Submissions by Kinkpoet
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I write from darker corners of my mind. 'Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.' —Cesar Cruz
Dad's Mesquite
golden light filtered through
feathery green leaves.
gnarled rough brown bark reaches toward cotton clouds.
breeze gently sways nest on highest branch.
jet-black grackle perched on drooping mistletoe
advising, perhaps admonishing.
tree’s penumbra shields brightly colored hammock,
cradle for snoring hairless primate.
© 2024
feathery green leaves.
gnarled rough brown bark reaches toward cotton clouds.
breeze gently sways nest on highest branch.
jet-black grackle perched on drooping mistletoe
advising, perhaps admonishing.
tree’s penumbra shields brightly colored hammock,
cradle for snoring hairless primate.
© 2024
#meditation
#nature
#peace
22 reads
1 Comment
Magical Chaos 2
#NaPoWriMo2024
#SelfReflection
12 reads
1 Comment
Linguistic Anarchy
when you’re down and troubled
mischievous words elevate
your spirit
perform random acts of
poetic graffiti
© 2024
mischievous words elevate
your spirit
perform random acts of
poetic graffiti
© 2024
#NaPoWriMo2024
47 reads
3 Comments
Magical Chaos
under moonlit sky,
gentle breezes
cool desert sand.
coyotes howling.
not-quite saguaro,
not-quite man,
spirit towering
over rocky landscape.
observing
two-legged creatures
painting, sculpting,
performing.
twirling, leaping,
dancing in celebration
burning desires
ignite temple of man.
© 2024
gentle breezes
cool desert sand.
coyotes howling.
not-quite saguaro,
not-quite man,
spirit towering
over rocky landscape.
observing
two-legged creatures
painting, sculpting,
performing.
twirling, leaping,
dancing in celebration
burning desires
ignite temple of man.
© 2024
#art
#dance
#music
#NaPoWriMo2024
#nature
59 reads
2 Comments
Communal Well Being
humans are bad at loneliness.
we need that mysterious thing called happiness.
partaking in transcendent bonding rituals,
sports, group chanting, singing,
release chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin,
which makes us feel good.
community gives feelings of connectedness,
feelings that life matters
feeling like we’re on earth for a reason
other than just to die.
© 2024
we need that mysterious thing called happiness.
partaking in transcendent bonding rituals,
sports, group chanting, singing,
release chemicals like dopamine and oxytocin,
which makes us feel good.
community gives feelings of connectedness,
feelings that life matters
feeling like we’re on earth for a reason
other than just to die.
© 2024
#happiness
#NaPoWriMo2024
#philosophical
62 reads
3 Comments
Riparian Sunset
crimson droplets
ooze honey-like
bloody fingers
smear virginal canvas
spectrum
from sanguine to barbie pink
greening cotton woods
backlit by golden sun
dark horizon
contrasts pastel sky
ground saturated
in purple rain
© 2024
ooze honey-like
bloody fingers
smear virginal canvas
spectrum
from sanguine to barbie pink
greening cotton woods
backlit by golden sun
dark horizon
contrasts pastel sky
ground saturated
in purple rain
© 2024
#NaPoWriMo2024
#nature
#spiritual
55 reads
2 Comments
Desert Quest
ahead,
elongated shadows of setting sun,
trail covered by eons of blown dust.
beneath my feet,
ancient footprints in desert sand,
evidence of those who came before.
around,
harsh desiccated landscape
of indescribable beauty.
spiked branches, sparse foliage
twisted contorted cacti
forbidding yet inviting.
dust devils swirling,
randomly blending
earth and air.
confident strides
leading farther from the known,
closer to the divine,
into unknown hardship,
unintended...
elongated shadows of setting sun,
trail covered by eons of blown dust.
beneath my feet,
ancient footprints in desert sand,
evidence of those who came before.
around,
harsh desiccated landscape
of indescribable beauty.
spiked branches, sparse foliage
twisted contorted cacti
forbidding yet inviting.
dust devils swirling,
randomly blending
earth and air.
confident strides
leading farther from the known,
closer to the divine,
into unknown hardship,
unintended...
#desert
#identity
#NaPoWriMo2024
#nature
#spiritual
58 reads
2 Comments
Election Questions
will your vote for a loser
turn him into a winner?
will your vote for a liar
make him honest?
will your vote for a hater
turn him into a lover?
will your vote for a misogynist
make him honor women?
will your vote for a billionaire
make you richer?
will your vote for a traitor
turn him into a patriot?
will your vote for a bigot
make him compassionate?
if you don’t vote (as usual).
will you please stop complaining.
© 2024
turn him into a winner?
will your vote for a liar
make him honest?
will your vote for a hater
turn him into a lover?
will your vote for a misogynist
make him honor women?
will your vote for a billionaire
make you richer?
will your vote for a traitor
turn him into a patriot?
will your vote for a bigot
make him compassionate?
if you don’t vote (as usual).
will you please stop complaining.
© 2024
#NaPoWriMo2024
#politics
53 reads
1 Comment
Garden Meditation
i am awareness.
i am not separate.
caw of crow
soaring beneath sky,
path glistening
moist from recent rain,
cool morning breeze,
flowering trees,
all arising within.
all part of one reality.
i am not separate.
i am awareness.
© 2024
i am not separate.
caw of crow
soaring beneath sky,
path glistening
moist from recent rain,
cool morning breeze,
flowering trees,
all arising within.
all part of one reality.
i am not separate.
i am awareness.
© 2024
#identity
#meditation
#nature
68 reads
3 Comments
Universal
#universe
#spiritual
#philosophical
34 reads
2 Comments
Ego Obsolete
i am not my past.
change is terrifying
to untamed minds.
i am not my trauma.
ego promotes procrastination
stops me from starting new projects.
i am not this fear.
ego protects me from failure
while hindering possibilities of success
i am not this thought.
ego is darkness,
outdated fight-or-flight mechanism.
ego is expert
at constructing resistances
ego accumulates rationalizations:
why i am unloved, unaccepted, unhappy.
i am not this guilt.
...
change is terrifying
to untamed minds.
i am not my trauma.
ego promotes procrastination
stops me from starting new projects.
i am not this fear.
ego protects me from failure
while hindering possibilities of success
i am not this thought.
ego is darkness,
outdated fight-or-flight mechanism.
ego is expert
at constructing resistances
ego accumulates rationalizations:
why i am unloved, unaccepted, unhappy.
i am not this guilt.
...
#identity
#SelfReflection
#meditation
72 reads
2 Comments
Dust
desert umbra flows
impending foggy darkness
no shelter from dust
impending foggy darkness
no shelter from dust
#wind
#nature
#spiritual
64 reads
2 Comments
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