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Inside My Head, My Muse Too Often Rages

Inside My Head, My Muse Too Often Rages Muse, please stop that raking inside my old head and those stomping feet keep me awake too late. I love other nights and your words I am often fed even the scary ones about my coming tragic fate. Know that this is not a raging and silly complaint there is far more to me than madness and glue. Yet too often your words, good words, they ain't Set me to curse some of the wicked things you do! How about that night you twisted my deepest love added in words about my secret lustful thought. Then the time you cried out, kill that damn dove! Yes, tis' true my heart and soul you have bought. And why can not I write one without your blather are not my own brain birthed words fine and great. No thanks, kiss you send is rejected, for I'd rather you took long vacations and did not keep me up late! Before you fly FAR away mad as a bat out of Hell please help me with that dark poem, I am stuck. Did I mention that I truly think you are so swell No my friend, I'll not lay down in front of a truck! Yes, you did toss into this write some sharp words a strong positive you sometimes so generously add. No, my aching head tis not full of old and lazy birds I command that you now be sweeter and not so bad! Hear me again, stop chattering and you just listen. I want big stars, deeper love and words that glisten! Muse, please stop that raking inside my old head and those stomping feet keep me awake too late. I love other nights and your words I am often fed even the scary ones about my coming tragic fate. Robert J. Lindley, 09-10-2015 Sponsor Name-- Broken Wings Contest Name --Trashed #2 What to Submit? Any poem entered in a contest in the month of SEPTEMBER that did not place. Please remove all other contest information from the poem. Requirements: Poem must have been for a contest judged in September (yes, I check) Date written and posted Your name This contest noted , example, Trashed #2, sponsor, Broken Wings No Honorable Mentions, although painful that is a placement No poems entered in any of my previous contest (yes I have a list) No poems written in - I Do No Know, that is not a form No poems sexually explicit

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Date: 10/14/2015 10:05:00 PM
Robert, Congrats on your trashed #2 win. SKAT <3
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Date: 10/14/2015 1:46:00 PM
Just swinging back to congratulate you, my friend, on your great win! BRAVO! Pandita
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Date: 10/12/2015 3:48:00 PM
Hey Robert, a warm and very hearty congratulations on your win in this contest!! I can't figure out why this wonderful poem did not place in the other contest. I find it so strange trying to understand what some of these contest sponsors are thinking. So many absolutely beautiful poems have been trashed. Be Blessed, Neva
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Date: 10/12/2015 12:58:00 PM
And so the muse listens helping you to win! Congrats Robert!
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Date: 10/12/2015 3:13:00 AM
Congrats on a wonderful win Robert! Wonder how such a beautiful poem got trashed in any contest?
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Date: 10/11/2015 2:53:00 PM
Dropping back with my congrats so good to see these poems get a second chance:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 9/12/2015 1:49:00 PM
who can resist the intensity of an awakened muse?... this is greeat and delirious, robert!.. huggs
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Date: 9/12/2015 11:43:00 AM
Why was I thinking about The Raven while reading this, my friend? You may or may not have consciously written in the same vein but it has almost, repeat, almost the same effect. The former is much darker. This is really brilliant, Robert. All the best! hugs to you lovely couple!
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Date: 9/12/2015 9:00:00 AM
Perfect!
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Date: 9/11/2015 12:47:00 PM
The muse does stir up some brain waves sometimes..This work reads like a winner..Way to go..Thanks for stopping..Sara
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Date: 9/11/2015 8:27:00 AM
Brilliant take on the theme Robert! Perfect pen! Gl in contest!
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Date: 9/10/2015 5:49:00 PM
This made me smile as my muse behaves like this too Robert - good luck in the contest:-) hugs jan xx
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Date: 9/10/2015 3:23:00 PM
Just love this - very clever write
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Date: 9/10/2015 1:00:00 PM
This is absolutely brilliant, my dear friend, and your wit/creativity/imagery are reflected throughout making it a perfect entry for the contest. In fact, you make my own thoughts on the subject seem rather juvenile:-)! A-7 for sure! All the best in the contest! Pandita
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