2011 Poem A Day Challenge - Days 26 and 27
Yeah, yeah. I know I'm behind. Working full time, taking night classes, working weekends on Razor Days, travelling, keeping up with you all... I'm just glad no one has pressed or pestered me on this. I don't like saying bite me unless it is warranted...
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Today is the final "Two for Tuesday" prompt(s) of the month:
Write a leader poem.
Write a follower poem.
I'll leave it up to you to decide what a leader or follower poem might be. You can either lead the way in figuring that out, or follow the lead of another.
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Can't help it, kids... it's where my head is right now...
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Do you long to dominate others?
Or do you live to give pleasure?
There is the one with the iron hand
And one who belongs on their knees
One who spends a lifetime in control
One who longs to let everything go
One who dictates the pace
One who obediently complies
Do you know where you belong?
Are you waiting for someone to tell you?
Perhaps you have learned from experience
Or are waiting to be taught a lesson
Are spending your night planning the next move
Are longing to see what happens next
Are dictating exact steps to enact pleasure
Are obeying the whims of a superior
Have you figured out where you want to be?
Do you know what it takes to get you there?
You need to understand yourself
In order to make it all work out
Assert your control
Surrender your inhibitions
Take command of another's flesh
And let them do what they will
Is this conversation uncomfortable?
Are these the words you've longed to hear?
Open yourself up to experience
Practice what you preach
Control how you will embrace your destiny
Inhibitions are nothing more than mere choices
Flesh is payment in knowing the answer -
Will you lead, or will you follow?
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For today's prompt, take the phrase "In the (blank) of (blank)," replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Some possible titles might include: "In the Heat of the Night," "In the Heat of the Moment," "In the Middle of a Heated Argument," etc.
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In the blank of the blank... I keep waiting for Nipsey Russell and Charles Nelson Reilly to appear with Gene Rayburn. I think for this one, I am going to need to call in an audible. Looking at my clock, the time now is 9:18 pm. I am going to open up the nearest book for some words. Let's see if this works...
Page 9, word 18 - who
Page 18, word 9 - a
Ok, this methodology sucks (sound of a book being thrown across the room)
Wait... let's try again... (sound of me going across the room and retrieving a book)
Page 9, word 9 - Thoughts
Page 18, word 18 - Pirates
Hmmm... now this is a lot better, and is just the spark I needed...
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"In The Thoughts Of The Pirates"
In the thoughts of the pirates
One can see the true hidden treasures
Not of gold doubloons and Spanish silver
But of lives lived in floating oblivion
There are no rules in open water
You make your way as you see fit
Alone or with a crew to stand with
You pick and choose every battle
The rewards for living such a life
Is that adventure and questing
Will forever be a moment away
The downside of such a life?
Never having a land to call home
And thoughts drifting into dangerous waters
When you and your crew have no limits
There is endless possibilities
Nothing is taboo or forbidden
And you can go further than you can imagine
When you and your crew make the rules
There are levels of commitment
You determine not only the letter of the law
But also what happens when it is broken
The law of Civilization means nothing
So in which do you choose to believe?
Decide wisely, my fine young lad
For the same wood that makes the crows nest
Can also be used to make the planks
Be sure you know where it is that you tread
J.
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Today is the final "Two for Tuesday" prompt(s) of the month:
Write a leader poem.
Write a follower poem.
I'll leave it up to you to decide what a leader or follower poem might be. You can either lead the way in figuring that out, or follow the lead of another.
=================================
Can't help it, kids... it's where my head is right now...
=================================
Do you long to dominate others?
Or do you live to give pleasure?
There is the one with the iron hand
And one who belongs on their knees
One who spends a lifetime in control
One who longs to let everything go
One who dictates the pace
One who obediently complies
Do you know where you belong?
Are you waiting for someone to tell you?
Perhaps you have learned from experience
Or are waiting to be taught a lesson
Are spending your night planning the next move
Are longing to see what happens next
Are dictating exact steps to enact pleasure
Are obeying the whims of a superior
Have you figured out where you want to be?
Do you know what it takes to get you there?
You need to understand yourself
In order to make it all work out
Assert your control
Surrender your inhibitions
Take command of another's flesh
And let them do what they will
Is this conversation uncomfortable?
Are these the words you've longed to hear?
Open yourself up to experience
Practice what you preach
Control how you will embrace your destiny
Inhibitions are nothing more than mere choices
Flesh is payment in knowing the answer -
Will you lead, or will you follow?
===============================
For today's prompt, take the phrase "In the (blank) of (blank)," replace the blanks with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Some possible titles might include: "In the Heat of the Night," "In the Heat of the Moment," "In the Middle of a Heated Argument," etc.
===============================
In the blank of the blank... I keep waiting for Nipsey Russell and Charles Nelson Reilly to appear with Gene Rayburn. I think for this one, I am going to need to call in an audible. Looking at my clock, the time now is 9:18 pm. I am going to open up the nearest book for some words. Let's see if this works...
Page 9, word 18 - who
Page 18, word 9 - a
Ok, this methodology sucks (sound of a book being thrown across the room)
Wait... let's try again... (sound of me going across the room and retrieving a book)
Page 9, word 9 - Thoughts
Page 18, word 18 - Pirates
Hmmm... now this is a lot better, and is just the spark I needed...
==============================
"In The Thoughts Of The Pirates"
In the thoughts of the pirates
One can see the true hidden treasures
Not of gold doubloons and Spanish silver
But of lives lived in floating oblivion
There are no rules in open water
You make your way as you see fit
Alone or with a crew to stand with
You pick and choose every battle
The rewards for living such a life
Is that adventure and questing
Will forever be a moment away
The downside of such a life?
Never having a land to call home
And thoughts drifting into dangerous waters
When you and your crew have no limits
There is endless possibilities
Nothing is taboo or forbidden
And you can go further than you can imagine
When you and your crew make the rules
There are levels of commitment
You determine not only the letter of the law
But also what happens when it is broken
The law of Civilization means nothing
So in which do you choose to believe?
Decide wisely, my fine young lad
For the same wood that makes the crows nest
Can also be used to make the planks
Be sure you know where it is that you tread
J.
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