Best Stick By Poems
When I gaze far off into the night sky
The chaos is not pleasing to the eye.
Seems there was never an overall plan
When the beginning of time began.
I don’t mean to sound so high and mighty
But the stuff up there’s not very tidy.
Yes, there are luminous constellations
But it needs cosmic configuration.
When figuring out just how to plan it
I started on the jumbled up planets.
It’s not a stretch to say they need sorting
And here are a few things I’m purporting.
First I thought they should be alphabetized
Or at least ordered according to size.
They could be arrayed by number of moons
But I think that’s getting too picayune.
Sure, there is a listing of other things
Like arranging them by their colored rings.
Or by what lie’s hidden beneath the dust
That entirely coats their outer crust.
I settled and placed them by dimension
As said plan will cause the least contention.
Starting with the sun, since that big old orb,
Can’t help but lead; being so self absorbed.
Petite planet Pluto, this time is first
Mercury’s next, then trodden Mars comes third.
After that Venus, followed by our Earth
Which were in that order, now they’re by girth.
Let’s jump up to Neptune, then Uranus
Which happens to rhyme with Ignoramus.
Yes fancy Saturn, you go next in line
Jupiter’s last, since so easy to find.
Let’s continue this celestial tale
By systematizing the scene, broad scale.
We’ll journey further than Venus and Mars
To coordinate the world of stars.
We can array each pulsar by brightness
Which doesn’t interest me the slightest.
Or chart them based on their distances from us
Though why on Earth quibble with all that fuss?
Instead we’ll do what the globe mappers did
And arrange every star on a grid,
We’ll plot a rough draft on large graph paper
Like olden times, by light of a taper.
Now, you can choose a square and stick by it.
Worry free of the old cosmic riot.
Where each and every star is viewed best
Whether gazing to north, south, east or west.
The sky is looking much better by now
And all the skeptics will have to avow.
That once you know how to rework matter
Like here on earth, it’s the size that matters.
Categories:
stick by, fantasy, space, old, star,
Form:
Iambic Pentameter
(Chorus): Never thought I’d fall in love with my best friend
Sit on the phone and talk for hours about anything
He knew everything about me
He was there through my ups and downs
But I found out he fooled around
I’d never thought I’d fall in love with my best friend
(Verse 1): Its sad how things change
Seems like I want to put things back in reverse
Now that I see I feel my love life is a curse
So many times he say he’d stick by my side
There wasn’t anything I never had to hide
I never thought I’d find myself in love with you
Now what am I going to do
(Bridge): I go back and look at the relationship
you left me over someone you never met
tell me how did you fall in love over the internet
Why did you do this to me
Boy it cost so much stress
My heart is broken and I’m in so much mess
Never thought I’d fall in love with my best friend
(Chorus): Never thought I’d fall in love with my best friend
Sit on the phone and talk for hours about anything
He knew everything about me
He was there through my ups and downs
But I found out he fooled around
I’d never thought I’d fall in love with my best friend
(Verse 2-Rap): Its crazy how you say its not me, its you so please don’t take it the
wrong way
Then, I sit and I wonder how in the world you can say this to me
Now wondering, asking myself how can I make you stay
When you was leaving me for this other chick
Now you don’t even want to pick up the phone
Boy I know you at, I’m here all alone
So you sit there and ignore me baby
I thought I was supposed to be your one and only lady
Now I have to sit here and pretend like nothing ever happened
Tell me how am I supposed to deal with this boo
Im so in love with you
you left me for who?
The answer just hurt me so bad
Now we doing another sad love song
How are you to tell me who was wrong or right
These words I write are quite contrite
But since Im not the jealous type
I’ll let it fly
Its sad how you did me baby boy
Categories:
stick by, love, music, song-teen, sad,
Form:
Lyric
A true friend will stick by you,
through thick and through thin,
They will help heal your heartaches,
and help when you sin.
A true friend will be there,
where ever you might go,
If you're ever in trouble,
they are the first one's to show.
A true friend will never judge you,
they keep you strong when you're weak,
If you're ever down on your luck,
they will wipe your tears when you weep.
A true friend will be there,
if you stumble and fall,
when you need someone to talk to,
they will answer your call.
A true friend won't walk away,
they will always be in your heart,
if their a friend they will be there,
and always have from the start.
Everyone needs a true friend they can always count on.
Categories:
stick by, friendshipfriend, friend,
Form:
Rhyme
What is a true friend in your mind?
Is it someone that sticks with you to the end of time?
Someone that’s honest and true to your face?
Someone that is your saving grace?
Or maybe the person that just lends a hand.
During a time of need and helped you stand.
How about the one that just lends an ear,
And offers their shoulder for all your tears.
