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
1st Aug 2022 2:42am
1st Aug 2022 2:42am
Old
Eyes wide open to the world
Have become a baleful stare
Aimed at all the
Goggle eyed kids out there
With music I don't understand
And clothes that make me embarrassed
And I think I understand The Who
Singing I hope I die before I get old
But it never happened
I never thought I'd be as old as I feel
So I've become
All the square parents
That we used to make fun of
Turn down that music
And get a haircut
I'm saner moments I wonder
What has happened to me
Maybe I should just give up totally
And join a...
Have become a baleful stare
Aimed at all the
Goggle eyed kids out there
With music I don't understand
And clothes that make me embarrassed
And I think I understand The Who
Singing I hope I die before I get old
But it never happened
I never thought I'd be as old as I feel
So I've become
All the square parents
That we used to make fun of
Turn down that music
And get a haircut
I'm saner moments I wonder
What has happened to me
Maybe I should just give up totally
And join a...
#aging
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SELF POEM
Published
4th Jul 2022 00:21am
4th Jul 2022 00:21am
Bitch
All the complaining
That I have done
In the past
Cannot hold a candle
To the bitching
I plan on doing
From here on in
That I have done
In the past
Cannot hold a candle
To the bitching
I plan on doing
From here on in
#motivational
80 reads
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SELF POEM
Published
30th Jun 2022 3:05pm
30th Jun 2022 3:05pm
Living Forever But Dead Already
I am one of the old
The sick and the weak
Trailing behind the herd
Vulnerable to attack
Waiting for COVID to come
And take me away
Or just a bad cold
That turns to pneumonia
And fills my weak lungs with fluid
Paranoia has wormed its way into my heart
I've been protected by injections
But told that the virus can still get me
So I wear my mask still
I don't go out where there will be crowds
Not even to parties
I'm too afraid
But now it has occurred to me
That I'm not living at all
I might just as well...
The sick and the weak
Trailing behind the herd
Vulnerable to attack
Waiting for COVID to come
And take me away
Or just a bad cold
That turns to pneumonia
And fills my weak lungs with fluid
Paranoia has wormed its way into my heart
I've been protected by injections
But told that the virus can still get me
So I wear my mask still
I don't go out where there will be crowds
Not even to parties
I'm too afraid
But now it has occurred to me
That I'm not living at all
I might just as well...
#fear
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
31st Mar 2022 8:16am
31st Mar 2022 8:16am
18
It's been so long
I look at the calendar
And the date that is
Getting close again
And I just can't believe
How many years have gone by
And still every year
I cry for what was lost
And what could have been
18 is just too young
To die
I miss you still Shar
It hurts my heart that you're
Gone
I look at the calendar
And the date that is
Getting close again
And I just can't believe
How many years have gone by
And still every year
I cry for what was lost
And what could have been
18 is just too young
To die
I miss you still Shar
It hurts my heart that you're
Gone
#sister
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SELF POEM
Published
30th Mar 2022 2:39pm
30th Mar 2022 2:39pm
Running In Place
I've been out on the road for my whole life
I tried to get out ahead of the pack
And only got out of the way
But still I kept on running
I gave up the only woman I ever loved
Believing that I needed to concentrate
On winning the game
And couldn't spare the passion
And now my passion has waned
But I've been running so long
That I've forgotten my way home
And there's nobody there to go home to
So now it seems like the road closes in on me
There are no more bright vistas to see
And the fast lane is too fast for me
But...
I tried to get out ahead of the pack
And only got out of the way
But still I kept on running
I gave up the only woman I ever loved
Believing that I needed to concentrate
On winning the game
And couldn't spare the passion
And now my passion has waned
But I've been running so long
That I've forgotten my way home
And there's nobody there to go home to
So now it seems like the road closes in on me
There are no more bright vistas to see
And the fast lane is too fast for me
But...
#SelfReflection
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
25th Mar 2022 11:15am
25th Mar 2022 11:15am
Balance
Sometimes
You have to hold on tight
To get along
To make it through
To make things right
You need to know
Which way the wind is blowing
And keep your head up
To see the opportunities
When they arise
Pick your friends with care
And hold their hands and hearts
Be true to them
Through all the thick and thin of life
And learn to be weak
And be strong
And know which is needed
And when
But don't cling too tight
And don't need too much
Or your heart will be too easily
Broken by love
This...
You have to hold on tight
To get along
To make it through
To make things right
You need to know
Which way the wind is blowing
And keep your head up
To see the opportunities
When they arise
Pick your friends with care
And hold their hands and hearts
Be true to them
Through all the thick and thin of life
And learn to be weak
And be strong
And know which is needed
And when
But don't cling too tight
And don't need too much
Or your heart will be too easily
Broken by love
This...
#wisdom
114 reads
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
5th Mar 2022 8:48pm
5th Mar 2022 8:48pm
Eye to Eye
All of the pretty people at the street festival
Smiling down their noses at the girls serving food and beer
Everyone tries to get along even though there's tension in the air
Mixing up the classes that aren't supposed to exist up here
It's not heaven round here even though we thought we'd try.
And we can't look each other in the eyes.
