Submissions by PsycoticMastermind
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Tempting Agent Starling to eat a home cooked meal instead of gas station donuts and coffee.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
6th Sep 2021 8:44pm
6th Sep 2021 8:44pm
[2021] Insanity
is doing the same thing
over and over and
expecting different results
You can thank Albert Einstein
for popularizing said phrase
before mental illness itself
was thrust into the spotlight
of American consciouness
premiering as topic of conversation
after Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho
inspired water conservation
as it prompted 1960 moviegoers
when alone in their homes
to avoid shower curtained bathtubs
Gus Van Sant's 1998 remake
of the black and white classic ...
over and over and
expecting different results
You can thank Albert Einstein
for popularizing said phrase
before mental illness itself
was thrust into the spotlight
of American consciouness
premiering as topic of conversation
after Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho
inspired water conservation
as it prompted 1960 moviegoers
when alone in their homes
to avoid shower curtained bathtubs
Gus Van Sant's 1998 remake
of the black and white classic ...
#PopCulture
#hypocrisy
352 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
19th Aug 2021 9:25pm
19th Aug 2021 9:25pm
Drone Strike 8. Collyanna
When an ant applied for work
at the Bee Hive, citing that
her contributions to the colony
went unappreciated, the drone
in charge of Insect Resources
scratched his goatee and said,
Honeychild,
you really should
see the good in yourself
---stop being so concerned
with the buzzings of others < hive shaped stanza
---do whatever it is
that makes you
and only YOU
happy!
She took his wisdom
deep into her...
at the Bee Hive, citing that
her contributions to the colony
went unappreciated, the drone
in charge of Insect Resources
scratched his goatee and said,
Honeychild,
you really should
see the good in yourself
---stop being so concerned
with the buzzings of others < hive shaped stanza
---do whatever it is
that makes you
and only YOU
happy!
She took his wisdom
deep into her...
#identity
#bees
349 reads
2 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
13th Jun 2021 3:53pm
13th Jun 2021 3:53pm
[ LGBTQ ] Faith From The Pew
The Lord helps those who
help themselves ... right?
The furry, black critter
with white striping down
its backside does
as it munches away at
the bowl of dry food
you put outside everyday
for the strays
---inherently knows that
its earthly challenge
is to accept a Creator's
love will sustain
as well as despite
passing itself off as a cat
under your eyes and nose
it is neither skunk or feline
on the...
help themselves ... right?
The furry, black critter
with white striping down
its backside does
as it munches away at
the bowl of dry food
you put outside everyday
for the strays
---inherently knows that
its earthly challenge
is to accept a Creator's
love will sustain
as well as despite
passing itself off as a cat
under your eyes and nose
it is neither skunk or feline
on the...
#identity
#LGBT
#animals
#nature
#religion
261 reads
0 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
13th Jun 2021 2:29pm
13th Jun 2021 2:29pm
[ LGBTQ] Grading On The Curve
Growing up in a household
not religious in the least
with a schizophrenic adult
you learn a thing or two
Everyone comes into this world
with a slate clean except for chalk
residue from the previous lesson
develops fresh beliefs or adopts
perspectives that regardless are cause
for unique experiences no more
or less valid than the neighbors'
next door to across the globe
and for the coroner, leaves behind
a frontal lobe self afflicted with...
not religious in the least
with a schizophrenic adult
you learn a thing or two
Everyone comes into this world
with a slate clean except for chalk
residue from the previous lesson
develops fresh beliefs or adopts
perspectives that regardless are cause
for unique experiences no more
or less valid than the neighbors'
next door to across the globe
and for the coroner, leaves behind
a frontal lobe self afflicted with...
#LGBT
#religion
#Christian
#devil
#MentalHealth
286 reads
0 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
28th May 2021 2:07pm
28th May 2021 2:07pm
Rat Bastards V. Mus Musculus
As if Nature's fury
---fire, flood, pandemic---
wasn't enough insult
piling on the injury
Australia now under threat;
houses overrun by
the mightiest of mouses
---most devaststing plague yet
upon the land down under
Is it a systemic attempt
continued contempt for Humanity?
The experts begin to wonder . . .
Harvests at risk of being consumed
by little whiskered marauders
A billion dollars worth!
is the economy doomed?
Will the Meece inherit the Earth?
---fire, flood, pandemic---
wasn't enough insult
piling on the injury
Australia now under threat;
houses overrun by
the mightiest of mouses
---most devaststing plague yet
upon the land down under
Is it a systemic attempt
continued contempt for Humanity?
The experts begin to wonder . . .
Harvests at risk of being consumed
by little whiskered marauders
A billion dollars worth!
is the economy doomed?
Will the Meece inherit the Earth?
#earth
#animals
#nature
223 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
25th May 2021 3:34pm
25th May 2021 3:34pm
[ On Poetry ] Poetry is a dish best served
over the course of an evening
for guests to savor
---be digested in liesure
suited fashion
where the line at the
all-you-can-treat
buffet becomes blurred
as diners are the chefs
in their own way
finishing your plates
without being asked
They are the ones tasked
after all; you do not cut, chew
and swallow their food for them
nor do you conjure up associations
or the sensations washed down
with libations of joyfulled elations
and ephinephrined...
for guests to savor
---be digested in liesure
suited fashion
where the line at the
all-you-can-treat
buffet becomes blurred
as diners are the chefs
in their own way
finishing your plates
without being asked
They are the ones tasked
after all; you do not cut, chew
and swallow their food for them
nor do you conjure up associations
or the sensations washed down
with libations of joyfulled elations
and ephinephrined...
