Submissions by Detritus
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. S.W
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
13th Dec 2024 11:46pm
13th Dec 2024 11:46pm
Perigee
she ran into the house
full moon scared her thin
afraid it would crash into us
her mind was gone by then
her son picked out a ruby
she wanted a necklace instead
a lie would have been softer
disappointment stayed in his head
they ride in on dead horses
claim I’m the worst
more words fling outward
roles switch and reverse
he was afraid to tell her
what he might need
verbal pats on the back
were no guide to succeed
young boy in the little blue house
do your best in school
or days...
full moon scared her thin
afraid it would crash into us
her mind was gone by then
her son picked out a ruby
she wanted a necklace instead
a lie would have been softer
disappointment stayed in his head
they ride in on dead horses
claim I’m the worst
more words fling outward
roles switch and reverse
he was afraid to tell her
what he might need
verbal pats on the back
were no guide to succeed
young boy in the little blue house
do your best in school
or days...
#childhood
#family
21 reads
SELF POEM
Published
9th Dec 2024 12:59pm
9th Dec 2024 12:59pm
Murky Water
I indulged in thoughts of doing such then doing so found
I despised it much
too cold a mind to be pursued
have become the murky water I sink into
you see the green
I live in the grey
our chance at this long passed away
you’ll leave me here with a corrosive pill and this cruel endeavor
I’ll miss you still
there’s one place left one no one can flee
by deadly vapor I will be
freed.
I despised it much
too cold a mind to be pursued
have become the murky water I sink into
you see the green
I live in the grey
our chance at this long passed away
you’ll leave me here with a corrosive pill and this cruel endeavor
I’ll miss you still
there’s one place left one no one can flee
by deadly vapor I will be
freed.
#loneliness
#TruthOfLife
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
5th Dec 2024 1:41am
5th Dec 2024 1:41am
Salticidae
With the winter comes
cold gusts and snow
I sit at home and ponder
(before the window draft)
where the jumping spiders go
Perhaps they ride upon
the great blue-herons back
or dream a dream akin to mine
(of green beneath the folds of white)
from their silky silver flats.
cold gusts and snow
I sit at home and ponder
(before the window draft)
where the jumping spiders go
Perhaps they ride upon
the great blue-herons back
or dream a dream akin to mine
(of green beneath the folds of white)
from their silky silver flats.
#animals
#nature
54 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
5th Dec 2024 1:21am
5th Dec 2024 1:21am
The Oranges
All frozen failures
there’s beauty in destruction
it is the oranges.
there’s beauty in destruction
it is the oranges.
#haiku
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
20th Nov 2024 2:20pm
20th Nov 2024 2:20pm
Moonlight
one step outside and wonder begins
the moon rises full streetlights contend
too cold to abide the night the wind
they push they pull more wonder descends
the moon rises full streetlights contend
too cold to abide the night the wind
they push they pull more wonder descends
#moon
#nature
#night
85 reads
2 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
7th Nov 2024 2:54pm
7th Nov 2024 2:54pm
cure for cure
lightly fried proteins
soak up last nights chardonnay
charged shenanigans
soak up last nights chardonnay
charged shenanigans
#alcohol
#healing
#senryu
53 reads
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SELF POEM
Published
6th Nov 2024 12:55pm
6th Nov 2024 12:55pm
Rue
crumbled by fingers
dead sprigs drop to the damp ground
with my self-respect
dead sprigs drop to the damp ground
with my self-respect
#regret
#senryu
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Nov 2024 12:03pm
4th Nov 2024 12:03pm
Italian Grinch
carols will soon fill
my ears with discordant blood
christmas is a plague
my ears with discordant blood
christmas is a plague
#hate
#holiday
#senryu
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
27th Oct 2024 9:46am
27th Oct 2024 9:46am
I go
to a sandstone cliff
above human turmoil
frail and strong-willed
to a cave mouth on the rock face
trees and clouds unknowable aschelminthes
exhausted body
quiet mind.
above human turmoil
frail and strong-willed
to a cave mouth on the rock face
trees and clouds unknowable aschelminthes
exhausted body
quiet mind.
#escape
#meditation
68 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Oct 2024 9:37am
27th Oct 2024 9:37am
Floating
in their golden cloud
autumn leaves await the chill
green domes refulgent
autumn leaves await the chill
green domes refulgent
#fall
#haiku
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SELF POEM
Published
25th Oct 2024 8:59pm
25th Oct 2024 8:59pm
Reality
gazing outside I
see myself reflected in
the dying maple
see myself reflected in
the dying maple
#haiku
#SelfReflection
71 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
21st Sep 2024 11:55pm
21st Sep 2024 11:55pm
Episode II
what once was magical
has turned out the light
and shuttered its windows
against my sight
pane by slick pane
I climb to the top
clouds into rain
hands like a clock
tick tick
tick tick
four seconds too late
cant save what is gone
I fall and I fall
you’ll find a new pawn.
has turned out the light
and shuttered its windows
against my sight
pane by slick pane
I climb to the top
clouds into rain
hands like a clock
tick tick
tick tick
four seconds too late
cant save what is gone
I fall and I fall
you’ll find a new pawn.
#LifeStruggles
#MentalHealth
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