Rubber Ducky Poetry Hour

PoeticWitch · 05-28-2013, 08:04 AM

Ever have one of those days
Where everything seems just too much
All you want to do is break down to cry

A person comes along
They just don't get your level of stress
All they have to say is "Take a chill pill"

That is just too much
Sends you over the edge
But only inside your head

For if your thoughts escaped
Mayhem would ensue
None would be safe from that metaphorical "chill pill"

The boss that is lazy and wants you to do all his work
The friend who wants you to save them from ever crisis they created
The screaming children who want this and want that but don't ask but demand

You want me to "Take a chill pill" you say
Live a day in my life to see if that is possible
I am sure you will need a padded room when your day is over.

Until you live that day, leave me alone
I deal the best that I can with the stress that I have
Don't ever say "Take a chill pill" again

For those might be your last words
As I shove your tongue down your throat
And as I laugh merrily all the while!

PoeticWitch · 06-19-2013, 06:55 AM

Who are you to tell me
What I can do with my body
You don't know the fear
I have to deal with
Just looking over my family tree

I didn't do this to be "brave"
I didn't do this to be "cool"
I did this so I might
Have some peace of mind
And not fear leaving my children as orphans

So many in my family have succumb
To the cancer gene
Not living through the Chemo
Or radiation therapy
So excuse me if I don't care if you don't like my preemptive method

I didn't do it for you
I didn't do it for the public
I did it for myself and my family
They are more important than anyone I know
But thank you for your opinion.

PoeticWitch · 06-23-2013, 11:15 PM

Once upon a time
A long long time ago
We were young
And so in love
Once upon a time
We thought
We couldn't love
Each other more
Than we did back then
Once upon a time
We thought we would
Stay young forever
But once upon a time
Is no more
This is the Here and Now
We are no longer young
Do you still love me?
With my grays
Do you still love me?
With my wrinkles
Do you still love me?
With all the fat on my old body
Do you still love me?
Was it better then?
Or is it better now?
Tell me my love
Has your love grown
With time?
Or shrank
With my fleeting beauty?

PoeticWitch · 06-24-2013, 01:53 PM

Ever have your brain just revolt
Deny working for you
Ever have your brain say
You have abused me enough
I am on strike
For however long I feel like
The simplest tasks
Feel like you need to be
A rocket scientist to do
That old phrase about
Only being 10% smarter
Then the object you're using
Makes you feel like you are
Dumber than rocks
You must remember
To give your brain a vacation
On occasion
Or this might be you
Way too soon
All work and no play
Is detrimental
To a healthy, happy life

PoeticWitch · 07-02-2013, 09:09 AM

Every day
Sad, bad, even horrible
Things happen in our world
If we face the truth
We know we cannot stop it
Laws and regulations
Try as we might
Won't stop life from happening
We must deal with what comes our way
I am sure everything happens for a reason
Sadly to remind us
To not take life for granted
Which I am sure many of us
Are terribly guilty of
Listen here Lawmakers
And Regulators
You cannot stop the bad guys
From getting the weapons to hurt the masses
And I won't let you stop me
From loving who I want to love
Many may need that slip of paper
But I love my partner with or without
That flimsy piece of paper
That can fly away on the wind so easily
Why don't you stop making all these rules
That only hurt
Which is your total intention
Because you feel you should be able to
Tell people what they can and cannot do
Who they can and cannot love
Live and Let Live

PoeticWitch · 07-05-2013, 08:19 AM

Ode to a summer cold
Such beautiful weather
And here I am
Snuggled up on my couch
With tissues and cough drops
I would rather be outside
Enjoying the warmth
Of a summer day
But no!
This summer cold is kicking my ass
With coughs, sniffles and sneezes!
Mucus and congestion are my bestfriends
The coughs only hurt my ribs
With nothing productive coming of them
Oh summer cold!
Go away already!
I want to go out and play
On this summer day

PoeticWitch · 07-10-2013, 11:05 AM

Summer is here
All hot and humid
The Ice Cream Truck is tooling around
Playing it's annoying little diddy

Your local pool is most likely full
Of all the screaming brats of the neighborhood
Your dream of peaceful cool floating
Is shattered before it became reality

In the middle of all this
Is a cooling heavy rain
With thunder and lightening
Sending everyone for cover

After the rains the mosquitoes come out in force
Making any outside time rather miserable
If they pesky bugs find you oh so tasty
While bug sprays are lacking at the best of times

Then you feel forced to spend these beautiful days
Inside your Air Conditioned home
Bored and cranky as life passes you by
All because of Mother Natures penchant for zombie bugs.

05-28-2013, 08:04 AM	#1
PoeticWitch Member How Do You Identify?: Queer... that is all you get Preferred Pronoun?: um... she.. I think... shrug call me anything that pleases ya Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 562 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 172 Thanked 1,131 Times in 377 Posts Rep Power: 7056676	Take A Chill Pill Ever have one of those days Where everything seems just too much All you want to do is break down to cry A person comes along They just don't get your level of stress All they have to say is "Take a chill pill" That is just too much Sends you over the edge But only inside your head For if your thoughts escaped Mayhem would ensue None would be safe from that metaphorical "chill pill" The boss that is lazy and wants you to do all his work The friend who wants you to save them from ever crisis they created The screaming children who want this and want that but don't ask but demand You want me to "Take a chill pill" you say Live a day in my life to see if that is possible I am sure you will need a padded room when your day is over. Until you live that day, leave me alone I deal the best that I can with the stress that I have Don't ever say "Take a chill pill" again For those might be your last words As I shove your tongue down your throat And as I laugh merrily all the while! __________________ Things happen, no rhyme or reason, either learn from it and grow. Or don't and fail this part of life.

