Yashkir's Poems

Boots

2009-09-20T14:58:00.001Z

Her boots strike the ground
When no one's around
She breaks into dance
When given the chance

This is her therapy
For broken heart malady
Tip-tap on her toes
Gets rid of her woes

Ground

2009-09-20T14:57:00.000Z

Crouched to the ground
In the fumes of the day
She's crawling around
In the game that they play

One lap and another
On a circular track
In silence together
They make the attack

The fuel runs out
But they're making good time
On momentum they coast
Past the finishing line

Whip

2009-06-23T15:56:00.002Z

We made grand plans the day before
But faced with death we are unsure
And though we know that it is time
To put our freedom on the line
We falter and, we compromise
We are but cowards in disguise

Great speeches stirred us to believe
We're owed far more, than we receive
But who will pay to make it so?
None of the people here, I know
And I'm a coward too, it's true
I wont lay down my life for you

A man beside me says, "Let's go!"
He isn't anyone I know
He charges forward, and he falls
His body full of bullet- holes
We stand around, but then we run
A Whip is safer- than a Gun

Grass

2009-04-04T04:18:00.000Z

Some time ago you stayed with me,
Together sitting on the grass.
It never did occur, that you,
Would leave me for another man.
But times, they change, that much is true,
But I don't change, I stay the same.

Reveal to me, if it's the same,
With him, just as it was with me.
I hear that flowers don't stay true,
And prostitute upon the grass,
For any passing bee, or man.
Are their advances blessed by you?

Admittedly, I dream of you,
And picture you as still the same.
A girl beside an honest man,
A woman who loved only me.
Who lay so still on green green grass,
But now I doubt if you stayed true.

And now I doubt *all* that is true!
And doubt that I ever knew you.
We rolled upon that lie-stained grass,
And every, "I love you," was same,
Mechanically fed to me,
And I believed I was your man,

For whom was your love for? What man?
I wasn't him, It wasn't true,
Inside a fantasy you led me,
And willingly I followed you.
And after, nothing is the same,
I'll always see you on the grass.

Your feet ran wild and crushed the grass,
But can not crush the love of man.
My love for you is still the same,
At least that much I know is true.
Despite whatever's done by you,
You'll always have, a friend in me.

And it is true, it was a game,
Played by you, me, and a man,
Lost by me, on trampled grass.

Man

2008-06-24T07:24:00.001Z

This man, right here, is an exception,
Possessing virtue, but no vice.
He should be, in an art collection,
Marked: "Not for sale- has no price."

Facade

2008-06-24T06:58:00.001Z

Does shallow rhyme amuse you so,
That you decline to let me go?
Rhymes about a hundred roses,
Rhymes about how cute your nose is.

Can you not notice my disguise,
That I fashion from these lies?
That have no substance and no meaning,
But which you seem to find appealing.

I'll tell you now, I think that you,
Deserve far better than a few,
Love poems written by a man,
Who hides behind a crafty pen.

Please do not take this the wrong way,
And think that what I'm trying to say,
Is that there is a man of worth,
Who hides behind this awkward verse.

Because there is no such man here,
No wise man, oracle, or seer.
A poet made of flesh and blood,
Is all that's under this facade.

Bargain

2008-04-30T21:31:00.002Z

Take me to the man who teaches,
How to sell one's misery.
What foul lie is it he preaches,
That promises, to set me free?

For if I could sell depression,
Mania, sleeplessness, and vice.
He can have all my possessions,
I won't haggle over price.

Tree

2008-02-29T23:01:00.000Z

A lonely tree springs from a seed,
Blown from afar by cruel winds,
It has no shelter from the storm,
No forest, family, or home,
Although it has no single thing,
It is a happy tree indeed.

For when its fruit has blossomed forth,
And branches strain beneath the weight,
The birds shall not resist the lure,
The tree of loneliness they'll cure,
For with their help it will create,
A forest from the fertile earth,
To keep it company forever.

Deserving

2008-02-29T22:51:00.003Z

So many times I've been oppressed,
By gossip, lust, and poor advice,
That I've been chronically depressed,
Lamenting this- my lot in life.

