Restriction Poems - Poems about Restriction

My bars the words, the prison guard my verse, Rattling the staves of this poetic cell, I struggle vainly, locked up in this jail. Yea, thus is my predicament, my curse. Oh, how jealously, you smirking blank verse, I look upon what freedom guides your quill; For formal phrasing does of me compel Stubborn structures—the styles which I rehearse. But, boldy...

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Society sure has a lot to say on how middle-aged women should behave. Who dares to sanction that fire still alive inside? In this her fiftieth year, she curses her sex-drive. For she has prayed for years for someone to love, Imposed voluntary abstinence to honour the Man above. Perhaps, she shall marry at sixty-five Until then, the fight continues...

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First boost given by childhood privilege Level defined by class, income Indicate potential, an esteemed image Gains permit exclusive decorum Height obtained owes society's support Top promotion opens rosy resort Tariff emphasis applies gradual gravity Wherewithal relies on deals won Obligated to uphold palpable authority Freedom creeps halting, a lizard Lured from dimness, limbs doused in sun Impulse to replenish is permission Granted by spider vagabond...

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Restriction, restriction The world is getting mad, and the police patrol cruises the street if you are caught without a mask heavy fine awaits. I see some schools are open, but some are not, there has been an outbreak of the pest in some of them. Happy days for parents whose children are at school it is good to be rid...

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M-ystery A-bout R-abid C-ontagion E-mploys L-ethal O-utbreak & T-o I-mplement T-he A-ttack A-s R-estriction Z-one O-bliterates B-rutality A-nd L-ink Topic: Anniversary of Marcelo & Tita Arzobal (April 28) Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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P-erfect R-estriction's E-nhanced C-heckpoint I-n O-peration U-pends S-ilent J-eopardy's H-orror O-bliterating Y-ucky C-oronavirus O-nce R-esidents R-epulse E-pidemic Topic: Birthday of Precious Jhoy Corre (April 25) Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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E-vade R-espiratory I-llness E-mploying L-ogical R-estriction O-n S-afety A-s L-ethal E-pidemic S-preads Topic: Birthday of Eriel Rosales (April 12) Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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D-roplets A-ttack M-outh I-nfecting E-yes A-s G-overnment U-ses I-ntensive L-ockdown A-nd R-estriction Topic: Birthday of Damie J. Aguilar (April 07) Form: Vertical Monocrostic...

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I had a lovely dream milkshakes and ice-cream lying on a a beach sipping on soda stream alas... to my dispare it became a nightmare chased up from my deck chair and told I was'nt welcome there thats when I saw the sign WHITES ONLY is what it read I thought the beach was mine given...

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Have you ever lost yourself in a mist, that surrounds so close you can't see your fist, when everywhere you look there's fog to be found, a reality where gravity weighs you down. When every single breath you breathe feeds and grows a hate, forming from feeling too heavy to move co-ordinates. Like a dream trying to move but staying stationary, going...

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Deflected, crushed by the social retardation, Not loved, ‘cos he’s altogether unaccepting, Active learning the robot’s mouth action, So he can't contextualise, there’s no blessing. Neither me nor him meet and we sweep by, There’s no connection from his ANDs and ORs, Only citadels to weather the reactive cry, When my nouns are pocketed by...

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I was born in Utah Not in a state of Sin but preachers were insistent Sin was the State I'm in I lay down exhausted From hearing what they said And I thank God Almighty They can rest assured I'm dead I know that they will follow me (After a little more sin) But Jesus has informed me Saint Peter won't let them in Up here the...

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