Red Handed Poems | Examples

Politically Speaking

A word or two about my view of the politicians
we presumably put in positions of power
hobbyists bought and paid for under the table
catering to manipulating lobbyists by the hour
where saying nothing yet flapping their gums
offending no one when sitting on the fence
doing naught but wagging their tongues
and all the while protesting their innocence
dodging the bullet by ducking the question 
avoiding the topic with digression
self-serving landing votes with glad-handing
fingers firmly crossed behind the back
conscience-free they sleep well at night
there's nothing (short of gun) can be done to keep them on track
those more than a few who are quite literally
caught red-handed with their pants down
making a mockery of you and me
should be tarred feathered and run out of town
Categories: red handed, how i feel, humorous,
Form: Rhyme

To You, With Lust

lust
seducing me into a moment of unfaithfulness
drawing in my wandering gaze
fingers reaching through the dimly lit doorway
sinfully running through my hair
filling my mind with a myriad of thoughts
social
historical
carnal 
poetic thoughts

seduced by a street hustler on the corner
bought things I never intended to buy today
never needed or wanted
door left ajar
low light seen on the night stand
creeping along the back hallway 
trying not to get caught red handed
satisfy my moment of gratification
couldn't help myself
transfixed
memorized 

lust
when I saw the first three lines of your poem
fever pitched curiosity 
hating the term
"nosey"
but it is what it is
and that's alright
first three lines of your poem
slowly pushing the door ajar
lustful eyes
peering through the haze across the room
watching you slowly disrobe
to see the nakedness of you
your poem
your poetry
Categories: red handed, black african american,
Form: Free verse


Premium MemberWakey Wakey

Everyone sees
except the clown
eternal illusions
edged into oblivion
exposed
even old ladies laugh now and know
earmark of fool
ego bigger than a hallmark brain
egotistical mind ejaculated into space
eccentricity of ai caught red handed
embodiment of fraud
emotionless thief who steals the spotlight
empathy a pill he will never swallow
embezzling attention anyway he can
enchanted realms, he has been forbidden
encroaching on poetic graveyards, a sin
ears that hear, eyes that see
escape this villain, run for sanity
Categories: red handed, character, humor,
Form: Alliteration

Premium MemberGooey Gossip

Did you hear the latest dear
Gooey gossip hot off the press
Like a cold beer for your ear
But hold what you know close to vest

I hear that man is really a ma’am 
Or it may be it is vise versa
The sports team is in a sham
No one willing to silver serve her

Well I’m told there’s no hope
For the pervert posing professor
He pretends to hold heart of gold
Till he caught red handed confessor

Well I hear another teal tale
Seems the woman lies to her mate
Aftermath is the dad bales
For she has lied about the father’s babe

What say you about the pew
Going to bust hell wide open
Of the few like me like you
Who gossip with tongues so golden

I say that if it is a fact
One can surely surrender to share
For no one is perfect as glass
Life is but a truth or dare

We share a truth and slanted news
Not always seeing the error of ways
Until the news is about you
Enjoy the gooey gossip of the day
Categories: red handed, america, art, poetry,
Form: Rhyme

Janus Element



   


    Tendrils twist and dance, guiltless, unblamed, 
getaway vehicle, of the flame-
uncharged of previous transpyre, that's your game.
Like a serpent you shed your skin of the shame 
of the red-handed fire.
You greasy sleaze, you leave yourself lingering, 
advertising yourself on the byways,
but coy- like a transmitted disease.
Perhaps Prometheus will give you a place to lay low 
till things cool down. 
Maybe Haefestus knows what to do with your sort. 
I think you should go to Hades, 
for swaying every which way the wind blows, 
you two faced liar.
But wouldn't it also be fitting if you went back to Aphrodite's Temple and returned to those 
choking on the burnt offerings- 
of their lust-
choking out true desire.
Categories: red handed, age,
Form: Rhyme


Premium MemberClash of civilization

NO More day NO More night
Rainy sun and blue moon in the half-light of day
Dancing with green silence
NO more music caught red-handed
by the simultaneous clash of lives 
in the middle of the orange street ablaze 
by the simultaneous shock of lives
exploded in he middle of the yellow glowing night
by the glare of a dark haystack

Aby M., Paris, 28/01/2024
Categories: red handed, anger, anxiety, care, heaven,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberLaughter Minichu

he went to see his bride	.	
		finding a wig on his round, shining bald head, she
		loudly cried.		

		he felt ashamed,
	 	as he was caught red handed, he
		proclaimed					

		inept,			
		on the spot, he                       
		wept
										
		he went to see his bride.
		as he was caught red handed, he
		wept
Categories: red handed, 6th grade,
Form: Rhyme

Ansgt

In mental stasis, I remain,
Moving restlessly, never inane.
Nomadic actions, thoughts immobile,
A dichotomy within, deeply hostile.

