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Love Ukraine poem Freedom mud social commentary daughter crypticbard excalibard galateuswith reckless abandon
in its purest form
the simplest of
possible affirmations
is to be loved in return
in similar manner
the most complex of
probable affirmations
is reciprocating like affection
in conclusion, then,
it seems most apparent
to appreciate with reckless
abandon the air we breathe
for we build tomorrows
on these simplest, most
basic of molecules, our
humble bricks of being
whose...
Monday 18th April 2022 3:38 am
The Coming of a New Age
With every year's end - the advent marks the start of a new day,
as human kind we’re always growing wiser, furthermore, fully face to face with the task of taking baby steps toward a straight forward path —
It’s time to take a stand…
(With that being said: we really need to enjoy such a joyous occasion)
In an effort to boost morale; International Women’s Day should pronounce a two part holiday...
Friday 15th April 2022 8:35 am
Time Will Tell
Is it really a new beginning?
Or just a start to another finish.
I suppose it could be a way to a means.
Or a means to an end.
Or maybe just an ending to another new beginning…
Only time will tell.
Friday 1st April 2022 3:18 pm
A First Poem
Today write a first poem
write a tanka, five
lines: seven five five
seven seven metaphor
let the sun sing and moon moan
Tuesday 22nd March 2022 9:23 pm
Small moments
With one small hand wrapped round my thumb
You gave me a vision of what was to come.
A memory I will hold forever
The smallest grip, but I will remember.
I'd stare at you all day long
In my eyes you could do no wrong.
You would sleep and wriggle on my chest
Out of everything I could do, this was the best.
In no time at all you'd stolen our hearts
And ...
Tuesday 22nd March 2022 12:47 pm
I Wish I Was
I don't want nights to end
I don't want days to begin
And I know I'll spend my entire life
Wishing I was six feet under
Crushed under water pressure
Old blood stains on the stone dirty alley
Bones and grit in places unrecognizable
Picture in the papers
40 words on a daily column
Wooden frame with pretty flowers
Tears of strangers
Hushers and whispers
A wall hang...
Friday 25th February 2022 7:31 pm
Don't Look At Me
Don't look at me
Don't look at me
Don't look at me
Don't look at me
When the bullet's fired
You see the blood
I see that blame
Would you fight back
If the war was within you?
And I lost again
Don't look at me
Don't look at me
Don't look at me
Don't look at me
I don't want
A bed of roses
I just want one that'd never die
And I don't want
The world to lose it
Just not to ...
Friday 25th February 2022 7:13 pm
Burning Ashes
A name and a face,
You had none but still a presence;
Lost in the sea of self justification but still alive, or breathing to say the least.
When the wrong and the right doesn't matter anymore
And when the strong and the weak both lost
I realised the wrongs and the loss and a loss and another one.
A new scar with tick of the clock
Appeared and disappeared but the pai...
Friday 25th February 2022 7:09 pm
Forever Might Take Too Long
Not my thoughts that matter it's just I don't think I have anywhere else to go
It's not regret. It's not complains.
Just thoughts you'll never utter
Everyone's busy getting their life right we stutter getting through the moment
I don't want to believe we're same but since when was it me who decided anything?
What? you think the same too?
Can't be coincide right?
Yeah right.
...
Friday 25th February 2022 7:08 pm
Secrets
If I could see myself from another star
Would everything seem alright?
Secrets I've never kept before
And now they're buried deep inside my heart
Why?
When I sit amongst the other stars
I feel like I'm in a nightmare?
In my room all alone?
Surrounded by clones who doesn't even know how to pretend to like me
Can I control the darkness that's killing me with every breath?
You've told m...
Friday 25th February 2022 7:04 pm
white
Dancing on the white
You,
A side of the world I've never seen
Before you reached out for me
Don't take your eyes off me
As I fly
Black wings and chapped smile
Changes are only what you've already got
I'll stay I'll stay
If you dance with me one last time
Friend or rivals it doesn't matter
As long as we leave for the same world
Was I ever there until you saw me?
Our ways our path...
Friday 25th February 2022 7:02 pm
In Shadows, In Truths
The light from behind hid the flaws in the lines
And the smiles that came looked too much like mine
Don't trust and you won't be betrayed
Don't hope and you won't cry when it's late
But you won't see that far with eyes struck on the ground
Who you saw that day wasn't who I found
Where the sight begins is where the story ends
And where the good side dies is where you find heaven
Who...
Friday 25th February 2022 7:00 pm
Infinity Marathon
My mahogany desk and the bright world beyond,
I reached out my hand for someone to hold on;
Nothing much happened.
And now I'm feeling so alone...
I just wanna go back home.
You don't deserve to die and I don't deserve to decide what you want.
I got a thousand more days to live and the number doesn't decrease no matter how much I count
But now I'm feeling so alone...
I just wanna go ...
Friday 25th February 2022 6:57 pm
Long Lost Troubles
If you're here,
I don't blame you
To forget what
I was thinking.
Is it wrong if
I really miss you
Without knowing
That you're sinking ?
I was afraid,
If I survived
The scars would
Never leave me.
All my blabbing,
Please forgive me.
If I love you
Would you hate me?
Can you say my name with out choking?
"I didn't mean it like that"
"I was just joking "
Every time you spill...
Friday 25th February 2022 6:51 pm
Vigil
January fifth.
The black car is almost here.
I wait
and I remember:
Early morning, deep December.
Phone rings;
heart sinks;
today, I know, is the day.
Exit day, the expected day: the day to say goodbye.
A rush hour slow-slog through thin and sickly dawn.
Idiot-bright festive lights fail to sense the mood.
Mother in the back seat – quiet, watching, alone.
A red light river – a sto...
Tuesday 15th February 2022 12:37 pm
I Love Your Allure
I would never question your narrative— as it be, figuratively.
Cheers to another year: it’s ever clear — our glasses never get drunk.
(for all intents and purposes) spirited twin flames pour out libations to a personal god
No half truths with you.
I idolize your third eyes outlook on life...
Our inner visions - seen to fruition - showcase infinite possibilities
Granted we share the same ...
Tuesday 15th February 2022 4:02 am
Jigsaw
JIGSAW
Brunette. Blonde
Black. Grey
I am auburn.
Hazel. Green
Brown. Blue
I am Grey.
Tabs, blanks
Pockets, sockets
Corners, middles
I am unique.
Flat pieces; four points
Innies and lock
The back
always Grey
Without me, you are not complete
With me, we are replete
A needle in the haystack
melancholic morning
Smea...
Saturday 29th January 2022 8:03 am
Morning Coffee
Tuesday 25th January 2022 11:19 pm
I Wrote a Poem for You
I was told to write a poem for you
I understand why, it’s a lovely gift
Provided it’s any good
But you think they’re all good
So you will enjoy the poem I wrote for you
I’m not being arrogant, not at all
My poems aren’t good or lovely
They’re just words that barely connect
No rhyme, no reason, no theme.
I still don’t know if I’m trying
If anyone will think it’s good
...Sunday 2nd January 2022 12:53 pm
This Writer is Not a Poet
I'm a writer not a poet
Sometimes my writing seems like a poem
But that is because I have no control over my self expression
I pour my soul into words
I don't spend time observing the shape they take
Sometimes they might rhyme
Sometimes they might come as stanzas not as paragraphs
But I'm not a poet, I am a writer.
You say but a poet is a writer
I do not dispute that observation
Now co...
Sunday 2nd January 2022 9:51 am
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