Submissions by Tallen (earth_empath)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I am not really a seasoned writer. I write to Feel Less and I read to Feel more.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Sep 2023 3:01pm
17th Sep 2023 3:01pm
i am struggling to discern the Universe, TOO
oft times when warriors
of various themes -- maybe quests
not certain of ever succeeding
nevertheless,
still keeping to keeping on
to growth and self fulfillment
despite having to bear the burden of others
in one's self Keep.
when one who has been soooooooo
long a Friend, who a warrior defends
turns their back on
it hurts even the warrior.
i know this to be true:
some do not possess the FORGIVENESS gene.
It just is not in their DNA.
Still, the...
of various themes -- maybe quests
not certain of ever succeeding
nevertheless,
still keeping to keeping on
to growth and self fulfillment
despite having to bear the burden of others
in one's self Keep.
when one who has been soooooooo
long a Friend, who a warrior defends
turns their back on
it hurts even the warrior.
i know this to be true:
some do not possess the FORGIVENESS gene.
It just is not in their DNA.
Still, the...
#friendship
#support
#historical #nonfiction
#historical #nonfiction
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd May 2023 9:18pm
2nd May 2023 9:18pm
Irons in the Fire
Ten, yeah, that is how long the human race
whether you believe or don’t
this many million times
millions of years WE, as a race,
have
left.
If we trust SCIENCE over FAITH then
absolutely, we have only so much time
so why are we all bitching about shit that
won’t matter, come, 10 billion years!
I know for a fact both unbelievers &
those who cling to the faith (facts?)
think we have all the time in the
Mother of Nature’s effin world
BECAUSE
there’s no proactive anything
going on in the forges.
...
whether you believe or don’t
this many million times
millions of years WE, as a race,
have
left.
If we trust SCIENCE over FAITH then
absolutely, we have only so much time
so why are we all bitching about shit that
won’t matter, come, 10 billion years!
I know for a fact both unbelievers &
those who cling to the faith (facts?)
think we have all the time in the
Mother of Nature’s effin world
BECAUSE
there’s no proactive anything
going on in the forges.
...
#science
#faith
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16 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
30th Apr 2023 11:34am
30th Apr 2023 11:34am
Not Ambrosia
30/30
Not Ambrosia
Too impatient to wait
for oxygen to help
it float to the surface
I muscled my way
to the bottom hoping
to scrape up some
pond scum
for an early morning
meal so that I might
gain inspiration
regurgitating
with thoughtless
reason
debouching
one more
mud puddle
I preferred the food
of the Gods
but settled for the drink
to help me think
of something from
the deep
to link up & above
consciousnesses
not necessarily...
Not Ambrosia
Too impatient to wait
for oxygen to help
it float to the surface
I muscled my way
to the bottom hoping
to scrape up some
pond scum
for an early morning
meal so that I might
gain inspiration
regurgitating
with thoughtless
reason
debouching
one more
mud puddle
I preferred the food
of the Gods
but settled for the drink
to help me think
of something from
the deep
to link up & above
consciousnesses
not necessarily...
#WritersBlock
#myself
#NaPoWriMo2023
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2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
29th Apr 2023 2:41pm
29th Apr 2023 2:41pm
Revivify My Telencephalon
29/30
Revivify My Telencephalon
O how I often think about
rewiring my nervous system
so I can better figure out
in what way
I could convey
my way of thinking
then perhaps,
maybe human beings might
comprehend
understand
No repopulating my motherboard
with resistors to block my paths
No inductors or capacitors
saving my energies for a rainy day
Electrical tape for frayed wires
during stressful times
include a circuit breaker or two
to jump start when I get
psychotic and...
Revivify My Telencephalon
O how I often think about
rewiring my nervous system
so I can better figure out
in what way
I could convey
my way of thinking
then perhaps,
maybe human beings might
comprehend
understand
No repopulating my motherboard
with resistors to block my paths
No inductors or capacitors
saving my energies for a rainy day
Electrical tape for frayed wires
during stressful times
include a circuit breaker or two
to jump start when I get
psychotic and...
