Untenable Poems - Poems about Untenable

Hiroshima eighty years since August 6th, 1945

...Hiroshima – eighty years since August 6th, 1945

About fourteen and a half years 
before my birth,
yours truly not even a twinkle  
in the eyes of his then 
young father and mother
the former ...

Giants

...Is cruelty hiding in the stars deceitful play?
What a waste of heart; for them to lie in silence as dying art

For their lights just untenable promises made,
Giants: long gone before we see them ...

Isomer

...My love dissipated into the stagnant night.
The element of hope dissociated, evaporating, 
Nebulized by the lungs.
In great heaving gasps and salty residuum, 
It left me
Over the hours, the week...

class of 25

...If freshman year was aspirational
and sophomore year was unhinged
junior year was put up or shut up
and senior year is a dash to the finish line

This year’s on fast forward—and it’s for keeps
...

Pronounced side effect upon my dreams

...Pronounced side effect upon my dreams...
courtesy Fluoxetine hydrochloride -
the hydrochloride salt form of fluoxetine, 
a diphenhydramine derivative 
and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor 
...

Steppin' Off

...Steppin’ Off 
My Platform 


I
Will 
Miss you,
It’s only so long
And not a swan song
I have projects awaiting 
They need some attention
An untenable encumbrance
Far too many to me...

Betrayal in Whelm of the sea

...All around me, the ugliness and rays.
Those scrimshaw eyes, I’m dizzy with the haze.
My pulsepoint jumped, too cozy with our friend.
My arms and legs, in seesaw wave, betrays.

My husband gr...

Ruse of the evil grimace also known as Blondie

...Ruse of the evil grimace also known as "Blondie"

A real hunter (and huntress), she stands five feet
and tips the scales at most one hundred pounds.

Despite looking like a little girl, her stoc...

On being emotionally bankrupt

...On being emotionally bankrupt

Sentient beings distraught
psyche rent asunder
courtesy false accusations
heated words exchanged like gunfire
pox upon the house of Deborah Hunter,
a vicious vin...

Absolute deafening silence

...Absolute deafening silence...

during and after a moderate snowfall
today January 19th, 2024,
within Southeastern Pennsylvania
and elsewhere across the Eastern Seaboard,
whereby blanket of whit...

POEM TO RENEE : MASTER HEALER

...POEM TO RENEE, MASTER HEALER

Perfectly proportioned Greek goddess
except her philosophies were 
somewhat eastern 
or eternal

Gold locks alight
magical medicine woman 
aflame with Sakara he...

Abcs of American Democracy

...Abundant wisdom appears to be lacking
Behind the halls of our venerable House.
Could it be our seers are slacking,
Drowned in the spittle of an untenable grouse,
Even now as our country falters?
...

Once Again

...Once again I find myself at the whim of these storms.
From peak to valley, to peak again.
I’m spent. 
They take my energy, my focus & desires. Turn them on their head, then shatter them to pieces ...

Lulled To Sleep Courtesy White Noise of the Fan

...Lulled to sleep courtesy white noise of the fan

Onset of first 2023 heatwave
found yours truly lulled to sleep
courtesy rattle and hum
(U2 can dreamily tread 
where the streets have no name) 
...

The Masked Singer

...The Masked Singer is an entertainer on stage in masquerade
A baker by day; a singer by night with accolade

The Masked Singer dresses as a male and sometimes female 
He is a ***** but with many p...

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