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
SELF POEM
Published
21st Sep 2024 11:47pm
21st Sep 2024 11:47pm
Episode
thick clouds
shroud the apathetic sky
and I wonder
inanely
why do I continue
to drag my dirty white shoes
among air filled lungs
I could
lie on my back in this uncertain fog
sprawled upon the frigid ground
Down a well-lit road
where escapes make no sound
no one can find me.
shroud the apathetic sky
and I wonder
inanely
why do I continue
to drag my dirty white shoes
among air filled lungs
I could
lie on my back in this uncertain fog
sprawled upon the frigid ground
Down a well-lit road
where escapes make no sound
no one can find me.
#MentalHealth
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
1st Aug 2024 6:19pm
1st Aug 2024 6:19pm
Little Dragons
Two dragonflies
dip and weave
in the sultry updraft
they know how
to live in the moment
their dreams
free and windblown
a short life filled up
dancing
with the twilight sun.
dip and weave
in the sultry updraft
they know how
to live in the moment
their dreams
free and windblown
a short life filled up
dancing
with the twilight sun.
#inspirational
#motivational
#nature #summer
#nature #summer
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Jul 2024 9:03pm
11th Jul 2024 9:03pm
Zen
a quiet clock ticks
bare feet on the smooth wood floor,
this moment of zen.
bare feet on the smooth wood floor,
this moment of zen.
#haiku
#meditation
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SELF POEM
Published
30th Jun 2024 3:05am
30th Jun 2024 3:05am
The Night’s Call
Night has come to call
on the city without repose
it whispers in a drawl
old regrets begin to crawl
as I walk the faded road
Smoke on the summers breath
in the few hours I have left
sitting by the sea
water grabs the sand
with an unburdened hand
and reaches out for me.
on the city without repose
it whispers in a drawl
old regrets begin to crawl
as I walk the faded road
Smoke on the summers breath
in the few hours I have left
sitting by the sea
water grabs the sand
with an unburdened hand
and reaches out for me.
#acceptance
#apathy
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
27th Jun 2024 8:58pm
27th Jun 2024 8:58pm
Spirits
I gave up the spirits
who tell me things
“this world has no common sense”
you say you might be given wings
we cannot avoid
this recompense
choke down my pride
follow the trend
“upheaval squirms in all the cracks “
which way do the streetlights tend
watch the red
flow into black
these feet have left the ground before
I’ll remain in the old oak grove forevermore.
who tell me things
“this world has no common sense”
you say you might be given wings
we cannot avoid
this recompense
choke down my pride
follow the trend
“upheaval squirms in all the cracks “
which way do the streetlights tend
watch the red
flow into black
these feet have left the ground before
I’ll remain in the old oak grove forevermore.
#fate
#sadness
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
25th Jun 2024 4:05pm
25th Jun 2024 4:05pm
Gazebo
You blew home with the
dandelion fluff, found you
asleep in my chair.
dandelion fluff, found you
asleep in my chair.
#cats
#friendship
#haiku #spring
#haiku #spring
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DARK POEM
Published
29th May 2024 11:38pm
29th May 2024 11:38pm
Road Safety
He knew
it was not safe to cross
Figured it would be
nobody’s loss
The truck it struck him
squashed him dead
His bones were crushed
and out he bled
Gawkers stared
not a thing they could do
As he entered the black
and turned gray and blue
They’ll eat his eyes
swallow his nose
In a flash of beaks
his flesh will go
Vulture fare
will be his new name
As in life his death
just more of the same
A few blood drops
until the road is repaved
His only...
it was not safe to cross
Figured it would be
nobody’s loss
The truck it struck him
squashed him dead
His bones were crushed
and out he bled
Gawkers stared
not a thing they could do
As he entered the black
and turned gray and blue
They’ll eat his eyes
swallow his nose
In a flash of beaks
his flesh will go
Vulture fare
will be his new name
As in life his death
just more of the same
A few blood drops
until the road is repaved
His only...
#dark
#satirical
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
12th May 2024 3:49pm
12th May 2024 3:49pm
Insomnolent
The river we drove into
does it exist
did I dream this reality
We flow into the day
open
cloudless
sky
otherworldly blue
They watched the stars
fall from your head
and become prisms
on the ceiling
on the wall
From birth we are hypnotized
by inventions
tied tighter and tighter
to clock hands
Seconds for some
does anyone know the time
Two days without a drive
yellow lines whisper the story
You crave embrace
as we flatten the couch cushions
my...
does it exist
did I dream this reality
We flow into the day
open
cloudless
sky
otherworldly blue
They watched the stars
fall from your head
and become prisms
on the ceiling
on the wall
From birth we are hypnotized
by inventions
tied tighter and tighter
to clock hands
Seconds for some
does anyone know the time
Two days without a drive
yellow lines whisper the story
You crave embrace
as we flatten the couch cushions
my...
#anxiety
#depression
#dreams #insomnia
#dreams #insomnia
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
29th Sep 2023 1:47am
29th Sep 2023 1:47am
Coffee House
lean back
cold black leather
soft and repellent
vaporous film in the red autumn leaves
will haunt
thickening clouds
wanton thought
I see your apparition and stare
down into my espresso
smokey quartz dangles
from a silver chain
your ability to scare
is present
in the eyes of posters
printed phantoms
antique ghosts
nothing burns
in the dark fireplace
cracked
coffee cups churn
the wide-eyed night
for a moment
if life could be siphoned...
cold black leather
soft and repellent
vaporous film in the red autumn leaves
will haunt
thickening clouds
wanton thought
I see your apparition and stare
down into my espresso
smokey quartz dangles
from a silver chain
your ability to scare
is present
in the eyes of posters
printed phantoms
antique ghosts
nothing burns
in the dark fireplace
cracked
coffee cups churn
the wide-eyed night
for a moment
if life could be siphoned...
#sadness
#loneliness
#insomnia
#despair
#vulnerability
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