From the ashes: Favorites

May 29 From the ashes

Thomas W Case

I guess I shouldn't be
surprised.
In the
beginning, the women are
attracted to the light,
the writing.
But after a while,
they hate it.
They get jealous;
as if I had another
lover.
I suppose I do.
And when I'm in my stride
I don't give them the
attention that they crave and
desire.
When the words and
lines are flowing
the women seem so needy
so greedy.
I guess it's not fair that
I devote my heart to
writing--but truth be told,
they knew what they
were getting
themselves into.

I'm happy to announce the release of my new limited edition book, Rise Up Collected Short Stories and Poems, here's a link. (Just copy and paste in the address bar.)
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#jealousy #poetry #writing #relationships #time

May 28 From the ashes

For a Friend in an Asylum in California

May 28 From the ashes

Thomas W Case

For a Friend in an Asylum in California

Give me lazy lithium
days; soft asylum and Cheshire madness.
This sadness only
lasts
awhile, with sun burnt
smiles and ocean mist
kisses...

Give me sweet Mai Tai
nights, gentle lunacy.
The Mad Hatter moon
laughs at me,
and the fog
only lasts a
little while.

Just one more time,
please stay a while.

I'm pleased to announce the release of my new book, Rise Up Collected Poems and Short Stories, it's available on Booksie.com
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May 27 From the ashes

Story of Love

May 27 From the ashes

Jen

Story of Love

Never seen
Eyes more true,
Until one day
I rested mine on you.

Knew your smile,
Your voice,
Your touch...
Before I met you
That faithful day.

If this is love,
Then I never
Knew what it was
Before.

If this isn't right,
I don't care,
I never
Wish it to end,
Only for it to
Begin.

To pretend tonight
That you think of me too,
And trust deep down
In a story of love.

The pain of love and wishing for it in reality

May 27 From the ashes

cadenza

May 27 From the ashes

Riz Mack

cadenza

time
just a location in space
that keeps you in line
puts you in place
take some off
it takes your place
ticks you off
shapes your face
makes you late
consumes your days
makes you nervous
makes you wait
takes you out
takes itself
offers wealth
exchanges health
for similies
and nurse's smiles
and promises
to stay a while

time to go

May 27 From the ashes

In a Battle Without a Shield

May 27 From the ashes

Thomas W Case

In a Battle Without a Shield

It doesn't seem like
Christmas.
Mom and Dad are gone,
the kids are grown; There's no
snow on the ground, and
I'm in the psych ward again.
There is a dead dog loneliness
about the place.
All the patients are asleep,
and it's too early to get
my medicine.
Coffee has replaced
***** in my diet, and
I feel like I'm in a
battle without a shield.
Even the pen I wield
isn't as sharp as it
used to be.

Check out my you tube channel where I read my poetry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0-hHZ6O8u0

#alcoholism #depression #mental #illness #anxiety #hospital #lonely

May 21 From the ashes

The Bog

May 21 From the ashes

Kurt Philip Behm

The Bog

Step into
reason
The quicksand
of mind
The harder
you struggle
The deeper
the slime

The deeper
the slime
The harder
you fight
The sun
further distant
Consumed
— by the night

(Dreamsleep: May, 2024)

May 19 From the ashes

the heart and other losers

May 19 From the ashes

guy scutellaro

the heart and other losers

rules for wars
and other fictions

and the grave digger
gives me a nod
hands me a shovel of thunder

what to tell the children?

shadows can't exist
without light
and on my bended knees
lightning in the air
looking up

what to tell
the little boys and girls?

be amused,
smile,

darlings, it's not odd, not at all

we humans shed our skin like snakes
and one man's freedom fighter
is another man's terrorist

hell broke loose in Palestine
hell broke loose in the Ukraine

the angels' weeping choir
and cat eyes turn grey as the sea

the cat stares into the fire
cold as the sea

child, have you seen some
awfulness?

what could it be?

my cat howls into the fire

what to say to the children?

(welcome to the night)

pawns and kings, the rooks
the bittersweet comedy
of the heart and other losers

what to tell the children?