Best Zapped Poems

Agile
Black
Cats
Dart
Eerily
From
Gloomy
Hallways
Initiating
Jolts -
Killing
Lackadaisical
Moods
Notably
Of
People
Quintessentially
Ruffled -
Spooking
Them
Unduly -
Verifying
Wanted
Xenial 
Yearnings
ZAPPED


Nov. 9, 2021
for William Kekaula's Alphabet Soup Poetry Contest...

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he took away my joy
my joy of giving
as i give all i have and know would help,
but is unappreciated, not what's wanted
when needed

he taunts me with the joy of helping,
then smacks me with his left hand
for thinking my gifts are worth giving
the weight of the...

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She zapped.
Grabbed her bag and hit the map.
Flying on the highway. 
Clearing my mind that just blinded me.
Slapped my heart on the passenger seat.
Watched it as it pumped it’s last beat.
Picked it up, Squeeze hugged it tight.
Told my heart, We gonna be alright 
Looked at...

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As I go through life
Believing in my ability it
Causes me to strive harder to
Deliver the best I would
Ever expect of myself.
Fearing failure I
Gauge my value on
Happiness achieved and
Insist on not
Judging myself too harshly while
Keeping my eye on the prize.
Listening to
My conscience as it guides me
Nearer...

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