http://www.poetryandstories.com/ Poetry and Stories - The community for poetry writers, authors of short stories, and poem lovers all over the world. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:06:49 -0600 en-us http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1708/White.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1708/White.html &nbsp White Icy fingers dare to caress our winter fenland scene Crystal white apparitions with fresh sunlight gleam ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1707/only_words.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1707/only_words.html &nbsp only words seem 
somehow insufficient 
 to express how I&rsquom feeling right Now. such Love is pouring out 
from the depth of my being 
but relationships I&rsquove coun... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1706/only_words.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1706/only_words.html &nbsp only words seem 
somehow insufficient 
 to express how I&rsquom feeling right Now. such Love is pouring out 
from the depth of my being 
but relationships I&rsquove coun... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1704/Sickness_In_My_Health.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1704/Sickness_In_My_Health.html I think I&rsquom getting sick again or is this sickness ever-present? Do I suffer from occasional bouts of health which seem to be growing more infrequent? I have taught myself a sc... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1703/Magic.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1703/Magic.html I cannot believe there isn&rsquot magic in the world, &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp I said to my mother at all of nine years old. I quite simply refused to believe it, not a word, &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp And I don... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1702/Revenge.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1702/Revenge.html Revenge is a dish that is best served cold. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp So I&rsquom getting myself a huge freezer. The best revenge is a life that&rsquos well lived. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp To test this one, I a... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1701/Mind_Tilling.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1701/Mind_Tilling.html It&rsquos time for bed. For some reason, I can&rsquot sleep. My mind won&rsquot turn off or shut down and thoughts keep &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Racing around inside: Poetry, prose, pain.. &nbsp&nbsp&... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1700/The_Boy_Who_Shared_His_Orange.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1700/The_Boy_Who_Shared_His_Orange.html I cut, peeled and ate an orange today &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp and somehow it made me think of you &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp but I cannot remember your name This is I&rsquo... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1699/Radio_Antenna.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1699/Radio_Antenna.html Standing in the rain and watching the white lightning &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp I hold my radio antenna high I wait for words to fall, though it is frightening &nbsp&nbsp... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1698/Anti.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1698/Anti.html Anti-social anti-special Anti-people and anti-healthful Anti-cacophony anti-light Anti-ceremony anti-flight Anti-government anti-fools Anti-structure and anti-schools Anti-m... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1697/Go_Away,_Girl.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1697/Go_Away,_Girl.html All you want to do is mope and feel sad about a thing you can never change. And yet, I&rsquom the one who is being bad trying to give a bright side to our pain. &nbsp Go away, g... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1695/The_Question.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1695/The_Question.html Are you planning on dumping me? I said &nbsp&nbsp And you were struck silent for a minute That was not what you thought was in my head &nbsp&nbsp You never could figure what was in it ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1694/The_Animal_Under_the_Porch.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1694/The_Animal_Under_the_Porch.html I am always the last person down &nbsp&nbsp I see beauty I the darkest night From the rose-hued sunset, touching ground &nbsp&nbsp To the powder blue of morning light I suppose some... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1693/Last_One_Down.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1693/Last_One_Down.html I am always the last person down &nbsp&nbsp I see beauty I the darkest night From the rose-hued sunset, touching ground &nbsp&nbsp To the powder blue of morning light I suppose some... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1692/Big_Black_Eyes.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1692/Big_Black_Eyes.html Why did you frighten me so? Your shiny, big, black eyes It&rsquos those that scared me the most Not your pale skin Not your small size The terror of the ultimate unknown &nb... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1691/My_Light_in_the_Sky.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1691/My_Light_in_the_Sky.html Only once was I given my light in the sky And it wasn&rsquot that spectacular Just a glimpse and then gone I guess it didn&rsquot see me and moved on The next chance I was given, there w... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1690/Half.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1690/Half.html The sky strikes a balance- Half is clear half dark gray An example of life I suppose you could say The dark side rips open Dropping a sheet of rain This side is my favorite It washes ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1689/Lives_Such_As_These.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1689/Lives_Such_As_These.html The most beautiful things in life are free I speak not of cost, but of truth Without limit Without deception Without judgment Without conceit A bird soars above this great mess So ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1688/Pariah.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1688/Pariah.html They ask, I know, out of sheer politeness But their disgust shows through in their likeness For what use could an ill person like me To their overwrought lives ever be? A strange one, I am ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1687/DEPRESSION.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1687/DEPRESSION.html &nbsp Winter at the creek Like the dry, dead brush I bleed my color and break away From bud to root. Once fluid, now crystalline and separate from the stream, Double-edged d... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1686/Blue.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1686/Blue.html Blue If the sky is blue what depressed it for it still hangs high overhead If the sky is grey then what aged it a&nbspnew one forms every day it is said If a red sky at night deligh... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1685/RED.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1685/RED.html RED He stood gazing down at the woman Dispassionate as the red life fluid Drained slowly away from her Body quiet, still, torpid She lay there relinquishing her blood His thoughts... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1684/Lost_Words.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1684/Lost_Words.html Does anyone ever read poetry anymore? Or has it gone the way of the Dodo? Like the art of writing a letter it has found itself an unknown to generations of flesh-toned androids for whom t... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1683/Childhood.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1683/Childhood.html God, I miss my childhood Even though I was picked on Even though we didn&rsquot have much &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp To me, it was a most magical time. I listened to my mother About how fast it wo... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1682/Dear_Mr._Boogie_Man.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1682/Dear_Mr._Boogie_Man.html Dear Mr. Boogie Man, the Monster under my bed, the Monster in my closet, and any other thoughts in my head. I write this letter in hopes to put you all in dread. Im no longer afraid of the d... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1681/Yellow.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1681/Yellow.html Yellow A golden yellow resin once oozed relentlessly from majestic pines beneath Cretaceous sky glistening there in the eerie shafts of sunglow a trap for many an unwary visit by ant or ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1680/Cancer_of_the_Heart.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1680/Cancer_of_the_Heart.html Cancer of the Heart Dated: 16/04/2008 &nbsp Bit of hatred Wails of screams Chunk of hurt Eating away the bit of feelings That was still left&hellip Within Until slow... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1679/Brought_To_You_By_The_Letter_T.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1679/Brought_To_You_By_The_Letter_T.html A ticking time-bomb travesty of tremendous proportion- Tangled in your tyranny, and unable to hear me, you telegraphed your torture &lsquotill I was more than tormented as I tried to tr... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1678/Robert_and_the_Boogeyman.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1678/Robert_and_the_Boogeyman.html &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Robert Smith was a strange boy. Although it was obvious that he would grow to be a tall, dark and handsome man, for now he was simply a skinny, pale geek. His grades, which were qui... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1677/A_Normal_Life.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1677/A_Normal_Life.html What defines a normal human life- &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp That of a suppos&rsquod mature adult? Something that&rsquos over-driven by strife &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Creativity brought to a halt Ten plus hou... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1676/Someday_(The_Old_Woman).html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1676/Someday_(The_Old_Woman).html An old woman stood at the bus stop today Bundled against the cold and blustery weather While others stood shivering, She smiled softly Her common sense proving that she had known better T... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1675/Pessimism\'s_Death.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1675/Pessimism\'s_Death.html &nbsp Obstructed by an obtuse smile the predation resting in your eyes is not hidden there I wonder pointedly if I should care or just shrug it all away.