Submissions by mingomingus (SamTheSlam)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
"But on second thought, I didn't have anything to say. Besides, I have to admit that whatever interest you can get people to take in you doesn't last very long." - Albert Camus' "The Stranger"
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
4th Apr 2023 6:03pm
4th Apr 2023 6:03pm
Vowels
Adapt or die!
Become adept.
There is no I -
Adopt realities beyond your own,
Without you;
Why is that?
04-04-2023
Become adept.
There is no I -
Adopt realities beyond your own,
Without you;
Why is that?
04-04-2023
#LifeCycle
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
19th Jan 2023 1:25am
19th Jan 2023 1:25am
Apocrypha
Not to be confused
With apocalypse
From certain lips
Predicting the
End Of Times
Since the
Beginning
No
We're talking
Less Revelations
More consternations
Not to be read in public
Secret knowledge
Hidden away
Perturbed Protestants
Have plenty to
Hear-Say
Heresy
Catholics sure love
Their Maccabees
A stigmatic stain
On the Hole-y Bib-le
Of baby Jebus
Enough Religion!
None of this is
Conference approved literature
Back to basics
Let's study
The...
With apocalypse
From certain lips
Predicting the
End Of Times
Since the
Beginning
No
We're talking
Less Revelations
More consternations
Not to be read in public
Secret knowledge
Hidden away
Perturbed Protestants
Have plenty to
Hear-Say
Heresy
Catholics sure love
Their Maccabees
A stigmatic stain
On the Hole-y Bib-le
Of baby Jebus
Enough Religion!
None of this is
Conference approved literature
Back to basics
Let's study
The...
#religion
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1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Jan 2023 9:02pm
11th Jan 2023 9:02pm
Growing Pains
It's an age old
Rite of passage,
When an 'oh boy!'
Groans to be
An 'aw man.'
01-11-2023
Rite of passage,
When an 'oh boy!'
Groans to be
An 'aw man.'
01-11-2023
#childhood
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Jan 2023 8:15pm
4th Jan 2023 8:15pm
Just One Question
Dear Emily Dickinson,
Just one question:
Can a parking lot be a prairie?
See, there's this bee & me,
Sort of an irreverent revery,
Won't let me get my work done.
Pushing carts for Walmart's no dream job,
But to be fair,
One must look good
For an audience,
Despite the sting of reality.
01-04-2023
Just one question:
Can a parking lot be a prairie?
See, there's this bee & me,
Sort of an irreverent revery,
Won't let me get my work done.
Pushing carts for Walmart's no dream job,
But to be fair,
One must look good
For an audience,
Despite the sting of reality.
01-04-2023
#LifeAsAWriter
#EmilyDickinson
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2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
26th Dec 2022 6:47pm
26th Dec 2022 6:47pm
Same Place, Different State
I was in Poughkeepsie
A little tipsy
On a count of a broken heart
You won't find love out here
I was contemplating
And complicating
Everyone who had played their part
And now I can't endear
Stumbling through the night
Trying to find the light
Fallen to the floor
Too tired to walk anymore
I was in Tacoma
Pretty stoned, uh
Which had made for a rocky start
Somehow I can't see clear
And despite my courage
I got discouraged
Every time that I fell apart
But now I'll face the fear
...
A little tipsy
On a count of a broken heart
You won't find love out here
I was contemplating
And complicating
Everyone who had played their part
And now I can't endear
Stumbling through the night
Trying to find the light
Fallen to the floor
Too tired to walk anymore
I was in Tacoma
Pretty stoned, uh
Which had made for a rocky start
Somehow I can't see clear
And despite my courage
I got discouraged
Every time that I fell apart
But now I'll face the fear
...
#God
#redemption
145 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
27th Jul 2022 6:24am
27th Jul 2022 6:24am
Stay Woke, Son!
What's with Him?
He was hit with the Past
At full blast
In turn
Leaving Him
A quivering sack of shit
He didn't stand a chance
Under any circumstance
Face it, Son
Ya lost face
CUT IT OUT!
Not so, Lout
You'll wake
The Baby
Loud, Not so
He's already woke
Disowned by His Father
In a stoner's haze
Lost to His Mother
Through His vacant gaze
He refuses to kneel before God
Choosing instead
To take a knee
For causes that don't matter
While the rest of the World stands ...
He was hit with the Past
At full blast
In turn
Leaving Him
A quivering sack of shit
He didn't stand a chance
Under any circumstance
Face it, Son
Ya lost face
CUT IT OUT!
Not so, Lout
You'll wake
The Baby
Loud, Not so
He's already woke
Disowned by His Father
In a stoner's haze
Lost to His Mother
Through His vacant gaze
He refuses to kneel before God
Choosing instead
To take a knee
For causes that don't matter
While the rest of the World stands ...
#regret
#LifeStruggles
#shame
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SONG LYRICS
Published
1st Mar 2022 9:24pm
1st Mar 2022 9:24pm
We Got Ours
This day & age
It's hard to find
A person
Who will give you the time
To set you on your way
Despite all your crimes
You can pay a lawyer
But there's no guarantee
'Cause after all
He can't cure the disease
And no amount of law school
Can teach you how to be free
You get yours
I got mine
You get yours
I got mine
You get yours
I got mine
You'll be fine
You can see a doctor
Wait in the hall
She'll give you some pills
That do nothing at all
'Cept make ya all day...
