tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post2737746480338595323..comments2023-07-12T03:49:56.593-07:00Comments on CombatWords!: Combatwords December 17, 2010: It's For Your Own GoodKhakjaan Wessingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05501187261486087495noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-34932009126453235052010-12-21T20:14:22.168-08:002010-12-21T20:14:22.168-08:00Actually, my pieces were pretty weak as well, so d...Actually, my pieces were pretty weak as well, so don't feel bad. I wanted to do something more like an essay, but in the meantime I forgot how much I suck at essays. Oh well. Can't be a genius every week, I guess.Seann McCollumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336078093080875959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-73574150286721948802010-12-21T19:15:58.484-08:002010-12-21T19:15:58.484-08:00I didn't think that was an insult. My posts th...I didn't think that was an insult. My posts this week were horrible. -10 for each one because they were: Uninteresting. Embarrassing footage of someone trying too hard. (trying too hard to be cool and not working at all to improve their skill or learning to shore up their weaknesses)The Humanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376699363364641595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-465190094930738072010-12-21T15:50:07.087-08:002010-12-21T15:50:07.087-08:00I agree with rToady. After all the poetry and pros...I agree with rToady. After all the poetry and prose posted, a weak little retort from Poetry Is Life doesn't cut it. This is CombatWords. Sounds like Poetry Is Life needs to get the same kind of swift kick I got that first time I came with weak stuff. It took me a while to comeback right. I think Poetry Is Life has got things twisted, these writers can get at you--quickly. So I suggest Poetryemmett wheatfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466994239329611740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-43797427999056391882010-12-20T23:29:56.326-08:002010-12-20T23:29:56.326-08:00@Poetry Is Life: you say "shooooot (did I mis...@Poetry Is Life: you say "shooooot (did I miss one? Too lazy to count) everyone", yet your handle is "Poetry is LIFE". Am I to assume you're just condoning flesh wounds, perhaps to inflict just enough pain to remind us that we're alive? If so, thank you. I could use a reminder sometimes. <br /><br />As for everyone else: I enjoyed the back-and-forth, wish I'd had Seann McCollumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336078093080875959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-22101068973444410862010-12-20T17:42:29.029-08:002010-12-20T17:42:29.029-08:00shooooot everyoneshooooot everyonePoetry of the Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11198064593715494884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-3915789913396123142010-12-20T08:39:30.136-08:002010-12-20T08:39:30.136-08:00Somewhere, on the African continent, beside a lion...Somewhere, on the African continent, beside a lion<br />is a lamb. To the zoologist, this is a great mystery.<br /><br />Instinctively, and by virtue of years of training,<br />the lion is required to have eaten the lamb by now.<br /><br />Obligatory is the acknowledgment of the lion’s nature.<br />For reasons unknown, the lamb feels safe next to<br /><br />the lion. This creates mass confusion emmett wheatfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466994239329611740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-26992096010698061512010-12-19T22:02:14.342-08:002010-12-19T22:02:14.342-08:00Fortunado
Freedom was great and all, but then ther...Fortunado<br />Freedom was great and all, but then there was the pressure. The responsibility of being able to do or say whatever I wanted, started to crush me after a while. I mean, I could do anything. I should be changing the world, creating great things, helping people, and yet I found myself paralyzed, unable to do any of these things. I felt smothered by the clear sky, by the fresh air. Seann McCollumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336078093080875959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-61796296665937459902010-12-19T18:31:37.856-08:002010-12-19T18:31:37.856-08:00I went wandering down death row in my mind
Peered ...I went wandering down death row in my mind<br />Peered into a cell where a man was eating his last meal<br />He cut the steak patiently<br />He requested rare filet<br />Got medium well London broil instead<br /><br />Don't feel sorry for this man I said<br /><br />He murdered babies for fun<br />Spiked them on the ground like a football<br />Said in an interview he thought they were just The Humanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376699363364641595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-40934090556810650782010-12-19T14:32:38.004-08:002010-12-19T14:32:38.004-08:00Why We Took Your Freedom [Combatwords Poem, Decemb...Why We Took Your Freedom [Combatwords Poem, December 19, 2010]<br /><br />As soon as you could, you'd return to graffiti.<br />You were there—so what? Nobody cares.<br />If fake leather swallowed your feet,<br />You might fake your way through conversation;<br />Fake through directions and dramatize conflict<br />With right of way stoplights; with hazardous drivers.<br />You've wanted Khakjaan Wessingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05501187261486087495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-54037244585558499602010-12-18T17:06:48.713-08:002010-12-18T17:06:48.713-08:00We've got people being 'spiritual'
Eve...We've got people being 'spiritual'<br />Everyone's got their own opinion<br />On God<br />Or that wishy-washy greater power<br />Energy<br />There are some old school folks<br />Who follow the rules<br />Pray in the right directions<br />They are less and less in the house of worship<br />And more and more in the nursing home<br />Singing cluelessly to the wrong song<br />On pianoThe Humanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376699363364641595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-91836436996999535372010-12-18T13:35:28.940-08:002010-12-18T13:35:28.940-08:00Speaking of President Obama
“That guy scares me!”
