Tag Archives: reject
The Romantic Of Words: Romantic IMprov Haiku
She said I’d reject/
text proposals, but what’s more/
romantic than words?
No Black Sheep In Her Sandbox: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku Lament
He learned, sadly, that/
black-fleeced rams are not welcome/
in her blue sandbox.
Dump versus Dumped: Romantic Email Haiku
It’s easier to/
dump her than have her dump me … /
and much less painful.
Strange Role Reversal: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku Lament
It is such a strange/
role reversal: she’s wanting /
the game more than me.
A Request Rejected: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
When I give her what/
she asks for, and she turns it/
down, I’ll stop trying.
Rejecting What You Asked For: Romantic ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku
When you ask for it,/
I will deliver more. But/
reject it, I quit.
Rejected Offering: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku Lament
I get how it feels/
to not want somebody to/
sacrifice for you.
Or
I get how it feels /
to have someone not accept/
your kindness off’ring.
Not rejecting friends: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
I canceled meeting/
friends for the chance to be with/
my kids. Understand?
My Hidden Walls: Revolutionary Iambic IMprov Poetry
People with a narrow view
say “There are no walls around you.”
Their vision is ascew,
and simply not true.
My fences
are more subtle defenses.
Insecurity
is what hides me.
My foolish intensity
is what protects me.
The outlandish things I say
push people away.
Since my youth
that’s been my excuse.
When friendships yield treason,
I can say my words are the reason.
Then I never have to say
“They didn’t like ME anyway.”
Rejection’s never a personal afront.
It’s just my words they don’t want.
So I shield and protect myself
as people put my words, not me, on the shelf.
(and that’s an insight into me
that most people rarely see.)