The time you got in trouble with no way out.
Who was there beside you, as if you had a doubt?
A true friend can go beyond a person in your life.
Like your pet dog Sam that you cry to at night.
Or it could be a cat that’s been with you for years.
There to keep you safe and warm through all your fears.
They don’t understand. They don’t know what’s wrong.
All they know is your needing them and that’s where they belong.
True friends are needed everyday in life.
To make it though life’s toils and strife.
Without them we are nothing just creatures of the world.
These relationships make us human so I’ve been told.
This is my definition of a true friend.
Someone that will stick by you from start to end.
By: Nathan Bane Leccese
© All Rights Reserved 03/12/2009
Categories:
stick by, animals, friendshipfriend, time,
Form:
Rhyme
No, sir Atticus
I am not leaving
I am not like a beaver, who runs and hides
In the sight of danger
Who am I, you may ask
A boy who is older, and so much bolder
I will stick by your side Atticus
Sitting in that court room
Everything came to me in a rush
And boom
He is crushed
Why Dad, can they do that
I’m so mad
Now I see how people treat people
Dog eat dog around here
I can’t bear it
Categories:
stick by, confusion, family, teen,
Form:
I like being the guy no one can have. I’m strong for not only myself but for those who I surround myself with. I will not put up with people who try to push me around and tell me what to do. I’m my own person, I can handle things myself. If you’re in my life you’re in it for a reason. Those who were left in my past were left there on purpose. I don't need you to live my life. I love many, but trust few. best friends are those for a reason, they are there for you when you need someone to talk too, someone to hug, someone to keep you company, and someone to stick by you and be strong for you even when you can't be strong for yourself. I live my life for myself, and for no one else. I will do whatever it takes to reach my dreams no matter how hard or how long it will take to get there. I am young, I am wild, & I am free.
Categories:
stick by, art, life, me,
Form:
Blank verse
Of all the treasures that life can lay at our feet
True friendships stand among the very best
To support you when living hands you defeat
Of your life's ups and downs they gladly partake
Taking your hand when you are hard pressed
Making their own sacrifices just for your sake
Comrades without whom you are not complete
Those that stick by you, the years will attest
A listener when there is pain and deceit
To have such friends you must be one too
And hold them tenderly for you are so blessed
A priority as they do the same for you
Of all the treasure that life can lay at our feet
Comrades without whom you are not complete
Categories:
stick by, friendship,
Form:
Sonnet
Brother, you been stacking it on
stick by stick, building me a fire.
Child by child, taught to build a pyre--
keep us warm, hide from the cold.
Stares of hell that face your soul
huff by huff, puff by puff
shutting down the wants for food,
shutting down the wants for love.
Here I am, clicking my fingers,
where you used to click your lighter--
"Ha, ha", fireworks to the sky!
Burns me inside to see you clicked off.
No one home, no one feeding the babes
no one working, no one piling on the fire.
I don’t know if it makes me sick hot and cold.
Sick, is the truth, you’ve made me feel
...you dead.
--after Just that Archaic Poet’s Playing with Fire
Categories:
stick by, abuse, addiction, anger, brother,
Form:
Free verse
The
sun fills
dark outlines
in shades of black.
Stretched ebony shapes
that lie flat on the ground.
But tethered tight to your heels,
they stick by your side where you go.
Doomed always to be leashed underfoot,
shadows faithfully copy movements made.
Two-dimensional projections edge black
marking the boundaries of darkness.
Wakened by the first rays of dawn
they yawn into shifting shapes.
Wobbly charcoal etchings
that constantly drift
from wavy lines
to freestyle
funky
art.
(A Double Etheree Poem)
Categories:
stick by, fun, hyperbole, imagery, poetry,
Form:
Rictameter
She was lost and so afraid
From decisions that were made
To go under a sharp knife
And change her quality of life
A very long time ago
That built up as she would grow
Never really fitting in
With woman parts under her skin
Feeling there was something more
She decided to explore
And find a key to happiness
Settling for nothing less
Time, doctors and therapy
Telling friends and family
Hoping that they will accept
With love and care and not neglect
This new life choice to be free
From all the insanity
That was causing pain each day
Knowing that there was a way
To fix a problem with a smile
That's been going on a while
Knowing when it is complete
Sorrow she can just delete
Moving forward as a man
Hoping others understand
Sometimes people need to change
As they start to re-arrange
Years gone by and years to be
Hoping others like her see
They don't have to run and hide
Loved ones will stick by their side
Giving support needed to
Be happy like me and you
Categories:
stick by, gender, identity, image,
Form:
Rhyme
The feeling of fear is so powerful/it can kill you/whether it's looking down on some heights/or showing someone the real you/lies getting justified/relationships getting nullified/just for the fear of stepping up to the plate/some of us don't want the truth/others are just fearful of being great/either way it's something that just makes the body cringe to a binge/heart starts beating fast/and you get some shaky limbs/man you even find out if you have bout it friends/or someone that's gonna stick by until the end/the feeling of fear is so powerful/it can kill you/so be careful out there breaking your neck/just to have someone film you
Categories:
stick by, 12th grade, anxiety, fear,
Form:
Free verse
How long has it been since the stars have gone?
