Submissions by JohnVincent (JVD)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I usually just write whatever's on my mind. Could be anything. Brain-to-hand-to-page.
STORY POEM
Published
15th Sep 2014 6:24pm
15th Sep 2014 6:24pm
rot
rotting
festering
rotting
rotting
perpetually
spinning
decaying
dissolving
disgusting
dormant
coagulating
coats
still
freezing
frying
drying
stinking
encompassing
stench
rotting
boiling
rotting
rotting
dying
festering
rotting
rotting
perpetually
spinning
decaying
dissolving
disgusting
dormant
coagulating
coats
still
freezing
frying
drying
stinking
encompassing
stench
rotting
boiling
rotting
rotting
dying
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Sep 2014 6:25pm
14th Sep 2014 6:25pm
Teachers of the Earth
I feel cheated.
Plain and
Simple.
The fact that
We, as a whole,
our entire culture
is based around schooling.
Being taught by people
who don't want
to be here.
Who don't
get paid enough
and don't
get any recognition
for what they do.
Teachers.
They're treated
as people who are
replaceable.
The same people
who shape us
from very,
very
young ages all the way
up to adulthood.
Molding and providing
framework that our
brains
form around.
They don't care.
Sure,
some do....
Plain and
Simple.
The fact that
We, as a whole,
our entire culture
is based around schooling.
Being taught by people
who don't want
to be here.
Who don't
get paid enough
and don't
get any recognition
for what they do.
Teachers.
They're treated
as people who are
replaceable.
The same people
who shape us
from very,
very
young ages all the way
up to adulthood.
Molding and providing
framework that our
brains
form around.
They don't care.
Sure,
some do....
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
13th Sep 2014 4:45pm
13th Sep 2014 4:45pm
Keeping the Circle Square
Playing with fire
Never hurt no one
Cutting the wires
Underneath the Sun
Playing the liar
And you're having fun
What have you done?
Running in the circles
Just to keep it square
Ear to the grapevine
But I keep it fair
I stay out of your hair
It's what they always told me
That it'd be like
Laser focus and miles of sight
Don't need your insight
Always took your advice
With more than a grain of salt
Like swarming lice
I won't give up the fight
Never hurt no one
Cutting the wires
Underneath the Sun
Playing the liar
And you're having fun
What have you done?
Running in the circles
Just to keep it square
Ear to the grapevine
But I keep it fair
I stay out of your hair
It's what they always told me
That it'd be like
Laser focus and miles of sight
Don't need your insight
Always took your advice
With more than a grain of salt
Like swarming lice
I won't give up the fight
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LOVE POEM
Published
11th Sep 2014 9:42pm
11th Sep 2014 9:42pm
No More Wool to Pull
See through you
and all that you do.
Never trusted a girl
who sounded that sweet.
Seen my share of the world
and I've wept for weeks.
Earthly things no longer
take me by surprise.
It's what they all say:
"I love you".
Working, trying to play and
"I love you".
Nothing sounds so bland as
"I love you".
Saw you brushing yourself off
in uncut grass, under tall trees.
For things they tend to scoff at,
I take my leave.
Everything they all value
I see as dirt.
Deep down you know the...
and all that you do.
Never trusted a girl
who sounded that sweet.
Seen my share of the world
and I've wept for weeks.
Earthly things no longer
take me by surprise.
It's what they all say:
"I love you".
Working, trying to play and
"I love you".
Nothing sounds so bland as
"I love you".
Saw you brushing yourself off
in uncut grass, under tall trees.
For things they tend to scoff at,
I take my leave.
Everything they all value
I see as dirt.
Deep down you know the...
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SELF POEM
Published
11th Sep 2014 6:22pm
11th Sep 2014 6:22pm
+Health+
Constant worry,
casual stress.
Unceasing flurries,
upon my heart, I bless.
Nothing's wrong,
although I'd beg to differ.
My life will be long,
or so the doctor's offer.
Cholesterol is low,
nil chance of diabetes.
But on my face, it shows
I don't like to eat my Wheaties.
No matter though,
what they say
my blood shows.
I know where my heart lies
and I alone make the choice to live
or to die.
casual stress.
Unceasing flurries,
upon my heart, I bless.
Nothing's wrong,
although I'd beg to differ.
My life will be long,
or so the doctor's offer.
Cholesterol is low,
nil chance of diabetes.
But on my face, it shows
I don't like to eat my Wheaties.
No matter though,
what they say
my blood shows.
I know where my heart lies
and I alone make the choice to live
or to die.
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
10th Sep 2014 11:10pm
10th Sep 2014 11:10pm
Major Laser, Stargazer
Moving hard out
of the gate.
Zip-lining, flying out
of this state.
Everything seems so small
as I elevate.
People sound so slow
as they dissipate.
Floating in 98.6
degrees.
Nobody cares for tricks
as your thoughts leave.
Yeah, they leave you
stranded, you see.
When you see the stars
you're still not even close.
Realizing rational decisions
were never what you first chose.
Brain waves, surgical incisions
you can be the King and everyone knows.
Harnessing grandiose visions,
as the wind cuts through...
of the gate.
Zip-lining, flying out
of this state.
Everything seems so small
as I elevate.
People sound so slow
as they dissipate.
Floating in 98.6
degrees.
Nobody cares for tricks
as your thoughts leave.
Yeah, they leave you
stranded, you see.
When you see the stars
you're still not even close.
Realizing rational decisions
were never what you first chose.
