A Love Affair

Beauty manifests cute, sexy, bold
Ethereal eyes reflect compatriot blue
Swagger pure steel resolve elegance

Preserver of inalienable freedoms
Sharp intelligence flexed in lithesome might
Exercise daily, fortified against subversion

Wit articulated stark arctic frozen
Silver tongue ominous, unfazed by tyrannical intimidation
Words melt cowardice, orange-flame lava

Forever indebted, yet…
Barbwire protected, guns cocked, bullet-proof invested
Integrity, conscience, justice dovetailed tight

Her majesty revealed, sitting high throne
Uncloaked, Unadulterated, Undeniable
First name: Miranda, Last name: Rights

Will not be denied!

Opportunity abounds, ex-con branded
Applications skimmed, interview denied
Doors slammed shut, stonewall stranded

Self-esteem battered, determination resilient
Prejudice enacted, diving through open-windows
Black-balled, escorted out, will not remain silent

Gathered a stick, cardboard, tape, inked a message
Occupy now, rest later, fist in air
Posted on every corner, following an irrepressible linage

Cheers!

Behind steely eyes and half smiles, hides a deep psychic schism
Daily situations trigger flashbacks of childhood horrors
Tormentor’s misdeeds alive after years of absenteeism

Abused boys evolve into men imploding, exploding in callous immure
Learned helplessness infectious, authorities ignored multicolor signs
Healing snail paced, forever a victim of the vilely impure

Legalized narcotics fail to quell violent inward aggressions
Middle fingers to false protectors, pour shots of 100 proof liquor
Embracing alcohol's bliss, a respite from haunting trangressions

Job in a box!

Clock ticks, tocks, mocks
Little hand points south, derisive laughter
Big hand points north, opportunity balks

Apathy aphyxiates, ambition pale blue
Mediocrity laughs in the mirror in slack-jawed sneers
Aspirations limp, pipedreams skewed

Change laughable, an intangible abstraction
Thoughts molder, mood shiftless, spirit decays
Complacency consumes, entombed in rank stagnation

Suspended animation!

A job in a box ignites atrophy
Thoughts ping pong off fractured dreams
Sitting goalless, rotting, mental distrophy

Sweating, walls melting, soul draining
Clocks mock with each tick and tock
Vision blurs, eye’s aching

Opportunities exist, yet heart adrift in deprecation
Progress retarded, selfish complacency infected
Potential wasted, adrift in precontemplation

To be continued…

Rambling...

Intelligence enveloped in valor, emblazed with might
Muscles flexed, silver tongue fluid, molten
Beliefs steeled, abhorrent to conventional plight

Values manifested in action, evidence provided by hindsight
Words raw, marinated in substance, dripped fresh yolk
Fearless, battle ready, victorious in foresight

Muse Vs Procrastination

Sitting at the desk, a little distressed, yet ready to write
Word document open, ideas marinating, stomach twisted tight
Marker blinking, page blank, words stirring, muse out of sight

Procrastination taunted, screamed, “You’re a have-not”
Muse vanished, disappeared, reward sought
Attention distracted, unfocused, no story, no plot

Fingers stagnated, slumped on keyboard
Stir-crazed, minutes to hours, idleness abhorred
Mind blank, ego at stake, nothing to record

Muse located, battered and bruised
Roped, kidnapped, verbally abused
Writhing, held hostage, ransom refused

Monitor plinking, eyes strained
Thoughts rotting, head pained
Perseverance crippled, self-doubt reigned

Sharp axe hung overhead, procrastination’s arms locked
Muse shell-shocked, head on writer’s block
Determination interrupted, suggested reprieve, maliciouly mocked

Head in hands, browbeaten, skills unmatched
Computer clicked off, defeated, confidence snatched
Walked away, battle another day, a definite rematch