Can I buy your attention?If so, how much would it cost? You see, I’ve seen positivityglanced over But we’re all staring at the next big fireto burn down the world Controlling how you feelisn’t hardControlling your motivationsis easier How much do they pay for your attention?Or do you freely give in? When I bought your attentionI … Continue reading The media
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Moving forward
Looking into the futureWith my feet set in the past Climbing a mountainWhile falling down a hill Traveling the oceansBut never moving at all If Life moves in a circle that's fit into a squareNever staying on course, never completely moving forward Why should I? Copyright © Robin LeeAnn
Screen
It's a strange fog to live life in the backgroundto invest so much but also not move a muscle to watch the world change as I sitto cheer on a revolution from behind a screen The world tumbles and tumbles,and I probably should be tumbling too,but I end up in one position,looking through a blue … Continue reading Screen
I hear you
I hear you howland I wait Cause I don't know how much I can take The forest is on firebut so is the ocean If I only I can figure out the notion I hear you screamand I wait Cause I'm still waiting for the storm to take If the hurricanemeets a tornado I just … Continue reading I hear you
Deceptive eyes (haiku)
I give my heart—yetyour love is a fantasy,and I live in chains Copyright © Robin LeeAnn
Society
Society demandsbut I don't listen to thosemanipulative words Pushed to the backgroundwho notices their staresif no mirrors are around? Society begsbut I've left themin the rearview mirror Shoved to the dirtwho notices their threatsif no one's around? Society screamsbut I've put onmy headphones, full volume Squished to their moldI decided to be my own societyto … Continue reading Society
Wait and wait (haiku)
On the sidelines, waitand wait for the green light,but it never turns. Copyright © Robin LeeAnn
lanes (haiku)
Two lanes stand aheadwhile the truth lies in the starsto guide me back home Copyright © Robin LeeAnn
ARC Review — Urban Disorders
Title: Urban DisordersAuthor: Natasha N. DeonarainGenre: PoetryPages: 36 pagesPublication date: September 23, 2022 Thank you, Natasha N. Deonarain, for giving me a copy of the book in exchange for a fair review! Urban Disorders is a quick read full of poems that fit together but don't follow a particular concrete theme. They explore many parts … Continue reading ARC Review — Urban Disorders