Submissions by thinlane
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I just wander through my mind and pick up what's lying around on any given day. I'm not a trained poet but I enjoy writing nonetheless. It seems like a good way to drain the demons in my head in a constructive manner.
A Sniff Of Freedom
Tasting the air for danger
The night is alive with a million scents
The moon hides behind a veil of cloud
I search the night for a sniff of you
Flashing lights fill the inky night
With a sudden visual fury
The watchers are prowling the streets tonight
They're on the hunt looking for breakers
Those who would break away
Those who would have the world their way
Risking their freedom and lives
It's worth it all to break away and be truly free
Sniffing for danger
It's all around
Hoping for peace
But it can't be found ...
The night is alive with a million scents
The moon hides behind a veil of cloud
I search the night for a sniff of you
Flashing lights fill the inky night
With a sudden visual fury
The watchers are prowling the streets tonight
They're on the hunt looking for breakers
Those who would break away
Those who would have the world their way
Risking their freedom and lives
It's worth it all to break away and be truly free
Sniffing for danger
It's all around
Hoping for peace
But it can't be found ...
#hope
#courage
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Work Hours
It's been a long night
And I haven't slept
I'm tired as hell
But the sun is on the rise
So I gotta move my ass
And get shit done
I have a full time job
But I hustle on the side
And I put another 50 hours in
Each week
And then the weekend rolls in
Which should be a time to rest
But instead I work another job
Just to make ends meet
In the middle of my life
Maybe I'll get some sleep
Sometime next week
If I can find an hour or so
Or take a day off
I'm sure I can fit it in somewhere
In the...
And I haven't slept
I'm tired as hell
But the sun is on the rise
So I gotta move my ass
And get shit done
I have a full time job
But I hustle on the side
And I put another 50 hours in
Each week
And then the weekend rolls in
Which should be a time to rest
But instead I work another job
Just to make ends meet
In the middle of my life
Maybe I'll get some sleep
Sometime next week
If I can find an hour or so
Or take a day off
I'm sure I can fit it in somewhere
In the...
#responsibility
#job
#success
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Claws
Silly girl antics
Don't fool me anymore
I see a claws out social climber
Looking for her next meal
I draw my head back
From the noose just in time
I don't claim to be all that much
But that doesn't mean
I'm not a target to some
Who just want to take what I have
And use it up
Leaving me broken down
Thank God that
This is not my first rodeo honey
I have enough experience to see you
For what you are
I don't care what you want to become
Pull your claws back in
And wave goodbye
Don't fool me anymore
I see a claws out social climber
Looking for her next meal
I draw my head back
From the noose just in time
I don't claim to be all that much
But that doesn't mean
I'm not a target to some
Who just want to take what I have
And use it up
Leaving me broken down
Thank God that
This is not my first rodeo honey
I have enough experience to see you
For what you are
I don't care what you want to become
Pull your claws back in
And wave goodbye
#greed
#manipulation
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You Are
A bright heart
Full of broken dreams
Filled eyes
Brimming over with tears
And a sharp tongue
Blunted by ignorance
You are all these things
But
Like any other human being
You are more
A sharp mind
Filled with pleasing words
A wet sex
Aching for filling
Soft hands
Full of violence
You are blatant
Yet unknowable
And I only wish
I could know you
Really
Full of broken dreams
Filled eyes
Brimming over with tears
And a sharp tongue
Blunted by ignorance
You are all these things
But
Like any other human being
You are more
A sharp mind
Filled with pleasing words
A wet sex
Aching for filling
Soft hands
Full of violence
You are blatant
Yet unknowable
And I only wish
I could know you
Really
#identity
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Saturday Night
I don't know what it is
That you're trying to say
Your tears and strained emotion
Are standing in the way
If you want me to leave
It's all you have to say
Just a smile and a snarl
And I'll be on my way
Now you're trying to smile
Through all the snot and tears
You want me here with you
Just another Saturday night
That's all there is to us
A beer and a fight
And the ultimatum
And then the snotty I'm sorry
I'm sick of this
And sick to death of me
And my love has drained away ...
That you're trying to say
Your tears and strained emotion
Are standing in the way
If you want me to leave
It's all you have to say
Just a smile and a snarl
And I'll be on my way
Now you're trying to smile
Through all the snot and tears
You want me here with you
Just another Saturday night
That's all there is to us
A beer and a fight
And the ultimatum
And then the snotty I'm sorry
I'm sick of this
And sick to death of me
And my love has drained away ...
#aging
#bittersweet
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Lying c**t
#lies
#manipulation
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A Passed Age
Seems like an age has passed
Slow days and faster decades
And though it's not really surprising
I'm still surprised that we haven't
Run into each other
Somewhere
In this huge city
In all these years
In essence I was just a boy
That last day
Now there's very little essence left
And I'm old and wrinkled
And it sets me to thinking
On those days that I think of you
That you must be old as well
But I simply can't picture it
My thought version of you
Remains stuck in the 90's
Just a girl in essence yourself ...
