Why Don't You Shut Up (poem) by Adam Cole on AuthorsDen

Why Don't You Shut Up
by Adam Cole → (All Poetry by Adam Cole)
Thursday, June 1, 2023 Rated "PG13" by the Author.

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A poem about recovery and what we put ourselves through
Why Don’t You Shut Up You’re not going to get better You are not a ship moving on the water. You are harbored, while the water moves beneath you Every obstacle is insurmountable Every triumph self-evident You’re not going to get better The boar rages without knowing at The iniquity of the hungry humans, clever by desperation It maintains a desire to Keep its blood. This is the way it has to be. You’re not going to get better You saw the show from the stage You had no right to do that All she said was that it wasn’t the whole show and she was right But you choose To live in this fragile borderland Between indignation and shame It’s why you came Why don’t you shut up? Curl into a flower and exude your honeybee self Too pretty For words, you could learn them for years and still not speak You may improve But you’re not going to get better.
Adam Cole

Reviewed by La Belle Rouge Poetess Of The Heart

Reviewed on September 5, 2023

It's true, we live where we choose to, so often we have the ability for change. We should listen to our heart, not negative thoughts and people. Well penned, Adam.

Reviewed by Sandie May Joyce (Sandie Angel)

Reviewed on June 1, 2023

I was attracted by the title of this poem. However, this reads like a message to someone you know whom I don't, and I won't pretend to know what this is about or what that person's life may be like, since we all live a different lifestyle.

However, this is an effective poem, expressive in great choice of words!

Sandie

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

From what I read I think you are writing about what a teacher told you about your talent. So many talented people have that person in their life that holds them back and they never get to flourish with what they were given immediately that was so spontaneous and unique.

If I'm wrong, forgive me. I often have misinterpreted poems and was treated badly on standard tests where I had to interpret poems using multiple-choice answers.

Ron

Reviewed by Elisabeth Barstowe

Well expressed poem. I can relate to this as a trauma survivor. I like the ending a lot. I improve, I sometimes exceed my expectations, but then I snap back. Not much. But enough to remind me I will always carry these memories that will make me feel pain now and then. But also I feel gratitude over the beautiful treasures that life has granted me since then.