birdyblack (28)in #poem • 7 years agoSTRENGTHSTRENGTH The strength lies within Where truth is clear and real Where quietly you listen To how you really…birdyblack (28)in #poem • 7 years agoSecretSECRET Scratch the surface, pierce the skin Let the secret seep right in Beneath the skin, beneath the bone…birdyblack (28)in #poem • 7 years agoAuctionAuction On a windy day in a tree-lined street Stood a handsome house, quiet and neat The milling crowd shuffled…birdyblack (28)in #poem • 7 years agoWithin my GraspWithin my Grasp Imagine Relaxing in a warm bath....... Imagine Someone pulls the plug birdyblackbirdyblack (28)in #poem • 7 years agoThe Want AdThe Want Ad Lazy days, intimate chat Challenging tone: can you improve that? Apply in writing; do it today If…birdyblack (28)in #poem • 7 years agoThe CactusThe Cactus The cactus flower has no fears And from its leaves it sheds no tears No need for warmth or light or…birdyblack (28)in #poem • 7 years agoCannibalsCANNIBALS Cannibals eat human flesh Tearing, ripping slicing with ease The smell of burning flesh Wetting the…birdyblack (28)in #poetry • 7 years agoMy FridgeMY FRIDGE There was no lettuce in my fridge Just a patch of slime I wondered where my lettuce went And why this…birdyblack (28)in #poetry • 7 years agoThe JoysTHE JOYS Monday I was suicidal Tuesday comatose Wednesday brought a bout of blues Thursday was just gross Friday…birdyblack (28)in #poetry • 7 years agoBlankBLANK Blank pages firmly shut No ink to bleed Along the margins If thoughts produced more colour I could read…birdyblack (28)in #poetry • 7 years agoMy BossMY BOSS My boss wants his coffee so I jump I try to put in poison but it lumps I try to add more sugar but there's…birdyblack (28)in #poetry • 7 years agoThe ReceptionistTHE RECEPTIONIST Somebody asked for the tall one But I said you were out to tea Somebody rang for the smart one…birdyblack (28)in #poem • 7 years agoAll it TakesIt only takes one crack in the sidewalk To grow a flower Think of all that power One bends, one breaks And…birdyblack (28)in #poem • 7 years agoWords for the birdsThese wonderful words Are for the birds ~~~•~~~•~~~ These wings These marvellous things ~~~•~~~•~~~ Were meant to fly Said I