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716 · Jul 2016
Black Grease
Curtis Jul 2016
Inside machinery lies
Grey metal gears of all size

When everything is aligned
And all is right
They slide past another
Each tooth holding on to the other

The gears inside my machinery however
Could be in a condition much better

Bent and broken
Some circuits don't turn
Grinding and grinding
For relief they yearn

The grease that allows gears to slide
Should be maintained
There should be no grind
No grease should be as black as mine

But black can look alright
On a backdrop of white

When I press a page
Against my gears
The most beautiful patterns
Tend to appear
710 · Aug 2016
Elbow Grease
Curtis Aug 2016
Writing to pass the time
Ends up being always writing all the time
Constantly working on my mind
I love machines but not the grind

A little love
And elbow grease
Is all this body
Really needs
683 · Apr 2016
The Earth is Alive
Curtis Apr 2016
From the stars in the sky
Through the atmosphere
To all the tall trees
That grasp the ground

The ground that holds our feet
And gently holds the sea
Down very far underneath
Layers of rock and molten lava streams

Down to the very core
That twists and turns
Its own heated center
The Earth is alive
679 · Oct 2016
Square One
Curtis Oct 2016
I
Don't
Know
****
655 · Feb 2016
Parasitic
Curtis Feb 2016
So it starts again
Creeping
Crawling
Into my head

Slowly devouring
Any sanity left
Amongst the mush
I dare call a brain

Obsession creeps
Down every inch
Of my lonesome body
From a lonesome heart

It has become me
The parasite inside
And its been there
My entire life

Why does it
Keep me alive
Curtis Jul 2014
What makes me
Is the way
I make poetry
The way
I view a tree

I sometimes give
And I sometimes give in
Questioning the way I live
Loops and twists and circles
Make it hard to stay positive

I know not restraint
Whether in life
Or the nightmares I paint
When I give
It's always more than I make
That is not by mistake

Things done
Things to be
Is the cause of one
That one is me

Loops and twists and circles
Tend to unwind
Just keep your head up
Stay out of your own mind
Enjoy the theoretical
Concept of time
649 · Dec 2014
Astrology
Curtis Dec 2014
Massive stars
Ever burning
burning bright
bringing life

Born in life
at the ending
of winters strife
Aries, the fire bright

But does it not make sense?
Look to the greatest things
The great givers of energy
then see the energy it brings

A star born of spring
burning, burning
Hear the song fire sing
645 · Jun 2016
In Time
Curtis Jun 2016
I envy the earth and her seasons
Summer, fall, winter, spring
So systematic, and nearly predictable
From one to the next, she flawlessly go

How I wish I were the same
That my ups and my downs
Could be predicted So easily
Maybe in time, but ahead now I can't see
636 · Jul 2014
Mmm...
Curtis Jul 2014
The smell
Of a release
From a restless hell
And a warm welcome
To the life of a busy worker bee

Everything is swell
Says a brew of bitter coffee
628 · May 2016
Untitled
Curtis May 2016
Well i didnt sleep
This morning i had cookies to eat
I forgot my sandwich with the lunchmeat

Im at work i start in ten minutes
Its gonna be hard to make it to the finish

Ill make it through
And when i do
Ill get home and sleep myself new
627 · May 2014
The Bitter Old Man
Curtis May 2014
There's a story I know
A story of a man
Who lived on hill
Lonely now
Still a ring on his hand

He picked up the paper
On an oh so perfect morning
"What a tragedy,
For his death by his own hand,
No one should be mourning."

The life of a boy
Whos age means none
Had been taken away
By his own gun

"What a foolish thing,
The thought would never cross my mind,
To let something so irrelevant leave such a sting,
Gods got a plan,
All in due time."

So he moved on
To the section he loved
The one with the questions
And the blanks in lines
Only to be interrupted
By an irrelevant fly

"What a pest,
You dare cross my eye,
Ill have you know,
You're now sure to die."

