Submissions by APissPoorShaman (Ryszard)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Every day I have the same argument in my head. The little devil sitting on my shoulder does this wild end zone dance when he wins, the angel on the other shoulder just gives a little prayer, so sometimes I go with the devil just to see the dance.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Nov 2023 11:34pm
7th Nov 2023 11:34pm
The Evolution of Mankind
The next evolution of mankind,
to find our meaning within ourselves and not in nations or flags,
not in sacramental ideals nailed to the walls of another's greed,
not in the pigmentation of our hair, blood or skin.
When will mankind grow up
and stop leaning on the crutches of governments, religion, or greed.
When will we cast off the yoke of our need to be told what to believe.
When will we be free?
to find our meaning within ourselves and not in nations or flags,
not in sacramental ideals nailed to the walls of another's greed,
not in the pigmentation of our hair, blood or skin.
When will mankind grow up
and stop leaning on the crutches of governments, religion, or greed.
When will we cast off the yoke of our need to be told what to believe.
When will we be free?
#identity
#politics
#freedom
#culture
#morality
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4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
15th Oct 2023 6:05pm
15th Oct 2023 6:05pm
The Little Death of Sleep
Unwillingly I close my eyes,
fearful of the little death of sleep
My mind screams no, no, no as peace steals over me
My breath shallow and heart rate slows,
even my bones now welcome forgetfulness
Will I ever wake again,
I have no way of knowing
Trust and faith to believe in another day
as my spirit's finally set free
and serenity covers me in warmth and love
My last coherent thought "I love you"
fearful of the little death of sleep
My mind screams no, no, no as peace steals over me
My breath shallow and heart rate slows,
even my bones now welcome forgetfulness
Will I ever wake again,
I have no way of knowing
Trust and faith to believe in another day
as my spirit's finally set free
and serenity covers me in warmth and love
My last coherent thought "I love you"
#love
#faith
#sleep
71 reads
1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
22nd Sep 2023 9:57am
22nd Sep 2023 9:57am
A cosmic leap of faith
my left hand holding chaos
my right hand caressing creation
reality sitting upon my brow
I watch time stretching to infinity
as atoms dissolve in a vortex of being
the center of the universe appears in my mind's eye
a maelstrom of existence collides with earthly desires
the secrets of life revealed
superimposed on this tableau
a goddess
feet rooted deep in earth
a tiara of stars worn with negligent beauty
reaching out a hand, beckoning me to follow
a cosmic leap in faith
I love you
my right hand caressing creation
reality sitting upon my brow
I watch time stretching to infinity
as atoms dissolve in a vortex of being
the center of the universe appears in my mind's eye
a maelstrom of existence collides with earthly desires
the secrets of life revealed
superimposed on this tableau
a goddess
feet rooted deep in earth
a tiara of stars worn with negligent beauty
reaching out a hand, beckoning me to follow
a cosmic leap in faith
I love you
#love
100 reads
1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
19th Sep 2023 10:11pm
19th Sep 2023 10:11pm
Two become one become many
With spirits entwined
Two become one become many
Love multiplying
Two become one become many
Love multiplying
#love
#haiku
81 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
26th Aug 2023 10:33pm
26th Aug 2023 10:33pm
A Love Letter from a Werewolf
Hunt with me,
show me your feral teeth grinning in the moonlight,
let our life begin covered in the blood of our kill as we rage at the bars of our cage.
Let natures savagery quench our thirst and feed our souls,
sustaining us as we hide in the light of day.
In blood I vow my endless love and give you my wild heart,
as I hear the pulsing in your veins quicken in a primal mating dance.
Let us become one with old gods that once ruled the land,
as we honor them with our lust for each other,
let us pray to them...
show me your feral teeth grinning in the moonlight,
let our life begin covered in the blood of our kill as we rage at the bars of our cage.
Let natures savagery quench our thirst and feed our souls,
sustaining us as we hide in the light of day.
In blood I vow my endless love and give you my wild heart,
as I hear the pulsing in your veins quicken in a primal mating dance.
Let us become one with old gods that once ruled the land,
as we honor them with our lust for each other,
let us pray to them...
#love
#passion
95 reads
1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
25th Aug 2023 6:52am
25th Aug 2023 6:52am
Haiku
Fears are just like pets
Make room for them in your lap
And they start purring
Make room for them in your lap
And they start purring
#haiku
81 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
24th Aug 2023 9:08am
24th Aug 2023 9:08am
A One Word Sentence .
No!
I will not submit
No!
I will not accept limits on my life
No!
I won't cauterized my emotions because of pain
Yes!
I will open myself to the world
Yes!
