Submissions by brokentitanium (k.)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I'm just a human living my life, and this is where I spill the stuff I can't say out loud. Sometimes the words arrange themselves nicely, and that's pretty cool.
That line of too far, too close, too much
I watch it recede
in my rear view
again
in my rear view
again
#love
#regret
#minimalist
#crush
#risk
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Proverbs about running before sunrise
You can't see it clearly, but the road is still there.
Take the next step.
The lights you're wearing for other people to see
don't really illuminate your path.
Other people's lights can be blinding,
unless they're walking beside you.
There's a universe of stars above you --
look up and appreciate the beauty.
If you stay out in the dark long enough,
it will eventually become light again.
Take the next step.
The lights you're wearing for other people to see
don't really illuminate your path.
Other people's lights can be blinding,
unless they're walking beside you.
There's a universe of stars above you --
look up and appreciate the beauty.
If you stay out in the dark long enough,
it will eventually become light again.
#depression
#courage
#dark
#nature
#sports
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I killed the Halloween pumpkin
All I wanted was
to catch up on sleep
but kid missed the school bus
so I'm out of my coccoon
sun screaming at my eyeballs
exhaustion buzzing my ears
a hailstorm of troubles
bombarding my skull
Trying to salvage the situation,
compose a grocery list on the fly
park in the lot and reach
for the wallet that
isn't there
Fuck.
Drive home in fuming silence
resisting urges to weaponize the car
The neighbours have witnessed
some strange things
and now this
I wonder if they feel safe...
to catch up on sleep
but kid missed the school bus
so I'm out of my coccoon
sun screaming at my eyeballs
exhaustion buzzing my ears
a hailstorm of troubles
bombarding my skull
Trying to salvage the situation,
compose a grocery list on the fly
park in the lot and reach
for the wallet that
isn't there
Fuck.
Drive home in fuming silence
resisting urges to weaponize the car
The neighbours have witnessed
some strange things
and now this
I wonder if they feel safe...
#anger
#depression
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He says I'm too intense
always all in
too many interests
spread too thin
overcommitted
overenthusiastic
overemotional
reckless.
but now...
every nerve jangling
pleasure/pain
no need for violence or power
for we are one beast
lost
in the give and receive
of pure
fucking
fun
so how do you like my intensity now?
too many interests
spread too thin
overcommitted
overenthusiastic
overemotional
reckless.
but now...
every nerve jangling
pleasure/pain
no need for violence or power
for we are one beast
lost
in the give and receive
of pure
fucking
fun
so how do you like my intensity now?
#relationships
#marriage
#passion
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I could do anything
if I could accept
giving up
everything else
giving up
everything else
#identity
#LifeStruggles
#minimalist #choices
#minimalist #choices
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Wednesday morning sobbing on the floor of my home office
Everyone does this, right?
This is fine
.
This is fine
.
#depression
#LifeStruggles
#illness #minimalist
#illness #minimalist
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Motive
I must confess,
my ultimate goal is to make you
fall madly in love with me….
But not me, exactly --
rather, the wild beauty that
is all,
in all.
In my breath I hope you feel
wind sighing through pines,
see the eternity of ocean waves in my eyes,
hear the songs of stars and crickets in my voice,
and taste the generosity of forests in my lips.
I want you so smitten,
that through loving me
you will grasp the belovedness of you,
trust your preciousness,
and know that this is all
grace, ...
my ultimate goal is to make you
fall madly in love with me….
But not me, exactly --
rather, the wild beauty that
is all,
in all.
In my breath I hope you feel
wind sighing through pines,
see the eternity of ocean waves in my eyes,
hear the songs of stars and crickets in my voice,
and taste the generosity of forests in my lips.
I want you so smitten,
that through loving me
you will grasp the belovedness of you,
trust your preciousness,
and know that this is all
grace, ...
#love
#spiritual
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Release
drifting to and fro
surfing fluid dynamics
leaf settles to earth
surfing fluid dynamics
leaf settles to earth
#trees
#haiku
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I never told you what you taught me
Hollow
It's hard to mourn
someone who was never really present.
Now that you're gone,
nothing much has changed.
Does that make you sad?
Good; now you understand.
Hide
I was just a kid.
Freeze
Stay silent
Be ashamed
You'll never know you're the one
who taught me
this world is not safe.
Heal
You cracked me open.
Light peeked in;
poetry poured out.
I wasn't ready
to be allowed to feel;
making art is making love
...
It's hard to mourn
someone who was never really present.
Now that you're gone,
nothing much has changed.
Does that make you sad?
Good; now you understand.
Hide
I was just a kid.
Freeze
Stay silent
Be ashamed
You'll never know you're the one
who taught me
this world is not safe.
Heal
You cracked me open.
Light peeked in;
poetry poured out.
I wasn't ready
to be allowed to feel;
making art is making love
...
#love
#men
#forgiveness #secrets
#forgiveness #secrets
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Foggy run
running through a cloud
drops collect on eyelashes
proving I exist
drops collect on eyelashes
proving I exist
#morning
#freedom
#sports
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Campfire, alone
last at the campfire
prodding old embers
breathing hope
to see if there's still life
flame tongues rise bright
like memories
asserting their presence
then
receding to a steady glow
the warmth of presence
lingers
prodding old embers
breathing hope
to see if there's still life
flame tongues rise bright
like memories
asserting their presence
then
receding to a steady glow
the warmth of presence
lingers
#love
#fire
#memories #nostalgia
#memories #nostalgia
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