The paper he held
It the form of a field
Now a bat
With the tremendous speed it yield

"Now where did you go,
You annoyance you,
I swear I just saw you,
Not but a mere moment ago."

Once again
The fly caught his eye
And he let out a scream
"It is you i will best,
Why even try!"

He swung and he swung
With force like thunder
Twas the tiny flys blood
For which he hungered

"It seems it so,
That I have lost you again,
With a bit of whiskey,
You'll certainly show."

Into the kitchen
And into the cabinet
He pulled out a glass
And continued to slam it
On the bare counter
Where his whiskey silently stared

"Who could resist,
Such a sweet smell,
Ahh the smell of bourben,
And it's not even twelve."

Just as he took
His first big sip
He was certain he felt
Something land on his lip

"Oh I have got you now,
Goodbye you **** fly."

He took up his bat
Swung he did
His face now red
Covered with a frown
He saw no fly
Nothing dead on the ground

"Fine,
I'll just sit here,
Sit here in my chair,
And you feel free to come near."

And to his face
He brought a bottle
Liquid and golden
With nothing but anger
Growing
And growing

"Ahh,
Is that you that I hear?
You hope to die,
If youre so close to my ear."

He swung his bat
But one last time
But what he hit
Was no fly
He hit the ground
And began a ****** pool
It looks as though
A simple wasp
Played him a fool

Startled he fell
Back still against his chair
The wasp
Never even touched a hair

And once again
A lonely old man
Will look at the paper
And see the story of the fool
With death at his own hand
622 · Apr 2016
Settlers
Curtis Apr 2016
You can call us settlers
Not for what we have settled
The pure fact that we do

Forty or fifty degrees
Partly sunny sky
Its beach weather
For my friends and I

Waves crashing on the shore
Lining the waters furthest reach
Driftwood sticks and stones
A gentle touch of miscilanious trash

The smell of Erie isn't great, but
It compliments the liquor that we taste
620 · Oct 2014
Gears
Curtis Oct 2014
Even the smallest gears
Have the greatest potential
To disrupt the clock
588 · Dec 2014
Joker
Curtis Dec 2014
And in this reality
there's absolutely nothing
a joke can't see
it's all just chaos
Just short infinity
Thats infinitely long
Just like my *******
Built up and brought down
theres never a dull moment
for this silly clown
everythings weird
But it's that concept
that i hold dear
Laugh with those
who laugh at fear
"Get that fork outta my face"
578 · Apr 2014
Sleep
Curtis Apr 2014
Sleep come to thee
Take me away and whisper
Come with me

A place not so far
With rivers and forests
Crystal clear
A place where i have no scars

Clarity come to thee
Why cannot i see
I need to set myself free
While I'm awake in reality
Curtis Jun 2016
An old fire
Reduced to embers
Dark clouds
And a storm ahead

She came back to me
Arms filled with wood
A heart filled with love
A head aching with guilt

I have this fire to rebuild
And this storm to weather
But I can do it now
Because we're together
568 · Oct 2014
Rejuvenate
Curtis Oct 2014
I wish to never sleep

To rejuvenate at day
Shine in the sun
Wander in the darkness

Never knowing
Where im going

Never lost
Never found

Always around
Feet attached to the ground

And mind
Tied tight to the air around
563 · Jan 2017
Paper and Pen
Curtis Jan 2017
So it seems
The color of my ink
Is to be shown again
Under natural light

The canvas of 360°
With no start and no end
And all the twists
The sharp bends

I color every corner
With the tip of my felt pen
Now that it's back
And I can feel again
561 · Jul 2016
Sunshine Dreams
Curtis Jul 2016
Thoughts last night I would rather not repeat
Lead me to dreams I still remember from my sleep

