Is it real or is it fake
Has the identity been scraped
From a picture that is right
But not theirs
Is it a business or a fraud
Are photo's copied - don't applaud
Or upload/install a software
They recommend
For these appauling lies
Upon which big business thrives
By stealing all your money
Or taking personal info for bad ends
Whatever it's corrupt
So through police/.gov disrupt
So mind your banks indice
And don't let them destroy your peace
When you feel at lands end
Still chasing that rainbow
What would one recommend
When in those times of woe
One who can comprohend
Their true colours they show
On which you can depend
They are not yellow
To all this mesage l send
Be it a girl or even fellow
What would l call a friend
Quite the oppisite of a foe
Little idea in moment beging pandemic
Seems now people governd by self intrest
Written june july 2020
Poetry soup admin I do commend
no poetry division do you recommend
There seems to be some poets who think they're upper class
Me a pleb who's down below think the idea of division is a farce
Some poems that are posted
I cannot make head nor tail
In a class I term esoteric
Does this mean as a poet
my poetry attempts deserve to fail
For me the point of posting poems
whatever form I've written the reader understands
Who would be the referees to decide what poems meet a standard
The decision by the Poetry Soup admin I do clap my hands
Glitches of A Broken System
Ongoing support fiber with the Universe.
Ticket #001: Common Sense
Status: Depreciated since 1999
User: Common Sense won't boot up in group settings.
Tech: We replaced that feature with " Comment Section "
Workaround: Nod slowly and back away
Ðo? not feed the trolls. Ticket Closed
Ticket #404 The Middle Class I submitted a ticket to the Universe last Tuesday.
Subject line: Existence.exe keeps crashing at rent.
Tech: " Have you tried being born to different parents?".
Clear your cache of dreams and restart your bootstrap, upgrade to Premium Reality.
Note" Premium not available in Zipcode 12345
Ticket#503: Healthcare
User: " I clicked "see doctor" and got an error " Insurance not found.
Tech: " That's a feature, not a bug. Please
Sacrifice 3 chickens and 1 deductible to continue.
Estimated wait time: Your whole life
Ticket #006: Climate
User: Planet. Earth is overheating. Urgent!!!
Tech: Did you try turning it off and on again?
We recommend recycling. Have a nice day.
Auto-closed due to inactivity.
We was never meant to be, that is a fact.
Walked out that door & I'm never coming back.
Threw away my phone and got a new number.
You couldnt see it coming cause you was in a slumber.
All about you, you was really self centered.
Now you sleep alone, ya summers cold like the winter.
Don't wanna work it out, somethings we cant mend.
Wont pass you on, wont tell a friend.
0 out of 10, I don't recommend.
Round of applause, this is the end.
Big smile... you're on camera
Recommend you leave the loot and run.
Learn a trade and work !
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
In youth, the children pretend
plan, pursue what dreams may recommend,
they run, they play, greeting life in every moment.
In young adulthood
the dream, they plan, they work and achieve
clutching at the dream in which they believe;
at middle age, the wanderlust begins to fade
they easily become disenchanted along the parade
fearful as they hold on tight, an easy masquerade;
in rushing senior years too quickly come
they slow, look back measuring their run
accepting, acknowledging that time may be done;
as age creeps in, the imaginings again begin
and all those dreams, the missing ones
seek time enough to be done.
I cannot write a poem no matter how hard l try
Which is frustrating to no end
My Muse has left the building
I no longer call her friend
We are not on speaking terms
As on her l cannot depend
I am advertising for another
Can anyone recommend?
One day, surely, in some far away land , you and I shall connect again
One day , just on a random day , while doing grocery, we will bump into each other again
One day , you are looking for a consult.. a colleague may just recommend my work !
One day you need a friend , you can count me in and call my name
One day you need a hand , don’t fret about how much time has passed
One day when suddenly it all falls, you and I could hold each other again
Just reach me, find me , call out … if you want then surely we will meet again !
If you're looking for a taste, unique,
it could be the lima bean you seek,
but if I hear you scoff,
and say its taste is not enoff,
I recommend the leek.
I recommend a small town girl as your neighbor
If you get sick, she will clean your house
I am speaking about grown small town girls – women
She will also wash your car, mow your lawn,
feed and walk your dog, bring you homemade pies,
mend your clothes and clean your refrigerator
Women who were raised in a small town cannot help it.
They want to please everyone, and feel you are all related
I highly recommend a small-town girl for your neighbor
I am Marathon man
Marathon man I am
Do you like
Dirt roads of sand?
I do not like them,
Marathon man
I do not like dirt roads of sand
Would you prefer them
At the start or end?
I would not like them
At the start or end
I would not like them
Anywhere, my friend
I do not like
Dirt roads of sand
I do not like them,
Marathon man
Mixed-surface races
Save your feet
Much better than
The hard, paved street
I recommend
Dirt roads of sand
Try them! Try them!
I am Marathon man
Marathon man, If you let me be
I will try them, yessiree!
(… and he tries them …)
Say! Dirt roads of sand
Do help my feet
Much better than
The hard, paved street
I do so like dirt roads of sand!
Thank you! Thank you! Marathon man
Improving our status requires hard work.
An abundance of years has made us old.
Majority of school mates have gone on.
And accelerating days increase our speed
Newly reborn by accepting Jesus as my personal savior.
Only as old as we feel.
Liar, liar, pants are on fire
Death has it’s eye on us.
Cozy was not synonymous with old.
Objective in life, is outperforming our expectations.
Death is the payment for our use of space.
Golden years is a misnomer, some are more like rust.
Edifying God always makes our life easier.
Recommend making your peace with God before it’s late.
A sommelier was known to whine
at pairings made with pork.
The shoulder was in fact divine,
so tender, lightly forked.
Yet she was deign to recommend
a cab or chardonnay.
Esteem I’d had came to an end
though, just the other day;
I saw her swilling Boone’s Farm wine,
complete with plastic cork.
Staying up late, humming to frank ocean
Seigfried, while imagining the city's lights
Sitting on the edge underneath a river
Admitting i'm not brave
Thanks, frank I have to confront
Thanks, frank all said is done
what do you recommend I do?
Sit outside and forget my pride?
I am a fool, but going to keep my cool
One day, I will look straight ahead
maybe find what is meant to be said
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