Submissions by oskar
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
15th Oct 2024 10:28am
15th Oct 2024 10:28am
woman in a shop
A woman in a shop
She sat in a shop that sells jumpers and scarves
doing some embroidery for a wealthy client who
wanted his name in big red letters to make it clear
his exalted sanding, but also as a person who
bought wares made by hand
When the man who runs a famous site had
gone in a fanfare surrounded by sycophants
she tied on a silk dress of untold value and
we embraced at the foot of hell
the dress was not for the intended bride
The girl, artis with needles and threads, had
green eyes as a bottomless sea...
She sat in a shop that sells jumpers and scarves
doing some embroidery for a wealthy client who
wanted his name in big red letters to make it clear
his exalted sanding, but also as a person who
bought wares made by hand
When the man who runs a famous site had
gone in a fanfare surrounded by sycophants
she tied on a silk dress of untold value and
we embraced at the foot of hell
the dress was not for the intended bride
The girl, artis with needles and threads, had
green eyes as a bottomless sea...
#hope
#kindness
#love #motivational
#love #motivational
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
13th Oct 2024 5:10pm
13th Oct 2024 5:10pm
the childless future
The childless future
The modern way of living has made us soft
we forget life is a struggle to survive
when we are safe and have reached the
top of the pyramid, the long view that is
short and has in its grasp emptiness
with no more mountains to climb, we
sink into apathy because we have it all
and having it all leads to depression
near is no freedom in modern life
every moment is regulated into sections
when to work, rest, and pay bills
women have left their function of looking
after giving birth to a new human ...
The modern way of living has made us soft
we forget life is a struggle to survive
when we are safe and have reached the
top of the pyramid, the long view that is
short and has in its grasp emptiness
with no more mountains to climb, we
sink into apathy because we have it all
and having it all leads to depression
near is no freedom in modern life
every moment is regulated into sections
when to work, rest, and pay bills
women have left their function of looking
after giving birth to a new human ...
#regret
#rejection
#revenge
#sadness
#secrets
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
13th Oct 2024 11:01am
13th Oct 2024 11:01am
long way home
long way home
Evening transit murderous
slowing down to a standstill
I'm a part of a long necklace
fascinating colors, a circus is
coming to town
A sea-gull in peeked cap
knocks on the window
tells me to carry on, too soon
awake as a Bengalian tiger
crossing a bridge that will
collapse, if not today, but
some rotten day
A thousand cars in the drink
the injustice of this thrown
together grasping at straws
The falling rain is an affront
water has planned this
A café, ahead, drink coffee ...
Evening transit murderous
slowing down to a standstill
I'm a part of a long necklace
fascinating colors, a circus is
coming to town
A sea-gull in peeked cap
knocks on the window
tells me to carry on, too soon
awake as a Bengalian tiger
crossing a bridge that will
collapse, if not today, but
some rotten day
A thousand cars in the drink
the injustice of this thrown
together grasping at straws
The falling rain is an affront
water has planned this
A café, ahead, drink coffee ...
#admiration
#emotions
#kindness
#love
#respect
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Oct 2024 12:32pm
11th Oct 2024 12:32pm
Scandinavians
Scandinavia
Finland is the whitest country in the world
I read and according to the article in
the Sunday paper, happy in their whiteness
People in Scandinavia tend to be pale-faced
Sweden too, was white and still is, but lately
people from Muslim countries have muscled
in and disturbed the cohesion, which leaves
many a Swede worried about the future and
Greta Thunberg, will she convert and use
a face veil? I think not, she fills out her jeans
looks like a woman, although of small stature
Norway, another white country,...
Finland is the whitest country in the world
I read and according to the article in
the Sunday paper, happy in their whiteness
People in Scandinavia tend to be pale-faced
Sweden too, was white and still is, but lately
people from Muslim countries have muscled
in and disturbed the cohesion, which leaves
many a Swede worried about the future and
Greta Thunberg, will she convert and use
a face veil? I think not, she fills out her jeans
looks like a woman, although of small stature
Norway, another white country,...
