Poems About Identity by Top Critiquers
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Poems about identity by top critiquers. Poems written by members who have given lots of feedback to other poets this month.
I Write
Because I can
Because a neurological condition prevents me from articulating my thoughts correctly
And
Because I have words
Not always the most eloquent
But they exist
When for so long
They didn’t
Thoughts need an escape route
So you don’t end up
Locked in a cage
Of never ending turmoil
I write
Because I can
Because a neurological condition prevents me from articulating my thoughts correctly
And
Because I have words
Not always the most eloquent
But they exist
When for so long
They didn’t
Thoughts need an escape route
So you don’t end up
Locked in a cage
Of never ending turmoil
I write
Because I can
#identity
#confessional
#LifeAsAWriter
#illness
#WritingPoetry
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Ode to Mysogyny: Things men say
It’s difficult
You wouldn’t understand
You should smile more.
Well aren’t you pretty?
You know this is traditionally a man’s job.
You can’t expect anyone to take you seriously.
You should wear pants if you don’t want me to look.
You should button the top button if you don’t want me to look.
Your skin is so soft
You should put your hair up.
I like a woman who takes care of herself.
Women don’t talk like that.
Are you trying to be a man?
That’s not very feminine.
Watch your tone.
Let the men talk.
This...
You wouldn’t understand
You should smile more.
Well aren’t you pretty?
You know this is traditionally a man’s job.
You can’t expect anyone to take you seriously.
You should wear pants if you don’t want me to look.
You should button the top button if you don’t want me to look.
Your skin is so soft
You should put your hair up.
I like a woman who takes care of herself.
Women don’t talk like that.
Are you trying to be a man?
That’s not very feminine.
Watch your tone.
Let the men talk.
This...
#identity
#politics
#culture
343 reads
34 Comments
Sweet Agony
Sitting in a darkened room thinking about you
Thinking about us and the history we have
Theres a part of me that loves you
Im feeling lost without your presence
My constant excuse and driving force has always been you
Everything that has gone bad in my life is your fault
Still I find myself in this moment wondering what you're doing
I want to know who you're with and have I lost you for good
I have found a real chance at happiness and peace
But its you that consumes my thoughts
If I dont have you then...
Thinking about us and the history we have
Theres a part of me that loves you
Im feeling lost without your presence
My constant excuse and driving force has always been you
Everything that has gone bad in my life is your fault
Still I find myself in this moment wondering what you're doing
I want to know who you're with and have I lost you for good
I have found a real chance at happiness and peace
But its you that consumes my thoughts
If I dont have you then...
#dark
#identity
#IMissYou
#secrets
#SelfReflection
119 reads
3 Comments
I control you
I'm Jesus Fucking Christ
Bow down to the almighty one
You'll feel better about yourself
You need to be cleansed
Your soul is dirty
Your mind is filthy
You need me
You need something to cling to
You need something to strengthen you
PUNISHMENT!
You love punishment
It makes you feel like you're doing something right
Without constant pain you feel guilty
I know you're weak
You love pain
I know a lot about pain
I use it as a weapon against you
One of my favorite things is to make a man die while he's...
Bow down to the almighty one
You'll feel better about yourself
You need to be cleansed
Your soul is dirty
Your mind is filthy
You need me
You need something to cling to
You need something to strengthen you
PUNISHMENT!
You love punishment
It makes you feel like you're doing something right
Without constant pain you feel guilty
I know you're weak
You love pain
I know a lot about pain
I use it as a weapon against you
One of my favorite things is to make a man die while he's...
#God
#identity
#manipulation
#power
#religion
72 reads
7 Comments
Glass Box
the womb of the
woman who gave
birth to me was
brutally cut open
with a knife scary
hands wrapped
in plastic pulled
me out suddenly
& put me in a box
...made of glass
it's said it feels
like an invasion
creating a sense
of unsafety for the
...harmless baby
reading about it
it all made sense
the nightmares i
had as a child of
being put in a box
and thrown into the
water or left behind
in a burning forest
...in a...
woman who gave
birth to me was
brutally cut open
with a knife scary
hands wrapped
in plastic pulled
me out suddenly
& put me in a box
...made of glass
it's said it feels
like an invasion
creating a sense
of unsafety for the
...harmless baby
reading about it
it all made sense
the nightmares i
had as a child of
being put in a box
and thrown into the
water or left behind
in a burning forest
...in a...
#birth
#identity
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22 Comments
A Shadow
Haunted by a dark shiver,
that creeps like a shadow's quiver.
A blackening cold
spreading upon my bones.
Confronted by the raw dank,
invasive thoughts of the unknown.
Hope is seen gaunt wandering my halls.
That despair is desperate to taint.
But strength has heard the ancient call.
The brightest gold sun shines
through the shriveled berry branches.
Blessed with newborn tiny blossom enhancements.
Away from the chaotic complexity of
the dark thought's advancement.
For when a shadow exists
that belongs to no sun....
that creeps like a shadow's quiver.
A blackening cold
spreading upon my bones.
Confronted by the raw dank,
invasive thoughts of the unknown.
Hope is seen gaunt wandering my halls.
That despair is desperate to taint.
But strength has heard the ancient call.
The brightest gold sun shines
through the shriveled berry branches.
