Poems About Na Po Wri Mo 2022 Seeking Friendly Advice
#NaPoWriMo2022
brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
15th Apr 2022 4:10am
15th Apr 2022 4:10am
Choose Love
Your touch,
your love,
the intimate collision of our souls
will hurt.
There’s no way past this fact.
Flawed humans can’t mingle
without bumping sharp edges,
and ego tears easily
as spider webs in a hail storm.
The truth is, I could have chosen anyone,
if it was just about worth or deserving.
All souls are of infinite value,
though misshapen by circumstance
or heredity
or trauma --
so all are worth suffering for,
once you decide to know them.
But with my limited capacity for suffering,
I chose...
your love,
the intimate collision of our souls
will hurt.
There’s no way past this fact.
Flawed humans can’t mingle
without bumping sharp edges,
and ego tears easily
as spider webs in a hail storm.
The truth is, I could have chosen anyone,
if it was just about worth or deserving.
All souls are of infinite value,
though misshapen by circumstance
or heredity
or trauma --
so all are worth suffering for,
once you decide to know them.
But with my limited capacity for suffering,
I chose...
#love
#courage
#honesty #NaPoWriMo2022
#honesty #NaPoWriMo2022
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4 Comments
Wafflenose
Ellie
Ellie
Poem Published
14th Apr 2022 7:26pm
14th Apr 2022 7:26pm
How to be an Eavesdropper
It's the quiet ones you have to watch!"
I've heard said before
and there's a kernel of truth there.
Though shy and inhibited,
I treat life as one long lesson
and have picked up an unexpected skill:
Eavesdropping! I'm very good at it.
A reserved personality helps,
but is not essential.
To really succeed,
a book or newspaper makes a great prop.
You can pretend to read avidly;
even move your eyes
and turn pages periodically,
while straining your ears
to pick up every word.
Ideal...
I've heard said before
and there's a kernel of truth there.
Though shy and inhibited,
I treat life as one long lesson
and have picked up an unexpected skill:
Eavesdropping! I'm very good at it.
A reserved personality helps,
but is not essential.
To really succeed,
a book or newspaper makes a great prop.
You can pretend to read avidly;
even move your eyes
and turn pages periodically,
while straining your ears
to pick up every word.
Ideal...
#LifeAsAWriter
#NaPoWriMo2022
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5 Comments
Tallen
earth_empath
earth_empath
Poem Published
14th Apr 2022 5:46pm
14th Apr 2022 5:46pm
Disinthrallment Egresses
14 / 30
Disinthrallment Egresses
Unfettered, entering
into a solace of
emptiness
casting off all possessions
(though & while missing
My Entity)
I shed all “stuff”
asking for only food
& drink while I exist
and think.
Beings and being all
---- Buddhas, this very iota in time
chains and severs possessions
if
We relax and let a cosmic universal
Prajnaparamita take on the task
in our lives and or on our behalf.
Liberty
Freedom
o similar will...
Disinthrallment Egresses
Unfettered, entering
into a solace of
emptiness
casting off all possessions
(though & while missing
My Entity)
I shed all “stuff”
asking for only food
& drink while I exist
and think.
Beings and being all
---- Buddhas, this very iota in time
chains and severs possessions
if
We relax and let a cosmic universal
Prajnaparamita take on the task
in our lives and or on our behalf.
Liberty
Freedom
o similar will...
#identity
#Buddhist
#freedom
#escape
#NaPoWriMo2022
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1 Comment
Sex_on_the_Joe
Joe-D
Joe-D
Poem Published
14th Apr 2022 4:52am
14th Apr 2022 4:52am
I Cannot Be Moved
You stare at me
I stare right back
You show animosity
I show no slack
You wish me wrong
I wish you well
You think you’re strong
But only time will tell
You set me up
I set you right
You spike my sup
But you can’t sleep at night
You hem and haw
Complain and moan
You think you’re the law
But I’m the one that has a home
You think it's cool
To slander my name
Divide and ridicule
Is your only game
You try to frighten
But I’m enlightened
My mind a titan
Like Poseidon’s triton
My...
