Submissions by caxton
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Wait . . . Poetry? I thought this was a dating site!
I think she lies
The whisper swish, shift, fall
As her clothing hits the floor reminds me of a promise I had heard in high school
Before I became a connoisseur of fine wines and sipping whiskeys
Before I knew I prefer stouts and porters
Before pregnancy scares and worrying about STDs because really I've only known this girl for a few weeks and I really shouldn't be going down on her
Before I thought I was a sex god
Before every woman told me I was the best
It's not like you can trust what a woman is saying when they're in your bed
At least not if they're any thing like men...
As her clothing hits the floor reminds me of a promise I had heard in high school
Before I became a connoisseur of fine wines and sipping whiskeys
Before I knew I prefer stouts and porters
Before pregnancy scares and worrying about STDs because really I've only known this girl for a few weeks and I really shouldn't be going down on her
Before I thought I was a sex god
Before every woman told me I was the best
It's not like you can trust what a woman is saying when they're in your bed
At least not if they're any thing like men...
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I am the best
I am the best at break ups
Ever!
You might try to tell me
A story about how
You fucked then dumped your girl
And think you're really cool
But I am better than you
I went out for drinks with my girl
And we talked
I saw it coming
And we mutually agreed to end it
Three hours later she texts me
And I go over
She spends the night in my arms
And in the morning
We wake up
Have sex
The best sex
The best sex of our awesome sex relationship
Eight hours after we break up
Ever!
You might try to tell me
A story about how
You fucked then dumped your girl
And think you're really cool
But I am better than you
I went out for drinks with my girl
And we talked
I saw it coming
And we mutually agreed to end it
Three hours later she texts me
And I go over
She spends the night in my arms
And in the morning
We wake up
Have sex
The best sex
The best sex of our awesome sex relationship
Eight hours after we break up
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f**k this shit
I did it the easy way
I let her do it
I saw it coming
But let her make the decision
Now I'm single
Now I'm pathetic
I could have broken up with her
But no
I didn't
Fuck this shit
I'm single
I'm fucking single
And I hate it
But I hate relationships too
Fuck this shit
I let her do it
I saw it coming
But let her make the decision
Now I'm single
Now I'm pathetic
I could have broken up with her
But no
I didn't
Fuck this shit
I'm single
I'm fucking single
And I hate it
But I hate relationships too
Fuck this shit
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Count down to break up
There is only so much I can do
We fall apart and I
I can only stock up on alcohol
I anticipate a bad Christmas
This is why I prefer to stay single
We fall apart and I
I can only stock up on alcohol
I anticipate a bad Christmas
This is why I prefer to stay single
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Breakup notations
I imagine that you will find yourself in love
You will be happy
You will be bliss
Then one night you wake up
At two A.M. In her bed
Sad, lonely
Thinking how did it all come to this
Put on clothes and go for a walk
Try to think things through
Come back
Leave a note
Think: it's not me, it's you
But you lie in the note
Saying you are feeling off
Saying anything but the truth
But here already you know it's over
Then maybe you drag it out
It was so great at the start
And when the end finally comes
It's tinged with...
You will be happy
You will be bliss
Then one night you wake up
At two A.M. In her bed
Sad, lonely
Thinking how did it all come to this
Put on clothes and go for a walk
Try to think things through
Come back
Leave a note
Think: it's not me, it's you
But you lie in the note
Saying you are feeling off
Saying anything but the truth
But here already you know it's over
Then maybe you drag it out
It was so great at the start
And when the end finally comes
It's tinged with...
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It's a wonder anybody would ever even love at all
Her eyes were flat
They had none of the warmth
They used to
None of the joy
My stomache seized up
At a glance
She was an alien
An imposter
Doppelgänger
Double
This was not my love
And hadn't been for some time
Somehow my love for her was keeping me
With someone who mostly looks like her
My heart is aching
No literally
I think she's giving me a heart attack
Or a panic attack or something
And I think about ending a relationship
I still wish I had
But haven't for some time
My...
They had none of the warmth
They used to
None of the joy
My stomache seized up
At a glance
She was an alien
An imposter
Doppelgänger
Double
This was not my love
And hadn't been for some time
Somehow my love for her was keeping me
With someone who mostly looks like her
My heart is aching
No literally
I think she's giving me a heart attack
Or a panic attack or something
And I think about ending a relationship
I still wish I had
But haven't for some time
My...
