Submissions by FATBOY300PLUS
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
i've been writing since the ninth grade. Started out doing love and pain stuff. Switched to more inspirational and instructive words as i've gotten closer to 50. lots of my work is self therapeutic. Hope to help someone else.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
15th Sep 2024 4:26pm
15th Sep 2024 4:26pm
Shelf Life
Pretty has a shelf life
Beauty never expires
Fashions change
Trends go away
Eyesight fades
Appreciation and adoration come from the soul;
and are felt even with one's eyes closed
Just like a faded rose pressed into a memory book,
all that looks good will one day lose its prettiness
Even the powerful fragrance that made one's head spin giddily
Will dissipate in time
But those incredible feelings
Inspired when these memories, which nourish and sustain your soul were formed,
Will always remain...
Beauty never expires
Fashions change
Trends go away
Eyesight fades
Appreciation and adoration come from the soul;
and are felt even with one's eyes closed
Just like a faded rose pressed into a memory book,
all that looks good will one day lose its prettiness
Even the powerful fragrance that made one's head spin giddily
Will dissipate in time
But those incredible feelings
Inspired when these memories, which nourish and sustain your soul were formed,
Will always remain...
#admiration
#beauty
#happiness
#love
#romantic
62 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
14th Sep 2024 2:49pm
14th Sep 2024 2:49pm
It's Not You, It's Me
I am 55 now
And the sum of my learnings and experiences
Because of my past interactions with people who look like you,
I have certain,
and limited,
expectations for you in a given conversation or situation
I will give you the chance to show your real self,
good in my eyes or bad,
to me
However,
the first time you show me some bad stuff;
I'm lumping you in with the rest of the trash
And the sum of my learnings and experiences
Because of my past interactions with people who look like you,
I have certain,
and limited,
expectations for you in a given conversation or situation
I will give you the chance to show your real self,
good in my eyes or bad,
to me
However,
the first time you show me some bad stuff;
I'm lumping you in with the rest of the trash
#admiration
#ignorance
#politics #respect
#politics #respect
47 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
31st Aug 2024 00:40am
31st Aug 2024 00:40am
Father Tyme Brings Young Lions
Once upon a Tyme
I was a Fearsome Monster
Once upon a Tyme
I was a Sho Nuff Beast
Once upon a Tyme
I could walk into a room full of Strong Men
And they would step aside for Me
Then Father Tyme came to visit me
Now
you can still see the Shadow of the monster
And,
sometimes, the Shades of the once mighty beast
But now,
when I step into a room full of Strong Men
It is I,
who stands aside for these Young Lions
I was a Fearsome Monster
Once upon a Tyme
I was a Sho Nuff Beast
Once upon a Tyme
I could walk into a room full of Strong Men
And they would step aside for Me
Then Father Tyme came to visit me
Now
you can still see the Shadow of the monster
And,
sometimes, the Shades of the once mighty beast
But now,
when I step into a room full of Strong Men
It is I,
who stands aside for these Young Lions
#bittersweet
#determination
#strength
61 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Aug 2024 5:37pm
28th Aug 2024 5:37pm
We Make Our Own Family
Sharing the same skin
ain't what makes you my kin
Doing the same good
is what makes you my blood
Rangers
Seals
Motorcycle clubs
Masons
Omegas
We come together
To fight the same fight
Might not look the same
But stand strong for a brother's rights
Can't judge a book by the cover
The Amish and Proud Boys may look alike and sport the same beards
But those two groups could not be more different
Rudyard Kipling may have come from the same place as Gandhi
But their words, and...
ain't what makes you my kin
Doing the same good
is what makes you my blood
Rangers
Seals
Motorcycle clubs
Masons
Omegas
We come together
To fight the same fight
Might not look the same
But stand strong for a brother's rights
Can't judge a book by the cover
The Amish and Proud Boys may look alike and sport the same beards
But those two groups could not be more different
Rudyard Kipling may have come from the same place as Gandhi
But their words, and...
