Sorry
but
I have no
poems for you
today
unless you feel
some poetic justice
from hearing
that I’ve passed
the LSAT
well . . .
we’ll see
Crying is Passion
Books by Raven Poetry Raven MooreCrying is
passion
for life
Feeling is through tears
not skin
Feel the pain
the joy
the loss
the happiness
within
Crying is not a sin
Embrace yours
your feelings
just cause
you want to
just cause
you can
let yourself
go
feel free
grieve
remember
explore from the inside
out
don’t forget to shout
go all out
crying
is
passion
for
life
Slacktivism Hypothesis
Books by Raven Poetry Raven MooreSlacktivism is at best
a hypothesis
unless
it’s true that
youtube makes me
better
by improving my attention
span to 3 minutes
or less
that one minute
is enough
to create a sensation
a movement
that spreads
across the globe in 24 hours
and is imitated
not because it’s adored
but because
it’s imitated for the sake of being
imitated
Slacktivism is at best
at its best
because 30 seconds is only enough time
to finish my most important thought
which may never come to me
if I only get three minutes
to remember
what everyone soon forgets
the fantastic
the funny
the adorable
the phenomenons
people remember the mundane
people idolize that or
who
which
no longer
exists
the only thing that exists
is you
after 3 minutes
when everything is paused
and you are forced to choose
between the dilemma
of
creating
yourself
or watching
others create
that’s why slacktivism
is at best
the best hypothesis
for why
you should not be inspired
by anything
except yourself
because
who can do that
better
than
you
?
Mother’s Day
Books by Raven Poetry Raven MooreExcuse me if I sound annoyed
but
everyday is
Mother’s Day
there are no days off
no lack in memories
no incidents too small
every day
Mothers sacrifice
their time
energy
spirit
brain power
sleep
what little left over they have of motivation
all for the sake of
you
all of you
every last one of you
Mothers make
the world
goes round and round
Mothers create
people
go lost and found
whether you like your mother or not
every day
is Mother’s Day
so thank your mother
for being on this earth
she gave birth
to your ungrateful self
in sickness or in health
for rich or for poor
til death do you part
and even then
she is still
YOUR MOTHER
Defined
Books by Raven Poetry Raven MoorePrecisely at the moment
I was defined
I turned a blind eye
and lifted my head up
to see two birds
flying
away from me
a dog appeared
and yelled
I made them leave
but I kept running
not afraid that the dog would
catch me
me knowing the dog
better than it knew itself
or me
eyeing its thirst only
could not be a mistake
I too am thirsty
but I get sidetracked
with potato chips and atlanta housewives
wondering why I don’t have
what they have
but I’m smarter
than them
am I
I didn’t know I was supposed
to define myself
until the moment the dog
yelled at me
because I overlooked
what it was so thirsty to have