Hyphenated Poems - Poems about Hyphenated

This is what I am enjoined to be: Hyphenated ! Bound to vacillate between self-aggrandizement and self-annihilation I straddle two unrecognizable worlds only to find solace in none I am the begetter of my malaise all made of ungraspable memories and...Read the rest...

Talking heads will give you their attached credentials with solemn aplomb And it’s plenty hyphen proof long They’ll make unlearned eyes gasp at their hyped expertise Get simpler minds to hyperventilate, as their lower rack thoughts common sense overheat Everyday, mundane pondering takes...Read the rest...

HYPHENATED AMERICANS You have the biggies like Chinese-Americans And Latino-Americans and German-Americans; And miniscule groups like Armenian-Americans Or Bosnia-and-Herzegovinan-Americans; But why do we never hear of English-Americans, Scottish-Americans or Welsh-Americans? Sound weird don’t they? Kinda unnecessary. Anyone ever...Read the rest...

What is a hyphenated word? A written impression? An expression of discourse? Defamation redefined? At fault when it is labeled as hate? What are words when they change to play a different game, to make it more palatable, yet, the meaning remains...Read the rest...

The million-to-one longshot - I know this unlikely victory isn’t so sweet when the race is fixed and everyone got paid on the side for being in on the trick while I just ran and ran and ran. Ran...Read the rest...