FANNING THE FLAMES
I was heavy
Weighed down
And buried by Judgment
Unintentional but hurtful just the same
Expectations of who I should be
As a daughter
As a Catholic
As a wife
As a colleague
By men
Fearful, yet domineering
Oh, the irony
That your insecurity has fueled my power
Fed the tiny coals that the women in my life
Have protected
Fanned them into flames
Fed the fire in my belly
Ignited my strength and resolve
Given birth to my voice
I am woman.
I liberate myself.
Hear me thunder!
And growl, and rage, and shout
I will no longer be judged, dismissed, hidden—
or silenced.
Be mine, oh please, love my heart, soul and gut
Your meanness is sexy, my darling ____
Oh, my dear AG
Turn your fury on me
Scream insults at me as I swat your _____
by Robert Gorelick
Rants and raves at congress, she’s domineering
Attorney General’s reputation smearing
Unlike humble Ghandi
She's Mean-Girl Bondi
A maniac, hard-hearted and hard-of-hearing
by I Am Anaya
Happy Valentine's Day!
2/14/26
Endearing Ms Eilish not willy nilly a silly Billie got her wish despite the stares
Crys of why guys are there any let alone so many glutton button billionaires?
Not adhering to age old sage adage share if you've enough stuff to spare
Uncouth domineering untruths sold smearing sleuths as society tears
Sneering about profiteering mining shining spiting climate crisis scares
Cheering racketeering careering all about that flocks stocks & shares
Leering snares creatives gold left bereft fearing they're not their flair heirs
Persevering with cold jeering at hearing protests that then fold no one cares
Scold civic critics nearing the facts spearing by acts.. pacts & unfair flares
Cost of disappearing rare species now just pieces of faeces in their lost lairs
Searing temperatures rearing still somehow our despairs never even airs
Gearing up for the veering apocalypse peering as the sun stun gun glares
Must be bold steering pioneering derring do clearing these nightmares
Who dares volunteering to stop the interfering engineering by the billionaires?
My country na cruise
Very amazing nation
Plenty things go amaze you
Everybody with their muse
Creating their news
Some for fun and business
Many for manipulations.
Struggle everywhere
Many dey bustle and hustle
While few dey jungle through life
Man no fit live by food alone
Money must dey Aza
To make man confident and independent.
The domineering ladies
Always say
No man be saint
The men go say
All women na the same
Just to do wetin Dey their mind
Welcome to 9ja
Do as you like, but no do pass yourself.
The opposite view
Unipolar power is like being the bride
and resent the uppity of bridesmaids
she wanted her wedding to be remembered
no one can equal
Her democracy is the bride that has
become domineering and not let in
the bridesmaid
Not even getting married if she thought her
the rule was somewhat diminished
Her attitude causes friction; others wanted
to leave to go find their own happiness
This includes Miss Russia who was
a downtrodden maid, much patronized, made
the fun of and dismissed.
Surprised, we were when out of the shadows
grew and demanded an equal place on the in
the beauty contest, where women in cowboy
hat ruled
but the domineering woman had to grow and
the woman in the cowboy hat
knew Miss Russia had to be subdued rapidly
and set out to ruin her reputation to preserve
her hegemon, she said, was a gift from God
the white deity who loves Miss America
The people at the wedding
a subdued, Miss Russia would be allowed
to exit as a junior partner if she helped to catch
miss China, whose beauty was fabulous
not seen for two thousand years
The woman in the cowboy hat could once more
be the belle of the ball
Some women are fearless
She jump and chasing waterfalls
Like a Hollywood stunt star
No fear with heights
No reservation inside
It's just pure adventure
And target focus on goal
This woman is independent
I wonder if she's man's domineering
My instinct reveal she's an a-class woman
Love life to extraordinary
A passionate being of a kind
She's going to carve a name in the future.
As her eyes are rehearsing those unspoken words,
Her mind is trying to sync with the rhythm of her soul, yet unknown.
With tunes unsung and plays rewritten,
She finds herself swindling between different worlds in an array.
With lullabies sung and voices embracing in unison,
Her soul still yearns for a place to retire.
As much as she enjoys the domineering adrenaline rush through her veins,
The thrill of chase made her forget the warmth of a quiet embrace.
She wants to experience the softened kiss of oxytocin.
Where numerous words can be communicated, within an untamed silence.
A dimensionless canvas to paint words,
That cries out the rhythms of her soul.
With silence ripping her out of the race,
She wants to put herself in solace.
With tears of laughter and cries of joy,
Her soul is in an unwavering dilemma.
As her eyes are rehearsing those unspoken words,
She realizes she needs a burst of dopamine,
For her lesson practices yet to be sung.