06-19-2013, 06:55 AM	#2
PoeticWitch Member How Do You Identify?: Queer... that is all you get Preferred Pronoun?: um... she.. I think... shrug call me anything that pleases ya Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 562 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 172 Thanked 1,131 Times in 377 Posts Rep Power: 7056676	Jolie Who are you to tell me What I can do with my body You don't know the fear I have to deal with Just looking over my family tree I didn't do this to be "brave" I didn't do this to be "cool" I did this so I might Have some peace of mind And not fear leaving my children as orphans So many in my family have succumb To the cancer gene Not living through the Chemo Or radiation therapy So excuse me if I don't care if you don't like my preemptive method I didn't do it for you I didn't do it for the public I did it for myself and my family They are more important than anyone I know But thank you for your opinion. __________________ Things happen, no rhyme or reason, either learn from it and grow. Or don't and fail this part of life.

06-23-2013, 11:15 PM	#3
PoeticWitch Member How Do You Identify?: Queer... that is all you get Preferred Pronoun?: um... she.. I think... shrug call me anything that pleases ya Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 562 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 172 Thanked 1,131 Times in 377 Posts Rep Power: 7056676	Once Upon A Time Once upon a time A long long time ago We were young And so in love Once upon a time We thought We couldn't love Each other more Than we did back then Once upon a time We thought we would Stay young forever But once upon a time Is no more This is the Here and Now We are no longer young Do you still love me? With my grays Do you still love me? With my wrinkles Do you still love me? With all the fat on my old body Do you still love me? Was it better then? Or is it better now? Tell me my love Has your love grown With time? Or shrank With my fleeting beauty? __________________ Things happen, no rhyme or reason, either learn from it and grow. Or don't and fail this part of life.

06-24-2013, 01:53 PM	#4
PoeticWitch Member How Do You Identify?: Queer... that is all you get Preferred Pronoun?: um... she.. I think... shrug call me anything that pleases ya Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 562 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 172 Thanked 1,131 Times in 377 Posts Rep Power: 7056676	Your Brain Ever have your brain just revolt Deny working for you Ever have your brain say You have abused me enough I am on strike For however long I feel like The simplest tasks Feel like you need to be A rocket scientist to do That old phrase about Only being 10% smarter Then the object you're using Makes you feel like you are Dumber than rocks You must remember To give your brain a vacation On occasion Or this might be you Way too soon All work and no play Is detrimental To a healthy, happy life __________________ Things happen, no rhyme or reason, either learn from it and grow. Or don't and fail this part of life.

07-02-2013, 09:09 AM	#5
PoeticWitch Member How Do You Identify?: Queer... that is all you get Preferred Pronoun?: um... she.. I think... shrug call me anything that pleases ya Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 562 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 172 Thanked 1,131 Times in 377 Posts Rep Power: 7056676	Live and Let Live Every day Sad, bad, even horrible Things happen in our world If we face the truth We know we cannot stop it Laws and regulations Try as we might Won't stop life from happening We must deal with what comes our way I am sure everything happens for a reason Sadly to remind us To not take life for granted Which I am sure many of us Are terribly guilty of Listen here Lawmakers And Regulators You cannot stop the bad guys From getting the weapons to hurt the masses And I won't let you stop me From loving who I want to love Many may need that slip of paper But I love my partner with or without That flimsy piece of paper That can fly away on the wind so easily Why don't you stop making all these rules That only hurt Which is your total intention Because you feel you should be able to Tell people what they can and cannot do Who they can and cannot love Live and Let Live __________________ Things happen, no rhyme or reason, either learn from it and grow. Or don't and fail this part of life.

07-05-2013, 08:19 AM	#6
PoeticWitch Member How Do You Identify?: Queer... that is all you get Preferred Pronoun?: um... she.. I think... shrug call me anything that pleases ya Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 562 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 172 Thanked 1,131 Times in 377 Posts Rep Power: 7056676	Ode to A Summer Cold Ode to a summer cold Such beautiful weather And here I am Snuggled up on my couch With tissues and cough drops I would rather be outside Enjoying the warmth Of a summer day But no! This summer cold is kicking my ass With coughs, sniffles and sneezes! Mucus and congestion are my bestfriends The coughs only hurt my ribs With nothing productive coming of them Oh summer cold! Go away already! I want to go out and play On this summer day __________________ Things happen, no rhyme or reason, either learn from it and grow. Or don't and fail this part of life.

07-10-2013, 11:05 AM	#7
PoeticWitch Member How Do You Identify?: Queer... that is all you get Preferred Pronoun?: um... she.. I think... shrug call me anything that pleases ya Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 562 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 172 Thanked 1,131 Times in 377 Posts Rep Power: 7056676	Zombie Summer Bugs Summer is here All hot and humid The Ice Cream Truck is tooling around Playing it's annoying little diddy Your local pool is most likely full Of all the screaming brats of the neighborhood Your dream of peaceful cool floating Is shattered before it became reality In the middle of all this Is a cooling heavy rain With thunder and lightening Sending everyone for cover After the rains the mosquitoes come out in force Making any outside time rather miserable If they pesky bugs find you oh so tasty While bug sprays are lacking at the best of times Then you feel forced to spend these beautiful days Inside your Air Conditioned home Bored and cranky as life passes you by All because of Mother Natures penchant for zombie bugs. __________________ Things happen, no rhyme or reason, either learn from it and grow. Or don't and fail this part of life.