Best Bluebeard Poems
BluebeardMy man is Bluebeard
On this holiday for two
And I don't want to go
To spend every hour asleep or awake
With him
His voice controlling every action
every movement moment.
I will be caught in the might
of his King Kong grip
Alternately controlling
then beseeching
The needy man child
desperate to be loved
that...
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Categories:
bluebeard, bullying, dark, marriage, metaphor,
Form:
Free verse
Bluebeard - InaugurationDid you know? Did you see? Did you hear?
Did you think? Did you hope? Did you sneer?
For today is the day
that Bluebeard goes away!
Bid adieu to his mountainous rear!...
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Categories:
bluebeard, corruption, farewell, humor, humorous,
Form:
Limerick
Bluebeard PromisesBluebeard’s promises lure our unwary natures
on to the shaky bridge which we need only cross
to reach that which we dream.
We convince ourselves that if we tread carelessly,
the rotten planks, unnoticed at first glance will hold
long enough to claim our bliss.
We believe the fabricated...
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Categories:
bluebeard, desire, hope, romance,
Form:
Free verse