Submissions by monkeyman
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
The Measure Of Greatness
There are people who have lived and died and have long since been forgotten, with no record of their existence, yet still the echoes of their greatness are heard, the ripples of the impact they’ve made reverberate through time. Even the mightiest of waves can be started by a tiny gust of wind.
Some people are born to be great; some have greatness thrust upon them. But which is more worthy of its title? Someone who seeks greatness and does indeed become recognized as great? Someone who is capable of greatness but doesn’t seek it, becoming recognized as great only by circumstance?...
Some people are born to be great; some have greatness thrust upon them. But which is more worthy of its title? Someone who seeks greatness and does indeed become recognized as great? Someone who is capable of greatness but doesn’t seek it, becoming recognized as great only by circumstance?...
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One Last Time
Yes we were lovers, yes we were friends
But one thing’s for certain, everything comes to an end
Now you come back after all these years
With the hurt that you caused, the thousands of tears
I see what you bring, and I’d sooner be rid
You gave up my love for an auction room bid
Your bidder turned not to be what he made out
You thought, I know, I’ll give Danny a shout
Reliable, predictable, good old me
Now I look at you cold, from your love I am free
Don’t get me wrong, I still feel some affection
Your fabulous body...
But one thing’s for certain, everything comes to an end
Now you come back after all these years
With the hurt that you caused, the thousands of tears
I see what you bring, and I’d sooner be rid
You gave up my love for an auction room bid
Your bidder turned not to be what he made out
You thought, I know, I’ll give Danny a shout
Reliable, predictable, good old me
Now I look at you cold, from your love I am free
Don’t get me wrong, I still feel some affection
Your fabulous body...
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I Don't Know
All the things I think I know
I just don’t know
whether all these things are even real
What do I know? Only how I feel
I know not of life for less I’ve learnt
only finger tips each time are burnt
not of information’s own dominion
for it knows only second hand opinion
Time will lead us where it wants
The past will be our confidante
cementing fragile lies to fact
in image, not beneath the cracks
Truth will speak under conciseness
where obligation and morality equate to nothingness ...
I just don’t know
whether all these things are even real
What do I know? Only how I feel
I know not of life for less I’ve learnt
only finger tips each time are burnt
not of information’s own dominion
for it knows only second hand opinion
Time will lead us where it wants
The past will be our confidante
cementing fragile lies to fact
in image, not beneath the cracks
Truth will speak under conciseness
where obligation and morality equate to nothingness ...
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Page 2. The Solemn Tear Of Wrath
Wrath rode with Hell and Fury
Hope and Faith, Pride and Glory
When Glory lost so was Pride
Faith prayed for Justice when Hope died
But Justice hid behind a mask
leaving only Wrath to do Gods task
Wrath lived quiet Wrath lived blue
the only honest sin, its true
When both God and the Devil hold the reins
all Wrath sees is death and pain
With the prayers of Faith still ringing in his ear
Wrath wiped from his cheek a single tear
In a blink his face turned stone
as he slashes flesh and crushes bone
his heart now...
Hope and Faith, Pride and Glory
When Glory lost so was Pride
Faith prayed for Justice when Hope died
But Justice hid behind a mask
leaving only Wrath to do Gods task
Wrath lived quiet Wrath lived blue
the only honest sin, its true
When both God and the Devil hold the reins
all Wrath sees is death and pain
With the prayers of Faith still ringing in his ear
Wrath wiped from his cheek a single tear
In a blink his face turned stone
as he slashes flesh and crushes bone
his heart now...
#God
#devil
#faith
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Into Battle
Clear my mind
I am thoughtless
alive only in the moment
I see everything
but look only ahead
I hear every sound
but listen to nothing
I am emotionless
I am free
Action after action
reaction over thought
pain, just a signal
to tell you you’ve been caught
Action after action
reaction over thought
when the mind is under pressure
the body remembers what’s been taught
My mind is clear
ready to react
no fear, no pain ...
I am thoughtless
alive only in the moment
I see everything
but look only ahead
I hear every sound
but listen to nothing
I am emotionless
I am free
Action after action
reaction over thought
pain, just a signal
to tell you you’ve been caught
Action after action
reaction over thought
when the mind is under pressure
the body remembers what’s been taught
My mind is clear
ready to react
no fear, no pain ...
