Daffodils’ mild scent does permeate the air.
Through the fields dogs do dither then tear.
Rabbits serendipitously spotted that sunny yet showery day.
Many an egg the local farmer’s chickens does lay.
Easter hunt, easter hunt school laxation-professor
Does bear the brunt.
Buttercup, buttercup held bashfully to her face.
Out in the fields, they fiercely chase and race.
Horses, horses are ridden proudly and well.
Pancake day, pancake day, a broken shell who could tell.
Sunshine and shower how nurturing nature makes us far from dour.
The kittens found my bag of words
And in their furry glee
They tapped them with their tiny paws
And wrote a poem for me
The mouse, a house bound hermit
Used its subtle tail
To add some punctuation
Lest the meter fail
The dog sniffed idly, unimpressed
For he was wary of those three
For he’s the only one it seems
They send outside to pee
So, if you’ve two kittens and a mouse
Hide those words inside a barrel
Or bear the brunt of what they do
For poetically …they’re feral
I am filled with rage and frustration. I’m doing my best, pushing forward with everything I have, yet I feel forced to halt my own progress. In a tempestuous fury, I question you.
I lead, I strive, and every step feels like a battle with you. You have it easy, assuming I’ll shoulder everything while you play ignorant, yet you know exactly how to get what you want. Do you see me as a fool, or am I just a convenient toy someone to be picked up and discarded at will?
Must I always be the one to carry the weight of every decision? I try to think ahead, to use my mind, but it feels as though I’m holding everyone’s hand, mapping out every step, every outcome. It’s always on me. I am the one who must bear it all, and I’m about to explode.
I have my own struggles, my own conditions to manage but who’s there for me? I’m the one who must bear the brunt of the pain. That’s what it means to be a man, isn’t it? To sacrifice, to endure, to stand unyielding.
That’s it. That’s the life we’re told to lead.
The winds came down hard, smashing through St. Pete and Tampa like they owned the place.
Hurricane Milton, what a bastard.
Storm surge rolled in, drowning streets, homes, lives.
Power's out, stores shuttered.
The air reeks of desperation.
People of color,
as always, bear the brunt—forgotten and left to fend in the debris.
Looters crawl from the cracks, but can you blame them?
The system’s been looting them for years.
This place won’t be the same for a long, long while.
« Long love struck with the shape of you
Captivated by your carmine hue » M.L.
I bow to every beat you undertake,
I rise to rhythm you race up for my sake,
I thank persistent pulse that has no break,
I laud enormous effort that you make,
I am blessed you keep me live and awake,
I apologize for all the heartache.
You bear the brunt of battles all my life,
You smoothly soften my struggles with strife,
You finesse my fluctuating feelings,
You smoothly soothe my drudgery dealings,
You endure trials and triumphs, dusk to dawn,
You are oft turned off but your beat goes on.
P.S. With your vital vigour I am in awe -
For every breath you kindly let me draw.
January 27, 2023
It takes two to make a baby
But the women bear the brunt
Yet for reasons that confound me,
It’s the men who most confront.
They just plant a seed and vanish
While not caring for a whit
If they’ve left behind a token
And what will become of it.
So the females must contend with
Something growing which may be
Not a part of what they’d wanted
And with which they don’t agree.
Now the law allows reversal
Of what might be a mistake
Letting women make decisions
Which should be their own to make.
Let the Court step back and ponder
Why this ruling must be banned
When so many now will suffer
With a pregnancy unplanned.
All of those who think abortion
Shouldn’t ever be allowed
Should be happy having babies
And live up to what they’ve vowed.
But for women in this country
Who’ve been guaranteed a voice
In the workings of their bodies,
They deserve to have a choice.
Did it ever enter your mind
That I am not responsible
For your inner well-being?
And, I have neither the power
Nor the will to make you happy,
And, I refuse to bear the brunt
Of your nasty, untamed temper,
But, may I say, with due respect
Your choosing to be a guttersnipe
Makes you ugly inside and out.
written August 2, 2021
. for public domain
Ivory towers, long corralled and walled
behind an ever present iron fence,
execute the will of an elite called,
gilded they serve and glow with intelligence.
And some beyond the privileged boundaries,
where Nature governs by its cruel whims,
and casts long shadows of vagaries,
not blessed to sing the heavenly hymns,
raise our ears above the din to hear
civilized melodies of score and chant,
to fill our days with a Life held dear,
to bear the brunt of cacophonous rant.
tired morning
This morning a song from a film
filtered through my mind “what was it all for Alfie.”
I had no choice but being born, played no part of the proceeding
but had to bear the brunt of the aftermath.
The emptiness of poverty, the view of the sunlight from an opposite wall
in a back yard.
The dread of the midnight flight, bare rooms, linoleum floor doomed to endless boredom, no expectation of a blue sky day.
We, children, played in the street a window broke, they, the boys, disappeared
so quickly I was left holding a ball that wasn't mine
the policeman was so tall, my denial was a tearful whisper my mother
had to pay, and she slapped my face. Yet there was a moment of happiness green grass and animals that I had to forego.
What is life for?
Feeling deep regret for our misguided debt
Which gives us pause realizing the hurt we’ll cause
So let's raise our glasses to the lads and lasses
Who will bear the brunt on the battlefront
***
October 14, 2019
F F I series 28 leonine
Brian Strand, sponsor
I poured myself into your onyx eyes scene;
wanted you to see my soul, and its story.
Like you, brother whale, I endure life’s tough schemes;
while navigating in seas, sunlit glory.
No medal beams on your marvelous bold breast;
yet, like me, you bear the brunt of human fault.
Your faith and strength get you through the toughest tests;
we kindred souls, persisting, can conquer all.
Stroke Victim
Time is Brain
F.A.S.T. learners gain
Bleeping Busy Bees
Busy Robo- apians
Censoring Homo- sapiens
Turbid Transparency
Dark money donors
Opaque Senate owners
Turtle Hurdles
Baby sea turtles
Face huge hurdles
Take Responsibility
Stay in front
Bear the brunt
Checks and Balances
One man's solution
Trumps the Constitution?
Stay in front
Bear the brunt
Unease can string
A caustic fling
Urgent words cite
A crispy write
Use can amuse
A mad peruse
Do flip a flap
And give a clap
Ask twist to turn
A clever churn
Pretty proud praise
Can now erase
Feel the frost freeze
Squeeze in cold breeze
Come to the front
And bear the brunt
Be willing now
To know somehow
Touch the cryptic
With sense frantic
Round that smart ruse
Comes sad abuse
Leon Enriquez
31 May 2018
Hamlet Place, ACT
He said, "Dad, I thought men were like Atlas, they bear the brunt of all humanity? They were supposed to do anything and everything?" Before dad spoke, he muffled a choke and remembered back when his boy was just a lad; he had felt two inches tall as he held the world in his arms; as tears streamed down his face and he attempted to save face, he realized truth was somewhat out of place. Now, his boy was old enough to know the requirements of man. The dad bowed gracefully and spoke humbly, he had disregarded every attribute he should have been teaching. The world spins on its own whim. No one has the strength to uphold everyone. Do the best you can. Strive to be a better man. It wasn't three generations ago, your great-great grandad was freed into Black History. Always remember, spring in December, when our darkest days, lit the brightest days. A man's duty, above honor and glory, is to pave the way. Whether people follow or retreat, that's their reprieve. A man just needs to create a path a son can choose to follow.
Above all else, my wisdom to you is wealth.
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