Poetry about Power
#power
Poetry about power and control, individuals or groups who can influence events or the behaviour of others. Poems about power, what it means to be powerful, and how it feels to be powerful, or powerless.
Vik~Queens.....(Viking men in delirium)
Behind every powerful King,
stands an ever more powerful Queen
That bond, never to be broken
She is his only path
to his personal destiny
to be forever in united bliss
Yet he takes her for granted
Only selling his seed for those that spread
He will soon learn
His actions are not of those within how you "father"
but within those you teach, as you act
and the mother, The Queen, that is the most important role of them all...
For without her
the children would be run crazy
and the King would...
stands an ever more powerful Queen
That bond, never to be broken
She is his only path
to his personal destiny
to be forever in united bliss
Yet he takes her for granted
Only selling his seed for those that spread
He will soon learn
His actions are not of those within how you "father"
but within those you teach, as you act
and the mother, The Queen, that is the most important role of them all...
For without her
the children would be run crazy
and the King would...
#women
#men
#power
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To the Max
I’m pushing to the max, but it’s never enough
You say “you’re only worth your tears, sweat and blood”
Who are you to decide how far to push my limit?
My fragile sanity's the last control I refuse to relinquish.
Fate, destiny, karmic debt
They’re a bunch of lies, and you’re merely a pest
It was my stupidity that lent you that power
What should have been sweet has left a taste that’s sour.
You push me to the max, way past my limit
I say “I’ve had enough,” but you never listen
You told me you had my back, yet you made me your victim ...
You say “you’re only worth your tears, sweat and blood”
Who are you to decide how far to push my limit?
My fragile sanity's the last control I refuse to relinquish.
Fate, destiny, karmic debt
They’re a bunch of lies, and you’re merely a pest
It was my stupidity that lent you that power
What should have been sweet has left a taste that’s sour.
You push me to the max, way past my limit
I say “I’ve had enough,” but you never listen
You told me you had my back, yet you made me your victim ...
#anger
#power
#rhyming #manipulation
#rhyming #manipulation
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the secret word
Once exposed, a secret loses all its power.”―Ann Aguirre
it comes from deep within a shell,
pressed closely to the ear,
whose music no one else can tell
but he who holds it dear.
i hear it in the ripple of
the gently flowing spring:
a word of patience and of love
...
it comes from deep within a shell,
pressed closely to the ear,
whose music no one else can tell
but he who holds it dear.
i hear it in the ripple of
the gently flowing spring:
a word of patience and of love
...
#secrets
#power
#LifeAsAWriter #PowerOfWords
#LifeAsAWriter #PowerOfWords
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footprints on the pavement
You can't leave a footprint that lasts if you're always
walking on tiptoe.”—Marion Blakey
martyrs
walk in mortar,
culprits
in the sand;
pulpits
hide big talkers,
gloves are
love’s command.
footprints
on the sandbank
wither
into nought ...
walking on tiptoe.”—Marion Blakey
martyrs
walk in mortar,
culprits
in the sand;
pulpits
hide big talkers,
gloves are
love’s command.
footprints
on the sandbank
wither
into nought ...
#power
#LifeStruggles
#LifeChangingMoment
#CallToAction
#support
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the spoken word
"Words have to be used wisely; nothing can heal
and hurt like words spoken."―Isaac A. Yowetu
i cut―i mend, i bite―i heal:
i am the spoken word!
i strike the moment with the steel
of swift and solid sword.
my metaphors are mammoth stout,
my similes pin-shrewd.
my onomatopoeic clout,
to stubborn ears, are rude,
clip-clopping like a horse in...
and hurt like words spoken."―Isaac A. Yowetu
i cut―i mend, i bite―i heal:
i am the spoken word!
i strike the moment with the steel
of swift and solid sword.
my metaphors are mammoth stout,
my similes pin-shrewd.
my onomatopoeic clout,
to stubborn ears, are rude,
clip-clopping like a horse in...
#power
#confessional
#TruthOfLife
#WritingPoetry
#PowerOfWords
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Mantra
If this is my ego I want it to break
To see past myself, I need it to break
If this is the world I want it to break
To build something new we need it to break
If this is what life is I want it to break
We're not made for this, to live it must break
If this is sustaining us I want it to break
It poisons itself, we must make it break
To see past myself, I need it to break
If this is the world I want it to break
To build something new we need it to break
If this is what life is I want it to break
We're not made for this, to live it must break
If this is sustaining us I want it to break
It poisons itself, we must make it break
#courage
#power
#politics
#freedom
#rebellion
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Roses in the River
Can I meet you at the waterpark
I’m touching
all your body parts
wherever we are
tell me can I touch it
brushin past
all your buttons
that’s how I get the party start
really wishin we could press start
at the beginning
hard to bet on love if
I can’t see
who’s winning?
we posed to be, twinning but I guess I gotta win alone
face it without you
now I’m wishing that I had a clone
we can’t split a rib
if someone always ends up
picking bones
at least it’s something right
way better...