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The Teacher And The Tyrant
Whilst the Teacher lived by rules
fashion flirts with villains and fools
but the Teacher knew where they were hidden
They saw him there
with beard and long grey hair
and knew the grounds of his garden were forbidden
There is no doubt
he could hear them scream and shout
but their words they had no meaning
Lost their legend in a bout
when they tried to chase him out
the Teacher left the Tyrant scared and bleeding
learn they did
that their master’s just a kid
with his Terracotta army...
fashion flirts with villains and fools
but the Teacher knew where they were hidden
They saw him there
with beard and long grey hair
and knew the grounds of his garden were forbidden
There is no doubt
he could hear them scream and shout
but their words they had no meaning
Lost their legend in a bout
when they tried to chase him out
the Teacher left the Tyrant scared and bleeding
learn they did
that their master’s just a kid
with his Terracotta army...
#oppression
#war
#death #revenge
#death #revenge
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For a not so special lady
I gave you everything you needed
all you could ever want
Yet I became superseded
Guess that’s the way of a debutante
When we first met, you were all but broken
then again, maybe you were never whole
I built you up with words unspoken
now I need back the confidence you stole
Why do your friends all blame me?
Did you tell them it was all my fault?
Are they naive, Or just too blind to see?
My wounds are open, you’re dishing out the salt
Everyone said, that I could do...
all you could ever want
Yet I became superseded
Guess that’s the way of a debutante
When we first met, you were all but broken
then again, maybe you were never whole
I built you up with words unspoken
now I need back the confidence you stole
Why do your friends all blame me?
Did you tell them it was all my fault?
Are they naive, Or just too blind to see?
My wounds are open, you’re dishing out the salt
Everyone said, that I could do...
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After Paradise
In the garden which I roam
full of trees and flowers grown
live a multitude of creatures
all unique with splendid features
rivers that twist and entwine
a web that changes over time
As my needs have changed
this garden must be rearranged
for trees I need the wood
rivers have a tendency to flood
all these creatures roaming free
eat the food that’s meant for me
My castle it now stands
vast sways of concrete are my lands
plastic flowers I can’t eat
factories reproducing meat
once I had it all
after...
full of trees and flowers grown
live a multitude of creatures
all unique with splendid features
rivers that twist and entwine
a web that changes over time
As my needs have changed
this garden must be rearranged
for trees I need the wood
rivers have a tendency to flood
all these creatures roaming free
eat the food that’s meant for me
My castle it now stands
vast sways of concrete are my lands
plastic flowers I can’t eat
factories reproducing meat
once I had it all
after...
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The War On Thought
War, the collision of opposing forces
annihilation of alternative ideas
destruction of competition
the conscription of inflated hate and fear
Not water nor land, gold nor oil, only power
this is the reason for man’s greatest shame
justice freedom democracy and religion
on these tools our leaders lay the blame
As we rally to the war horn in our frenzy
and march along to their beating drum
swallow every piece of poison propaganda
to confirm, we the people, are blind and deaf and dumb
The essence of true power is...
annihilation of alternative ideas
destruction of competition
the conscription of inflated hate and fear
Not water nor land, gold nor oil, only power
this is the reason for man’s greatest shame
justice freedom democracy and religion
on these tools our leaders lay the blame
As we rally to the war horn in our frenzy
and march along to their beating drum
swallow every piece of poison propaganda
to confirm, we the people, are blind and deaf and dumb
The essence of true power is...
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The war on freedom
Listen to my voice and no other
for those who seek to enslave you
speak words of poison that will infect
and undermine our freedom
Do not question my opinions or decisions
for I act only to protect and preserve
the ideals that we live by
any opposition only aids and strengthens the enemy
and is, in itself an attack on freedom
Gladly surrender your privileges
to fund our fight for freedom
shackle yourselves to ensure
the enemy cannot infiltrate or flee
be under no illusion the enemy is amongst us
therefor we must watch everybody...
for those who seek to enslave you
speak words of poison that will infect
and undermine our freedom
Do not question my opinions or decisions
for I act only to protect and preserve
the ideals that we live by
any opposition only aids and strengthens the enemy
and is, in itself an attack on freedom
Gladly surrender your privileges
to fund our fight for freedom
shackle yourselves to ensure
the enemy cannot infiltrate or flee
be under no illusion the enemy is amongst us
therefor we must watch everybody...
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Existence
A single ray of light in eternal darkness
A flash in the endless abyss
So fast it ends in the instant of creation
containing all of time within
So bright and so absolute
for that instant it is, all there is, there was, there will ever be
this flash of light we call existence
A flash in the endless abyss
So fast it ends in the instant of creation
containing all of time within
So bright and so absolute
for that instant it is, all there is, there was, there will ever be
this flash of light we call existence
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