Submissions by Harold-Weathervein (Levi Braathen)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
"You're going to be OKAY Harold....I can hear your God Damn smirk in your voice." '? I....oh...what does it sound like?' "Like....really rusty, not well taken care of Victorian gears grinding together." *smirk*
2020 resolution. Hallway Talk.
Your hands are in your pockets.
hm?
Whatcha thinkin about?
been thinking about the new year lately...
Oh yeah?
yeah...
What about it?
i don't know. i was told to make a resolution...something about helping with healthy coping...
That might be a good idea. It's been a...weird year for you.
yeah...
Do something dumb and obvious. Quit smoking.
...I quit 7? years ago.
Oh yeah, right. Drinking?
i'll be coming up on 9 months dry...don't think i can...you know...start over...
True. Um what are some...
hm?
Whatcha thinkin about?
been thinking about the new year lately...
Oh yeah?
yeah...
What about it?
i don't know. i was told to make a resolution...something about helping with healthy coping...
That might be a good idea. It's been a...weird year for you.
yeah...
Do something dumb and obvious. Quit smoking.
...I quit 7? years ago.
Oh yeah, right. Drinking?
i'll be coming up on 9 months dry...don't think i can...you know...start over...
True. Um what are some...
#kindness
#relationships
#holiday #LifeCycle
#holiday #LifeCycle
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a lesson in deflection
Did you fuck her?
huh?
Last night. Did you fuck her?
wha?
Dude, Rachel. Did. You. Fuck. Her.
that's oddly intrusive....
She was all over you last night and you stayed with her.
that's a little exaggerated
But you stayed with her though.
her bed was really comfy, she had this really nice satin blanket with
matching pillows. but her hair kept getting in my mouth.
So you did?
she had one of those porcelain dolls though...i asked her to put it in her closet.
So you were in her room?
I think I saw a...
huh?
Last night. Did you fuck her?
wha?
Dude, Rachel. Did. You. Fuck. Her.
that's oddly intrusive....
She was all over you last night and you stayed with her.
that's a little exaggerated
But you stayed with her though.
her bed was really comfy, she had this really nice satin blanket with
matching pillows. but her hair kept getting in my mouth.
So you did?
she had one of those porcelain dolls though...i asked her to put it in her closet.
So you were in her room?
I think I saw a...
#secrets
#sex
#patience
#dialogue
#morality
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Cutting Out The Climax (Therapy)
I was looking at my hands again. The tremors are still there.
My right foot still hurts.
I must have braced it to tight.
'how did I get here? did I drive?'
"What was that?"
'oh....nothing....'
June. Monday.
Sitting in the therapists office is odd. Well, the first day anyways.
She has macaroni pictures taped to the front of her desk. They say things like 'We love you!', 'We'll miss you!' with some of the letters missing. They must have fell off somewhere. Was she a teacher some where else? She french presses her own...
My right foot still hurts.
I must have braced it to tight.
'how did I get here? did I drive?'
"What was that?"
'oh....nothing....'
June. Monday.
Sitting in the therapists office is odd. Well, the first day anyways.
She has macaroni pictures taped to the front of her desk. They say things like 'We love you!', 'We'll miss you!' with some of the letters missing. They must have fell off somewhere. Was she a teacher some where else? She french presses her own...
#MentalHealth
#myself
#redemption #bittersweet
#redemption #bittersweet
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"17 divided by 28"
point six something. point sixty-one?'
I'm not really sure how this game got started.
I think she was just playing with the calculator on her or phone or something.
She probably remembered me saying how much I hated math but was sort of good at it.
I've said that a lot to way to many people.
"Hey! Look at you! Try...."
'ugh i'm hungry.'
"3650 divided by 7"
'five-hundred and twenty one or something. is there a water fountain near by?'
"Wait. How did you get that so fast?"
'Its the same as weeks in a year. fifty two....
I'm not really sure how this game got started.
I think she was just playing with the calculator on her or phone or something.
She probably remembered me saying how much I hated math but was sort of good at it.
I've said that a lot to way to many people.
"Hey! Look at you! Try...."
'ugh i'm hungry.'
"3650 divided by 7"
'five-hundred and twenty one or something. is there a water fountain near by?'
"Wait. How did you get that so fast?"
'Its the same as weeks in a year. fifty two....
#dialogue
#confusion
#travel #luck
#travel #luck
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I wish I had gotten braces... (Minot)
Hey Harold. I've been meaning to ask you someth..."
'STOP.'
She was smiling. I wondered what she looked like when she had braces...
"Stop what?!"
'Whatever you are about to ask. Just Stop.'
"But whyyyy."
'I'm tired?'
"Liar!"
'I have a headache?'
"You just said you felt fine!"
'You know, I don't have to sit here.'
"Whatever, you like the water and this is the only bench nearby."
'I'll sit on the grass.'
"No you won't."
'.....'
The grass was still wet.
*sigh*
'Fine. What is...
'STOP.'
She was smiling. I wondered what she looked like when she had braces...
"Stop what?!"
'Whatever you are about to ask. Just Stop.'
"But whyyyy."
'I'm tired?'
"Liar!"
'I have a headache?'
"You just said you felt fine!"
'You know, I don't have to sit here.'
"Whatever, you like the water and this is the only bench nearby."
'I'll sit on the grass.'
"No you won't."
'.....'
The grass was still wet.
*sigh*
'Fine. What is...
