Submissions by takis1917
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
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STORY POEM
Published
13th Aug 2017 8:56pm
13th Aug 2017 8:56pm
He Clung To the Echo...
He clung
to the echo of her last word
and waited for her return
Confident at the start
anxious somewhat later
Desperate - yet, still hoping -
long after time stood still for him
Too hard for his feeble mind
to process the countless posibilities
of a whispered "later"...
to the echo of her last word
and waited for her return
Confident at the start
anxious somewhat later
Desperate - yet, still hoping -
long after time stood still for him
Too hard for his feeble mind
to process the countless posibilities
of a whispered "later"...
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LOVE POEM
Published
13th Aug 2017 12:34pm
13th Aug 2017 12:34pm
Before the First Step
She's made of tobacco
coffee
and whiskey
Of guesswork juices
and slaughtered animals' bones
All as natural
as the rest of chemical preservatives
frequenting the premises
Master of the art of falling
before the first step...
coffee
and whiskey
Of guesswork juices
and slaughtered animals' bones
All as natural
as the rest of chemical preservatives
frequenting the premises
Master of the art of falling
before the first step...
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Aug 2017 2:11pm
12th Aug 2017 2:11pm
A Year In Review
First and foremost
the little white lie
that became the darkest secret
And then,
the search for a means
toward something
other than an end
The train station
prompting her
to unreasonable fantasies
Her accidental discovery
of a short cut
from heaven to hell
and back
when she was simply looking
for a pause
to last her a lifetime
And the thin line
she always pushed away
just before
she crossed it
Finally her pose
throughout the year
denoting...
the little white lie
that became the darkest secret
And then,
the search for a means
toward something
other than an end
The train station
prompting her
to unreasonable fantasies
Her accidental discovery
of a short cut
from heaven to hell
and back
when she was simply looking
for a pause
to last her a lifetime
And the thin line
she always pushed away
just before
she crossed it
Finally her pose
throughout the year
denoting...
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Aug 2017 7:20pm
11th Aug 2017 7:20pm
Maria's Special Moments
When she was sixteen
she found out that
the beginning, at the end,
is caught In the middle
and turning thirty-two
she already knew that
no matter how
you guard Thermopylae,
Thermopylae
will, always, escape you
she found out that
the beginning, at the end,
is caught In the middle
and turning thirty-two
she already knew that
no matter how
you guard Thermopylae,
Thermopylae
will, always, escape you
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
11th Aug 2017 12:10pm
11th Aug 2017 12:10pm
Niki's Four Letters & The Becoming Man
Years' long
futile attempts
did
finally
results produce.
He had, at last
the smallest of rocks climbed
at that enticing intersection
pointing left to the Indian Reservation
and Italy to the right
Fists raised over head
head covered by undisciplined hair
wildly screaming in foreign tongue: "Niki"
And that, surely
could only mean “Victory”
He had become a wild man
gesturing and barking
at different directions and ears
“incite
ignite
infuriated
i
island of ...
futile attempts
did
finally
results produce.
He had, at last
the smallest of rocks climbed
at that enticing intersection
pointing left to the Indian Reservation
and Italy to the right
Fists raised over head
head covered by undisciplined hair
wildly screaming in foreign tongue: "Niki"
And that, surely
could only mean “Victory”
He had become a wild man
gesturing and barking
at different directions and ears
“incite
ignite
infuriated
i
island of ...
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STORY POEM
Published
10th Aug 2017 1:05pm
10th Aug 2017 1:05pm
NOVEMBER 17, 1999
I wondered aloud
about...
about
your facial features
prefacing with positive remarks
my aesthetic opposition
to rosy and puffy cheeks;
yours
I said
are not that bad,
but pale is the color of the skin
I prefer
And even though I had just begun
already I had gone too far
History repeats itself
when you least suspect it
or so it would have you think
-three of four academics will concur-
For my part I remain suspicious
of anything that’s manifested in triplicities:
History - recorded ...
about...
about
your facial features
prefacing with positive remarks
my aesthetic opposition
to rosy and puffy cheeks;
yours
I said
are not that bad,
but pale is the color of the skin
I prefer
And even though I had just begun
already I had gone too far
History repeats itself
when you least suspect it
or so it would have you think
-three of four academics will concur-
For my part I remain suspicious
of anything that’s manifested in triplicities:
History - recorded ...
