Peer Pressure Poems - Poems about Peer Pressure

Quiet, Stiff Thoughts

No speech, no thoughts, 
Quiet is what they want. 
So that is what they get. 
I will never speak about love or respect- 
For anyone, so I will still as a stone. 
Cold, frozen, and hard as bone, 
But bones can still break and crack. 
Pressure, consistently adding to the stack, 
Of many worries that

The Great Paradox of Being

("Halves of a Whole", 2019, original encaustic)

The Great Paradox of Being

The great paradox of being 
is simple really.
It’s that no matter how confident we are
in our own experience and values,
that can all be thrown into question
by our experience of others.
Why is it we let other’s reactions and judgments
weaken our resolve, and confidence in being who

Enslaved By Demons, False Angels

Walking through the halls unopposed,
Seeking weakness and pillaging fears,
Bullying the weak and it’s all cheers,
All those around with their eyes closed.

Large crowd, feeling alone; enslaved behavior,
Tied and bound to posts of false peers, 
No one here seems to be as they appear,
Looking around seeking help from a savior.

Where are angels, the volumes they speak,
All over

Hidden Fragments

Distrust lies in my heart, I’ve learned the hard way
		
		That even those who you think are for your best are for their way

		I was unaware of reality, so my opinions were swayed;
		
		I was left alone, I felt like no one wanted to stay 


		I remember carrying a lot of darkness in my head;

  

Peer Pressure

his daughter is smiling
this bedouin full of trust
but she is so beguiling
and bed her I must

"fair lady, enchantment I see
would you care to dance"
"kind sir, you honour me
I am grateful for a chance"

Can we love forever
and forget never

she moves with such grace
matching his swing and sway
and as they embrace
they merge into a ballet

she agrees to

Avoiding Peer Pressure

blazing hot like cayenne pepper,
especially in adolescent years,
malleable youths
bend and capitulate
to peer pressure;
 grown folks take the bait, too.
it could be a simple
"try this like the rest of us cool kids!"
or just an effortless nudge of
"you're missing out!"
to descend
an impressionable youngster

down
          down
    

Breakwater Marquette, Michegan

Technically, not a sea at all,
Lake Superior churns up its share of sea storms.

There is not a lot to do in Marquette, Michigan:
Except for high school drivers to "buzz the gut",
Or cruise past a courthouse where "Anatomy" was filmed.

You could smoke dope or drink underage
Under a disused, fourteen story ore pocket dock.
Rusted off shards of

Peer Pressure

PEER PRESSURE 
I slit my wrists 
To put some ice on it
Being cool has a price

(Tesem Tellz Ikima 2021)

Eric Says Relax

Killing time before a movie,
an ex and I 
rifles thru what the nearby shoppes had to offer,
hoping to be aroused by some 
remarkable deal.
I was making a Facebook post in
the first row of used clothes
when Eric sent me a text:
“Got some extra muscle relaxers 
laying around.
Would you be interested?
I know you and your buddies like

Letter To Peer Pressure

Lessen your crimes now and give ear to me
Perhaps I can still make you understand
How a force for bad you've chosen to be
To many in the firm grip of your hand.
You cajole the one, abash the other;
Promise acceptance, threaten rejection.
All in an unfair attempt to smother
The voice of good, and enthrone perversion.
Do I wish you

Peer Pressure

My eyes are sutured 
can feel the threads,
I stitched them together 
stoned out of my head,
Seemed like a good idea, 
or so my friends said,
Glue would have been better,
now I can only see red. 

My jaws where broken, 
teeth wired together, 
High on drugs again, 
under more peer pressure,
They dared me to down 
extra large

Quicksand

Lazy feels like quicksand
that can't afford to move.
And everything it's pulling down
won't have a price to prove.

Peer Pressure

Two boys dared me to do the same
After peeing on a playground swing
When I was caught I said right away
It was a peer pressure sort of thing

Later little Mary Lou Henton
Sat down on it with a splat
Somewhat upset she ran away
And no one knew where she was at

The cops sent out some bloodhounds
They found her

Bully

Thinking back when I was young
I still recall your bitter tongue 
you guys weren’t fooling anyone
behind those plastic smiles.

She felt the daggers in her back
and as she passed I heard you laugh
I’m sure she felt the aftermath
of your relentless wiles.

Your loyal cronies all stood by
and watched as you demoralized
and tortured her with callous lies 
she

Negative Peer Pressure

Oh! How difficult is peer pressure,
It is the identity measurer.
It is knowing who you really are,
When others say you are not who you are.
It forces you to measure up,
To things that you should give up.
It causes you to lower your standards,
To follow those who are wayward.
It leads to unbalanced compromise,
That results in your own demise.
So,

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