#humankind
#politics
#spiritual
66 reads
0 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
26th Aug 2024 1:00am
26th Aug 2024 1:00am
Magnificent Is What You Are
You don't have to be attracted to me
to be attractive to me
Whether you say "no"
Or say nothing
You still gon be fine in my eyes
I'm still gon see you as beautiful
and erotically arousing
Wanting to touch you
Or kiss you
and taste you and fill you
Have nothing to do with me ever meeting or speaking with you
If I ask, and you say "no",
I will not ask again
But you will still be gorgeous and appealing to me
And probably to most other people fortunate enough to...
to be attractive to me
Whether you say "no"
Or say nothing
You still gon be fine in my eyes
I'm still gon see you as beautiful
and erotically arousing
Wanting to touch you
Or kiss you
and taste you and fill you
Have nothing to do with me ever meeting or speaking with you
If I ask, and you say "no",
I will not ask again
But you will still be gorgeous and appealing to me
And probably to most other people fortunate enough to...
#beauty
#philosophical
#Romanticism #UnrequitedLove
#Romanticism #UnrequitedLove
106 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
25th Aug 2024 1:38pm
25th Aug 2024 1:38pm
Grumpy Old Man (Passing The Torch)
Okay, then.
I'm gon let you do it your way. Especially if it works for you.
I know you have a brain. And I know it works. (Much as I hate admitting that one.) Plus, I'm tired of arguing.
I still think what you are doing is unnecessary. But that's mainly cuz the way I do it (and kept pushing you to follow) works just fine for me. And it has worked for years.
Fortunately, I have seen enough in my time on this Earth to be aware that "my way" is not the "only way". I'm experienced enough to realize that your way does have its merits.
...
I'm gon let you do it your way. Especially if it works for you.
I know you have a brain. And I know it works. (Much as I hate admitting that one.) Plus, I'm tired of arguing.
I still think what you are doing is unnecessary. But that's mainly cuz the way I do it (and kept pushing you to follow) works just fine for me. And it has worked for years.
Fortunately, I have seen enough in my time on this Earth to be aware that "my way" is not the "only way". I'm experienced enough to realize that your way does have its merits.
...
#PersonalGrowth
#SelfDiscovery
#wisdom
84 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Aug 2024 6:25pm
14th Aug 2024 6:25pm
Ghost Writer
Sights seen by my eyes become words in my mind
Alphabet arrangements flowing thru my hand
from my pen to my pad
Letters looping lazily across each page
Ink barely leaving evidence of its presence in its passage onto parchment
Breathing, living feelings infusing the fleeting black lines and softly pigmented strokes which slowly come forth
Ethereal cursive lassos leaving elusive, swirled markings
fading in finishing
as if written by the hand of a ghost
(Thank you, my Instagram Muse, for...
Alphabet arrangements flowing thru my hand
from my pen to my pad
Letters looping lazily across each page
Ink barely leaving evidence of its presence in its passage onto parchment
Breathing, living feelings infusing the fleeting black lines and softly pigmented strokes which slowly come forth
Ethereal cursive lassos leaving elusive, swirled markings
fading in finishing
as if written by the hand of a ghost
(Thank you, my Instagram Muse, for...
#MyInspiration
#spiritual
#WritingPoetry
65 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
14th Aug 2024 1:00pm
14th Aug 2024 1:00pm
I Am Cyrano
Got no SWAG
But a whole lot of Swagger
Got no Louis Vuitton bags
But words sharp like a Dagger
Might not throw a punch
But opponents will Stagger
Walk soft Carry big words
I'm a Doer Not a braggart
But a whole lot of Swagger
Got no Louis Vuitton bags
But words sharp like a Dagger
Might not throw a punch
But opponents will Stagger
Walk soft Carry big words
I'm a Doer Not a braggart
#courage
#PowerOfWords
#SelfWorth
54 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Jul 2024 6:30pm
28th Jul 2024 6:30pm
Child Protective Services
Old enuff to catch a bullet ( U.S. Army at age 18)
But not old enuff to catch a buzz ( gotta be 21)
Old enuff to go to jail
(not talkn juvie, 18 cept for special circumstances)
But not old enuff to vape and inhale
(21 again. are we playing blackjack?)