#kindness
#dialogue
#honesty #relationships
#honesty #relationships
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Mid-August
We were in bed Mid August.
I was triple digit sober.
They said it would subside.
First the physical withdrawals but I wouldn't know much about that.
The first two weeks of being comatose helped get past the rough of it.
and then the month of observation afterwards.
They warned me of the psychological consequences.
Depression, Anxiety, Irritable, Lack of Focus, DID, Dysphoria, blah blah etc.
Saying all these things as if they hadn't already been there in the first place.
I guess they didn't know that I had just given up on trying to...
I was triple digit sober.
They said it would subside.
First the physical withdrawals but I wouldn't know much about that.
The first two weeks of being comatose helped get past the rough of it.
and then the month of observation afterwards.
They warned me of the psychological consequences.
Depression, Anxiety, Irritable, Lack of Focus, DID, Dysphoria, blah blah etc.
Saying all these things as if they hadn't already been there in the first place.
I guess they didn't know that I had just given up on trying to...
#sadness
#regret
#SelfHarm
#illness
#MentalHealth
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Movie Date (getting asked out)
Do you want to go to the movies with me?"
'!...um...I...
I don't know. You...you, sort of seem like the kind of girl... who would buy a box of Sprees at the concessions stand?'
"Huh?"
'nothing. I just don't want to go to The Lion King.'
"Maybeeee a different movie then??"
'I really can't get over the Sprees thing at this point...'
"Why?!"
'I feel like you would spill them or something.'
"I'd pick them up though."
'and throw them away?'
"Well yeah, what else would I do with them?"
'you could...
'!...um...I...
I don't know. You...you, sort of seem like the kind of girl... who would buy a box of Sprees at the concessions stand?'
"Huh?"
'nothing. I just don't want to go to The Lion King.'
"Maybeeee a different movie then??"
'I really can't get over the Sprees thing at this point...'
"Why?!"
'I feel like you would spill them or something.'
"I'd pick them up though."
'and throw them away?'
"Well yeah, what else would I do with them?"
'you could...
#patience
#dialogue
#dating
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Bartalk Bravado? I Think?
#night
#alcohol
#nostalgia #apathy
#nostalgia #apathy
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Deep Cuts
I'll never understand why masturbation is frowned upon.
I was in a six year long relationship
and it was the only consistent part of my life.
It came to be the best part about it honestly.
....
..
...
...
wait....
is this poem done?
Did I just make a meta joke?
...
hmph...
I was in a six year long relationship
and it was the only consistent part of my life.
It came to be the best part about it honestly.
....
..
...
...
wait....
is this poem done?
Did I just make a meta joke?
...
hmph...
#sex
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The Lie
She had dirty dishwasher blonde hair that went all the way down her spine.
The lengthy legs and the ass of a Russian dancer.
A sharp nose only matched by her strong chin and knowing green eyes.
She smoked Marlbs, where I smoked Camels.
Her insatiable quench for vodka outweighed my on going quest for any drink available.
and somehow,
tonight,
she was mine
if the heart was willing.
Once the drinks were gone
the ashtray full
the mind loose
and the body brave
she got up and walked to the door.
Saying goodbye she...
The lengthy legs and the ass of a Russian dancer.
A sharp nose only matched by her strong chin and knowing green eyes.
She smoked Marlbs, where I smoked Camels.
Her insatiable quench for vodka outweighed my on going quest for any drink available.
and somehow,
tonight,
she was mine
if the heart was willing.
Once the drinks were gone
the ashtray full
the mind loose
and the body brave
she got up and walked to the door.
Saying goodbye she...
#prose
#sadness
#loneliness #denial
#loneliness #denial
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A Misunderstanding
She had asked me if the painting and all the drawings on the wall were mine.
Jeff took over the conversation and explained who they belonged to and I laughed to myself at the table and loosely quoted a friend of mine.
He was better with words.
While pointing at a typewriter he said,
'This is my canvas,
it has said more then a lot of people and things.
The painting and such?
I can't quite vouch for.'
She looked disinterested after that.
and that was okay with me,
really,
it was.
But
for a single
second. ...
Jeff took over the conversation and explained who they belonged to and I laughed to myself at the table and loosely quoted a friend of mine.
He was better with words.
While pointing at a typewriter he said,
'This is my canvas,
it has said more then a lot of people and things.
The painting and such?
I can't quite vouch for.'
She looked disinterested after that.
and that was okay with me,
really,
it was.
But
for a single
second. ...
#identity
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(It's a kitty poem. Don't be scared) Irony Part 3? 4? Does It Matter?
that's the problem with wanting to kill yourself
there's to much to miss
and i feel that its all worth it
but its all so hard
i sit here at my desk weeping knowing i cant do it
but i know there are people who love me and just now,
my kitten jumps on my knee knowing that im terribly sad.
i look at her and cry more thinking of a poem about how
i knew one day she would do so
I open the window and she jumps up right into the seal.
She's a stray just like me.
and we're both trapped in this house
just begging to get out the door
to...
there's to much to miss
and i feel that its all worth it
but its all so hard
i sit here at my desk weeping knowing i cant do it
but i know there are people who love me and just now,
my kitten jumps on my knee knowing that im terribly sad.
i look at her and cry more thinking of a poem about how
i knew one day she would do so
I open the window and she jumps up right into the seal.
She's a stray just like me.
and we're both trapped in this house
just begging to get out the door
to...
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DU Poetry : Submissions by Harold-Weathervein (Levi Braathen)