#love
#motivational
#redemption
#respect
#strength
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SELF POEM
Published
10th Oct 2024 1:14pm
10th Oct 2024 1:14pm
after the novel
After the novel
The elderly gent next door drinks a few beers
before going to bed, to fall asleep quickly and
avoid unwanted dreams
We can say his dreams are a myriad of chaos
of thoughts ducking up like mushrooms
after rain
A rhapsody of life lived, a colored tapestry
lightening up the dreamless, who, in utter
despair, no, no, this can't be true
You are mixing up your life with books you
have read and made the content a part of the
truth, to give you strength to meet the day
and not fall into apathy playing poker...
The elderly gent next door drinks a few beers
before going to bed, to fall asleep quickly and
avoid unwanted dreams
We can say his dreams are a myriad of chaos
of thoughts ducking up like mushrooms
after rain
A rhapsody of life lived, a colored tapestry
lightening up the dreamless, who, in utter
despair, no, no, this can't be true
You are mixing up your life with books you
have read and made the content a part of the
truth, to give you strength to meet the day
and not fall into apathy playing poker...
#addiction
#anxiety
#apathy #bipolar
#apathy #bipolar
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
9th Oct 2024 11:31am
9th Oct 2024 11:31am
the short poem
The short poem
There was a time when writing poetry
was important to say something, using a few words
Long poems were frowned upon as a beginning
of a manuscript
He used to be a communist, as his mother was one
Communism, like unbridled capitalism, hates
free speech, want a restriction on what to express
unless it is in favor of the regime
To be any good at isms, one needs passion and
hatred against those who do not succumb to the norm
the standard set not to upset the powerful
He gets angry seeing injustices and says,...
There was a time when writing poetry
was important to say something, using a few words
Long poems were frowned upon as a beginning
of a manuscript
He used to be a communist, as his mother was one
Communism, like unbridled capitalism, hates
free speech, want a restriction on what to express
unless it is in favor of the regime
To be any good at isms, one needs passion and
hatred against those who do not succumb to the norm
the standard set not to upset the powerful
He gets angry seeing injustices and says,...
#anger
#anxiety
#apathy
#bittersweet
#boredom
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DARK POEM
Published
7th Oct 2024 6:53pm
7th Oct 2024 6:53pm
ubermench
ubermench
When living in a block of flats is noisy
when a hammer and nails on walls to hang
up a painting bought at the supermarket
Hitler and Nazism interest me, it didn't die
in 1945 but grew like nestles in countries
mainly in Israel and Ukraine
After years of democracy that has ended
in a woke culture, Europe is turning right
finding a democracy that has brought
havoc like the import of millions of Muslims
bringing an alien way of life and a religion
that is as demanding as Christianity is vapid
in Ukraine, the...
When living in a block of flats is noisy
when a hammer and nails on walls to hang
up a painting bought at the supermarket
Hitler and Nazism interest me, it didn't die
in 1945 but grew like nestles in countries
mainly in Israel and Ukraine
After years of democracy that has ended
in a woke culture, Europe is turning right
finding a democracy that has brought
havoc like the import of millions of Muslims
bringing an alien way of life and a religion
that is as demanding as Christianity is vapid
in Ukraine, the...
#anger
#fear
#greed #hate
#greed #hate
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Oct 2024 10:14am
7th Oct 2024 10:14am
disambiguate
disambiguate
Tired of talking to a God
that is not a straight answer
it is more like talking
to a roof beam
excepting profundity
I walked down to a café
the one near the fruit market
had a coffee
a bica pingada
because I live in Portugal
The serving wench
asked if I wanted full cream
in my coffee
I momentarily paused
struck by a thought
Should I tell her I have
diabetes
if I did
would she care
she is not a doctor
I nodded yes
no need for verbal
communications
I...
Tired of talking to a God
that is not a straight answer
it is more like talking
to a roof beam
excepting profundity
I walked down to a café
the one near the fruit market
had a coffee
a bica pingada
because I live in Portugal
The serving wench
asked if I wanted full cream
in my coffee
I momentarily paused
struck by a thought
Should I tell her I have
diabetes
if I did
would she care
she is not a doctor
I nodded yes
no need for verbal
communications
I...
