Professor Purple

Member since May 4, 2010

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Teddy Bear

Posted Feb 17, 2011 · 24 lines · 5 critiques

White bed within four white walls
Tied to it or else she falls
Greenish robe, white wisps of hair
« Have you seen my teddy bear?»

Fed by tube and countless pills
None alleviate her ills
With slurred speech and vacant stare
« Please bring me my teddy bear »

« Enough of these diagnostics
My conditions you can’t fix
He should be right over there
My best friend, my teddy bear »

« Saw him just the other day
He should not be far away

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Did you look well, everywhere?
For my darling teddy bear? »

« I’ve been trapped here since December
Of what year? I can’t remember
Christmas carols in the air
Begging for my teddy bear »

« I don’t want one more injection
Or to hear ‘bout the infection
For these things I’ve not a care
Just give me my teddy bear »

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February 2011
18 Fri

Critiqued
"Thoughts from the bramblebush" by @ephraimcrud
"Hi, The title suggests a person sleeping near a bush to me, but I'm not sure. Can you give me a definition of a bramblebush? My online dictionary doesn't have one. I like the rhythm a lot, combined with the rhyme it has…"
17 Thu

Received a critique
on Teddy Bear from @katplath
"my grandma is suffering with the final stage of Alzheimer's and this poem moved me deeply. really well written and full of sorrow and other things i really can't find the proper words for. Sincerely,"
17 Thu

Received a critique
on Teddy Bear from @scribbler
"been wondering what happened to you. welcome back. I thought i remembered this poem. I'll smoke it over and get back to you with a few ideas.............scribbler"
17 Thu

Received a critique
on Teddy Bear from @mona
"WLECOME BACK FM!"
17 Thu

Posted a poem
Teddy Bear
"White bed within four white walls"
Open thread 24 lines
17 Thu

Critiqued
"A Quiet Arrangement of Time" by @Pugilist
"Hi, The title doesn't seem to fit the poem very well to me. It does describe the structural aspects of the poem but does not suggest a person reflecting on their own life. The beginning gets my attention, "At times I si…"
July 2010
19 Mon

Received a critique
on Good ta see ya, Storm from @DawningDaytripper
"Interesting point of view for poetry, personal.. was uninpiring even with the switch, but it was funny! like it alot thanks for sharing Antoine, the impecable PP! Julie D.D. Hello all, come and join us in Live chat! Mee…"
18 Sun

Critiqued
"THE HUNTER" by @scribbler
"It's pretty much all been said before me. Great poem, very intense! This part is my favourite: "Same sudden lurch between living and dead" The visual layout forces me to look around, a bit like a hunter or prey. Neat! A…"
18 Sun

Critiqued
"Sick Kitty" by @DawningDaytripper
"I must say. The title is intriguing, then it starts very well, "You haven’t read this nightmare yet," certainly grasps my interest! Then it really starts, in a brutally emotional way, as has been said. The third stanza'…"
18 Sun

Critiqued
"GOT MY BACK" by @Esker
"I like the message very much, and it's very well-delivered. The first two short stanzas set the mood, and then I felt like the tempo increased, plenty of images passing by quickly. Good evolution to those images, conclu…"
17 Sat

Received a critique
on IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY from @sakkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
"Professor Purple: I think as I live life unto itself my friend. To the truth I hate fluff poetry. Understanding the poems I place quill to parchment are harsh to many minds. I will never write fluff yet I find this piec…"
17 Sat

Received a critique
on I DON'T WANNA BE A REBEL from @magics02
"I got to shake your hand with this one as I read this it is the making of a really great song you know. Just wanted to tell you I have not crit for you but I must say a good job here and there. See you in chat tonite I…"
17 Sat

Received a critique
on I DON'T WANNA BE A REBEL from @Seren
"Loved your poem I your title caught my eye, the rebel in me noticed lol love and hugs JayCee (“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~ Ralph Wald…"
17 Sat

Received a critique
on I DON'T WANNA BE A REBEL from @chumfin
"thank you so much for your understanding, i much appreciate this.you do have a great mind for humanity, one love. chumfin"
16 Fri

Critiqued
"MY CHURCH" by @scribbler
"I like the theme a lot, it wasn't obvious to me at first that you were describing woodlands but it slowly did become obvious. Very well done on that level. The title fits and supports this slow surprise. I do think an e…"
15 Thu

Critiqued
"Juxtaposiion" by @Lonnie
"I agree with Rett, except for one "weak" rhyme: when-depend. Perhaps replace "with which I wrestle when" with "which I must try to rend" It does change the meaning of that line but not of the overall poem. Also, "into p…"
15 Thu

Critiqued
"Mia Mona" by @hobo
"Antoine"
09 Fri

Posted a poem
Good ta see ya, Storm
"As the sky howls, as it roars,"
Open thread 17 lines
04 Sun

Most-discussed work
i’m a loser

18 critiques to date.
04 Sun

Posted a poem
i’m a loser
"i’m a loser and a reject"
Open thread 25 lines
June 2010
27 Sun

Posted a poem
(for stream, censored to:) I JUST DON'T FORNICATING CARE
"*"
Open thread 57 lines
26 Sat

Posted a poem
IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY
"I said you made me sad"
Open thread 33 lines
23 Wed

Posted a poem
A SHITTY POEM (so who wants ta read it? ;-) )
"This piece is shit, it’s a flop"
Open thread 19 lines
22 Tue

Posted a poem
AN EVIL HOUSE
"This house is haunted, foul, cursed,"
Open thread 19 lines
19 Sat

Posted a poem
BRACE FOR IMPACT
"All hands brace for impact! This is the final play, the final act!"
Open thread 26 lines
15 Tue

Highest posting month
June 2010 — 6 poems
13 Sun

Posted a poem
SCREAM UNTIL I FORGET
"I just wanna scream"
Open thread 17 lines
May 2010
16 Sun

Posted a poem
I DON'T WANNA BE A REBEL
" "
Open thread 49 lines
15 Sat

Posted a poem
Are You Like Me?
"Looking rock hard and stone cold"
Open thread 32 lines
08 Sat

Posted a poem
THIS MONSTER’S CASTLE
"                                                   My castle my fortress"
Open thread 27 lines
04 Tue

First publication
LIKE YOU JUST DON'T KNOW I EXIST
04 Tue

First critique offered
on "I'M RIGHT!!" by @sutton
03 Mon

Joined Neopoet
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First poem published 1 days later.

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"Thoughts from the bramblebush" by @ephraimcrud

on Teddy Bear from @katplath

on Teddy Bear from @scribbler

on Teddy Bear from @mona

"A Quiet Arrangement of Time" by @Pugilist

on Good ta see ya, Storm from @DawningDaytripper

"THE HUNTER" by @scribbler

"Sick Kitty" by @DawningDaytripper

"GOT MY BACK" by @Esker

on IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY from @sakkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

on I DON'T WANNA BE A REBEL from @magics02

on I DON'T WANNA BE A REBEL from @Seren

on I DON'T WANNA BE A REBEL from @chumfin

"MY CHURCH" by @scribbler

"Juxtaposiion" by @Lonnie

"Mia Mona" by @hobo

June 2010 — 6 poems

on "I'M RIGHT!!" by @sutton

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