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LOVE POEM
Published
9th Aug 2017 9:21pm
9th Aug 2017 9:21pm
Three Musts You Always Must
You must, always,
think,
think long
- even for an eternity -
before you utter a word
You must, always,
know
that you'll never learn
You must,
when falling in love,
always exhibit
a frivolous disposition;
otherwise
you, probably, have learnt...
think,
think long
- even for an eternity -
before you utter a word
You must, always,
know
that you'll never learn
You must,
when falling in love,
always exhibit
a frivolous disposition;
otherwise
you, probably, have learnt...
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LOVE POEM
Published
9th Aug 2017 12:06pm
9th Aug 2017 12:06pm
Before And After Leaving
Before.
Stating of Purpose.
"... Others walk the streets
with a baby in their arms,
a bag of groceries, a boyfriend
- once I saw one with a piece of stolen art...
... I have my arms free, always,
prepared to break a fall...", she said...
The Realization.
"... Enough is not enough;...", she said,
"enough is never enough;...
even when your belly explodes,
your teeth keep chewing... the fat... the lean...
the bone... the skin..."
And he knew she was leaving...
The Event.
"... All...
Stating of Purpose.
"... Others walk the streets
with a baby in their arms,
a bag of groceries, a boyfriend
- once I saw one with a piece of stolen art...
... I have my arms free, always,
prepared to break a fall...", she said...
The Realization.
"... Enough is not enough;...", she said,
"enough is never enough;...
even when your belly explodes,
your teeth keep chewing... the fat... the lean...
the bone... the skin..."
And he knew she was leaving...
The Event.
"... All...
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SELF POEM
Published
8th Aug 2017 10:36pm
8th Aug 2017 10:36pm
Bereft Of Myths
I am Sea, he claims
I am Earth, says she
He says, I am Fire
She claims, I am Wind
We are Eternal, they sing
I know I am plywood,
drywall, cement and asphalt,
surface on surface,
extending my neck patiently
for the DEMOLITION sign to be hanged on...
I am Earth, says she
He says, I am Fire
She claims, I am Wind
We are Eternal, they sing
I know I am plywood,
drywall, cement and asphalt,
surface on surface,
extending my neck patiently
for the DEMOLITION sign to be hanged on...
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LOVE POEM
Published
8th Aug 2017 12:48pm
8th Aug 2017 12:48pm
Inches Before Zero...
It's always over
before it ends...
The only variable is
the illusion of distance...",
she thought
as she closed the door
behind her...
before it ends...
The only variable is
the illusion of distance...",
she thought
as she closed the door
behind her...
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LOVE POEM
Published
8th Aug 2017 12:27pm
8th Aug 2017 12:27pm
Truthful Love
I'll change", he said,
"I'll become a new man,
I'll turn a new page..."
"Do it, dear", she replied. "Do it
and, you may find out
what you're all about;
a one page book!"
"I'll become a new man,
I'll turn a new page..."
"Do it, dear", she replied. "Do it
and, you may find out
what you're all about;
a one page book!"
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Aug 2017 10:52pm
7th Aug 2017 10:52pm
One and Only Is Your Tactic
You pillaged the foster
You savaged the foster
You burned the forest down
You built a fence around you
To keep the wild out
And then repeat
And repeat again
And again repeat
And again and again and again
Taller the fence
Thicker the fence
Longer the fence
Each time taller
Each time thicker
Each time longer
To keep the wild out
Your one and only tactic...
You savaged the foster
You burned the forest down
You built a fence around you
To keep the wild out
And then repeat
And repeat again
And again repeat
And again and again and again
Taller the fence
Thicker the fence
Longer the fence
Each time taller
Each time thicker
Each time longer
To keep the wild out
Your one and only tactic...
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