Stubbed Poems - Poems about Stubbed

levels of it

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stubbed toe / during a broken heart—
you said pain is pain, offered to kiss both.

we nursed the plot of a favorite episode,
argued over what constituted foreshadowing.

talking to you about ...

Hey Mom

...
“Hey, Mom”

Hey, Mom! 
I can’t sleep.
I’ve been awake for hours.
There are dragons at my door.
        “Come crawl in beside me,” She said 
	“I’ll chase them far away.”

Hey, Mom!
I stubb...

Messy Boys

...Jibber jabber, pitter patter;
another one is screaming, now what's the matter?

Little feet, stinky feet,
how many rocks did you just eat?

Sticky hands, runny nose;
did you just pick your nos...

The Man Who HATES Everything

...My whole life I knew a man who hates everything.
Who had a distaste about anything, 
Even the do-nothings and do-somethings said to anyone, 
Because he hates everyone, 
So this tale of hate has a...

a modern girls delay

...(a disastrous morning Sonnet)

I am the very model of a girl who’s late for morning meal,
my charger failed, the printer jammed, the morning’s start has been surreal
I lost a scrunchy an...

Another Incident

...


It was a balmy night by the sea
the bar wasn't empty, nor was it full
I was on my 5th whiskey sour
it matched my mood
some days a detective
some days a writer
now and then even a poet
no...

This Playground

...We're all children on this broken playground. Swings with no seats, monkey-bars with no bars, broken glass littered about: yet it's all we know and so

With stubbed toes and wounded hearts we beg t...

Maestro

...Ella Fitzgerald (1917 – 1996)

In the midst of stale fog – Is it day or night?
The dimmed dishevelled lights don’t give a bass clef 
Whilst notes made syncopated love at the bar
A tsunami of dis...

She's a Mummy From Saskatoon

...Hung on a brick wall the mummy looks spooky 
its Halloween time and her timing is fluky 
she prowls down the lane committing mutiny
hostile as a devil she breathes foul frumenty

Dried up like a...

Parent's Weekend

...Last weekend was “Parent’s” weekend at Yale. A time when parents are formally invited to visit. They have receptions and other events - but no potato-sack races (which is disappointing). My parents c...

Unto the Final Hour

...Woke up this morning
What can I say?
It's not starting out
My very best day
Already stubbed my toe
And just hit my head
And I haven't even gotten
All the way outta bed!

But Yah, 
When it's...

The Pondering Pedestrian

...One day I thought I'd take a walk,
So on that day I walked and thought.
I thought about the times we'd talk,
We talked about the life we sought.

A thoughtful life where we'd be proud,
And prou...

What Is It Like For You To Fall In Love

...For me the world becomes a playground, 
the gray concrete becomes the forgiving mulch
beneath the swing set. The clouds start to move slower 
and they all start to look more like dinosaurs or cowb...

Nay To Reckless Speech

...Sometimes, in speech we stray
With what we rashly say,
While attention ears pay
Our lips allowed their way...

Worse when our mood is gay
Or we forgot to pray,
Now to Free Mistakes 'prey'
Lis...

Horn Haiku Splendid Ended

...Horn Haiku Splendid
Wish it had never ended
really intended

always will exhort
having to go to court
paying child support
(selling myself short)
(trip had to abort)
(taring down the fort)
...

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