Reluctance Poems - Poems about Reluctance

The morning sun filters through dust-laden windows of the district education office like an unwelcome truth trying to penetrate wilful ignorance. Shelves buckle under the weight of untouched research journals like abandoned promises, their spines uncracked like vows never fulfilled, their wisdom sealed away like treasures buried by those sworn to unearth them. An academician...

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This can't be my age! I am still young at heart The life of a party Though hitting the bed by ten Gained a few kilos of weight But can fit into my youthful jeans Grew sluggish and shorter in height Although ready for a morning jog Have to wear glasses now As the print size has become smaller A few grays in...

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(Verse 1) The moon hangs low, whispers through the trees, Your hand in mine, brings me to my knees. The night is soft, but time moves fast, I wish this moment could forever last. (Chorus) I don’t wanna go, don’t wanna say goodbye, Let’s freeze this time, just you and I. The world outside can wait, let it be slow, I don’t wanna leave,...

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As October's ripened leaves Reluctantly flutter and fall to the ground So do her fragments and feelings Of hope and possibility Despite the shrouded, woolen veil Pulled over otherwise-tempted eyes That sacred bond between exists Amidst heartstrings' tug and twinge Mother Nature heeds her perfect timing Signaling autumn's graceful end Routine, perpetual and old-fashioned Winter's wonderland begins She too, must allow herself some space...

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I was reluctant for a second To risk my soul by tossing down her contents onto a page for the world to tear apart expecting turkey vultures to kill and eat her and me later Real poets were kind, so I began to open a bit. The blossoms of my poetry were soon sparkling with confidence, and I was not flinching when I thought...

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3/10/15 Shut up if you're a racist I'll kick you with my Aasics Then leave you inside the matrix Because I'm so tired of seeing it on a daily basis Especially after what happened to so many innocent natives That were just trying to live and be creative In a place that was more than spacious Far too many were ungracious Because they only...

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Reluctance and Relentless Some fear criticism and have a reluctance To speak while others efforts are relentless; Never stopping, To go shopping, And are always trying to make much sense. Those in parade trying to make thoughts felt and heard as they occurred and never absurd. Jim Horn...

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The Reluctance of the Young Runner by Edmund Siejka He was a gawky teenager On a high school track team Intimidated by his coach Who exercised almost total control Over him. He was examined Tested Questioned what he ate How much he weighed It became too much to bear That he couldn’t tell anyone you How lonely...

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Her book was disturbing, in an antiseptic kind of way Cleansing words of their reluctance, periods gone—commas laid “Tribute To Joan Didion’s ‘Slouching Toward Bethlehem’” (Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2017)...

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i represent an invisible wall to you everytime you walk by i wish i was a magician only for you everytime you walk by i would create the most amazing art for you everytime you walk by i would totally erase the maze of confusion for you everytime you walk by the bridge of rejection sends my inner fear into ascension i want to fall off intentionally when i imagine the natural scent of you internally i do jumping jacks internally i do squat thrusts externally...

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Before the Deluge, God had forbidden His chosen people to eat animal flesh... it was after the Big Flood that He ordered Noah and his family to eat it. Why be reluctant to eat pork on New Year's Day... is it dirty and disgusting? But isn't poultry or beef any cleaner that pork is? Let me have this tasty meal, and ridicule those who won't: hypocrites, I say...

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The Reins of Reluctance Stashed somewhere in the shadows Of true love and pure romance He hides his heart and hungers For the strength to take a chance He hopes hard for a reason Tries to find the circumstance So he can finally tell her How she has him in a trance But fear of her rejection Always hinders his advance So she only sees him...

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