to understand
why you do...
...what you do
and I think I'm finally on to you
I know why your knees take a beating
head bent in pious penance
wringing fingers in invocation
there in your habitual pew
on display in prominent view
or elbows braced on the edge of your bed
and this...
mere...
mid eye roll
hands tossed in the air
thinking "again...here we go"
but I paused for a beat
and gave it full my consideration
despite my usual frustration
I really needed to understand
why you do...
...what you do
and I think I'm finally on to you
I know why your knees take a beating
head bent in pious penance
wringing fingers in invocation
there in your habitual pew
on display in prominent view
or elbows braced on the edge of your bed
and this...
mere...
#secrets
#religion
#hypocrisy #choices
#hypocrisy #choices
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Maple666
Poem Published
3rd Sep 2023 3:52pm
3rd Sep 2023 3:52pm
Twelve by Twelve .
Is twelve times twelve
One hundred and forty four .
She almost wanted to laugh this is absurd ,
Yes she replied with absolute certainty
She knows this , from kindergarten,
It’s a formula and a fact , she likes
that , it like her comfort blanket ,
He asks her , are you valuable as you
are now he hits a nerve , it responds
by itself, pulsating under pressure,
Now she is grasping for words ,
Well yes but if I ……….
He sat and watched her face , and
he could almost see her flinch . He
said let’s get to know this IF...
One hundred and forty four .
She almost wanted to laugh this is absurd ,
Yes she replied with absolute certainty
She knows this , from kindergarten,
It’s a formula and a fact , she likes
that , it like her comfort blanket ,
He asks her , are you valuable as you
are now he hits a nerve , it responds
by itself, pulsating under pressure,
Now she is grasping for words ,
Well yes but if I ……….
He sat and watched her face , and
he could almost see her flinch . He
said let’s get to know this IF...
#mirror
#myself
#acceptance
#SelfDiscovery
#choices
109 reads
6 Comments
Sukisushicrown
Poem Published
23rd Aug 2023 8:14am
23rd Aug 2023 8:14am
Mission
Manipulated deceived.
Her name was Eve.
It was the sin that did Adam and Eve in.
© SukiSushicrown.23/8/2023
Her name was Eve.
It was the sin that did Adam and Eve in.
© SukiSushicrown.23/8/2023
#mirror
#acceptance
#choices
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Pinkdreams
Poem Published
22nd Aug 2023 3:56am
22nd Aug 2023 3:56am
Doing the Right Thing
A stray cat wandering
I picked it up
it seemed to weigh ounces
It nuzzled against my neck and purred
It has been in my largish bedroom for five days
getting fatter
playing with the wand toy
sleeping next to me
Am I doing the right thing?
a good soul adopts a runty cat
assures the Humane Society yes, it will be indoors
but believes cats deserve to roam free in nature
gives kitty free reign
outdoors
among snakes and coyotes
is that person doing the right thing?
...
I picked it up
it seemed to weigh ounces
It nuzzled against my neck and purred
It has been in my largish bedroom for five days
getting fatter
playing with the wand toy
sleeping next to me
Am I doing the right thing?
a good soul adopts a runty cat
assures the Humane Society yes, it will be indoors
but believes cats deserve to roam free in nature
gives kitty free reign
outdoors
among snakes and coyotes
is that person doing the right thing?
...
#cats
#choices
189 reads
6 Comments
missjem56
Poem Published
30th Jul 2023 10:29pm
30th Jul 2023 10:29pm
Early Birdsong
If i were to venture
To another world
What other world would it be
Would i choose a world
That slowly unfurled
Into love, then matrimony
Or
Fly like a bird
Into the absurd
As free as a butterflies wing
As i float over flowers
Over ponds, over bowers
As i listen to the early birds sing
by Jemia
To another world
What other world would it be
Would i choose a world
That slowly unfurled
Into love, then matrimony
Or
Fly like a bird
Into the absurd
As free as a butterflies wing
As i float over flowers
Over ponds, over bowers
As i listen to the early birds sing
by Jemia
#beauty
#nature
#LifeAsAWriter #choices
#LifeAsAWriter #choices
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Pinkdreams
Poem Published
25th Jul 2023 6:31am
25th Jul 2023 6:31am
Moo
No boundaries
Vaguely distracted
Wandering
like a lost cow
nearing a cliff
Vaguely distracted
Wandering
like a lost cow
nearing a cliff
#depression
#animals
#minimalist #choices
#minimalist #choices
232 reads
11 Comments
Pinkdreams
Poem Published
23rd Jul 2023 5:56pm
23rd Jul 2023 5:56pm
The Hyman Guy
Back when I felt I owed an answer,
to inquires of why I'd never married
I'd jokingly blame it on the last names of my exes.
I'd share a couple of the multi-syllabic clunkers,
and the one that always got the laugh: Hyman.
It's bad, but not the worst ever.
I was in a children's theater production with a girl whose last name was Dick.
I had a manicurist with the surname Titman
and in second grade
I kicked the biggest boy in the class
- impressively hard I might add -
His last name was Dickhouse.
No Spellcheck, not...
to inquires of why I'd never married
I'd jokingly blame it on the last names of my exes.
I'd share a couple of the multi-syllabic clunkers,
and the one that always got the laugh: Hyman.
