https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/section-627-poems en 2005-2012 shakespearesmonekys@gmail.com 42.65593 -71.33391 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:44:04 GMT yacs http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 70 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11514-i-believed https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11514-i-believed (I'm just trying to write something, but it needs so much work, any suggestions on improvements or what's lacking?) Colleen Sperry Poems Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:15:54 GMT /section-627-poems#comments 3 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11514 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11514 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11514 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11877-my-love https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11877-my-love   This is my love    I didn't help the dragonfly immobilized on his back in the scorching sun struggling to survive his flaying wings barely even caught my eye  as if I should give a shit I didn't gentle turn him to set him free I didn't bother to put him out of his misery  I didn't magnify or amplify his torture  I simply faded at his time of need ... more Colleen Sperry Poems Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:02:36 GMT /section-627-poems#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11877 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11877 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11877 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12231-resolved https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12231-resolved     the champagne spilled over  Rolled and seeped     down the stem of the rose color glass while a   “fuck you”   seeped out      between my lips As i tried to lick the overflow      I realized  you    are     not    worth the effort and   I let   you    fall         sp  ... more Colleen Sperry Poems Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:15:12 GMT /section-627-poems#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/12231 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/12231 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A12231 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12171-crawling-out-of-pit-of-my-obsession https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12171-crawling-out-of-pit-of-my-obsession   I Need        to feel    warm   wanted       the heat from the spark        as sulfur scents the air       anticipating what is to come       Bright light burns hot        as the flame licks the wick    I Need        to melt like candle wax        Slow   steady    burn  ... more Colleen Sperry Poems Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:27:05 GMT /section-627-poems#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/12171 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/12171 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A12171 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12023-lies https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-12023-lies  lies    scat ter ed   in the  wind         like the leaves in   Fall   smooth   and    suave       they    drift                 along Ella Grasso Blvd        as cars stir   with each pass    they mingle with the others             I wonder where they will land and     if I am skilled enough to     capture ... more Colleen Sperry Poems Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:01:52 GMT /section-627-poems#comments 4 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/12023 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/12023 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A12023 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11880-my-cynosure https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11880-my-cynosure My failures arranged on my kitchen table  A centerpiece for all to see my inadequacies  remind me daily I am not God  Unstable hands incapable of perfection  creations fruitless and barren  Desire to see only what could be what should be, my reality  cracked and broken  sits wordlessly mocking me  Colleen Sperry Poems Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:54:51 GMT /section-627-poems#comments 2 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11880 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11880 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11880 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11878-the-end-of-pretense https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11878-the-end-of-pretense   Abandoned      on the front porch for everyone to see      my failings gathered like fall leaves     blown to their final stop Stuck      at the door that no longer needs a lock  Caught      in the threads of a deserted spider’s web     no longer camouflaged  and from across the way Sweet Susannah asks “How many words did you waste today” Colleen Sperry Poems Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:53:25 GMT /section-627-poems#comments 1 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11878 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11878 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11878 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11879-stamped-on-love-for-the-last-time https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11879-stamped-on-love-for-the-last-time stamped on (love for the last time) Once in love with lines as white as paper with the dirtied mirror that lied told me how fine I was whispered promises of a great love affair, forever “Love as is, come as I am”  or some other of bullshit I believed     value came wrapped in baggies     an eight ball held magic and my worth  worthless no time or money left for my love held all I had  the crack  in the story line held truth  no longer denied sweaty palms raced with heart to clean off the residue of my love  And I walked  ... more Colleen Sperry Poems Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:40:49 GMT /section-627-poems#comments 0 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11879 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11879 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11879 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11515-i-can-t-tell-if-the-tide-is-coming-or-going https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/article-11515-i-can-t-tell-if-the-tide-is-coming-or-going (another one that could use some help) Colleen Sperry Poems Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:59:17 GMT /section-627-poems#comments 7 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/post.php/article/11515 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/comments/feed.php/article/11515 https://dev.shakespearesmonkeys.com/links/trackback.php?anchor=article%3A11515