Submissions by 13
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
its all a fluke... or just insanity.
SELF POEM
Published
27th Aug 2021 1:36pm
27th Aug 2021 1:36pm
Grateful
I am grateful but I’m lost
there is an emptiness
unexplained; unexplored
behind doors the size of skyscrapers
salvation rests uneasy, impatient.
the block of lead on my back
folding my shoulders in
rending my arms from me
separating the sinews
that hold them together.
a victim of weakness,
of disparaging influences
completely subdued by the fragile
trigger of the welcoming abyss;
a home far from home.
happiness – a dream short lived
reveals itself to me every night
while the world swallows...
there is an emptiness
unexplained; unexplored
behind doors the size of skyscrapers
salvation rests uneasy, impatient.
the block of lead on my back
folding my shoulders in
rending my arms from me
separating the sinews
that hold them together.
a victim of weakness,
of disparaging influences
completely subdued by the fragile
trigger of the welcoming abyss;
a home far from home.
happiness – a dream short lived
reveals itself to me every night
while the world swallows...
#loneliness
#hope
#frustration
#gratitude
#emptiness
883 reads
8 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
6th Sep 2020 1:18pm
6th Sep 2020 1:18pm
Going out
I sat alone at the table waited on by a lab technician in a hazmat suit.
The kind of situation that would seem normal
if I was ordering weapons-grade uranium to-go.
His muffled voice could barely cut through the triple layered protection
designed to keep him immune to even the wrath of god.
A few awkward chuckles and invisible faux-smiles later he was on his way
to the reactor to retrieve my lunch.
I notice the only other person bold enough to brave the new world
like me a few tables to my right.
His gaze is sharp and full of intent....
The kind of situation that would seem normal
if I was ordering weapons-grade uranium to-go.
His muffled voice could barely cut through the triple layered protection
designed to keep him immune to even the wrath of god.
A few awkward chuckles and invisible faux-smiles later he was on his way
to the reactor to retrieve my lunch.
I notice the only other person bold enough to brave the new world
like me a few tables to my right.
His gaze is sharp and full of intent....
#oppression
#satirical
#funny
#FreeVerse
#pandemic
699 reads
4 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
15th Jun 2020 1:40am
15th Jun 2020 1:40am
Unwealthy
She often brings more to most discussions than I do.
It’s seldom that you’ll see me start things that have a definitive end.
I usually end things that never began.
Then, proceed to whine about it in the aftermath.
But it’s her brilliance that draws me to her.
The blinding light of clarity that she exudes
burns the eyes of this blind moth
struggling desperately to be worthy of it.
I’m poor.
I’m poor of heart and mind;
of strength and will;
of words and wisdom.
But in her presence my idiocy...
It’s seldom that you’ll see me start things that have a definitive end.
I usually end things that never began.
Then, proceed to whine about it in the aftermath.
But it’s her brilliance that draws me to her.
The blinding light of clarity that she exudes
burns the eyes of this blind moth
struggling desperately to be worthy of it.
I’m poor.
I’m poor of heart and mind;
of strength and will;
of words and wisdom.
But in her presence my idiocy...
#motivational
#inspirational
#uplifting
#gratitude
#admiration
598 reads
4 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
24th May 2020 9:50am
24th May 2020 9:50am
Adrift
I find that it is easy to get lost—
In the twinkling stars adorned by the summer night
In the slow and arduous shape-shifting of clouds
In the abundant air saturating my breath
In the volatile rage of a metaphoric stab wound
In the pain justified by betrayal
In justice that warrants bigotry
In sloth
In the apathy of sinners
In envy
In the triumph of winners
In greed
In the absence of clarity
In the defiance of disparity
In the forest of sanctuary
In the abyss of despair
In...
In the twinkling stars adorned by the summer night
In the slow and arduous shape-shifting of clouds
In the abundant air saturating my breath
In the volatile rage of a metaphoric stab wound
In the pain justified by betrayal
In justice that warrants bigotry
In sloth
In the apathy of sinners
In envy
In the triumph of winners
In greed
In the absence of clarity
In the defiance of disparity
In the forest of sanctuary
In the abyss of despair
In...
