Submissions by JohnnyBlaze
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
has left the building
[ Short Shorts ] There can only be one
Expansion
into the person you want to be
comes from acknowledging that
you can
Saying "I can't" for whatever reason
is not only a contraction of words
but of yourself as well
into the person you want to be
comes from acknowledging that
you can
Saying "I can't" for whatever reason
is not only a contraction of words
but of yourself as well
#faith
#spiritual
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[ Thanksgiving 2021 ] Essence
Social media followers
upwards of a million
pale in comparison
to that one true friend
who's your type'st
when it comes to
telling it like it is
and without hesitation, hits
SEND
People in your life
being forthright
is a godsend
Having these eyes and arms
of mine opened to such a miracle
is a hard thing to express in words
but I'll give it a try
Always being honest with me
I'll be nothing less than
honest with you:
you're the Be All End All
for...
upwards of a million
pale in comparison
to that one true friend
who's your type'st
when it comes to
telling it like it is
and without hesitation, hits
SEND
People in your life
being forthright
is a godsend
Having these eyes and arms
of mine opened to such a miracle
is a hard thing to express in words
but I'll give it a try
Always being honest with me
I'll be nothing less than
honest with you:
you're the Be All End All
for...
#BestFriend
#holiday
#honesty #gratitude
#honesty #gratitude
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[2021] Ghost Town
Children laugh and sing
rule the streets in play
Ghost Town
Nervous smiles on happy faces
You can almost hear them say
Here in Ghost Town
we promise not to get in your way!
In ghost places
it's just another quiet day
with no one around for miles;
everyone was scared away
rule the streets in play
Ghost Town
Nervous smiles on happy faces
You can almost hear them say
Here in Ghost Town
we promise not to get in your way!
In ghost places
it's just another quiet day
with no one around for miles;
everyone was scared away
#bullying
#ghosts
#fear
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DEATH CHANT Three Point Four
Sum'n me up from the ocean floor ..?
DEATH CHANT Three Point Four
Disturb my slumber, risk hearing me roar
DEATH CHANT Three Point Four
Run for your lives as I come a-
shore
Larger than life, I am
A Godzilla while you're Japan
What MOAR
do you really think you're owed?
I never was a fan of Repeat M'ode
Say it once in rhyme ( or not )
then, BAM! What I've got
is copy paste at the ready
To reply in real time is a waste
whenever you pass off...
DEATH CHANT Three Point Four
Disturb my slumber, risk hearing me roar
DEATH CHANT Three Point Four
Run for your lives as I come a-
shore
Larger than life, I am
A Godzilla while you're Japan
What MOAR
do you really think you're owed?
I never was a fan of Repeat M'ode
Say it once in rhyme ( or not )
then, BAM! What I've got
is copy paste at the ready
To reply in real time is a waste
whenever you pass off...
#WritingPoetry
#rap
#monsters
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[2021] Bitter Homes and Gardens
Being all flowery softspoken
to passersby on the sidewalk
gets you nowhere when
you're still a little prick
underneath their rosy outlooks
withering on the vine
regardless of how
they weather you
in this moment
and your time
under the sun
will come to an end
whether ready or not to
pluck off
Hey, there! 's
always next year
to passersby on the sidewalk
gets you nowhere when
you're still a little prick
underneath their rosy outlooks
withering on the vine
regardless of how
they weather you
in this moment
and your time
under the sun
will come to an end
whether ready or not to
pluck off
Hey, there! 's
always next year
#flowers
#rose
#admiration
#respect
#deception
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[ On Poetry ] Wendego
You know what they say
about Poets with big feet . . .
yet I do more than make
bold statements, leaving
behind impressions deep;
we believe in full disclosure
lumbering into the open
being up front with facts
not sitting on our asses
out in the wilderness
as you scratch your head
asking, WHAT the FUCK
was THAT?
with no recourse
but to investigate
determine specifics
from the vague
and build mythologies
based upon grainy video
or...
about Poets with big feet . . .
yet I do more than make
bold statements, leaving
behind impressions deep;
we believe in full disclosure
lumbering into the open
being up front with facts
not sitting on our asses
out in the wilderness
as you scratch your head
asking, WHAT the FUCK
was THAT?
with no recourse
but to investigate
determine specifics
from the vague
and build mythologies
based upon grainy video
or...
