Haiku's,Poems and anything that rhymes!

I'm tired of being a fixer
I'm tired of fixing you
I'm tired of you being thick
You won't stick to my glue

I'm always trying to keep you together
you and everyone here
but nobody ever tries to fix me
so I cry secret tears

I'm tired of being a gluestick
I'm tired of fixing you
will somebody get me some staples?
Yes,the sharp ones oughta do.​
 
Copperfox said:
I've known five or six people in my time who could have been the target of that poem.
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the last one?

Yeah. Lately I've been feeling really upset because I just simply cannot fix anybody or anything. Sometimes I'm not even at fault but when I try to make it better nobody wants to cooperate.

As a crafter,I know darn well when a weak gluestick doesn't work you break out the staples. It's a good metaphor.
 
Another great job, NMoondust!
I have a paradoxically similar wish; I'd love to have the gift of being able to help people who are Stuck get Unstuck...
 
Yes, I meant the one about fixing people. My Janalee couldn't _help_ having her disabilities; remembering her makes me just a bit less patient with people who _choose_ to be dysfunctional and stupid.
 
Copperfox said:
Yes, I meant the one about fixing people. My Janalee couldn't _help_ having her disabilities; remembering her makes me just a bit less patient with people who _choose_ to be dysfunctional and stupid.
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awwww I'm sorry *hugs*

I've just been in too many arguments and entanglements lately and nobody but me ever seems to want to clear them up. I apologize and try to fix things but nobody else wants to heal or forgive me or even apologize back(since usually I'm the victim)

So it's the broken trying to fix the broken basically. *sigh*
 
Sometimes you just have to wash your hands
Of people who make too many demands.
Since you simply have only so much to share,
Do the sharing where there is less wear and tear.
 
I revised my "gluestick" poem this morning:

I'm tired of being a gluestick
I'm tired of fixing you
Will somebody fetch me some staples?
Those sharp ones oughta do

I feel like a surgeon who's losing a patient
My heart's been ripped in two
All the advice you've given is ancient
For of these trials you've had very few

I'm tired of saying "it's fine,it's okay"
because sometimes it's really not
Nobody ever wants to make up
The have me live with the guilt that we've fought

I'm tired of being stepped on
Because I'm scared of crying
But regardless that I am tired
I'm afraid I'll never stop trying

Will you come back? I miss you
And the things you used to say
You made me feel so safe and sound
But now that's gone away

:(​
 
For Charlie:


I'm pretty sure I warned you
that I was a fireball
but did you listen to me?
I don't think you did at all

You told me you understood
that you had problems too
why are you surprised?
I got attached to you

You got me at my weakest point
I'm sorry for what happened
and when I tried to fix it
the mess was only dampened

I never fell in love with you
despite a tiny crush
I know who your fair lady is
you'll get married in a rush

I think what really gets me most
is how it seemed so real
it was like ripping band-aids off
when you freaked that we were close

I really can't say anything
I just sit here and sigh
the only thing that really helps
is that song by Gotye

I can't explain it better now
I might be able,later though
so for now just listen to that tune
You're Just Somebody I Used To Know

I hope time will heal the scars
so please,don't run too far
I couldn't be more sorry
but I don't know how much you are...​
 
Strong and evocative. One suggestion, if consistent rhyming is desirable--

I think what really gets me most
is how it seemed so real
it was like ripping band-aids off
when you freaked that we were close​

The last of these four lines could be changed to "--of a cut barely starting to heal."
 
Copperfox said:
Strong and evocative. One suggestion, if consistent rhyming is desirable--

I think what really gets me most
is how it seemed so real
it was like ripping band-aids off
when you freaked that we were close​

The last of these four lines could be changed to "--of a cut barely starting to heal."
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That is exactly the metaphor I was using in my head earlier! Brillaint! I'll change it to that:

I'm pretty sure I warned you
that I was a fireball
but did you listen to me?
I don't think you did at all

You told me you understood
that you had problems too
why are you surprised?
I got attached to you

You got me at my weakest point
I'm sorry for what happened
and when I tried to fix it
the mess was only dampened

I never fell in love with you
despite a tiny crush
I know who your fair lady is
you'll get married in a rush

I think what really gets me most
is how it seemed so real
it was like ripping band-aids off
of a cut barely starting to heal


I really can't say anything
I just sit here and sigh
the only thing that really helps
is that song by Gotye

I can't explain it better now
I might be able,later though
so for now just listen to that tune
You're Just Somebody I Used To Know

I hope time will heal the scars
so please,don't run too far
I couldn't be more sorry
but I don't know how much you are..
​
 
Charlie wrote this for me,and it was really pretty so I thought I'd post it:

I'm giving up
you win
I just can't afford
to play this game anymore

I never meant to be the one
that you replied upon

Try to be calm
You'll be okay
You'll be fine

Just look her in the eyes and say

"I'm running away. Because airplanes were meant to fly"​
 
These are very good! You are a talented poet.
And how neat it is to see such kindness being spread through sonnets and poetry. What a perfect way of using creative arts.
It pleases me to see such things.
Lovely work!
 
Kate said:
These are very good! You are a talented poet.
And how neat it is to see such kindness being spread through sonnets and poetry. What a perfect way of using creative arts.
It pleases me to see such things.
Lovely work!
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this isn't necessarily kindness...

It's more hurt at the moment.
 
I'm sorry I'm radioactive
a great big nuclear mess
I'm sorry that I'm so reactive
even when you try your best

But if you're gonna fix me
wear some fireproof gloves
because I have my hates
that are fiercer than my loves

I appreciate your efforts
I'm thankful for your grace
and even though I'm hurting
I'll just have to keep the pace

I hope that you realize
that you screwed up real big time
even though the times we had
were incredibly sublime

I won't forget your sweetness
your caring or your song
just don't forget me
who's been here all along​
 
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