Submissions by Michaelpoet
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
SELF POEM
Published
28th Jul 2023 3:38pm
28th Jul 2023 3:38pm
Mistakes By The Hour
I gained more in working a job I hated than a job I loved. In my employment to the corporate death machine I came to the realization I am responsible for my success. Me and no one else.
As a vampire walking the halls of the hospital I sought the sunlight that I was denied in an office. Was I misled by my elders into believing the 9 - 5 would save me from myself? I stand as a testament to the younger generation who find themselves puzzled as to which road to take. Decide for yourself.
As a vampire walking the halls of the hospital I sought the sunlight that I was denied in an office. Was I misled by my elders into believing the 9 - 5 would save me from myself? I stand as a testament to the younger generation who find themselves puzzled as to which road to take. Decide for yourself.
#happiness
#hope
#motivational
#inspirational
#redemption
173 reads
7 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
25th Jul 2023 1:24am
25th Jul 2023 1:24am
Wonders of Morality
#anxiety
#addiction
117 reads
0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
18th Jul 2023 7:42pm
18th Jul 2023 7:42pm
Infusion of Fate
Eyes glistening within the storm.
My failure to produce a symphony due to the confines of mediocrity.
Pheromones lead me to the restriction of choice.
Love is bought and sold everyday without remorse.
My idea of happiness was an ambition that exceeded my ability.
Somewhere out there is a heart beating for everyone without exception.
War is dying for an idea that never deserved more than a simple glance.
My desire to be a step above average is sure to be the beginning of the end.
My failure to produce a symphony due to the confines of mediocrity.
Pheromones lead me to the restriction of choice.
Love is bought and sold everyday without remorse.
My idea of happiness was an ambition that exceeded my ability.
Somewhere out there is a heart beating for everyone without exception.
War is dying for an idea that never deserved more than a simple glance.
My desire to be a step above average is sure to be the beginning of the end.
#jealousy
#lies
#disappointment
#bittersweet
#deception
261 reads
6 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Jul 2023 6:22pm
16th Jul 2023 6:22pm
Caught in memory
As I walked to work I picked up a rose that begged to be sniffed. Delicious in it's innocence I was overwhelmed with a sense of security. My childhood came rushing back in an instant. Back to a time before I knew of betrayal, lies and deceit. Nature is nurturing to the innocent. At it's worst a thorn can not spread a rumour. Water is sustenance. My email serves as a contradiction to my existence. Paperless billing is a demon disguised as a child who fills a room with laughter. As an adult I see the rose for what it truly was, is and will be. A rose is a reminder of a life I don't deserve nor...
#technology
#humankind
#philosophical
267 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
15th Jul 2023 11:27am
15th Jul 2023 11:27am
Image in the mirror
How did this being that shares my face come through the other side?
Did I invite him in?
I've watched him use my body to perform self mutilating tasks foreign to me.
Was it simply a matter of accepting my malevolent doppleganger?
Silence is golden to the weaker of the species.
For everyone else the pharmacy has the answer.
Did I invite him in?
I've watched him use my body to perform self mutilating tasks foreign to me.
Was it simply a matter of accepting my malevolent doppleganger?
Silence is golden to the weaker of the species.
For everyone else the pharmacy has the answer.
#regret
#fear
166 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
9th Jul 2023 8:04pm
9th Jul 2023 8:04pm
Void Of Self
My escape from prison during lucidity is eclipsed by my imprisonment through sleep. Anxiety is a warden who does not allow visitors. Obsessive compulsive disorder allows a window out of a jail not unlike Alcatraz. How does an inmate of an biological crime come up for parole when the synapses have no compassion?
#sadness
#anxiety
#loneliness
#frustration
#emptiness
258 reads
9 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
6th Jul 2023 2:41am
6th Jul 2023 2:41am
Harmony In Waiting
#despair
#emptiness
133 reads
6 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
3rd Jul 2023 5:28am
3rd Jul 2023 5:28am
Spring Breeze
Months of staring out a hateful window with false promises of a better tomorrow.
Under a white sky that drops angelic drops of magic until it's heart is content.
Could mother nature be a scorned wife avenging a vow that was voided before its time?
On the date of March 21st I feel an endorphin rush as a husband to be must feel at the alter.
Under a white sky that drops angelic drops of magic until it's heart is content.
Could mother nature be a scorned wife avenging a vow that was voided before its time?
On the date of March 21st I feel an endorphin rush as a husband to be must feel at the alter.
#spring
244 reads
5 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
30th Jun 2023 11:33pm
30th Jun 2023 11:33pm
Broken Fixture
As I stare at the photograph on my dresser I am resolved to the undeniable truth that is staring directly at me. My insatiable hunger for a needle filled with artificial happiness have left me in a constant state of loneliness. Dreams of spiritual contempt fill my nights with a promise of fresh suffering that can only be described as bittersweet. Do dreams turn to nightmares as the hard drive reaches maximum capacity? I can only hope the sight of my own reflection does not steer me closer to the abyss.
#grief
#loneliness
#dark #emptiness
#dark #emptiness
262 reads
0 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
29th Jun 2023 11:45pm
29th Jun 2023 11:45pm
Mournful Peace
It took an nervous breakdown to get a much needed break.
Boss gave me an additional report to type which only added to my burden of paperwork. I thought I heard a car siren while shopping for shoes on Pluto five minutes ago. Ever since I took that promotion I get less and less sleep. My laptop has become an electronic version of a landlord. How I despise my neighbors in this workspace that serves as an apartment so filled with irony. My only reward in this undeserving prison sentence is the knowledge that the undertaker looks on me as a friend.
Boss gave me an additional report to type which only added to my burden of paperwork. I thought I heard a car siren while shopping for shoes on Pluto five minutes ago. Ever since I took that promotion I get less and less sleep. My laptop has become an electronic version of a landlord. How I despise my neighbors in this workspace that serves as an apartment so filled with irony. My only reward in this undeserving prison sentence is the knowledge that the undertaker looks on me as a friend.
#hate
#grief
#dark
#despair
#emptiness
146 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
27th Jun 2023 7:00pm
27th Jun 2023 7:00pm
Come what may
#sadness
#anger
#anxiety #loneliness
#anxiety #loneliness
170 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
26th Jun 2023 7:18pm
26th Jun 2023 7:18pm
A means to an end
#grief
#UnrequitedLove
#emptiness
#emotional
#hurt
163 reads
3 Comments
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