tyler-kelley-1
American
Hello! / / I am a 21 year-old poet looking to share my poems. I have not been writing for very long and I am still trying to find my true writing "voice." Hopefully, with the help of the community, I will be able to find my voice and create some pieces that people will enjoy. Please, read and comment. I am looking to improve and take nothing personally. / / Thanks for stopping by! I will definitely be reading a lot on this site!
He sits at Starbucks
because that's where he
is told he should be
to become somebody.
They say:
“All great thoughts hit
when they are expected;
while you sit with
pen and paper.”
So, he sits and
waits all day til,
overcome by languor,
he heads home.
The wind and rain are blinding
but the light is getting brighter.
He stops to write it down -
then it hits him.
The driver in the car
can't see either.
Jul 5, 2011
Jul 5, 2011 at 9:35 AM UTC
One New Notification
A sudden vibration interrupts
Billie Joe Armstrong
just before the chorus
of Shenanigans' fourteenth track.
My Blackberry Pearl decided
to inform me
of one new notification
from Hotmail.
Annoyed, I hurriedly
scroll to the interference
to check what was such important
breaking news:
CNN Breaking News
*-- U.S. Military launches missiles against Gadhafi's forces in Lybia ... *
With a slight grin,
I press Resume Song
with a new appreciation
for Mike Dirnt.
Mar 22, 2011
Mar 22, 2011 at 12:03 AM UTC
I find it hard
to Master bate in public
with people looking.
Mar 10, 2011
Mar 10, 2011 at 12:52 AM UTC
Rumors are swirling
about what that little shepherd boy
is doing with those sheep
on the other side of the hill.
He has been watching that flock
for far too long
and no one has seen Old Jed
for quite some time.
He said he would come back
for his sheep,
but I have a sneaking suspicion
Old Jed is dead
and that little ******* shepherd
keeps all the wool
for himself.
Feb 18, 2011
Feb 18, 2011 at 9:44 PM UTC
It's in the air.
Perfect
revolution.
Swish.
The whole world
watches in anticipation
as this young team
topples the Autocrats
in thrilling fashion.
However, they are far from finished.
This is just
the first
of many opponents
they will face
in this tournament.
But tonight,
they are celebrating
in Cairo.
Feb 16, 2011
Feb 16, 2011 at 6:26 PM UTC
A woman
waits in line behind two kids
at the corner
7/11.
She watches them
take their candy,
get on their bikes,
and ride away.
She sets her Ramen
and antacids
on the counter
and half smiles
at the seventeen year-old
high school drop out.
Without making eye contact,
he tells her:
“$5.79”
She hands him the last
of her cash
with an apology.
As he opens the drawer,
she fumbles under her coat
and her trembling hand
pulls out the gun...
Feb 11, 2011
Feb 11, 2011 at 12:00 PM UTC
The Raven
is the most
misunderstood
creature in
literature.
He comes in the night
to give the truth
no matter
if you want to hear it.
Feb 4, 2011
Feb 4, 2011 at 11:16 PM UTC
Is it bad
to root for
Prospero
because he gave
you hopes
of conquering Death
and when he dies,
you still shiver
and check the time?
Feb 4, 2011
Feb 4, 2011 at 11:15 PM UTC
It is like
one of those
little toy dogs
that you don’t
notice
until it is too late
and you stumble
right over it.
Feb 4, 2011
Feb 4, 2011 at 11:14 PM UTC
J. M. Berrie
is the greatest
horror playwright
in history
because
he wrote
the truth.
Neverland
is a dream.
And I just woke up
Feb 4, 2011
Feb 4, 2011 at 11:13 PM UTC