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1. Learning CurveGary Beck/Learning Curve
Urban Reaches
Alone in a great city
strangers pass,
intent on jobs, crime,
shopping, terror.
I know not what.
They all look remote,
don’t say ‘good morning’,
don’t meet my gaze,
except the hostiles,
when I quickly look away.
I cannot tell
who is good, ...
(0 votes) •Last Modified: 02nd November, 2020 •Times seen: 106 2. Calm Before the StormNo birds singing, no leaves swinging; oh baby, it's the calm before the storm.
No lightened houses, no cars running, no people wandering the streets;
I tell you, brother, it's the calm before the storm.
No breathings emitted, no sounds heard, no words spoken;
take it for granted, guy, it's the calm before the storm.
No pa...
(0 votes) •Last Modified: 28th August, 2020 •Times seen: 153 3. The Heartbroken SongCome with me lonely cowboy,
come with me for a walk,
I'll show you lovely things
You've never seen before.
Both of us know what's the matter,
She's gone away, she's gone away and won't ever come back.
So, forget her pale blue eyes, her long blonde hair, and her reptile smile.
Let your shattered to pieces...
(0 votes) •Last Modified: 07th June, 2020 •Times seen: 206 4. Fractional DisorderGary Beck/Fractional Disorder
Dread
In the prevailing climate
of imminent destruction
of civilization,
it may no longer be
in our nature
to save ourselves
before it is too late.
Exploration
I will no longer go
down to the river,
follow its flow
to the embracing sea,
stand at the ...
(0 votes) •Last Modified: 28th April, 2020 •Times seen: 265 5. MickeyMickey Mouse is in the house,
and it's alright, it's alright, it's alright now, everything is right now,
Mickey Mouse is in the house, he's come back right now,
and he's bleeding, he's bleeding, and the lonely rose set in the middle of the sitting room,
is bleeding too, and me too.
Mickey Mouse is heartbroken,...
(0 votes) •Last Modified: 21st November, 2019 •Times seen: 432 6. Earth LinksGary Beck/Earth Links
Celebration
Independence Day
may have meant
more in the 1780’s,
liberty just won,
a new nation
not yet as corrupt,
oppressive,
as the old world,
new citizens hopeful
the eloquent promise
of new government
would bring freedom.
Smoldering
Eruptions of violence
sweep the nation
r...
(0 votes) •Last Modified: 26th June, 2019 •Times seen: 600 7. TransitionsGary Beck/Transitions
Do As I Say
Primitive man
didn't understand
the nature of the universe
and developed superstitions
when answers were needed
to make sense of life.
When tribes gave way
to church and state
the new leaders
promptly took charge
of ignorant fears
and substituted faith
in the ...
(8 votes) •Last Modified: 29th August, 2018 •Times seen: 883 8. Blunt ForceGary Beck/Blunt Force
Undesired Devices
Terror hovers in the air,
as people go about
normal routines,
some concerned
with enemy threats,
some indifferent,
others oblivious
until detonations
loudly demand
they share danger.
Clumsy Giant
Now that we've left Iraq
violent disorder
per...
(4 votes) •Last Modified: 29th August, 2018 •Times seen: 1869 9. The MAN'S name is PARANOIA
EVERY MOVE WE MAKE
EVERY STEP WE TAKE
IS WATCHED BY THE MAN
SO WE THINK
PARANOIA IS HIS NAME
MAHOGANY CLAIM TO FAME
IS THE MAN WATCHING YOU
STOPPING YOUR DREAMS FROM COMING TRUE
AND WE SWEAR TO BE
THE CHILDREN OF THE MOST HIGH
REMEMBER? THE ONE WHO CAN DO ANYTHING Y?
R WE SO EASILY DISCOURAGED Y?
R WE SO READY TO BLAME
OTHERS COME ...
(5 votes) •Last Modified: 29th August, 2018 •Times seen: 982 10. SAD (haiku)I am cold like snow...
No longer will I give love..
numbness is my fate......
My heart is bleeding...
but blood is not the fluid...
All love has leaked out....
Rejection of joy....
my self-destructive repeat
To die will be life...
I will die lonely...
because I have chosen to...
Yes, Death becomes me.......
(4 votes) •Last Modified: 29th July, 2018 •Times seen: 844 11. Boogers in my noseI was in the car with my little
niece, she jiggled up and down in her
seat. She frowned as we passed by
cars on the road, I turned back to
her and asked why, and she
replied, "Boogers in my nose."
In the morning my husband is really
grumpy. He mopes around looking down
and frumpy. His voice is low and
...
(3 votes) •Last Modified: 29th July, 2018 •Times seen: 788 12. Break me like a horseA gentle breaking takes time
Ironically time is what we’ve had the most of
Both time and gentleness breeds trust
A horse and his rider slowly learning to gallop together
The bit is placed in her mouth first,
Leading by example yet steadily steering
The stallion to the pasture of his dreams
I willingly bridle, likened to a mare with tru...
