We gossip like little girls who nobody will play with.1
Staring at the players, with hate in our hearts.2
Nasty and small, we spit at the winners.3
Laugh at the losers, and cry when we sleep.4
The talented writer has four million readers.5
Dismissed as a hack, writing for children.6
A poet on television, lauded for her youth.7
Attacked as a phoney, nepotism planted.8
Here on the bench, we sharpen our weapons.9
The lonely ignored need someone to hate.10
We scream at the world.11
But nobody will listen.12
Revenge is our motive for getting out of bed.13
Once we would target the ones who deserved it.14
But now, as we age.15
All target now.16
Wal-Mart mothers, with cheap jewellery and spoilt children.17
Soccer mom’s, with busy lives and empty souls.18
Ambitious suits, with a passion for money.19
Pretty girls, with vain love for themselves.20
The world empties itself of meaning.21
As we watch, rooted to the bench.22
Emotions simmer, as the frustration boils over.23
Turning the hate, in on our selves.24
The world plays it’s games, as we just get older.25
Spitting and snarling.26
Yet still on the bench.27
Author notes
I'm as guilty as anybody.
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Again another great poem. This is something that everyone, including me, can relate to. Great imagery and language. Great job!
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Bitter, but in a good way. Well written and something I know I can relate to at times. Good job!
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Wow that was really good! One of the reasons I liked it was because it was unique. You had great language that made vivid picutres and thoughts in my mind. Well done!
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A really good, well-written poem! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I liked your choice of words and the images they evoked!!
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Thanks Bernice, very kind of you. Thanks for reading my whiney little poem.
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It reminds me of falling on metal pavement while wearing nothing but flowers.
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Another good poem. It seems I've been fated to read your works as of late. Not a bad fate, to be honest. This flows well and speaks volumes. Great work with this. Thanks for sharing it.
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Interesting
I'm not sure what the message was in this but my impression is people do nothing and judge other people whenever they do anything and hate them for it. I'm not sure if that was the intention but thats what I got. It was a good message and was poetic.
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You got the poem spot on, thanks for reading.
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Nice Self Bitch Slap
Suggest 'what little there was left of my heart." Another brilliant examination of a hurting demographic. It is astounding how some waste the precious little time we're granted being envious of others instead of enjoying life. Got to admit that I have spent time on the bench and in a baseball dugout, there is a narrowed frame, a type of tunnel-vision. You have focused on the malevolence that can develop. But there is a larger perspective, the game, the fun that I think you could also capture if you chose to. Good job, is it me or is it getting lighter in here? -
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I agree with the title change, thanks.
Still pretty dark, even though the night is drawing to a close.
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