Category Archives: Poems

Poetry Day: Buried Alive

Posted on August 25, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(A small and creepy one.  Pretty self-explanatory.) I hear your steps above As they echo through the earth I refuse to yell or scream For fear of eating soil A taste I will not love Instead I kick and beat … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Bully of the Holidays

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Not my best poem.  This was definitely an early one.  I stand by what it’s talking about though.  Not sure what I meant by the 3rd and 4th lines.  Oh, Labor Day!  Got it.  Don’t think I knew how that … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Breasts and Blood

Posted on August 11, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(I remember this one causing a small uproar.  I’ve made posts about this topic too.  Boils to down to a simple fact.  Society glorifies violence and death while demonizing sex and nudity, which is how you make more life.  I’m … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Boozing with Fiction

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was a fun one I put together long ago.  Wanted to see how many types of alcohol I could use before I ran out of steam.) Drink tequila with a pixie To say no would be quite risky Chug … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Booting Up

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Anybody else relate to this one?) My laptop wakes like a drunken snail. I only need to check my email. A shadow of its former speed. Does it not know my urgent need? I rarely add a program to its … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Blitzkrieg of Alarms

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Written after an insanely noisy night.  How anyone else in the house slept through that is beyond me.) Singing bird outside my window. Joined by honking horns. Sirens blaring two streets down. Setting off three barking dogs. A pair of … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Blankie

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Written about my son’s blankie.  It was a special gift for when he was born and it survived so much.  Now, it’s been retired to a box at his mom’s where it will stay safe.  I’m sure blankie will be … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Blame Him or Thank Him

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Not sure what this poem was about.  God?  Religion?  I guess it could be that since people blame God for the evil and thank him for the good.  Not always the same groups with some choosing only one of those … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Blame a Generation

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(Picture has nothing to do with this.  Pretty sure this may ruffle feathers though.  The generation war has gotten worse since I wrote the poem in 2011.  Though, I still stand by a big part of it.  Feel like my … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Bholed Owr Greightness

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was a silly poem that got a lot of traction back in the day.  Wrote this in 2011 near the start of a big poetry period.  Enjoy if you get it.) We R Soupereor Two all uhthr crechurs Owr … Continue reading →

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