...Speaking of President Obama<br />“That guy scares me!”<br /><br />How many times have I heard that stated?<br />How many times have I heard that reiterated?<br />So many times I can't even remember<br /><br />That guy scares me!<br /><br />He’s a socialist!<br /><br />Says who?<br />Sean Hannity of FoxNews?<br />Who sanctioned him final arbiter of the truth?<br />He’s nothing more than a emmett wheatfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466994239329611740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-42562432617714974202010-12-18T10:02:34.638-08:002010-12-18T10:02:34.638-08:00Despair overwhelms me
Like a sudden flush of cold ...Despair overwhelms me<br />Like a sudden flush of cold water<br />The breach of a hull<br />Where balance precedes imbalance<br />When perfect is no longer prime<br />Woe is me<br /><br />The dogs of night<br />Evil predators<br />Hunt me like the vanquished<br />Immaterial my complaints<br />Incessant their stamina<br />I lament<br /><br />Greatly do I sorrow<br />For these dogs of night<br />emmett wheatfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466994239329611740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-27219402877357330642010-12-18T02:39:17.223-08:002010-12-18T02:39:17.223-08:00Smalahove (a true story)
On the edge of town, in ...Smalahove (a true story)<br /><br />On the edge of town, in a neighborhood that was once farmland, sits a plot of land on whose back stands a strip mall. The owners of the six businesses which comprise this strip mall are all eating establishments, most of which also serve liquor. One day, they figured out a clever way to increase their profits. They realized that if they divided each of their Seann McCollumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336078093080875959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-74910962722374242062010-12-17T18:50:48.700-08:002010-12-17T18:50:48.700-08:00The honor system:
Talk about gunshots
In a matter...The honor system:<br /><br />Talk about gunshots<br />In a matter of fact manner<br />Like commenting on school board shootings<br />While watching from your computer<br />And all this time there is a man making funny noises<br />From behind a dumpster<br />Somewhere in my college days<br />His gurgles still awkwardly climb the alley walls<br />In the same matter of fact manner<br />I comment on The Humanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376699363364641595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-59872384217618223572010-12-17T16:57:04.120-08:002010-12-17T16:57:04.120-08:00Uninhibited—
dark light lingers
as a matter of
co...Uninhibited—<br /><br />dark light lingers<br />as a matter of<br />consequence.<br /><br />Suddenly—<br /><br />a light bursts<br />in a muzzle of<br />violence.<br /><br />loud<br />thunderous<br />soul-shaking<br /><br />Instantly—<br /><br />the light dissipates<br />and a life lay<br />crumpled.<br /><br />moan<br /><br />exhale<br /><br />expire<br /><br />Unimpeded—<br /><br />dark light emmett wheatfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466994239329611740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-27436891308788231532010-12-17T16:44:32.359-08:002010-12-17T16:44:32.359-08:00Hold your dusted rubber walls
Here comes the heat
...Hold your dusted rubber walls<br />Here comes the heat<br />Humidity swells your belly<br />When you're a balloon<br />You're all belly<br />Except for a scrunched up ring of a mouth<br />Twisted off into a knot<br />Not a breath escapes<br />But for some reason the next day<br />You have lost the fullness of your shape<br />Like a once plump grape<br />Gone slack and loose in it's The Humanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06376699363364641595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1593358805415544056.post-85395735985411582672010-12-17T14:10:52.481-08:002010-12-17T14:10:52.481-08:00heart monitor beeps
respirator whirs and gasps
ric...heart monitor beeps<br />respirator whirs and gasps<br />ricin works slowlyValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148970927473800732noreply@blogger.com