Submissions by SatInUGal (Kumar)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction Concision and Paradox are my weapons of choice. I'm a haiku fiend and an imagist.
LOVE POEM
Published
11th May 2021 6:06pm
11th May 2021 6:06pm
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She's doing a lot
Of staring at words
Until they are unrecognizable
Collections of letters
Only it's actually her body
She's looking at
Of staring at words
Until they are unrecognizable
Collections of letters
Only it's actually her body
She's looking at
#anxiety
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4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
11th May 2021 6:05pm
11th May 2021 6:05pm
SEMI-BURIED SHRINE
Dry humor
Dripping irony
Laughter that bordered on
Pornographic
Folding us
Like origami
We weave thru each other's
Traffic
Unfolding us
Like pool deck chairs
Basking in each other's
Light
Mind's eye
Holds these memories
Gift of merciless
Hindsight
Dripping irony
Laughter that bordered on
Pornographic
Folding us
Like origami
We weave thru each other's
Traffic
Unfolding us
Like pool deck chairs
Basking in each other's
Light
Mind's eye
Holds these memories
Gift of merciless
Hindsight
#memories
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
30th Apr 2021 7:12pm
30th Apr 2021 7:12pm
UKULELE
Here it is
Arrived
In my hands
From British luthier
Crossed the sea
To end one great adventure
And begin another
In my living room
I am scared
Not feeling worthy
Like a kid
With uneaten food
Left on the plate
At grandma’s house
But that’s not why
I had to name her
After Ethel
So much jazz
Texas tornado
Laughter and wild
Sparkling eyes
That is the scene
I will spend
A great deal of time
Working to invoke
Arrived
In my hands
From British luthier
Crossed the sea
To end one great adventure
And begin another
In my living room
I am scared
Not feeling worthy
Like a kid
With uneaten food
Left on the plate
At grandma’s house
But that’s not why
I had to name her
After Ethel
So much jazz
Texas tornado
Laughter and wild
Sparkling eyes
That is the scene
I will spend
A great deal of time
Working to invoke
#music
#learning
#SelfDiscovery
#pandemic
#NaPoWriMo2021
27 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
29th Apr 2021 6:39pm
29th Apr 2021 6:39pm
Ethel
Memory loss makes me
Angry at the universe
Double helices of doom
Belied by countless good times
In so many places
Indoor outdoor
Oh the outdoors
Prayed at nature’s
Vast cathedrals
Learned to be adventurous
From wild grandma
Our very own John Muir
Of course I’ll (hopefully)
Never forget the smile
In those eyes
Your epic witch’s cackle
I don’t think you knew
Whose son I was
Near the end
And I’m not sure he’ll know
Whose children mine are
In a couple decades
Can’t worry about that...
Angry at the universe
Double helices of doom
Belied by countless good times
In so many places
Indoor outdoor
Oh the outdoors
Prayed at nature’s
Vast cathedrals
Learned to be adventurous
From wild grandma
Our very own John Muir
Of course I’ll (hopefully)
Never forget the smile
In those eyes
Your epic witch’s cackle
I don’t think you knew
Whose son I was
Near the end
And I’m not sure he’ll know
Whose children mine are
In a couple decades
Can’t worry about that...
#family
#memories
#MentalHealth
#travel
#NaPoWriMo2021
31 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
29th Apr 2021 00:09am
29th Apr 2021 00:09am
EARTHWORMS
Stuck in my office
I forget how to breathe
Thinking about you
Lonely and afraid
A mile away
All that air in between
Exhaled by the trees
Projecting roots
Into the space
Left by the hunger
Of the earthworms
Magic poops
From dark wizards
In the dirt delight
In concert with fungi
And other creatures
Of the night
To weave fertility
From threads of
Irresistable decay
The thoughts of which
Sure try
To steal my
Oxygen today
I forget how to breathe
Thinking about you
Lonely and afraid
A mile away
All that air in between
Exhaled by the trees
Projecting roots
Into the space
Left by the hunger
Of the earthworms
Magic poops
From dark wizards
In the dirt delight
In concert with fungi
And other creatures
Of the night
To weave fertility
From threads of
Irresistable decay
The thoughts of which
Sure try
To steal my
Oxygen today
#death
#earth
#nature
#LifeCycle
#NaPoWriMo2021
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3 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
27th Apr 2021 6:38pm
27th Apr 2021 6:38pm
BALLOONS
It’s hard to reconcile some things you see in life
My kids get so excited by balloons
Though we have to watch out when they take them outside
I have seen leaves of harmless-looking grass POP them
I guess that’s while they’re called blades
And yet...
When I was a student in college
I walked by a stand of thistles
Pointy as needles
Who gently held a perfectly inflated balloon
In their thorny fingers
I think there is a lesson there
On this day you got your bloodwork back
My kids get so excited by balloons
Though we have to watch out when they take them outside
I have seen leaves of harmless-looking grass POP them
I guess that’s while they’re called blades
And yet...
When I was a student in college
I walked by a stand of thistles
Pointy as needles
Who gently held a perfectly inflated balloon
In their thorny fingers
I think there is a lesson there
On this day you got your bloodwork back
#wife
#illness
#LifeChangingMoment
#diabetes
#NaPoWriMo2021
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ANGER POEM
Published
26th Apr 2021 10:59pm
26th Apr 2021 10:59pm
ACROBATICS
I have no tolerance for stress”
You tell me in the morning
As if it it were clothes
You neatly folded
And I’m the drawer
You are putting them in
Only the clothes are everywhere
Just like the dishes
And food no one is eating
“I have no tolerance for stress”
You text me on my lunch break
I did some cleanup
You said we were fighting
You needed presence
Now you need distance
Checking out on me
In these last desperate days
Before I get my severance
“I have no tolerance for stress”
I imagine...
