Tag Archives: self-worth
all the more
Innumerable remarks
censures
all moving in on me
telling me what to believe
about you;
telling me
you’ve lied
and cheated –
but when I see you
standing there in front of me
your eyes so large
and with just a glint
of a tear …
I don’t care what they say
I’ll take you in
again and again
and love you
all the more.
– matt at shadow of iris
all the more
what have you done?
The glass catches
random reverberations
and shatters;
a clattering that asks,
what have you done?
Yourself,
the center of a world
revolving around you;
what have you done?
– matt at shadow of iris
what_have_you_done__
the greatest lover
As a fantasy
for someone else
to dwell upon
he was the greatest lover
of them all.
But as a reality
for her to bear
he was a burden
epic in proportion
to be carried a long ways
to little accolade.
– matt at shadow of iris
the greatest lover
poetry: worthy iii
Outbreaks occur but rarely
and last only a short time
serious investigation
scientific analysis
are difficult to pursue
observers note that
activities center around
a particular person
often an adolescent female
a recurrence of mysterious rapping
is spirit communication
one rap for no
two raps for doubtful
three raps for yes
four raps for bliss
ask the spirit
what it thinks of you
hope for four raps.
–marya ophir
poetry: worthy ii
Shared affinity
for fascism
a new nation forming
a biological conception of race
positive evaluation
as easy as being born
sit in the classroom
and learn
how unworthy you are.
– marya ophir
poetry: worthy i
People, mail order plants, factories
retail stores scattering left and right
consumerism grinding
a company with basic merchandise
stable operating policies
in an economy upside down
take advantage of the growth
grow grow grow
decentralize leadership
move out, take over the world
ask yourself are you worthy
listen for an answer
only dust blowing in the wind.
– marya ophir
