Vanity Poems
#vanity
Vanity poems, poetry about excessive pride, narcissism, or a lack of humility. Poetry about the self indulgent admiration people have about their own appearance or achievements.
butters
Poem Published
4th Oct 2019 7:52pm
4th Oct 2019 7:52pm
the poetry of cows
PART ONE:
the poetry of cows
there's alchemy
an act of science over faith
that transmutes god's greens
cloven-hooved beasts
work bovine methodology
step: tear: chew: swallow
they don't question the grass
or concern themselves with formulae
eat: chew cud: shit: repeat
what occurs between molars and sphincter
cares nothing for gender or breed
grass cares even less—universally ingested
but between lips and tail
the magic happens
in marbled slabs and sweet fresh milk
...
the poetry of cows
there's alchemy
an act of science over faith
that transmutes god's greens
cloven-hooved beasts
work bovine methodology
step: tear: chew: swallow
they don't question the grass
or concern themselves with formulae
eat: chew cud: shit: repeat
what occurs between molars and sphincter
cares nothing for gender or breed
grass cares even less—universally ingested
but between lips and tail
the magic happens
in marbled slabs and sweet fresh milk
...
#honesty
#vanity
#wisdom #tolerance
#wisdom #tolerance
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6 Comments
buddhakitty
Poem Published
28th Sep 2019 5:49pm
28th Sep 2019 5:49pm
the sound of one hand clapping
man is soaked to
his rimy bones w/
deceit, jealousy
and rage
our hearts and
hands are empty
as we chase dreams
that taste like
sand
then complain
that we are
choking
his rimy bones w/
deceit, jealousy
and rage
our hearts and
hands are empty
as we chase dreams
that taste like
sand
then complain
that we are
choking
#humankind
#vanity
50 reads
5 Comments
butters
Poem Published
24th Sep 2019 11:13pm
24th Sep 2019 11:13pm
artistic temperaments
my head he said
is a dry gourd
scraped of its meat
scoured of its ''integrity''
i considered him awhile
then said
put on your hat. no one will know
is a dry gourd
scraped of its meat
scoured of its ''integrity''
i considered him awhile
then said
put on your hat. no one will know
#kindness
#patience
#honesty
#vanity
#wisdom
105 reads
9 Comments
Silent_One
Poem Published
18th Sep 2019 4:18am
18th Sep 2019 4:18am
Kafir
Poetry lives
when silence dies
twisted tongues of deceit
dance on fires of foolery
beware the lofty snake
that has no rattle
only venomous poison
no stinger
only the cowards cry
he is the slave
to Mohamed
he whips his mothers brow
his sexual disobedience
lusting for the perfume
of the father
in slow motion repetition
he saunters
to the gates of hell
where his kind belong
the devil kisses
his lies
when silence dies
twisted tongues of deceit
dance on fires of foolery
beware the lofty snake
that has no rattle
only venomous poison
no stinger
only the cowards cry
he is the slave
to Mohamed
he whips his mothers brow
his sexual disobedience
lusting for the perfume
of the father
in slow motion repetition
he saunters
to the gates of hell
where his kind belong
the devil kisses
his lies
#evil
#vanity
#philosophical
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1 Comment
buddhakitty
Poem Published
16th Sep 2019 7:25am
16th Sep 2019 7:25am
manunkind
the gods make false
promises
the oracles have gone
blind
the churches are drive
through windows of
salvation
and man is stuck somewhere
between fate and
possibilities
the empty sound the
world makes is the
struggling of
souls to
exist
and the echoes of those
spirits are carved into
the rocks of want,
ignorance and
apathy
the earth turns it's head
away
the skies excite with lunatic
fury
the oceans are
bitter ...
promises
the oracles have gone
blind
the churches are drive
through windows of
salvation
and man is stuck somewhere
between fate and
possibilities
the empty sound the
world makes is the
struggling of
souls to
exist
and the echoes of those
spirits are carved into
the rocks of want,
ignorance and
apathy
the earth turns it's head
away
the skies excite with lunatic
fury
the oceans are
bitter ...
#humankind
#vanity
#hypocrisy
82 reads
16 Comments
Voodoo_Child99
Poem Published
12th Sep 2019 11:50am
12th Sep 2019 11:50am
Slay Queen
She do whatever she wants
That don't always seem right
She an angel and she takes flight
Her soul always put up a fight
I feel it in her vulgar rants
The bird of hermes is her avatar
Each time she calls my name
It makes me tame
She ain't all the same
In fact she the best by far
She my slay queen
She lives without a care
There is no reigning her
And though it ain't fair,
For her love I am a fiend
Fat ass in tight jeans
Senslessly long boots, My snapchat hoe
Can't tell if she a friend or foe...
