Overworking Poems

Bipolar 2

...I'm secretly 
a genius, trouble 
is, I'm the only 
one who knows 
about it. 

I'm much too 
shy to show it, 
and I'm much 
too mad to keep 
it constant. 

I'm either busy 
laying in my b...

Bipolar 2

...I'm secretly 
a genius, trouble 
is, I'm the only 
one who knows 
about it. 

I'm much too 
shy to show it, 
and I'm much 
too mad to keep 
it constant. 

I'm either busy 
laying in my b...

Sacrifice, freedom and justice

...My mind has been spinning, since toxin contamination
I have been caught in a web of deception and corruption
Searching the landscape, for words to describe this nightmare
The toxins sickened my he...

Unnecessary Words

...Help me! I am addicted to unnecessary words
In everyday speaking I am hopelessly loquacious
And worse, in my poetry, so much for the birds,
Help me! I am addicted to unnecessary words!

Too many...

The New Owls In Town

...Late nights over early mornings.
We pride ourselves in earnings, 
from tirelessly overworking,
breaking ourselves entirely,
rewards keep us company,
as they set the bar higher,
for the next spr...

Sometimes More Is Less

...Sometimes more is less – 
like, overworking a painting,
blurring the eye-feast with an
excess of dabs and strokes, a 
mix reminding me of too deeply 
breathed tokes; or a poem, with 
a vomit of...

Covid 19

...From the land of the rising Sun to Big Apple. A micro agent infuses fear as Still waters run deep.

As the weather is changing and Cruise Ships remain offshore. The venom is very strong for the hea...

Don'T Burn-Out

...Tick-tock,
tick-tock,
Every wasted second,
A step down from the top.

Memorize every word,
Understand every line,
Solve every question,
Be productive all the time.

"I'm not prepared"
"I n...

Pity My City

...Pity my city
I pity my city there is no dignity in this city
There is no justice no freedom
Street children in a locked hall, shocking
County council overworking
The city must be clean so some h...

Daylight Saving Time

...Yesterday, playful children engaged with the outside    
Endlessly enjoying their midsummer day's ride    

Today, another car collision, stuck in traffic  
Overwhelm by the society’s demographic...

Greater Than Sorcery

...Disappointment and hurt serving as a huge barrier
subsequent sensitivity of the mind towards affection
makes the heart worrier,
converting a spot once habitable to a no go area;
overworki...

Killer Kale

...Part 2
Now they had to get revenge 

They crawled through the night
the ground frozen from days without sun
to the place where she had gone,
her human skin not strong enough to live in the cold...

A Tear

...Overworking instead of tear
Fighting instead of tear
Not talking instead of tear
A sleeping pill instead of tear
An alcohol instead of tear
Why do we avoid this honest tear? 
So far and so near
So pu...

The Job (Slave Labor)

...To be brutally honest it feels great to be employed
But it wears off quick and I start to feel annoyed
Manager abuses authority
Women work there as a majority
In fact it feels like a sorority
Th...

Poetry Factory

...staring vacantly at  space,
caught up in a wild chase,
conjuring up vague images
for my blank, empty pages;

damn old fool out for a spin,
unconcerned with any gain,
fumbling yet, always aimin...

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