Slow days and faster decades
And though it's not really surprising
I'm still surprised that we haven't
Run into each other
Somewhere
In this huge city
In all these years
In essence I was just a boy
That last day
Now there's very little essence left
And I'm old and wrinkled
And it sets me to thinking
On those days that I think of you
That you must be old as well
But I simply can't picture it
My thought version of you
Remains stuck in the 90's
Just a girl in essence yourself ...
#aging
#nostalgia
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The Bloom
I walked out of there
And right out of my life
Into a new way of living
And you are the flowers in my garden
It's all so new
I don't know what to think
I have no point of reference
To pigeonhole you
And it's glorious
A piece of springtime
In a mad winter storm
You are the blooms that fill my world
You've got to believe in it
It's so true
It's so unbelievable
And I believe in you
If there's nothing more to say one day
I'll say hello again
To live again the magic
Of having you here in my life
And right out of my life
Into a new way of living
And you are the flowers in my garden
It's all so new
I don't know what to think
I have no point of reference
To pigeonhole you
And it's glorious
A piece of springtime
In a mad winter storm
You are the blooms that fill my world
You've got to believe in it
It's so true
It's so unbelievable
And I believe in you
If there's nothing more to say one day
I'll say hello again
To live again the magic
Of having you here in my life
#FallingInLove
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Warm
I don't care about the lightning strikes
I don't care if the thunder roars
It's just a little electricity
And I've seen it all before
Another storm of the century
Blowing extra hard
The tide rises and buries the headland
Another billion or two lost for sure
It's just what we all ordered
Why act surprised that it came
If you fuck with Mother Nature long enough
She'll come and fuck with you in trade
Now that beachfront property might not be worth much for long
The new tide is rising
Drowning the old ways
Better pray like...
I don't care if the thunder roars
It's just a little electricity
And I've seen it all before
Another storm of the century
Blowing extra hard
The tide rises and buries the headland
Another billion or two lost for sure
It's just what we all ordered
Why act surprised that it came
If you fuck with Mother Nature long enough
She'll come and fuck with you in trade
Now that beachfront property might not be worth much for long
The new tide is rising
Drowning the old ways
Better pray like...
#storm
#water
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Winter Sun
I can't believe how warm it is today
As though winter has withered and died
I guess while it's warm I can dream
But I know that winter never gives up the ghost
So early
And we'll likely pay for this balmy day
With a foot of snow
And bitter cold
Oh well
While the sidewalk is clear I think I'll go for a walk
And greet my winter pale neighbours
As they stick noses outdoors
For a little sniff of spring
So warm your cold souls
And thank your God
For the sunshine
As though winter has withered and died
I guess while it's warm I can dream
But I know that winter never gives up the ghost
So early
And we'll likely pay for this balmy day
With a foot of snow
And bitter cold
Oh well
While the sidewalk is clear I think I'll go for a walk
And greet my winter pale neighbours
As they stick noses outdoors
For a little sniff of spring
So warm your cold souls
And thank your God
For the sunshine
#spring
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Bloom
I've been cold before but I know
That the sun will come back soon enough
Soon enough to warm the heart
Of a heartbroken man
And when that heat comes back
I'm gonna roar
I'm gonna get some attention
I'm gonna sing at the top of my lungs
And fuck you if you don't like the song
And it's gonna be real
No fucking around
Not gonna strike a poser's pose
I'm gonna tear the scab off my heart
And let the bad blood escape my soul
I'm gonna be pure
I won't hide from the pain
I'll live it all balls to the wall
Just to...
That the sun will come back soon enough
Soon enough to warm the heart
Of a heartbroken man
And when that heat comes back
I'm gonna roar
I'm gonna get some attention
I'm gonna sing at the top of my lungs
And fuck you if you don't like the song
And it's gonna be real
No fucking around
Not gonna strike a poser's pose
I'm gonna tear the scab off my heart
And let the bad blood escape my soul
I'm gonna be pure
I won't hide from the pain
I'll live it all balls to the wall
Just to...
#uplifting
#MovingOn
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Alive
I've been down this road
Many times
And it looks like I'm walking it again
It's a road full of heartache and hurt
But it's worth the trip in the end
I have to get my head back in line
With my heart and my needs
And realize that everyone
Has their share of pain
And learn to stop bitching and whining
When it's simply my turn to feel
The ache of being alive
Many times
And it looks like I'm walking it again
It's a road full of heartache and hurt
But it's worth the trip in the end
I have to get my head back in line
With my heart and my needs
And realize that everyone
Has their share of pain
And learn to stop bitching and whining
When it's simply my turn to feel
The ache of being alive
#motivational
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