Submissions by lepperochan (Craic-Dealer)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction sometimes my head fights a civil war. I never know which side started it, or which side wins. but I know for sure it was hard faught other profiles which I write with: Muggle, and am part of team Poetcast Project
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Dec 2019 00:45am
21st Dec 2019 00:45am
She puts on the best Christmas (on visit to Shauna)
I stood close to the fire
watched flames
tell stories of their hunger
and satisfaction
I worried
for the two giant socks
hanging down
from the mantle
her tree
stood proud, plump
lavished
with gliterful trinkets
its lights danced, chased
around the periphery
then flashed
a merry choreography
and she, six, (Shauna's princess)
was more excited
than the time her tooth fell out
she learned of the fairy ...
watched flames
tell stories of their hunger
and satisfaction
I worried
for the two giant socks
hanging down
from the mantle
her tree
stood proud, plump
lavished
with gliterful trinkets
its lights danced, chased
around the periphery
then flashed
a merry choreography
and she, six, (Shauna's princess)
was more excited
than the time her tooth fell out
she learned of the fairy ...
#Christmas
178 reads
19 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
23rd Nov 2019 00:53am
23rd Nov 2019 00:53am
In the case of Me versus Addiction
I'd love to know
what scared me so much
about myself
to have ended up
parked in a lay-by
chasing my life away
God knows I was on top
of the world
thought I had it beat
some poems back
but in the end
my mind wasn't with it
took weeks
for it to catch up
and I'd love to tell you
'bout how much hell turkey...
what scared me so much
about myself
to have ended up
parked in a lay-by
chasing my life away
God knows I was on top
of the world
thought I had it beat
some poems back
but in the end
my mind wasn't with it
took weeks
for it to catch up
and I'd love to tell you
'bout how much hell turkey...
#addiction
281 reads
30 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
23rd Nov 2019 00:19am
23rd Nov 2019 00:19am
Not such a misdemeanor
You are the beat
in so many
of our chests
I cannot fathom
the emptiness
your loss
would leave
in so many
of our chests
I cannot fathom
the emptiness
your loss
would leave
#family
183 reads
6 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
5th Sep 2019 8:13pm
5th Sep 2019 8:13pm
Granite
I've come to miss
waking up wanted
needed
loved
in love
so I hope you're as strong
as you think you are
cos I've seen rocks
grind themselves to dust
in front of me
and i'd much rather
something
with a bit more longevity
waking up wanted
needed
loved
in love
so I hope you're as strong
as you think you are
cos I've seen rocks
grind themselves to dust
in front of me
and i'd much rather
something
with a bit more longevity
#relationships
487 reads
41 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
15th Mar 2019 00:25am
15th Mar 2019 00:25am
In its simplest form
without her
I felt like an ocean
cursed to endure
every drop of rain
which filled it
I felt like an ocean
cursed to endure
every drop of rain
which filled it
#birth
#universe
#luck
480 reads
28 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
7th May 2018 10:13am
7th May 2018 10:13am
On seperation
Of all voices
the one most poignant
says change
has been minimal
I was already here
some years ago
the one most poignant
says change
has been minimal
I was already here
some years ago
#relationships
739 reads
36 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
24th Dec 2017 3:18am
24th Dec 2017 3:18am
Can't build a bridge without breaking skin
The walk from my mother's house
took about two minutes
i don't remember thinking much
exept how unpoetic it all felt
The sky was a mass of grey
it nearly rained, nearly snowed
and for a couple of seconds
the sun nearly showed signs
of a minor breakthrough
I tapped on a window, took a step back
and braced myself
he was a bit more built
than hoped for
and his eyes hinted ...
took about two minutes
i don't remember thinking much
exept how unpoetic it all felt
The sky was a mass of grey
it nearly rained, nearly snowed
and for a couple of seconds
the sun nearly showed signs
of a minor breakthrough
I tapped on a window, took a step back
and braced myself
he was a bit more built
than hoped for
and his eyes hinted ...
834 reads
33 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
26th Nov 2017 6:19pm
26th Nov 2017 6:19pm
Said a poet to another who deserved better
The juncture would be timeless
were it not for the starved eyes :
silent
like the bolt
of a crossbow
in flight
soft
like snow fall
on a windless
night
(())
I give up
but I don't
surrender
or want to
remember
anything past
a tiny
pink ribbon
were it not for the starved eyes :
silent
like the bolt
of a crossbow
in flight
soft
like snow fall
on a windless
night
(())
I give up
but I don't
surrender
or want to
remember
anything past
a tiny
pink ribbon
#winter
#MyInspiration
#myself #SelfReflection
#myself #SelfReflection
738 reads
18 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Aug 2017 11:34am
24th Aug 2017 11:34am
Go slow sweet moon
Hardly worth writing
the bad days
when most every street corner
throws up someone
way worse off
It's said anyway
if your eyes are tuned in
Good thing
about between days
is as long as that moon
owns the sky
there'll be no tomorrow
*Title by Kexby*
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/245263-go-slow-sweet-moon/
for Jesta's comp "I dub thee" -take a title ( ask for it ) from a poet's poem and write a poem...
the bad days
when most every street corner
throws up someone
way worse off
It's said anyway
if your eyes are tuned in
Good thing
about between days
is as long as that moon
owns the sky
there'll be no tomorrow
*Title by Kexby*
https://deepundergroundpoetry.com/poems/245263-go-slow-sweet-moon/
for Jesta's comp "I dub thee" -take a title ( ask for it ) from a poet's poem and write a poem...
841 reads
25 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
17th Aug 2017 12:02pm
17th Aug 2017 12:02pm
Before the calm. ( collaboration with Jack Heslop )
Boil the blood, then drain the heart :
a sense of mist
a profanity hissed
a witch's brew to be dismissed
by all who'd loathe to tear apart...
a fair foul with fair force
[ you pluck the knife
slit the scar
add a splash of vinegar ]
2.
We climbed the fabled steps
and found nothing.
no gods, no men, just an old
and empty room. all too soon
those simple cries of agony
became howls of rage;
betrayed by hate
we found...
a sense of mist
a profanity hissed
a witch's brew to be dismissed
by all who'd loathe to tear apart...
a fair foul with fair force
[ you pluck the knife
slit the scar
add a splash of vinegar ]
2.
We climbed the fabled steps
and found nothing.
no gods, no men, just an old
and empty room. all too soon
those simple cries of agony
became howls of rage;
betrayed by hate
we found...
755 reads
15 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Jul 2017 9:10am
14th Jul 2017 9:10am
A memory escaped me, like many of its nature: a to b etc
The road forked
and we held hands
until the gap
between our paths
grew larger
than arms length
and we held hands
until the gap
between our paths
grew larger
than arms length
671 reads
33 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
22nd Jun 2017 6:32am
22nd Jun 2017 6:32am
Without borders
..and it applies
to people too", he said
"you'll see when you get older"
we got out of the car
me, with a bundle of clothes
under my arm
Aunt Lena
already had her front door open
could smell the gas cooker
heating the tea
and she wanted
to have it on the table
for when my Dad and me
sat down
I loved her for it
and I loved her
for the way she talked to me
despite the trouble
I was in
she winked at my Dad
looked at me
said "none of that...
to people too", he said
"you'll see when you get older"
we got out of the car
me, with a bundle of clothes
under my arm
Aunt Lena
already had her front door open
could smell the gas cooker
heating the tea
and she wanted
to have it on the table
for when my Dad and me
sat down
I loved her for it
and I loved her
for the way she talked to me
despite the trouble
I was in
she winked at my Dad
looked at me
said "none of that...
689 reads
18 Comments
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