Tamped Poems

Morning in June

...It is morning, my coffee and I sit alongside my grandson. He is still fast asleep, my guest bedroom never used by him. He loves to sleep out in the open and watch Netflix before he shuts his eyes.

...

Pariah heap - savagely subjecting myself to humiliation

...Pariah heap - savagely subjecting myself to humiliation

Outward slovenly appearance bespeaks volumes
wordsworth their weight in gold
(exhumed from the pith
of these lovely bones -
beclothed wi...

I thought, and you thought

...Inspired by Kevin and Sophie's love story in a show. Heartbreaking and moving.

I thought, and you thought 
By Michelle Morris
25/02/2024

I wanted you to see me
Like you see the world through...

Embrace The Day

...Embrace the Day

Before manscaping with my hair trimmer,
my arm hair army wrapped further,
further around my cylindrical arms,
like wheat stalks before the harvest.
All atilt in a summertime wi...

I Will Always Be a Seed

...My calloused black skin got shoved in the soil by a white mans soiled thumb
Trying to make his mortgage off me

Buried
I found friends 
Barely breathing

But we sang. One friend was named Hosa...

Together Alone

...While the sun sets for you 
it rises for me, you are halfway
around the world, our differences
nights and days apart –  
                  
                      while I dreamed of
settling you...

Free Association Comprises Ratiocination

...Free association comprises ratiocination...

Bonafide catatonic doggedness,
nevertheless this stubborn stoic poet writ
afore and another feeble effort courtesy
exhaustive mental effort
he brewe...

Aloof Brother Concedes Duty Evaded

...Aloof brother concedes duty evaded...

Foremost gratitude heavenly indebted,
jumbling kindling, linkedin mourning
numbness overlaid, pervaded, quashed,
routed thoroughly undermined vibrant
warb...

The Coded Mystery

...Within a night, a simple crop field has been transformed into a  magnificent work of art, the overnight cryptic formations capture the attention of all as the large section of the crop has been t...

Two Unhappy People Make Five

...Their love was pure until it wasn’t.
She kept thinking it was her fault.
If she could just outguess him, things could be lovely again.

She tried to dress the right way, say the right things,
ke...

Masquerade

...M aking believe that you're doing just fine,
A llowing only your best deeds to shine.
S aying what everyone wants to hear,
Q uickly quashing any sign of fear.
U gly emotions swiftly tamped down, ...

A Care To Spare

...I know you're out there ...
    I can hear you ... typing, rat-a-tat-tat
      I echo it, but place with intent
       each finger-step, just SO
      each notion a necklace of keystrokes
    in...

I Calmed Myself

...I calmed myself intentionally
For my back was breaking
Under the anger of paperwork

Nothing puts me in a worse mood
I slow my breathing, telling myself we can do this
A raging fire of hatred i...

Supplement Me

...Moon shed maximum bulb shares us 
      her grey making floodlight flash beam
      Hitting front sides bright, the rest seen
      by cautious shuffle, by textured touch

      Forest in scratc...

Does Anyone Care

...I know you're out there
    I can hear you ... typing, rat-a-tat-tat
      I echo it, but place with intent
       each finger-step just SO
      each notion a necklace of keystrokes
    individ...

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