I've got nothing to say -
not that it matters anyway.
Pianos don't fall from the sky -
Not often anyway, goodbye.
Into laughter I have dissolved
I'd like to thank everyone involved.
Don't you think it's great?
I'll have to mark this date!
All my problems have been solved.
For Suzette's contest, The Pirouette Poetry Contest, by 30 September 2025
At a moment of time
with the strike of the clock
she was holding a cord
getting ready to fly.
She fell flat
splat face down
acrobat
that was done
copycat.
The other side we face a steep ascent;
To immigrants a big ask for consent.
I am lost in crowds when I am all alone.
Growling viciously
In a mindless, endless
Moment of contention
Saliva soaking the goal
The onlookers gawked
Some shaking their heads
Others somehow amused
By the furious enmity
Were they seeking the middle
Or fighting for it all
Or was the goal to keep them occupied
While their handlers sipped coffee
If I tell you what you want to hear
Will you actually listen
Or silently cajole yourself
That you have converted another.
If I tell you things you do not want to hear
Will you dismiss them
Without giving them any thought
Deny them the possibility of truth
If I listen to what you tell me
And question the efficacy of its truth
Will you dismiss me as a fool
Or engage me in lively debate
Or have your values calcified
Been stilled by an arctic wind
Blowing cold across a frozen face
Unable to smile at its own contempt
The ledger reads:
a plethora of umbrellas—
though it hasn’t rained in weeks.
Six bowls of ripe fruit rotting simultaneously,
four calendars all agreeing to be ignored.
Noise catalogued:
dogs barking at metaphors,
telephones dreaming of purpose,
the surplus of answers
none of us asked for.
On the opposite shelf:
a paucity of receipts for kindness,
one cracked mirror,
a prayer half-mouthed then abandoned.
They say memory is selective—
but it always chooses the same omissions.
In audit we trust:
to weigh the overgrown
against the almost-forgotten.
And if balance exists,
it does so behind glass,
marked “for display only.”
Ode to A-Pathetic People
Oh, yes
I’ve discovered,
Dug up
and uncovered,
What broke our--
So-ci-e-ty…
It’s called apathy--
But it don’t matter
to me.
Cause I just
don’t care…
Anymore.
It claps down through the lonely lane of view,
Far an eyesore with intent, trying not
To build out of raw annoyance long queue,
Lined up in weakness from a feat so hot.
Bit by bit, busy mornings mining miles
Away from nearer tease, closing up luck,
With tense atmosphere clawing calm styles,
Beasts in loyal heart lately riding truck.
On weary road, catching fun of captives,
Past weighs… each weird run’s timing: shooting .
Now, on its fitness, time what fun forgives—
A stake of peace commending rolling spit.
On a roaring mountain top upon birth,
Off silent valley’s stage: offensive death.
If kiss should meet Kismet
Let not the bet be shallow
Nor all the treasure of this time
Become a promise hollow
For kisses can take 'way one's breath
In ecstasy or sentence
Choose wisely who you turn to face
Lest death become tomorrow
If time and temperment embrace
The face of what's surreal
It's up to those equipped to face
The task… before the sorrow
Juggling responsibilities against the tug of gravity
in an effort to keep my head above the fickle tides.
Steering a true course by the examples that stars have set
by illuminating the preferred trajectory.
The dropped ball can’t be blamed on the ball.
Artist, please yourself above all others ~
for the sin of praise, the truth is smothered
Verse 1]
You're so incredible,
the most amazing man.
I'm taken to new heights of pleasure
with the touch of your hand.
There will never be another man
in my life who compares.
Your eyes, your smile...
no one as perfect anywhere.
I will never forget, or stop loving you...
Well would ya lookie here, my dear…
I can lie too!
[Chorus]
I can lie just like you do!
Make promises, plan dreams that will never come true.
I didn't know I could be such a fool!
I guess I was never, ever
good enough for you...
See? there I go again, I can lie too!
[Verse2]
You are the man
of every woman's dreams.
You sure knew your way
around my body
I guess I had you going
with all the fuss I made
So glad I was the star of all my high-school plays
Because you are an imposter...
And baby I should win an Oscar…
Cause as you can see
I can lie too!
[Chorus]
I can lie just like you do!
Make promises, plan the dreams that are never coming true.
I didn't know I could be such a fool!
I guess I was never, ever good enough for you...
See? there I go again, I can lie too!
Was it I wonder
For cracks on heels he was mocked
Or to meander.
No, to have for values walked
That he was heavily docked.
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Tanka (Senryu + couplet) |12.09.2025 | irony, meander, values
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