Poems about Responsibility, Duty and Commitment
#responsibility
Poems about responsibility, here you'll find poetry about duty, pressure, burden, commitment and responsibility. Poems about being looked up to and relied upon. Also poetry about taking responsibility, being accountable, and having a sense of duty towards others and society. Poems about moving beyond a carefree childhood, on to the responsibilities of adulthood.
EdibleWords
Poem Published
15th Feb 2023 1:38am
15th Feb 2023 1:38am
Black Love Matters
The proof is
in Jesus
If Jesus is Black
He put his love
for all colors
over his black life
Proving that
black love matters
whether it’s
the black saint
who loves a
white Jesus
Or a Black Jesus
Loving a white
child of God
And you can’t have
two masters
So choose love
It matters!
in Jesus
If Jesus is Black
He put his love
for all colors
over his black life
Proving that
black love matters
whether it’s
the black saint
who loves a
white Jesus
Or a Black Jesus
Loving a white
child of God
And you can’t have
two masters
So choose love
It matters!
#love
#LifeCycle
#responsibility
287 reads
1 Comment
PoetSpeak
Poem Published
7th Feb 2023 1:20pm
7th Feb 2023 1:20pm
I'll Miss the Darkness
6am dog walk
Onyx was pacing at the door
No dump last night
Pretty baby had to go
Hit the street running
Past the fruit stand
Quick good morning to Kamal
Say it again on the way back
Onyx takes her time
Needs the right spot
I run her across the avenue
Past the diner
Sniffs all the garbage bags
Part Greyhound, nose like Bloodhound
Likes to offload by the white SUV
Cold morning, warm bag in hand
Love the early morning darkness
Nameless dog walkers
Though you know their dog's name
A lot...
Onyx was pacing at the door
No dump last night
Pretty baby had to go
Hit the street running
Past the fruit stand
Quick good morning to Kamal
Say it again on the way back
Onyx takes her time
Needs the right spot
I run her across the avenue
Past the diner
Sniffs all the garbage bags
Part Greyhound, nose like Bloodhound
Likes to offload by the white SUV
Cold morning, warm bag in hand
Love the early morning darkness
Nameless dog walkers
Though you know their dog's name
A lot...
#dark
#dogs
#morning
#philosophical
#responsibility
375 reads
27 Comments
2entyce
Poem Published
3rd Feb 2023 5:43pm
3rd Feb 2023 5:43pm
Fighting for your soul….
You are my baby, son, and responsibility.
I gave birth to you and accepted the role of nurturer to inspirit growth.
The growth of a man, not statistic. To educate you on accountability and responsibility. To give you a fighting chance, with a future.
These days the fight is a none stop task. Kids will be kids and learn from their mistakes “they” say.
Until the mistake’s so great. There is no rewind, can’t take it back. Then “they” say, “why didn’t I?”
But I try and you deny…. the need to parent… Because kids will be kids, right? ...
I gave birth to you and accepted the role of nurturer to inspirit growth.
The growth of a man, not statistic. To educate you on accountability and responsibility. To give you a fighting chance, with a future.
These days the fight is a none stop task. Kids will be kids and learn from their mistakes “they” say.
Until the mistake’s so great. There is no rewind, can’t take it back. Then “they” say, “why didn’t I?”
But I try and you deny…. the need to parent… Because kids will be kids, right? ...
#parent
#TruthOfLife
#responsibility
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2 Comments
adagio
Poem Published
3rd Feb 2023 4:38pm
3rd Feb 2023 4:38pm
Book Of Geezer
Hey dude! get off your gender. In The Book Of Geezer, the world was made in seven days. But it came with a warning. " Beware of petticoats and high heel sneakers impersonating homo sapiens." Make sure the gender shoes are touching the ground and sticking with the Good Book. So put that in your pipe until you choke on it. First, there was the man, and then came Cheetos before "the big guy," crossed a blender with a fool processor. Geezers come in all sizes and shapes and surprisingly all ages. Some with accouterments, some with snipped equipment. The itty bitty book of Geezer will let you down...