#courage
#motivational
#clouds
#gratitude
#emotions
601 reads
8 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
30th Apr 2020 11:03am
30th Apr 2020 11:03am
Indulge Me
like you do these charlatans
that claim to be
poets. they are not even
remotely related to the words
they pen.
like you do your exes
who, in spite of all the
hurt, are still welcome.
floating above thin sheets of ice.
gracious idiots.
like you do an artificial smile
that clings to the fallacy that invented it,
unknowingly. lingering
for a chance to
be real.
like you do love
not for others, but for the sake of
love. there is little ...
that claim to be
poets. they are not even
remotely related to the words
they pen.
like you do your exes
who, in spite of all the
hurt, are still welcome.
floating above thin sheets of ice.
gracious idiots.
like you do an artificial smile
that clings to the fallacy that invented it,
unknowingly. lingering
for a chance to
be real.
like you do love
not for others, but for the sake of
love. there is little ...
#love
#relationships
#lies
#frustration
#tolerance
601 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Apr 2020 2:20am
16th Apr 2020 2:20am
Doubt
Self assuming dear doubt,
I have something to tell you.
So needed yet so unnecessary
You persuade the stone;
Dissuade the flesh
Entirely on your own.
You infiltrate the calm;
Spy on chaos, never alone
You settle for destroying lives
while fully capable of destroying civilizations overnight.
You’re a rogue wave, in a sea of emotion,
Racing toward the nearest ship
You never fail to attend an occasion;
The perfect guest, punctually speaking.
You keep me from wandering;
Can’t stop...
I have something to tell you.
So needed yet so unnecessary
You persuade the stone;
Dissuade the flesh
Entirely on your own.
You infiltrate the calm;
Spy on chaos, never alone
You settle for destroying lives
while fully capable of destroying civilizations overnight.
You’re a rogue wave, in a sea of emotion,
Racing toward the nearest ship
You never fail to attend an occasion;
The perfect guest, punctually speaking.
You keep me from wandering;
Can’t stop...
#philosophical
524 reads
0 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
15th Apr 2020 4:03pm
15th Apr 2020 4:03pm
IYI - All That Murder Offers
#love
#jealousy
#relationships
#breakup
#murder
824 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
15th Apr 2020 3:43pm
15th Apr 2020 3:43pm
IYI - Reign Of Insanity
#hate
#dark
#religion
#God
#faith
672 reads
0 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
14th Apr 2020 2:12am
14th Apr 2020 2:12am
f**k Knows (F.K.) - Insurrection
#anger
#hate
#lies
#frustration
#deception
786 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
3rd Apr 2020 10:31pm
3rd Apr 2020 10:31pm
About Charles
reading his work always puts me in a good mood
reminds me
of how simple words
can bear
complex meanings
how insignificant
ambitions
in the grand
yet not
scheme of things
mean nothing
the endless cycle
repeating
mistake after mistake
until the lesson
eradicates itself
making excuses
telling lies
self medicating
as though
vitality...
reminds me
of how simple words
can bear
complex meanings
how insignificant
ambitions
in the grand
yet not
scheme of things
mean nothing
the endless cycle
repeating
mistake after mistake
until the lesson
eradicates itself
making excuses
telling lies
self medicating
as though
vitality...
#sadness
#gratitude
#admiration
#respect
#wisdom
497 reads
0 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Mar 2020 5:25pm
29th Mar 2020 5:25pm
Man
Man was not meant to meddle with the laws of creation.
Curiosity has killed more than just cats since.
'Knowing one's place' went out of fashion real fast in the search for opportunity.
Renamed its own kind, enacted its own will, regretted its own actions, loved without loving.
The duality of its being raging through the muddy consciousness floating in a dimly lit abyss.
Unaware of the consequences of time, of Newton's laws, of Einstein's relativity, of magic in the unknown; the eternal struggle persists.
Pressure; building against the membranes of the...
Curiosity has killed more than just cats since.
'Knowing one's place' went out of fashion real fast in the search for opportunity.
Renamed its own kind, enacted its own will, regretted its own actions, loved without loving.
The duality of its being raging through the muddy consciousness floating in a dimly lit abyss.
Unaware of the consequences of time, of Newton's laws, of Einstein's relativity, of magic in the unknown; the eternal struggle persists.
Pressure; building against the membranes of the...
#TruthOfLife
#humankind
#ignorance
#disappointment
#philosophical
640 reads
5 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
12th May 2019 5:49am
12th May 2019 5:49am
Bloodstain
#oppression
#death
#TruthOfLife
#CallToAction
#despair
1186 reads
13 Comments
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