#WritingPoetry
#minimalist
246 reads
5 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
28th Sep 2020 7:04pm
28th Sep 2020 7:04pm
[ WotD ] Oh, Claire ..?
Flakier than puff pastry
she spaced off into some
happy-placed nowhere
if eunoia what I mean
---toking on a joint
legs lazily crossed;
a sort of half-baked
soi-disant croissant
left untouche'd
in a corner booth
of the Parisian cafe
she spaced off into some
happy-placed nowhere
if eunoia what I mean
---toking on a joint
legs lazily crossed;
a sort of half-baked
soi-disant croissant
left untouche'd
in a corner booth
of the Parisian cafe
#drugs
#marijuana
445 reads
11 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd Sep 2020 12:39pm
22nd Sep 2020 12:39pm
Drone Strike 7
peace
PEACE
Peace
Bring da buzzzzz;
let the violence cease
No more murder hornets!
The time is now for unity
It's a call to action
raise your vibration
of inner satisfaction
despite disharmony
in and around the hive
we are witnessing
droning out the dissonance
with healthy work ethic and song
leaving the sting of waspy ways
behind where they belong---
in the...
PEACE
Peace
Bring da buzzzzz;
let the violence cease
No more murder hornets!
The time is now for unity
It's a call to action
raise your vibration
of inner satisfaction
despite disharmony
in and around the hive
we are witnessing
droning out the dissonance
with healthy work ethic and song
leaving the sting of waspy ways
behind where they belong---
in the...
#murder
#peace
#bees
383 reads
11 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
19th Sep 2020 7:17pm
19th Sep 2020 7:17pm
[ On Poetry ] Of Fifth Columns
It only takes a single
erratic, ill conceived line
being the crack in a column
of stanza erected upon stanza
allowing for an entire Poem's collapse
in house-of-cards fashion
Dealt nothing less
than a winning hand
yet it wasn't enough
to satisfy --- you
pilfered an Ace
from another's deck
supposedly ensuring
what would further gain
from their loss
Perhaps in the next lifetime
you will consider not risking
everything invested...
erratic, ill conceived line
being the crack in a column
of stanza erected upon stanza
allowing for an entire Poem's collapse
in house-of-cards fashion
Dealt nothing less
than a winning hand
yet it wasn't enough
to satisfy --- you
pilfered an Ace
from another's deck
supposedly ensuring
what would further gain
from their loss
Perhaps in the next lifetime
you will consider not risking
everything invested...
#betrayal
#SelfHarm
#WritingPoetry
274 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
11th Sep 2020 3:45pm
11th Sep 2020 3:45pm
[2020] Taken For A Ride
Fans ☆ Followers ☆ Groupies
---It's so nice to have people;
feels as if you are s p e c i a l . . .
until these "Friends" of yours
are thrown under the wheels
of your own tour bus
during fake wars waged
in poetry recitals on'staged
---attention getting bids because
their loyaty was blind enough
to take them for a ride
without their knowing
where you were going
with this hit parade charade
So many once avatarstruck eyes
now seeing through the disguise ...
---It's so nice to have people;
feels as if you are s p e c i a l . . .
until these "Friends" of yours
are thrown under the wheels
of your own tour bus
during fake wars waged
in poetry recitals on'staged
---attention getting bids because
their loyaty was blind enough
to take them for a ride
without their knowing
where you were going
with this hit parade charade
So many once avatarstruck eyes
now seeing through the disguise ...
#lies
#betrayal
#manipulation #deception
#manipulation #deception
306 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Aug 2020 5:06pm
14th Aug 2020 5:06pm
[ On Poetry ] The L Word
You like'n that to this
You like'n this to that
It's like ... like like like Like LIkE
Am I right?
I'm waiting for the moment
you like'n yourself to
a person who likes to
write Write WRITE poetry
Just like riding a bike
you never forget ...
... unless you were never
taught bike riding to begin with
Let me show you how ... now
to create the metaphor
you've never met
before
And if your poetry teachers
never introduced you to...
You like'n this to that
It's like ... like like like Like LIkE
Am I right?
I'm waiting for the moment
you like'n yourself to
a person who likes to
write Write WRITE poetry
Just like riding a bike
you never forget ...
... unless you were never
taught bike riding to begin with
Let me show you how ... now
to create the metaphor
you've never met
before
And if your poetry teachers
never introduced you to...
#school
#WritingPoetry
344 reads
6 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
1st Jan 2020 6:28pm
1st Jan 2020 6:28pm
[2020] The Bitterness Brigade
comes to no one's aid
including its own soldiers
under seige, in harm's way;
shoulders not responsibilities
for brothers up in arms today
Instead, with cheekfuls of cheese
every man for himself
runs away
skitter
skutter
scatter
#RatLivesMatter
including its own soldiers
under seige, in harm's way;
shoulders not responsibilities
for brothers up in arms today
Instead, with cheekfuls of cheese
every man for himself
runs away
skitter
skutter
scatter
#RatLivesMatter
#soldiers
#war
#greed
461 reads
2 Comments
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