Doggone it, I used to make a killin' at casinos,
R o l l i n g sevens; killing em' all softly
The way The Rolling Stones kill it on the stage.
Brimming with confidence, I made my way back,
But my Tumblin Dice came up snake eyes.
"Angie," my so-called "Lady Luck" betrays me.
Whenever I peek through a window of
Golden opportunity, you bet she'll Paint It Black.
She frowns at me, and loves to remind me,
"You Can't Always Get What You Want."
She coldly snatches glory Under My Thumb.
She tells me my chances of recapturing
My lost mojo are as good as riding Wild Horses.
Across the open Appalachian badlands,
Or picking up Honky Tonk Women at
My local Ruby Tuesday restaurant. Gee, thanks!
Bite Me
All Words
Have Multiple Meanings.
Some Of Them Worse
Than Most.
When They Try To Say
What They're Meant
To Convey, Their
Intention(s) May Be
Lost.
In Con-Text and
Comb-I-Nation They Fly
Where Meanings
Multiply...
You 'Sight' What's Said
In Dreams Ahead,
You Love Those
Loving Lies.
When You Read It
Like I Wouldn't,
You Know, Like You
Have A Choice:
You Write Whatever
You're Reading With
Your Own
Peculiar Voice.
I Want You To Read It
Right, You Know?
Then I Want You
To Read It Wrong.
The Truth Ahead
Is What Was Said,
'Though Missing
All Along.
-Gray Squirrel
06-02-2025
It was a bite sized poem
Lightly crunchy edges
Soft, tasty, thoughtful center
A hint of a distant flavor
Lingering on a sated tongue
Take a bite, a little tidbit delight,
take a little more, once or twice, no chore,
sweet, tangy, sour, add a little flour,
blend it, mix and bake, devour its intake,
oh wait, hold back, hesitate
the news is on - all fake.
Line Gautier's contest 19, Bite Size
8/31/21
I will never give in,
To you,
I eat words of truth,
I have my teeth in it,
Never will I quit,
Justice,
Is what comes due,
You can't hide,
Behind your lying lips,
Not everyone,
Is willing,
To be taken,
It's true,
I have my teeth in it,
They've been sharpened,
By,
My words of truth.
Let me be just dessert
With your plate so full
I can sweeten your day
While I fatten your soul
I don't care whoever thinks I'm crazy,
I Love All Animals Unconditionally,
and that's why I'll feed any animal in need.
People tend to have a problem with that apparently,
and my response to all of them is always, "You Can All Bite Me."
That look in her eyes
hungered desire ignites she
naked to bare I
slowly her tongue asps, tasting
proud, I'm bitten, lips licking
.
Bite Me Washington
By Franklin price
6/10/2015
Bite me all in Washington
Don't mean the city or the state
I mean the Federal government
That's not even second rate
Bite me all you senators
And members of the House
Bite all my friends and family
Even my lovely spouse
You don't care a wit about us
Just your place upon the hill
Take no action that may lose it
So at the polls this time we will
Someone has to stand up
Look out for the U.S.A.
You've shown us you are not the ones
And you prove it every day
So bite me all you congressmen
And the administration too
You never will cooperate
So you can really bite me when you're through
There across the movie screen,
treats were dancing and
telling us to find them at
the concession stand.
Yes, I knew I should not go.
I‘d just eaten lunch.
At the snack bar, they beguiled,
“Have a little munch!”
M & M’s and Hershey bars -
chocolaty delight -
with such smooth deep voices asked
me to take a bite!
Hot dogs nearly barked out, “Don’t
let us go to waste!”
Meanwhile candies sweetly sang,
“Have a little taste.”
Then an Ice cream bar chimed in,
“Take a bite of me!
I can take a licking too
and most happily.”
Pepperoni pizza was
sure a little tease.
calling out with Nachos, “Hey,
We’ve got lots of cheese!”
At that dine-in theater
clamored other food.
Subway, Arby’s, many more
sounding rather rude.
They were all competing , but
Popcorn filled the air
with its heady butter scent.
What a circus there!
All were screaming out to me
(though I don’t know why),
“Bite me! Bite me!” Don’t foods know
bitten, they will die?
Well, I bought the popcorn as
my dear hubbie sighed,
“We already had our lunch.”
“Bite me,” I replied.
In 7/5 Trochee Form for the Bite Me Contest of John Lawless
What do you mean, you don't like my hair?
It's your opinion, but do you think I care?
The note you left on the mirror today,
full of hate, and misery, a mistake I pray.
I tried to be the woman of your dreams,
But nothing seems good enough it seems.
The snide remarks you seem to bait,
About my face, my job, my weight.
My thighs, my chin, my eyes, clothes worn.
All became the subject of your scorn.
I've finally had enough... I plea,
Accept me As Is, or just Bite Me!
Yeah take a bite outta me
but kindly do it Gent Lee
I prefer nibbles along the neck
but HEY what the heck....
your bod makes me woosie
and beggars can't be choosey
so take a bite outta me...Ohhhhh So Good....
Bite Me!!
He held out his hand gingerly
With lettuce—on guard inwardly—
Iguana did snap!
We heard, “Holy crap!
He bit me!” he yelled bitterly!
You cannot assume when you try
To do something good it will fly!
Some “creatures” will nab,
While others must stab—
Make “bite me” your snappy reply!
© Sandra M. Haight 2015
All Rights Reserved
~4th Place~
Contest: Bite Me!!
Sponsor: John Lawless
Judged: 06/11/2015
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*Inspired by an event during a recent trip when an Iguana really did bite my husband’s finger as he fed him and left two bleeding puncture wounds!
.
“Bite Me!” hiss at spouse
Thinks he’s always right, I’m wrong
Always in my thoughts
5/31/2015
Get out of bed
and just get it in gear.
Don’t give me excuses;
I don’t want to hear.
Now follow my rules,
you’re doing it wrong!
You wrote me a poem
but I asked for a song.
I think you are deaf,
cause you can’t be that dumb.
You say “treat me better”,
so prove you’re not scum!
You’re lucky to have me,
nobody else would
put up with your bull-crap,
I treat you so good.
He kept on and kept on
he thought she would break
but as he would learn
he’d gave more than she’d take.
Next night when he came home,
she’d set herself free.
On the mirror in lipstick
she'd scrawled, “Ah, Bite Me!!”
05/31/15
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