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.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
25th Jun 2024 11:10am
25th Jun 2024 11:10am
The Evil Done
The dark places call me today
A look at the terrible past
And the possible future
All filled with evil and pain
The good guys don't win
You can't beat the hydra
Every sick head you cut off
Sprouts two new even sicker ones
The innocent will die
Sheep to the slaughter
I see red and know that my anger
Just turns me into one of them
Killing the evil would still be murder
And it makes me sad to know it
We can't win a fight
Against people who are prepared
To lose their humanity
In the fight for the almighty...
A look at the terrible past
And the possible future
All filled with evil and pain
The good guys don't win
You can't beat the hydra
Every sick head you cut off
Sprouts two new even sicker ones
The innocent will die
Sheep to the slaughter
I see red and know that my anger
Just turns me into one of them
Killing the evil would still be murder
And it makes me sad to know it
We can't win a fight
Against people who are prepared
To lose their humanity
In the fight for the almighty...
#despair
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DARK POEM
Published
17th Jun 2024 8:04pm
17th Jun 2024 8:04pm
Burning Man
A man doused himself with gas
And lit a fucking match
And screamed himself to oblivion
A shrieking pyre of useless rage
Since nobody knew
What he was demonstrating against
Maybe he wrote a note
And forgot to leave it aside
His point burning up with him
Whatever the reason
I'll never forget it
But I'll always wonder
Why
And now so will you
And lit a fucking match
And screamed himself to oblivion
A shrieking pyre of useless rage
Since nobody knew
What he was demonstrating against
Maybe he wrote a note
And forgot to leave it aside
His point burning up with him
Whatever the reason
I'll never forget it
But I'll always wonder
Why
And now so will you
#confusion
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SELF POEM
Published
16th Jun 2024 7:46pm
16th Jun 2024 7:46pm
Dark Times
The clouds rolled in again today
Bringing the blues in with their shadows
It's hard to get my mind to cooperate
When the dark skies inflict their toll
And this depression can linger
For ages it seems
It's a resolute enemy
And it brings all the big guns to bear
I can only hope
That I will turn some corner
And somehow become lighter
Before the shadows consume
Too much of my soul
It's a waiting game
And the waiting is painful to bear
It's man up or die
And I want so much to live
So I hope like hell for a good...
Bringing the blues in with their shadows
It's hard to get my mind to cooperate
When the dark skies inflict their toll
And this depression can linger
For ages it seems
It's a resolute enemy
And it brings all the big guns to bear
I can only hope
That I will turn some corner
And somehow become lighter
Before the shadows consume
Too much of my soul
It's a waiting game
And the waiting is painful to bear
It's man up or die
And I want so much to live
So I hope like hell for a good...
#depression
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LOVE POEM
Published
13th Jun 2024 5:08am
13th Jun 2024 5:08am
Through The Fog
I was lost
Living life
But never moving
Forward
But then you came
Through the fog
In my blinded eyes
And you held me
And you saved me
Saved me from
The living hell
That my life was
Just by reaching out
A hand in friendship
All my life
I'll be loving you
I will cherish you
You don't know
What you mean to me
You mean everything
Everything I'll ever be
Is yours to have
Oh you saved me
Thank you from
The deepest part of me
I owe you everything
You are everything ...
Living life
But never moving
Forward
But then you came
Through the fog
In my blinded eyes
And you held me
And you saved me
Saved me from
The living hell
That my life was
Just by reaching out
A hand in friendship
All my life
I'll be loving you
I will cherish you
You don't know
What you mean to me
You mean everything
Everything I'll ever be
Is yours to have
Oh you saved me
Thank you from
The deepest part of me
I owe you everything
You are everything ...
#inspirational
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LOVE POEM
Published
30th May 2024 4:19pm
30th May 2024 4:19pm
Different Circles
We're just steps away from each other
But it feels a thousand miles
I can almost touch you now
But I can't reach you
We seem to move in different circles
That barely overlap
It seems a long long way
From where we started
Are we even trying anymore?
Or have we given up and moved along?
Is it worth the effort of reaching out to you?
Or are you gone a million miles away?
Am I just a long day late?
And do we really care
Anymore?
I don't feel like walking in the rain
I don't feel like being depressed again
I could...
But it feels a thousand miles
I can almost touch you now
But I can't reach you
We seem to move in different circles
That barely overlap
It seems a long long way
From where we started
Are we even trying anymore?
Or have we given up and moved along?
Is it worth the effort of reaching out to you?
Or are you gone a million miles away?
Am I just a long day late?
And do we really care
Anymore?
I don't feel like walking in the rain
I don't feel like being depressed again
I could...
#MovingOn
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SELF POEM
Published
20th May 2024 9:28am
20th May 2024 9:28am
Death March
Cold light fills my room
Hurting my eyes with the clinical glare
The white coats and candy stripes flash by my open door
Seeming deaf to my calls for simple compassion
And companions to pass the time with
None will say what I feel in my bones
My time is running short and since they can't help me
They ignore me instead
My breath runs short in my lungs
As hard to breathe out as in
And my body is growing tired from the efforts
And still I feel the urge to smoke
What a fool I was
And am
The man in the bed across the room ...
Hurting my eyes with the clinical glare
The white coats and candy stripes flash by my open door
Seeming deaf to my calls for simple compassion
And companions to pass the time with
None will say what I feel in my bones
My time is running short and since they can't help me
They ignore me instead
My breath runs short in my lungs
As hard to breathe out as in
And my body is growing tired from the efforts
And still I feel the urge to smoke
What a fool I was
And am
The man in the bed across the room ...
