Any Dragons About?

When harridans howl
Heroes hightail
A scavengers scowl
Over wives who wail.

(S)mothering

We gave them every comfort
So they could grow to be
The most annoying bastards
The world will ever see

The griping and the whining
And the me me me me me
Are even worse when tempered by
Their skewed morality.

Future mothers, consider this
A drastic call to arms,
Teach discipline or you will find
How much indulgence harms.

Greener 🤢

Is there anything worse
Than celery that’s flaccid?
How about a vegan
All pasty and placid
That comes to a dinner
With a big covered dish
Of fricaseed crickets
Don’t that sound delish?

Untimely

If you could do it
Would you?
If it would kill you
Could you?
Can you embrace
Exemption
To salvage another’s
Redemption?
If only I knew
The magic
I'd save her from
The tragic
Without a single
Exception
Even if she had to miss
Conception.

Numbers

 

The way thieves work the digits makes them think

They can do whatever they want to do

But it could change in one proverbial blink

If we say, “We are many, you are few!”

Bluesman and Robin

I took you under my wing
And taught you how to fight
Despite the paralyzing sting
Of nibbling, gnawing fright
But you were very slight,
Too injured to survive the spring,
Before you flew into the night
You reminded me to sing.

Spicy

Suspicious to a fault?
I guess that’s me
But only one or two has proved me wrong.

If you’re not fond of salt
Perhaps it’s best you be
Aware of my salinity, it’s strong.

Autonomous

How beats the heart
That shrinks and then swells
What rhythm compels
The courage to start?

What forms the mind
That can sweet talk a sigh
But still tell a lie
Of the wickedest kind

Where shines the soul
Of immeasurable worth
We are blessed with at birth?
That spark makes us whole.

Sentiments

I sought something meaningful to say
On your very special day
But duty kept getting in the way

So I hope these simple lines will show
How blessed we were twelve years ago
And I love you more than you can know.

Worthiness

If you put familial needs before your own
Occasionally you may let loose a groan
Until you feel the love of those who know
The work you do so they can play and grow.

Fostered

The fruit we must not eat
Is the one we most desire
But will it still seem as sweet
When roasting in the fire?
The orchard offers fleeting shade
As steamy flesh is soon flambéed.

Grinders

We’ll bleed them with unending bills
And charge them more for harmful pills
Until they find, what truly kills
Is blind, obdurate trust

Our ancient clan manipulates
All the measures and the weights
Before our foe retaliates
They will be dust

Controller

Waiting for the boss
Starting to grow moss
Way past getting cross
Refuse another loss.

Obligated

“Choose well when you’re young.”
Said the fool who had hung
Up his calling to care
For the less-than-aware.

But he knew anytime
He could sing, here the crime
Would be to just shirk,
He was no such jerk.

Displacement

Welcome to Dystopium
Just past the town of Copium
If you don’t want a taxing life
You better stop at Hopium.