Poems by MONIQUE NICOLE FOX
Copyright © 1998

mnfoxx@aol.com



"THE REALITY"

THE REALITY IS, THINGS SHIFT
     facts change
     love disappears
     marriages desist
     abortions exist
     alliances alter
     rules are rewritten
     values are cast off
     and replaced by new ones
     expertise is challenged
     or termed fraudulent
     fashions come and go
OUR LIVES ARE CHANGED SWIFT



"BACKFIRE"

THE BOOMERANG EFFECT
SOMETHING TO EXPECT
WHAT YOU PUT INTO THE TAPE PLAYER YOU GET BACK WITH EJECT
     what goes around comes back around
     at some point in our life hurt is bound
     lies and deceit will of course be found
TREAT PEOPLE AS YOU WANT TO BE TREATED AND WITH RESPECT
DON'T PLAY ON OTHERS INTELLECT
EVIL DOING WILL COME CALLING ON YOU COLLECT



"THE ROOT"

SKIN IS LIKE SOIL
THAT PEOPLE LOVE TO PONDER & TOIL
AND TRY TO DEHUMANIZE & DEMORALIZE
YET YOU SHOULD STILL CAN ORGANIZE
YET YOU SHOULD STILL CAN STRATEGIZE
YET YOU SHOULD STILL CAN CONCEPTUALIZE
THAT THE POWER IS TRUTH INTERNALIZE



"FISHING FOR OUR DREAMS"

EVERYDAY WE WALK TO OUR SPOTS
BAIT OUR HOOKS
CAST OUR LINES

SOMETIMES NO NIBBLE TO GIVE US HOPE
DON'T BE FRUSTRATED
DON'T BE DISCOURAGED, JUST COPE
DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU'RE AT THE END OF A ROPE

DON'T GIVE UP FISHING FOR DREAMS
PERSEVERE IN LIFE'S OCEAN, SEA, OR STREAMS

THERE'S THE CATCH OF A LIFETIME
OUT THERE WAITING FOR US PRIME
LOSING FAITH IS A CRIME
REEL IN YOUR DREAMS ANYTIME



"LIFE'S SLOT MACHINE"

LIFE IS LIKE A SLOT MACHINE
THE COINS ARE WORK AND IDEAS LEAN

YOU INFLUENCE THE CHANCES OF WINNING WITH WILL
HOPING IT WILL PAY OFF IN A MONEY SPILL
WE'VE GOT TO KEEP TRYING TILL
ALL THE CHERRIES LINE UP FOR REAL

THE RIGHT IDEA, THE RIGHT TIME, THE RIGHT PLACE
SOMEONE EVENTUALLY WINS IN THE CASINO EARTH SPACE
YOU EVENTUALLY HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR IT IN THE IRS RACE



"AN ANGLE"

TWO LINES MERGING AT A COMMON POINT
TWO BEINGS MERGING INTO A MARRIAGE JOINT

RELATIONSHIPS OF LINES, SOLIDS, SURFACES, AND ANGLES
RELATIONSHIPS OF LOVE TANGLES
RELATIONSHIPS OF GOLD AND DIAMOND DANGLES

CONFIGURATION, ARRANGEMENT
DATING, ENGAGEMENT
WEDDING, COMBINEMENT

AN ANGLE OF LIFE
AN ANGLE OF BECOMING HUSBAND AND WIFE



"A ROAD BLOCK"

WHEN WILL IT END - - ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
NEVER    ENDING EPISODE
DATING DECEPTION   DESIST
NEVER    ENDING SEQUEL
DATING DECEPTION   DESIST
NEVER    ENDING SERIES
DATING DECEPTION   DESIST
NEVER    ENDING SEGMENT
DATING DECEPTION   DESIST
NEVER    ENDING SAGA
DATING DECEPTION   DESIST
WHY IS IT - - RELATIONSHIPS ARE ROUGH



"DO WE?"

DO WE NEED SATAN
     the evil one
     the adversary
     the prince of darkness
     the father of lies
     the enemy
     the lucifer
     the mephistopheles
     the devil
     the demon
     the monarch of hell
     the archfiend
DO WE NEED HATING



"PUNCTUATION MARK"

WHEN A MAN DOESN'T WANT YOU ANYMORE.  PERIOD
                 assertive
                   desist
A POINT AT WHICH SOMETHING IS ENDED
AN ABYSS OF COMPETITION
A SIGN CALLED STOP
             declarative
               halt
WHEN THERE IS A FULL PAUSE AT THE END OF A SENTENCE.  PERIOD



"LOVE LOTION"

I POUR ON
     the beauty of caring,
     the attractiveness of sharing,
     the prettiness of devotion,
     the elegance of mutual respect & strong emotion,
ALL OVER MY BODY THE LOVE LOTION



"LOVE GAME"