The children's laughter does not reach,
My ears, which have been so abused.
With hate, and spite, by vulgar speech,
Of every crime I've been accused.

The chains that bind me have no name,
My jailors have no mortal form.
I have only myself to blame,
I am deserving of their scorn.

Oasis

2007-07-31T23:26:00.002Z

The Oasis that embraced me,
Has dried up,
And I am thirsty,
For a love that shall not leave me,
In a shattered paradise.

Follow You

2007-07-28T16:29:00.000Z

Wave by wave does my emotion,
Chain my heart, to follow you.
Step by step, in endless motion,
I shall follow, and stay true.

Mediocrity

2007-07-08T01:59:00.000Z

When life demands, you bend and twist,
The call, of your heart, you resist.
The path is clear, but you are still,
Frozen by love,
Of mediocrity.

Song

2007-06-12T22:53:00.000Z

A woman's song called out to me,
And asked, "How have you been?
What drives your heart? What love you most?
What treasures have you seen?"

I turned around, and tried to say,
"My path is clearly set.
I know my heart and what I want,
I have not one regret.

But she would not accept this lie,
And sang to draw me close to her.
My feet moved of their own free will,
I'd never felt such love before.

I heard the meaning of my life,
Spelled out in words I could not understand.
Her voice required more of me,
And I could not refuse her this demand.

For she had shown me something,
Few have ever seen.
My muse had come to life,
Before my eyes- I saw my dream.

Train

2007-06-12T22:51:00.000Z

This speeding train that carries me away,
Can't carry me away from you for long.
For I shall take another train today,
And it will be as if I'd never gone.

Inside My Head

2007-06-12T22:45:00.001Z

You enter my mind,
And make my head your playground.
What will you find?
What are you searching for?

And as you run around,
I stumble, walking into walls.
Please tell me that you've found,
What you were looking for.

Inside my head, inside my thoughts,
You gently poke and confuse.
I'm feeling sore, but I cannot,
Evict a playful muse.

Memory

2007-05-13T10:09:00.000Z

We met in the dark,
Of a day that has passed.
And now we've forgotten,
What we thought would last.

Your voice I remember,
And the fire still burns.
To relive once that memory,
My heart, still yearns.

This Time I'll Change

2007-05-13T10:03:00.002Z

Death comes quickly to his past,
When he decides to change his ways.
But it comes back again at last,
As his mind wanders when he plays.

"A harmless way to pass the time,"
He thinks as he logs in again.
"I can stop anytime I want,
After all, it's just a game."

But as the night, passes to day,
He is exactly where he was.
And as he fails to change his ways,
He's always blind to the cause.

Apple

2007-05-13T10:02:00.000Z

Take this apple that I've grown,
My love, for you, and you alone.
I picked it from my apple tree,
Which you can always come and see.

Nostalgia

2007-05-13T09:47:00.001Z

Upon your throne you sit and dream,
Of days gone by, and days that seem,
To last forever in your mind,
But which again, you cannot find.

You reminisce, of days gone past,
That you had always thought would last.
But all they do is hold you back,
Your mind is stuck, on what you lack.

So leave behind the things you've lost,
And take in hand what you love most.
Nostalgia has a hefty price,
And is indeed a vicious vice.

Together

2007-04-06T22:34:00.000Z

Though you may have lost your way,
And know not where to go.
The only thing that I can say,
Is that I love you still.

And though you might not come back home,
And though you might be changed,
I will not let you be alone.
Whether for good or ill.

Crescent

2007-04-06T12:34:00.000Z

The moon takes a cue from your smile,
And smiles in turn, a crescent in the night.
All the world is entranced for a while,
Though they look at the moon,
They see you, in the light.

Sea of Music

2007-03-02T23:30:00.000Z

You softly strummed the strings of your guitar,
I turned and listened to your melody,
And when you sang with perfect harmony,
I felt that I was near, though I was far.

I took a step ahead unconsciously,
And revelled in the sound of every note,
The flow of music keeping me afloat,
Though I had long since drowned within your sea.

