Complacency Poems

complacency brought us here

for-A Draconian State Poetry Contest-Sponsored by: Sara Jama
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out into the midnight hour i was trudged-
silent eyes watched as i was bludged-
as i sat bloody and bruised-
i listen to what i was accused.

every week a new rule they would create-
with our freedoms removed there was no debate.
i was angry that a government could dictate-
so here iam

I Fear

I fear many things.
I fear I stay complacent in my own misery.
Time is of the essence,
yet action for change is unattainable 

And I speak of change possible for myself,
which is perhaps the most upsetting point to note,
for my limits are set on a glass roof 
I fear I will shatter with my feet on the

Freedom Bares Its Teeth

Freedom isn’t a delicate flower;
It’s the fist that goes through the ground,
the teeth that grind at the chains,
the howl of a wind
that won’t ask for permission.

I refuse to bow to the crumbs of tomorrow,
I won’t let my bones sink into decay,
a shell waiting to grow scraps.
I’ll carve out freedom
from this stubborn rock—
bloody-knuckled and relentless.

Do not

THE CORRUPT GUTTER

There’s a constant hammering 
Alongside my bedroom window 
Repercussions of a corrupt gutter 

The maddening drain 
Obstinately and persistently has refused
All rehabilitation efforts  

There are no 
drip drip drips
Only 
Pound Pound Pounds
As water clashes with wood and metal 

The clangor must be amplified 
By a loudspeaker 
To make such minute water drops 
Sound like

Sand Timer

Complacency is like a sand timer,
each grain a moment slipping 
through, a slow trickle of 
potential, filling the void 
of inaction, until the last 
grain falls, and we 
find ourselves in 
the stillness, 
staring at the 
empty glass,
haunted by 
the echoes 
of time gone,
wondering 
where our 
dreams 
have 
fad
ed

SOOTHED BY DEFEAT

My opinion is an option
Their preferences a mandate
Our midpoint an ambiguity 
The victory tastes bitter
Only the failure feels better

I then call it an intriguing skin
They name it an awkward scene
The softer tissues on touch
An awful sensation in view
Hearing the rooster roaring 

We all deserve no contempt
By integral effort attainable 
For every purpose one intends
On the

spaghetti

i sat down
at a table,
and
i picked
up my
fork.

the fork had
several noodles
with
sauce wrapped tightly
around
it,
but when
i picked
it up,
they slid away 
into 
the dark abyss.

Complacency

Because, we have much of it

We will never see its true value

Crying Wolf

("Howling Rock" - 2016, Castle Rocks, Idaho)

Crying Wolf

My phone is set to the tone of a trumpet horn
To signal incoming texts
And every time it sounds
I think of Robin Hood calling out for me.

I think he must have been a disciplined
And discerning fellow long ago
In his Sherwood Forest,
Because otherwise the woods would be filled
With his call
And

Complacency

Don't be complacent,
When development will rolls
Aware of fit falls.

Children of Examination Malpractice

It’s been corrupted,
Even the learning systems in normality altered
The Innocence of examinations
Has swerved
Into Guilt of examinations
Exam malpractices everywhere!

Many students have sown the seed of levity
Which has grown into complacency
They, being carefree,
Are shamefully confident
They would cheat to the bull!
Assured their money could in qualms set them free.

Examiners have likewise injured the education routines of our country,
Even

Guard Against Complacency

In this journey called life,  heed my plea,
And guard against this demon of misery
Beware  of its insidious touch, subtle and sly,
For it steals the fire that makes our spirits fly.

A false sense of  comfort, safe and securely rest,
Bombarded by routines, a false sense of  what's best.
Yet in this state,  dreams

Traveling Energy--- Complacency

Stars in the sky- I;
No reason to cry- I;
Know my worth – I;
Stand above the earth I
I am more than mere dirt;
I am a traveling energy,
Complacency 

I am God particle
I am energy All
In sky I am a star
In the sky I am all
I’m in awe 
Stars in the sky- I;
No reason to cry-  I;
Know

Complacency

Such beauty, only nature could compare
How fair her face, when first she graced my sight
Brown eyes so kind, highlighting flaxen hair
A smile so bright, one thinks of dawn's firstlight

Fate smiled, as we were both caught in love's snare
Entangled hearts immersed to love's delight
Two fools, who both before, had love forsweared 
Both blinded by a love

Pride and Joy

Pride......and joy?

Pride is thinking that you know too much 
Thinking that the love you have is even half enough
It's clinging to honesty as if heard earnestly spoken
Or getting hurt and saying bones and will aren't broken
It's setting aside the friendships that build us up
And giving respect to a thought or reason conveyed with guff
It's separating

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