#illness
#vulnerability
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
28th Apr 2024 12:09pm
28th Apr 2024 12:09pm
Opinions Differ
I've been told that I don't live right
But I don't much care
What they have to say
I'm going to live my life
The way that feels good to me
I'm not out to please anyone else
And they might as well just keep their opinions
Under their hats
Or up their asses
Because those opinions
Don't mean much to me
Don't I have the right
To live my life all wrong
And do things just the way I please
I say yes
And it's my opinion that's important
As for the rest of humanity
They should be who they want to be
And live...
But I don't much care
What they have to say
I'm going to live my life
The way that feels good to me
I'm not out to please anyone else
And they might as well just keep their opinions
Under their hats
Or up their asses
Because those opinions
Don't mean much to me
Don't I have the right
To live my life all wrong
And do things just the way I please
I say yes
And it's my opinion that's important
As for the rest of humanity
They should be who they want to be
And live...
#freedom
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Apr 2024 7:09pm
27th Apr 2024 7:09pm
The Spring
A soft breeze blows over me
As I sit in my yard, eyes closed
It's the sweet breath of spring
Carrying the scents that awaken
The heart of a peaceful man
It brings a calmness to my soul
Often troubled I crave these moments of zen
When depression and oppression both
Are wiped from my mind
And my anxiety lifts from my shoulders
These first blooms of spring
Remind me of the plain and obvious
Goodness of life
I cannot help but to smile
As I sit in my yard, eyes closed
It's the sweet breath of spring
Carrying the scents that awaken
The heart of a peaceful man
It brings a calmness to my soul
Often troubled I crave these moments of zen
When depression and oppression both
Are wiped from my mind
And my anxiety lifts from my shoulders
These first blooms of spring
Remind me of the plain and obvious
Goodness of life
I cannot help but to smile
#spring
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
19th Apr 2024 12:39pm
19th Apr 2024 12:39pm
A Little Ditty
I want to write a song that I can't sing
With words that don't rhyme
And no real rhythm
To speak of
Maybe I'll throw in a trombone solo
And call it jazz adjacent
But what I really want
Is for it to be indecent
Not vulgar or filled with
Glistening vaginas
But tongue in cheek nasty
With innuendo aplenty
A superficial and supercilious little ditty
Just haughty enough to annoy you
But a definite toe tapper
Guaranteed to give you an earworm
I think I'll ask David Lee Roth to sing it
Because nobody sings like Dave ...
With words that don't rhyme
And no real rhythm
To speak of
Maybe I'll throw in a trombone solo
And call it jazz adjacent
But what I really want
Is for it to be indecent
Not vulgar or filled with
Glistening vaginas
But tongue in cheek nasty
With innuendo aplenty
A superficial and supercilious little ditty
Just haughty enough to annoy you
But a definite toe tapper
Guaranteed to give you an earworm
I think I'll ask David Lee Roth to sing it
Because nobody sings like Dave ...
#funny
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1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
6th Apr 2024 6:46pm
6th Apr 2024 6:46pm
A Sniff Of Freedom
Tasting the air for danger
The night is alive with a million scents
The moon hides behind a veil of cloud
I search the night for a sniff of you
Flashing lights fill the inky night
With a sudden visual fury
The watchers are prowling the streets tonight
They're on the hunt looking for breakers
Those who would break away
Those who would have the world their way
Risking their freedom and lives
It's worth it all to break away and be truly free
Sniffing for danger
It's all around
Hoping for peace
But it can't be found ...
The night is alive with a million scents
The moon hides behind a veil of cloud
I search the night for a sniff of you
Flashing lights fill the inky night
With a sudden visual fury
The watchers are prowling the streets tonight
They're on the hunt looking for breakers
Those who would break away
Those who would have the world their way
Risking their freedom and lives
It's worth it all to break away and be truly free
Sniffing for danger
It's all around
Hoping for peace
But it can't be found ...
#hope
#courage
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1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
2nd Apr 2024 3:07pm
2nd Apr 2024 3:07pm
Work Hours
It's been a long night
And I haven't slept
I'm tired as hell
But the sun is on the rise
So I gotta move my ass
And get shit done
I have a full time job
But I hustle on the side
And I put another 50 hours in
Each week
And then the weekend rolls in
Which should be a time to rest
But instead I work another job
Just to make ends meet
In the middle of my life
Maybe I'll get some sleep
Sometime next week
If I can find an hour or so
Or take a day off
I'm sure I can fit it in somewhere
In the...
And I haven't slept
I'm tired as hell
But the sun is on the rise
So I gotta move my ass
And get shit done
I have a full time job
But I hustle on the side
And I put another 50 hours in
Each week
And then the weekend rolls in
Which should be a time to rest
But instead I work another job
Just to make ends meet
In the middle of my life
Maybe I'll get some sleep
Sometime next week
If I can find an hour or so
Or take a day off
I'm sure I can fit it in somewhere
In the...
#responsibility
#job
#success
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
24th Mar 2024 10:56am
24th Mar 2024 10:56am
Claws
Silly girl antics
Don't fool me anymore
I see a claws out social climber
Looking for her next meal
I draw my head back
From the noose just in time
I don't claim to be all that much
But that doesn't mean
I'm not a target to some
Who just want to take what I have
And use it up
Leaving me broken down
Thank God that
This is not my first rodeo honey
I have enough experience to see you
For what you are
I don't care what you want to become
Pull your claws back in
And wave goodbye
Don't fool me anymore
I see a claws out social climber
Looking for her next meal
I draw my head back
From the noose just in time
I don't claim to be all that much
But that doesn't mean
I'm not a target to some
Who just want to take what I have
And use it up
Leaving me broken down
Thank God that
This is not my first rodeo honey
I have enough experience to see you
For what you are
I don't care what you want to become
Pull your claws back in
And wave goodbye
#greed
#manipulation
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