Nothing Rhymes with Orange

This is not for you.

We are all oranges

and everyone knows

Nothing rhymes with orange

Will I ever rhyme

with life, or am I

Destined

To only rhyme with

Dead

I am strapped down

and force fed.

I am an orange

and everyone knows

nothing rhymes with orange

I want to rhyme with

Love

but I only seem to attract

Hate

Should i inject the needle?

and just sedate?

myslef?

I want to rhyme with apple

with peaches

with rainbow grapes

But i only rhyme with orange

So i am nothing.

Because evryone knows

nothing rhymes with orange.

Reviews

[Blindmikey]

Alas, there may be hope: "door-hinge" ;)

Never-the-less your poem was quite lovely in its sullen domain, reminds me of the idea that "we all die alone". I love your choice of metaphor and that it's abstract enough, i think, not to seal the deal so to speak. Hope may still be graspable.

Well penned.

[Legion]

What an interesting comparision of each of us with an orange. Great write. Just remember though, that only makes us unique. Love it.

[Red_Queen]

I know we are just an hour glass waiting for our sand to empty.

[justjenn_2u]

Hmmm, this poem made be think. I am thinking about the line:

"or am I
Destined
To only rhyme with
Dead".

In many ways you found the inner answer, because the moment we are born, we are dying.

[Chloe]

Wow..that is awesome. I can really relate. It's like your feeling like you want to be somebody, but as hard as you try, you know that you will always feel like a nobody.

[The Archangel Gabriel]

"Words and phrases that rhyme with orange: (0 results)
Sorry, no perfect rhymes were found."

Bummer! Let's try again!

"orange
One- and two-syllable End Rhymes of orange:
challenge expunge lozenge lunge orange plunge scavenge sponge "

Challenge, maybe? How about lozenge? Those are pretty close if not on the money for a one syllable rhyme.

"Nothing rhymes with orange
My throat hurts; I need a lozenge"

That is painful!

"Nothing rhymes with orange
Life is such a challenge"

Wonderful write! I love the metaphor!

-Gabe

[Travis Lawrence]

The metaphor is terrific, very clever. I like the contrasting nature of this poem, the life/death, love/hate, collective/disconnected.

For some reason, I feel like a fruit salad...