Shhhh - I'm Tired - Day 28: a Shhhhadorma (poetry form)

I'm so tired
Of being so tired
Waiting for
A time when
I can wake up feeling fine
And enjoy the day.

Caren E. Salas

Daleks - Day 27: a "Mechanical" poem

They're one part alien.

And two parts mechanical.

Ugly little creepers

Move as robots quite maniacal.

 

EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!

Through time and space they roam.

They must defeat the Doctor

But he always beats them home.

 

Doctor who? You ask, well, yes!

He has Daleks on the run

All you need to know

Is he's the Doctor, he's the one.

Caren E. Salas

 

 

 

 

For my crazy Whovian kids!
photo: www.bbc.co.uk

Destined to Be a Star! Day 26: "Casting" poem

 

 

And playing the part of the beloved family pet...

WHISKEY!

Approximately 9 whopping pounds of excited furry fun!

About 13 years old (no one really knows)

Dark eyes, long blondish hair

Missing teeth, long tongue

Scar under one eye where he once had an abscess

Has an odd attachment to mini tennis balls (likes to chew the fuzz off)

Suffers from separation anxiety

Thinks a crust of bread trumps a dog treat any day

Can adaquately communicate "yes" and "no"

Wants no payment for his obedience and loyalty

   Aside from a little affection, a warm bed and some food

Clearly, he is destined to be a star!!

Let's here it for....

WHISKEY!!

 

 

Caren E. Salas 

Lies - Day25: "Everyone_______"

Everybody lies

No matter what they tell you

It's human nature

 

 

Caren E. Salas

Alarm - Day 24: an "auto, or automatic" poem

Alarm screams
I roll over, push
The blankets
Off of me
Trudge to the kitchen to make
My morning coffee.

Shower, dress
Brush my teeth, my hair
Do make up
Put shoes on
Grab coffee and a bagel
And I'm out the door.


Caren E. Salas

Sweet Amnesia - Day 23: a love poem

Sweet Amnesia

Let me be your sweet

Amnesia, Close your eyes and

Just let go. The hours

Will fly like dreams forgotten,

As I kiss your cares away.

Let the memories fade

To darkness, temporary

Blindness heals. The days

Will blend like soft summer rain;

Let real life blur for a while.

 

Caren E. Salas

Friends - Day 22: A "Complex" Poem

It's really
Not complicated.
We both know
Each other's
Darkest secrets and sad songs
And yet we're still friends.


Caren E. Salas

Right of Way - Day 21: a Senryu

Sure, go on and take

The right of way. Clearly you

Own the road, don't you?

 

 

Caren E. Salas

Beyond the Universe - Day 20: "Beyond____"

Beyond the universe that we all know

Hundreds of thousands of light years away

Maybe there's a planet where we'll never go

Beyond the universe that we all know

Where amazing plants and animals grow

And maybe there's forty-eight hours in a day

Beyond the universe that we all know

Hundreds of thousands of light years away.

 

 

Caren E. Salas

 

 

Rejection - Day 19 a "Burn" poem

I presented myself
Neatly packaged, tied with a bow
And there ya' go.

I hold out my hand
Nice to meet you, I'm on display
What can I say?

Apparently,
I'm underwhelming, not what you need,
You just can't see.

You smile at me
We'll be in touch, as I turn to go
That just means "no".


Caren E. Salas

I am...Tired - Day 18: prompt "I am ____"

I am tired of being

Tough

Strong

Brave

I want to choose

The easy way

The short cut

Avoid the pain

I want to be

Taken care of

Once in a while

To be the care "taker"

Not the caretaker

I am tired of being

Tough

Strong

Brave

But I don't see

Any other way

 

 

Caren E. Salas

Say It! Day 17: an "Express" poem

Yes?
No?
Say it
Just express
Don't suppress yourself
Go on, tell me that you love me
Or tell me if you don't, just let me know and I'll go...
Or maybe stay, if that's the way
You'd rather have it
Open up
Say it
Yes.
No.



Caren E. Salas

Some Things - Day 16: a "Possible" or "Impossible" poem

You can't make me love you if I don't; you
Can't make me someone that I'm not. You can
Force me to perform with violent means
I guess, but you can't make me enjoys it,
Or ever want it to happen again.
If you try and show me something very
Far away, I won't see it without my
Contacts, and I can't remember something
I have not lived, no matter how I try.
Some things are impossible after all.


Caren E. Salas



(Something about that phrase "Nothing is Impossible" has always bothered me. There are just some things in life that will not happen. Get over it.)

The Bar - Day 15: an Infested poem

What was I thinking?
All alone in the bar
With the creepy old men
Covered in tattoos and scars.

The place was infested
With all shapes and types
I imagined that some
Had once worn prison stripes.

In the corner a man winked
As he drank his last beer
I was starting to feel sick
I should get out of here.

So what was I doing,
Midst the winos and strays?

I was feeling just as lost
And as lonely as they.




Caren E. Salas

My Love and I - Day 14: A Sonnet

 

 

My Love and I

My love and I need to run away for a while

To relax and remember how it feels to smile

Far away to some paradise close to the sea

On an isolated island where we don't need a key

Because not a soul will around there for days

Except seagulls and turtles and endless sun rays

We'll feast upon mangos and coconuts and fish

Stay up all night long, and wake when we wish

Swimming in an ocean that's warm and clear

We won't want to leave until maybe next year

And I'll collect sea shells while he lies in the sun

And together we'll count stars when the sunsets are done

It all sounds like heaven, and that's how it will seem

If we ever escape, and find this sweet dream.

 

 

Caren E. Salas

(okay, so I'm not Shakespeare, but I gave it a go.)
photo: William Salas