view2021/4/23 #poetry
Mixing mixing round and round
I spin the spoon in the pot
but when it is done I can't eat yet
the food is still way too hot
It bubbles and pops for a minute more
I wish it would cool down
I have not eaten in hours
My stomach makes gurgling sounds
It will be good, I know, I know
A treat worth waiting for
but it's hard to wait when you're hungry
the sensation is no cinch to ignore
The key to success is distraction
I must avoid burning my tongue
I remind myself that it has happened
When I've done it before it has stung
I move on to other ideas
about things I'll do later today
and then almost before I know it
the food is now cooled, hooray!
This pattern I know will repeat again
It's not something I can avoid
but as long as I follow this outline
at least I can be less annoyed
view2021/4/22 #poetry
Maybe this
will not be
the only sentence
you read today,
but if
it is,
I hope
that the
words do not
get in
the way.
view2021/4/21 #poetry
How it goes
isn't always fun
isn't always easy
isn't always interesting
isn't always pleasant
isn't always exciting
isn't always nice
isn't always pretty
isn't always quick
isn't always simple
isn't always what you want
but it is always a ride
A monster lives in my basement
it's made out of eyeballs and hair
it's been trapped in a sturdy encasement
for many a many a year
You really shouldn't go down there
It's not something you want to see
It's not about if it will cause fear
just that everyone should leave it be
Even if you decide to trudge down
it won't be that easy to find
and what will you get once it is found?
I think that you should change your mind
The door is unable to open
it's locked and the key is long gone
Besides the stairway is broken
and the lights will not even turn on
I'm starting to get the impression
that you have an unwavering need
you will not respond to suggestion
you keep asking for us to proceed
I'm trying my best to deter you
convince you that you should turn back
I don't know what it is that I should do
to get you to give up on this track
There's nothing down there that I'm hiding
you can go on in if you dare
you will not respond to my guiding
I'm starting to fail to care
Take your time searching, be cautious
try not to let anything out
I'm heading outside since I'm nauseous
I won't help so don't bother to shout
view2021/4/20 #poetry
Not really my thing
not really
not really
It was
but now
it's not
I don't like it anymore
Yes, I used to
but no longer
it doesn't seem to fit
I can't say why
just that it's
Not really my thing
Yes yes yes yes yes
Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Yes yes yes yes yes
view2021/4/19 #poetry
Today I demanded of a pigeon:
Tell me something pigeon
It flew off into a hectic wind
I received the impression
as I watched it make it's way undaunted
Obstacles are nothing
if you have the right skills
and equipment
view2021/4/18 #poetry
Mind the kettle please
young dear
there's stew in it for you
for I must take leave
from here
there's something I must do
my bones are not at ease
I fear
the worst may now be true
a god I must appease
they're near
I just need to figure who
you'll get past your disease
have cheer
no reason to be blue
I'm off into the breeze
don't tear
soon you'll be good as new
view2021/4/17 #poetry
My new snack is so fantastic
I eat it almost every day
It satisfies every craving
Easy prep with no delay
Tortilla full of yummy gluten
holds the other things within
Mandarin is sweet and juicy
removed from it's outer skin
Peanut butter lays along
the tortilla's center line
finish off with cashew yogurt
wrap it well and it's all mine
I eat it up in just a minute
relishing it's taste and feel
I think I found the perfect combo
so good it almost seems unreal
Today I found another rhyme, while browsing through thesaurus.land,
fleck
dapple
dot
flake
freckle
speckle
spot
streak
view2021/4/16 #poetry
It would be much easier
if the people you met
already knew what
you needed from them
It would be slightly easier
if you felt at ease
letting the people you met
know what you needed from them
It would be just as tough
if you withheld your needs
for fear of them being
ignored or used against you
It would be even harder
if the people you met
would actually
do such things
It would be impossible
if you knew that
they would, for sure.
Wouldn't it?
view2021/4/15 #poetry
I'm not sure I get it
I mean, I think I do
but if that's true
it's not funny at all
You say “There's nothing to get”
but it doesn't seem so simple
rather complex really
and it's not even silly
“Straightforward as can be”
you relate nonchalantly
but I'm really having trouble
maybe you can explain
Perhaps we're butting heads
because of difference in assumptions
and I just need cluing in
to fully understand
Or perhaps the real problem here
is that you're spouting nonsense dear
and basically I need not fear
that I'm the one
who doesn't get it
view2021/4/14 #poetry
Wait (breath) wait
That ringing dinging zipping zapping plinking plonking buzzing thudding
can
wait
no rush
get to it when you are ready
let it go completely until then
pump your blood
blink your eyes
breathe
your breath
wait