I will seek the freedom of my mind
Yes!
In weakness I will find strength
And Yes!
I will love you to the end of time
I will not submit
No!
I will not accept limits on my life
No!
I won't cauterized my emotions because of pain
Yes!
I will open myself to the world
Yes!
I will seek the freedom of my mind
Yes!
In weakness I will find strength
And Yes!
I will love you to the end of time
#love
#SelfWorth
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
19th Aug 2023 7:30pm
19th Aug 2023 7:30pm
Serial Killer
Snap, crackle, and pop
the cries of my victims
sweet music to my ears
oh, how I savor their pain
bobbing to the surface, fighting to breathe
only to be pushed under once again
with no way out
they succumb to their fate
with one last crackle and pop
as I slowly drown them in coconut milk
the cries of my victims
sweet music to my ears
oh, how I savor their pain
bobbing to the surface, fighting to breathe
only to be pushed under once again
with no way out
they succumb to their fate
with one last crackle and pop
as I slowly drown them in coconut milk
#dark
#food
#funny
79 reads
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
4th Aug 2023 7:25pm
4th Aug 2023 7:25pm
The Garden Inside My Mind
From darkness into light we are born
only to return to darkness in our minds
oh, the walls we build windowless
separating us from life
forever diminishing the light
does a blind man think he's blind if he's never seen with eyes?
we have been broken for so long we now think us whole
a self realized disability
we become prisoners inside our heads
.
Then one day a small bird flies in
first shock and violation
"get out, get OUT! you annoying little bird"
"don't you dare...
#UnrequitedLove
#PersonalGrowth
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
29th Jul 2023 5:58pm
29th Jul 2023 5:58pm
I'm Late
I'm late to an early grave
but truth be told I'm late for everything
Kept my mom waiting forever in labor pains,
that was the first time I didn't let anyone push me around
and so began a lifetime of refusing to move to commands
It's not so much the responsibility I mind
but the oppression and tyranny of time
Time - society's arbitrary and dehumanizing demand to tow the line
Time told us of the seasons, when the sow and harvest
The phases of the moon told us of the tides and perhaps when werewolves roamed
Time meant...
but truth be told I'm late for everything
Kept my mom waiting forever in labor pains,
that was the first time I didn't let anyone push me around
and so began a lifetime of refusing to move to commands
It's not so much the responsibility I mind
but the oppression and tyranny of time
Time - society's arbitrary and dehumanizing demand to tow the line
Time told us of the seasons, when the sow and harvest
The phases of the moon told us of the tides and perhaps when werewolves roamed
Time meant...
#TruthOfLife
#FeelingTrapped
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2 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
25th Jul 2023 5:14am
25th Jul 2023 5:14am
Patrick McGoohan
obey the law > obey the rules> just obey
It doesn't matter what you think or say
Draw inside the lines
Use the approved color crayon
How did this servile servitude spawn?
Hate speech can never be contested,
if I don't like what you say I'll have you arrested
Weep then for all that we've lost
and the incomprehensible cost we've paid
The first freedom on earth
is now the lock on our invisible cage
I rattle the bars and rage,
I'm a free man not a number,
I'm a free man,
man,
man,
echoing...
It doesn't matter what you think or say
Draw inside the lines
Use the approved color crayon
How did this servile servitude spawn?
Hate speech can never be contested,
if I don't like what you say I'll have you arrested
Weep then for all that we've lost
and the incomprehensible cost we've paid
The first freedom on earth
is now the lock on our invisible cage
I rattle the bars and rage,
I'm a free man not a number,
I'm a free man,
man,
man,
echoing...
#oppression
#rebellion
#deception
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1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
15th Jul 2023 8:45pm
15th Jul 2023 8:45pm
Manifest Destiny
and then one day I stopped
stopped hating the gods and fate
stopped despising the insipient shallow faces we wear as masks every day
but I also stopped giving a fuck
and so began my servitude to the gods of mediocrity
worshipping the nirvana of a mindless existence
what futility to replace one god for another
and that's when I stopped stopping
and so I walk alone
finding meaning in footsteps left in the sand
becoming the changing tide erasing my life that was
hoping the footsteps I've left behind
can guide those who seek their own...
stopped hating the gods and fate
stopped despising the insipient shallow faces we wear as masks every day
but I also stopped giving a fuck
and so began my servitude to the gods of mediocrity
worshipping the nirvana of a mindless existence
what futility to replace one god for another
and that's when I stopped stopping
and so I walk alone
finding meaning in footsteps left in the sand
becoming the changing tide erasing my life that was
hoping the footsteps I've left behind
can guide those who seek their own...
#SelfDiscovery
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