Sad State of Affairs
Usually I can ignore the madness, sometimes I have to speak out...
To Rasputina
The name caught my eye on a Ticketmaster calendar, so I had to check it out. Played in a smaller venue in St. Louis and I went. Got the t-shirt and her autograph. Huge fan!
ode underwater
I've got this listing, sinking feeling that I owed most of my life to my bank. Hands in the air, reaching for debt ceiling, yet another fine mess, with no one to thank. Guns all put down, the pen reigns mightier can't fight the bank, let alone
HOOK, LINE & SINKER
I wrote this peom because I belive that there should not be a limit to the imagination of the human mind.
The Shadow Of The Guillotine
How a violent invention became a useful tool in society. Written 30th November 2013.
Trapped
written couple of years ago after leaving university as a mature student.
King for a minute !
It's everywhere !
"Set me free!"
Now i am drinking a cold glass of beer at a bar Surrounded by drunk and weird people... I know you are so far... And so i touch my left nipple... Trying to feel my heart beating... Hopefully i am still alive I realize a powerful feeling: I wil
Returning her to herself...
I think God made a mistake, He gave me six daughters, But a daughter is the greatest gift any man can ever hope to receive, I’ll never know why God entrusted me with so many, I got out my car and took my 2nd little daughter’s hand to go into the
liberal political haikus
just a wee bit-o-fun...I shan't enter any political debate, but, of course, all are free to comment as they wish.
Under pressure
Under pressure the team of construction workers continue there journey to finish the school and have it ready for the children and the caretakers desperately clean dust wax and clear the way return the furniture to the proper floors God bless the beasts and the children
Sweet Surrender...
[Title borrowed from Sarah McLachlan’s inspiring song with the same title...] ‘Resistance is futile’ said the Borg of Star Trek fame, and they were right..., My resistance to all that manifests in my life is the cause of ALL discord in my life,
Deja vu. (Joining Yankee"s challenge)
It happened before in 30-s and it's happening again.....It's like some kind of the cyclical nature of historical events
Common Law Of Claim
Just wording around with some play And no, I don't feel a man's wife is his claim. But many old laws did. It's just a poem. And yes, I cheated on 'linger'. Please enjoy.
Happy Old Men
With gladness Not all old men are grumpy
Full Circle
This poem is about our changing society and attitudes of evolution and covers quite a few obstacles of our civilisation, this little offering is called......"Full Circle" Editor : Marikia Written : 2nd March 2013
Video Games
I have enjoyed my video games for a long time now. I'm not into the role playing games like Zelda, preferring easy to play games like Ms. Pacman and Qix.
Canada day
Our heritage Canada the true north proud and free We stand on guard O Canada We stand on guard for thee
The Flipside
Your words ring of poison An there's hatred in the air Only you know your background But i'm sure no one did care Your opinion is tainted An a different point of view The intensity of your words Reflects broken images of you Broken from t
Hypocrisy…
[1. a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess. 2. a pretense of having some desirable or publicly approved attitude. 3. an act or instance of hypocrisy Origin:
when your ready
the history of peoples lives that make them who they are........never judge a book by its cover i spose .......
Century 21
The hypocrisy and contradictions of our world in century 21...vast knowledge, huge wealth, yet war, poverty, disease and suffering are rampant, while others enjoy fantastic comforts and luxuries...
Rabbit foot as Medicine!
Frustration about the life,when many Faces and Masks looks to be the accepted trend as normal,together with the playing cards!
Ignorance
Written 5-28-07
The Honest Candidate
I get tired of all the lies candidates spew on their election campaigns. For once I thought what would they really say if they told the truth.
Pollination of the Machines
Pollute my eyes with pretty things So I can't see ugly anyone Raise me like a closed opinion Praise me like someone ignored Love the mind of your computer When you embraced by his glow Show me something I am not Show me what's beau
Broken roots
We can no longer Live in the land of our birth when what we need only exists within Foreign lands a little Peace for our kids we can no longer Live in the land of our birth where to Live in Peace is an illusion broke
"Unforgiven lost lamb"
i am living my "personal exile" where i dwell nowadays and people from here don´t understand my "foreign culture"(i was born in another State at my country)... i am facing people full of prejudices and ordinary misconceptions... i seem a wanderer here to most of them...
Home for Lost Souls
(Verse 1) Look around you, what do you see? mothers crying for their sons and daughters so that the rich can fill their greed with more currency destroying our bodies with poison in our food and waters and we just sit back and relax with no comp
Vision
I had a vision the other day I saw the future and it looked grey It doesnt matter which direction we steer All I know is that the end is near I saw the terror in the darkness that waits I saw destruction in the future we'll make Controlled by
Tragic Disaster
There is plenty of evidence. It remains for historians of the future to describe aghast at the 20th century.
Language
This is awful! Well, hope you have a good end-of-the-weekend anyway, folks!
The Immigrant
She came here to a land so cold, Searching for those streets of gold, From friends and family she went away, It is such a heavy price to pay, A strange land and a language new, The thoughts of home make her feel blue, The feeling of loss in her
Changing Skies
Written shortly after 9/11
America by Claude McKay
A black immigrants view of the US in the '20s, powerful and thought provoking. Have we really moved on? You could swap out the title with any other country and still the poem would make sense. That's indicative of the harsh reality of 21st century living
"For someone I knew."
They say vanity is a down fall of humanity. Your chastity is given away like charity. Open legs and closed eyes, with you pleasure comes with a price. It doesn't matter if those moments have flavor or spice or even entice. Call you prostitute, ne
Cradled
Cradled and comfortable for death I wept, I wept and cried a sleepless pain And the empty darkness consumed the rain For which I'm known I'm born I'm killed I'm dead, I'm dead I'm you if you were me I'm every life ended in pain I'm every life
Golf
Love that frustrating game of golf, though I have to admit I love to drive the golf cart!
My Travels
Across this world so far and wide So many different places that I’ve been And different faces of this world I’ve seen I’ve travelled across a desert of mirrors Where broken hearts lay shattered in pieces Reflecting back their sorrow and pain
The Thief, the Philanthropist, the Meek, and the T
The Thief, the Philanthropist, the Meek, and the Tyrant The greedy, the compassionate, the weak, and the violent They come to me in the greatest debate Explaining their cases, my mind contemplates The conflicting, the considering, the decisions t
danger
Danger Rides are road Cars beeping sirens Those dredfull blues and twos racing to where ever they go Unable to hear These dangers Unable to hear the trafic on are fast mobile cells Horns beeping cycles weave dangerously in and out weavin
Messed up World
Just ignore those who are bad. Try to make a better World. We need to start from "me", "I", or "myself" Wish a possible mindset for peace to All around The World in 2024