Henpeck Poems | Examples


As I Dire Breathe


Got free range to roam 
in a plastic dome, poorhouse farm
The debt fence keeps rooster clock me 
from payment parachute, golden eggs liberty 
Oh, such pecking order karma harm

It’s a butcher’s credit card discount
when it comes to job security 
Know for scramble sho’ ...
my life savings gonna bleed

Chicken-hearted, I apathetically  
suburbicon move with merit barrier ease
On promotion poverty, I ghetto feed — 
The coin crumbs are tossed down
with oval grin fox charm,
to these vote-spinach weak,
scrawny Popeye arms

What’s to become of 
upwardly mobile downtrodden me?
I feel the oppression fire,
as I dire breathe
in corporate henpeck attire

So many cubicle drones on a dollar swarm
Got our pension papers
going up in puff severance flames
From the $$ penthouse cigar smoke alarm

Career bobble head success,
it ain’t nothing but frying pan bad luck:
Just no-fault blame
Omelette integrity “yes” chasing a buck
is a sour cluck shame

What’s to become of
downwardly mobile uppity me?
I feel the ambition, pink slip heat,
as boardroom boss dragons say: 
To profit prey
is why they fire breathe
Categories: henpeck, humorous, joy, satire, word
Form: Light Verse

Cause I Is Her Man

more than a lover
sumthang like a goddess
got me crawling on my knees
like I'm roamin thru the dessert
the heat don't bother me
cause the companies best
more than a lover
she's a goddess
feet don't fail me
when she call's my name
gotta be right on time
do what she say
do what she say
friends say
" you're ah henpeck brother"
trick don't love you anyway
she don't love you anyway
bu how do they know
see I, lovez this woman
how ya'll know, see she lovez her man
betcha didn't know
cause I din't tell ya
now you know cause I told ya
that my baby
and she all right with me
heard what I said
that's my lady
and she's all right with me
dude said I wassa bamma
I could've snatched his camera
tossed to the floor and walked away
but all the peoples love me
cause I gotta woman
They lovez me cause I her man
that's my woman
I say, that's my woman
here to let you know
I her man!
yes I am
I her man!
...........................................................................
do you......frenchie do you.
I do! I do! yes I do!
I loves you.
those peoples aint nothing to me
I loves you
really I do.
cause you my e'er thang
love
love
love
love!
Categories: henpeck, crazy, feelings, guitar, hip
Form: Chant Royal


Return of the Red Eye


Jedessa had a sharp shopper’s eye,
her uncanny bar code intuition
told her which bargains to pass by
Irregular fits raised the purse alarm,
buy-as-is was a siren salesman charm
Flute the loose cash with soothing store sounds,
attract the wary souls with free samples all around
Lady Jed had an eagle eye 
for those type of common distractions
And a talon grasp for subtle 
pleasure principle cortex connections
She had a quick light saber response
to those market dark subliminal actions
Her optical laser beam had a narrow focus red gleam,
cutting edge was her verbal repartee
Parrying with fine domestic skill and consumer wit;
outfoxing the retail office henpeck trolls,
made her floor presence borderline criminal
Holidays spurred return of the red-eye,
Jed always gave a victorious secret sigh ...
and her luxurious signature, 
velvet hand-wave gift registry goodbye
Categories: henpeck, allusion, holiday, humor, word
Form: Light Verse
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