I stare right back
You show animosity
I show no slack
You wish me wrong
I wish you well
You think you’re strong
But only time will tell
You set me up
I set you right
You spike my sup
But you can’t sleep at night
You hem and haw
Complain and moan
You think you’re the law
But I’m the one that has a home
You think it's cool
To slander my name
Divide and ridicule
Is your only game
You try to frighten
But I’m enlightened
My mind a titan
Like Poseidon’s triton
My...
#NaPoWriMo2022
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2 Comments
brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
13th Apr 2022 4:13pm
13th Apr 2022 4:13pm
Tell the boss I’m starting late today
Your discontent preceded you
sounding footfalls on the floor
couched in a kiss so heavily intentional;
the right thing to do before heading out the door
But the eyes and tone spoke disapproval.
Immediately flipping through mental list:
What promise did I make that I’ve forgotten?
What expected duty have I missed?
So this morning I’m folding, I’m scrubbing, I’m sorting --
it won’t be perfection, but I’ll make it alright,
to prove that we’re still on the same team here
and leave nothing open for judgement tonight.
sounding footfalls on the floor
couched in a kiss so heavily intentional;
the right thing to do before heading out the door
But the eyes and tone spoke disapproval.
Immediately flipping through mental list:
What promise did I make that I’ve forgotten?
What expected duty have I missed?
So this morning I’m folding, I’m scrubbing, I’m sorting --
it won’t be perfection, but I’ll make it alright,
to prove that we’re still on the same team here
and leave nothing open for judgement tonight.
#anxiety
#marriage
#MentalHealth #NaPoWriMo2022
#MentalHealth #NaPoWriMo2022
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2 Comments
brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
13th Apr 2022 2:51am
13th Apr 2022 2:51am
Legacy of a Dad
To me you were always the high-strung professor,
rarely present except to storm out of your study
with a voice like booming thunder,
“who took my scissors??”
Making it clear our presence
was an inconvenience
to your comfortable routine
and military orderliness.
We offered bald-faced denials
wrought by fear,
followed by surreptitious returns
of “borrowed” items…
when you weren’t looking.
It’s how I learned to keep a straight face
and to disappear.
But occasionally,
there was the playful you ...
rarely present except to storm out of your study
with a voice like booming thunder,
“who took my scissors??”
Making it clear our presence
was an inconvenience
to your comfortable routine
and military orderliness.
We offered bald-faced denials
wrought by fear,
followed by surreptitious returns
of “borrowed” items…
when you weren’t looking.
It’s how I learned to keep a straight face
and to disappear.
But occasionally,
there was the playful you ...
#love
#regret
#father
#memories
#NaPoWriMo2022
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8 Comments
Wafflenose
Ellie
Ellie
Poem Published
12th Apr 2022 11:27pm
12th Apr 2022 11:27pm
Spring
At last, she arrives in splendour,
bringing her constellation of colours:
green shoots, white-pink blossom.
golden daffodils, purple crocuses
and even, after false starts,
an azure sky.
As new life beckons,
something awakens within me.
Although everything has its season,
the darkness never lasts
and Spring is just part of the cycle,
the promise of heat and light and hope
buoys me, and I breathe a little easier.
bringing her constellation of colours:
green shoots, white-pink blossom.
golden daffodils, purple crocuses
and even, after false starts,
an azure sky.
As new life beckons,
something awakens within me.
Although everything has its season,
the darkness never lasts
and Spring is just part of the cycle,
the promise of heat and light and hope
buoys me, and I breathe a little easier.
#trees
#spring
#nature
#MentalHealth
#NaPoWriMo2022
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2 Comments
Tallen
earth_empath
earth_empath
Poem Published
12th Apr 2022 7:24pm
12th Apr 2022 7:24pm
Percipience
12 / 30
Percipience
As a child I had ever
tried to stop time
using my FOCUS
and my mind.
Knew nothing about
meditation
mindfulness
or
the like.
The day I woke up
all of nature felt
as if they had been
awaiting my arrival.
After research &
practice, I learned
to freeze them
drops in their
tracks!
I know meditation is not all about this but OK YEAH! I find it fun!
unique word count: 57
Percipience
As a child I had ever
tried to stop time
using my FOCUS
and my mind.
Knew nothing about
meditation
mindfulness
or
the like.
The day I woke up
all of nature felt
as if they had been
awaiting my arrival.
After research &
practice, I learned
to freeze them
drops in their
tracks!
