Selective Poems | Examples

gardenia cottage is selective

Gardenia cottage is unseen by most
Built by a mushroom finger hut ghost
Deep in the blue forest, only seen by a few
She only shows herself when she thinks you are true

Memory Has a Selective Ring

Memory has a selective ring
    lets slip unpleasant things 

  Basks midst prism's colors, prelude to first light 
    discards unlit alleys, moon-less nights

Selective Memory's Destructive Power

Through the fog of time, memories fade, 
Selectively, they dance, a masquerade.
They choose the fragments, both light and dark, 
A tapestry woven with a heartless spark.

Tenderness vanishes, like morning dew, 
Only scars remain, vivid and true.
Forgetting laughter, joy, and embrace, 
Selectivity memory breeds a barren space.

A weapon disguised in forgetful guise, 
Tearing apart bonds with venomous lies.
Selective memory, a double-edged sword, 
Both protector and destroyer, to its own accord.

Selective Reasoning a Proverb

SELECTIVE REASONING a proverb

Opinions-
              that ignore inconvenient facts

Selective

the figure watches
its selective seduction
of my pressed pencil

Selective Listening

Listen to your heart and look away from the cynical
Keep looking for a downer 
And you will find what lies beneath the pain that birth's your tears
Then it becomes even harder to look up
More like heads up
Ducking in fear
Making it even harder to hold back the ocean wanting to be free from your eyes
Even harder not to just say goodbye
Good enough will no longer get by
You will always find what you think of in your mind
p.s. no need to worry when you decide to just be you...

Mercurial Cloud

The universe is a mercurial cloud.
Against its overbearing chaos,
I have only my words.
They are never solutions,
Only questions.
Always selective in their attention.
Always filters screening out 
The subatomic assault.
I have only my words. 
I scroll through cable channels.
I download all the apps.
How do I ponder a musical chord?
How do I arrange an ordered thought?
The social order is our agreement,
Our consensus on what exists.

Selective Memory

Hate memorizes more and forgets less than love,
as well as creditor and debtor... !

Selective Recall

Selective Recall
Written: by Miracle Man
New Years Day 2022

In a dim lit corner of every mind,
lay matters which long have been whispered past.
These thoughts congregate, ever to unwind,
they’re distant moments that forever last.

Some exist as Dust Bunnies, unspoken,
and will never enjoy the light of day.
Any thought garnered would be just token,
not ebon or white but bordering gray.

Selective Hearing-

Sometimes I hear the calling but no one's talking before me you see I am blind?

5/23/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2021

Poetically Selective

my disclaimer 
to make sure 
no animals 
were hurt 

during the
writing of these
poems also expresses
that all the events written

did in
fact
happen
and all

poems 
are true
as truly
written

so when i write
and you hopefully
read that when
i mention a

particular
it is in fact
true as i'm
writing this

right now that i once
strummed her guitar
plunked her piano
and fingered her mandolin

so please
PLEASE
read with
caution

use protective
gear for ears
and eyes and
remember

safety is
first before
reading poetry
eye strain is always

a possabilaty
and if sensitive
to proper grammar
or spelling PLEASE

shy away from...
...from these...

did i weed out
the weaklings

Selective Blindness

Blinded to all of the desirable flaws
within pillow reach
Shallow beauty of uneven temperament
rises and falls
with the tide of X-ray attraction

Ultraviolet thoughts in visible range,
scan the scarred marks 
on an arrhythmic, telltale heart
Tender touch select a barely audible
passionate promise of silhouette pleasure
Sarah Vaughan on the playlist,
speaks softly low 
after every Phyllis Hyman kiss

Silky braille scats,
pure Al Jarreau ...
fingering the body fretboard
Leaves an infra-red lip signature

Blind to the faults
of a carefree gypsy, wandering attitude
Wait patiently
to impart a better bosom perspective

Open the clay vaults
while the lava flow of the moment moves
Let love clarity
be the retinal force which aorta give

See those gems of free expression
paint the intimate mood 
Glittering hues of breathtaking ecstasy
is blind to the fact — 
seeking love is a natural obsession

My World Selective Mutism

Alone in a world trapped in my head
Thinking of the past laying in bed.
Random moments will come over me
When all I’ll do is think and breathe.
No words will form from my lips
A brief verbal eclipse
Numerous reasons ranging
Personality unchanging, while emotions exchanging.
Words and “smiles” shared so often their meaning taints
Cares and interests we faint
All to please the eye of another
The numerous expectations begin to smother.
So many thoughts locked in my head
Everyone leading to a sense of dread
My lips grow heavy like your eyes at night
Both shall close and be alright
Let me stay in my little world
In blankets warm and curled
Everything will be alright
When you come to embrace the night.

Selective Listening

You told me I was wise
When I spoke of what you Taught me
But the moment I made my own truth
You stopped listening.

Kale Brereton
August 5, 2018

Selective Hearing Loss

Selective hearing loss going on,
His wife said, "That's a pretty lady"
He said, "She sure is...I mean HUH?"
She squinted and thought, "That's shady"

It went to the back of her mind
She let it slide just like before
Such a close one, but he got by
So glad he wasn't shown the door

I know you think that guy was me
That's the way it usually goes
But I'll tell you what, that's not true
(As far as anybody knows!)

• Short Selective Poems
• Famous Selective Poems
• Best Selective Poems
• Read Selective Poems
• Long Selective Poems
• Selective Quotes