What's the point of justifying
Who you are as a individual?
Authenticating, Convincing
someone of your self-worth. Proving one's point
Pre-conceived conclusions, twisted plots
are already illustrated . Proving one's point
I not paraoligmatic I'm striving to be a better
vision of self. Proving one's point
Proving one's point to self dominated, carries
weight, It matters.
I am intelligent, I am resourceful, I am special,
I am love. Proving one's point to self.
Categories:
proving, appreciation, character, courage, endurance,
Form: Bio
Drinking San Miguel at the Spanish Gate.
Naval Base Subic Bay.
A Cold War hovered above my head.
The jukebox rocked Tom Petty.
“Somewhere, somehow, somebody
“Must’ve kicked you around. son.”
I’d been kicked around enough to know
That life was a hit and run.
And I’d pondered it many a dark watch,
The fate of the refugee.
For what useful thing is freedom
If not paired with agency?
Now, many years later, watching the news,
I think of the words of that song,
While reality echoes the chorus for millions,
Proving Tom Petty wrong.
Categories:
proving, allegory, war,
Form: Lyric
I never saw myself clearly
But smelled my own disappointment
For I reeked with it; an acid smell.
I tasted Vicks in my mouth
When there was none in the house
And had not been for years
An unfamiliar voice told me I was a loser
It came from within; I recognized it not at all
But totally too
I was a sight, groveling and growling silently
I doubt anyone knew; for I kept this wisely silent
Away from the eyes of the others
And you are all the others
I can trust no one.
Smelling disinterest and disregard on you
As you pass me by not seeing me or my little dog Two
I have never recognized my sorrow
Or put a name on it
Preferring to keep it way down deep
Where I put a lid on it
You might see me as a party animal with flair
Self-confident, and outgoing
I scoff at the irony of that
As I take out my little friend
And watch the red bubbles pop out of my arm
As I make little cuts
To prove that I am alive
And can feel something.
Categories:
proving, psychological,
Form: Free verse
If ask to prove my love to you.... Wow, that would be tough.
Being with you, holding you, just never seems to be enough.
I'de spend some time with a wizard if I thought magic was enough to bare.
I'de cast a spell with cupids arrow just to show you how much I care.
I'de climb the highest mountain top just to leap into your loving arms.
I'de release my soul just to bring you home and feel your mystical charms.
I'de slay a thousand dragons and fight a thousand kings, if at the end of my distress your love is what it brings.
I dont know if the time is right, or if I am the man you always dreamed me to be...
The only proof that I can offer you is WILL YOU MARRY ME.
Categories:
proving, anniversary, lost love, love,
Form: Blank verse
The cool, humid plain,
Where the woman lays there bare;
Beauty- does exist.
Categories:
proving, imagination, inspirational, love, nature,
Form: Haiku