Blessed with newborn tiny blossom enhancements.
Away from the chaotic complexity of
the dark thought's advancement.
For when a shadow exists
that belongs to no sun....
#strength
#identity
#spring #shadows
#spring #shadows
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17 Comments
THE TRAP OF CATEGORIZING
Our day-to-day existence
is continually being
bombarded with efforts
to categorize everything
from A to Z and beyond.
This is especially true
when it comes to we humans.
In our minds, we practice
analyst management:
We categorize by gender,
height, weight, looks, gay, straight,
performance, education, religion,
ethnicity, morality, values,
tastes, talent, etc., etc.
Yes, perhaps in some disciplines
such as science and medicine
category analyst is essential.
But for me, and speaking
only for me,...
is continually being
bombarded with efforts
to categorize everything
from A to Z and beyond.
This is especially true
when it comes to we humans.
In our minds, we practice
analyst management:
We categorize by gender,
height, weight, looks, gay, straight,
performance, education, religion,
ethnicity, morality, values,
tastes, talent, etc., etc.
Yes, perhaps in some disciplines
such as science and medicine
category analyst is essential.
But for me, and speaking
only for me,...
#identity
#freedom
#culture
#morality
#tradition
312 reads
3 Comments
What a Frozen Pizza Cardboard Plate Becomes ..
The pizza’s gone
It was pretty good
Saw what it came on and thought ..
Poor man’s canvas wanna be
That’s the beauty of making art
Anything and everything is fair game
I can’t say it’s my favorite piece of art
But
I can say it took a lot of time to fashion it
Give it body and substance
It’s hanging in my personal collection
Wall space is limited in my home gallery
I’m on to the next collage
Cutting up watercolor and gouache paintings
Using oil pastels to ready backgrounds
The thinking process is...
It was pretty good
Saw what it came on and thought ..
Poor man’s canvas wanna be
That’s the beauty of making art
Anything and everything is fair game
I can’t say it’s my favorite piece of art
But
I can say it took a lot of time to fashion it
Give it body and substance
It’s hanging in my personal collection
Wall space is limited in my home gallery
I’m on to the next collage
Cutting up watercolor and gouache paintings
Using oil pastels to ready backgrounds
The thinking process is...
#art
#identity
#learning #philosophical
#learning #philosophical
107 reads
22 Comments
Within The Pages Of A Soul’s Lineage
Our naked reflections mirror the truth of one’s spirit. It’s the pivotal time in your life when you stop, turn around, and glance upon the necessities you have taken time to bring into the presence of the soul to such a point in time.
I have been blessed to have enclosed the aura of my being with great minded people alike, and associates of greater affluence and keen intellect, but is this all my essence, what my creed stands for, shouldn’t there be more to me, if all possible, on this green earth.
I am finally realizing materialistic...
I have been blessed to have enclosed the aura of my being with great minded people alike, and associates of greater affluence and keen intellect, but is this all my essence, what my creed stands for, shouldn’t there be more to me, if all possible, on this green earth.
I am finally realizing materialistic...
#identity
#sun
#water
#philosophical
#MentalHealth
289 reads
9 Comments
We are Earth
all of us
our unique fingerprint
carved into the present
moment of memory
We are earth
from root to crown
our individual history
recorded in each line
Sacred geometry manifests
patterns of existence
into the living
until fossilized
underground
We are Earth
experiencing form
all of us
~
our unique fingerprint
carved into the present
moment of memory
We are earth
from root to crown
our individual history
recorded in each line
Sacred geometry manifests
patterns of existence
into the living
until fossilized
underground
We are Earth
experiencing form
all of us
~
#identity
#nature
#spiritual
#LifeCycle
#philosophical
1164 reads
45 Comments
Abinger Hammer
My heart belongs in Abinger Hammer -
You know, that cute little sleepy village,
That sits deep in the heart of the Surrey Hills -
The so-called stockbroker belt!
Living somewhere like Abinger,
Means you've made it somehow!
Pronounced Ab-BIN-JER, not Ab-BING-er,
I once thought, as an awkward 16 year old,
Spotty slow learning backwardly mobile wiry haired retard!
You can tell I didn't like myself much then, can't you?
But I hate getting things wrong -
It's possibly a symptom of my progressing OCD!
However, if...
You know, that cute little sleepy village,
That sits deep in the heart of the Surrey Hills -
The so-called stockbroker belt!
Living somewhere like Abinger,
Means you've made it somehow!
Pronounced Ab-BIN-JER, not Ab-BING-er,
I once thought, as an awkward 16 year old,
Spotty slow learning backwardly mobile wiry haired retard!
You can tell I didn't like myself much then, can't you?
But I hate getting things wrong -
It's possibly a symptom of my progressing OCD!
However, if...
#confusion
#FeelingLost
#FeelingTrapped
#hope
#identity
138 reads
19 Comments
role playing
she enjoys
the leather
collar, the
length
of chain
connecting
her to
his demands,
his dominance,
even after
the role
playing
weekend
is over.
the leather
collar, the
length
of chain
connecting
her to
his demands,
his dominance,
even after
the role
playing
weekend
is over.
#BDSM
#choices
#identity
#lust
#obsession
133 reads
8 Comments
DU Poetry : Poems About Identity by Top Critiquers