Flower

2007-02-21T06:28:00.000Z

The flower will bloom,
Despite knowing that soon,
It's fragile life will end,
By a human hand.

Her Voice

2007-02-20T07:56:00.000Z

I have no escape from the songs that she sings,
They haunt me by day, and they live in my dreams.
Her voice captivates me and keeps me entranced,
Though I am imprisoned, I don't feel alarmed.

I Wait for You

2007-02-17T11:13:00.000Z

I lie and rest in tranquil peace,
The thought of you puts me at ease.
Removes all pain I've ever had,
Forbids my heart from being sad.

Come home and rest within my arms,
And put on all your lovely charms.
I will embrace you as you are,
My Love, you're often much too far.

Clay

2007-02-15T00:45:00.000Z

The formless clay that's in my hands,
I carve and shape until it stands,
Before me, finished and complete,
A work of art- no easy feat.

New Graduate

2007-02-15T00:39:00.000Z

He graduates top of his class,
And nothing will stand in his way.
His papers are marked with A plus,
His honors are here to stay.

Seven Days a Week

2007-02-11T20:02:00.000Z

The seven days that fill her week,
Are full of burdens from her work.
And the monotony of it,
Brings sadness she cannot avert.

At some point she recalls her youth,
And wonders when her love was lost.
Did she dismiss it as non-truth?
Did she ignore the hefty cost?

But in her mind there is no place,
To wonder if her choice was good.
So every morning, every day.
She works as every good girl should.

Loyalty

2007-01-30T13:27:00.000Z

The loyalty you ask of me,
My love, I'll grant most heartily.
For you are one that I adore,
And want to be with more and more.

But one thing that I ask of you,
Is that you also remain true.
To yourself as well as me,
Never forsaking loyalty.

Insult

2007-01-30T13:19:00.000Z

My lady, you insulted me,
When you rejected my advance.
As every eye could plainly see,
You wanted to be in my arms.

But you are scared of what will come,
When I take you from your home,
And show to you all of the fun,
You can have when not alone.

Song of Blades

2007-01-27T00:33:00.000Z

Under the crimson sky of mournful dusk,
The song of blades,
Persisted in its deadly rhythm.
And night would be the only thing to last,
For those of us,
Whose blades failed to listen.

Lorrie

2007-01-26T05:01:00.000Z

Lorrie was here on the day,
She came of age at seventeen.
In my arms peacefully she lay,
She looked as if in a dream.

I looked into her eyes and said,
"You know all the things you want,
And all the challenges you've met,
Have crumbled as your dreams unfold."

She smiled as I told her,
Things she already knew.
She said, "I like to hear that,
Because it comes from you."

Trade

2007-01-26T04:57:00.000Z

Go forward you,
And walk the world,
Unflinching sons of liberty.
It's you of whom stories are told,
Tales of selfish purity.

Lift up the sky,
With your tall homes,
And dig inside the earth for wealth.
Trade in the many things you own,
For things that you want for yourself.

Queen

2007-01-26T04:52:00.000Z

She holds the reins of power,
In the long folds of her gown.
Her kingdom is the only lover,
That she has ever known.

Her Poem

2007-01-26T04:44:00.000Z

The glowing light that's all around her,
Is an illusionary measure,
Of the extraordinary pleasure,
Which her existence gives to me.

And when I look at what she grants me,
Simply with a lazy smile,
As if she is in denial,
Of the effect she has on me,

I laugh and love her all the more,
And write my verse quietly,
So that I may read it proudly,
The next time that she smiles at me.

Number One

2007-01-26T04:34:00.000Z

She sings a lullaby to him,
Though he's in pain and cannot win.
He lies in bed, waiting for death,
The only thing left, is to rest.
But she will wait until it's done,
Singing to her number one.

Her Pet

2007-01-26T02:27:00.000Z

Her pet smiles in her embrace,
And cuddles deeper in her arms.
As this is, the only place,
Where he feels safe, and free from harm.

She loves him with all of her heart,
And hugs him till his breath is gone.
So every morning, when they part,
He knows that- she will come home.