God Says Yes To Me

[harborshore]

This poem--I don't believe in god, but there's something about it that just makes me feel like dancing.


God Says Yes To Me
Kaylin Haught

I asked God if it was okay to be melodramatic
and she said yes
I asked her if it was okay to be short
and she said it sure is
I asked her if I could wear nail polish
or not wear nail polish
and she said honey
she calls me that sometimes
she said you can do just exactly
what you want to
Thanks God I said
And is it even okay if I don't paragraph
my letters
Sweetcakes God said
who knows where she picked that up
what I'm telling you is
Yes Yes Yes



Do you have a poem or a quote or a song that makes you happy? Feel free to post it in the comments, lovelings. ♥

Comments

Re: enormous poetry geek, hi

[emilyenrose.livejournal.com]

And this:

Bitcherel
Eleanor Brown

You ask what I think of your new acquisition;
and since we are now to be 'friends',
I'll strive to the full to cement my position
with honesty. Dear - it depends.

It depends upon taste, which must not be disputed;
for which of us does understand
why some like their furnishings pallid and muted,
their cookery wholesome, but bland?

There isn't a law that a face should have features,
it's just that they generally do;
God couldn't give colour to all of his creatures,
and only gave wit to a few;

I'm sure she has qualities, much underrated,
that compensate amply for this,
along with a charm that is so understated
it's easy for people to miss.

And if there are some who choose clothing to flatter
what beauties they think they possess,
when what's underneath has no shape, does it matter
if there is no shape to the dress?

It's not that I think she is boring, precisely,
that isn't the word I would choose;
I know there are men who like girls who talk nicely
and always wear sensible shoes.

It's not that I think she is vapid and silly;
it's not that her voice makes me wince;
but - chilli con carne without any chilli
is only a plateful of mince...

(Poetry makes me SO HAPPY.)

Re: enormous poetry geek, hi

[harborshore.livejournal.com]

Yesss. So funny and vicious, I love it. Also because, oh, hey, there are indeed funny poems of literary merit (having interned for one of the more pretentious literary magazines around, I may be a little tired of both people who don't like poetry because it's boring, and people who write poetry without wit).

Re: enormous poetry geek, hi

[emilyenrose.livejournal.com]

I bought a copy of her collection 'Maiden Speech' for a friend and was sorely tempted to keep it for myself. Being witty is ALL ABOUT using words well, and she does it brilliantly.