Aw, C’mon Man
Be honest With Me
(more idioms)
Composed: by Miracle Man
4/12/2020
“Whatever greases your wagon” is fine with me,
but “don’t bite off more than you can chew”, first lick.
You may find things “harder than skinning a flea,”
or like “a poke in the eye with a sharp stick”
While you wish to appear “as tough as stewed skunk,”
your appearance to me is of “a sheep killing dog.”
You’re “all gurgle and no guts” thinking you're a hunk,
and think you’re as “handy as hip pockets on a hog.”
The coffee you drink “would raise a blister on a boot,”
and at paying time, “you’ve short arms and deep pockets.”
For the opinions of others “you don’t give a hoot,”
Your stature will probably “never rise like rockets.”
“You’re grinnin’ like a pig eatin’ persimmons” right now,
thinking “you’re finer than frog hair split four ways.”
You’ve never been inclined to “put your hand to the plow”
perhaps thinking “desires are nourished by delays?”
BROKEN I AM NOT DESTROYED I DON'T THINK SO I HAVE RISEN FROM THE ASHES LIKE THE PHEONIX WAITING TO BLOSSOM LIKE THE ROSE THAT I AM.
MY FRAGRANCE SPEAKS SWEETNESS WITH A TOUCH OF BOLD SPICE.
I AM LACED WITH EVERYTHING NICE YOU MAY THINK THAT I AM WEAK AND YOU MAY THINK THAT I AM NOT WORTH IT.
BUT TRUST ME I AM I SHINE LIKE THE DIAMOND, GLOW LIKE THE SAPPHIRE AND SHIMMER LIKE A RUBY.
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU ASK FOR YOU JUST MIGHT GET IT AS THE OLD SAYING GOES DON'T BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW.
I HAVE BEEN REFRESHED LIKE THE MORNING DEW YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH.
DON'T TRY IT BELIEVE ME THE HEAT IS EXPLOSIVE AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO TURN IT DOWN.
Such is your 'No' phobia, you repeatedly bite off more than you can chew
Stuck as a broken record on yes, you agree to things you don't want to do
sign up for things you hate
Such is your 'No' phobia, you vote no to the life you want
and vote yes to the life you dread
foregoing your power to others..... bearing their crosses
Uncustomised for surrogacey....feathering their nests while yours
lies in tatters
Such is your 'No' phobia, you think it's a swear word
left you lawless and no boundaries - gained you nothing
but users, takers and abusers
A yesaholic in need of a 12 step program
'yes', yourself made titanic
sinking rapidly, but for a 911 sea rescue to change course
Moving Your Metatarsals
This is dedicated to Julia Ward
Unsure of where poetry ship is moored.
Distinctly from every ones due accord
We are looking forward to reading Ward
Who has been known as new creator
Of what we call the jovial Julia navigator.
Look forward to having her poems around
Read them and end up becoming spellbound
By each and every intricate item she will write
Tasted like steak and out of want to take a bite.
Never need to bite off more than you can chew
And without further adieu there are a few
Of her profound poems issued out in parcels
To access better start moving your metatarsals.
James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
RiverSea Plantation
Bolivia, NC
One day Diaz the Dragon was hungry, but too tired to hunt
"Hmm, what's good to eat, I've already had a lamb, but he was a runt!"
In the woods he spied, Alessandra the unicorn. "Hmm," thought he,
"Why if I ate her, I'd have the strength of three!"
But how to lure her in, close enough for his paws?
"I've got it! Why she'll step right into my jaws!"
He laid near her drinking spot with a groan.
"Oh dear, have you a spare eye to loan?
See, I've had too many sweets and treats
I've not got much stomach for meats."
She laughed, "Why it seems sir, I understand the gravity,
you've gone and given yourself a cavity."
"Would you be so kind as to look?
Here, stand in my mouth by that tooth with a crook!"
And she did. Diaz snapped shut his mouth,
But instead of her, he caught her horn with a shout!
"Ha!" said Alessandra the unicorn. "That'll teach you!"
"Never bite off more than you can chew!"
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I was going through an old notebook this morning and found this gem. So I typed it up and edited it quite a bit. And by quite a bit, I mean, I kept the plot intact.....
Hope you enjoy.
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