Race_9togo

Mar 27, 2009 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Be Amused

smile my friend
dig down deep
into that twist of
anguished pain
and let loose amusement
from it's dam of worry
to wash away all tears

grin wide
when evil crawls
out maggoty from beneath
the nearest rock
for mirth will kill it
quicker than a gun
or righteous anger
ever could

laugh my friend
give a chortle
let loose a giggle
give a deep guffaw
at the hate of those
who denigrate
for nothing will
deflate their hatred
faster than our laughter
at their ignorance

— Race_9togo, Mar 27, 2009

About This Poem

About the Author

Region, Country: Earth Vicinity (within a five light-year radius), ZZC

Favorite Poets: John Donne, T.S. Eliot, Serendipity, Emily Dickenson, Kailashana, Charles Bukowski, Kabir, Rett, Dalton, W. B. Yeats, William Blake, Rainer Maria Rilke, and many other Neopoet poets; Neopoet has heavily influenced my poetry and my ability to write it well.

Critiques

faerybeki

17 years 2 months ago

You got me smiling! :)

Love this poem, and totally agree with the sentiment, expertly expressed! much love b x

Race_9togo

17 years 2 months ago

LOL

Did my job, then! I am glad that you enjoyed it so. And yes, it DOES work! LOL Thanks beki Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race

Geezer

17 years 2 months ago

amused

i get a picture of the smiling sun from tele-tubbies smiling down on the evil that crawls out from under the rock, and it destroys it with a beam of sunny smiles. laugh if you will, but when i was recuperating from pnumonia, it was my favorite show every morning. we need more smiles in this world. it would wipe out much evil. keep on keeping on. gee

Race_9togo

17 years 2 months ago

Gee

LOL....this teletubbies thing HAS to be a conspiracy! One of the few TV programs that I do watch is...you guessed it, TELETUBBIES!!!! LOL...they are just so strange, so funny and so innocent...the rest of my family look at me as if I am quite mad! We certainly do need more smiles, no doubt. Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race

Race_9togo

17 years 2 months ago

Thanks Janice

I think I needed to lighten up, after my last effort! This piece was inspired by me and my sons' recent visit to the Baha'i temple in Evanston Illinois, a beautiful and unique house of worship on Lake Michigan, where I got into a discussion about laughter and how good it is with one of their members. Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race

Bosscombat

17 years 2 months ago

hey Jim

I know sweet fuck all about poetry really im here to learn more....but when it comes down to it, I know what I like. I thought this poem was excellent. And I think I could learn some things from it, Ultimate viking respect mate. Bosscombat

Race_9togo

17 years 2 months ago

LOL

"sweet fuck all" Lord...I haven't heard that expression in a month of Sundays! You made my day! I agree - poetry is about what you like and don't like! Glad you liked this one, hope you like some of my others when you get the chance and time. Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race

infinite_dwarf

17 years 2 months ago

Jim

"when evil crawls out maggoty from beneath the nearest rock" - Ewwww!!! Got the willies reading that line. This is a great poem. ~Jess K. ---------------------------------------------------- -"The truth is, it doesn't matter what you do. 'Til you gaze in that mirror with an eye that's true. And admit that what scares you is the me in you..." - Steve Earle

Race_9togo

17 years 2 months ago

LOL

Thanks Jess Excellent picture! Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race

nokros

17 years 2 months ago

Be Amused

there's a lesson in here, my friend. enjoyed the picture you painted - congrats.

Race_9togo

17 years 2 months ago

Thanks Nokros

Glad that you enjoyed it! Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race

prayersbyPatty

17 years 2 months ago

Jim

And heres to you on this gem of a poem, I have to smile for an audience, it starts out fake and winds up being genuine. This is a wise poem all wrapped up in rhyme, Loved it. Patty

Race_9togo

17 years 2 months ago

Patty

Thank you for reading, and enjoying my effort so much! I just wish that it didn't have to take so many years for me to learn the lesson of my own poem, lol! Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race

themoonman

17 years 2 months ago

It does work...

but hard to do sometimes... great theme, I think I've got one about it in one of my notebooks but it would pale to this one... loved your laughter wordings... Richard

Race_9togo

17 years 2 months ago

Thanks Richard

Yes it is sometimes hard to do...but as Patty said, even when you fake it it almost always becomes real. It's a tactic I often use on my angry kids... "Hey, is that I smile? That right there on your face? Oh my goodness that really IS a smile!" Heehee works every time! Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race

Ink Dragon

17 years 1 month ago

Jim,

clever, amusing, true...and now I´ve run out of adjectives. Sorry if I spoil the fun with a sad note, but your poem reminds me of Kaz´s tag. I will never forget her "It is impossible to smile on the outside without feeling better on the inside." Yours, ~Nina “Like plumbers and dentists, poets are fallible, and the possibility of genuine nonsense cannot be ruled out.” (Mark Haddon)

Race_9togo

17 years 1 month ago

Thanks Nina

Please do not apologize about being sad. You do not spoil anything by being sad at the loss of a friend. I did not know Kaz, but I have read her work and know the quote, which I love. The obvious respect and love that people here have for her speaks for itself. So be sad at her passing, and be proud that you knew her, and that she called you friend. Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race

Tonya

17 years 1 month ago

Laughter

is the best medicine. loved those little quips and quotes from the readers digest. and always felt better after reading them because they made me smile and laugh! You are SO SO right! I love a deep guffaw. Keep on smiling and the world will smile with you. Least we can try and most will feel so much better for it! Lovely Poem, much insight! Always Sincere, Tonya

Race_9togo

17 years 1 month ago

Tonya

I am glad that you enjoyed reading my poem. In the early 1950s, Australian scientists finally penetrated the deep interior of New Guinea. The aboriginal people there had been cut off from the rest of humanity for thousands of years. At first, the aborigines thought that the scientists were demons, because of their pale skins. It wasn't long, however, before the aboriginies knew that the scientists were in fact people, just like them. Because the scientists smiled. Thanks Tonya, and keep smiling! Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race

Eduardo Cruz

17 years 1 month ago

Jim,

Let's laugh at all the stupidity that people enact on themselves, if they could see from where we stand they would laugh themselves!!! I love this write! I laugh most of my life, because I've seen a lot, that I still can't believe, people do to themselves. Wonderful and fun to read!!! thanks, Eddie Life is like a railroad track that leads to many junctures, if you stand on the track Love comes speeding along and runs you over!! Splat!!!!

Race_9togo

17 years 1 month ago

Thanks Ed

Glad that you enjoyed it. Yes, in some of the worst times of life, when people are screaming hatred at each other, I have watched a simple smile blow all the nastiness to kingdom come! Respectfully Jim "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race

JoJo

17 years ago

Loving this one also

This poem is a feel-good poem for me. It made me think of an old song that says, "Laugh until you cry" I say..cry until you laugh, Great work!

Race_9togo

16 years 12 months ago

LOL

Thanks jojo "Laws and rules don't kill freedom: narrow-minded intolerance does" : Race

odiumscurse

16 years 10 months ago

Damn!

The titel sounded raw. Yea I felt the insanity, good poetry. T.S