Take That Back To Nantucket

You and your man from Nantucket have dirty minds.
Did you know that? Gross isn't where it's at.

Take that filth and drop it in a bucket. No one wants
to suck it. Take that back to Nantucket. No one wants
to hear it.

Get rid of your grin. That's just drool on your chin.
Your poem belongs in a garbage bin. I'm no catholic
but your head is full of sin.

Take that back to Nantucket. Nobody likes it. If I was
a cop I'd give you a ticket.


By Eben Cooper

Out of my Reach

NOTE: If some of this sounds like my previous poem Reach, that's because it is. I wasn't happy with Reach. I felt like it was incomplete and that I could put more into it. Reach was inspired by the song Use Somebody. Just recently I heard a song by Cara Beth Satalino called Shimmering Thing. In my mind I played with Use Somebody and Shimmering Thing. Then I did the same thing with my poem Reach and here's what came out of that.

Wake up to an annoying sound.

Drink my coffee as I ponder a clock

I want to drown. Misery has my mind

bound as I ride to work downtown.

Walk around lookin' up at what I can't reach.

Pretty faces fill the places I wish I could be.

Trying to jump start my life. That's hard to

do when it's empty. Need someone with a 

smile and an open heart.

Growing up I was told to sit down and

be quiet. Now I know I'm not stupid. Not out

to start a riot, but I'm only average. That don't

get me replies from women on ok cupid.

A lot of things are out of my reach.

Don't wanna air dirty laundry. Don't

mean to cry, whine, or preach. Have

a talent I want you to see. Hope it's gonna

make you notice me. Hope it's gonna make

you love me.

By Eben Cooper

Mind Blindness

We sit in an awkward silence.

I wish I knew what you were

feeling. I don't want to act on

a false pretense. I want to show

you my affection, but I don't know

what you're thinking.

Could you be wondering what I

want from you? Do you feel anything

for me? I don't want to scare you.

Clarity is what I need. I try to understand.

Your expressions and body language are

hard to read.

I want to kiss you. I want give you

my love. I'm afraid to reach for you.

I don't dare make a move. I don't want

to force myself on you.

By Eben Cooper

Young Woman

I can feel you watching me

and I'd give anything to know

as you're standing there smiling

with no clothes on what you are

thinking of...

I'll do anything.

I'm surprised that I'm still alive.

Maybe I'm disappointed in myself.

Let's not get into that. 

Give me your hand, young woman.

I promise I'll do this right.

There's not much I wouldn't

let you whisper in my ear.

Could you be thinking of a

possible impending love

or are you wondering if I 

really want you? Come here,

lay beside me tonight. I'll

breathe life into you. I'll

hold you tight. The words

you speak sound so sweet

I'd let you fill my head

with lies.

Give me your hand, young woman.

I'll breathe some life into you.

There's not much I wouldn't let

you whisper in my ear.

Do you care how I feel about you?

I don't care how you feel about me.

I'm afraid of feeling.

Love In Vain

Her beauty remains the same.

She doesn't know who gazes at her.

Is she something that any man can tame?

Would her beauty make my life any better?

You can't ignore what she makes you feel.

Forever on this page with that smile. But

this girl isn't real. You can live a fantasy

for a while.

Love doesn't jump off of a magazine cover.

What you see is only eye candy. She'll

never be your lover. That doesn't mean

she can't make you happy.

You Only Spoke

Where is the law? Mr. President, you told us that your heart

is broken. But what happened yesterday is the last straw.

You cry and share the country's pain.  It's nice to

know you care.  But your tears won't wipe away

this stain.

How many more kids have to die? How many more 

shootings will there be?  How many more moms and 

dads have to cry?  We don't need any more tears.

We don't need any more words.  We've got

enough fears.

What is the right to bear arms worth when small

body bags are the end result?  The NRA abuses the second 

amendment just so they can have their guns.  That's just an insult.

Mr. President, the time for you to act is now.

If you're confused, don't worry.  America

will tell you how.  If you watch the news you

will see that these gun related crimes are on

a role.  This has to stop.  That's why we

want gun control.

Reach

I'm walkin' around lookin' up at

what I can't reach.  Pretty faces

fill the places I wish I could

be.  I was a child who no one

wanted to teach.  Now misery

is all I see.

Now I've grown and I'm trying to

give my life a jump start.  That's hard

to do when it's empty.  I need someone

with smile and an open heart.  I could

use some company.

I don't know much but I can poor my

soul into a song.  I hope it's gonna make

you see what's inside me.  How can that

be wrong? I hope it's gonna make you

love me.

By Eben Cooper