Self-pity offers a deceptive release,
A dopamine hit, a false sense of peace,
Clawing at myself, seeking the thrill,
Lacerating tendons, a need to fulfil.

Red-handed, pale-hearted, I stand,
Distanced, departed, to the unknown land.
Uncharted, unguarded, my soul's domain,
Discarded, disregarded, from my own disdain.
That started from stopping...
Categories: red handed, angst, feelings, pain, passion,
Form: Free verse

A Blame

Thousands of people I met in life who blamed
But there's no one my to be claim

People changes like chameleon
When they are done with you then you're an alien

Thoughts make me in a deeper thought
didn't i caught the people red handed a lot?

With times people changes their gestures
Is there's a device to know a person's fake texture?

I Living in a world full of fakers
Why can't I be not a fake maker?

People are to be live with
But never trust them because trust is a myth

Situations never make a person wicked
A wicked person hides their real intentions to get a right ticket[thing]

Next time when you meet a screwed creature
In the first instance start noticing their features 

You will become safe from being their prey
If at the right time you make them away
Categories: red handed, crush, emotions, truth,
Form: Couplet

Premium MemberDreams

lullabies in sleep
still sleeplessly snow-skating ~
babies are clever

husband on new love
wife income-generating ~
both caught red-handed

happy luck watchman 
peg a day keeps dreams away ~
early sleep late-wake



23 October 2021
Categories: red handed, dream, irony, life,
Form: Haiku

Not Guilty By Reason of Good Cardio

Oh God, I've been running through the street
Made the choice of the thief 
And now I never feel peace
Maybe its too late and if i got nothing to eat, what's a little more beef?
What's it matter now to me?

It didn't matter that they caught me red handed
Full sprint, full sprint
No hesitation for a bandit
Red lights, blue lights, voices yelling 
I can manage
Flashlights on my back make shadow
I won't panic

The tree line is my liberty
Each flight, a flight from custody
A chance to get away
My feet were running when they landed
Categories: red handed, anger, conflict, courage,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberCaught Red-Handed

A questionable young lad from the county
Went searching for a well-known burglar’s bounty
Found an empty croaker sack
With a handy auto jack
Ere he was suddenly stopped by a Mountie.

May 17, 2021
Categories: red handed, humorous,
Form: Limerick

A Brief Prologue To Doomsday

No more civility! For now, before that historic doom,
To fathomless, dark perdition let’s hurl their big-assed b.i.t.c.h.e.s.*
For such filthy creatures on earth there ought to be left no room.

These shameless global terrorists that in quest of dream riches
Have settled in the Middle East for almost a hundred years
Now with Heaven’s sure assistance we shall cast into ditches.

They ascribe to us their own name and the sleeping world that hears
Approves of their barefaced slaughters — regrettably — and terrors.
No more tolerance! Let’s show them what then in both hemispheres

Real terror is! Cows of the world do not see the grave errors
In the nuclear conventions. They have lost a dearest horse
But ignore the beast and look for its saddle. What peace-carers!

Arms are deemed bad but who on earth has ever exerted force
Against the red-handed butchers who possess them and use them?
No more delay! Mercy on them shall surely lead to remorse.

11.29.2020

* Mike Pompeo, Mike Pence, Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Arab petty puppets 


No comments, please!
Categories: red handed, america, war, world,
Form: Terza Rima

When Anger Is Surpassed By Caring

Gotcha
Caught red handed
Busted

You are indeed a

Fake
Fraud
Disingenuous

And how have i come to
this conclusion

Your word's and thoughts

Not mine

As you choose to record them
place them in ink

And they are now open for
scrutiny on public record

So forgive me if in future i
no longer choose to care 
and now come across as angry

What can i say but just like you 
or anyone else i hate it and it
hurts being let down 

When someone says one thing
yet then goes ahead and does
the complete polar opposite

Like you just did

The proof is in the disappointment
Categories: red handed, slam,
Form: Free verse

A Bully

A bully is a criminal caught red-handed in Japan,*
Vietnam,† Afghanistan, Iraq; a culprit or a marked man
Who entitles only himself to missiles, putting a ban
On possessing them by others; and try as much as you can
To put into his empty skull with your best-laid scheme and plan
That he is wrong, he won’t perceive. You should only weigh and scan
All ways to find one to teach him a lesson for his life span.

1.26.2020

* Hiroshima and Nagasaki were destroyed with the USA’s nuclear bombs
† In a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the USA and North Vietnam


No comments, please!
Categories: red handed, america,
Form: Monorhyme

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