Another Artistic Thread - POEMS

[lil vixen]

wow your all awesome poets very talented i enjoyed reading them
keep them up i look foward to more

[stttafffy]

this is a line of petry NOT written by me, someone in my enineering class at drexel. i cant remember any more than this, but it runs through my head a lot. its about a motorcycle.

'How dare you lie naked before me,
spurring my thoughts with your sweet idle,'

i dont know, it got stuck in my head for the longest time, i dont know why. once PabUK is back up ill post bot the poems i posted there here (makey da cents?) anywho, i like reading these, they are really nice.

[rm']

Altruist

"I" seems to be all that matters
When words turn around in the collective mind.
Words that never stir the soul,
Words that can never make a man whole.

"We" is the unbroken bond
That keeps the hope alive.
Hope for a future lived in unity,
Hope for something larger then "me".

[rm']

Wordsmith, wordsmith, keep
Thine words away from me, they
Move me far too much.

[Ian the Korean]

Summer Daybreak

I awoke early one summer day and stumbled outside
The cool grass was still covered in dew,
I could feel comforting breezes across my face,
Like a mother gently stroking her child.

As I walked across my yard, the sun began to rise,
It was such a beautiful sight,
Full of color and life, all things around me began to glow.
It was like the earth was waking.

At first it seemed like the treetops were caught in a fiery blaze,
Then it continued to scorch the houses and bushes,
At last I felt it strike and singe my face,
The golden rays almost too much to withstand.

They warmed my face bringing me to life,
This feeling, this glorious magnificent feeling.
The glow coursed through my veins,
Energizing me for the day to come.

[Bizzeh]

Offspring Poetry

Song Is Also Seen As Poetry, so here's a few good ones

One Fine Day

If I had a perfect day
I would have it start this way
Open up the fridge and have a tall boy
Yeah

Then I'd meet up with my friends
Head out to the game again
We don't even really care who wins
Now excitement seems to grow
When we're hangin' with the bro's
When we're chillin' and we pound a case of Stroh's
Now the game is cool to see
You can "High 5" on TV
Count the riot on the one two three
Operation is in sight
And the field is open wide
When you break it then you know you're still alive
If the cops don't make you pay
And you make your getaway
Then you know
That's one fine day

On that day before we're through
We could torch a car or two
Then have ourselves another tall boy
Yeah

Water hoses and batons
That's the real game that's on
I don't really give a shit who wins

I believe it's my god-given right
To destroy everything in my sight
Cause it never gets dull, it never gets old
The only thing it gets is more bold
Drinkin', fightin', going to the game
In our world it's a way to stay sane
If you're asking me
To have it my way, I'd say that's
One fine day

All I Want

Day after day your home life's a wreck
The powers that be just
Breathe down your neck
You get no respect
You get no relief
You gotta speak up
And yell out your piece
So back off your rules
Back off your jive
Cause I'm sick of not living
To stay alive
Leave me alone
I'm not asking a lot
I just don't want to be controlled
That's all I want
All I want
How many times is it gonna take
Till someone around you hears what you say
You've tried being cool
You feel like a lie
You've played by their rules
Now it's their turn to try
So back off your rules
Back off your jive
Cause I'm sick of not living
To stay alive
Leave me alone
I'm not asking a lot
I just don't want to be controlled
That's all I want
All I want
I said it before
I'll say it again
If you could just listen
Then it might make sense

Don't Pick It Up

I saw a little kid
As he walked around
He picked a candy bar up
Off the ground
He chowed about a half
Then his face turned blue
Turned out that candy bar was doggy-doo
Don't pick it up I say
Unless you can throw it away
Don't pick it up I say
You're gonna be bummed that you went that way

You're out there makin' bacon
No scrutiny
You mess around too much
And you got VD
You know you never think
And you're sore today
You're gonna take it back to California
Don't pick it up I say
Unless you can throw it away
Don't pick it up I say
You're gonna be bummed that you went that way

My friend was kinda hurtin'
For a girl to try
He saw one that looked like Pat
On Saturday Night Live
It had a pair of thingies
But a mustache too
Not clearly male nor female
So now what to do
Don't pick it up I say
Unless you can throw it away
Don't pick it up I say
You're gonna be bummed that you went that way

The Kids Aren't Alright

When we were young the future was so bright
The old neighborhood was so alive
And every kid on the whole damn street
Was gonna make it big and not be beat

Now the neighborhood's cracked and torn
The kids are grown up but their lives are worn
How can one little street
Swallow so many lives

Chances thrown
Nothing's free
Longing for what used to be
Still it's hard
Hard to see
Fragile lives, shattered dreams

Jamie had a chance, well she really did
Instead she dropped out and had a couple of kids
Mark still lives at home cause he's got no job
He just plays guitar and smokes a lot of pot

Jay committed suicide
Brandon OD'd and died
What the hell is going on
The cruelest dream, reality

[Ian the Korean]

Heres another one that I just made up...

I sit here reflecting on the day,
Wondering how it wasted away.

