A Poetic Commentary: Birds Of A Feather

Birds Of A Feather
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Birds Of A Feather

    they flock together

    friends in fair weather

The Divas

    their tight-knit clique

    comes unraveled at the slightest nitpick

MADE IN HOLLYWOOD

    they think they’re shining stars

    they’re the bane of this school of ours!

SET HER ON A THRONE

    they quibble who’s the fairest

    gossipy twits, they should be embarrassed

THE MIND OF THE CAT 

    but who am I to blame

    after all, I’d share in their fame

Experiential Psychotherapy: BASIC PRACTICES 

    these games we play

    I just wanna be accepted, okay?!

THE LITTLE DRUMMER GIRL

    playing to my own tune

    guess I don’t fit in with those buffoons

Care of MIND/Care of SPIRIT

    but it haunts me so

    more then you’ll ever know

MORE THAN MOODY 

    what else am I supposed to think?

    without them, I’ll never be in sync!

A Poetic Commentary: I See London, I See France

I See London, I See France
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

I See London, I See France

    never thought they’d see my underpants

    never thought I’d risk that chance

SPIKED

    twas innocent enough, meet up with him
       after class

    never thought to think about what was in
       that glass

THE MARK-OFF WOMEN 

    never thought I’d just be another tick on
       his list

    never thought I was special enough to
       be kissed

SEDUCTION by DESIGN 

    looking back, ya, he knew just what to say

    never thought sweet-talking could lead my heart astray

Virgin and Martyr

    I was one, now I’m considered the other

    never thought I could ever tell my mother

YOUR BODY & how it works

    apparently I needed an education

    never thought I’d “learn” via mortification

All He Ever Wanted

    never thought that was what he wanted

    never thought I’d live feeling haunted

A Poetic Commentary: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Mary Mary, Quite Contrary 

    how does my stardom grow?

    with secret cartels and outright rebels,
      I should know

JUST ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE 

    counting my blessings one bottle at a time

    living it up on top of all this crime

It’s All in the Playing

    playing the game

    win one, lose one; it’s all the same

YOU CAN RELIEVE PAIN

    cuz that’s all we want

    and you think it’s just defiance we flaunt

Loot

    we’ll take what’s not given

    cuz to really love us, you’re too chicken

Midnight Suppers

    call it an addiction, call it an affliction

    gotta do something to make through this transition

THE WOUNDS OF HUNGER

    starving for love

    just want attention from the ones I think the world of

THE PARTY OF DEATH 

    it’s all fun and games until…

    ya, well, that’s just run-of-the-mill

Remains: Non-Viewable 

    you’d think they’d want to make an example of it

    but no, turn a blind eye, it’s too much to admit

PRESUMED INNOCENT

    coercion puts on a pretty smile

    tis why I’ve been here for such a long while

A Poetic Commentary: Rock, Paper, . . .

Rock, Paper, . . .
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Rock, Paper, ... 

    snickers

    ugh, why do I always get the jitters?

BURNS

    thought going along would keep things
       cool

    but caving to the pressure makes me feel
       the fool

THE HARROGATE SECRETS

    shhh, don’t tell

    we’re all supposed to be happy and swell

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT

    so much for equal say

    at this party I guess I have to do it their way

Definitions

    sticky matters you see

    don’t define it and ya won’t be guilty

PUSHOVER

    you’d be one too

    if that’s the path to love and acceptance in this zoo

A Public Betrayed

    in these private affairs

    our stand for the right, taken unawares

the No Spin ZONE

    but they spin every line

    then draw you in, make you one of their kind

LAST RAMPAGE

    do I know myself anymore?

    or have I blended into my “mentors”?