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.
Pointless
deep inside my mind
the hamster wheel is spinning
turds fly everywhere
distractions push-taunt-pulling
rush-rushing ever nowhere
the hamster wheel is spinning
turds fly everywhere
distractions push-taunt-pulling
rush-rushing ever nowhere
#anger
#anxiety
#frustration #tanka
#frustration #tanka
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Ancient diaries of the girl who always knew better
At 13, it was all about the boy
-the one who never saw her-
Maybe if she smiled more...
At 14, she was worldly
and so much more mature
than that shallow girl of last year
At 18, she had it all sorted out
How to love and leave
without losing herself
At 25, she cringed at past folly,
so much smarter now
and learning to commit
At 33, she tasted true loss and love,
surely arrived at the pinnacle
of discernment now
At 45, she discovered
she had never really known pain
as her soul...
-the one who never saw her-
Maybe if she smiled more...
At 14, she was worldly
and so much more mature
than that shallow girl of last year
At 18, she had it all sorted out
How to love and leave
without losing herself
At 25, she cringed at past folly,
so much smarter now
and learning to commit
At 33, she tasted true loss and love,
surely arrived at the pinnacle
of discernment now
At 45, she discovered
she had never really known pain
as her soul...
#memories
#LifeCycle
#aging #wisdom
#aging #wisdom
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17 and 11/12ths
He's sobbing, overwhelmed
on the edge of adulthood
desperate to be told who he is
while balking against all limits
A joy and a treasure since birth,
what a gift that he shares
this tender heart,
this need for mom's hugs
And if I could, I'd relieve his confusion
But all my wisdom feels useless.
I know now,
I will have to witness
him gathering his own.
on the edge of adulthood
desperate to be told who he is
while balking against all limits
A joy and a treasure since birth,
what a gift that he shares
this tender heart,
this need for mom's hugs
And if I could, I'd relieve his confusion
But all my wisdom feels useless.
I know now,
I will have to witness
him gathering his own.
#love
#teens
#son
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Love by any other name
stories and labels
should never stand in the way
of the true message
should never stand in the way
of the true message
#sadness
#love
#religion
430 reads
10 Comments
Onions and avocados
There's such intrigue, anticipation...
Peeling the onion
one layer at a time
Each one going deeper
until there are no layers left
and all is known
But to anticipate an onion
and end up with an avocado --
At first it seems exciting
to get beyond that tough skin,
but then it's just a uniform greasy mess
and a dense pit.
Where's the intrigue now?
Peeling the onion
one layer at a time
Each one going deeper
until there are no layers left
and all is known
But to anticipate an onion
and end up with an avocado --
At first it seems exciting
to get beyond that tough skin,
but then it's just a uniform greasy mess
and a dense pit.
Where's the intrigue now?
#identity
#funny
#humankind
318 reads
16 Comments
Tears from stone
I don't believe
I ever held any power
to hurt you.
That never stopped me trying.
Searching for your weaker seams,
telling you secrets that prove I don't care,
moving on and doing all I've done.
Yes, I meant to make you cry.
Parched
greedy
thirsty for those tears.
I'll never have to regret
causing your nightfall;
since you are dry and
immovable as stone,
it's simply
impossible.
I ever held any power
to hurt you.
That never stopped me trying.
Searching for your weaker seams,
telling you secrets that prove I don't care,
moving on and doing all I've done.
Yes, I meant to make you cry.
Parched
greedy
thirsty for those tears.
I'll never have to regret
causing your nightfall;
since you are dry and
immovable as stone,
it's simply
impossible.
#dark
#lies
#UnrequitedLove #manipulation
#UnrequitedLove #manipulation
438 reads
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Sunday sentiment
I made supper
You provided dessert
a walk
some Scrabble
Us two
lounging on the couch
with tea and words
I taught you
about the Beatles and LSD
You taught me
how to organize my email
We're good for each other
You provided dessert
a walk
some Scrabble
Us two
lounging on the couch
with tea and words
I taught you
about the Beatles and LSD
You taught me
how to organize my email
We're good for each other
#marriage
#peace
630 reads
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No plan
As I watch and wish...
If you finally noticed me,
what would happen next?
If you finally noticed me,
what would happen next?
#crush
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18 Comments
Subliminal
We were just sitting on the floor,
chatting, nothing heavy...
Or maybe (probably) I was talking
and you were listening,
as good friends do.
Suddenly your solid body was behind me,
arm across my shoulder,
and I was momentarily confused
by this casual closeness
and lack of caution.
But conversation continued, unabated.
You breathed the smell of my hair,
planted a gentle kiss on the back of my shoulder;
I was cherished.
My awareness shifted --
Slowly realizing
this warmth was just my own,
an imagined...
chatting, nothing heavy...
Or maybe (probably) I was talking
and you were listening,
as good friends do.
Suddenly your solid body was behind me,
arm across my shoulder,
and I was momentarily confused
by this casual closeness
and lack of caution.
But conversation continued, unabated.
You breathed the smell of my hair,
planted a gentle kiss on the back of my shoulder;
I was cherished.
My awareness shifted --
Slowly realizing
this warmth was just my own,
an imagined...
#love
#friendship
#dreams
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A jumble of thoughts
Many dots connecting
Enthusiasm infecting
Assumptions inspecting
Status quo rejecting
Resistance suspecting
Accusations expecting
Self-interest protecting
Our image projecting
Old wisdom collecting
Deep truths detecting
All beauty reflecting
True unity perfecting
Enthusiasm infecting
Assumptions inspecting
Status quo rejecting
Resistance suspecting
Accusations expecting
Self-interest protecting
Our image projecting
Old wisdom collecting
Deep truths detecting
All beauty reflecting
True unity perfecting
#conflict
#TruthOfLife
#philosophical
328 reads
6 Comments
Sorry, maybe?
You asked my opinion
maybe didn't expect it...
intensity overwhelms you
moderation eludes me
Too much?
Now your silence...
Shit, I've done it again
maybe didn't expect it...
intensity overwhelms you
moderation eludes me
Too much?
Now your silence...
Shit, I've done it again
#regret
#friendship
#honesty
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Love letter to my church
From this pit of frustration
I cry out
Will no one join me?
Does nobody see what I see?
Such a sweet loving family
of navel-gazing sinner/saints
imploding into
comfortable
apathy.
The King has left this building.
He's out hob-nobbing
with the desperate --
those who are so empty
of answers and self
that they actually have room to receive love.
No, not that saccharine-starry love
that promises deliverance from this life
to a...
I cry out
Will no one join me?
Does nobody see what I see?
Such a sweet loving family
of navel-gazing sinner/saints
imploding into
comfortable
apathy.
The King has left this building.
He's out hob-nobbing
with the desperate --
those who are so empty
of answers and self
that they actually have room to receive love.
No, not that saccharine-starry love
that promises deliverance from this life
to a...
#loneliness
#religion
#rebirth #spiritual
#rebirth #spiritual
363 reads
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