Neilkdave's Poems

Here's the list of poems submitted by neilkdave  —  There are currently 12 poems total — keep up the great work!

Arranged Marriage Revisited

Why chase love down with shackles?
Let them dance, let them sing
Why chase love down with shackles?
When they’d fall into each other's arms anyway
Let them spin.

Duty doesn’t owe them what they’re lacking
Give them space, let them grow
Duty...

by Neil Dave

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Hey There God, I'm Sorry

Hey there God, I’m sorry.
If I was made in your image,
then I’m making you look bad.
I didn’t treat myself too swell,
now my face looks built for hell,
and I’ve got to be honest with you,
but it’s made me proud as well.

Hey there God, I’m...

by Neil Dave

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Hey There God, I'm Sorry

Hey there God, I’m sorry.
If I was made in your image,
then I’m making you look bad.
I didn’t treat myself too swell,
now my face looks built for hell,
and I’ve got to be honest with you,
but it’s made me proud as well.

Hey there God, I’m...

by Neil Dave

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A Toast to the 9-5

To all my people out there hoping they don’t wake up,
expecting to slip in the shower and end in the tub.
To all my people, while shaving, looking to shred up their neck
and pray that nobody comes by to check.
To all my people out there wishing...

by Neil Dave

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To My Dearest Friends

In a world full of shit,
you're my emotional...

by Neil Dave

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Depressed Mother to Her Unborn Child

If you knew what I know, would we ever get to meet?
Would you gasp for air, before you were out of there
And drown inside of me?

If you knew what I know, would you turn my cord into a noose?
Would you get tied up, my precious little cub
...

by Neil Dave

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3 hours of sleep before a big day

I feel like a cigarette mostly turned to ash
Thoroughly smoked, dragged out
Frayed at the front, chewed at the back
Flicked into a gutter, or stomped into a sidewalk
Most of me coating another's lungs,
Staining their crooked teeth
Or simply...

by Neil Dave

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Rum Mirror

The light don’t do me justice
The mirrors always got me down
At 19 dollars a bottle, I can be the best looking around
Looking browner
Cheeks rounder
Now there is one good looking man!
On empty, at 19 dollars a bottle,
I can do it all over...

by Neil Dave

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Arranged Marriage

Have you ever pushed two decks of cards together?

Into one another until they become one?
But without making sure if the decks are the same size or shape
Or if the patterns on the backs clash with one another
It doesn’t matter if they fit...

by Neil Dave

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A Napkin at a Bar

Sitting here
Still, damp
A circular weight across my chest
Only flitting at the passing winds of commotion
Ready to be pulled out from under it all
Poised, waiting
To be pressed against your...

by Neil Dave

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Barstool Optimist

I know what I am a million times over
but I got no clue how to escape this hell sober
So I think I’ll drink the life out of me
Maybe the bottom of the next bottle’s where I’ll break myself free
Yes I hear you barkeep but please leave me alone
I...

by Neil Dave

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Stood Up

Oh no! I’ve been stood up again!
At least you’re not dead!
I hope! Or do I?

Did your cat run?
You catch a fever?
Were you detained by the CIA?

I’ll never know.
All I know is I’m cold and alone.
Are you?
I sure hope so! Or do...

by Neil Dave

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