[izchan]

Based on Ian the Korean's words ..


: Day Dreams

As I sit here reflecting on the day,
Wondering how it wasted away
It all comes to do this
what is it that is needed
which is the proper way
how can it be meaningful

As I sit here thinking about yesterday
Wondering what happend to me
Where was that happy go lucky attitude
that part of me that I like so much
buried under tonnes of burden
hidden away from public opinion

Someday someone will come along
looking at this pathatic soul
saying it used to be different
maybe if he just tried a bit harder
he could have stayed the same
where night is as bright as day
and hope is never too far away

So I sit here idlely
wondering how the day is wasted away
Uttering words that will never be heard
Someday it will be different again

Hope this makes sense to people ... because it means so much more to me ...

[stttafffy]

i worte this for PabUK's poetry competition.

love poem not to be delivered

i do not love you, i do not know what love is.
you have to teach me.
you blush, the redness in your face stopping me
from doing what i had been thinking about doing all night.
i need to talk to you. butterflies stop me,
small ang fragile, they fly around in my belly,
preventing me from saying anything.
strong enough to withstand the fire in the whole of my
being that burns for you.

i feel ice forming between us,
thin warm ice, between two oceans.
but no matter how warm or thin, it still separates us.
how do i break through? a single word,
shared between you and i
will shatter it and force our oceans to flow together.
it will be inpossible to tell where one ends and another begins.
inseparable, forever.
this scares me too. i dont know what to do.
we will both withdraw, and the ice will get thicker,
until one of us breaks it-
but that is so hard to do.

now,
i love you.



its slightly changed, though.

[jarsonic]

The Key

Just a glance is the Key that opens my heart
Unlocks feelings of Joy and surprise
As a smile ventures through these blue portals from you
For no secret is safe in the eyes.


- Jarsonic

[izchan]

Ah, Staffy ... your words are beautiful.

I see alot more fun coming our way ...

Good to see Jarsonic again, and the words you do are truly an art by itself. Glad to see you participating again.

Nemesis, my vote is that we do one living poet society in a more regualr basis maybe get winamp to sponsor a few too ... ... since our people here are so talented.

Here is some thing to pass some time ...

: A simple thing

Deep inside every mans hopes
are sweet dreams of innocent souls
tunes with no flats or sharps
with angel faces in every corner
such a nice place to live

Strumming of guitar strings
and the whistles of working man
its like the old frontier again
every day a challenge by itself

Back home in the kitchens
the wives prepares the night
urshing the cookies into the oven
singing light tunes in baby dreams

What a nice place to live
living might be a little hard
but people are happy with what they do
and love is strong
and life is hard to break
my simple utopian land
a place of dreams upon dreams

[insomniac]

Sistine

Sistine, Sistine, colors so bright.
Sistine, Sistine, what a wonderful sight.
Sistine, Sistine, no signs of flaw.
Sistine, Sistine, fill my mind with awe.

[coop_cahoot]

great site

thanks for the invite izzy

well i was a bit apprehensive about posting anything but i guess it would be selfish not to after reading all that has been posted so far. glad to share.

so here goes, more angst to come.

title: Song of you.

Settle you down close to me
Your whift drift over me
I capsize
Harrow my shallows
Scarecrows and arrows
Sacrificed
Felony of melodies
Contrary our harmony
Serenade
Symmetry our parody
Lay fallen ambiguity
Intimacy
Shattered enraptured
Incantation imperfection
Your beauty
Pretending normalcy
Incessantly your sorcery
Charm me

[izchan]

Coop,

Nice to have you on board ... always happy to have more people contribute to the thread.

Go on people ... go out and invite more people in here, the more poets the better ...

: Something Share

I don't like to be alone
when I have something to share
it is like having the secret of life
and not being able to tell anyone
Don't you just hate it when you are all alone
with the biggest news in the world
and no one that you can give it to?

It feels like bursting into a thousand pieces
when you keep it all inside
the biggest news since Newton found gravity

Just open up and give it out
let the feelings flow
make your soul soar up high and smile
share the greatest gift to everyone
tell them what you feel inside
show them what we have
the ultimate freedom to be ourselves again

Guess what I am talking about ...

VIVA people ...

[izchan]

One last post for the day ...
enjoy.


: The common lie

Plese don't lie to me
when you say forever
how long is forever to you
1 year or 2 years down the road

Please don't say what you don't mean to keep
when you say you love me
what is it that you hope for me to see
you love my car or was it my money

I don't think I can stand it anymore
under constant presure to give you more
everytime you set your eyes on me
I feel the heat turn up one hundred degrees

Just go away and leave me in peace
I am broken and you don't really need me
all that I have you already taken
what more do you wish of me

Please don't say that those don't mean a thing
that you only see me in your eyes
I am hurt enough already
why do you still torture me so

I once knew love without feeling pain inside
now that is but a memory long ago
so when you say forever
how long is that
is it the end of your life or the end of mine

A bit sad but hey ... can't help myself when the words come pouring.