&nbsp You could overtake me ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1674/Transposition_(short_extract).html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1674/Transposition_(short_extract).html The curtains stayed closed, as usual, just how he liked it. The room was drowned in grey. Even he, in his grey pyjama trousers and grey pyjama top, had no colour in his face. His hair was still bro... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1673/Unborn.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1673/Unborn.html Sweet child, it is not that you are unwanted &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp by the mother that lives deep within but that I am choosing to be not haunted &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp by the torture you&rsquod face as my... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1672/The_Nightmare_Truth.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1672/The_Nightmare_Truth.html The pressure in my head, a spinning, dancing sea What a nightmare it is to live inside of me. A twisted, tortured doll retching, churning acid. Each breath is hard and jagged, each li... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1670/A_Tale_Of_Special_Friends_.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1670/A_Tale_Of_Special_Friends_.html A Tale of Special Friends &nbsp One day as Beth was walking home from playgroup clutching her best doll, Cindy, the grey clouds began to leak some little drops of rain.&quotWe had better h... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1669/They_Said.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1669/They_Said.html &nbsp They said I couldn&rsquot do it, they said I stood no chance. They said I was a fool, a jig without a dance. They said I&rsquod be a failure, they said I&rsquod be a ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1668/Ace_in_the_hole,_lives_in_the_clouds.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1668/Ace_in_the_hole,_lives_in_the_clouds.html &nbsp Chiseled out of granite, kissed by the wind and rain, forged by the fire&rsquos infinite, no fear, anguish or pain. Adonis of the modern world, bronze and gold combine, ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1667/This_Poem.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1667/This_Poem.html &nbsp This poem has no title,this poem has no rhyme, this poem needs no pages, this poem is a crime. This poem is a liar, this poem is a joke, this poem is a makes a mock... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1666/Bath_Time..html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1666/Bath_Time..html Bath Time. I took my yearly bath to-day, Lots of dirt got soaked away. Why I bother, I sure dont know, But I bathed myself from head to toe. I used a bar of scented soap, To smell... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1665/Bath_Time..html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1665/Bath_Time..html Bath Time. I took my yearly bath to-day, Lots of dirt got soaked away. Why I bother, I sure dont know, But I bathed myself from head to toe. I used a bar of scented soap, To smell... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1664/Ode_to_a_Mother..html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1664/Ode_to_a_Mother..html Ode To A Mother. You who suffered the pangs of birth, Giving life to another soul on earth. Stilling it with your own sweet milk, Those loving caressing hands of silk. L... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1663/Why,_Fall_the_Rain.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1663/Why,_Fall_the_Rain.html The sun besmirched, Gale winds, Sheltering below As it pounds and pours Why, fall the rain, Unquestioned, Dancing gray clouds cover, I stay in place, Delivered? ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1662/The_last_House.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1662/The_last_House.html The last house 18/02/2010 &nbsp My weary bones And weak flesh A countenance to my alert mind At the age of 80 To the last house that I designed &nbsp Ochre walls... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1660/RdotInc._Vol.3_Intro:_Nothing_More.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1660/RdotInc._Vol.3_Intro:_Nothing_More.html Love, in its ignorance has turned my heart into kindling. A little did I know that the next time Id take a deep breath. Id set it all on fire. The heat of misunderstood passion is a dangerous t... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1659/Seaman\'s_Heaven..html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1659/Seaman\'s_Heaven..html Seamans Heaven. Baker Sir, Jack Baker, Able Seaman, late Morning Star, Reporting for duty as ordered by command from afar. No need to look in your book Sir, for I have served you well, Fr... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1658/Ebb_&_Flo.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1658/Ebb_&_Flo.html Ebb Flo went to a show up in the old West End. It was about the trouble and strife and a clear message it did send, that ever will there be distress as man will always make a mess whil... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1657/Soliloquy.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1657/Soliloquy.html Shhh &nbsp Bestow blessed kisses upon her morning bouquet &nbsp Dark winds of decadence &nbsp Speak gingerly your plan &nbsp What say you of this day? &nbsp ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1656/A_New_Crown..html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1656/A_New_Crown..html A New Crown. The wonderful news has gone all around the old town. The Fairy Queen, God Bless Her, Has got a new crown. The Leprechauns made it in a secret place late at night. Her Majesty... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1655/Broken_Spirit..html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1655/Broken_Spirit..html Broken Spirit. Only with you by my side, Can I take all in my stride. You give me a silent strength, each pace a gathering length. I know that I will reach my goal, for you help me pl... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1654/breathe.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1654/breathe.html Lay it down Put it to sleep Turn around walk away Run if you have to Because its okaye Its really okaye ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1653/Failure.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1653/Failure.html Perhaps, The highest I will climb Toward the person I would like to be Holds with who I was And from that shameful peak I drop down deeper than before Toward a destiny I sho... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1652/Feather_Power.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1652/Feather_Power.html Feather Power &nbsp Warriors seek to show their form strutting ever upon their lawn heed not at your peril they seem to say all who pass must never stray onto this grass so verdant ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1651/Black_Pen_Blues_(Part_One).html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1651/Black_Pen_Blues_(Part_One).html &nbsp Lesson One: Many Hands Make Destroying Evil Easy &nbsp &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp There are times when everyone must take stock of their circumstancew... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1650/Fairy_Attic.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1650/Fairy_Attic.html A Fairy Attic. A t the top of my stairs leading to the bedrooms and upper bathroom there is a door well hidden that goes up in to my attic. Over the years I have put everything up there that might c... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1649/Advice_for_February_(and_sometimes_March).html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1649/Advice_for_February_(and_sometimes_March).html Dont hide inside with icy fright Curse not the last cold wind that blew Give no respect to Winter Night, Who hasnt yet regarded you! ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1648/Painted_Toe-nails..html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1648/Painted_Toe-nails..html Painted Toenails. I got the shock of my life on going to bed, My Wife had painted her toenails red. Ten red monsters were staring at me, A stranger sight I have yet to see. Ten evil... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1646/Learning....html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1646/Learning....html Heads turn, Martyrs burn, Tragedy, Will we never learn? &copyRhumour March 1st 2010 ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1644/Heart_in_none-return.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1644/Heart_in_none-return.html The heavy clouds eclipsed her mind tears stopped giving reason to her sorrow the sun fell behind the horizon it doesn..t shine for her luck anymore. The sun hided himself into a hollow n... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1643/Graveyard_of_the_feelings.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1643/Graveyard_of_the_feelings.html The red rain falls from the heaven on the concrete covering of the tombs. I&acutem walking betweet them, I let the rusted drops with the smell of salt fall down on me. &nbspJust once more b... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1642/Rain_drops.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1642/Rain_drops.html Little drops falling on the concrete, creating an invisible film, washing every agony from the world away every corner, ever wonder redeeming of the darkness. Do you hear it? The son... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1641/The_eyes_.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1641/The_eyes_.html &nbsp &nbsp The eyes Those mirrors of the soul Have touched me again Wiped out all my objections Confirmed my true feelings That had been safely stored In y... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1640/When_life_turns_into_ashes.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1640/When_life_turns_into_ashes.html You&acuteve thrusted through me with an arrow crushed my heart in thousand pieces. I can&acutet resist anymore, I don&rsquot have the strenght to challenge the torture, with whom you broug... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1639/When_the_only_way_out_of_love_is_death.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1639/When_the_only_way_out_of_love_is_death.html I stood at the window and watched the falling rain. Watch as beautiful drops slowly hit the ground. Beautiful feeling that calms my soul. I looked back and saw the sense of my being. He was still a... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1638/HERO.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1638/HERO.html He is a man who protects me. Every day, he guides me in the right direction. Reunited by love and respect. On each day, I thank him for his guidance. ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1637/PANIC_ATTACK.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1637/PANIC_ATTACK.html As I experience a panic attack, I fear a non-life threatening situation as if I have a gun held to my head. &nbsp I start to develop chest pain, and my heart races like a speeding car.... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1635/Where_does_the_road_end?.