#spiritual
#food
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
#mythology
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[ On Poetry ] Pubism
Just keep throwing darts during your turn
at the board and eventually something
is bound to stick
Heck, your odds of getting a bullseye
and a tavern crowd buying you drinks
increases tenfold
For those who can read the room
you'll notice that little does this
register in any pupils whose sight
is diminished in capacity
When it comes to
the blind leading on the blind
it goes both ways
at the board and eventually something
is bound to stick
Heck, your odds of getting a bullseye
and a tavern crowd buying you drinks
increases tenfold
For those who can read the room
you'll notice that little does this
register in any pupils whose sight
is diminished in capacity
When it comes to
the blind leading on the blind
it goes both ways
#WritingPoetry
#sports
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[ DUP ] Batter up!
When it came to faking
his earthly demise on the Internets
Dan Kozak milked that saucer
until the pentagon shaped plate
was licked clean of soured cream;
him slowly dying to death
a little bit each day
---stray that he was
dutifully reporting for scraps
at the back door despite
ongoing health hurdles
dragging his mangy ass in tow
and ducking all the while
that stealthy Grim...
his earthly demise on the Internets
Dan Kozak milked that saucer
until the pentagon shaped plate
was licked clean of soured cream;
him slowly dying to death
a little bit each day
---stray that he was
dutifully reporting for scraps
at the back door despite
ongoing health hurdles
dragging his mangy ass in tow
and ducking all the while
that stealthy Grim...
#death
#LifeChangingMoment
#unicorns #sports
#unicorns #sports
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[ Minimal Isms ] The bottom line
of a single line
minimalist poem
is not the bottom line
of a single line
minimalist poem
nor is it the top line
or any other lines
you may have written
outside of the lines
for that matter . . .
but then erased
leaving behind those
tiny eraser crumbles
---with exception of
the title of course
unless you blew that off
leaving it untitled
I suppose you could have
blown your title off as well
by first...
minimalist poem
is not the bottom line
of a single line
minimalist poem
nor is it the top line
or any other lines
you may have written
outside of the lines
for that matter . . .
but then erased
leaving behind those
tiny eraser crumbles
---with exception of
the title of course
unless you blew that off
leaving it untitled
I suppose you could have
blown your title off as well
by first...
#minimalist
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4 Comments
[2021] Youlogy
Neverending is the wake
for a befriending we have to take
at face value because it was
a closed casket ceremony
Done to death, this
sitcom episode has been:
a secret lover rising
out of the woodwook
not only paying respects
but requiring payment
in full as sole inheritor
of the deceased's estate
providing a holographic will
hastily scrawled on a napkin
How convenient
Yet story has a further twisting plot;
the body ends up missing from its
...
for a befriending we have to take
at face value because it was
a closed casket ceremony
Done to death, this
sitcom episode has been:
a secret lover rising
out of the woodwook
not only paying respects
but requiring payment
in full as sole inheritor
of the deceased's estate
providing a holographic will
hastily scrawled on a napkin
How convenient
Yet story has a further twisting plot;
the body ends up missing from its
...
#death
#deception
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[2021] Some actions have consequences
Forsake everyone
by saving yourself
via feigning neutrality
Play the victim
to a crucified t
Woe to anyone
who crosses me!
Spread gossip in public
while privately telling lies
or the opposite
Is true;
hardly should come
as a surprise that you
have few genuine friends
if any
That's Karma
at its most basic
minus the usual
spiritual or metaphysical
heavy...
by saving yourself
via feigning neutrality
Play the victim
to a crucified t
Woe to anyone
who crosses me!
Spread gossip in public
while privately telling lies
or the opposite
Is true;
hardly should come
as a surprise that you
have few genuine friends
if any
That's Karma
at its most basic
minus the usual
spiritual or metaphysical
heavy...
#fate
#karma
#WritingPoetry
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[ RAP ] "Let's go, Brando!"
they angrily chanted in diatribal fashion
waving hashtag anointed spears
as if waterboarding oars
high above their heads
leftover from Free Britney rallies
still wild donkey skewing sharp.
And he fled the Internets altogether
faster than my 5G Verizon connection
could keep pace with, so as to live
and return to fight another day
with his peculiar brand of poetry.
"Too...
waving hashtag anointed spears
as if waterboarding oars
high above their heads
leftover from Free Britney rallies
still wild donkey skewing sharp.
And he fled the Internets altogether
faster than my 5G Verizon connection
could keep pace with, so as to live
and return to fight another day
with his peculiar brand of poetry.
"Too...
#politics
#unicorns
#rebellion #scifi
#rebellion #scifi
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