Old enuff to go to prison
(18 again. but special dispensations allow children young as 12 to be tried with adult-level penalties)
But not old enuff to make sexual decisions (guess you're only adult enuff if someone dies)
If you really wanna "protect children" ...
But not old enuff to catch a buzz ( gotta be 21)
Old enuff to go to jail
(not talkn juvie, 18 cept for special circumstances)
But not old enuff to vape and inhale
(21 again. are we playing blackjack?)
Old enuff to go to prison
(18 again. but special dispensations allow children young as 12 to be tried with adult-level penalties)
But not old enuff to make sexual decisions (guess you're only adult enuff if someone dies)
If you really wanna "protect children" ...
#children
#HumanRights
#LifeStruggles
137 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
26th Jul 2024 2:15am
26th Jul 2024 2:15am
Algorithm Two (PG-13)
This best-selling formula is popular with guys like Rick Ross, 2Chainz, Future, Migos, Trinidad James, and a host of others.
Unlike the rap of Dr. Dre's influence, where memorable music carries the most weight in a song; flash, cash, and overdone excess are the selling points in this newer music.
Here it goes:
Look what I got
Look at what I'm gonna get
Look what you ain't got
Broke Bruther!!
I don't want your girl
But you know that she wants me
Just to prove the point
I'm gon "touch" her!!
Yeah, chump, ...
Unlike the rap of Dr. Dre's influence, where memorable music carries the most weight in a song; flash, cash, and overdone excess are the selling points in this newer music.
Here it goes:
Look what I got
Look at what I'm gonna get
Look what you ain't got
Broke Bruther!!
I don't want your girl
But you know that she wants me
Just to prove the point
I'm gon "touch" her!!
Yeah, chump, ...
#greed
#money
#music
#poverty
#sex
104 reads
4 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
26th Jul 2024 1:49am
26th Jul 2024 1:49am
Algorithm One (PG-13)
Here is a clean version of the formula used by artists such as Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B., GloRilla, Lil Kim, Sexxy Redd, Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice, and a few others.
I got good "cookie"
And your man want it
I'll take him if I want to
CHICK!!
Buy this
Buy that
Then throw it all away
Cuz I am just that RICH!!
I lick my lips
as I'm walking past
He watch my hips
cuz they shakin' fast
That's right!!
All y'all step aside!!
Because...
I got good "cookie" ...
I got good "cookie"
And your man want it
I'll take him if I want to
CHICK!!
Buy this
Buy that
Then throw it all away
Cuz I am just that RICH!!
I lick my lips
as I'm walking past
He watch my hips
cuz they shakin' fast
That's right!!
All y'all step aside!!
Because...
I got good "cookie" ...
#lyrics
#music
#sexy
95 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
25th Jul 2024 2:29am
25th Jul 2024 2:29am
Ned's Algorithm
Music has its patterns and formats. Most of us know it, even if we can't say what it is.
Think of a standard blues tune and you'll see what I mean.
Some of the masters
have their own signature thing
Especially in rap
Dr. Dre had the Formula.
A smooth 70's beat with heavy bass grooves
and cool ass California lyrics laid across em.
Jay-Z had the Blueprint.
New York rap at its best known, best presented,
and most highly acclaimed.
Jay ain't makn much music
but he a Legend.
Don't have to.
His...
Think of a standard blues tune and you'll see what I mean.
Some of the masters
have their own signature thing
Especially in rap
Dr. Dre had the Formula.
A smooth 70's beat with heavy bass grooves
and cool ass California lyrics laid across em.
Jay-Z had the Blueprint.
New York rap at its best known, best presented,
and most highly acclaimed.
Jay ain't makn much music
but he a Legend.
Don't have to.
His...
#learning
#music
#PopCulture
75 reads
3 Comments
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