Not Personal Poems - Poems about Not Personal

Poets Cannot Hide

...Wallace Stevens said: 
"Poetry is not personal."
He tried never to divulge
anything about himself
in his poems.

Or so he said.
But, the work 
is self-revelatory, veiled confessions,
repeate...

An ode to the worker

...
Expectation is where the truth will be found.
Are you prepared to die at your post so that the boss can make his extra pound?

Degrees of intelligence are found all around. Commitment, pride and...

My Truths

...

                        My truths about self are important   
            To me but, can be different from others.   
I ‘ve wiped tears from my cheeks from being knocked down.  
I’ve told myse...

Written

...

Come in take a seat
The young man furrowed his brow
I em wait where am I

The older gent motioned to the chair
Please take a seat

As the young man settled into the leather seat, the older...

The Wind

...Come join me on my erratic journeys over earth and sea.
I'll take you to nowhere special or, perhaps, a place you want to be.

I'm neither friend nor foe, so you need to know it's not personal at ...

Calcivore, Part V

...V.
It was several minutes before Singh spoke
said,“There was a beacon on your life raft,
we saw here it went after you ship sank,
knew if you reached ground then things would be bad.”

At this ...

The Season Person

...The season person comes around for a time and then has to leave 
It’s not personal, so don’t take the absence as something done lightly or with ease 
The season person just can’t stay forever, as i...

Heaven For Dummies, Yes, You - Hell Debunked

...Heaven for Dummies, Yes, You! (Hell Debunked)

You may think I’m all ‘Ego’ or ‘Certified Loon,’
but I pray you’ll consider this humble attempt
to move riffraff from ruts, ...

Understated Yet Overheard

...I'm not comfortable
talking about racial differences,

Or even racial
or sensual similarities.

I know what you mean
or maybe I do.
Something intimate and personal
about melanin
and hair qu...

Gratitude Cures Most Things

...I
Ayanda is a Zulu name (A to Z already), my daughter
Brindha is her aunt in KwaZulu-Natal, my "sister" - remember -
Calling cousins siblings is common among us (Tina's daughter, 
by marriage to ...

It's Not Personal

...It's not personal, it's business,
says the guy overcharging you.
Knowing you'll begrudgingly pay:
they keep squeezing until you're broke.

You cringe inside each time you hear:
it's not...

Schools of Association

..."My decision
is not any negative reflection
on you.
It's not personal."

This would be a Business School graduate,
meaning, if it is personal,
then it is not political or economic;
so, if it ...

I Choose Me

...I am all out of sweet donuts today. 
I am all out of any kind of patience for you at all.
You are going to have to leave me for a bit.
I am so totally exhausted by you.
You do not entertain yours...

How Do I Come Up With Ideas

...I throw down poems onto a page, and look at them fondly.
Some glare at me, others take a swift bite out of my neck.
Trying for attention.
I know it is not personal, so I let it slide.

Enthusias...

February

...A whirlwind of shiny hearts and pink confetti, you're the month of love. Red frosted treats, diamond rings, and babies in October. Frozen and fast, you never last, the ghost of the year, you disappea...

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