Submissions by RevolutionAL (Alistair Plint)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
poe-tree is my home, away from home. I scribble a hell of a lot. some I put here / some I don't. depends how I feel on the day!
DARK POEM
Published
28th Apr 2022 6:11am
28th Apr 2022 6:11am
Probably For The Better (Part 2)
the best often die by their own hand
just to get away,
and those left behind
can never quite understand
why anybody
would ever want to
get away
from
them" - Charles Bukowski (Cause And Effect)
.
I heard the twitter-tattle
of your life choice
the opinionated self-righteous
calling "coward" to the wind
-smiled at the irony of one
to damn fearful to admit
they've continued the same
process of degrading
towards
the after-life, dammit!
Thought...
just to get away,
and those left behind
can never quite understand
why anybody
would ever want to
get away
from
them" - Charles Bukowski (Cause And Effect)
.
I heard the twitter-tattle
of your life choice
the opinionated self-righteous
calling "coward" to the wind
-smiled at the irony of one
to damn fearful to admit
they've continued the same
process of degrading
towards
the after-life, dammit!
Thought...
#bullying
#suicide
#LifeAsAWriter
770 reads
7 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
26th Apr 2022 8:42am
26th Apr 2022 8:42am
a sad story of artistic expression
this brush (call it fifty)
dripping enamel
gloss
oil based
dark and sultry
that brush
(call it nine)
soaked acrylic
matte
light
vibrant
a third brush
(call it two)
damp
in soft hues
watercolor
infused
and fifty so dedicated to nine ...
dripping enamel
gloss
oil based
dark and sultry
that brush
(call it nine)
soaked acrylic
matte
light
vibrant
a third brush
(call it two)
damp
in soft hues
watercolor
infused
and fifty so dedicated to nine ...
#LifeAsAWriter
#art
#metaphor
469 reads
18 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
25th Apr 2022 11:05am
25th Apr 2022 11:05am
de[light]ed to [trib]ute six_out
one day,
i'll find. the words.
simple. concise
but those are un-natural traits
for [me]
so. i. say
- i love you, like fish love water.
as i'll die, if you take
me out of it / left on a river bank
flapping fins
like my arms
asking what they did, before
they. held. you.
time is steady moving. i asked
how long we had
you said -'it'll take you eternities to get rid of me'
and you smiled - in a way...
i'll find. the words.
simple. concise
but those are un-natural traits
for [me]
so. i. say
- i love you, like fish love water.
as i'll die, if you take
me out of it / left on a river bank
flapping fins
like my arms
asking what they did, before
they. held. you.
time is steady moving. i asked
how long we had
you said -'it'll take you eternities to get rid of me'
and you smiled - in a way...
#love
#gratitude
#nostalgia #obsession
#nostalgia #obsession
502 reads
7 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
25th Apr 2022 8:23am
25th Apr 2022 8:23am
Work In progress
co-dependence scares
my heart right out
Leaving
it bleeding on the
floor
-there's still a murmur
living in valves
making its pump play
heavy metal
from natural
progression
Much like grade school
inaugurations
Its a change from
everything
from linen to working hours
Those nights
self reflecting
words on pages
to
trips for ice cream
with the little hearts
Technically
see the need for
evolution in living
and flower arrangements
Its weight
heavy...
my heart right out
Leaving
it bleeding on the
floor
-there's still a murmur
living in valves
making its pump play
heavy metal
from natural
progression
Much like grade school
inaugurations
Its a change from
everything
from linen to working hours
Those nights
self reflecting
words on pages
to
trips for ice cream
with the little hearts
Technically
see the need for
evolution in living
and flower arrangements
Its weight
heavy...
#confessional
#LifeAsAWriter
#LifeChangingMoment
#LifeCycle
#SelfReflection
319 reads
4 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
24th Apr 2022 8:24am
24th Apr 2022 8:24am
A Ripped Blanket Screamed...
I'm Baack!"
Putin called on a burner, there's a little issue
in a storm water drain,
just south of Munich.
My Russian isn't fluent, it was difficult to decipher.
I heard "balloon" and "ice cream"
militant code words for
"internet"
and "a cold, sweet, creamy dessert" .
I ran to the local drug store, bought a home pregnancy test
just incase.
My neighbor is a sex therapist,
she said this dream means
I need to...
Putin called on a burner, there's a little issue
in a storm water drain,
just south of Munich.
My Russian isn't fluent, it was difficult to decipher.
I heard "balloon" and "ice cream"
militant code words for
"internet"
and "a cold, sweet, creamy dessert" .
I ran to the local drug store, bought a home pregnancy test
just incase.
My neighbor is a sex therapist,
she said this dream means
I need to...
#conflict
#dreams
#LifeAsAWriter #nightmares
#LifeAsAWriter #nightmares
383 reads
5 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd Apr 2022 5:55am
22nd Apr 2022 5:55am
The Mandela Effect .
It's hard to believe
as I walk
the 285 meters
between Newtown and
Braamfontien
that this tar
these steel cables
the lights
will celebrate
20 years of bridging
the race gap
next year
find myself wondering
if there'll be a party
to celebrate
the 40 railway lines beneath it
as I count
the credit cards
car keys
purses
discarded on the curbs
I remember that a memorial ...
as I walk
the 285 meters
between Newtown and
Braamfontien
that this tar
these steel cables
the lights
will celebrate
20 years of bridging
the race gap
next year
find myself wondering
if there'll be a party
to celebrate
the 40 railway lines beneath it
as I count
the credit cards
car keys
purses
discarded on the curbs
I remember that a memorial ...
