Buttoned Up Poems

Anatomy Of The Leg

...In 2013 Amélie Ségarra danced on a Grand Piano with knives 
taped to the tips of her feet.
The room is empty apart from a single man in a music box
He wears a black an white suit buttoned up to th...

Snow Angels, Snowpeople, and Evergreen Trees

...Snow Angels, Snowpeople, and Evergreen Trees

When winter comes, children know how to have fun.
Laughing and catching snowflakes with their tongues
Or lying flat on their backs with arms f...

Armor

...Purposefully put together
Piled up piece by piece
Donning my suit of armor
Thought it provided peace

Polished exterior portrayed
That I had it all figured out 
Buttoned up from head to toe
Y...

Christmas Alone

...Buttered pancakes, hot cocoa, cinnamon sticks,
Knitted neck shawls, all buttoned up jackets, "Phew,"
Some are ice skating, or skiing, and sledding,
                    ~~"Ohh Little......

George Washington Set Potus Precedent No Lie

...George Washington Set Potus Precedent...no lie

trumped hill re: by a bill yon votes
and bridged tradition (Abe Lee) linkedin 
to present president; biden his time
trying to build back better
s...

Fashions and Designs

...Creativity, a style
The gorgeous fashion
Jeans with heels
A Hat to match
Eye-catching
The designer purse 
Sunglasses with diamonds.

White buttoned-up blouse
Belt fashioned and designed
Nam...

Suppression

...Suppression ..
cracking open the flesh.

Never suppress the
Feeling of the soul
This inner oppression
Is not just foam
It is a fine thread
You need a needle
To sow close packets of regrets
...

Renewed Glue Guy

...For as long as I can remember 
I played the peacemaker role
Depend on me as the glue guy
As I try to keep things in control

Don't worry I won't rock the boat
Will keep things safe and stable 
...

The Moon Knows Huitain

...The Moon knows never to gossip,
keeping secrets close to the heart;
Buttoned up tight whispers don’t slip,
nothing pries what’s sacred apart;
Never one with an aimless dart,
brazen wishes know w...

All Change

...Climate changed into just weather.
We watched it happen,
watched the meth-maidens and the hookers
turn pale and ill
Senators secretly paying their motel bills.
Denials fling insults at each othe...

Do You

...Is your shirt buttoned up too tight?
Are your pants up in your crotch?
Do you live in your mothers basement?
Do you keep that corduroy jacket with patches on it elbows
back from when you ...

The Jolly Little Cafe Where a Chestnut Tree Once Grew - Monologue

...There's a jolly little cafe where a chestnut tree once grew, 
They serve hot bubbling tea and buttered toast,   
Where the waiter wears a waistcoat which is buttoned up askew  
And the waitress gl...

Thomas Chatterton Translation: Excellent Ballad of Charity

...An Excelente Balade of Charitie (“An Excellent Ballad of Charity”)
by Thomas Chatterton, age 17
modernization/translation by Michael R. Burch

As wroten bie the goode Prieste
Thomas Rowley 1464
...

That Small Purple Patch

...He would try
Hiding it
It shamelessly stood
Right there on the nape
Worse than the
‘Lipstick under the collar’
All buttoned up outside
But alone
In front of the mirror
Fondly running his fin...

Black Iris Maiden

...buttoned up tightly
black iris maiden
smoky extrapolation of time
dancing along in rhythm

guarded by black cameo
pierced, not pampered
silent, stoic, revealing nothing

black iris maiden,
...

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