you're a grease-fire film
attached to drywall like salt
s p i I l e d
over a cracked, unwashed shoulder,
the dull toothache
throbbing
through a 3 a.m. call,
growing older, sharper, colder...
get out of my mind!
you aren't some gothic ghost
in a tragic shroud,
but a raw static hiss on busted station;
a sagging weight ,
a stationary,
stubborn-as-a-mule cloud,
a parasite
fattening on my hesitation...
get out of my mind!
like orange rust,
nibbling at a clean steel blade,
the bitter, permanent
ink-stain you've made;
no velvet darkness here,
no weeping willow,
just concrete bricks
in my chest, and grit on my pillow...
oh, xanthippe....get out of my mind!
Hope can be a good thing, yet a very dangerous thing;
Stubborn as a mule yet fragile as glass.
Hope fills your mind to the brim, giving you something to cling to,
But if it is crushed, you are crushed along with it.
I wish I would not hope.
I know how this is going to go.
But I need to cling to it more desperately than anything,
For without hope, I have nothing left of you.
Again, he broke when the gate bell was still clanging,
then took off so fast... to the reins I was left hanging.
He's wearing a goofy smile that says, "I'm so proud,"
but he's forgotten just one thing... for crying out loud!
I have to be in the saddle when crossing the finish line!
That's a concept totally lost on this headstrong equine.
Flashing Ghost has always been as stubborn as a mule
but I keep taking the mount, so that makes me a fool.
Oh yeah, he's determined to always break out on top,
But when he outbreaks me, I can't yell at him, "Stop!"
I would end up crumpled on the track, lying in the grass,
or diving head-first up the crack of this white horse's ass.
Ghost should be retired from racing and used as a stud.
He'd be more valuable, but as a racehorse, he's a dud.
He flies out of the gate but is a jockey's worst nightmare.
I swear, I won't ride him again, even on a double dare!
Its an old saying,
stubborn as a mule
The old Italian
yanked,
and the donkey said,
"now that ain't cool"
When camping keep the watermelon in the creek
to keep it cool
Always do your homework first after school
Wait thirty minutes after eating before swimming
in the pool
Love thy neighbor as yourself follow the golden rule
Count to ten before speaking in anger and being
a fool
Never lend or borrow and you will avoid strife and duels
Drink a glass of water before you eat so you won't drool
Be respectful to adults so people know we raised
a little jewel
As a child I heard them all but was scolded for being
stubborn as a mule
I am a careful driver who stays in my lane
Except when I think doing so would be insane
Like when a crazy fool
Is stubborn as a mule
And has an ego that is totally inane
I humbly and wisely take the high road...except
When another driver is doubtlessly inept
I'm not the one who crashed
and don't need to be bashed
Do not assume I am wrong, when I am adept
A driver who thinks he's better is a road hog
Some folks might even consider him a hotdog
Mouthing off like he's right
Like a poet on a site
Bragging like a fat bullfrog, squatting on a log
Donald Trump really needs to concede
A new president is what we all need
He's stubborn as a mule
But can't win, voters rule
Step down sir, our Country needs to succeed
11/21/2020
Contest: Out On a Lim
Sponsor: Joseph May
Between Sinner and Savior
Between Sinner and Savior sermon fought dual;
And which one lately had been new found fool;
Heard teaching,
During preaching;
He said we were all sinners stubborn as a mule.
Jim Horn
When you praise a man
You spoil his humble heart
When you hate a good man
Stubborn as a mule he becomes
He was super cool, would break all the rules, said the heck with school, stubborn as a mule, was labeled a fool.
Life became cruel he tried to use some tool's but his learning was minuscule, found his self in a cesspool.
But he didn't let it overrule, he went back to school learned the golden rule, came out of that cesspool and found, he's a true Jewel.
Life is like a giant pool, sometimes you'll run into. A whirlpool which is why you'll need the right fuel.
But what you definitely can't do is drool while sitting on a stool, being scared of the pool.
Stay In School
Ego Down Came Pouring
Down from sky his big ego came pouring,
And on person who himself was adoring;
Needing more fuel;
Stubborn as a mule;
Far as I am concerned he has been boring.
Jim Horn
You can take your pick as to who this
applies to.
Like idea of having an icon for
Top 100 Poets like me.
Please don't you cry dear friend
As we say our goodbyes
Life has been a pleasure to us
To have been part of each others lives
Though we part and say farewell
This isn't the very end
The next chapter in our lives
Is just barely beginning
We've come to the part in our books
That require different roads
So you take yours and I'll take mine
We'll see where this adventure goes
Along the way I'll think of you
I'll hold you in my heart
I'll smile when I think of you
And our very funny start
We didn't care much for each other
Both stubborn as a mule
Funny how we're standing here
Both crying like a fool
We learned some lessons though
Along this winding road
No matter our opinionated differences
No one wants to be alone
So you compromise a little bit
One day at a time
Than one day you won't forget
How to make the other smile
So as we part as friends
Continue on our way
Lets cherish this moment forever
And remember it everyday
Tighten the Tongue
James: Chapter 3.
Seems like tongues these days
Are errors from all their ways
Not deserving praise.
Due to tainted tongue
Many hands we will have wrung
Sad songs also sung.
Tongue terror was full
Not only that bunch of bull
Stubborn as a mule.
Our tongues tried to tame
Not give others all the blame
To us will do same.
Why incriminate
With tongue we should always wait
Also hesitate.
With tongue tell the truth
While never being uncouth
Had been in our youth.
We humiliate
With tongue is a common trait
Will have to sedate.
James Thesarious Hilarious Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
What a mess
I must confess
I made of my own life
Immaturity can be
A dull and painful knife
Advice was given readily
Wisdom came like tides
Warned of dangers far and near
That trap young hearts like mine
Stubborn as a mule can be
I scoffed and bucked
So foolishly
Looking back
I made a fuss
Over things now
Old like dust
If I'd listened
If I heard
Words of love
I thought absurd
Generous to a fault,
stubborn as a mule;
a bit older than dirt
but as a general rule-
we treasure your smile,
love your sense of humor;
we applaud your *****
and we've spread the rumor-
that in your younger days
you ate fatback and greens
and could wield a switch
that made us shoot our beans.
In spite of all the memories
and recurring nightmare scenes,
we're proud to call you Mom
and glad we've got your genes.
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