Submissions by JohnnyBlaze
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
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[ Spiritual ] Thinking outside of the boxer
It's not that you can't help others
who feel so beaten down
in the squared circle of Life
to the point that they
don't help themselves . . .
because you have
Their self sabotage
occurring after the fact
is not a reflection
of what you bring
to the Ring
And while they may repeatedly
throw in the towel due to belief
in unworthiness of abundance
readily available, including
the...
who feel so beaten down
in the squared circle of Life
to the point that they
don't help themselves . . .
because you have
Their self sabotage
occurring after the fact
is not a reflection
of what you bring
to the Ring
And while they may repeatedly
throw in the towel due to belief
in unworthiness of abundance
readily available, including
the...
#LifeStruggles
#spiritual
393 reads
10 Comments
[ Minimal Isms ] Bullseye
Not every thought in one's head
is worthy of an attentive audience
As far as commanding any artistry
most are overstated in importance;
rather underwhelming arrows
missing their targets wide
Poet in training
if I could suggest anything
when pulling back
that bowstring—
it can only be
stretched so far;
don't just give us
the feathered shaft
---be sure you are fixated on
make your readers quiver
is worthy of an attentive audience
As far as commanding any artistry
most are overstated in importance;
rather underwhelming arrows
missing their targets wide
Poet in training
if I could suggest anything
when pulling back
that bowstring—
it can only be
stretched so far;
don't just give us
the feathered shaft
---be sure you are fixated on
make your readers quiver
#WritingPoetry
#minimalist
447 reads
8 Comments
[ D&N ] Sweet Dreams and Moonbeams
. . such insights throughout the night!
Adjournings
worthy of journalings
at times in shorthand
without benefit of light
Let'm rip!
Tabs pulled
on the downloaded .zip
files suddenly unpacked
of their contents
as if collapsible
storage cubes emptied
of the private universes
they hold; grand experiments
experienced without warning
within a moment continuing to unfold
You'd think hours or even days went by
in what was the blink of a mind's eye
or...
Adjournings
worthy of journalings
at times in shorthand
without benefit of light
Let'm rip!
Tabs pulled
on the downloaded .zip
files suddenly unpacked
of their contents
as if collapsible
storage cubes emptied
of the private universes
they hold; grand experiments
experienced without warning
within a moment continuing to unfold
You'd think hours or even days went by
in what was the blink of a mind's eye
or...
#dreams
#moon
#spiritual #WritingPoetry
#spiritual #WritingPoetry
376 reads
4 Comments
[2021] Rottenhouse
There isn't any situation necessitating
the roaming of a school's hallway
with a gun
You may not be considered an
"active shooter"
based on the notion a single round
has yet to be discharged from the AR-15
rifle you're lugging around at the ready
in first person, Playstation fashion
but it's a safe bet
given where you are at
that your intentions are evil
Furthest thing from
a Russian Roulette spin
---only a matter of time ...
the roaming of a school's hallway
with a gun
You may not be considered an
"active shooter"
based on the notion a single round
has yet to be discharged from the AR-15
rifle you're lugging around at the ready
in first person, Playstation fashion
but it's a safe bet
given where you are at
that your intentions are evil
Furthest thing from
a Russian Roulette spin
---only a matter of time ...
#murder
#GunControl
405 reads
4 Comments
[ Birthday 20201 ] G E O D E S I C
Finding one's spiritual self
can be especially difficult
when feeling alone and lost
or seemingly worse:
in between a rock
and a hard place
Of quartz you can
turn to her for guidance;
as oracles go, she leaves
no stone unturned
Put your best foot forward
onto the healing path
with ACCEPTANCE that
her gravel road is thorough
fair, connecting you here
to precisely where
you need to be, even if
there isn't readily apparent
at this very moment
because...
can be especially difficult
when feeling alone and lost
or seemingly worse:
in between a rock
and a hard place
Of quartz you can
turn to her for guidance;
as oracles go, she leaves
no stone unturned
Put your best foot forward
onto the healing path
with ACCEPTANCE that
her gravel road is thorough
fair, connecting you here
to precisely where
you need to be, even if
there isn't readily apparent
at this very moment
because...
#earth
#birthday
#spiritual
451 reads
6 Comments
[ TSC ] Pray!
Straight from the Cretacious
apex predator predates us
Over our modern kingdom it reins
Too huge for capture in any man-made cage
Trampling powerlines, derailing trains
Consuming human flesh in rapacious rampage
world terrorized by The Deadly Mantis;
behemoth unleashed by climate change
Media's gone bananapants over this!
Target acquired in rocket firing range
Impervious, the exoskeleton!
What's it gonna take to save the day?
Perhaps this is a battle that can't be won ...
apex predator predates us
Over our modern kingdom it reins
Too huge for capture in any man-made cage
Trampling powerlines, derailing trains
Consuming human flesh in rapacious rampage
world terrorized by The Deadly Mantis;
behemoth unleashed by climate change
Media's gone bananapants over this!
Target acquired in rocket firing range
Impervious, the exoskeleton!
What's it gonna take to save the day?
