Short Antifreeze Poems

ant
anti
antifreeze
antiestablishment
aunty Em
Ant hill
ants on a log
ant...

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Can't appease the disease 
Addiction comes like a breeze
Toxic like antifreeze 
Unrelentless like fleas
On your knees trying to appease
Doesn't matter if you say please
You'll eventually have to pay
The overdue fees...

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you are a gentle breeze
a cocktail with antifreeze
an approaching sneeze
or a winter storm
three standard deviations from the norm
four sheets to the wind
and I think your rook is pinned
are you a ghostly mist
or a clenched fist?
I know you are a metaphor
I don't know what for...

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Hot
                 sunny, heat
      scorching, burning, sizzling 
  Flames, lava ,frozen, antifreeze 
      snowing, freezing, hailing
                Ice, cool, chill
                       Cold








* This poem was inspired by L. Milton. He excels
in the form; I saw his amazing poems in the 
Diamante form and decided to give it a go.


Alexis Y.
04-28-2021...

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sometimes a snapdragon
breaks the neck of necessity,
crushes the head of instinct.

the cheese in the trap,
the bait on the hook.

the proof in the poison,
love like antifreeze.

hearts snapped in bear traps,
hope singed by blue light.

cupid is an angry wasp
seeking those with allergies.

beware of vibrations in loud voices,
hollow logs and impulsive choices.
stay clear of fields of flowers,
dark quiet eaves and empty hours....

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