#identity
#philosophical
#morality #responsibility
#morality #responsibility
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2 Comments
adagio
Poem Published
30th Jan 2023 00:00am
30th Jan 2023 00:00am
Our Own Bossa Nova
Away from the carbon dioxide and the clatter of the city and the citizenry sleepwalking. Away from the mainstream and their need to know. Now breathing fresh air from the manifolds in the trees. No rabbit hole to hide in or Johnny B. Goode in Police uniforms to issue citations. Now smitten by Mother Nature and comfortable in our skin. Playing our own Bossa Nova. Living life with the luxury of not stepping on a fool's toe.
No need for mascara to hide the fault lines. Victoria's Secret would have to reinvent itself. Porn would follow in the footsteps of the Edsel. Taming the...
No need for mascara to hide the fault lines. Victoria's Secret would have to reinvent itself. Porn would follow in the footsteps of the Edsel. Taming the...
#freedom
#responsibility
#passion
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2 Comments
darkcloud68
Poem Published
27th Jan 2023 3:49pm
27th Jan 2023 3:49pm
What poverty Made
My struggles my pain came at the price of pleasure, had to eat at any measure. My fallen Soulja's are fallen treasures, in those streets we sworn to stand or fall together. Hustle work for every nickel or dime. I take full accountability for actions, yet poverty is the number one creator of crime. Well we just wanted the American dream, American gangster. Oh how we made America scream. Criminality oh what a American scheme. I say this is what poverty made. I am strong bold and unafraid, free under God's shining sun, may he bless my darken shade. For the life I have lived I will never...
#death
#fate
#responsibility
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5 Comments
thinlane
Poem Published
23rd Jan 2023 3:53pm
23rd Jan 2023 3:53pm
That Smell
Seeking that line you shouldn't cross
So I can slink up real close to it
But not take that final step
Into real trouble
I just want to flirt with danger today
And let just a little
Of the smell of trouble
Flow into my heart and set me afire
I've crossed that line
More times than is wise
So I know what can happen
And today I just don't want to deal with the man
So here I am
On the showered and shaven side
Of the line
Just hoping for a sniff
Of danger
So I can slink up real close to it
But not take that final step
Into real trouble
I just want to flirt with danger today
And let just a little
Of the smell of trouble
Flow into my heart and set me afire
I've crossed that line
More times than is wise
So I know what can happen
And today I just don't want to deal with the man
So here I am
On the showered and shaven side
Of the line
Just hoping for a sniff
Of danger
#responsibility
#ThrillSeeking
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1 Comment
LunasChild8
Poem Published
15th Jan 2023 8:42pm
15th Jan 2023 8:42pm
Rose Stem
Making love is a special union,
Where body, mind and soul become one;
The first time is especially magical,
But that’s not always how it’s done.
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Some abuse its bond-strengthening effect,
They dominate with their sexually driven minds;
And take away the purity of innocent souls,
Making them practically blind.
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To the goodness that can come,
When the act is done with good intention;
It’s a shame to see so many,
Do it merely for attention.
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There are those who are lucky,
To not have been violated;
Yet they...
Where body, mind and soul become one;
The first time is especially magical,
But that’s not always how it’s done.
-
Some abuse its bond-strengthening effect,
They dominate with their sexually driven minds;
And take away the purity of innocent souls,
Making them practically blind.
-
To the goodness that can come,
When the act is done with good intention;
It’s a shame to see so many,
Do it merely for attention.
-
There are those who are lucky,
To not have been violated;
Yet they...
#sex
#emptiness
#responsibility
352 reads
9 Comments
Mundus
Poem Published
4th Jan 2023 1:58pm
4th Jan 2023 1:58pm
Postmortem Letter
With calloused hands
you snuffed out the primordial spark,
you drove the nails into
the living wood of infancy
with the eyes of a father,
the heart of a sphinx,
will you let me find my cloud
in this blinding black sky?