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Spell it out for you
I can still feel the
Caress
Of suicide on the mind
I'm not suicidal
I mean not really
It's just that my mind is inclined to linger
On guns and rope and knives and fire
Pills and the poor dear drowning victims
Industrial accidents, you know aren't likely to be thought of as suicide
But you can court a dangerous profession
Or hobby
High wire walking with out a safety net?
It is amateur hour
What could go wrong?
Caress
Of suicide on the mind
I'm not suicidal
I mean not really
It's just that my mind is inclined to linger
On guns and rope and knives and fire
Pills and the poor dear drowning victims
Industrial accidents, you know aren't likely to be thought of as suicide
But you can court a dangerous profession
Or hobby
High wire walking with out a safety net?
It is amateur hour
What could go wrong?
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Can the heartbeat be beat?
She would smile at me when I came over
Her sparkling eyes, a promise held
For me in time
My love is blind
And her kiss would singe, lust, passion
I took her in my arms and burned
And now my restless heart breaks
Her look lacks conviction
It doesn't tell me to stay
Her kiss, a perfunctory whisper
Is not the love I had
Stark silence inhibits
Separates my carnal whimpers
And though through the night I'd hold her
What now I hold is empty of our old love
Her sparkling eyes, a promise held
For me in time
My love is blind
And her kiss would singe, lust, passion
I took her in my arms and burned
And now my restless heart breaks
Her look lacks conviction
It doesn't tell me to stay
Her kiss, a perfunctory whisper
Is not the love I had
Stark silence inhibits
Separates my carnal whimpers
And though through the night I'd hold her
What now I hold is empty of our old love
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Just a minute
She sits on the bed
Impatiently
Waiting for me to join her
As I sit here trying to write her a poem
She doesn't know I'm trying to write a poem
Nor that it is to her
All she knows is that she is waiting
Impatiently
For me
And I, aware of the magic in that
Make this a short poem
Anything to please!
Impatiently
Waiting for me to join her
As I sit here trying to write her a poem
She doesn't know I'm trying to write a poem
Nor that it is to her
All she knows is that she is waiting
Impatiently
For me
And I, aware of the magic in that
Make this a short poem
Anything to please!
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Illustrious
Bury me by moonlight
Beneath the shining stars
And promise me you'll not
Let the sun cast it's eager eye
Upon my ever resting brow
For he is a greedy bastard, the sun
Seeking to sate his curiosity
Always trying to show everything to everyone
Leave illumination to the blind
At least they know what to do with it
Beneath the shining stars
And promise me you'll not
Let the sun cast it's eager eye
Upon my ever resting brow
For he is a greedy bastard, the sun
Seeking to sate his curiosity
Always trying to show everything to everyone
Leave illumination to the blind
At least they know what to do with it
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Goodnight my sweet, goodnight
She is a muse
My muse
Back the fuck off
Wondrous beauty
Heavenly
Divinity
Simple souls for feeling joy
Showered with joy
Happy hearts happy heads
Heal the hearts that make the turning tempest tingle
Like a first kiss to the core of your being
Warming blood rushed nerves engorged
Fueled on chemical feeling
Feeling solely for the sake of saying
Love is a funny little bird
That flits here then there
Singing a beautiful song
But if you catch it, the magic is gone
Better watched than caged
Twitter-wit tweet...
My muse
Back the fuck off
Wondrous beauty
Heavenly
Divinity
Simple souls for feeling joy
Showered with joy
Happy hearts happy heads
Heal the hearts that make the turning tempest tingle
Like a first kiss to the core of your being
Warming blood rushed nerves engorged
Fueled on chemical feeling
Feeling solely for the sake of saying
Love is a funny little bird
That flits here then there
Singing a beautiful song
But if you catch it, the magic is gone
Better watched than caged
Twitter-wit tweet...
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4 Comments
Maple flats
A strong wind blows
Bending the boughs
Of the mighty trees above
And when it snows
It falls from the sky
An instant blanket of deepest white
After the rain
The sun comes again
To dry the forest floor
And whether it's light
Or deepest night
I'll find Heaven by the ponds
There is water clean
From unpolluted stream
A spring back in the wood
With neither people nor cows
Pollution nor crowds
It's peaceful amongst the trees
Plants continuously growing anew
Animals show themselves unto you...
Bending the boughs
Of the mighty trees above
And when it snows
It falls from the sky
An instant blanket of deepest white
After the rain
The sun comes again
To dry the forest floor
And whether it's light
Or deepest night
I'll find Heaven by the ponds
There is water clean
From unpolluted stream
A spring back in the wood
With neither people nor cows
Pollution nor crowds
It's peaceful amongst the trees
Plants continuously growing anew
Animals show themselves unto you...
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