Humanity
is vapid
so even if
I was fat
or even if
I had the
body of an
hourglass
other women
on the Internet
would still
find many
shallow reasons
to loudly
judge me
for how
I look
even though
I am often
kind to them,
and that
is why their
praises always
feel hollow.
Wind howls
And storms lay siege
Beyond my reach
Wednesday will surely come
Preparations dissolve fear
Rooted in the aftermath
Tuesday 5/21/19
6:26pm
Concave Reasoning
he seemed a bit demented
then again, his head was dented
yet he tried his best – and meant it
once they got his head cemented
some said he was tormented
his thoughts too long fermented
inside a head once dented
yet only recently cemented
he seemed to be contented
in a world disoriented
and he never quite repented
for the thoughts he only rented
so that he could present it
mental cash – he quickly spent it
on reasoning augmented
with logic yet unscented
so his teachers all lamented
these theories he invented
after all – his head was dented
only recently cemented
©12/23/2017
submitted to – NEW YEAR STANDARD CONTEST ANY FORM OR NONE – poetry contest
Straight, as the crow flies
your love crashed into my heart
I am in deep sea
In this drunken thirst
A salivating dry throat
A hungry gorge
Of controllable rage
A subtle outburst
Sleeping pills in a fist
An empty mind feasts
Resting on deep sleep
Escapism it seeks
Lonely noise it speaks
In crowds of genotypes
Impossible to find his type
In this still dance
A wasted chance
Music to deaf ears
Melody to numb fears
A tissue to dry tears
Glasses to empty eyes
In this drunken fest
A sober state
Break cable cut
Driven in a straight line
In the opposite lane
How long do we have?
A cracked lens concave
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