It's bad, but not the worst ever.
I was in a children's theater production with a girl whose last name was Dick.
I had a manicurist with the surname Titman
and in second grade
I kicked the biggest boy in the class
- impressively hard I might add -
His last name was Dickhouse.
No Spellcheck, not...
#love
#friendship
#funny #choices
#funny #choices
156 reads
9 Comments
brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
7th Jul 2023 4:16pm
7th Jul 2023 4:16pm
Of socks and clocks
The day lies
spread-eagled before me
passive and ready
to bend to my will,
And I sit, impotent,
paralyzed...
Like socks in the dryer,
I'm watching
tumbles and jumbles
of wants and shoulds
cycling through my head,
never settling on a course of action
My mind's eye follows one
for a while
and I've almost decided --
when an abrupt shift of colour and texture
whisks it out of sight,
out of mind...
and they just keep taking turns
flopping around, never settling
as I...
spread-eagled before me
passive and ready
to bend to my will,
And I sit, impotent,
paralyzed...
Like socks in the dryer,
I'm watching
tumbles and jumbles
of wants and shoulds
cycling through my head,
never settling on a course of action
My mind's eye follows one
for a while
and I've almost decided --
when an abrupt shift of colour and texture
whisks it out of sight,
out of mind...
and they just keep taking turns
flopping around, never settling
as I...
#LifeStruggles
#frustration
#responsibility
#choices
#ADHD
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Pinkdreams
Poem Published
2nd Jul 2023 5:54am
2nd Jul 2023 5:54am
The Science Teacher
The science teacher
started to like me around March
I thought it might have been my meatballs
Throw frozen ones in a crockpot with barbeque sauce
Heat on high until nice and hot
Everyone at the potluck will think you're a genius
the science teacher was extra complimentary
I think he ate more of them than he should have
The science teacher has five snakes in his studio apartment
His toe exploded once
Diabetes
Also makes him pee every two hours at night
He hasn't seen his grown children in three years
This one's in an almost...
started to like me around March
I thought it might have been my meatballs
Throw frozen ones in a crockpot with barbeque sauce
Heat on high until nice and hot
Everyone at the potluck will think you're a genius
the science teacher was extra complimentary
I think he ate more of them than he should have
The science teacher has five snakes in his studio apartment
His toe exploded once
Diabetes
Also makes him pee every two hours at night
He hasn't seen his grown children in three years
This one's in an almost...
#school
#choices
#LookingForLove
219 reads
10 Comments
Maple666
Poem Published
16th Jun 2023 1:14pm
16th Jun 2023 1:14pm
Beans on Toast and an Egg
You know life lies and so does your mind every nerve ending has been fried by to much information and the passage of time . You don’t think your beans and toast
and that egg on the side gives two hoots about who ate them last and why and who will next ?. That’s living on the edge coz it’s minus the worry and anxiety and the stress . I told you our minds are misinterpreting and complicating our lives . A self help guide How to live your best life by Hovis remember the boy on the bike . It’s as good for you as it’s always been with a good dose of Heinz and with additional credits to the...
and that egg on the side gives two hoots about who ate them last and why and who will next ?. That’s living on the edge coz it’s minus the worry and anxiety and the stress . I told you our minds are misinterpreting and complicating our lives . A self help guide How to live your best life by Hovis remember the boy on the bike . It’s as good for you as it’s always been with a good dose of Heinz and with additional credits to the...
#mirror
#SelfReflection
#acceptance
#luck
#choices
105 reads
2 Comments
CanDyFloss_72Monet
Poem Published
10th Jun 2023 4:08am
10th Jun 2023 4:08am
The day I met "31st Of March"Descartes.
"Je Pense Donc Je Suis."
I wish I had come up with that.
Quite,maybe Descartes and I,
can drink,till the day turns to night.
"Nadhani Kwa Hivyo Mmini."
In which,we shall debate until.
The daylight, philosophical,as ever,Descartes.
Very heady and unsteady.
Will shout out,in his dulcet tone.
"I think I need to sleep.
Therefore,
I am. very tired."
"Cogito,ergo sum."
...
I wish I had come up with that.
Quite,maybe Descartes and I,
can drink,till the day turns to night.
"Nadhani Kwa Hivyo Mmini."
In which,we shall debate until.
The daylight, philosophical,as ever,Descartes.
Very heady and unsteady.
Will shout out,in his dulcet tone.
"I think I need to sleep.
Therefore,
I am. very tired."
"Cogito,ergo sum."
...
#mirror
#SelfReflection
#acceptance
#SelfDiscovery
#choices
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Cursedvessel
Poem Published
2nd Jun 2023 6:14pm
2nd Jun 2023 6:14pm
Block
Tick tock
I watch the clock
Does it see me too?
As I stand still as a rock
Tick tock
Whispers the clock
How did time pass so quickly?
Is it I it wishes to mock?
Tick tock
Giggles the clock
Straining for my freedom
And escape this block
I watch the clock
Does it see me too?
As I stand still as a rock
Tick tock
Whispers the clock
How did time pass so quickly?
Is it I it wishes to mock?
Tick tock
Giggles the clock
Straining for my freedom
And escape this block
#anxiety
#FeelingLost
#emptiness #choices
#emptiness #choices
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