I know meditation is not all about this but OK YEAH! I find it fun!
unique word count: 57
#myself
#meditation
#NaPoWriMo2022
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brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
12th Apr 2022 2:26am
12th Apr 2022 2:26am
Pour me another stimulant
Mondays are
so
gloopy
Despite best intentions to
get
shit
done
moments glom together
like stale, fused ju-jubes
brain
moving
slowly
….
tick
tock
….
tick
tock
….
molasses
style
until big sticky chunks of time
have passed suddenly
without checkmarks on the to-do list
meanwhile the world
dives
gleefully
into
productivity ...
so
gloopy
Despite best intentions to
get
shit
done
moments glom together
like stale, fused ju-jubes
brain
moving
slowly
….
tick
tock
….
tick
tock
….
molasses
style
until big sticky chunks of time
have passed suddenly
without checkmarks on the to-do list
meanwhile the world
dives
gleefully
into
productivity ...
#morning
#coffee
#NaPoWriMo2022
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12 Comments
Tallen
earth_empath
earth_empath
Poem Published
11th Apr 2022 7:31pm
11th Apr 2022 7:31pm
Jejunal Donkeyworks
11 / 30
Jejunal Donkeyworks
Taxes done, check
Laundry done, yeah
daily spill not done
sigh….. OH Heck!
Irish Coffee
not helping
me construct
or spill
a feel
of brilliancy!
At the very least
I got things done!
Lesser important
this month
yet no less
basic
basically
needed
needing
to exist
spilling on
onto
& into
future days
and
or
nights.
unique word count: 53
Jejunal Donkeyworks
Taxes done, check
Laundry done, yeah
daily spill not done
sigh….. OH Heck!
Irish Coffee
not helping
me construct
or spill
a feel
of brilliancy!
At the very least
I got things done!
Lesser important
this month
yet no less
basic
basically
needed
needing
to exist
spilling on
onto
& into
future days
and
or
nights.
unique word count: 53
#alcohol
#WritersBlock
#myself
#frustration
#NaPoWriMo2022
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4 Comments
Sex_on_the_Joe
Joe-D
Joe-D
Poem Published
11th Apr 2022 5:43pm
11th Apr 2022 5:43pm
Fly Away
I've been observing you for quite some time
Recording your every move
As you pantomime
How can you be so smooth?
I first caught glimpse in the kitchen
When I was looking for food
Wasn’t aware you were hitchin
I was in my morning mood
My brain was foggy
Lost in its synapses faze
My cereal was soggy
As I intended to graze
Next, I saw you hop
Snap
Crackle
Pop
Ran past my tv set
Like a blinding whirl
Knocked me down a fret
My ghost went hurl
I thought I should...
Recording your every move
As you pantomime
How can you be so smooth?
I first caught glimpse in the kitchen
When I was looking for food
Wasn’t aware you were hitchin
I was in my morning mood
My brain was foggy
Lost in its synapses faze
My cereal was soggy
As I intended to graze
Next, I saw you hop
Snap
Crackle
Pop
Ran past my tv set
Like a blinding whirl
Knocked me down a fret
My ghost went hurl
I thought I should...
#NaPoWriMo2022
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3 Comments
brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
11th Apr 2022 2:20am
11th Apr 2022 2:20am
Pen vomit
No words in my mouth
No phrases in my head
No sentences in my mind
My language is dead
No steps in my legs
No strength in my back
No ideas in my brain
All these things I lack
But words are expected
So thoughts I must think
I'm hoping my pen
Can barf out some good ink
My legs ran with me
Fifteen kilometers today
There's no gas in my tank
I don't know what to say
So I'll just play word-Jenga
With these tidbits that rhyme
And save the deep meanings
For some other time
No phrases in my head
No sentences in my mind
My language is dead
No steps in my legs
No strength in my back
No ideas in my brain
All these things I lack
But words are expected
So thoughts I must think
I'm hoping my pen
Can barf out some good ink
My legs ran with me
Fifteen kilometers today
There's no gas in my tank
I don't know what to say
So I'll just play word-Jenga
With these tidbits that rhyme
And save the deep meanings
For some other time
#sleep
#WritingPoetry
#apathy #NaPoWriMo2022
#apathy #NaPoWriMo2022
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