Rubber Ducky Poetry Hour

[PoeticWitch]

Brownie so sweet
On the counter in the kitchen
Calling my name
Oh so seductive
Believe me I hear you
A glass of milk
To complement you
A sinful delight
Heaven on my lips
Oh brownie you tasted so good
Too bad you are all gone

[PoeticWitch]

I wish there was meaning
To my life
Here and now
Tomorrow and always

I wish I was the pivotal character
The one the whole world is depending on
To be able to change an outcome
With the wave of my hand

But the world doesn't work like that
This isn't a storybook
This is life
Most of time rather dreary

The only one affected by my choices
Is me, myself, and I
So I will make the best choices I can
Daydream the rest of the time

[PoeticWitch]

Early morning music
To get the heart pumping
Motivate the day
Hard to imagine
For a girl like me
It's country
It speaks to my soul
In a way no other music can
It can make you feel stronger
Make you feel loved beyond measure
Make you feel like you are more beautiful
Than a runway model
It can express your patriotic feelings
And in the next instant
Express your parental love
The most romantic night
Requires moonlight
A good slow song
And some Texas Two Stepping
Not to worry darling
Got a broken heart?
Country can sing it for you too
Don't you worry
Country has got it all covered
Just listen
You will surely find your soul song

[PoeticWitch]

Put the needle to my flesh
Drawing art all over my body
The pain so tantalizing
My mind calms
My body stills
As the needle passes
Back and forth over my skin
Repeatedly
Every picture has a story
A spell in it's own right
Like a walking book
You have only to ask
And I will tell the stories for you
My flesh a blank sheet
To cover with memories
How can one regret memories?
For even if they sag or wrinkle
They will still spark the memory to mind
So put that needle to my flesh
Put the memories on my flesh
Forever More

[PoeticWitch]

I have known you since I was 17
We have flowed in and out
Of each others lives
Sometimes we were great friends
And others we couldn't stand each other
Sometimes you flirted
Most times I was a tease
Not so many years older than me
But I remember a time or two
When you used that phrase
"Respect your elders"
And all I did was laugh at you
But here now is no more laughing at your expense
So not fair for you to prove that "older" bit
I am quite sure you didn't choose the time or day
But couldn't you negotiate a later date?
I was trying for a reunion
For all us San Diegans Geeks
I know this is so selfish of me
I don't want you to be gone on to the other side
Just not fair for you to leave us behind
But since you have
We are going to party like its 1999
All in your honor
No matter where we are

[PoeticWitch]

Oh allergies
I am so over you
Please just let me go
I can't take you anymore

Watery eyes
Pink and scratchy
So utterly irritated
I really want to claw them out

Runny nose
Oh my god!
Someone turned on the faucet!
Is there an emergency shut off valve?!

Hard to remember
But I do
Of a time and a place
Where I had no allergies

But then I moved
Out of California
Seeking adventure
In other parts of our fair country

But our fair country
Is mainly plaguing me
With allergies
That I am so over and done with

[Mari]

Originally Posted by ducky.mcclure

I have known you since I was 17
We have flowed in and out
Of each others lives
Sometimes we were great friends
And others we couldn't stand each other
Sometimes you flirted
Most times I was a tease
Not so many years older than me
But I remember a time or two
When you used that phrase
"Respect your elders"
And all I did was laugh at you
But here now is no more laughing at your expense
So not fair for you to prove that "older" bit
I am quite sure you didn't choose the time or day
But couldn't you negotiate a later date?
I was trying for a reunion
For all us San Diegans Geeks
I know this is so selfish of me
I don't want you to be gone on to the other side
Just not fair for you to leave us behind
But since you have
We are going to party like its 1999
All in your honor
No matter where we are

Sorry for your loss Ducky.

[PoeticWitch]

Time has passed
Feeling a little lost
Not sure which way to turn
Left or right
Which path is best?

What does the future hold?
Should I read the stars?
Or maybe the cards?
Talk to a psychic?
Or just trust the Goddess?

