Best Expense Poems
LET THOSE WHO PROMOTE DISCORE WHO PROMOTE THEMSEVES AT MY EXPENSE BE CLOTHED WITH SHAME AND DISGRACELET THOSE WHO PROMOTE DISCORE WHO PROMOTE THEMSEVES AT MY EXPENSE BE CLOTHED WITH SHAME AND DISGRACE
O’ that mine enemies cry, for my downfall
Sorely they so soul cries out to me down-fall
My Father does, do not let them gloat over me
My Father doesn’t let them...
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Categories:
expense, analogy, appreciation, engagement, forgiveness,
Form:
Lyric
The Expense of Your Selfishnesspointlessness of the same lies
taught from you to me
only im the victom
of when will you wash your hands clean
what are you doing in my life anyway?
howdo i surround myself in your will to do good when its not there?
a pointless nightmare i live...
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Categories:
expense, angst, confusion, introspection, life,
Form:
Free verse
P - Third Part of Expense SeriesP is the third part of Expense, the acrostic series.......
Practically, my cup is half full instead of half empty, but I am proven
wrong! I’m swimming in the river of my emotional debt mixed with other
distinctive debts…doused in drastic dread! Is this reality in...
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Categories:
expense, beauty, emotions, grief, hope,
Form:
Acrostic
E - Fourth Part of Expense SeriesErrands are available to run any time you want….confuzzled beyond belief…give us brief relief & relieve us from gripping, glad-less grief…sadness swept over us like a dust storm, spiraling like the fire in my stove-hot soul…blood zips through my veins and it’s giving me more...
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Categories:
expense, absence, beauty, betrayal, change,
Form:
Acrostic
X - Second Part of Expense SeriesX is the second part of EXPENSE, the acrostic series.......
X-tremely NOT un-cheap! X-ray my pain that’s been going off track like a
wacko, kid’s train…you got me sidetracked and distracted on the road of
ecstatic paradise & entangled reverie… it drives me to insanity &...
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Categories:
expense, beauty, confusion, deep, emotions,
Form:
Acrostic
Fall ExpenseBeauty expressed during the real soft light
“Candy corn scented candles burning bright”
That which comes from the center of our soul
Smells scented you no longer can control
There’s a crispness in the air this autumn
Leaves gradually falling, surely awesome
Many colors display autumn’s beauty
Hues are shown on the...
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Categories:
expense, autumn, life,
Form:
Sonnet
E - First Part of Expense SeriesE is the beginning of EXPENSE, the acrostic series.......
Expensive…Imagination caught my eye…I couldn’t afford losing you badly,
even if you’re worth is worth a pair of decent-looking shoes, but what are
really made of in the inside? Slip your feet inside my shoes for one...
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Categories:
expense, beauty, betrayal, dark, deep,
Form:
Acrostic
N - Fifth Part of Expense SeriesNever-ending aftershocks of yesterday’s tomorrow has settled in my mind’s eye…there’s so much out there to look forward to…I’d rather not die, but indeed, I must live to see the light of day take wing from on high! Cleanse me with your hope, oh Lord...
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Categories:
expense, angst, beauty, betrayal, change,
Form:
Acrostic
Do Better At My Expensesometimes
i do not not know what's going on
with me
oftentimes
i have to take a few steps back
to see
therefore
i lay myself up in the bed
and cry
furthermore
as time goes by i become bored
and sigh
i force myself to do something,
but it ends up being a different
version of the...
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Categories:
expense, inspirational, life,
Form:
Rhyme
S - Sixth Part of Expense SeriesSo, party with me in this passionate, illuminated night; there’s a disco ball hanging by the last thread – off with your head if you don’t fight what I call the greatest fight – stand tall and give it your all and you’ll stay by...
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Categories:
expense, beauty, betrayal, freedom, hope,
Form:
Acrostic
E - Seventh Part of Expense Series - the Non-Messed Up VersionEnd this madness inside of my cranium and numb the pain that’s making me
feel this sensation, as if I was drunk off of rum…I’m not a drunkard that’s
dumb and that’s a fact that has made a big impact in my life…especially my
brother’s...
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Categories:
expense, angst, beauty, change, deep,
Form:
Acrostic
Humor At Jesus' Expense - 22 May 2020Why was Jesus a Leftist? please extrapolate.
In John 2, Jesus overturns the money-changers' tables
In Mark 11, and Matthew 23, He cleansed the Temple of trade
He got to the City, took a left turn, not right to Roman garrisons
Jesus made a left, upset trade, earned his...
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Categories:
expense, bible, business, god, humor,
Form:
Free verse
At Expense of AnotherAt Expense of Another
Could be anyone like a sister or brother,
Take advantage of at expense of another;
When in doubt,
Do throw out,
While my very own sins shall smother.
James Serious Mysterious Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
Bolivia, NC...
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Categories:
expense, allegory, analogy,
Form:
Limerick
All I Want For ChristmasHolidays used to be filled with joys
family, laughing, bear hugs and toys
now it’s the dreaded expense of the year
haunted by debts of frustration and fear
When it’s your time to become St. Nick
except you don’t have any magical tricks
just five little faces asking what about me
hoping...
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Categories:
expense, angst, anxiety, christmas, conflict,
Form:
Rhyme
AbsenceI
In South Africa, one can avoid Online poetry
But I did not as easily in America (USA)
I couldn't believe I could stay away months
But some of you have, or longer still
The reunions are delicious, contagious, to relish
II
To follow ......
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Categories:
expense, africa, america, environment, funny
Form:
Free verse