That don't always seem right
She an angel and she takes flight
Her soul always put up a fight
I feel it in her vulgar rants
The bird of hermes is her avatar
Each time she calls my name
It makes me tame
She ain't all the same
In fact she the best by far
She my slay queen
She lives without a care
There is no reigning her
And though it ain't fair,
For her love I am a fiend
Fat ass in tight jeans
Senslessly long boots, My snapchat hoe
Can't tell if she a friend or foe...
#love
#lust
#narrative #vanity
#narrative #vanity
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dejure
vick
vick
Poem Published
8th Sep 2019 9:34am
8th Sep 2019 9:34am
when artists revolt...
(Awooooooooooooooooooooooh)
Y' think you're the big bad wolf,
bwouy am the fucking lion
M' the hunter who shot an arrow
straight through Orion
…..Am on fire and
I’m here behalf of the starving artists undermined by the liars
I tell you, bwouy,… be a little smart,
and be a little strong to fight your demons in your heart
Be a part, be the change in the society
Be the one to fly against the gra - vity
Reach for the high, from down below
Just don’t step on any of your bros
‘fore you lend your hands you better...
Y' think you're the big bad wolf,
bwouy am the fucking lion
M' the hunter who shot an arrow
straight through Orion
…..Am on fire and
I’m here behalf of the starving artists undermined by the liars
I tell you, bwouy,… be a little smart,
and be a little strong to fight your demons in your heart
Be a part, be the change in the society
Be the one to fly against the gra - vity
Reach for the high, from down below
Just don’t step on any of your bros
‘fore you lend your hands you better...
#music
#lyrics
#vanity
#art
#rap
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Vandel_Viaclovsky
Van
Van
Poem Published
8th Sep 2019 3:36am
8th Sep 2019 3:36am
Head of Young Man in detail (second movement )
6
Listen here, Poetry, i want to tell you something,
i'm gonna be straight with you here
you may find it somewhat upsetting
but it is for real
okay here goes -
i have conspired
to pull you out from where you hide.
i have connived
to kill you in the dark.
i have connived
to unwrite your bones and refashion them. ...
Listen here, Poetry, i want to tell you something,
i'm gonna be straight with you here
you may find it somewhat upsetting
but it is for real
okay here goes -
i have conspired
to pull you out from where you hide.
i have connived
to kill you in the dark.
i have connived
to unwrite your bones and refashion them. ...
#anxiety
#universe
#frustration
#vanity
#meditation
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da_poetic-edifier
Damon
Damon
Poem Published
5th Sep 2019 12:05pm
5th Sep 2019 12:05pm
Arms of Psalms
Passively suicidal, holding Bibles in their palms
Looking for upliftment in the confines of Psalms
Searching for songs that'll explain these insanities
Social media keeps deceiving us with it's fantasies
Making society into narcissistically, vain zombies
Like we're watching The Living Dead on our T.V.'s
Got folks believing that everything they see is real
Trapped in the matrix trying to choose the right pill
Xanies, Percs & others followed by spirited distills
Tired of their fights, each night, they look for thrills ...
Looking for upliftment in the confines of Psalms
Searching for songs that'll explain these insanities
Social media keeps deceiving us with it's fantasies
Making society into narcissistically, vain zombies
Like we're watching The Living Dead on our T.V.'s
Got folks believing that everything they see is real
Trapped in the matrix trying to choose the right pill
Xanies, Percs & others followed by spirited distills
Tired of their fights, each night, they look for thrills ...
#teens
#vanity
#despair
69 reads
4 Comments
nikkimoe
Poem Published
24th Aug 2019 4:38pm
24th Aug 2019 4:38pm
Aqua Net
Forced to sink
to the bottom
of the drink
and all I can think
about is my hair.
to the bottom
of the drink
and all I can think
about is my hair.
#alcohol
#vanity
98 reads
13 Comments
SimpleTon
Poem Published
17th Aug 2019 9:09pm
17th Aug 2019 9:09pm
Eggs
You think your a Faberge egg...
You are a boiled egg
Beneath your shell you are yolkless
You are a boiled egg
Beneath your shell you are yolkless
#vanity
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1 Comment
buddhakitty
Poem Published
17th Aug 2019 6:59pm
17th Aug 2019 6:59pm
the big picture
an emperor
sitting upon
a throne
a poor man
down to his
last few morsels
a beautiful black
and red monarch
buddhakitty perched
atop a pile of cow
dung in a meadow
all things in order
all things in place
who are WE to argue
with the universe
sitting upon
a throne
a poor man
down to his
last few morsels
a beautiful black
and red monarch
buddhakitty perched
atop a pile of cow
dung in a meadow
all things in order
all things in place
who are WE to argue
with the universe
#humankind
#vanity
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