When we were young
We were invincible and immortal
Or at least that is how I felt
But time has passed
And I surely know differently now

Which path is best?
Left or right
Or better yet
Lets just ford straight ahead
And ask the Goddess to cover my ass

This risk is great
The risk of failure
But I will never know unless I try
To always take the safe path
Isn't always the best path

[PoeticWitch]

Friends of old try
Using technology of new
To get together
And celebrate a life of a dear friend

This isn't a hallmark card
We reminisce of years gone by
20 years at the very least
Many so old, some still young

We aren't friends of flowers
Friends of sweetness and candies
We are friends of honest words
Of "kiss my ass Jim" our own personal Captain Kirk

We tease each other
We wrestle and occasionally punch one another
Hey I even put Dan's head through a wall once
This is the essence of our friendship

Real as real can be
This is how we choose to remember
Our dear friend so close to our hearts
With laughter and tears and a punch or two

Chris you will never be forgotten
Every punch is a memory of you
Every hug with a tear or two is all for you
We know you are watching saying what dumbasses we are

It is all for you

[PoeticWitch]

Two years have passed
Since you went on to the other side
Personally I don't believe
In heaven or hell
But no matter what I think
I hope you are where you want to be

You are missed
Many small ways
Sometimes in large ways
Such is life I suppose
Causing tears years later
When you aren't even around to see the aftermath

Though you might not be here
In the psychical sense
You still effect our lives
A stray thought you
A particular scent bringing forth a whole slew of memories
My favorite dish you use to cook Hamburger Pie

Jake just doesn't make it as good as you Mom
But he tries because it gives me comfort
I love you Mommy and I miss you terribly
I wish you were here telling me those outlandish stories
You know which ones.. the ones that just couldn't be true
I would always pretend they were real and hide under the blankets

I miss you Mommy
I hope you found peace on the other side
I hope you found happiness on the other side
I hope you found love on the other side
Don't wait up for me, I will be there soon enough
Don't wait up for me on the other side

[PoeticWitch]

There on the shelf
In my room
Is a box and a cannister
Both full of ashes
Of someone very dear
The cannister is mine to keep
The box full of ashes are slowly dwindling
Every year on a certain day
A friend or two and I
Go to the river
We build little paper boats
Add a little bit of ashes
And send them on down the river
Mother had an affinity for the water
Just like me
So I do the best I can
With what I got
Send you on down the river
Blessings upon you
And your trip down the river

[PoeticWitch]

You have bettered my life
My Love

You have made my life magical
My Love

You have helped me find faith
My Love

I smile every day because of you
I feel so loved and adored
I cannot help but cry tears of joy

Yes I have great material things
That wouldn't have without you
My Love

To be true to my love for you
I would give up all the material
Just to keep you with me forever

Forever in love
Forever laughing
Forever crying tears of joy

Arms wrapped around each other
Tight as tight can be
Never letting go of our love for one another.

[PoeticWitch]

How does your garden grow?
Are your flowers all in a row?
Pansies here to the right
Daisies there to the left
Precious roses right there in the center.

How does your garden grow?
How long will your flowers bloom for you?
The roses so beautiful are stolen right beneath your nose
But the Pansies and Daises are there
To comfort you in you time of need

The rose didn't use their thorns to protect their home
But the Pansies and Daisies made sure to stay
For they are loyal til the end
Some flowers have the staying power
To light up your life for the long haul

[PoeticWitch]

To set the scene
You need thunder clouds
Pouring rain
An overflowing river

Now remember
This is all in your head
No matter how real it feels
Like a little movie in your brain

No one else can see it
No one else wants to share it
Your own personal purgatory
Maybe a personal hell

You stand there
On the edge of the river
Overwhelming with sadness and tears
Rain pouring down soaking you to the bones

Thunder clapping
Lightning flashing
Covering your screams
Screams of pain and torment

None can hear you
None in your head
And none in reality
As you suffer alone

This is my depression
I would love to share it
So it would be half the pain
But chemical depressions are not so easily shared

So I stay here
But the river of sorrow and tears
My makeup running down my face
As the river and the rain over take me

I pray for salvation
I pray for sun to break through the clouds
To dry me up and bless me
With happiness and smiles

[PoeticWitch]

Sleep is fleeting
As I dream of evil bunnies
In pink and purple polka dots
They aren't there for snuggles to be sure
With their sharp little teeth
I feel them sink into my flesh
Repeatedly electric shocks to my heart
Is this to help me?
To remind me to live?
Or to slowly kill me?
In a very painful way?
Loose the dogs!
The Chihuahuas are on the run!
To hunt the evil bunnies
To make a tasty meal of them
What a frightening thought!
I am so done with this dream
Or is it a nightmare?
Please let me wake up Mr. Sandman!
Damn bunnies!
Save me my magnificent Chihuahua Warriors!
As I roll out of bed
Forcing my eyes open
To what I hope is reality