I’m touching
all your body parts
wherever we are
tell me can I touch it
brushin past
all your buttons
that’s how I get the party start
really wishin we could press start
at the beginning
hard to bet on love if
I can’t see
who’s winning?
we posed to be, twinning but I guess I gotta win alone
face it without you
now I’m wishing that I had a clone
we can’t split a rib
if someone always ends up
picking bones
at least it’s something right
way better...
#power
#FallingInLove
#metaphor
#symbolism
#deception
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Pick Up the Pieces
Who are you to judge me so?
It’s easy to say forgive and let things go
There’s a gnawing grip on my heart
One wrong move and it’ll be torn apart.
-
It’s up to me to pick up the pieces
No one else will do it for me
Only I can silence my inner demons
And bless my mind with much needed peace.
-
You have no right to speak so easily
When you horde resources greedily
They say the quiet ones have plenty to say
I will not grant you the warmth of the sun’s rays.
-
It’s up to me to pick up the pieces
Of what remains of my...
It’s easy to say forgive and let things go
There’s a gnawing grip on my heart
One wrong move and it’ll be torn apart.
-
It’s up to me to pick up the pieces
No one else will do it for me
Only I can silence my inner demons
And bless my mind with much needed peace.
-
You have no right to speak so easily
When you horde resources greedily
They say the quiet ones have plenty to say
I will not grant you the warmth of the sun’s rays.
-
It’s up to me to pick up the pieces
Of what remains of my...
#strength
#power
#rhyming #healing
#rhyming #healing
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The White Water Cannon Of Llangollen
Roaring rapids
A deluge of water
Crashing over rocks
An unstoppable force
Meeting an immovable object
As the froth
Of foamy cascading spray
Explodes!
Like a cannon shot
Of white powder
All this i see
As i'm sat
Drinking tea
Right by
The River Dee
by Jemia
A deluge of water
Crashing over rocks
An unstoppable force
Meeting an immovable object
As the froth
Of foamy cascading spray
Explodes!
Like a cannon shot
Of white powder
All this i see
As i'm sat
Drinking tea
Right by
The River Dee
by Jemia
#beauty
#power
#river #nature
#river #nature
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Robust Influencer
brute force
sexuality
exploiting
heavy undertow
of submission
a robust
influencer
demands
everything
of you
with a
whisper
to your
soul
sexuality
exploiting
heavy undertow
of submission
a robust
influencer
demands
everything
of you
with a
whisper
to your
soul
#power
#BDSM
#lover
#admiration
#sensual
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Perpetual Motion
I see you
Erasing us
Our conversations
Like they never happened
We saw You
That night
Alone
Together
Both
Swirling
Possibilities
In reality
In duality
Warped
With Synchronicity
Is not a mistake
You erased us
When we found you
Your location
Were we unworthy?
If so
We cannot be mad
But we are mad
For we came so close
To your door
And when we knocked
You erased
Every second ...
Erasing us
Our conversations
Like they never happened
We saw You
That night
Alone
Together
Both
Swirling
Possibilities
In reality
In duality
Warped
With Synchronicity
Is not a mistake
You erased us
When we found you
Your location
Were we unworthy?
If so
We cannot be mad
But we are mad
For we came so close
To your door
And when we knocked
You erased
Every second ...
#women
#violence
#power
#racism
#inequality
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Abuse of Power
You have this control over me
Able to twist and turn my mind and body
You didn't ask for this to be
Nonetheless you got it baby
All of me, everything I am is yours
I submit completely every time
No need to use excessive force
I confess my emotional crimes
Gladly put my hands above my head
And surrender as you take me to bed
But still, you abuse your power
Let me sit and wait for hours
Keeping me alive but unnourished
Disappearing before a story can flourish
Never telling me what I am to you
Or when you'll let me leave...
Able to twist and turn my mind and body
You didn't ask for this to be
Nonetheless you got it baby
All of me, everything I am is yours
I submit completely every time
No need to use excessive force
I confess my emotional crimes
Gladly put my hands above my head
And surrender as you take me to bed
But still, you abuse your power
Let me sit and wait for hours
Keeping me alive but unnourished
Disappearing before a story can flourish
Never telling me what I am to you
Or when you'll let me leave...
#lust
#relationships
#power
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