Courting too many Hearts at once

Courting too many Hearts at once

 

 

put on your best suit

someone is going to lose today

 

pretentious earnings

expensive learnings

 

the world is a cruel prom

the flowers cost too much integrity

the dance is slow and disarming

of all you had to give

 

find a chair,

take a breath,

sit and stare into the wind

 

let the others move along the floor

you've already scraped it with your chin

 

and your shoes are scuffed with regret

because the guilty eyes are at the watering hole

 

and you have deepened the well of insensitivity

that is making the world a song sashaying 

off the cuff

 

and the dress is red with bloodied tears

because no one really touches the notes anymore

 

they just move to the beat of guttural influence

that can't find the proper tie to go with it. 

 

 

 

 

erin-cilberto

6/11/16

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

oh you sly old dog you ;) politics aside ... this is a great line in my opinion "the world is a cruel prom" ..i never went to a prom nor ever wanted to ..i was a rascal that drank underage and hung out in the pool hall ;) if Bernie was able to pull off the nomination ... this would be the single most clear cut paths to choose ever since i started voting ... with Hillary things remain the same old muddle in a puddle .. but if she throws in with E. Warren ...well the waters might clear a little bit anyway .. we have a monumental choice to make says i! ... so very important!
smart use of the pen jacob ... :)
E.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you for the insightful words, E.

j.

[Sami Khalil]

Some people will fall for anything and some people can't be conformed to lies and deceptions. They weave through those guttural influences which cause them to see through truth from lies and propaganda. So many insults are thrown around from those who lost any sense of integrity or moral compass. Generalizations is convenient to so many people when they are in a lazy state to find the truth or in a biased state or just to cause injustice to others for selfish reasons and discrimination. An excellent poem on the need of speaking truth to power and seeing through scripted lies...:)...............

[jacob erin-cilberto]

thank you so much for your insightful review and very kind words, Sami.

j.

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome muchly. ..)))))))

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome muchly. ..)))))))