[DaddyNik12]

Originally Posted by PoeticWitch

To set the scene
You need thunder clouds
Pouring rain
An overflowing river

Now remember
This is all in your head
No matter how real it feels
Like a little movie in your brain

No one else can see it
No one else wants to share it
Your own personal purgatory
Maybe a personal hell

You stand there
On the edge of the river
Overwhelming with sadness and tears
Rain pouring down soaking you to the bones

Thunder clapping
Lightning flashing
Covering your screams
Screams of pain and torment

None can hear you
None in your head
And none in reality
As you suffer alone

This is my depression
I would love to share it
So it would be half the pain
But chemical depressions are not so easily shared

So I stay here
But the river of sorrow and tears
My makeup running down my face
As the river and the rain over take me

I pray for salvation
I pray for sun to break through the clouds
To dry me up and bless me
With happiness and smiles

I really like this one , its kinda like what im feeling and going through now ..

[PoeticWitch]

High up on a mountain
In the highest room
Of a tower so very tall
Is a woman not a princess
No flowing locks to help her escape this prison

A prison of her own making
To protect her tender and fragile heart
Waiting for the Knight in Shining Armor
To brave these mighty walls
And the dragon hidden at the top if it all

There is no Rapunzel here
No mild manner or simpering princess
But a woman who is willing to fight
To protect her tender and fragile heart
With a dear dragon friend to bite a supposed knight or two

So Knight in Shining Armor
Do you brandish a sword?
Or maybe a pen or two?
Is brute force the answer?
Or perhaps a slow seduction of the mind?

Remember there is no Rapunzel here
No simpering princess to throw herself at you
You hurt her dragon
And this trapped woman
Might run you through with a sword or two

Tread softly
Use your eyes and your heart
Not everything is as it seems
Not all Knights in Shining Armor
Have to slay the Dragon to win the Maiden in distress

[PoeticWitch]

Wicked is what they call me
I doubt any know my name
From the west I come
Looking for my sister of the east
Politics run rampant
You are good and I am bad
The wizard is miraculous
G'linda the Good Witch will protect you from my wrath
As I see you celebrate the fact
That my little sister has been squashed by a house
And her corpse robbed of her precious ruby slippers
Mine! By right of familial inheritance
Sad that you bring an outsider into your political games
To rid our little world
Of the Wicked Witch of the West
Because none of those in power
Have the courage to do it on their own
To depend on a female child
To defeat me
Alas she succeeds
And I melt into nothing but goo
But worry not
This political game is not at an end
I am sure my son will take up my cause
To free the land of OZ from the Tyranny of the Wizard
And the supposed Good Witch

[PoeticWitch]

I stand before a mirror
Staring deep into my very own soul
What is it that I see there?

Is my soul in the mirror?
Or is that just the reflection of it?
Can I leave it in the mirror for safe keeping?

If the reflection holds onto my soul
Does it become me?
Will it crawl out of the prison of the mirror?

To become a doppelganger
To wreck havoc on my life
Do I even care?

Maybe I should crawl into the mirror
Taking its place on the other side
The prison, the mirror

Is the grass really greener on the other side?
How does my doppelganger live?
There on the other side in the mirror

Curiosity killed the cat
But satisfaction brought it back
I so need a vacation from my life

So doppelganger
Come here and take my place
And I will take yours in the mirror realm

You have my soul
To do as you please
To be a real live girl

Me a soulless creature
I must crawl into the mirror realm
To live as your reflection forever more

[PoeticWitch]

Morning comes
The sun filtering through the windows
Last nights dreams so real
That you question your own reality

Sitting on the side of the bed
Blinking your eyes trying to accept this reality
I glance across the bed
A small smile crosses my lips as my eyes rest upon your sleeping form

Our wee bit of a dog curled up tightly next to you
You sleeping so soundly and peacefully
I could have a marching band come through the room
And I don't think you would ever wake up

I sit there and watch you sleep
Looking so happy and peaceful
Just the way I like you
I always want to share the joy your bring to my life with you

I loved you back then
I loved you more yesterday
I love you even more at this moment
Hard to imagine, but I will love you even more then that when you open your eyes and smile at me