You tell me in the morning
As if it it were clothes
You neatly folded
And I’m the drawer
You are putting them in
Only the clothes are everywhere
Just like the dishes
And food no one is eating
“I have no tolerance for stress”
You text me on my lunch break
I did some cleanup
You said we were fighting
You needed presence
Now you need distance
Checking out on me
In these last desperate days
Before I get my severance
“I have no tolerance for stress”
I imagine...
#anxiety
#wife
#NaPoWriMo2021
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4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
26th Apr 2021 2:50am
26th Apr 2021 2:50am
LOLLIPOPS
Beware of things that are this sweet
They seem made to decay you
Come in and sweep you off your feet
Then afterward betray you
I write this as my tummy grumbles
I have not been kind today
Commitment to well-being stumbles
Why would I lead me astray?
We buy these things I don’t know why
Lament them when they’re gone
It’s time to switch to humble pie
Sweet stuff, I’m moving on!
They seem made to decay you
Come in and sweep you off your feet
Then afterward betray you
I write this as my tummy grumbles
I have not been kind today
Commitment to well-being stumbles
Why would I lead me astray?
We buy these things I don’t know why
Lament them when they’re gone
It’s time to switch to humble pie
Sweet stuff, I’m moving on!
#food
#illness
#learning
#healing
#NaPoWriMo2021
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4 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
25th Apr 2021 1:34am
25th Apr 2021 1:34am
EATING COOKIES
The great shift happens around us
Swirling like sage smoke
Calling to be inside our home
As well inside all we inhabit
So goodbye big bag of semi-sweet
Chocolate chips from Costco
No more partying in that cabinet
With the liquor
On the floor above you
Enjoy your future with Magda
Who leaves tomorrow
She has promised to bring
Chocolate chip cookies
Down in the future
A blessing for all
Of us to share
Swirling like sage smoke
Calling to be inside our home
As well inside all we inhabit
So goodbye big bag of semi-sweet
Chocolate chips from Costco
No more partying in that cabinet
With the liquor
On the floor above you
Enjoy your future with Magda
Who leaves tomorrow
She has promised to bring
Chocolate chip cookies
Down in the future
A blessing for all
Of us to share
#food
#healing
#pandemic #NaPoWriMo2021
#pandemic #NaPoWriMo2021
34 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
23rd Apr 2021 6:14pm
23rd Apr 2021 6:14pm
WATERCOLORS
I remember the blend
Reality and abstract incantations
You would paint
Sometimes a swirl
In your holy trinity of colors
Sometimes a coiled snake
For anyone who wants to understand
The word compersion
Think of this:
I see you sharing your creations
With this man who by all accounts
Very worthy is
And I am happy
That you let him see
More and more of you
Knowing where it could go
I love you so
I do
Reality and abstract incantations
You would paint
Sometimes a swirl
In your holy trinity of colors
Sometimes a coiled snake
For anyone who wants to understand
The word compersion
Think of this:
I see you sharing your creations
With this man who by all accounts
Very worthy is
And I am happy
That you let him see
More and more of you
Knowing where it could go
I love you so
I do
#wife
#water
#art
#polyamory
#NaPoWriMo2021
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5 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
23rd Apr 2021 3:29am
23rd Apr 2021 3:29am
BEING IN THE POOL
Richard sent us all an email
On Saturday there were 15 people in the pool
There can only be 10
Social distancing
On Sunday there were 17
People you have to follow the rules
No supervisor for the pool on weekends
If you can’t do this properly
It will be closed on those days
Let me tell you
I kind of dread the idea of going there
No I agree being in the pool is awesome possum
But the preparation and protection of the kids
Is such a big production
That can literally only happen on weekends
So please let the pool be...
On Saturday there were 15 people in the pool
There can only be 10
Social distancing
On Sunday there were 17
People you have to follow the rules
No supervisor for the pool on weekends
If you can’t do this properly
It will be closed on those days
Let me tell you
I kind of dread the idea of going there
No I agree being in the pool is awesome possum
But the preparation and protection of the kids
Is such a big production
That can literally only happen on weekends
So please let the pool be...
#children
#water
#sacrifice
#pandemic
#NaPoWriMo2021
27 reads
6 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
21st Apr 2021 7:59pm
21st Apr 2021 7:59pm
WIND
Derek Chauvin is guilty
Of being white”
Trolls the nutjob at Gab
Safely out of sight
A weak little exhale
With spittle and spite
From a bigtime investor
In God-given right
To crush a human
With dark skin’s windpipe
Under your knee
With impish delight
Thin blue lines of blood
For oxygen fight
We will not go silent
Into that good night!
Of being white”
Trolls the nutjob at Gab
Safely out of sight
A weak little exhale
With spittle and spite
From a bigtime investor
In God-given right
To crush a human
With dark skin’s windpipe
Under your knee
With impish delight
Thin blue lines of blood
For oxygen fight
We will not go silent
Into that good night!
#violence
#wind
#racism
#morality
#NaPoWriMo2021
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7 Comments
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