Downright Poems

Unleashed

...I seldom make promises -- 
man of my word, promises
leave no wiggle room…

and, most of us, at least
occasionally, like a good
wiggle

test our physical and
mental ranges for gyration -- 

...

analyzing the dynamics of social interactions

...a fear of commitment
 or fear of marriage 
exuberant, swinging
and downright unapoligetic
he calls music
 the woman he always
In every genre she still wishes
to be pleased
even we you disagre...

Walking On Eggshells

...Walking On Eggshells 
I’m not putting up with this s###
Always offended 
Always the one in the workforce 
Always playing the victim 
Troublemaker 
Just downright stubborn 
Treading on water 
...

Do poets write what readers hear?

...
Poets have multiple aims, modes, reasons to write,
Which may match what readers want downright.

Some poets are simply lovers of words and language.
How they twist and turn, and meld on a page....

THE GIFT OF ROOTS AND WINGS

...
I remember a blessing we were given as first-time parents…
that became our parental battle cry:
Together may you give your children roots to grow and wings to fly.

But having been parents and ...

Legendary Convict

...Walked in through those gates, the legends foretold/
valley of death? Try a circus of old/
The baddest dude charged, Timber! Came the call/
He fell like a Jenga tower, five stories tall/
A gang r...

Show Off

...Rise and shine,

Know you are Divine,

You get to draw the line,

Let your heart and mind align,

Feel your energy intertwined,

Within all of your design.

Love is the light you shine,
...

Bunch of limericks and other funny tricks I

..."Okay, tell me, who's gonna be next?"
said the writer of the too-long text.
"No, please, not me," said the lean noun.
"Cut that fat verb there, two lines down."
And they all watche...

Love in hindsight

...
you've been gone almost five years
still i remember so well the harmony
we were downright inseparable

mostly i remember the peace we felt
so I couldn't help but take a moment
to wonder what ...

taxes '25

...(It’s that vernal, infernal, tax season. How about a tax avoidance vignette? It’s poetic—in it’s own way)

Some students at a table near us in the dining hall were discussing America’s financial in...

Scarcity created by Those that Steal Our Abundance

...Abject poverty it is said, 
must actually be honed, 
Then cultivated and even forced bred, 
This necessarily includes paper money of course, since they print it for free, offset by our taxes a mea...

Karma

...Children are not always
so innocent -- I have met
some downright mean
and vicious...

made that way
or just born?

the non believer, would be
shocked to know just how
blossom-high and deepl...

On the Lighter Side

...I don’t like the da, da da, da dark 
Keep the nightlight on, please! 
I would rather sit in the park 
With the Sun always on, you see 
I for real really don’t like the dark 
Especially when evil...

Dumpster Fire

...

To sell smart trash bins a man George did hire,
but loss loomed large, put him in dumpster fire.
          He promptly fired the dumb man,
          became a keen garbage fan,
saved his busin...

My dog's as smart as a geek and other doggy poems

...My dog's as smart as a geek.
He can bark in English, Arabic, and Greek.
He’s expert in canine mathematics,
can discuss dog-fight aerodynamics,
and is fluent in bow-wow doublespeak.
And yo...

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