Submissions by thinlane
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction I just wander through my mind and pick up what's lying around on any given day. I'm not a trained poet but I enjoy writing nonetheless. It seems like a good way to drain the demons in my head in a constructive manner.
SELF POEM
Published
4th Jan 2021 10:31am
4th Jan 2021 10:31am
They All Fall Down
I guess it's not enough that there are people dying all over the world
Now I get to watch my family fall apart
And make threats to each other
As though there is some replacement for the ones that we're supposed to be loving.
I'm sick at heart
And sick in body
And I find myself wishing that I could just die
To avoid anymore heartache
It's like living in hell
Within and without
Watch them all fall down
And see who's left when it's all over
Madness rules
And my own madness is making a pretty good case for itself
My body is...
Now I get to watch my family fall apart
And make threats to each other
As though there is some replacement for the ones that we're supposed to be loving.
I'm sick at heart
And sick in body
And I find myself wishing that I could just die
To avoid anymore heartache
It's like living in hell
Within and without
Watch them all fall down
And see who's left when it's all over
Madness rules
And my own madness is making a pretty good case for itself
My body is...
#anger
#conflict
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LOVE POEM
Published
2nd Jan 2021 10:01am
2nd Jan 2021 10:01am
The World At War
There's hardly light enough to truly call it day
We're both wide awake and dying to get away
Away from all the goddamned fighting that seems to hold us
Hold us in its sway
I've seen enough in my time here with you tonight
To know that it's not worth the time spent on the fight
The things you're sorry saying when daylight comes around
Are exactly what you meant to say and you damn well said it right
It has become impossible for either one of us
It has become a painful nightly ritual
I don't really want to start believing all the shit that we...
We're both wide awake and dying to get away
Away from all the goddamned fighting that seems to hold us
Hold us in its sway
I've seen enough in my time here with you tonight
To know that it's not worth the time spent on the fight
The things you're sorry saying when daylight comes around
Are exactly what you meant to say and you damn well said it right
It has become impossible for either one of us
It has become a painful nightly ritual
I don't really want to start believing all the shit that we...
#breakup
#conflict
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SELF POEM
Published
30th Dec 2020 12:03pm
30th Dec 2020 12:03pm
Face The Facts
Seen from this perspective
Life takes on a tragicomic look
Being gifted a modicum of intelligence
Just by dent of being homo sapien
You can know all the facts
And the reasons for your own demise
And wish for stupidity
So as not to have to face the facts
That stare you in the face
It's almost funny
To be smart enough to wish for ignorance
But you'll soon notice that nobody is laughing
I smile at the incongruence
But I smile through tears
Life takes on a tragicomic look
Being gifted a modicum of intelligence
Just by dent of being homo sapien
You can know all the facts
And the reasons for your own demise
And wish for stupidity
So as not to have to face the facts
That stare you in the face
It's almost funny
To be smart enough to wish for ignorance
But you'll soon notice that nobody is laughing
I smile at the incongruence
But I smile through tears
#bittersweet
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
6th Dec 2020 12:00pm
6th Dec 2020 12:00pm
Memory Lane
I remember a face from a long time ago
And it pulls me back through the years
To a time that seemed to be much less
Consequential
Different parties and partners
And plans made on the fly
Living by the seat of your pants
Was I ever really that young
The face in my mind's eye
With the bright blue eyes filled with mirth
And a nose bent so slightly to the east
Brings those times roaring back to me
I almost wish I could do it all again
I never had a better friend
I'm not really sure who's wingman
Was who
But with time...
And it pulls me back through the years
To a time that seemed to be much less
Consequential
Different parties and partners
And plans made on the fly
Living by the seat of your pants
Was I ever really that young
The face in my mind's eye
With the bright blue eyes filled with mirth
And a nose bent so slightly to the east
Brings those times roaring back to me
I almost wish I could do it all again
I never had a better friend
I'm not really sure who's wingman
Was who
But with time...
#nostalgia
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SELF POEM
Published
25th Nov 2020 3:02am
25th Nov 2020 3:02am
The Sleepless Man
I'm just killing time
With my nose in yet another book
Hoping that at some point in the night
I'll be able to sleep
I've read so many books
As night after night passes by
Feeling lucky when I get
A short nap
When the dawn lights up the sky
I wonder just how exhausted
A man can get
Before he falls into a coma
And it becomes apparent
That it must be a little more than the night before
Because here I stand
The sleepless man
With my nose in yet another book
Hoping that at some point in the night
I'll be able to sleep
I've read so many books
As night after night passes by
Feeling lucky when I get
A short nap
When the dawn lights up the sky
I wonder just how exhausted
A man can get
Before he falls into a coma
And it becomes apparent
That it must be a little more than the night before
Because here I stand
The sleepless man
#insomnia
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
21st Nov 2020 4:42pm
21st Nov 2020 4:42pm
The Sleepless Waiting
Sometimes tired as hell just isn't tired enough
When sleep won't come no matter what
And the night hours creep by so slow
You find too many hours to just think
Think about things that you try to hide from
And the hours seem to slow down even more
There's no reprieve inside a dream
Some cotton candy happiness
Just cold reality as dark as the sky outside the window
So you pace
And you think
And sometimes you cry out loud
And you sit
And think some more
And silently weep
Waiting is worse than...