Brain waves, surgical incisions
you can be the King and everyone knows.
Harnessing grandiose visions,
as the wind cuts through...
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SELF POEM
Published
9th Sep 2014 3:44pm
9th Sep 2014 3:44pm
On the Inside
On the outside
I seem
To not even
Try.
To not even
Care.
And I don't
Think I do.
For the most part.
On the inside
Fires rage
And it seems
They burn
Stronger
With each passing
Day.
On the inside
Planets collide
And burst
Like so many grapes
In my stubborn
Grip.
On the inside
I don't know
What the outside
Wants
Or needs.
On the inside
I am a
Lion
Watching carefully
Approaching
Slow...
...ly
Afraid
To pounce
To roar
To talk...
I seem
To not even
Try.
To not even
Care.
And I don't
Think I do.
For the most part.
On the inside
Fires rage
And it seems
They burn
Stronger
With each passing
Day.
On the inside
Planets collide
And burst
Like so many grapes
In my stubborn
Grip.
On the inside
I don't know
What the outside
Wants
Or needs.
On the inside
I am a
Lion
Watching carefully
Approaching
Slow...
...ly
Afraid
To pounce
To roar
To talk...
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
7th Sep 2014 7:01pm
7th Sep 2014 7:01pm
Barricade Age
For the sky and the ground
Don't know where I'm bound
Ground into the dirt, it hurts
Pound for pound, it lurks
In thin air, inconceivable
Behind the boulders, unbelievable
It won't leave me
Chronic electricity
And no one can see
The way it dries my leaves
Hangs me out to dry
On the gallows, strong rope
Strong-armed into a lie
Might as well just choke
On my fickle tongue, too young
To have a body feel so old
Don't know where I'm bound
Ground into the dirt, it hurts
Pound for pound, it lurks
In thin air, inconceivable
Behind the boulders, unbelievable
It won't leave me
Chronic electricity
And no one can see
The way it dries my leaves
Hangs me out to dry
On the gallows, strong rope
Strong-armed into a lie
Might as well just choke
On my fickle tongue, too young
To have a body feel so old
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
5th Sep 2014 11:46pm
5th Sep 2014 11:46pm
For the Dead Children of Poor Mothers
It's cheaper
To die
In the first bed
They put you in
Than to
Heal you of the Earthly
Maladies bestowed upon
Our fragile, rickety bodies
The second they decide
That it's time for you to emerge
Flesh from the flesh of your mother's
Abortion is a travesty
A selfish act committed
By selfish women
Or so they say
It's really funny actually
How they cherish
Your unborn heart
And brain
But once you're removed
From the dark womb
Into that dark room
They say
"Let 'em die."
Because your poor...
To die
In the first bed
They put you in
Than to
Heal you of the Earthly
Maladies bestowed upon
Our fragile, rickety bodies
The second they decide
That it's time for you to emerge
Flesh from the flesh of your mother's
Abortion is a travesty
A selfish act committed
By selfish women
Or so they say
It's really funny actually
How they cherish
Your unborn heart
And brain
But once you're removed
From the dark womb
Into that dark room
They say
"Let 'em die."
Because your poor...
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
5th Sep 2014 7:00pm
5th Sep 2014 7:00pm
100 Galaxies
Lightyears in seconds
That's how it goes
Universal life lessons
What do you know?
Lift-offs and landings
You are here, and hear
Crisis' come crashing
Not far nor near
That's how it goes
Universal life lessons
What do you know?
Lift-offs and landings
You are here, and hear
Crisis' come crashing
Not far nor near
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DARK POEM
Published
3rd Sep 2014 8:05pm
3rd Sep 2014 8:05pm
Mourning in the Morning
I'd call you hoping
To see things differently
And maybe wishing
Things never got this bad
But life is filled with filler
A lot of things don't mean much
Sometimes these times can be a killer
And I don't plan on being your crutch
These days I've found the pep
In my step that I've been searching for
For my whole life and I can't help
The things you do and I won't try anymore
Like that I'm rudely interrupted
Pulled from a fantastic fever dream
My mind's been bent and corrupted
Don't expect you to know what I mean
All I...
To see things differently
And maybe wishing
Things never got this bad
But life is filled with filler
A lot of things don't mean much
Sometimes these times can be a killer
And I don't plan on being your crutch
These days I've found the pep
In my step that I've been searching for
For my whole life and I can't help
The things you do and I won't try anymore
Like that I'm rudely interrupted
Pulled from a fantastic fever dream
My mind's been bent and corrupted
Don't expect you to know what I mean
All I...
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DARK POEM
Published
1st Sep 2014 5:46pm
1st Sep 2014 5:46pm
Born of Flesh
I was born
To this flesh
A man of
Worry and doubt
Used to be
I never cared
No, I did
It's just now
Where I once
Hid in darkness
Is illuminated, bright
I can see
Clear and far
And everyone else
Seems not so
They brood, boil
Hardened yet soft
Moved around, shifting
Chameleons with camouflage
But no one
Comes even close
To the spot
In the Sun
Where I lay
My aching head
To this flesh
A man of
Worry and doubt
Used to be
I never cared
No, I did
It's just now
Where I once
Hid in darkness
Is illuminated, bright
I can see
Clear and far
And everyone else
Seems not so
They brood, boil
Hardened yet soft
Moved around, shifting
Chameleons with camouflage
But no one
Comes even close
To the spot
In the Sun
Where I lay
My aching head
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