Thats Life

Earth quakes, hands shake
Bone breaks, piss takes
Story's end, new ones start
We click unfreind, we fall apart,
Blood boils, tempers flare,
Light to dark, we cease to care,
They look at me, they see through you, same old **** it's nothing new,
Be unique and be insane,
Be yourself and play the game,
Tear a rip in time and space,
Leave your mark to suit the case,
Dry your tears and open your mind, search for something hard to find,
Anger, hate, love, joy,
Smiles reveal the real McCoy,
Cogs turn and life go,s on,
Open eyes that learn from wrong,
Brakes fail, crash and burn, 
we stand in line and wait our turn,
Words of wisdom, pierce your soul,
Call me butter, I'm on a roll,
Pages turn, we get in rutts,
A journey full of paper cuts,
Story's in tales, short and tall,
Try telling me, I've lived it all
Slugs wishing they where snails,
No suprise, this is wales
Face your demons, steal the show,
Break the mould, finger the crow,
Run like a bath or butter my bread, if you want a chat........il be in the shed!
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Kimathi Avatar
June 29, 2016 at 3:23 AM
Hi Lisa. Congrats for your WIN in the contest, with this awesome piece!! ;-)
Canerdy Avatar
June 27, 2016 at 9:34 AM
WOW! This poem practically raps itself. Seriously, this could be lyrics for a great rap. Impressive job! I love "Call me butter; I'm on a roll" and "a journey full of paper cuts." Congrats on your win. Janice
Lawless Avatar
June 27, 2016 at 8:51 AM
SO, Lisa, don't hold back.....just say what you mean. The rapid fire, terse, almost rap-like meter and rhyme had me reading this a few times. Thanks for submitting it to the contest
Jones Avatar
June 23, 2016 at 5:57 AM
I love your flow and honesty in your poems. Good job.
A  Avatar
January 26, 2016 at 11:38 PM
:) SKAT
Hunter Avatar
February 27, 2014 at 12:59 PM
Great flow to this...I like how you just went for it with no apologies. Good stuff...Caleb
Williams Avatar
February 23, 2014 at 4:07 AM
Lisa a big welcome, this is great, a rant but a great rant with some very specific points and there is nothing wrong with Wales, I am just over the Mersey...David
Watkins Avatar
February 22, 2014 at 11:44 PM
Hi Lisa, Welcome to the Soup. You are very brave to put your first posted poem up for critique. I enjoyed it. It reads like a rap. You have a few typos (Did you want "stories" instead of "story's"?) and a few lines that seem to need a break in the middle. A few of the images wander ("snails" and "Wales", for example), but on the whole, it holds together fairly well. I look forward to seeing what you come up with next. Feel free to stop by my little nook and chime in. Cheers!
Alexander Avatar
February 17, 2014 at 9:05 AM
I love the consistent rhyme. You piqued my interest from the start and kept all through the end. Thank you for sharing! - Mike.
Andresen Avatar
February 17, 2014 at 3:48 AM
- Warm welcome to PoetrySoup,Lisa- I choose your first great :"Thats Life" poem - hope you will write many poem in the future- Hope you will be satisfied with our "soup family" - we are many .. but has plenty of room for you too- PoetrySoup Rule1: Be kind and keep PoetrySoup a haven. PoetrySoup is a drama free zone(Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours.) Thank you posted your words and thoughts here, I want to come back to read more another day. - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
A  Avatar
February 17, 2014 at 2:36 AM
Hi, Lisa, Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. I will find much delight, in reading and in time become familiar with your way of writing. But, for the mean time, I will greet you with the same smile, other poets passed when I first join the soup 4 years ago. I wish you the best when it comes to your poems. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you like. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND". Hugs* SKAT
Allison Avatar
February 16, 2014 at 7:49 PM
lovely rhyme, welcome to the soup happy reading and writing Jan x
Costigan Avatar
February 16, 2014 at 4:22 PM
Thank you for taking time to read my poem much love x
A   Avatar
February 16, 2014 at 4:00 PM
Awesome free verse poem Lisa, love the non-stop rhyme. , A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. You will enjoy the community, we are one big happy family. (Drama & Love. LOL) ~ Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@
Costigan Avatar
February 16, 2014 at 4:17 PM
Thank you for your kind comments <3
Smith Avatar
February 16, 2014 at 2:40 PM
Wow Lisa this is amazing..I really love how it flows...Tim
Costigan Avatar
February 16, 2014 at 4:17 PM
Thank you for your comments and taking time to read my poem x
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