Poetry: October 2008 Archives

I went to a club on Sunday night, while I was there I got inspired and typed these words into my Blackberry. Overall I'm okay, but let's just say I wasn't having the best moment at the time this poem was written.

The Crowded Room Full Of Lonely People
by Adam Benjamin Irby

In the crowded room of lonely people
Lookin' for my plus one
Trying to find my equal
In this haystack
Trying to find my needle
In the crowded room of lonely people

We hide in our bubbles
The ones we don't wanna break
It's a facade
So real, but yet it's so fake
We strut around
Like life's just a piece of cake
In the crowded room of lonely people

I just wanna die
Just wanna break down and cry
I don't know why
Why I came out tonight
Wanna go home
Want someone just to hold tight
In the crowded room of lonely people

The music's blaring
My heart is tearing
'Cuz I'm comparing everyone to you
I'm sick of crying
There's no denying
That I'm not fully over you
But I don't know what else to do
Feeling lonely in this crowded room

Mortified
I just had to walk away
From this guy
This is too just much to take
Tried to say "Hi"
And he said "This is my date"
In the crowded room of lonely people

Couples kiss
And yes I hate them so much
'Cuz I miss
I'm missing the tender touch
Of the one
The one that's moved on and such
In the crowded room of lonely people

I just wanna die
Just wanna break down and cry
I don't know why
Why I came out tonight
Wanna go home
Want someone just to hold tight
In the crowded room of lonely people

The music's blaring
My heart is tearing
'Cuz I'm comparing everyone to you
I'm sick of crying
There's no denying
That I'm not fully over you
But I don't know what else to do
Feeling so lonely in this crowded room

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Playing In The Background...
"Whatever Happens"
by Michael Jackson
from the album "Invincible"
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This is another of my favorite poems so I decided to repost it. It's about an itty bitty word that can make a huge difference in our lives. It's one that some of us should start using more often.

Enjoy.

Originally posted on April 17, 2008 5:53 AM
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No.
by Adam Benjamin Irby

So smart, so powerful,
So strong, yet true,
So clear, so concise,
Telling you what I won't do.

So potent, so forceful,
So real, so brave,
So defiant, non-compliant,
Telling you how I will no longer behave.

So fearless, so apparent,
So timely, yet long overdue,
Nowadays I'm finding,
It's become so much easier to say no to you.

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Playing In The Background...
"No Fool No More"
by EnVogue
from the album "The Best Of EnVogue"
and
"No"
by Kandice Love
from the album "Def Jam's Rush Hour 2 Movie Soundtrack"
and
"Unappreciated"
by Cherish
from the album "Unappreciated"
and
"Fool 4 You"
by Cherish
from the album "Unappreciated"
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This is one of my favorite poems so I decided to repost it. How many times have we let someone get away with treating us not as good as we deserve to be just because they look good or we think that we're not on their level and are in a sense grateful for being in their presence, as though we aren't good enough. It doesn't even have to be looks that make you stay, it could be about the way he makes you feel or the sex or a combination of the three. What's even worse is when we know it's true and we try to rationalize the shit.

Enjoy.

Originally posted on November 10, 2007 11:12 AM
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If He Was Ugly
by Adam Benjamin Irby

If he was ugly...
Would you let him do the things he do?
Would you let him say what he say to you?
Or act the way he acted,
If you weren't so attracted.
And forgive so automatic.
And live life so tragic.
The longing for better days, you trade,
Your sense, you're like an addict.
Why's he such a prize,
Just a sight for sore eyes.
Telling yourself lies,
Under the guise of compromise.
Disdain in your brain,
Numb like Novocaine.
You fold in your pain, like a collar stain,
On a white collared Polo rugby.
Would you treat him so lovely,
If you didn't think you were so ugly?

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Playing In The Background...
"Why You Gotta Look So Good?" feat. Lloyd Banks
by Mya
from the album "Moodring"
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