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1635/Where_does_the_road_end?.html As I travel this distant land, I ask myself, where is the end of the road? &nbsp I&rsquom tired, hungry, and thirsty, and I need to find my destination. I will pass out if my rigorous q... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1634/_Belligerent_acts_.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1634/_Belligerent_acts_.html Anger was a problem For me because I expressed Belligerent acts, But now I can pacify My temper and offer peace. ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1633/--.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1633/--.html The wisdom of Trees: From trunk to branch to blossom, Strong, yet sensitive... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1632/Echos.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1632/Echos.html Oh! Lord, drown the noise Flood this hollow well of doubt Where Shame learned to scream ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1631/Bitter_Pills.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1631/Bitter_Pills.html The air grew chill as she sapped my will with the heat of her words and manner though it was all on the phone and I was alone still my skin became redder and redder &nbsp With the hea... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1630/What_I_Already_Know.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1630/What_I_Already_Know.html The scholars talk their nonsense. In the air The thick stench of people who couldn&rsquot care Less if they tried. Eyes focused anywhere Other than front. My brand new notepad bare. ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1629/RdotInc._Vol.1_track_5:_Sick_of_Tricks_(Alternative_Track).html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1629/RdotInc._Vol.1_track_5:_Sick_of_Tricks_(Alternative_Track).html Ms. Right aint nothin but a myth, just something for guys to chase after, fall over and miss. Like a snake in the grass, shes a phony with fake tits and a fake ass. False motives ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1627/Grey_Magic.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1627/Grey_Magic.html Grey magic is the next big thing used at a party it could makes things swing Plenty of spells to make guests relax and one to stop the Chancellor charging us tax Grey magicians can hide w... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1626/Not_Time.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1626/Not_Time.html Not time Not time Not time for diligence, Rattled cage and confidence, In stride and dangerous, Impatient and wild, Distanced from the tribe, Sliding by, sliding by, Guided ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1625/Man_Still_Ponders.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1625/Man_Still_Ponders.html Tongue in cheek... &nbsp My friend has asked for any explanation for something that caused him some vexation the subject that has caused him distress was female logic and I must stre... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1624/She_Dances.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1624/She_Dances.html She dances. &nbsp Children charge and shout. Make loud, cursive music. The empty, hollow chords Drowned by the drone of horns. Harsh voices screech beneath trees, Amo... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1623/1970_Came_&_Went_-_Part_2.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1623/1970_Came_&_Went_-_Part_2.html 1970 Came Went (part 2) &nbsp Back at work with odd man Paul Whos favoured snack as I recall Was less than likely at first sight He ate flaked fish food, you heard me right &n... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1622/1970_Came_&_Went_-_Part_1.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1622/1970_Came_&_Went_-_Part_1.html 1970 Came and Went - Part 1 &nbsp Work was going well for me I learnt more every day Sometimes I would socialise With the girls and hear them say They wish that they had hair like m... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1621/RdotInc._Vol.2_Track_10:_Tilted.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1621/RdotInc._Vol.2_Track_10:_Tilted.html You are the axis of my world. Everything I do, all my actions and all my words, they revolve around one day being with you. For every mile I trudge is one step closer to your lips. ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1620/Sign_Up.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1620/Sign_Up.html Long done with the prisons of anger, he watched helplessly as flickering images dashed across the flat screen of his monitor where news was filled again with pain born of rages. &nbsp Sat i... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1619/RdotInc._Vol.2_Track_9:_Motivation.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1619/RdotInc._Vol.2_Track_9:_Motivation.html My motivation is to overcome all of my mortal limitations. This is not for mere intimidation or to bear some false creation. It is so I can show my domination over all poor imitation... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1618/Blue_Planet.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1618/Blue_Planet.html Come with us, let the power of love command, come with us, let all join from every land, come with us, let all hate fall from your heart come with us, let us all make that new start. &nbs... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1617/RdotInc._Vol.2_Track_8:_Too_Good.