#myself
#NaPoWriMo2023
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2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
28th Apr 2023 1:47pm
28th Apr 2023 1:47pm
Ardency
28/30
Ardency
I believe that love,
divine love but without
deism, deities…..deis
one-sidedness sits
is
unselfish
motivated to be
proactive
reactive
active
and passive
However, inactive love
becomes stagnant
over time
creating consternation
and angst far deeper
within than one, anyone
might imagine possible
If caught in the mire
of unrequited quiet
how long can one remain
inert before aching hurt
consumes
every waking hour? ...
Ardency
I believe that love,
divine love but without
deism, deities…..deis
one-sidedness sits
is
unselfish
motivated to be
proactive
reactive
active
and passive
However, inactive love
becomes stagnant
over time
creating consternation
and angst far deeper
within than one, anyone
might imagine possible
If caught in the mire
of unrequited quiet
how long can one remain
inert before aching hurt
consumes
every waking hour? ...
#love
#relationships
#UnrequitedLove #NaPoWriMo2023
#UnrequitedLove #NaPoWriMo2023
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4 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Apr 2023 1:38pm
27th Apr 2023 1:38pm
Mnemonic Amity
27/30
Mnemonic Amity
Her presence
Her aural energy
Her spirit
awakened me
to a memory
of someone I believe
I know
of someone I no longer
remember
maybe someone
somebody
anybody
I knew or She knows too
Her ink
Her think
Her smell
I remember SOMETHING
of this writer’s tell
She definitely evokes me
of someone I knew
of someone who left
withdrew
to the point where we
no longer commune
Her comments
Her thoughts
Her warranted ...
Mnemonic Amity
Her presence
Her aural energy
Her spirit
awakened me
to a memory
of someone I believe
I know
of someone I no longer
remember
maybe someone
somebody
anybody
I knew or She knows too
Her ink
Her think
Her smell
I remember SOMETHING
of this writer’s tell
She definitely evokes me
of someone I knew
of someone who left
withdrew
to the point where we
no longer commune
Her comments
Her thoughts
Her warranted ...
#memories
#emotions
#NaPoWriMo2023
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4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
26th Apr 2023 12:04pm
26th Apr 2023 12:04pm
Pernickety on a Sandbar
26/30
Pernickety on a Sandbar
My neighbor became
niggly aggressively argumentative
She knew next to nothing
about the couple
we spoke to that morning
yet she insisted
the man is rude
misogynistic
domineering
She said ALL men ARE the same
That got me going
I challenged her on how anyone
namely, her, can make snap
judgements on people they
just met
Perhaps she’s judging from
self life experiences
and upbringing
Maybe her deceased husband
treated her...
Pernickety on a Sandbar
My neighbor became
niggly aggressively argumentative
She knew next to nothing
about the couple
we spoke to that morning
yet she insisted
the man is rude
misogynistic
domineering
She said ALL men ARE the same
That got me going
I challenged her on how anyone
namely, her, can make snap
judgements on people they
just met
Perhaps she’s judging from
self life experiences
and upbringing
Maybe her deceased husband
treated her...
#conflict
#humankind
#NaPoWriMo2023
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
25th Apr 2023 11:39am
25th Apr 2023 11:39am
Cachinnation or Vociferation
25/30
Cachinnation or Vociferation
Pretty certain i heard You scream
woke up to pee it’s how I knew
could not be a dream
Could not make out the words
neither understood a thing
nor interpreted unseen
Guessing is kind of blurred
Were You laughing or crying
as caterwauls
often feel that way
heard through tiny auricles
through swollen canals
ending into an abyss
of aging grey matter
and tumoritropic swill
onset to vascular dementia
too taught and tight
for sleepy conscious ...
Cachinnation or Vociferation
Pretty certain i heard You scream
woke up to pee it’s how I knew
could not be a dream
Could not make out the words
neither understood a thing
nor interpreted unseen
Guessing is kind of blurred
Were You laughing or crying
as caterwauls
often feel that way
heard through tiny auricles
through swollen canals
ending into an abyss
of aging grey matter
and tumoritropic swill
onset to vascular dementia
too taught and tight
for sleepy conscious ...
