Thursday, December 29, 2016

F.E.A.R.

I’m tired of adulting, it’s not working out for me
I hate this ugly alt-right, Brexiteer reality
I’ve developed coulrophobia with all the clowns around
Everyone’s a chatbot since the humans all left town
I’ll never climb a glass cliff, and I’ll never know how hygge feels
In a post-truth, reactionary world, only hate is real
They hate the Latinx, Middle Easterners, Asians and Blacks
Once you’re woke to the truth, you can never look back
I’ve never found hope to be in great supply
But these days it takes all I have to stop myself
From giving in to my urge to abide
By the old acronym
Fuck
Everything
And
Run

Cie
Far from hopeful for the future

There are more than 70 words in my poem
Kill the link if it, or the swearing, is a problem

Imaginary Garden With Real Toads

Adulting - The practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but necessary tasks
Alt-right - An ideological grouping associated with extreme conservative or reactionary viewpoints, characterized by a rejection of mainstream politics and by the use of online media to disseminate deliberately controversial content
Brexiteer - A person who is in favour of the UK withdrawing from the European Union
Chatbot - A computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users, especially over the internet
Coulrophobia - Extreme or irrational fear of clowns
Glass cliff - Used with reference to a situation in which a woman or member of a minority group ascends to a leadership position in challenging circumstances where the risk of failure is high
Hygge - A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being, regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture
Latinx - A person of Latin American origin or descent, used as a gender-neutral or non-binary alternative to Latino or Latina
Post-truth: an adjective relating to circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than emotional appeals.
Woke - Originally in African-American usage meaning alert to injustice in society, especially racism

Monday, October 31, 2016

OctPoWriMo 2016: Day 31: Eternal



Eternal
(The song of Serab and Ondina)

Serab:
The songbirds flying through the sky
Are singing to you of my love
For so long I was alone
Heaven sent your heart to beat with mine
You are like an angel from above
You give me more than I have ever known

Ondina:
I used to envy the birds in the air
I used to be without song in my heart
Everything seemed lonely and cold to me
You taught me how to care
I never want us to be apart
I want your love for eternity

Both:
Our love is eternal, it will last for all time
For us to be parted would be the worst crime

Form:
(variation)
 

Sunday, October 30, 2016

OctPoWriMo 2016: Day 30: Simplicity



Simplicity
A duet between the living and the Undead

Her:
To love you would be simplicity, except I'm so afraid
Of being used by another liar in the lying liars parade
You're so perfect, you're so fine
You've stolen my heart and stolen my mind
You say you want to be mine, but I'm afraid if you get too close
You'll disappear along with my heart just like Casanova's ghost

Him:
To love you would be simplicity, except you won't let me in
Our love ain't got a chance to end if you won't even let it begin
I like being by your side, it's something I don't want to quit
Let me show you how I feel for you, even just a little bit
I ain't no Casanova, no Hugh Hefner, no Don Juan
I only want to love you, never want to do you wrong

Her:
Love ain't no simplicity
Love will be the death of me

Him:
If you let me give my love to you
There ain't nothing we can't do

Her:
I want to let you love me
I want to let you close
But I can't help wondering how many other girls
Love my pretty little ghost

Him:
They can love me all they want to
But I won't let them near
It's only your love that I want
Only you I want for my dear

Her: 
I'm gonna let you love me
I'm gonna let you try
But I promise you're gonna suffer
If you ever make me cry

Him:
I never want to leave you
Never want to make you afraid
If anything I do ever grieves you
You can send me back to my grave 

Her:
It would be simplicity to let you in

Him:
Then let me in
And we can begin

Both:
A love that's for eternity
A love that lasts forever
May not be simplicity
But we'll work to stay together

Gerry Clifford and Pepper Baiij

Form:
Song (Duet)

https://poetsonthepage.blogspot.com/

Saturday, October 29, 2016

OctPoWriMo 2016: Day 29: Upside Down





Upside Down

Like a planet that's lost its gravity
Everything went topsy turvy for me
My life turned upside down
My life turned upside down

There was nothing that could be repaired
I was left alone and running scared
My world was upside down
My world was upside down

Nobody knew me any more
I felt like no-one gave a damn
I came lost and lonely to your door
You didn't have to, but you let me in

I couldn't help falling in love with you
I was afraid, and so were you
Your world turned upside down
The day I came to town

I don't want to hurt you, Baby
I just want to make things right
Let's take this upside down world of ours
And help each other see the light

Let's make it right
Let's make it right
Let's make it right

Gerry Clifford
for
Pepper Baiij

Form:
Blues
 Gerry is a blues and rock musician. He says that the blues follows its own rules. Gerry also follows his own rules.

https://poetsonthepage.blogspot.com/

Friday, October 28, 2016

OctPoWriMo 2016: Day 28: Sea Shells



Serab:
We walked on the seashore lives ago
You were the most wonderful thing I knew
You sent me away, you say to save me
At that moment, I lost not only life
But all the hope that you had given me
To know that I would not see you again
Was worse than the most terrifying death
At times I wished that we had never met

Ondina:
I lost my world and worse, I lost my love
But you knew not what could be done to you
I love you more than the stars in the sky
More than all the seashells on every shore
I love you and miss you eternally

Form:
Blank verse/free form sonnet
http://thepoetsgarret.com/2016Challenge/form09.html




Thursday, October 27, 2016

OctPoWriMo 2016: Day 27: Favorite Scent



My favorite scent is that of your hair
Lying behind you when you are sleeping
In forbidden embrace, holding you close
The princess and the commoner in love

You, lovelier than all the world's treasure
What beauty could you ever see in me?
Ugly little thief, the scourge of Zecor
Yet you treat me like the most precious thing

Ondina, I will never leave your side
I will protect you even with my life
I have nothing to give you but my love
My devotion to you is eternal

I treasure stolen moments in your arms
Breathing in the scent of your hair and skin
One day we will escape this awful place
One day we will be free to love at last

Serab for the Princess Ondina

Form:
Blank Verse
http://www.thepoetsgarret.com/form.html#bla



Wednesday, October 26, 2016

OctPoWriMo 2016: Day 26: Abandonment



Abandonment

He feels like an abandoned place
Something given no concern
Gone to not return
The tears flow down his face
His spirit in disgrace
Like a lover spurned
Like a lesson left unlearned
The loser in life's race
Not unloved as he believes
It is he who can't recall
Memories his mind can no longer chase
Not remembering what he achieved
Nor the reason the tears fall
Running cold down his lost face

Subject: Gerry Clifford
Author: Cie
Form: Beymorlin sonnet, Petrarchan form
http://www.thepoetsgarret.com/sonnet/beymorlin.html


Dedicated to Malcolm Young
Dementia destroys beautiful minds