frustration – My husband's poetry

haiku

Dec 21, 2020

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cfblack

in frustration, haiku

doers don’t watch wellthey want to beat holes in wallsto pull answers through 12-21-20

yard fly

Nov 19, 2020

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cfblack

in denial, frustration, insects

To the yard fly on our window sill We tried to shoo you out the door But you kept banging your head on the window Buzzing louder and louder Denying what you cannot see And what will not let you win 11-19-20

a woodpecker named Jeff

Oct 22, 2020

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cfblack

in Birds, frustration

In the tree that leans out over the street a small, gray and white woodpecker you named Jeff taps quietly on the trunk drilling holes to suck sap beneath bark a whiney, weepy chirp is all you hear You notice how the paper bound books on top of your to read piles have curled covers…

Benched

Aug 29, 2020

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cfblack

in avoidance, daily life, for someone else, frustration, sports

F– you! Yeah, f– you! Ya wanna play basketball, instead of be with me? F– you! Explosion in the middle of the street. Bringing it to the court. Don’t know who’s right or if there’s a wrong. Basketball; dribble, dribble; dribble, dribble. F– you! Yeah, f– you! Ya wanna play basketball, instead of be with…

on writing

Jul 20, 2020

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cfblack

in frustration, reading/writing

Sometimes, you flesh out a poem with ink and paper and the anger and emotion hurts too much to finish. 7-20-20

When the world became flat, again

Jul 2, 2020

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cfblack

in corporate America, frustration, history, ignorance, Racial & Social justice, violence

When the world became flat, again When science denial became in vogue When “the world’s equilibrium hath been upset” When billionaires received government assistance before the poor When separation of church and state became a lie When not paying taxes became a badge of honor When white supremacists crawled out of their holes When concentration…

Spare the rod, Save the child

May 7, 2020

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cfblack

in abuse, Belonging / Loneliness, childhood, frustration, trauma

All night, you keep waking in school wooden paddles on bare skin stomach punches behind closed doors Cold winter hallways laughter in the classroom isolation you still feel They are probably all dead except in your head where they hide and never leave Bastards keep saying you deserve it and you hate yourself for wanting…

Green tea

Apr 29, 2020

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cfblack

in acceptance, Aging, daily life, frustration, Song/Singer, sports

You sip green tea with lemon and ginger read a bit – listen to the world outside your porch A young dude shows up at 9 a.m. to shoot baskets in the park turns his music up real loud and proceeds to work on his game You don’t care, if his playlist is dope don’t…

Shaking the ground

Apr 24, 2020

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cfblack

in Belonging / Loneliness, frustration, self transformation, trees

In high school, he roamed the bottom ground along the river Dreamed of living in the woods living off the land, living off the grid One day, he woke up angry he did not know why he was just angry He went searching for a dead tree bald of bark and limb He did not…

for a friend who got furloughed yesterday

Apr 16, 2020

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cfblack

in corporate America, covid, for someone else, friends, frustration, inflation money poverty, Kindness

For all the unemployed fathers and mothers who have worked hard all their lives who worked two jobs and a side hustle who paid their taxes who send their kids to public schools who use public parks who believed in the American dream For all the children whose parents are putting their lives on the…

Category: frustration