#dreams
#sleep
#emotions #NaPoWriMo2023
#emotions #NaPoWriMo2023
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
24th Apr 2023 1:06pm
24th Apr 2023 1:06pm
A Flatulating Tale of Research
24/30
A Flatulating Tale of Research
Why when I go looking for information
about eggplants, specifically speaking,
Fairytale Eggplants
found very little data
having nothing to do with cooking!!
I now know how to
Grill, Wok, Sauté, Roast, Bake, Deep Fry
the bulbous purplish vegetable
that is really a berry
Waaaaaay more info than I
wanted, bargained for
I did, however, come across a folktale
relating to breaking wind
something about a Golden Eggplant
and while trying to find ...
A Flatulating Tale of Research
Why when I go looking for information
about eggplants, specifically speaking,
Fairytale Eggplants
found very little data
having nothing to do with cooking!!
I now know how to
Grill, Wok, Sauté, Roast, Bake, Deep Fry
the bulbous purplish vegetable
that is really a berry
Waaaaaay more info than I
wanted, bargained for
I did, however, come across a folktale
relating to breaking wind
something about a Golden Eggplant
and while trying to find ...
#wind
#food
#NaPoWriMo2023
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0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
23rd Apr 2023 11:09am
23rd Apr 2023 11:09am
Petcock Debouching
23/30
Petcock Debouching
I must be a glutton
emotional punishment
seeps through
soaking my heart
to the point of
incredible pain
as it tries to dry out
and still the ache
lingers as my
vascular organ
cracks open
Must be these unseen
fissures that keep
the intense sad
alive
Must be me, then
Giving, a hope
for reconciliation,
life
It’s why, i want nothing
to do with love
and being in
From it’s
painful pining
to it’s insane...
Petcock Debouching
I must be a glutton
emotional punishment
seeps through
soaking my heart
to the point of
incredible pain
as it tries to dry out
and still the ache
lingers as my
vascular organ
cracks open
Must be these unseen
fissures that keep
the intense sad
alive
Must be me, then
Giving, a hope
for reconciliation,
life
It’s why, i want nothing
to do with love
and being in
From it’s
painful pining
to it’s insane...
#myself
#hurt
#NaPoWriMo2023
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2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
22nd Apr 2023 3:22pm
22nd Apr 2023 3:22pm
Endogenous illusions?
22/30
Endogenous illusions?
Maybe it was all subliminal
all me, all the time, all of me
At a very young age
had dreams and aspirations
like any empty vessel
Zoo Keeper
Forest Ranger
Oceanographer
Naturalist
How did i arrive with
these career choices
which, by the way,
i never entered into
Was it an innate thing
something put inside
long before my
conception
Could it be an external
exclusive empirically
existentialism
or just my love of...
Endogenous illusions?
Maybe it was all subliminal
all me, all the time, all of me
At a very young age
had dreams and aspirations
like any empty vessel
Zoo Keeper
Forest Ranger
Oceanographer
Naturalist
How did i arrive with
these career choices
which, by the way,
i never entered into
Was it an innate thing
something put inside
long before my
conception
Could it be an external
exclusive empirically
existentialism
or just my love of...
#myself
#SelfReflection
#NaPoWriMo2023
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3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
21st Apr 2023 2:42pm
21st Apr 2023 2:42pm
Lapidarious
21/30
Lapidarious
I never started out to be
a conformist
riding along keeping my thoughts to myself
World events
Current events
have a way of changing
altering a mind
Mindset drummed into from childbirth
A pain filled upbringing
continued onto young adulthood
brings about a type of rebellion
and a Big Mouth
often to the point of blabber
without pre-thought
i was probably destined to travel
all the roads filled with
sharp rocks, glass………thorns
i can handle the hurts ...
Lapidarious
I never started out to be
a conformist
riding along keeping my thoughts to myself
World events
Current events
have a way of changing
altering a mind
Mindset drummed into from childbirth
A pain filled upbringing
continued onto young adulthood
brings about a type of rebellion
and a Big Mouth
often to the point of blabber
without pre-thought
i was probably destined to travel
all the roads filled with
sharp rocks, glass………thorns
i can handle the hurts ...
#fate
#myself
#learning #NaPoWriMo2023
#learning #NaPoWriMo2023
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