Places from when I was a boy
Surrounded by my childhood toys

Alone in my room as I once was
Alone in my room as I still am

The sun shines through the window
I can feel the moment as I watch everything glow
560 · May 2015
Dreamstate
Curtis May 2015
Life is but a dream
You know thats what they say
Not every dreams a good one
Especially not today
But i have a good feeling about tomorrow
And that makes it all ok
560 · Sep 2014
Assholes
Curtis Sep 2014
Work
**** work
Not the act
But the place

Work
Working towards something better
Is a priority over many things
But never over personal well being

Except today
Im sick
And we are busy

I would not enjoy
A sickly furnace man
In my house
Que sera, sera
558 · Apr 2016
Trauma
Curtis Apr 2016
And its in that moment
That the lines
The frame
Of reality
Start to break

They shimmer
They shine
They breathe
With you

Under their breath
They whisper
Stay cool

Never however
Is that easy to do
So call that friend
Who is closest to you
556 · Jan 2017
Dance
Curtis Jan 2017
Left foot, right foot
Held close to me
Gracefully we move

The dance of our time
Is like never before
We practice so often
Rarely ever on the dance floor

It's mostly with words
On little phone screens
Wondering if what I said
Painted the right scene

I step
You step
Next step
Who's step?
554 · Apr 2014
Emotion
Curtis Apr 2014
What is it but a word
You need not understand it
To give it meaning is absurd

Its to be enjoyed
When it comes around
But you choose
To just wait
On the ground
Saying
"Sadness i have found"
Waiting with a frown
Waiting for it to turn around

Move
Move with yourself
Do something
Do not
Do not wait
For you. You need not control apathy. You need to live with it until something comes along. Stay strong.
551 · Nov 2014
:D
Curtis Nov 2014
:D
Love
is about
loving
love

Knowing others love
being a peaceful dove
being from above

Lets go be what we are
and lose all of our scars
we are all among the stars

Light the street
Let them see their feet
never missing lifes beat

We are one
But one with our body
Be with me

Be energy
551 · Apr 2014
My 10w
Curtis Apr 2014
This poetry
Will most certainly be
The death of me
529 · Sep 2016
Strange Things
Curtis Sep 2016
The world
Right here
Sits so close
To the next
Maybe we can't see it
Maybe to some it doesn't exist
To some neither this world does
And neither does the next
But like a lover
The good ones with their hands out stretched
Be careful
The hand you hold
May be no lover
527 · Jan 2016
Chasing Sleep
Curtis Jan 2016
Sleep's run away again
Out of the house
Out on the street
Leaving a trail
Of my thoughts at its feet
519 · Aug 2014
Everyone Sees Through Three
Curtis Aug 2014
What the hell is it anyway?
To be a man.

To be assertive?
To have a plan?

***** it.
Just open,
Your pineal gland.
514 · Apr 2014
Home
Curtis Apr 2014
In this world
I have a home
A home with bed
With food
With wine
Without serenity

But i have another
With friends
To keep me company
And trees to cover me
Life all around
My sorrow not be found
Natures care
Is always there
512 · Jul 2014
Guest
Curtis Jul 2014
Exhaustion is an unwelcomed guest
Whos timing is a perfect pest
Always when my mind is best
It is time for rest
With DMT dreams
We all are blessed
511 · May 2015
Heartbeat
Curtis May 2015
Constantly removing
A vast empty space

My racing thoughts

Come closer
To my aging face
506 · Apr 2014
Sunday Evening
Curtis Apr 2014
Ahh the feeling
A buzz on a sunday evening
The wind somewhat chilling
For the stairs
I willl surely need a railing
502 · Apr 2014
Subtlety
Curtis Apr 2014
The subtlety of hints
My door cracked
Only about three inch
An object on the floor
One that was not there before
A drape pried open
A little fur left on the curtain
494 · May 2014
Low Energy
Curtis May 2014
My candle grows dim
Like I have burned my wax thin
Just a bit more burning
Until the wax is thick again
My flame will be bright
And i will be full of life
485 · Aug 2014
Lacking Energy to Complete
Curtis Aug 2014
It's all about energy
The things that matter need
Is the same for humans to be
See...

