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Slap In The Face Poems - Poems about Slap In The Face

Is it as it seems
...A bottle of water, Bought from the store, Could be used once, Then thrown to the floor. A can of soda, From the shop, Once used, discarded, No need for more pop. If I look at it, From a ......

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Categories: slap in the face, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Dusty Box of Memories
...Here I am alone again, well, just me and kitty. It's quite peaceful and quiet and Kitty is comfy all curled up on her cotton quilt. The television is off and being that it's nearly 3:00am there are n......

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Categories: slap in the face, cat,
Form: Haibun



Premium Member Looking Back At Trump's Capital Assault Twice
... Looking Back At Trump's Capital Assault Twice From that storm-driven dark day.~ I saw rioters chanting U-S-A, U-S-A.~ And raging, raging, having their stay.~ Like wound-up robots with ......

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Categories: slap in the face, america, introspection, leadership, presidents
Form: Monorhyme
FORBIDDEN
...Silent footsteps don't make a sound Forbidden love never to be found I walk this lonely road astray Hoping to find my place someday My heart growing as cold as stone Realizing my destiny's to be......

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Categories: slap in the face, dark, depression, feelings, loneliness,
Form: Rhyme
Beyond the mask she wore
..."Tell Romeo i love him and goodbye " The words echo in my mind like a haunting whisper A lingering shadow that refuses to fade Questions makrs landed upon me, Crushing my mind like chewed gum,sti......

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Categories: slap in the face, anger, conflict, confusion, cry,
Form: Free verse



SEEING FROM THE OTHER SIDE
...SEEING FROM THE OTHER SIDE For years, one has entertained the notion That nations and cultures can always mix There are customs and appearances, true Some might close their eyes, as many do Al......

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Categories: slap in the face, character, international, perspective,
Form: Rhyme
Mocking the Dead
...Living is mocking the dead, To dance while they rot instead, Each breath that we take Is a slap in the face Cause living is mocking the dead. Living is such a conundrum, Every human that lives ......

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Categories: slap in the face, angst, dark, death,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Please Don't
...His Version of Mail It Please don’t question yourself, please don’t give me a second thought, who am I to live in your mind after all of the turmoil I brought? Believe me you don’t want to do thi......

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Categories: slap in the face, angst, heartbreak,
Form: Rhyme
If You Want To Be a Victim
...You see them all around these days, braying loud on the internet, people claiming that they’re victims, demanding you ‘recognize’ that. But when they explain what is wrong biting back a laugh is......

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Categories: slap in the face, how i feel, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Tweets
...I, too, dislike poems. I’ve tried runes (and rampikes) but that’s affected rather than merely effete. So I call them figments. When people query What do you write? at a barbecue or birthday p......

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Categories: slap in the face, birthday, earth, pain, people,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Cold Darkness
...The rain seems more angry today A cold stinging slap in the face A wake-up call perhaps It will soon cling Icily sharp On the edges Of a colder wind Glistening branches Tinkling In Chris......

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Categories: slap in the face, march, weather,
Form: Free verse
With All Good Conscious
...I contemplated, trying desperately to recall, when I'd changed and my humility took a fall. Wondering how I managed to be so greedy instead of thinking of the poor and the needy. I was ashamed o......

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Categories: slap in the face, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
The Status Quo
...I got this feeling, I can't seem to shake. Hope I didn't scare you, My mistake. I keep believing, to once Again, see your face. I know everyone thinks I'm just a nut case. Thi......

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Categories: slap in the face, heartbreak, heartbroken,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Dreamy Democracy In Danger
...his is not what we were taught in school Fights, mayhems, police arrests and brutalities In the soiled streets. Compatriots, it's never cool To see so much blood and so many fatalities. Competi......

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Categories: slap in the face, black african american, color,
Form: Rhyme
That Horrible Day
...on this horrible day who was born stupid with his dawn of setbacks I remembered every scratch on the car's body every slap in the face that life gave me songs that don't fit well you just cle......

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Categories: slap in the face, day, words,
Form: Free verse

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