Poetry – Page 3 – A D R A N

An unproductive day…

tick tock waiting game doing this undoing this waiting game tock tick

I wanna talk to you about respectI want us to have more respect in our interactionsYou have to show more respect Erm…Don’t you mean capitulationsilenceand deference? Asking about your gender ideology isn’t disrespect, it’s curiosity.I expect you, and you and you and you, to be able to answer my questionsthoughtfully. Talking about someone’s peculiar behaviourContinue reading “A talk…”

Musical Chairs

So many peopleSo few chairsAll the jostlingWon’t change the posturing Look at that colour:RedRed herringsRed flags You can be rich tooSo don’t vote against thewealthySo you won’t have to pay either A fever pitch shriekingfrom the richwho rest their headin the bed they made for all of us. The worst part is thatthere will beContinue reading “Musical Chairs”

The Disease

AS good as it could bemake it betterlearn the wayimprove it evenjust a little. WHETHER the outcomeis good orbadmake the attemptsee if it works SO much waitingtrying and makinga differencerefining the approachchecking the results A little bit here,a little bit there,yearning for somethingbettermore wonderful ANOTHER disaster strikesruining expectationsrendering results uselessforcing 2 steps backin time WITHOUTContinue reading “The Disease”

Cometh Upon Thee

Years passI awaitthe blessed event. Yearning forreleasetime brings me closer. A yearA monthA day What is the reckoning? Scrabbling out of the avalancheEking a livingFrom the vestiges of secular morality A mountain of rubblecrushing my bodyinto wreckage A finger movesA toeA snippet of prior freedom I begLET ME BE FREE AGAINto exist Not all atContinue reading “Cometh Upon Thee”

Flowing Downstream

It’s easier this wayCurve around the rocksGo through the rootsAvoid the hillsFlow downwards No mirrors herein the riverJust find the most comfortable Go downstreamFlow downSo easySo peacefulEveryone is going this way No confrontations herein the riverJust our growing power It’s the best way to liveAvoid the painIgnore the troublesFind what makes me happiestEnjoy what lifeContinue reading “Flowing Downstream”

Dear White People,

You know that you are the bestYou know that you are the most powerfulBuilt on centuries of social progress andScientific development and You feel the power in your bellies andSee the visions of brilliance of the future ofTechnology:The ultimate evolution of homo sapiens sapiens. But you are not the best that we can beAnd youContinue reading “Dear White People,”

Sail Away

Last night I dreamt of youI did, I do Of how we are todayI did, I doBut of youI did, I do It’s my turn to sail awayI did, I doNow it’s all up to youI did, I do Is this trueI ask youLoveI did, I do? I think we’re just friendsI did, I doIContinue reading “Sail Away”

Moral Cowardice

It will cost a lot of moneyIt will cost a lot of businessTo give back what is their’s It will cost them too muchIt will cost them a lot of their fortuneTo make it fair I won’t be attackedIf I’m always sighing and crying I won’t be humiliatedIf I’m always fawning and stalling A perfectContinue reading “Moral Cowardice”

Betwixt

A man? A woman? Both? Neither?Lost and wonderingWandering‘Wouldn’t it be easier if…?’That rotten questionLoaded with loathingBegging a simpler way Zealous types hold swayPraying on their preyLooting societyLoathing what keeps them afloatThe vine that climbs to the top of the oakTo suffocate itAnd collapse with their victim Clawed at and pawed atI saw a razorBut notContinue reading “Betwixt”