Potential,
Kinetic,
And.
Thermal.
Mostly.

Everyone should be
Floating atop it all,
Always ready
For their
Biggest fall
Holding steady
And standing tall
                                                    
Hoping,­
Or,
Knowing.

That you wont
Fall
Will finish, got distracted per the usual
483 · May 2014
Heavy
Curtis May 2014
Where is my creativity
It flowed so easily
Like a river flowing steady
Now like a block of iron
Heavy
478 · Jul 2016
Tired
Curtis Jul 2016
There's an question in my head
The answer is always whispered back
Always no

Love is consistency
Knowing what's right
And settling for nothing less

Not giving up
Not humouring a fallacy
Or cradling a lie

It's a battle always
But the other side of love is never the same

A state of constant change
And when it's at its weakest
Is when love can then take over
478 · Jun 2014
Black and Gold
Curtis Jun 2014
Black
Gold
And very little light
It brings a feeling
Of a time before I
When polite
Was normal
477 · Sep 2014
Natural
Curtis Sep 2014
Sometimes I prefer
The light of no light at all
Compared to the light
Of a simple light bulb
475 · May 2015
Think
Curtis May 2015
Of the things you want to see
The places
You might want to be
The choice
To set your mind free

The world you want to love
Is nothing you're above
Nothing you're below
This is your act
This is your show

Energy only wants to flow
The path least resisting
So stop resisting
And start existing!
Go with the flow
473 · May 2016
In the Moment
Curtis May 2016
Moments surround us
As we reach to them
Weaving and winding
Through and from us

Thread so thin
Through the hole of the needles
Their micro molecular gaps
Seemingly infinite
Over every inch of our body
469 · Aug 2014
Standing Tall
Curtis Aug 2014
Isn't it sad
When someone falls
And they get mad

Turning to blame
Anyone but themselves
Is to me a shame

When we fall
We learn
And can again stand tall
Unless we choose
To think we know it all
466 · Apr 2014
Time
Curtis Apr 2014
Time is a concept
We each perceive
It may be twelve
But what is it really?

Is it the aging of things
And the death of youth
Or the sounds of spring
The smell of winters beginning?

Or maybe currency
Across time
Across the sea
Always the same
In any city
Percieve it as such
Now tell me my friend
What have you bought?

I bought some work
To maintain current life
I bought guitar
The beauty of music
I bought a gaze at the stars
And many good flicks

Now I've bought this poem
At a worthy price
Now you've bought it too
The art it's been
I hope it was worth it
~Thank you im very appreciative!~
Time, use it to progress, use it for good, use it to share, use it how you want to
464 · Jul 2016
Soul Flow
Curtis Jul 2016
I've been around the sun
More times than I have fingers and toes
I've experienced the beauty of spring
The heat of summer
The calm of fall
And the stillness of winter

Altering the small chunk of earth that I occupy
Slowly building it higher
Complimented by times of digging it down
Constantly moving from states of progression
To times of regression

This time
I leave you behind
I build up the earth
And strengthen the mind
460 · Oct 2014
Vast Nothing
Curtis Oct 2014
Don't expect to find
Happiness
In an area
Where infinity's confined
459 · Oct 2014
Cages
Curtis Oct 2014
Creativity has left me
Only for now
As it longed
To be set free
456 · May 2014
Killing
Curtis May 2014
Nicotine
In my body
Dwelling
Chilling
Helping the act
Forgetting
But then again
Killing
453 · Apr 2014
Ahh Art
Curtis Apr 2014
The beauty of creation
An urge to adventure
The love of curiosity
All with meaning at its center
Finding yourself
Spilling your guts
Spanding the mind
Learning love
The best way to spend time
Art is beauty
Theres beauty in this rhyme
And all of yours too
With out spending a single dime
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