Short Humoring Poems

He is my friend; I will never leave him.
We humored our puppy for a while,
thinking he would outgrow his love for his owl.
He never did.
They spend their days together 
On one dog bed....

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Please pretend I am a bee, the fluffy cat told me.
She was dressed like a bee, and a pot of honey.
I was humoring her, for she exhibited such glee.
Why should I ruin anything for this lovely bee?...

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Predators tense.
Teeth like razors,
But the eyes hold more.
Anger, hostile features.
Cowering pray.
Weak, puny lives.
Filled with nothing but flesh and blood.
The ignorance is humoring.
Smile at the weakness,
holding it in sweaty claws.
Nothing beats this power.
Superior being walks among
Like the animal you wish you were...

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Elephants will head for higher ground 
before a Sunami makes landfall.
The flocks will sing desperate songs
and fly quickly from devilish fires.

While donning his three-piece silky suit
man-unkind kneads another infinity bomb...
as glassy moths nibble away his soul. 
Leaving their powder to humor his ashes.
Stupid-stupid man, a pawn to his ego.
...

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when a friend eagerly tosses 
     a hackneyed joke that you're
          sure will puff out in midair;

or when you contrive a laughter
     and he knows you know 
          you're just humoring him;

or when he dishes out more
     jokes believing you're asking
          for more when you're not;

and when you laugh at his being
     so dense, and he laughs at
          your thin pretense!...

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SOLARIUM SIDEWINDERS

introverted 
hermit crabs
share cavities
appeased in their 
shielded double
sanctuaries

solariums of solitude
misplaced platitudes
humoring normalcy
with crustaceous
pet mentality

prisoners of exposé
unventilated cage
soft pink lungs
dried out sponge
obligatory needs
waterdearth
disclosure



solarium sidewinders 
discharge
leakage and seepage
exposure
losing all sheltered
composure




© Kim van Breda—28 December 2015...

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