Detritus
Poem Published
13th Dec 2024 11:46pm
13th Dec 2024 11:46pm
Perigee
she ran into the house
full moon scared her thin
afraid it would crash into us
her mind was gone by then
her son picked out a ruby
she wanted a necklace instead
a lie would have been softer
disappointment stayed in his head
they ride in on dead horses
claim I’m the worst
more words fling outward
roles switch and reverse
he was afraid to tell her
what he might need
verbal pats on the back
were no guide to succeed
young boy in the little blue house
do your best in school
or days...
full moon scared her thin
afraid it would crash into us
her mind was gone by then
her son picked out a ruby
she wanted a necklace instead
a lie would have been softer
disappointment stayed in his head
they ride in on dead horses
claim I’m the worst
more words fling outward
roles switch and reverse
he was afraid to tell her
what he might need
verbal pats on the back
were no guide to succeed
young boy in the little blue house
do your best in school
or days...
#childhood
#family
45 reads
Paulajobi
Paula Jobi
Paula Jobi
Poem Published
15th Dec 2024 9:45pm
15th Dec 2024 9:45pm
So I Move On
#abuse
#family
#memories #mother
#memories #mother
45 reads
3 Comments
oldmanG
Poem Published
27th Dec 2024 8:07pm
27th Dec 2024 8:07pm
Statue in Time
More you sit
More you die
Sit like a statue in time
Hardens around you
Through your mind
Limbs so supple
Die grapes on vine
Keep mobile
Even just in your head
Jack be nimble
Head can’t think
Don’t want to be
Remembered
But I’ll deliver
Concrete can’t hold me
I’m pouring through
Set my place
In time
Set my soul
Back to family
More you die
Sit like a statue in time
Hardens around you
Through your mind
Limbs so supple
Die grapes on vine
Keep mobile
Even just in your head
Jack be nimble
Head can’t think
Don’t want to be
Remembered
But I’ll deliver
Concrete can’t hold me
I’m pouring through
Set my place
In time
Set my soul
Back to family
#aging
#emotions
#family
46 reads
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dartford
Paul S...
Paul S...
Poem Published
5th Feb 2025 11:05pm
5th Feb 2025 11:05pm
..
day we married, it was at the registry office
and your mum was a bit cutting
about me not wearing a tie, but then you didn’t either,
and about that she said nothing
and your mum was a bit cutting
about me not wearing a tie, but then you didn’t either,
and about that she said nothing
#family
46 reads
5 Comments
fianaturie8
Fia Naturie
Fia Naturie
Poem Published
21st Jul 2024 11:44pm
21st Jul 2024 11:44pm
Life Lessons pt 2 (England)
One year later, turning fourteen should not be a pivotal point in anyone’s life. Spoke too soon.
Mom told me and my sister we were all going to England to visit family for the summer. We did not know how to feel since we had never met them before. We left when the sun was setting in the city. It was a beautiful site to see through the small circular window of the plane.
She gave both of us a piece of gum and we thought that was strange since we both have braces and are not allowed to eat it normally.
“Chew it and swallow when we take off. It will help with...
Mom told me and my sister we were all going to England to visit family for the summer. We did not know how to feel since we had never met them before. We left when the sun was setting in the city. It was a beautiful site to see through the small circular window of the plane.
She gave both of us a piece of gum and we thought that was strange since we both have braces and are not allowed to eat it normally.
“Chew it and swallow when we take off. It will help with...
#Britain
#family
#fiction
48 reads
12 Comments
cjpoetry
Poem Published
16th Dec 2024 9:29am
16th Dec 2024 9:29am
The Boy The Man
I reunite with a glaze in this young boys eyes, blue and wet as if his father had died.
Would he ever know their spirits were always connected, praying for the day their tracks intersected.
On this night, oh so late, to hear your voice, I can always wait.
Fear and pain were fuel for this boy, living in silence, living in the void.
Whispers hum and brush his skin, wondering if they will ever meet again.
Dreams come as I sleep, nightmares present when I wake.
Humble even in trauma, I became a man, without a father.
...
Would he ever know their spirits were always connected, praying for the day their tracks intersected.
On this night, oh so late, to hear your voice, I can always wait.
Fear and pain were fuel for this boy, living in silence, living in the void.
Whispers hum and brush his skin, wondering if they will ever meet again.
Dreams come as I sleep, nightmares present when I wake.
Humble even in trauma, I became a man, without a father.
...