If I had to label myself I'd say I'm part of the downtrodden
Never really had too much at all
Hating on the rich just because I never made the breaks for myself
And the rich man sees me as someone to scorn
We...
Smiling down their noses at the girls serving food and beer
Everyone tries to get along even though there's tension in the air
Mixing up the classes that aren't supposed to exist up here
It's not heaven round here even though we thought we'd try.
And we can't look each other in the eyes.
If I had to label myself I'd say I'm part of the downtrodden
Never really had too much at all
Hating on the rich just because I never made the breaks for myself
And the rich man sees me as someone to scorn
We...
#conflict
#separation
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
21st Feb 2022 7:32am
21st Feb 2022 7:32am
Turn To Dust
We had it all
Now it's all gone
We saw the world
But now I say goodbye
To you and all the world
You cannot keep the things
You gather round you
No way on earth to make it so
Because in the end
We all will disappear
The marks we make
No matter how deep
Like mountains against the eons
Gone from craggy heights
To gentle hills rolling on and on
We were giants and now
We are just the sands of time
Our bodies turned to dust
Blowing in the wind
Just say goodbye and let it go
Say goodbye to all you've...
Now it's all gone
We saw the world
But now I say goodbye
To you and all the world
You cannot keep the things
You gather round you
No way on earth to make it so
Because in the end
We all will disappear
The marks we make
No matter how deep
Like mountains against the eons
Gone from craggy heights
To gentle hills rolling on and on
We were giants and now
We are just the sands of time
Our bodies turned to dust
Blowing in the wind
Just say goodbye and let it go
Say goodbye to all you've...
#death
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
13th Feb 2022 8:28am
13th Feb 2022 8:28am
The Real World
I saw a wino in the street
Stained and stinking of vomit and urine
His hair knotted and streaked with grit
And something else unknowable
I looked away quickly but still he caught my glance
And his eyes were as red as blood
And filled with pain
An agony as deep as his bones
I leaned over and passed him twenty bucks
Though I could guess where it would be spent
I asked him to please get a bite to eat
And he laughed
His voice as gritty as his hair
His eyes though didn't share in the laughter
He told me that he...
Stained and stinking of vomit and urine
His hair knotted and streaked with grit
And something else unknowable
I looked away quickly but still he caught my glance
And his eyes were as red as blood
And filled with pain
An agony as deep as his bones
I leaned over and passed him twenty bucks
Though I could guess where it would be spent
I asked him to please get a bite to eat
And he laughed
His voice as gritty as his hair
His eyes though didn't share in the laughter
He told me that he...
#tragedy
#vulnerability
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
27th Jan 2022 12:12pm
27th Jan 2022 12:12pm
Gone
The truth of my ignominy
Stares at me with sad eyes
From across the breakfast table
I know that I could never do enough good
To erase the look of shame
In those eyes
And as she rises and walks out of the room
I know in the depths of my heart
That she won't ever be home again
So I stand and clear the coffee cups
And stand at the sink
Staring at the emptiness that stretches out
To forever
Stares at me with sad eyes
From across the breakfast table
I know that I could never do enough good
To erase the look of shame
In those eyes
And as she rises and walks out of the room
I know in the depths of my heart
That she won't ever be home again
So I stand and clear the coffee cups
And stand at the sink
Staring at the emptiness that stretches out
To forever
#regret
128 reads
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
15th Jan 2022 10:22am
15th Jan 2022 10:22am
Tell A Tale
Don't let honesty get in the way
Just tell the tale that makes my heart sing
Fill it with beings as wild as a stormy day
Let me believe that it's a tale told just for me
A history that never could have been
Fill it with black magic
And a love for the ages
Tell the tale and set me free
I need your story to fill my life
With purpose and righteousness
A reason to be alive in this time of dying
With a true heart filled with peace
I need to hear about heroic deeds and fresh faced wonder
Because my life has become yellowed with time ...
Just tell the tale that makes my heart sing
Fill it with beings as wild as a stormy day
Let me believe that it's a tale told just for me
A history that never could have been
Fill it with black magic
And a love for the ages
Tell the tale and set me free
I need your story to fill my life
With purpose and righteousness
A reason to be alive in this time of dying
With a true heart filled with peace
I need to hear about heroic deeds and fresh faced wonder
Because my life has become yellowed with time ...
#escape
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Jan 2022 12:19pm
14th Jan 2022 12:19pm
Avoidance
I'm hiding here at home
Gotta avoid the virus
It doesn't matter what variant it is
I'm already sick with lungs that don't work
So any sign of the damn thing
Will likely be my end
I have cabin fever that is making me loopy
But I'm not about to mention fever to anyone
I don't want no ventilator shoved down my throat
So here I am with my Netflix and Prime
Avoiding my ass off
And slowly getting crazier than I've ever been before
You could almost count me among the dead already
Since nobody has seen my face ...
Gotta avoid the virus
It doesn't matter what variant it is
I'm already sick with lungs that don't work
So any sign of the damn thing
Will likely be my end
I have cabin fever that is making me loopy
But I'm not about to mention fever to anyone
I don't want no ventilator shoved down my throat
So here I am with my Netflix and Prime
Avoiding my ass off
And slowly getting crazier than I've ever been before
You could almost count me among the dead already
Since nobody has seen my face ...
#illness
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