Submissions by asbr808 (Anthony R)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
irrepressible joie de vivre
FICTIONAL PROSE
Published
15th Feb 2025 6:50pm
15th Feb 2025 6:50pm
Lab Yrinth
Enclosed in a maze,
The rat is lost in confinement
He patterns out the bait and route
A switch flicks in his head as he catches
Sight of the world through a crack in the wall
He does not really register at first
And continues to chase the artificial scent
Of cloying comfort and sleepy routine
Going around and around
One day he wakes
And feels less drive to seek the bait
And wants to sniff out the truth
He presses a paw against the crack
And the wall comes down with ease
And the light hurts his eyes
But he can taste...
The rat is lost in confinement
He patterns out the bait and route
A switch flicks in his head as he catches
Sight of the world through a crack in the wall
He does not really register at first
And continues to chase the artificial scent
Of cloying comfort and sleepy routine
Going around and around
One day he wakes
And feels less drive to seek the bait
And wants to sniff out the truth
He presses a paw against the crack
And the wall comes down with ease
And the light hurts his eyes
But he can taste...
#FeelingLost
#learning
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3 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Jan 2025 4:59am
28th Jan 2025 4:59am
de-fi biotic
Where is the energeticist
Diagnosed with low morale
Caught up in barreled guns
Why’s that?
Catch me on the other flight
As I make a trajectory of defeat
Curtain call, be fall,
Winter and string—
I am tied to you dear
Fate and destiny two sisters
Laid to sleep in a garden
The produce of their dreams were strange
When our heads are so close together
I see smoke and cold clouds of process
Chemically speaking we should not ignite
I am lost within there
At the edge of understanding
Where I go now, where...
Diagnosed with low morale
Caught up in barreled guns
Why’s that?
Catch me on the other flight
As I make a trajectory of defeat
Curtain call, be fall,
Winter and string—
I am tied to you dear
Fate and destiny two sisters
Laid to sleep in a garden
The produce of their dreams were strange
When our heads are so close together
I see smoke and cold clouds of process
Chemically speaking we should not ignite
I am lost within there
At the edge of understanding
Where I go now, where...
#lover
#ThrillSeeking
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LOVE POEM
Published
27th Jan 2025 8:06pm
27th Jan 2025 8:06pm
pirating a heart
a brazen delicate lingering effect
energized raison d'etre
the cabals internal
know not old or new
in many years i am to be
the chosen raring few
looking into deep water
the island feels afloat
in search of crystal harbors
upon a slender boat
seeking snaking hungry fish
at last we shout 'land ho!'
buried treasure now or never
don't dare dispute life's flow
and though we now suntan on sand
in frozen hourglass
two ships: in day and in night
do meet and come to pass
energized raison d'etre
the cabals internal
know not old or new
in many years i am to be
the chosen raring few
looking into deep water
the island feels afloat
in search of crystal harbors
upon a slender boat
seeking snaking hungry fish
at last we shout 'land ho!'
buried treasure now or never
don't dare dispute life's flow
and though we now suntan on sand
in frozen hourglass
two ships: in day and in night
do meet and come to pass
#FeelingLost
#love
#TimeHeals
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Jan 2025 10:12pm
17th Jan 2025 10:12pm
Over and Over
the moment is fleeing itself,
scared of its own deflection
looking into the pond
out of the pond, siren song,
islets scattered with eyelets
shells borne of seasickness
a vessel emptied, clear glassy ides
marching towards a frail old secret
buried pleasure
of broken tongues
cooled flames of mild temper
sacrificial lamb risotto
spurned, scorned, and soured
as if you look past me, through me,
what do you see?
scared of its own deflection
looking into the pond
out of the pond, siren song,
islets scattered with eyelets
shells borne of seasickness
a vessel emptied, clear glassy ides
marching towards a frail old secret
buried pleasure
of broken tongues
cooled flames of mild temper
sacrificial lamb risotto
spurned, scorned, and soured
as if you look past me, through me,
what do you see?
#boyfriend
#lover
#mystery #SelfReflection
#mystery #SelfReflection
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Jan 2025 10:10pm
16th Jan 2025 10:10pm
Anyone Can Cook
Riddle me this, that, the other thing
Fortune cookies reveal a sliver
Of paper money worth an ideal
An idea
Of a whisper
You say this, that, the other thing
It’s hard to follow
A ghostly waiter
suivez-moi maintenant
Training you on a new chemical process
An hour to cook, sit, rest, consume
Interned at the holy grounds of black pepper
I mark the gravesite
With my mother’s recipe
Just the way she used to make it
Fortune cookies reveal a sliver
Of paper money worth an ideal
An idea
Of a whisper
You say this, that, the other thing
It’s hard to follow
A ghostly waiter
suivez-moi maintenant
Training you on a new chemical process
An hour to cook, sit, rest, consume
Interned at the holy grounds of black pepper
I mark the gravesite
With my mother’s recipe
Just the way she used to make it
#anxiety
#LifeCycle
#lover
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
20th Dec 2024 11:51pm
20th Dec 2024 11:51pm
After+Math
A skeleton strewn on the curb
Bone fragments hair and fur
A relic of a Saint embedded
An olive branch and dove rescinded
Glassy eyes glazed over and still
A cup not half full nor filled
Shimmering dust in the long long dark
A distance closed in a quiet park
I spend my time but earn not enough
I prefer to be gentle I'm sorry for being rough
Bone fragments hair and fur
A relic of a Saint embedded
An olive branch and dove rescinded
Glassy eyes glazed over and still
A cup not half full nor filled
Shimmering dust in the long long dark
A distance closed in a quiet park
I spend my time but earn not enough
I prefer to be gentle I'm sorry for being rough
#conflict
#lover
#mystery
60 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
20th Dec 2024 11:49pm
20th Dec 2024 11:49pm
raining
An eyelash in my mouth
Good luck according to the Chinese
I press the hair from my finger to yours
A peaceful transfer of power
I cling to an ideal
A promise broken and mended
I feel dejected
The rain comes down like snow
The darkness is an invitation
To a party for one
Order number 42
My mom says I eat out too much
But why cook for myself alone?