#family
#father
#son
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oldmanG
Poem Published
11th Nov 2024 7:28am
11th Nov 2024 7:28am
Chasing Green
Chasing Green
Done chasing green hoping it frees me
Focusing on living in the second
As you learn that time is more precious than
A bank account given to a grave
Traveling on a time chart setting goals that will be to suffering like a drop in the bucket
Money sits in misery surrounded by sycophantic bitches
Far away but in this world we live in
On a paddy field the climate water is rising
Young girl goes back to show her family she did her part
Daddy knows it’s not enough but he...
Done chasing green hoping it frees me
Focusing on living in the second
As you learn that time is more precious than
A bank account given to a grave
Traveling on a time chart setting goals that will be to suffering like a drop in the bucket
Money sits in misery surrounded by sycophantic bitches
Far away but in this world we live in
On a paddy field the climate water is rising
Young girl goes back to show her family she did her part
Daddy knows it’s not enough but he...
#family
#love
#poverty
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0 Comments
Lozzamus
Poem Published
1st Feb 2025 9:30pm
1st Feb 2025 9:30pm
Secrets - The Puppy Farm
Day After Pub Evening With Gordon
After lunch, Mel drives Robert and me to the farm to see a litter of puppies. The dogs are based in Yorkshire, a collection of chocolate and black Labradors, nine of them under heat lamps, small woolly things with drooping mouths and serious eyes and tiny tails that swish from side to side. The smell inside the annexe to the farmhouse is strong, like a mixture of manure and peroxide. In the pen outside, the adult dogs bark in excitement when they see us, one tall black Labrador jumping up to nip my fingers.
'That's Isaac,'...
After lunch, Mel drives Robert and me to the farm to see a litter of puppies. The dogs are based in Yorkshire, a collection of chocolate and black Labradors, nine of them under heat lamps, small woolly things with drooping mouths and serious eyes and tiny tails that swish from side to side. The smell inside the annexe to the farmhouse is strong, like a mixture of manure and peroxide. In the pen outside, the adult dogs bark in excitement when they see us, one tall black Labrador jumping up to nip my fingers.
'That's Isaac,'...
#family
#mystery
#nature #son
#nature #son
55 reads
4 Comments
missjem56
Poem Published
3rd Dec 2024 1:21am
3rd Dec 2024 1:21am
Happy Families
Christmas
for
feuding
At
old
dislikes
lain
brooding
Kin
dread
fiasco
by Jemia
for
feuding
At
old
dislikes
lain
brooding
Kin
dread
fiasco
by Jemia
#Christmas
#family
#LifeStruggles #satirical
#LifeStruggles #satirical
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0 Comments
oldmanG
Poem Published
14th Nov 2024 9:44am
14th Nov 2024 9:44am
Little Nicholas (Mykola)
Little Nicholas (Mykola)
Little boy came right onto the court and
Asked if he could play some bball
Said his name was Mykola
He asked where I’m from and I said around
The corner was my home
Little boy from a far away land
Came right up to us and
His innocence could not be denied
Said his name was Nicholas from
The Ukraine
So we played a game till seven
Said he’s in school in the USA
With his little sister about 5 1/2
Stayin at his grandma’s with Momma
While Daddy’s back at home...
Little boy came right onto the court and
Asked if he could play some bball
Said his name was Mykola
He asked where I’m from and I said around
The corner was my home
Little boy from a far away land
Came right up to us and
His innocence could not be denied
Said his name was Nicholas from
The Ukraine
So we played a game till seven
Said he’s in school in the USA
With his little sister about 5 1/2
Stayin at his grandma’s with Momma
While Daddy’s back at home...
#anxiety
#family
#fear #war
#fear #war
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oldmanG
Poem Published
12th Jan 2025 7:04am
12th Jan 2025 7:04am
Great Day
She had a great day
She had a great day
She didn’t have to stay
My sister has a black spot
The thing we wish we ain’t got
Hers is in her head
Ours is what we truly dread
She had a great day
Told her she didn’t have to stay
She had a great day
She didn’t have to stay
The dread of our own span
And she can’t stand strong
It was her party day and
She can’t play…
Even on her Day…Her own Day
She had a great day
Told her she didn’t have to stay
She had a really great day ...
She had a great day
She didn’t have to stay
My sister has a black spot
The thing we wish we ain’t got
Hers is in her head
Ours is what we truly dread
She had a great day
Told her she didn’t have to stay
She had a great day
She didn’t have to stay
The dread of our own span
And she can’t stand strong
It was her party day and
She can’t play…
Even on her Day…Her own Day
She had a great day
Told her she didn’t have to stay
She had a really great day ...
#cancer
#family
#love #sister
#love #sister
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0 Comments
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