Submissions by PoetSpeak
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I'm just a cowboy. I've got some stories to tell and some scores to settle.
The Poems Keep Comming
Read Bukowski's biography
Then I understood
A poet's need to write
Involuntary, necessary, volume
Then I understood
A poet's need to write
Involuntary, necessary, volume
638 reads
15 Comments
Captive of your Beauty
Waiting in the shadows
Double agent breaking codes
Captive of your beauty
Summer air thick, humid and smoldering
Double agent breaking codes
Captive of your beauty
Summer air thick, humid and smoldering
1120 reads
8 Comments
Dreaming in Bourbon
I had some help getting here
You know who you are
Thank you
In the middle of the day
Or early in the morning
Thoughts of sipping neat
Spicy
Long finish
Beautiful glaze
I love you too much
You'll be my reckon
Straight, no chaser
You know who you are
Thank you
In the middle of the day
Or early in the morning
Thoughts of sipping neat
Spicy
Long finish
Beautiful glaze
I love you too much
You'll be my reckon
Straight, no chaser
776 reads
14 Comments
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Simple
Basic
Carbs and Protein
Red sauce for the Lycopene infusion
A man has to take care of his prostate
All the rest is noise
Basic
Carbs and Protein
Red sauce for the Lycopene infusion
A man has to take care of his prostate
All the rest is noise
595 reads
7 Comments
Lately I've Been Drinking Fear for Breakfast
Sometimes I fear eveything
It's easier than having selective fears
Just throw the whole mess in a blender
Then drink it as a smoothie
It's easier than having selective fears
Just throw the whole mess in a blender
Then drink it as a smoothie
722 reads
14 Comments
Neighbors Moving Away
They're leaving this morning
Young couple in 1C
Heard their dogs bark for the last time
Front door of the lobby just closed
Headed to a new life in the Carolinas
She's 8 months pregnant
They invite us to come visit
Will probably never see them again
We weren't close
But close enough to be invited to their barbecues
My wife fed their dogs
They were away a lot
I've stayed for 40 years
They were here for 5
I'll miss the familiarity in the hallway
A...
Young couple in 1C
Heard their dogs bark for the last time
Front door of the lobby just closed
Headed to a new life in the Carolinas
She's 8 months pregnant
They invite us to come visit
Will probably never see them again
We weren't close
But close enough to be invited to their barbecues
My wife fed their dogs
They were away a lot
I've stayed for 40 years
They were here for 5
I'll miss the familiarity in the hallway
A...
1371 reads
10 Comments
writing, drinking, baseball
Sublime pleasures
Quiet passion
Rituals
Complexity
Taking chances with words
Drinking more than I should
Writing, in your face
Direct and straight up
Just like the booze
Taking no prisoners
Watching a no hitter fall apart
Still a shutout though
Always on the verge
Utopia somewhere
Quiet passion
Rituals
Complexity
Taking chances with words
Drinking more than I should
Writing, in your face
Direct and straight up
Just like the booze
Taking no prisoners
Watching a no hitter fall apart
Still a shutout though
Always on the verge
Utopia somewhere
657 reads
16 Comments
Drive
Drive Responsibly
Never leave the recliner
All you need is right here
Bottoms up babe
Never leave the recliner
All you need is right here
Bottoms up babe
681 reads
14 Comments
Razor Blade Chronicles
I asked my wife before bed last night
if I should use my razor blade until I cut myself?
Why would you want to do that she inquires
So I know I've gotten maximum value out of it I reply
She tells me to go to sleep
Probably wondering who she married
After 25 years she knows how crazy I am
That value is paramount
Even with a little pain to prove it
Value is everything to me
It's something that is fleeting fast
in our disposable world
I'm going for it
What's another scar on my humble face
Value and cheapness are two different entities...
if I should use my razor blade until I cut myself?
Why would you want to do that she inquires
So I know I've gotten maximum value out of it I reply
She tells me to go to sleep
Probably wondering who she married
After 25 years she knows how crazy I am
That value is paramount
Even with a little pain to prove it
Value is everything to me
It's something that is fleeting fast
in our disposable world
I'm going for it
What's another scar on my humble face
Value and cheapness are two different entities...
603 reads
14 Comments
how does it cut ?
Disgust
Not giving in
NYC street cred
Gotta be worth something
$45 for a burger and fries and a beer
Fuck the machine
Screw the real estate of cool
Listening to the Beatles
REVOLVER
They knew
Not giving in
NYC street cred
Gotta be worth something
$45 for a burger and fries and a beer
Fuck the machine
Screw the real estate of cool
Listening to the Beatles
REVOLVER
They knew
560 reads
6 Comments
Celibacy: the ultimate love story
Sex is too much work
Getting sex
Having sex
Cleaning up after sex
The nap afterwards is pretty damn good
Have to figure out how to get THAT without the sex
Getting sex
Having sex
Cleaning up after sex
The nap afterwards is pretty damn good
Have to figure out how to get THAT without the sex
804 reads
14 Comments
Knee Surgery, Pain Meds, Big Pharma Haze
Took a time out to repair some damage
40 pills of constipating beautiful codiene
Then the itching started
Antihistamine pills to take the creepy crawlers away
A week off from work
Isolating from the asshole masses
Wouldn't call surgery a vacation
There are merits though ...
40 pills of constipating beautiful codiene
Then the itching started
Antihistamine pills to take the creepy crawlers away
A week off from work
Isolating from the asshole masses
Wouldn't call surgery a vacation
There are merits though ...
719 reads
17 Comments
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