Best Tapes Poems
Tapes and BooksThey're crowding me out,
Tape, books, I live in
Three square feet,
My collecting days,
Led to my defeat.
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Categories:
tapes, funny, life, passion,
Form:
Burlesque
Handheld Horror........ the 9-11 Video Tapespleading voices, begging Angels to intercede,
the dark winter is upon us, with no escape
muted screams mingle with thunderous
earthquakes of glass and metal, as lives
crumble to dust.... unseen tears vaporize,
as Heaven shows no mercy
last thoughts, final prayers ...
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Categories:
tapes, sympathy
Form:
Narrative
TapesI've been lazy.
Listening to one side over and over.
In constant rewind, traveling to a better time.
I realized so much more.
Flipping the tape over.
Following the sound of your voice.
I smiled so much.
It's not that I preferred one side over the other.
Finding error in my mistake.
In...
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Categories:
tapes, black african american, i
Form:
Free verse
Thirteen TapesA voice recorded, soft but clear,
Echoes pain we failed to hear.
Hannah spoke from shadows deep,
Of secrets buried none should keep.
A hallway's whisper, locker stares,
Unseen wounds and empty chairs.
A photo passed, a cruel slight,
Each reason dimmed another light.
Justin's love turned into blame,
Jessica’s tears, the haunting shame.
Bryce’s...
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Categories:
tapes, anxiety, cry, death, depression,
Form:
Free verse