Interruption.
orchidee said:

Good write D.

January 19th, 2026 03:18

Interruption.
sorenbarrett said:

It would be nice if we had a choice and although it doesn\'t sound that bad ya never know till you get there. Try it you might like it they say. A salesman\'s ploy that I am always suspicious of. But then I have always been a suspicious fellow. Good one Dave

January 18th, 2026 20:01

Apostrophes
Thomas W Case said:

Wry and self-aware, this poem turns punctuation into personality with real charm.
The humor masks a genuine tension between form and freedom—and it works.

January 18th, 2026 07:59

Trumped
Paul Bell said:

Remember the days when intelligence counted and it opened doors. Not anymore, now people only listen to the buck.
The world is held to ransom with these people in charge and there doesn\'t seem any way out now.
We\'re doomed. Can\'t wait to Trump attacks Greenland, protected by fellow NATO troops. China and Russia will be pissing themselves laughing.

January 16th, 2026 04:19

Apostrophes
orchidee said:

Here\'s summat I can do - here\'s some apostrophes for ya, but it\'ll cost ya - look, there\'s a couple before I\'ve started. Here they are: \' \' \' \' \' \' \' \' \' \' \' \' \'. That\'ll be $50 dollars please! See I can\'t stop now - here\'s, it\'ll I\'ve, etc.... The diagonals seem to appear intermittently - and that\'s quite a long word!

January 14th, 2026 03:11

Apostrophes
Tristan Robert Lange said:

Dave, clever and self-mocking in the best way. Craft anxiety, rebellion, and humor all collide here, and the poem knows exactly what it’s doing while pretending it doesn’t. That wink works. 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

January 13th, 2026 20:33

Apostrophes
sorenbarrett said:

Yea Dave that plagued me too for almost a year until I found that if I clicked on edit the poem, changed nothing and clicked back on post it corrected it back to apostrophes. Good consciousness raising my friend.

January 13th, 2026 20:23

Trumped
Tristan Robert Lange said:

Dave, this is sharp and satisfying. The wordplay lands clean, and the bite is unmistakable. It feels concise, pointed, and unapologetic. Exactly as it should be regarding the Mango Menace...Agent Orange...Whatever you want to call it. 😏 🌹🖤🙏🕯️🐦‍⬛

January 13th, 2026 19:24

Trumped
arqios said:

That’s why poetry appeals as there is a lack of financial liquidity to live a poetically extravagant life! 🕊️🙏🏻

January 13th, 2026 09:06

Trumped
Goldfinch60 said:

So very true Dave, those with the money to help others only ever think of themselves and blow the rest!!

Andy

January 13th, 2026 02:24

Fascism – Yes!
Paul Bell said:

I suppose the question should be. When did the British people decide they’d had enough of mass immigration. The Tories did nothing, and don\'t even mention the idiot labour leader. So this leads people to the far right, not just in Britain, but throughout Europe. People maybe see the age of migrants coming across, all of fighting age. Are they Trojan horse soldiers waiting for the call, who knows. One thing is for sure, the whole of Britain is on the same page, the tories know it, and so do labour. I actually think the Brits have lost patience with the mainstream parties, and if an election was called tomorrow they would be gone.

January 12th, 2026 05:20

Fascism – Yes!
Goldfinch60 said:

Fine words Dave, it certainly seems to be going this way in our world.

Andy

January 12th, 2026 02:50

Fascism – Yes!
sorenbarrett said:

Dave I sense a little discontent in this poem, the same discontent that I have had over the last thirty of more years and has now grown into a general dislike of any political system, party or philosophy. I have come to believe inherent greed, violence and dishonesty in man makes a fair system impossible. Just call me jaded. A good write

January 11th, 2026 18:00

Obsession
Thomas W Case said:

Brutal honesty in every line—life’s first lessons don’t wait, they hit like a cold slap. Felt that struggle.

January 11th, 2026 08:56

Obsession
Kevin Hulme said:

\'Oh! Matron take them away\'.

January 9th, 2026 10:58