#LifeAsAWriter
#historical
#nonfiction
340 reads
3 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
21st Apr 2022 9:59am
21st Apr 2022 9:59am
Soliloquy
a half burnt
cigarette
glaring at me;
blowing snow rings
into atmospheric-smog
between word placement,
punctuation, font, and form
collecting
crumpled metaphors
origami basket balls
landing on
the floor
I lied, tonight
saying "I'll be alright"
diluting reality's fears
in ink-tears
letting words form
the script
of rehabilitation
...
cigarette
glaring at me;
blowing snow rings
into atmospheric-smog
between word placement,
punctuation, font, and form
collecting
crumpled metaphors
origami basket balls
landing on
the floor
I lied, tonight
saying "I'll be alright"
diluting reality's fears
in ink-tears
letting words form
the script
of rehabilitation
...
#narrative
#monsters
#LifeAsAWriter #metaphor
#LifeAsAWriter #metaphor
414 reads
7 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
20th Apr 2022 10:45am
20th Apr 2022 10:45am
The Perfect Love Poem
celebrating your
flowing hair
hazel eyes
and beautiful hands
I sat down to write
you
the flawless love poem
wording
your courageous heart
filled with
Mother Theresa in
living
sometimes allowing
a little
grim reaper
the ying in your
blood
the yang
in your
breath
tried a metaphor
-threw a few similes in
then pounded
the...
flowing hair
hazel eyes
and beautiful hands
I sat down to write
you
the flawless love poem
wording
your courageous heart
filled with
Mother Theresa in
living
sometimes allowing
a little
grim reaper
the ying in your
blood
the yang
in your
breath
tried a metaphor
-threw a few similes in
then pounded
the...
#love
#ILoveYou
#LifeAsAWriter
602 reads
11 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
19th Apr 2022 11:07am
19th Apr 2022 11:07am
A Number 27 .
he'd drink a bottle
while still
fermenting glass;
didn't care
which labels
had flavors
the twenty six
dealers would
pass
-his mother branded
him the city
ass
and the law
called her "the gospel"
when his jail time
came to pass.
one gold tooth,
skin as worn
as...
while still
fermenting glass;
didn't care
which labels
had flavors
the twenty six
dealers would
pass
-his mother branded
him the city
ass
and the law
called her "the gospel"
when his jail time
came to pass.
one gold tooth,
skin as worn
as...
#murder
#abuse
#war
#LifeAsAWriter
#prison
373 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
18th Apr 2022 2:32pm
18th Apr 2022 2:32pm
Durban's ironic celebration of resurrection .
Street-lights
casting rainbows through
main street
pot-holes
flickering themselves
to a dark death
-while wounded clouds
pour tears
at hunger;
drenching
the thirst for bread
Thunder screams
cultural
war-cries
with each
shock
of electric intent
shattering
the earth's silence
Adrenaline
holds
the baby against
her left breast
while the right ...
casting rainbows through
main street
pot-holes
flickering themselves
to a dark death
-while wounded clouds
pour tears
at hunger;
drenching
the thirst for bread
Thunder screams
cultural
war-cries
with each
shock
of electric intent
shattering
the earth's silence
Adrenaline
holds
the baby against
her left breast
while the right ...
#LifeAsAWriter
#tragedy
288 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
17th Apr 2022 6:53am
17th Apr 2022 6:53am
Four Journals Dedicated To You .
Of Blue Stars ]
In 1999
the eve of
millennium
I met a cartoonist.
Truly, a star of his craft.
He'd end correspondence
in wishing "Blue Skies"
-the most loving version of
"Yours Sincerely" I'd ever met.
I've wished each passer by
skies rich in royal blues
as I've written of my
concrete life and
lately my
impending
wife.
[ Enter-tune-ment ]
If ever the day comes ...
In 1999
the eve of
millennium
I met a cartoonist.
Truly, a star of his craft.
He'd end correspondence
in wishing "Blue Skies"
-the most loving version of
"Yours Sincerely" I'd ever met.
I've wished each passer by
skies rich in royal blues
as I've written of my
concrete life and
lately my
impending
wife.
[ Enter-tune-ment ]
If ever the day comes ...
#love
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
#LifeCycle
#minimalist
604 reads
6 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Apr 2022 7:08am
16th Apr 2022 7:08am
A Helluva Story
Sat down with a cup of coffee, a piece of clear white and an ink pen, to write this poem, then a different one, and well, then... However, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't find the endings, so these are the three attempts of writing the same poem, each a different way and never finding an ending...
coffee comes in variety
-slow percolated coffee
-meticulous pods
-instant and high speed
on the run
I'm a pod kinda guy
I find the instant
watered down
and tasteless
the percolated ...
coffee comes in variety
-slow percolated coffee
-meticulous pods
-instant and high speed
on the run
I'm a pod kinda guy
I find the instant
watered down
and tasteless
the percolated ...
#LifeAsAWriter
#unicorns
427 reads
3 Comments
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