It's hard to find
A person
Who will give you the time
To set you on your way
Despite all your crimes
You can pay a lawyer
But there's no guarantee
'Cause after all
He can't cure the disease
And no amount of law school
Can teach you how to be free
You get yours
I got mine
You get yours
I got mine
You get yours
I got mine
You'll be fine
You can see a doctor
Wait in the hall
She'll give you some pills
That do nothing at all
'Cept make ya all day...
#LifeStruggles
#LifeCycle
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DRUGS POEM
Published
30th Jan 2022 3:25am
30th Jan 2022 3:25am
EQ Rx
My bass line's so low
I can never seem to rise above
My tweeter is sweeter
But the middles they don't get no love
So pump up the volume
Move that master fader nice & slow
Compression's depression
Get those Rx levels back in flow
01-29-2022
I can never seem to rise above
My tweeter is sweeter
But the middles they don't get no love
So pump up the volume
Move that master fader nice & slow
Compression's depression
Get those Rx levels back in flow
01-29-2022
#music
#drugs
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1 Comment
SONG LYRICS
Published
28th Jan 2022 11:17pm
28th Jan 2022 11:17pm
Cog In The Wheel
You
Were a rising star
You were going far
Straight to the moon
They
All had faith in you
Of the things you'd do
You were one of the few
But now
Oh how you fell
Heaven to hell
So far from swell
Here
You found your place
Won't show your face
From fear & disgrace
But I gotta know
Was it all that bad
I mean you're still a lad
There are those who've done worse
Let go of the past
You better do it fast
I don't mean to be crass
But stop eating dirt! ...
Were a rising star
You were going far
Straight to the moon
They
All had faith in you
Of the things you'd do
You were one of the few
But now
Oh how you fell
Heaven to hell
So far from swell
Here
You found your place
Won't show your face
From fear & disgrace
But I gotta know
Was it all that bad
I mean you're still a lad
There are those who've done worse
Let go of the past
You better do it fast
I don't mean to be crass
But stop eating dirt! ...
#love
#forgiveness
#identity #LifeStruggles
#identity #LifeStruggles
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SELF POEM
Published
22nd Jan 2022 11:34pm
22nd Jan 2022 11:34pm
The Turning Away
I could teach
A master class
In losing one's
Audience
I wouldn't even
Have to try
Very hard
Just pour my
Stream of consciousness
On to the page
And watch em run
Oh the Turning Away!
I guess it's to be expected
When your primary
Social circle
Gives it to ya
Straight no chaser
Sober as a loon
They say things like
"Sit down and shut up
Take the cotton out
Of your ears
And put it
In your mouth
Keep it simple, stupid"
After a while
You build up ...
A master class
In losing one's
Audience
I wouldn't even
Have to try
Very hard
Just pour my
Stream of consciousness
On to the page
And watch em run
Oh the Turning Away!
I guess it's to be expected
When your primary
Social circle
Gives it to ya
Straight no chaser
Sober as a loon
They say things like
"Sit down and shut up
Take the cotton out
Of your ears
And put it
In your mouth
Keep it simple, stupid"
After a while
You build up ...
#LifeStruggles
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STORY POEM
Published
21st Jan 2022 7:28am
21st Jan 2022 7:28am
Spread Em
Back in the day
You fought for glory
Oh Knight of Wands
These days it's a different story
A fallout from yourself
Disconnected from your values
Being messed up without being messed up
You took away the substance
And left - what exactly?
Your mind wants to kill you
Your heart beats you down
Your body, a bloated corpse
Where the spirit clings
To things that once made you happy
Fleeting, flittering, flown
Away with you!
Find purpose elsewhere
But first stock up
The journey is long ...
You fought for glory
Oh Knight of Wands
These days it's a different story
A fallout from yourself
Disconnected from your values
Being messed up without being messed up
You took away the substance
And left - what exactly?
Your mind wants to kill you
Your heart beats you down
Your body, a bloated corpse
Where the spirit clings
To things that once made you happy
Fleeting, flittering, flown
Away with you!
Find purpose elsewhere
But first stock up
The journey is long ...
#learning
#LifeCycle
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3 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
20th Jan 2022 00:42am
20th Jan 2022 00:42am
Happy Joyous & Free
I am a no one
Nothin' special 'bout me
I sing & play my songs
To the birds & trees
They sing right back to me
With the chirpin' in the breeze
I am a no one
Nothin' special 'bout me
Oh what a bore
Always wantin' more
Don't be a pest
Grin & bear it like all the rest
You think you're someone
Someone better than me
You've got more followers
On your live stream feed
Now you got a podcast
What more do you need?
You think you're someone
Someone better than me ...
Nothin' special 'bout me
I sing & play my songs
To the birds & trees
They sing right back to me
With the chirpin' in the breeze
I am a no one
Nothin' special 'bout me
Oh what a bore
Always wantin' more
Don't be a pest
Grin & bear it like all the rest
You think you're someone
Someone better than me
You've got more followers
On your live stream feed
Now you got a podcast
What more do you need?
You think you're someone
Someone better than me ...
#God
#humankind
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6 Comments
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