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1617/RdotInc._Vol.2_Track_8:_Too_Good.html My words are too good, theyre sick, wicked, and twisted. Better than the past so now the future has shifted. I dont execute rappers, I execute rhymes. The precision of passion, the c... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1616/Best_Foot.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1616/Best_Foot.html Best foot forward leaves another in the dust Concentration is then needed To be sure it is a must Lots of sayings that we use daily We may never stop to think Are not so very logical ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1615/42.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1615/42.html Warmth was a quality you brought to their young lives But that last time they saw you was with closed eyes The make up hid your paleness and eased the image some But never did we imagine they... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1613/Duty.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1613/Duty.html &nbsp I want to stir through the darkness like I&rsquom drowning in it feel the inky flow in my lungs.&nbsp To collapse the blackness in on itself leaving nothing but light. ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1612/In_Darkened_Lair.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1612/In_Darkened_Lair.html Her eyes grew vivid late at night Their glow once seen gave many a fright Bright green and close huddled together Out and about in all kinds of weather Ginger hairs were sometimes found ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1611/Black_or_White.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1611/Black_or_White.html There are days when I can really live a life, you know become involved, take part converse. Other days I cant be be botherd, and Im happy enough on my own reading the paper and ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1610/Blue.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1610/Blue.html Clear as the sky, Piercing my heart Falling inside, But still flying. Firework-bright My soul explodes I feel your light We shine like stars. Darker, yet... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1609/RdotInc._Vol.2_Track_6:_Rise.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1609/RdotInc._Vol.2_Track_6:_Rise.html Living in the nightmare that is my discontent. The ever engulfing fires of regretted promises and fading dreams. I refuse to succumb to the deathblow,&nbspthis end game, their gambit of fate s... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1608/RdotInc._Vol.2_Track_5:_They_have_made_worm\'s_meat_of_all_of_us.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1608/RdotInc._Vol.2_Track_5:_They_have_made_worm\'s_meat_of_all_of_us.html I will not ask to be forgiven, for I do not need your forgiveness. Do not pray for me, for I am deaf to your empty words. I am not forsaken, for my sake is no ones concern but my own. Though ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1607/RdotInc._Vol.2_Track_7:_As_all_creators_should.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1607/RdotInc._Vol.2_Track_7:_As_all_creators_should.html &nbsp I am the poetic Dr. Frankenstein, my work is a monstrosity, created for the discarded remains of poets past. Revitalized by lightning in a bottle I bring my work to life. It is crude and ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1606/The_Two_Musket_Tears.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1606/The_Two_Musket_Tears.html The Two Musket Tears The two musket tears were warm and red Just a moment before the girl was not dead Just a moment later the man was sad Two flashes and good went terribly bad &... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1604/MEA_CULPA_(2010).html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1604/MEA_CULPA_(2010).html Its over now The blood has stopped Spewing forth from the open wound And it will dry And scab over With time Tired and weak I look down and evaluate My injury The gash is ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1602/Oscar_The_Watcher.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1602/Oscar_The_Watcher.html Oscar stared through the glass at the rather motley crew of people sat out there in the waiting room. There were one or two new faces today - one extremely new and rather small face had in particul... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1601/Hubble_Bubble.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1601/Hubble_Bubble.html Amongst the many billions of stars we now can see with the help of Hubbles unmatched technology I feel that there must surely be other planets blue with forms of life that probably dont look ... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1600/Song_of_an_Aching_Heart.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1600/Song_of_an_Aching_Heart.html He starts to smile, and the world smiles with him He starts to speak, and the air stands still. I stand here longing for that smile to be mine, And I pray that he would speak t... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1599/Sky-blue_Beanie_Hat.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1599/Sky-blue_Beanie_Hat.html Padded. Just how you like it. It saves you from contact. But blue is such an inviting colour. Especially against the black. I see the corners of a smile, breifly, Like a joke re... http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1598/Summer_Couplet.html http://www.poetryandstories.com/poem/1598/Summer_Couplet.html The stars at night and sun at day Remind me of you in every way. Hold your breath and close your eyes, And youll hear me calling from the skies. &nbsp &copy Liz Perash...