Bitter

Nasty attitudes...leave them at the door

 

Bitter

 By Jack Ivey

 

Bitter the taste of a fool’s paradise

Leading the charge, spin the device

Blind to the sound, counting the waste

A fool’s paradise, bitter the taste

 

Lost in the truth of virtues denied

Soured confessions, promises lied

Faces of wonder, resented proof

Virtues denied, lost in the truth

 

Cast to the curb, broken and beat

Sewage the dreams, hate bittersweet

Questions arise, notions absurd

Broken and beat, cast to the curb

Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[s y e]

Ugh, hate them.... Some people disgust me,

[Jack...]

Thank you so much sweet Noodle. You have no idea how much I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment on my poetry. It is friends like you that make this place wonderful.

[Rita L. Sev]

A wise proverb, speaking truth here, Jack.

[Jack...]

Thank you Rita

[SarahV]

Lovely poem! I really like the use of the rhyming couplets usually these are used in a tedious manner these days but you used them to your advantaged makes your poem very effective!
Keep up the good work! :)

[Jack...]

Thanks so much

[SarahV]

You're very welcome

[Constance Payne]

Wonderfully expressive.

[Jack...]

Thank you so much

[Dalia]

another charming piece, I enjoyed it, each and every poem of you takes me to another realm, pretty ones indeed

[Jack...]

This one was a little harsh, though I was trying to make a point about the bitterness that I see in the world today. I would much prefer people smile. I will make you a deal, you pick out your favorite poem and send me a read request and I will do the same for you, if you are in agreement.

[Dalia]

yes I could feel the bitterness in this poem, but still in a way or another it takes me to a magical world which should be better than ours indeed.
Yes of course, deal :)

[dawn aulis]

Very moving, makes you wonder where all that darkness comes from? We all have some somewhere deep inside.

[Jack...]

Unfortunately that is all too often true. Thank you so very much.

[Marie]

Very good Jack, and I would change a single thing.

[Jack...]

Thanks Marie