When sleep won't come no matter what
And the night hours creep by so slow
You find too many hours to just think
Think about things that you try to hide from
And the hours seem to slow down even more
There's no reprieve inside a dream
Some cotton candy happiness
Just cold reality as dark as the sky outside the window
So you pace
And you think
And sometimes you cry out loud
And you sit
And think some more
And silently weep
Waiting is worse than...
#death
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
12th Nov 2020 7:47am
12th Nov 2020 7:47am
Time To Dance
I could tell by the look in your eyes
That things were going to get ugly
For the time being at least
So I got ready for the relationship
Shuffle
Things were going to change
Or at least change positions
So that from your perspective
I was put into my place
Being used to your peculiar ideas
Of the optics of being a couple
And your unending need for control
I readied myself to have a new coat of paint
Carefully applied to what you think are the problem areas
You can't have the scuff marks of life
Showing...
That things were going to get ugly
For the time being at least
So I got ready for the relationship
Shuffle
Things were going to change
Or at least change positions
So that from your perspective
I was put into my place
Being used to your peculiar ideas
Of the optics of being a couple
And your unending need for control
I readied myself to have a new coat of paint
Carefully applied to what you think are the problem areas
You can't have the scuff marks of life
Showing...
#breakup
#manipulation
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
7th Nov 2020 2:57pm
7th Nov 2020 2:57pm
What Tears Mean
What does a tear running down your face mean?
Perhaps you feel badly about hurting so many people
Or for marking so many lives in such an irreparable way
Is it remorse that causes that tear to slide down your smooth white cheek?
Or is it simply that you're sad you got caught
You never wanted to look bad and now you look like shit
In the eyes of everyone you were trying to con
There is no way to repair your own image
So now I wonder what you will do
Stay and face the music
Try to make amends though that seems an impossible task ...
Perhaps you feel badly about hurting so many people
Or for marking so many lives in such an irreparable way
Is it remorse that causes that tear to slide down your smooth white cheek?
Or is it simply that you're sad you got caught
You never wanted to look bad and now you look like shit
In the eyes of everyone you were trying to con
There is no way to repair your own image
So now I wonder what you will do
Stay and face the music
Try to make amends though that seems an impossible task ...
#anger
#deception
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SELF POEM
Published
1st Nov 2020 1:45pm
1st Nov 2020 1:45pm
Sing
My stiff upper lip
And bulldog constitution
Can no longer stop
The tears from falling
I've seen the future
In x-ray and CT scan
And my twilight years
Are painted blood red
An average lifespan for me
Is looking like wishful thinking
And I feel sorry for myself
But sorrier for my family
I'm a lost cause
And there are no treatments
That will do anything but make me
Comfortable
I've seen people suffering through
What they call comfort
And it's not for me
The fat lady has sung ...
And bulldog constitution
Can no longer stop
The tears from falling
I've seen the future
In x-ray and CT scan
And my twilight years
Are painted blood red
An average lifespan for me
Is looking like wishful thinking
And I feel sorry for myself
But sorrier for my family
I'm a lost cause
And there are no treatments
That will do anything but make me
Comfortable
I've seen people suffering through
What they call comfort
And it's not for me
The fat lady has sung ...
#illness
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SELF POEM
Published
5th Oct 2020 1:16pm
5th Oct 2020 1:16pm
Can't Stop Moving
There's a hole in my life that I can't seem to fix
Been down for a long time now
I've been waiting around for the next shoe to drop
But I can't wait much longer than this
Seems like it's time to make a move of my own
And damn all the consequences
You only move on when you're moving along
So I'm gonna put on my travelling shoes
In my mind I've been gone for a long time already
I've gone millions of miles in my thoughts
I might not get quite that far on the roads here before me
But that's not going to stop me from trying
...
Been down for a long time now
I've been waiting around for the next shoe to drop
But I can't wait much longer than this
Seems like it's time to make a move of my own
And damn all the consequences
You only move on when you're moving along
So I'm gonna put on my travelling shoes
In my mind I've been gone for a long time already
I've gone millions of miles in my thoughts
I might not get quite that far on the roads here before me
But that's not going to stop me from trying
...
#escape
#determination
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
30th Sep 2020 9:38am
30th Sep 2020 9:38am
Bearing Up
What good is a stiff upper lip
When I can't keep
My lower lol
From trembling
Heartache bears down
Even from the past
And I have trouble bearing up
Here in the present
Not only have I lost my love
I have lost the ability
To love
And that hurts the most
The heart takes a goddamn long time
To heal
When I can't keep
My lower lol
From trembling
Heartache bears down
Even from the past
And I have trouble bearing up
Here in the present
Not only have I lost my love
I have lost the ability
To love
And that hurts the most
The heart takes a goddamn long time
To heal
#sadness
#heartbroken
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LOVE POEM
Published
26th Sep 2020 4:51am
26th Sep 2020 4:51am
Being Right
Being right is cold comfort
For a man with a
Broken heart
It's hard to celebrate how smart
You are
When the woman you would celebrate with
Is gone because you're so damn
Clever
That celebratory drink
Looks a lot like
Drowning sorrows
Love hurts
For a man with a
Broken heart
It's hard to celebrate how smart
You are
When the woman you would celebrate with
Is gone because you're so damn
Clever
That celebratory drink
Looks a lot like
Drowning sorrows
Love hurts
#heartbroken
#emptiness
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