Submissions by Tenderloin
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Yet to be determined. But my fascinations as a reader tend to drift to biography, horror and of course, the erotic.
The Persuasion Of Pixels
If I climb into the pixels
will I negate the good sense
to cultivate the wizardry
of my unique capabilities?
Do I dull the soul’s engagement
with an act of distraction
expecting an extravagant splash
by digesting contrived trash?
At what point did I settle
for a malnourished diet
of formulaic prediction?
Am I so disguised by the mass depression
infiltrating our troubled sphere
that I accept artistic debasement
rather than meaningful engagement?
I have been infected by the message ...
will I negate the good sense
to cultivate the wizardry
of my unique capabilities?
Do I dull the soul’s engagement
with an act of distraction
expecting an extravagant splash
by digesting contrived trash?
At what point did I settle
for a malnourished diet
of formulaic prediction?
Am I so disguised by the mass depression
infiltrating our troubled sphere
that I accept artistic debasement
rather than meaningful engagement?
I have been infected by the message ...
#SelfDiscovery
459 reads
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The Lover In The Laundry
Does she know
I take my time
folding her panties?
Each pair
revisits
an engagement
seduced
by a coy
reveal
Varied locations
of sweet penetrations
Sometimes
they remain
gently
pushed aside
Most times
tossed
depending
on the prime
A lover's duty
to ensure
they are ready
for the next adventure.
I take my time
folding her panties?
Each pair
revisits
an engagement
seduced
by a coy
reveal
Varied locations
of sweet penetrations
Sometimes
they remain
gently
pushed aside
Most times
tossed
depending
on the prime
A lover's duty
to ensure
they are ready
for the next adventure.
#LifeAsAWriter
616 reads
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I Am The Offer
Imminent doom
I sense in this room
Bland concrete walls
a searing pain in my jaw
Unsteady eyes
fill with a thousand flies
Gag on the stench
“Please open a vent”
My plea unanswered
a slow echo fractured
Bouncing confusion
my helpless seclusion
Ankles and wrists ache
from miles of duct tape
Affixed to a bed
swaddled in dread
Approached at my back
My head took a crack
What could they want?
I fear this won’t stop
This light too dim ...
I sense in this room
Bland concrete walls
a searing pain in my jaw
Unsteady eyes
fill with a thousand flies
Gag on the stench
“Please open a vent”
My plea unanswered
a slow echo fractured
Bouncing confusion
my helpless seclusion
Ankles and wrists ache
from miles of duct tape
Affixed to a bed
swaddled in dread
Approached at my back
My head took a crack
What could they want?
I fear this won’t stop
This light too dim ...
#dark
#abuse
#evil
#shadows
#suffering
499 reads
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Under Construction
Scrub another year
from the sensuous skin
to be prepared
for another to begin
Hiding the year
just like the rest
and wishing like hell
you will be at your best
But you are enough
and somehow you can't see it
the air brings you calm
inhale and just breathe it
Open the door
and just try to build
a courage needs guidance
I suspect you'll be thrilled
To meet a new morning
with a loving embrace
sip at the goodness
and savour the taste
***Happy New Year to all you...
from the sensuous skin
to be prepared
for another to begin
Hiding the year
just like the rest
and wishing like hell
you will be at your best
But you are enough
and somehow you can't see it
the air brings you calm
inhale and just breathe it
Open the door
and just try to build
a courage needs guidance
I suspect you'll be thrilled
To meet a new morning
with a loving embrace
sip at the goodness
and savour the taste
***Happy New Year to all you...
#rhyming
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Free Her If You Must
If this turns out
to be the final year
of us
We had a good run
In sober eyes
a new quest
Is your desire
My worship of you
no longer stokes the fire
You are different
and I remain
If I try too hard
this will never work
In all our time
you were never this alert
So if I fade from
your current view
I will not resent
that I loved you
to be the final year
of us
We had a good run
In sober eyes
a new quest
Is your desire
My worship of you
no longer stokes the fire
You are different
and I remain
If I try too hard
this will never work
In all our time
you were never this alert
So if I fade from
your current view
I will not resent
that I loved you
#breakup
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The Pattern Of The Problem
You appeared that night
calm appreciation
in a long forgotten town
You were the only person listening
and you sat in the front row
I strummed my guitar
and tried to project my song
above the boisterous crowd
It was busy
and I knew many faces
but I didn't know yours
So I sang to you
my audience of one
When the gig was over
you had evaporated
and I was alone
I married a woman
the following year
She was ruthless
and you found me
in the wreckage
of...
calm appreciation
in a long forgotten town
You were the only person listening
and you sat in the front row
I strummed my guitar
and tried to project my song
above the boisterous crowd
It was busy
and I knew many faces
but I didn't know yours
So I sang to you
my audience of one
When the gig was over
you had evaporated
and I was alone
I married a woman
the following year
She was ruthless
and you found me
in the wreckage
of...
#relationships
#music
#FallingInLove
#SelfReflection
#metaphor
577 reads
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Naughty Gets A Reward
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The Other Party
Jerry went into the attached garage
to smoke a spliff.
He didn't expect to see
Carol on her knees,
Meredith in her mouth.
Their husbands were inside
watching some sporting event.
"Don't worry about me", he said.
He lit up.
to smoke a spliff.
He didn't expect to see
Carol on her knees,
Meredith in her mouth.
Their husbands were inside
watching some sporting event.
"Don't worry about me", he said.
He lit up.
#drugs
#marijuana
#confessional
#memories
#SelfReflection
433 reads
Winterfresh (Haiku)
Teeth clicks in the chill
shivers beneath cloudless sky
a candy cane kiss.
shivers beneath cloudless sky
a candy cane kiss.
#sky
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The Seven Deadly Friends
The deadly often taunt me
partners in my crime
convince me beyond reason
that my actions are just fine
I'll gorge myself on everything
to eradicate my sorrow
I can lay about, neglect my house
and improve myself tomorrow
Across my path, my building wrath
selects a random passerby
to satisfy a twisted pleasure
to watch another cry
A kindred soul will be impressed
and reward my bloated pride
We will sneak into an alley
my probing cock against her thigh
The rush of greed, will fill the need ...
partners in my crime
convince me beyond reason
that my actions are just fine
I'll gorge myself on everything
to eradicate my sorrow
I can lay about, neglect my house
and improve myself tomorrow
Across my path, my building wrath
selects a random passerby
to satisfy a twisted pleasure
to watch another cry
A kindred soul will be impressed
and reward my bloated pride
We will sneak into an alley
my probing cock against her thigh
The rush of greed, will fill the need ...
#anxiety
#depression
#dark
#death
#evil
542 reads
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Change of Mind
Caught in a low
moving about on tippy-toe
my resolve is weak
and so I seek
to exorcise
this unpleasant feeling.
I tug one off
to a romance long lost
of an early date
that became a mistake
but midway
it becomes less appealing.
moving about on tippy-toe
my resolve is weak
and so I seek
to exorcise
this unpleasant feeling.
I tug one off
to a romance long lost
of an early date
that became a mistake
but midway
it becomes less appealing.
#PopCulture
441 reads
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The Flood
Fall with force
from my darkest corners.
I housed the pangs
and collected others.
Ready to burst,
out of this gate
This invented turmoil
I always create.
from my darkest corners.
I housed the pangs
and collected others.
Ready to burst,
out of this gate
This invented turmoil
I always create.
#dark
#identity
#myself
#SelfReflection
#SelfWorth
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