Perhaps this is a battle that can't be won ...
#Halloween
#monsters
460 reads
4 Comments
[ TSC ] For those who prefer meteor men . . .
From outerspace, it arrived rock hard;
a chiseled stranger from a far off place
with obsidious intentions untoward
of stealing silicon from the Human race
Monsters inflexible to point of rigid
as unevolved as our own primate species
thriving in atmospheres opposite frigid;
humid climate perpetuating their growth sprees
Toppling down upon our heads and shoulders
Crystalline creatures of habit and physics
Towering obelisks with tumbling boulders
Why, they almost resemble giant . . .
...
a chiseled stranger from a far off place
with obsidious intentions untoward
of stealing silicon from the Human race
Monsters inflexible to point of rigid
as unevolved as our own primate species
thriving in atmospheres opposite frigid;
humid climate perpetuating their growth sprees
Toppling down upon our heads and shoulders
Crystalline creatures of habit and physics
Towering obelisks with tumbling boulders
Why, they almost resemble giant . . .
...
#Halloween
#monsters
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4 Comments
[2021] Will Halloween be canceled this year
if too many people
don't wear a mask
over their private parts!?
In the United States
laws were introduced
mandating the covering up
of your crotch and ass
and breasts if you have them
whenever you exited your home
Hundreds of thousands of people
were fired from their jobs
and even heavily fined
for refusing to comply
Yes, I'm being sarcastic
Thank God It's Friday
Everyone, mask the fuck up ...
don't wear a mask
over their private parts!?
In the United States
laws were introduced
mandating the covering up
of your crotch and ass
and breasts if you have them
whenever you exited your home
Hundreds of thousands of people
were fired from their jobs
and even heavily fined
for refusing to comply
Yes, I'm being sarcastic
Thank God It's Friday
Everyone, mask the fuck up ...
#Halloween
#politics
#rebellion #pandemic
#rebellion #pandemic
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[ Minimal Isms ] Creative Writing 101.2 ( BOO! )
It's Halloween! YAY!
And nothing is more true
that goes for me
that goes for you:
Poetry is a two-way street
where adults AND children
Trick or Treat!
So encourage the youth
being ghoulish n ghostly
to go that extra mile
with more than a mostly
boring white sheet
as a costume
by not being so stingy yourself
when handing out the candy
Here's some Jawbreakers
and Hershey Bars
and Jolly Ranchers
and Nerds
and . . .
Use your words!
But if...
And nothing is more true
that goes for me
that goes for you:
Poetry is a two-way street
where adults AND children
Trick or Treat!
So encourage the youth
being ghoulish n ghostly
to go that extra mile
with more than a mostly
boring white sheet
as a costume
by not being so stingy yourself
when handing out the candy
Here's some Jawbreakers
and Hershey Bars
and Jolly Ranchers
and Nerds
and . . .
Use your words!
But if...
#Halloween
#minimalist
612 reads
12 Comments
[ Politics ] SAFTA
Saving America From Trump Again
Perhaps by early 2024
you will see this slogan
gaining traction around the nation
but don't get me wrong
---I'm hardly concerned
at the prospect of The Man
being elected again;
his behaviour in the White House
was his own undoing
the last go around
Just keep that thought in mind
as you embroider it on your baseball caps
Hold this notion firmly in your heart
when you print it on your T-shirts
...
Perhaps by early 2024
you will see this slogan
gaining traction around the nation
but don't get me wrong
---I'm hardly concerned
at the prospect of The Man
being elected again;
his behaviour in the White House
was his own undoing
the last go around
Just keep that thought in mind
as you embroider it on your baseball caps
Hold this notion firmly in your heart
when you print it on your T-shirts
...
#politics
575 reads
14 Comments
[2021] Burning Woman
Fire Marshall knocks
for her to open up
windows and doors
and finally clear the air
once and for all of this
pseudo personna
taking up residence
It's self absorbed
image obsessed
incessantly smoking
before the mirrors
in attempts to redirect
attention away from
what it insists are
physical shortcomings
Her constant conflation of
appearance and desirability
has rendered her a real
e'state of conflagration
She compensates by putting out ...
for her to open up
windows and doors
and finally clear the air
once and for all of this
pseudo personna
taking up residence
It's self absorbed
image obsessed
incessantly smoking
before the mirrors
in attempts to redirect
attention away from
what it insists are
physical shortcomings
Her constant conflation of
appearance and desirability
has rendered her a real
e'state of conflagration
She compensates by putting out ...
#beauty
#fire
437 reads
8 Comments
[ Politics ] Creative Writing 101.1
For those who believe it's okay
to refer to anyone as
"niggers" or "faggots"
on the basis you self describedly
are not racist or homophobic
I'm confident you'll be
more than welcome to share
your uncensored writings
on Donald Trump's latest
social media platform
and label it as...
to refer to anyone as
"niggers" or "faggots"
on the basis you self describedly
are not racist or homophobic
I'm confident you'll be
more than welcome to share
your uncensored writings
on Donald Trump's latest
social media platform
and label it as...
#racism
#WritingPoetry
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