bend

“Watch yourself,” they said in all earnestness

After they read one of my opinions 

That fell too harshly

(although no matter how clever the quip)

It made their little panties bunch into an unforgiving knot

They called me b*****d before I finished my lunch

I had my mouth open and everything

Oh I suppose my rating fell a little

Fortunately, amidst groups that I did not respect enough

To worry over

“Watch your self,” 

They meant to help

By giving me insider information

But I say damn the politics 

Every 

Way

Every

Where

One word tied a paragraph together

I couldn’t help myself to note it

Somehow it lit a fuse on an A-Bomb in my heart

And shadows were left where bodies once stood

And the rhymes were frozen onto sidewalks

Until it wasn’t even poetry anymore

I believe the truth resides between the lines and where it is denied

And that NO ONE’s feelings should be so sensitive

That they cannot withstand the unforgiving truth

You are an unwavering documentary exposing your life

No matter how pathetic it may be

Author's Note

We're all a little pathetic in one way or another... get over it

Reviews

[Sami Khalil]

"an A-Bomb in my heart
And shadows were left where bodies once stood
And the rhymes were frozen onto sidewalks
Until it wasn’t even poetry anymore"

Truth can be a like a bomb in an explosive way of facts. Excellent, sir...:)..................

[jacob erin-cilberto]

really true...we are poets doing a documentary of life in verse...and it definitely exposes the writer and often makes the reader feel just as exposed...

it's how it is...poetry turns into life, reflects it all too vividly...and strips our emotions to the bone.

can we grow more and stronger flesh? we will see.

[Ruth]

And by documenting life...we leave footsteps to be analysed ;) Good to read you today hon xo

[Bright Ocean Star]

A greater truth has not been spoken. Thank you, X. We all are frail human beings who have weaknesses failings. We all need to get over it. Work on it, and move on. Very good poem. Thank you.

[Chris]

I admit at the end I chuckled... I do that sometimes. Now I am really thinking on what I feel and letting my thoughts flow as they will. Give me a sec or ten...

Back. Arrogance, justified or not, is usually unconsidered ...thoughtlessly rendered and awarded. But THIS was intended. Our beliefs matter - to us, but don't always rule others perceptions, nor THEIR perceptions of US. But OUR beliefs rule our perceptions of OTHERS AND their beliefs. More thought...

Back. Overall I believe the gunfight at high noon will be an interesting event, though I really do know some that would just as readily backshoot a person as not.

Guess this is a good example of how a poem should "touch" its audience.