Poetry: Help wanted 76 Articles

by Lisa Kates

Help wanted sign Written in earnest print , Posted in the window Of a modest bakery By a hard working Innovative Bread maker. Help wanted for Kneading dough, Help wanted for Molding loaves Into delicious h...read more

by Drew Hasenick

He sat alone on the weathered bench Cringing his nose from the foul stench That radiated from him day by day He knew he couldn't go on this way Cast out of his family at age ten Thrown into a game they said he could...read more

by Rachelle de Bretagne

The irony of the "Help wanted" sign. Twist in the tail. "Help wanted", said that sign that stood upon the window sill, The cafe was quite quaint and made modernity stand still, With little tea pots in a line, and...read more

by Paula Thompson

Lady on the Park Bench No place to sleep If only, I had a second chance, to be The woman, I know I can be. With her mind in a mess As she bows her head and weeps. Her eyes plainly read, Help wanted, can't you see! ...read more

by Kim Boss

I saw you sitting there on the road A "Help Wanted" sign by your side But I had no money to toss to you As you lay there frozen and cried So instead I sat beside you I listened to your upsetting tale About how ...read more

by Michael Cordin

The sign in his eyes said "Help Wanted." You need a home address sir (said the pierced lip, green hair girl foaming milk behind the counter.) How can you expect us to reach you? The girl had no intent The circ...read more

by C. L. Craven

"Want Ad Blues" The classifieds had truly lied. It wasn't help they wanted. But someone who had been denied, An education daunted. I answered to the call and then, An interview accepted. My experience was slight...read more

by Peta Cameron

The garden needs weeding, the trees need a cut. My back is just so sore this week, the garden is a shocking mess I got down on my knees and prayed, as my back was very sore. I needed help, before the rain, this would...read more

by MsRose

I looked all around Clothes on the ground In my living room I felt such gloom In the kitchen Dishes stacked high I wondered how So flustered by why Kids running fast I yell "Slow down" Like I was not there T...read more

by Anita Carter

Help Wanted Faces It is cold winter's day. As snow and ice covers the sidewalks. Noise and pollution is everywhere. Unknown faces stand in a line. They stand underneath a help wanted sign. Many of these faces s...read more

by Marlene Thomson

Playdough on the floor gum in my sisters hair the doggies eating up my lunch and mommies sitting on the stairs As I sit beside her I can see on our front lawn a crooked little sign made with my crayons Help wan...read more

by Debra L. Gambill

Poetry: Help Wanted Help wanted read the sign I arrived just in time An application is a must Fill it out but please don't rush. Be sure you answer each one Turn it in once you are done. Make sure the truth is t...read more

by Robyn Hadley

Often as we gaze across a sea of many faces these faces are like open books depicting faraway places The lines across their faces map the contours of their life Tales of loss,of love,of sadness Tales of victory ...read more

by Rosa Lee

"HELP WANTED!" My life was dark with pain I'd lost my Self again The world jeered and taunted ... "HELP WANTED!" Apply Within Where all sweet dreams are dear A message strong and clear To start my life a...read more

by J.P. Shaw

HELP WANTED sanity missing. Children have stolen it with all their kissing. Making pure messes every where I turn. Left... Right... my head begins to burn. One...Two... and three more makes five. I cannot believe I'm ...read more

by Shaheen D.

She scuttles around the house she cleans this and then cleans that red faced and feeling hot she shouts I need help, help wanted please! Books, books and more books the words are turning into a blur he has an exam ...read more

by Jane Allyson

Down's. The leaves had started falling and I thought no one would come, To the sign I put up in the porch, Id had no reply not one. What was in a name? I needed help, and then you came. With quiet tones, and gentl...read more

by Jon Coe

Moving from Britain to the United States I found the language more or less the same The sign in the window clearly states..... "Help Wanted," but to what does it acclaim? If it were an emergency a simple call to the...read more

by Marc Phillippe Babineau

Help Wanted. A sign in a window. An ad in a paper. An offer from a friend or relative. Help Wanted, just in Time. Too long without Work. Bills and Depression are both building up. I reply to all. I sit at home an...read more

by Melissa R. Bickel

If you're up for the job, it's yours. It wont be easy, as I have a certain way of doing things. Did I mention I'm easily irritated, and known for throwing things? Don't fret, only two have ended up in the hospit...read more