(4 votes) •Last Modified: 28th July, 2018 •Times seen: 877 13. After My ShowerAfter my shower I lay on my bed
wondering why depression is visiting again
my life is on track and I'm living my fame
but somehow I'm stuck in this purple-haze
My mind starts to wander about cousin Andre'
he put a rifle in his mouth
while he was in college
then my thoughts switched to Phyliss Hyman
and how suicide took such a be...
(4 votes) •Last Modified: 28th July, 2018 •Times seen: 939 14. The Cadman WallMy sugar walls are asking for your
bitter walls to stop blocking your heart
The Wall of China cannot compare to the magnitude of
your wall,
I declare
Walls make people fall,
ask Humpty
The fast pace of Wall street can't
describe how quickly you replace your lovers
Lovers with no faces
Germany now sings the Blues because of a wall wron...
(4 votes) •Last Modified: 28th July, 2018 •Times seen: 958 15. The Things That Women Carry...The things that women carry
are all hidden inside.
The closet of no-end
holds the tears of our lives.
From the unborn children
to our most secret fears.
The threat of their exposure
seems to always be near.
Some of us wear acrimonious exteriors
while others transpose themselves
into passive inferiors.
Our portals have docile distinctio...
(8 votes) •Last Modified: 28th July, 2018 •Times seen: 910 16. Sticky, Faggot, Nigger, BumI heard a voice
and guess what it said?
Sticky get away from my young man,
Why do people have to use mean words
2 get their point across, Absurd!!
Somebody told me just the other day,
that a Faggot had come their way,
U don't even know them well
And you're telling them to burn in hell...
I saw a cop on the run,
he shot a nigge...
(4 votes) •Last Modified: 28th July, 2018 •Times seen: 976 17. Sometimes...I wish that I could be that little girl,
"Simplicity"...
Care..Free
Job....Free
Black.....Free
Male.........Free
Sex.............Free
Just,
Simply Me
Copyright © 2000 Peaches Alexander...
(4 votes) •Last Modified: 28th July, 2018 •Times seen: 937 18. Southern RealityThe stolen land of the Aborigini.....
Sri Lankan's fight for equality....
Haitian's plight of rejection.....
Colombian cocoa economy.........
Hawaiian tourist invasions....
Southern states' dialect....
Galapagos' seclusion.....
Poverty of Jamaica.....
Cuba's internal war..
Mexican corruption.
The sun shines bright in...
(4 votes) •Last Modified: 28th July, 2018 •Times seen: 899 19. Saggin LilliesI look down and see
This anti-perky gravity
fed my baby lilly milk
baby's daddy wet my silk
Ninnies ain’t so cute no more
Poppa seeks a younger whore
belly button lodging with
hairline leading to the clit
nipples ripples no more six-pack
gray hair grows below the back
older age is approaching both of us
so don't be makin su...
(4 votes) •Last Modified: 28th July, 2018 •Times seen: 836 20. Narrow Stygian DamselAs weight escapes my skinny frame
I over eat like it's a game
being voluptuous is so in style
but all I hear is I like your smile
your size, you hair, your eyes, your lips
but sometimes I wish I had big hips
more breast, more thighs, more hair
green eyes, lighter skin, a thicker chin
can anyone comprehend?
Bulemia is my opposing view,
...
(3 votes) •Last Modified: 28th July, 2018 •Times seen: 647 21. Re-Sto-Ra-TionRestoration is powered by grace
Faith without action is dead
Sometimes god allows us to
Make decisions that may hinder
Our progression towards our purpose
But then restoration is powered by
A will to do something great
Have a strong will and
Be a fighter
Don't be a quitter
And don't let life pass you by
An unfulfilled soul is an ...
(3 votes) •Last Modified: 28th July, 2018 •Times seen: 639 22. Too Harsh For PastelsToo Harsh For Pastels is an unpublished poetry collection that is concerned with the suffering and growing despair in our troubled society.
Diversion III
The captain reports
fuel tanks are full,
water tank topped off,
preparations made
for a day on the boat.
The chef reports
fresh caviar, lobsters,
a case of Dom Perignon.
My guests wi...
(4 votes) •Last Modified: 30th November, 2017 •Times seen: 1170 23. Mortal CoilMortal Coil is an unpublished poetry collection that grapples with the frailty of this conflicted life.
Traveler’s Cares
Perils of the deep
concern fewer and fewer
voyagers,
since air travel
obsoleted ships.
We go from place to place
faster, safer
then ever before,
and usually suppress
apprehension, ...
(3 votes) •Last Modified: 23rd March, 2017 •Times seen: 1644 24. Virtual LivingVirtual Living is an unpublished collection vitally concerned with the growing frequency of substituting electronic interaction for physical activity.
Future War
Cyber warriors
defend the nation
from sneak attack
seated comfortably
at computer screens,
never face an enemy,
never draw blood,
will never know
tr...
(4 votes) •Last Modified: 11th July, 2016 •Times seen: 1876 25. RulersGary Beck/Contusions
Rulers
Chiefs once evolved
from their ability
to provide food, security,
earning the clan's gratitude
for service to the people.
Tyrants pretended to care
until they were strong enough
to take more than their fair share,
dominating the tribe
in an exercise of po...
(74 votes) •Last Modified: 19th May, 2015 •Times seen: 2324
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