The amount of disappointment I have in you is unmeasurable by Chase Clay (good summer reads .txt) 📖

Lunch

Brown paper sack full of munchies goodness
what wonderful surprises do you have in store for me today?
Oh, chips. A drink. A sandwich
isn’t that the same thing I had yesterday?


Persona

I tried hard
made my parents proud
went to college, got a job, got a wife
but now I hate my life
trapped in my cubical cell for 8 hours a day
wondering what life could be like if I had it my way
I go home to a nagging wife, rebelling kids, and piling bills
Give me all the pills, I just want to sleep
go get me a beer, I’m tired of this uncertainty and fear
At least I’m living the American dream


The Ring Bearer

Shorter than most
only a child to the untrained eye
A heart stronger then the greatest warrior
with a will unbreakable

Brave and bold
making his way through middle earth
letting nothing stand in his way

Still a boy with the world fait weighing on his shoulders
he grows tired and weak
his mind poisoned by the ring

Faithfull companions push him on
some fight for him while others betray him
all corrupt by the evil around his neck

Carrying his burden he must find his own way
through caves, over mountains, and across treacherous swamps
to get to the black gates where Mt. Doom lays
where the ring most resign for the rest of its days

When he can go no longer Sam takes the lead
with the shire in mind he carries him up
straight to the top

Friends are lost
enemies are slain
a king arises
and the ring is destroyed once and for all

Now middle earth can rest
the evil destroyed
and Frodo can go back to being a boy


Corey

My brother Corey walks like a Velociraptor because of the chiropractor
From the 64 to the 360 he still manages to always beat me
He’s older yet shorter, blonde hair, blue eyes
Mistaken as my twin every now and then
Not much of a risk taker and hardly a rule breaker
A silent rebel


No longer to be poisoned by civilization he flees
he’s going to the moon, going out with a boom, a bang
With the flick of a flame he’s gone
straight up into the sky, damn he’s so high
so high I realize I’ve been talking in 3rd person this whole time
Oh shit, I don’t wana come down from this so I’ll take another hit
Roll another one up, take another big puff
let the chair swallow me whole
Black out, wake up in a daze, let out a big yawn
that’s when I realize I’m laying naked in my neighbor’s lawn
Woops, not again.


Writers block
my minds gone blank
silent, other than the tick of a clock
It’s like I can’t think
my thoughts locked away
but wait an idea
I’ve been inspired by this beautiful day
now the words flow onto paper
and life goes on. I wish it was always this way


Life

Every day’s the same
I’m tired of this routine
Where’s the excitement?
Wake up, go to school, go home
sleep
then it repeats
5 days a week
it’s always the same
when will I be released?


Happy poem

This is where I belong
how I want to spend the rest of my days.
Just sitting here in this hazy room
laughing, chatting, sharing, surrounded by friends.
Not a care in the world


Possibility

It’s all or nothing
we might not make it this time.
The risk is the same as always but something doesn’t feel right
I look back to see red and blue lights flashing in the night
pull over slowly and grab for the knife
He walks up asking for license and registration
I give em’ 6 inches of cold steel then I’m racing
down the interstate doin 90 as back up arrives
I guess I’m not gonna make it this time


A famer and his sheep

You cannot speak but I know what you want to say, nobody would understand
I look into your eyes and see your soul, nobody would understand

When I hold you at night your wool keeps me warm
under the stars the dark sky hides us, nobody would understand

They say our love is forbidden, look down upon us
in secrecy we must live, nobody would understand

The sounds of your BAAAA put a smile on my face
lying on our bed of hay in the lamp lit barn, nobody would understand us

When the day came that they took you away I wept
Animal right activists they called themselves, nobody understands


Spanish class

The walls are blank and dull
she speaks words that carry no meaning to me
what are you saying?
They criticize me for not understanding

She speaks words that carry no meaning to me
the words appear on papers that they use to judge me
they criticize me for not understanding
It’s a never ending cycle

The words appear on papers that they use to judge me
If I didn’t understand the first time what makes you think it will be different
It’s a never ending cycle
No habla Español!


A picture

The innocence is gone
The dreams forgotten, long ago abandoned
A totally new person has emerged
The exact opposite


A menace to sobriety

"..Is there a officer, problem?"
Came out of my mouth and without a doubt I knew then,
that I was fucked


I wish I could leave this place
This is not where I belong
This is not where I want to be
I want a place where I am free to be what I want to be


The amount of disappointment I have in you is immeasurable
Why cant you live up to our expectations?
Why cant you be like I was?


Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
I ready to blow, a time ticking bomb waiting to explode
How much further are you willing to go
Don't temp your fate this is no joke


I wish I could say I enjoy writing poetry
But the truth is my creative juices don't seem to flow with me
Sitting here thinking of things to write
Aimless, writing poems about poems

Publication Date: 12-05-2011

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