#courage
#hope
#kindness #respect
#kindness #respect
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
5th Oct 2024 11:37am
5th Oct 2024 11:37am
beauty contest
Beauty contest (edited)
Trolls often get bad press
I met a troll sitting under a bridge
looking sad
he was kicked out of the mountain
because it had two eyes
normal trolls have only one eye
planted on the forehead
Worst of all, the unfortunate troll didn't
had a tree stuck in his long nose, ducks under
water inhale mightily and
catch trout
Goats grazing at the bank
of the stream,
but the sad troll had a phobia against
against horns
besides, he didn't like the way they stunk
Our troll wore soft...
Trolls often get bad press
I met a troll sitting under a bridge
looking sad
he was kicked out of the mountain
because it had two eyes
normal trolls have only one eye
planted on the forehead
Worst of all, the unfortunate troll didn't
had a tree stuck in his long nose, ducks under
water inhale mightily and
catch trout
Goats grazing at the bank
of the stream,
but the sad troll had a phobia against
against horns
besides, he didn't like the way they stunk
Our troll wore soft...
#apocalypse
#curse
#dystopian
#fate
#luck
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SELF POEM
Published
4th Oct 2024 8:19am
4th Oct 2024 8:19am
dove of peace
The dove of peace
A white dove landed on his windowsill
plucked a feather of its plumage and flew off
He opened the window, picked up
the white feather wondered whom he had
betrayed with his silence
Looked into the fathomless gulch of his
consciousness and petrified bones of what
he should have done but failed to do
the many he should have called but didn't
because it was late in the night
The phone in the hall, cobwebbed by neglect
he lifted the receiver, heard the hum
of eternity and what had...
A white dove landed on his windowsill
plucked a feather of its plumage and flew off
He opened the window, picked up
the white feather wondered whom he had
betrayed with his silence
Looked into the fathomless gulch of his
consciousness and petrified bones of what
he should have done but failed to do
the many he should have called but didn't
because it was late in the night
The phone in the hall, cobwebbed by neglect
he lifted the receiver, heard the hum
of eternity and what had...
#loneliness
#regret
#rejection
#sadness
#shame
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd Oct 2024 11:20pm
2nd Oct 2024 11:20pm
Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski
Was originally an introvert
but realized that it was a condition
that hindered him
He became an aggressive extrovert
to be able to write
not to forget to be considered
a hell riser
in his wring we see he wanted
to introspective and often disappeared
for days to be alone with his
inner self, his alter ego if you like
His obvious hell riser drinking problem
was a testament of this torment
He reached his goal to be taken serious
as an author
in the end his burden killed him, long ...
Was originally an introvert
but realized that it was a condition
that hindered him
He became an aggressive extrovert
to be able to write
not to forget to be considered
a hell riser
in his wring we see he wanted
to introspective and often disappeared
for days to be alone with his
inner self, his alter ego if you like
His obvious hell riser drinking problem
was a testament of this torment
He reached his goal to be taken serious
as an author
in the end his burden killed him, long ...
#admiration
#courage
#love
#redemption
#respect
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Oct 2024 10:00pm
1st Oct 2024 10:00pm
hailed humans
Failed humans
The forest he traveled had many paths
there was always something new to see
like a white tree that once wanted to be
the tallest one in the forest, but hubris
had made it to lose barks and naked stand
He thought of Israel, this foreign plant
among tall coniferous
In the glade where rabbits sit to catch
the morning sun, a group of people had
occupied their leader was an enormous
woman with fake blond hair, her man
was hateful, suffering from stomach
ulcer for all slight received when he
was a...
The forest he traveled had many paths
there was always something new to see
like a white tree that once wanted to be
the tallest one in the forest, but hubris
had made it to lose barks and naked stand
He thought of Israel, this foreign plant
among tall coniferous
In the glade where rabbits sit to catch
the morning sun, a group of people had
occupied their leader was an enormous
woman with fake blond hair, her man
was hateful, suffering from stomach
ulcer for all slight received when he
was a...
#anger
#apathy
#betrayal
#deception
#escape
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