Distracts Poems - Poems about Distracts

waiting to see you again

...i sit alone and wait to see you again,
eyes weary from my vigil.
neighbors' rustling reminds me
of the world passing by,
but nothing distracts me
from the prison of thought.
in my mind i am lon...

The power of power

...Peace brings equality
It's why they crave the chaos
It makes then feel less empty 
It makes them feel validated 
Silence asks too many questions 
The silence holds the truth
The chaos hides lie...

Dispensations of Grace

...Hard considerations for the future of mankind 
The bard sings commiserations as he looks for what he cannot find
A shard of intimidations hurled toward the innocent and kind 
A card that invokes i...

The lies they killed us with

...They starved our bodies of love 
Then complain how our bones shake in fear
They strip us of our dignity 
Then glare at us when we jave nothing to wear
They take our souls 
Then question when the...

Reflections on the Past, Visions of the Future

..."It wasn't always like this, of course.
Money didn't always exist.
Previously, people labored to eat.
However, they WORKED for joy."

The concept of happiness was absent.
When money was introdu...

In a world once illuminated by the gold of bygone times

...In a world once illuminated by the gold of bygone times,
A dark veil is now woven, a prison for lost souls,
Where critical spirit and free thought are but whispered memories,
Control of education ...

A Memory

...I look into a mirror 
and see that little boy in his warm clothes
He looks out at the road in front of him
A silence rings in his ear
Tears well in his eyes
His dad pulls over, empathy sparse in...

Entwined

...I watch the dawn’s first light softly caress
your sleeping form. My heart is overcome
with feelings, oft-forgotten I confess,
of how entwined our lives and love’s become.

Time, like a river, we...

2017

...I used to drive around town for fun. 
But this town is now overgrown. 
With tall buildings that reach too high. 
As I try to look up. 
The sun turns toward me and distracts me. 

I used to go t...

Weather Girl

...Roof shingles
are tossed like confetti in a Banshee wind.

She says it's going to be a bad weather day,
the green screen behind her wobbles
as a gust of torrential hailstones
rocks the studio,
...

The Light Within Earshot at the Gas Station Snack Bar

...
Our oldest light goes by the name cosmic 
microwave background radiation—
CMB for short. She's everywhere: 
fluorescent birdsong of modern offices, 
hum of corner store ice cream cases. 
Have ...

War Dog

...I know the sounds of war:
They have become so familiar to my ears
That they now sound like home.
I serve alongside the soldiers— 
I have a job to do; I live to please.
For the people who love an...

Buddha

...
… I like him

not the fat bellied one as there is 
too much hunger on the planet
an overweight pouch does not seem right
resembles too much opulent self-gratification
and distracts from praye...

Joy and Happiness

...We plan and design our cities, communities, families, and personal lives, According to our beliefs about the purpose of life,
Our happiness is rooted in money and all that money buys,
The way we sp...

The Necromancer’s Tears

...He weeps, assigned to mourn for others who
Had none to mourn them, none to say goodbye,
Those whose harm medicine can’t undo,
Whose bodies he takes apart each passing night.

He scrubs, a cleans...

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