She’s a succulent succubus
witch whom I can’t resist Her fervent pheromones.
Her tenacious trance encapsulates me
into Her wonderous whirlwind of pleasures.
I’m hopelessly enraptured by Her.
And with a whimsical wave of Her wand,
She commands me with domineering diligence,
“Behold lover, assume the proper position!”
And immediately, I’m on all fours
balking banally at Her luscious loins.
My reverent refrain is in disdain.
How can I contest this calamity?
When I’m so adamantly adorned by Her approaching advances.
I sorely succumb suddenly to trembling tremors.
Epileptic ecstasy overcomes me!
How can I refuse?
I’m Hers, and She knows it!
And my Penthouse pantry full of magazines
rattle rhapsodies from my groin.
Was I blind...
Or had I willful blindness?
I was surely not ignorant,
Neither was I acquainted.
Heart was in gale,
Mind did acquiesce.
I was always a coward,
Who never confronted.
I saw those flags,
Brightest and limpid.
Red in qualms,
Redder in distrust,
Reddest in name callings,
You were my dear,
DOMINEERING IN EVERYTHING.
You were preeminent,
That is why I capitulated.
But that was show,
I never calculated.
Yes I did a mistake,
Yes I am admitting,
You tought me a lot,
a lot destructing,
I am now back,
See here my dear,
Here is my audacity.
. for public domain
At first the Light was overwhelming,
no sense of self was found there dwelling,
no sense of end, and no beginning,
bright whirls only of endless spinning.
Gradually, a sense of self returned,
unscathed, unbounded, unburned.
Together with the Light it churned,
and both were one when we returned.
And now, neither one domineering,
and neither one found interfering,
we, blended as one, are pioneering
the blissful future we are steering.
"Love weaves a mysterious magic spell"
Lady Dragonfly
Masculine and prickly, the proprietor of a gambling house,
Wispy wings finesse her dress, its translucence will arouse
A Dita von T. vedette, an alluring erotic oozing femme fatal
A Seductiveness, her love weaves a mysterious magic spell
whose charms ensnare her lovers, like a fierce dragoness
She is the narcotic opium in the pipe, a smoking goddess
Lady dragonfly the name becomes the vicious villain vamp
Cold-spirited and flighty with an icy sting clammy and damp
Constituting a roll as ‘madam’ sexually domineering and violent
Puffs of wistful thoughts, tricked times these the turbulent
Swarming like flies, men condemn her racy domineering image
Confined, she justifies the life of promiscuous privilege
arrogance
insolent, hoity-toity
domineering, flawing, insulting
haughtiness, pomposity, humbleness, grace
groveling, praising, craving
profound, modest
humility
Before I knew you
I thought you were just
a upstanding young gentleman
sent by God as very wise teacher
of the Law and moral values
Before I knew you
I thought you were
just a historical figure
who lived among us
had died, was buried
and resurrected from death
over two thousand years ago
Before I knew you
I thought that you
we're just a egotistical dictator
residing in the realms of heaven
constantly craving attention
like a domineering spouse
always looking to bake
anyone like Johnny Cake
into the rock and clay oven
of fire and brimstone for every little mistake
Now since
I have known you for myself
all of these preconceived notions of you
I have learnt about you all these years
have since ceased to exist
instead I now view you as
my saviour, my comforter, my provider
my healer, my teacher and my friend
There's a stellar love
there's a better love
there's a love that causes no hurt
there's a love that shows He cares
unconditional Jesus
Jesus love
There's a faithful love
I love that's true I won't deny you
There's a covenant love
A truth that is told I love that will never lie to you
Caring, never domineering faithful and true
I love that will never make you sad nor blue
Ever so true a love
A better love than man does
He's a stellar love
He's a better love
He's a love that causes no hurt
He's a love that shows
He cares unconditional Jesus
Jesus love
Jesus loves, love perfect, unconditional Hallelujah
1/13/23
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr 2o23
from anthology " This the Year the SHEPHERD Leads ME"
Pity the Poor Octopus
The octopus is a curious creature
With eight long tentacles his most outstanding feature.
But because of his oddly shaped cephalopod bod,
He's not one of those who looks stylish in clothes,
For his head's much too big to put a hat upon.
And like the squid and the manta,
He could never play Santa,
'cause he has no lap to be sat upon.
Christmas Q and A:
Q: What's a favorite Christmas holiday entertainment for many domineering women?
A: "The Nutcracker"
Q: Why is it better to give at Christmas than to receive?
A: it might be tax deductible.
Q: What would the Sugar Plum one be if she had a bad case of hypertrichosis?
A: A very hairy fairy.
Merry Christmas Poetry Soup!
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