At least you understand me.
Good luck according to the Chinese
I press the hair from my finger to yours
A peaceful transfer of power
I cling to an ideal
A promise broken and mended
I feel dejected
The rain comes down like snow
The darkness is an invitation
To a party for one
Order number 42
My mom says I eat out too much
But why cook for myself alone?
At least you understand me.
#motivational
#relationships
#SelfDiscovery
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1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
20th Dec 2024 6:22am
20th Dec 2024 6:22am
lap.top
I touch you to wake you up
Keep you up
As your screen times out
Your touchscreen is dirty so I clean it
Touch-clean tough screens
I keep you awake
Power saving mode turns off as I plug you in
Please just stay awake
Your webcam eyes lull and skip frames
The definition of a living thing is one that responds to stimuli
As I press buttons and click your facial-recognition features
You react to my stimulation
But I want you to know this is not a simulation
Keep you up
As your screen times out
Your touchscreen is dirty so I clean it
Touch-clean tough screens
I keep you awake
Power saving mode turns off as I plug you in
Please just stay awake
Your webcam eyes lull and skip frames
The definition of a living thing is one that responds to stimuli
As I press buttons and click your facial-recognition features
You react to my stimulation
But I want you to know this is not a simulation
#IMissYou
#love
#secrets
#sensual
#technology
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
26th Sep 2024 4:47pm
26th Sep 2024 4:47pm
hark!
distant bells
caroling carillon
carrying carrion
water the deep
on this holy day
a day of rest for
six days of labor
to give birth to
a new mindset
we will name her
hera, goddess of the hearth
borne out of mind and substance
the warmth of thought embers
engineers a path
caroling carillon
carrying carrion
water the deep
on this holy day
a day of rest for
six days of labor
to give birth to
a new mindset
we will name her
hera, goddess of the hearth
borne out of mind and substance
the warmth of thought embers
engineers a path
#SelfReflection
#spiritual
71 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
12th Sep 2024 4:31pm
12th Sep 2024 4:31pm
postal
Brisk walk, windchill
Leaves paint shadows on the sidewalk
A small flock of sparrows flit away
Avoiding my footfalls
A book tucked under my arm
I think of you fondly
It's the distance
Sending signals across the pond
Marred by fatal crossings
Leaves paint shadows on the sidewalk
A small flock of sparrows flit away
Avoiding my footfalls
A book tucked under my arm
I think of you fondly
It's the distance
Sending signals across the pond
Marred by fatal crossings
#city
#dating
#fall
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2 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
5th Sep 2024 10:47pm
5th Sep 2024 10:47pm
Saint Lucia
If the night is a thief
What does it steal?
Lost sleep, tossed and turned,
To things that go bump in the fright
Some of us are nocturnal
And see more clearly in the dark
Not I.
I go to bed when evening comes
I cannot stand to think
Of the wingless angels just out of sight
I do not wish to know them
But they Know Me
They watch over as I slumber
Prodding and poking with long fingers
An uneasy massage
The cycle is not to be broken--
Once undone it unravels ...
What does it steal?
Lost sleep, tossed and turned,
To things that go bump in the fright
Some of us are nocturnal
And see more clearly in the dark
Not I.
I go to bed when evening comes
I cannot stand to think
Of the wingless angels just out of sight
I do not wish to know them
But they Know Me
They watch over as I slumber
Prodding and poking with long fingers
An uneasy massage
The cycle is not to be broken--
Once undone it unravels ...
#angels
#dark
#magic #prayer
#magic #prayer
110 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
3rd Sep 2024 10:33pm
3rd Sep 2024 10:33pm
entropy
If I try to be anything at all
Palate cleansed and ready to fall
Par the course-produced pliancy
Hard-stopped inattentive truancy
Undelivered love letters left unread
And a technical error to disconnect
Two or three odd ventriloquists
Speaking to me through a single kiss
Palate cleansed and ready to fall
Par the course-produced pliancy
Hard-stopped inattentive truancy
Undelivered love letters left unread
And a technical error to disconnect
Two or three odd ventriloquists
Speaking to me through a single kiss
#anxiety
#love
#risk
113 reads
4 Comments
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