Poetry

[Vamps]

There was a thread previously, suggesting that we have a creative arts thread, and since then we've have a story writing game thread, so i figured why not start a poetry thread? Im sure there's a heap of excelent poets out there. If you have a poem that you've written, or one that you particularly like that someone else has written, post it, but if you post a poem that somebody else has written, please dont try and take the credit for it, make sure we know who wrote it, or atleast that somebody else wrote it. You can give an expanlation of the poem if you wish, and you can comment on other peoples poetry. Try and keep it nice, and remember that poems dont HAVE to rhyme. Post as many poems as you like.
Here's two of mine, i wrote them yesterday.

Living Nightmare
People say,
"You know your life is good,
When you dont want to go to sleep,
Because your life is better than a dream!"
But what happens when you dont want to wake up,
Because your life is worse than a nightmare?
I mean,
With society the way is is,
Who'd want to wake up?
Individualism a thing of the past,
All thats left is sheep,
Mindless sheep.
Supre junkies and work-a-holics.
Kids are taught to look after number one,
And ignore the needs of others.
Teenagers cant be disciplined,
For fear of a massive law suit!
So in the end,
There is no point,
In waking up each day,
When a simple nightmare sums it up,
Thats all i have to say.

Growing Up
Somebody once told me,
"Growing up is fun!"
I'd like to know who told them that,
I'd like to tell them to run!
Growing up is full of pain,
Of lies deceit and hate!
Growing up's a nightmare,
A nightmare i just can't take!
What happend to individuality?
What happened to being yourself?
I want to have my own opinion,
I dont want to think like someone else!
They want us to be mindless drones,
Those power hungry dictators,
They want us to be mindless,
We're easier to control!
So fight the rising trends,
Crush the stereotypes and labels,
Stand up for what you believe in,
And tear the dictators down!