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Tee M. Allison
Member since November 23, 2016
Member for 9 years, 6 months
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'Scream', Said Poetry
I said to poetry,
I don’t want a diary.
It wasn’t tears on that prairie,
It was– That lie holds no chivalry!
The lies are simply cowardly.
I never laid claim to gallantry,
I will not recreate history.
Tell me of this antipathy,
It said back to me insistently.
I was nine years and willowy,
He was an adolescent and wily.
Naiveté, I wore so blissfully
While he masked his predatory grin diligently.
I said to poetry–
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What is it to you, this asininity?
Go on, why stop so abruptly?
I resolved to finish hurriedly.
He was– He was family…
He ran long fingers over my skin, purposefully
He took my shivering hands callously
Those eyes stared at me with vicious intensity
Some days I feel his weight on me crushingly,
By the time I knew to scream fearfully
Socks were crammed into my mouth efficiently
He had claimed me rather forcefully
And slid into me without exigency.
No one freed me from his tyranny.
I make light horrors and write so listlessly.
Pain so ordinary in calligraphy.
My penance for naivety.
I said to poetry.
I seek resiliency.
Tee M. Allison’s timeline
- November 2021
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23 TueAnniversary
5 years of membership
- November 2017
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23 ThuAnniversary
One year of membership
- January 2017
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01 SunReceived a critique
on The Truth For Us All from @weirdelf
"It works perfectly in, excuse the phrase, man-handling myths. To me the repetition works fine because it is used differently each time. We seldom get work of such depth and perception here, you are so welcome. I really…" - December 2016
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31 SatReceived a critique
on The Truth For Us All from @Esker
"this poem is thought prevoking! and a great one at that! I do have a daughter...we are speaking again.. I helped raise a few kids..something many selfish men cannot do and chose not to do.. but I did! I helped many alon…" -
31 SatReceived a critique
on 'Scream', Said Poetry from @weirdelf
"The insistent, trivialising rhyme in the face of such horror. I didn't know at first if it was denial or a savage juxtaposition. A very brave write. I suspect that the people who responded before me were repressing the…" -
02 FriReceived a critique
on The Truth For Us All from @Esker
"ur dead to me... but loves me we loved Disney..one cd after another then the walk about in Town love of the rail station...mall for pet shop to see the exotic animals...the cayman in his tank..the parrots and one time t…" -
01 ThuReceived a critique
on 'Scream', Said Poetry from @Timbo
"Hi Tee, Interesting poem, you certainly have an individual way of writing. The best advice I can give is to listen to Ian above, as all he wants to do is encourage you so you get better. Above all , keep writing and nev…" -
01 ThuReceived a critique
on The Truth For Us All from @alidzain
"Since you asked my opinion, If I am the writer of this poem I will entitle it with the main character's name followed by 's Truth" but that's just me. I think that there is no need to repeat "the truth" at the beginning…" - November 2016
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30 WedReceived a critique
on The Truth For Us All from @themoonman
"It seems you are referring to a man, perhaps a two-timing one that leaves, although I'm not sure. Using disney villains is a cool idea, not sure it promotes a serious subject all that well though, but it could be me. I…" -
30 WedReceived a critique
on 'Scream', Said Poetry from @themoonman
"Yes, I'll have to agree with Ian, less is more. Also, the repetitive "I said to poetry" becomes redundant instead of effective, for me at least. It is a good theme, one most of us have written about (poetry that is). I…" -
30 WedCritiqued
"The Keeper" by @Sparrow
"I think your poem is perfect just the way it is. I wouldn't change a thing. Your language use was great, the logic was consistent, the beginning set the tone for the end and it was just right. But for me the poem is rea…" -
30 WedCritiqued
"That's All They Want" by @Conect11
"There is a depth to this that's beyond the sum of the words. The scenario in the poem reminds me of an interaction between myself and a server at a restaurant. They ask how you are doing, but they don't really want to k…" -
30 WedCritiqued
"And Still I Love That Sound" by @Conect11
"I grew up a city girl with car horns and all the crazy lights and when i dreamed of serenity, it was exactly this image. The sound of the wind of of trees bending to let it pass, and it make me think of the little pleas…" -
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23 WedCritiqued
"Lost Friends" by @alidzain
"I've never been quite so good at keeping friends. There is the immediate interest and texting frenzy where i want to hang out and do everything with them, but as time goes on, i drift away, unable to keep up with the in…" -
23 WedFirst critique offered
on "Lost Friends" by @alidzain
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23 WedFirst publication
The Truth For Us All
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23 WedJoined Neopoet
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First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
I love poetry and just recently started dabbling in poetry. I read almost everything i can lay my hands on, and i love shopping for books.
Location: Wichita, Kansas
Favorite Poets
William Wordsworth
Ijeoma Umebinyuo
Robert Forst
William Yeat
John Milton
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