Tag: Poetry

Are You There Yet

Are you a treasure or just a trophy
Are you a nice to have or a necessity

Are you the text message or the phone call
Are you making an effort or none at all

Are you a date night or just a late night
Are you the postcard or the plane flight

Are you a roller coaster or just a bike ride
Are you a mind blower or just a nice time

Are you closer now or just between the sheets
Are you making actual love or make believe

Do you ever question it or just accept it
Do you offer it or just expect it

Are you the main course or the side dish
Does it empower you or just impoverish

Are you doing it or just on the to do list
Are you the go for it or the I wish

Are you a make it happen or a wait and see
Are you a definite or a supposed to be

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Jimmy’s Got A Loaded Gun

Shots fired
Jimmy’s got a loaded gun
What were you thinking
How do you intend to evacuate an already abandoned building
Filled with children
Already dead inside
Void of light
Self destructing, self employed victims of the night
Self deprecating, selfish and selfless
The ones they avoid
Seek, kill and destroy
You’re helpless
How can you help us
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