TO STUDY NEGATIVE EMOTION AND BEHAVIOR
LOVE IS THE SAVIOR

WITH UNPROVABLE ASSUMPTIONS
A SUBJECTIVE FIELD
TOO EMOTIONAL THAT SOCIAL SCIENTISTS YIELD

COUNTLESS STUDIES ON WAR, HATE, CRIME, AND PREJUDICE
STUDIES OF LOVE ARE OFTEN MISSED

NOT COMFORTABLE STUDYING LOVE PER SE
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LOVE IS DEFICIENT, THWARTED, WARPED, OR ABSENT DO THEY
LOVE IS A SMALL WORD IN LIFE'S OCEAN, SEA, AND BAY
THE GAME OF LOVE WE ALL DO PLAY



"FACING LOVE"

TO FACE LOVE HEAD - ON AFRAID
WITH MY HEART SOMEONE ONCE PLAYED
HESITANT I AM MADE
A SORT OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENT OF THE HEART WON'T FADE
MY HEART WAS CUT WITH A BLADE

VAGUENESS OF THE WORD FOILED
FOR ANOTHER MAN I AM SPOILED
VULNERABILITY TOILED
MY RUSTED HEART MUST BE OILED

UNDERSTANDING THE APPEAL OF MUSIC
UNDERSTANDING WHAT MAKES LOVE TICK
UNDERSTANDING HOW TO HEAL FROM HEART SICK
UNDERSTANDING MAN'S DECEITFUL TRICK
UNDERSTANDING HOW TO COPE WITH THIS BLOW--THIS LICK
UNDERSTANDING HOW TO REBUILD BRICK BY BRICK

TO FACE THE MAJESTY OF LOVE WITH VIGOR
TO FACE THE SERENGETI OF THE HEART LIKE A TRIGGER
TO FACE THE CUPID'S ARROW NOW I'M MUCH BIGGER
LOVE'S A WHOLESOME VIOLENCE TO FIGURE



"THE REAL WORK"

THE REAL WORK IS IN THE DAILY "GRIND"

of working toward our goals
of knowing when to go to voting polls

of managing our lives and careers
of knowing when you've had too many beers

of contributing to our communities
of creating strong families

THE REAL WORK IS IN SHAPING THE "MIND"

of reading a book
of giving art a look
of catching a fish with worm and hook
of earning your own money--not being a crook
of learning to iron, clean, and cook

THE REAL WORK IS BEING AN ECONOMIC "FIND"

of knowing how and what to invest
of having a resume that is the best

of maximizing your learning curve
of guessing the lottery powerball trend swerve

of knowing how to reach total satisfaction
of devising a business, it's plan, and entrepreneur action
of differentiating between the profit and loss fraction

THE REAL WORK IS UNITING "HUMANKIND"

of ending the hatred and bigotry mode
of keeping parents in a healthy abode
of not being societies welfare freeload

THE REAL WORK IS BEING A "MASTERMIND"



"REPERTOIRE"

TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE OPPOSITE SEX
introduction
SPELLING OUT THE PREMISE OR PURPOSE OF
presentation
LEARNING A PERSONS PROBLEMS, MOTIVATION & COMPLANCEY
information
SEXING, DATING, CARING, AND LOVING
illustration
THEN TIES UNRAVEL
conclusion



"ABRUPT"

LOVE IS BLIND
when your lover could do no wrong
when you walk around happy singing a romantic song
when you feel closeness and warmth like you belong

when you only see what you want to see
when your emotions are played on and climbed like a tree

when you are overwhelmed by the attention, companionship, and tranquillity
when you don't see the obvious things before your eyes and suffer humility
LOVE ISN'T KIND



"HIT THE ROAD"

I DON'T NEED, WANT, OR LOVE YOU ANYMORE
make like a tree & leave
make like a ball & bounce
make like a tire & roll
make like the devil & go to hell
make like a green light & go
make like a bird & fly away
make like a bee & buzz off
make like a hurricane & up root
make like money & bye
make like a banana sundae & split
SEE YOU LATER MY EX AMOR



"LIFE'S MAKE-UP CASE"

LIFE IS LIKE A WOMAN'S MAKE-UP CASE
many shades of eye shadow & eye liner
many colors of lipstick & lip liner
many tones of foundation
many hues of blush
MANY CULTURES BUT ONE HUMANRACE



"ONE RACE"

ONE COLOR SHOULD MATTER:  GREEN
not black not red
not white not yellow
SO MUCH EMPHASIS ON COLOR:  OBSCENE
not black not red
not white not yellow
WE ALL ARE A HUMAN:  BEING



"STEP BY STEP"

STEP BY STEP WE WALK OUR PACE
STEP BY STEP MORTGAGES ARE PAID FOR A HOME ABODE PLACE
recipe steps to cooking a dish
staircase steps to reach a higher plain or level
educational steps to land a job
baby steps to learn to walk
promotion steps to higher wages and title
programming steps to using vcr when not at home
accounting steps to economically run a business' finances
relationship steps to eventually lead to marriage
maneuvering steps to operate the clutch of an automatic car
dieting steps to loosing weight
budgeting to manage income and expenditure
navigation steps to sailing the sea to catch a fish
STEP BY STEP WITH AGE LOSING A YOUTHFUL FACE
STEP BY STEP WE RUN LIFE'S RACE