Rearwards Poems | Examples


The Date

Late for the date.
He entered the hotel
through its revolving doors.

Missing the right turn, the precise gap
in which to step forward,
he staggered rearwards onto the back glass,
then bounced, like a jack rabbit
into the foyer.

She, of course, coolly witnessed
this comic entrance.

When he sheepishly handed her
the crushed and bedraggled roses,
he knew that he was definitely not
getting laid that night
or possibly ever.
Categories: rearwards, poetry,
Form: Free verse

To a Lunatic Reluctant To Clear Out

As donkeys unwilling to leave the green pastures they graze in
Never let one force them rearwards into their stable by chin
Respectfully but would rather enter headlong eagerly,
So did you desire as a fool the last nail in your coffin.

You imbecile, and your partners, shall sure fall foul of our hands
Even if you ever escape your homeland’s law by the skin
Of your teeth. We shall seize and lynch you, and them, as examples
To the world even if you hide in oceans, you vile bumpkin!

That shall teach the noble people not to pick out on the globe
Such feces as a drawing card, such a troll, such a goblin.
It is so sad that a nation replete with renowned scientists
Knows no better and greater s*h*i*t than epitomes of sin,

Takes cunning for brain and instead of minds as sharp as a pin
Prefers a backward lunatic all filth without and within!
1.8.2021


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Categories: rearwards, america, usa,
Form: Ghazal


Early Missteps

On that last unsuccessful date 
he had entered a hotel 
through its revolving doors…
missing the right turn, the precise gap
in which to step forward, 
he staggered rearwards onto the back glass, 
then bounced, like a jack rabbit 
into the foyer.
She, of course, coolly witnessed 
this untimely comic entrance.
When he sheepishly handed her
the crushed and bedraggled roses,
he knew that he was definitely not 
getting laid that night
and possible ever.
Categories: rearwards, poetry,
Form: Blank verse
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