Where is my hope, my love, my faith, my light?
Why is it always darkest before dawn?
I'm the ugly duckling, I am no swan.
I hold unto your shadow in the night.
How long has it been since the stars have gone?
I fear I may have become panic's spawn,
My dark mind has loosened, no longer tight,
Why is it always darkest before dawn?
And when the morning comes I am withdrawn
I breathe out of habit, I breathe in spite.
How long has it been since the stars have gone?
I stifle my life with merely a yawn
I try hard to prove everything's all right.
How long has it been since the stars have gone?
Why is it always darkest before dawn?
In the morning I become someone new
I lie and lay in your arms bathed in tears.
Hearing you breathe in the dark sky of blue.
Is this love is tainted with morning dew?
You give into my love, release my fears
In the morning I become someone new.
I have forgotten far more than I knew.
Been lost in this darkened abyss for years.
Hearing you breathe in the dark sky of blue.
Kick me once in the back when you are through.
Stab me with yesterday's memory shears.
In the morning I become someone new.
Make my pale pink skin a much darker hue.
Scream my shame once and again in my ears.
In the morning I become someone new,
Hearing you breathe in the dark sky of blue.
Alas, the day becomes purple and dark.
As I await the last word of the day.
Shoot at me your arrow, I am your mark.
What once was light, has become stark
My blue sky has become a blackened gray,
Alas, the day becomes purple and dark.
You are the fire; I, merely the spark.
I promise to stick by you come what may,
Shoot at me your arrow, I am your mark.
I'll be the meaty bait, you be the shark.
Just always say that next to me you'll stay.
Alas, the day becomes purple and dark.
Love isn't always a walk in the park.
But next to you I long to rest and lay,
Alas, the day becomes purple and dark.
Shoot at me your arrow, I am your mark.
Categories:
stick by, bereavement, heart, hurt, loneliness,
Form:
Villanelle
What I love about my body
The freedom of movement my ball joints provide
My wrists, my shoulders, my hips just glide
If I tear my skin, it will reproduce
It's tough, flexible and waterproof
I've got organs that filter toxins out
Vocal chords so I can sing and shout
The part that really deserves all the fame
Is the big head cheese, the boss, my brain
There's cilia in my lungs and nose
That catches things that should be disposed
I have intestines that are stacked neatly in piles
If you stretch them out they'll go for miles
I love my body and if I treat it right
It will stick by me, probably for life
Ball joints, skin, brain, cilia and intestines
September 10, 2016
Categories:
stick by, appreciation, body, care, health,
Form:
Rhyme
I will always love you
Because you are different every time you come around
Some time sweet
Sometimes bitter
Because remember i got that chipped tooth that you seem to always get to and make shiver
And i might get mad but all will be forgiven
when i was Titanic and start to weep
And under the covers you and me sweep
You stick by my side though thick and through thin
With all you different flavor i couldn't even began to remember how are relationship begun
Was it summer sun with Rocky Road
Or out side freezing (and it s snowing) with and McDonald's cone
Or was it when i feel in love when i tried you slow churned
when one bit turned in to three
And three turned in to ten
And ten turn in to the pint is already half way gone so i might as well eat the rest
Will it doesn't matter because you are and will forever be number one
Until chocolate comes around then well you pretty much know the rest
but that is why they made ChOcOlAtE IcE CrEaM
Categories:
stick by, first love, food, love,
Form:
I promise I'll give up,
Not today though
Not when I've left you in a state of confusion and pain.
I promise I'll leave,
Only if you promise to be ok
But I don't trust you, cause you know how to mask the hurt so well.
I can't promise to solve all your problems,
But I can promise to stick by your side
When all hope is lost and you are giving up I'll still be there for you.
I know I may sound foolish and clingy,
I'll bare the names and embarrassments
Because for you I'd do anything just to make sure you're fine.
I've sacrificed alot for you,
I don't want a reward at the end
Nor do I want to be indebted to you
And when you're fine I might walk away.
I've come so far and I'm not stopping now,
For when you came to my life I knew I could withstand any challenges
I knew I couldn't leave you to rot in the dark but stay until you see the light.
Categories:
stick by, hope, true love, uplifting,
Form:
Free verse