All that's left of you
is the algebra of your life,
cryptic letters on a cold, dead stone,
will I ever cut the rope
that strangles my neck
or will I succumb
to the demon that whips my back
on this crooked path to hell?
you snuffed out the primordial spark,
you drove the nails into
the living wood of infancy
with the eyes of a father,
the heart of a sphinx,
will you let me find my cloud
in this blinding black sky?
All that's left of you
is the algebra of your life,
cryptic letters on a cold, dead stone,
will I ever cut the rope
that strangles my neck
or will I succumb
to the demon that whips my back
on this crooked path to hell?
#father
#childhood
#memories
#son
#responsibility
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2 Comments
LillyValleyPoems
Poem Published
3rd Jan 2023 9:15am
3rd Jan 2023 9:15am
LONG LOST BABY DADDY
It’s been a time
Since I’ve asked for your help
The first time was when
Our son was three weeks old
Omg he’s going to die
You hadn’t been with
me for some time
We lolly-gagged
At my sister’s house
Our baby waked me up
We were too young
You said you’d be here
And you were
Like the dust
Nobody remembers,
but it somehow
Disappears
And then you were gone
It’s been 18 years
I don’t know why
But I still
Believe.
Since I’ve asked for your help
The first time was when
Our son was three weeks old
Omg he’s going to die
You hadn’t been with
me for some time
We lolly-gagged
At my sister’s house
Our baby waked me up
We were too young
You said you’d be here
And you were
Like the dust
Nobody remembers,
but it somehow
Disappears
And then you were gone
It’s been 18 years
I don’t know why
But I still
Believe.
#father
#children
#responsibility
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3 Comments
buddhakitty
Poem Published
1st Jan 2023 5:37am
1st Jan 2023 5:37am
grave offense
woke up this morning,
looked out the window.
I thought, " oh my God!
how did I get here...?"
they're all out there:
people,
people with their digital
lives.
people with their
mindless thoughts.
masses and masses of
people swirling about
like sick flies around
a garbage can,
blaming life for the life
they made for themselves.
the disease spreads and
is incurable,
never knowing on what
side of the grave
they
lie.
...
looked out the window.
I thought, " oh my God!
how did I get here...?"
they're all out there:
people,
people with their digital
lives.
people with their
mindless thoughts.
masses and masses of
people swirling about
like sick flies around
a garbage can,
blaming life for the life
they made for themselves.
the disease spreads and
is incurable,
never knowing on what
side of the grave
they
lie.
...
#corruption
#shadows
#hypocrisy
#responsibility
#manipulation
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4 Comments
AprylNovember
A.R.M.
A.R.M.
Poem Published
31st Dec 2022 7:25am
31st Dec 2022 7:25am
Lifelong Hypocrisy
With no moment • I recall
Nor time it slumbers low
No effort forth • to install
No option • to forego
Came confusion • early on
Minus map or key
Is it right • or is it wrong
Noone could agree
So half a century • later now
I still can't • figure out
Why the hell • a single word
Is given • so much clout
Early on • it brought • me praise
Kept me tidy • and neat
Woke me early • all my days
Made me • brush my teeth
Helped with posture • and a grin
Also • hurt my stomach
Somehow •...
Nor time it slumbers low
No effort forth • to install
No option • to forego
Came confusion • early on
Minus map or key
Is it right • or is it wrong
Noone could agree
So half a century • later now
I still can't • figure out
Why the hell • a single word
Is given • so much clout
Early on • it brought • me praise
Kept me tidy • and neat
Woke me early • all my days
Made me • brush my teeth
Helped with posture • and a grin
Also • hurt my stomach
Somehow •...
#confessional
#memories
#myself
#aging
#responsibility
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