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397 · Dec 2017
dualist
vinny Dec 2017
you were at once, both
cure for all that ailed
and ultimate destruction
my coffins last nail

you lived, didn't exist
in a conventional sense
when i caught you in the act
guilty of innocence

always, never
loyal and true
this can't be fixed
with duct tape
and crazy glue

all i ever needed
but so much more
until you asked me to stay
then showed me the door
397 · Jul 2016
deity
vinny Jul 2016
said goodbye in a dream
so there you can no longer haunt
although we will never be
i have a better idea of what i want

i'll be standing by
but not holding my breath
got a gut feeling
it will come when least expected

learned to watch for traps
the like i've never known
hard lessons gleaned
while worshipping at your throne
397 · Dec 2016
machine
vinny Dec 2016
such an efficient machine
slicing dicing and grinding
me in between
poor choices
bad calls
sharp edges and blades
another casualty
to your lack of accountability
yet you seem unscathed
393 · Apr 2016
space
vinny Apr 2016
so happy
you needed your space
the further I get
from you
the more I feel
part of the human race
Again
Once more with
The general population
Breathing untainted air
Free from your
consummation
once again life is pure
Without your
participation
stay locked away for good this time
393 · Apr 2016
Bending
vinny Apr 2016
I want you to think
your in total control
As I witness your
belief in the
delusion
You've convinced
Yourself
You're pulling
the strings
In fact
It's a perfect illusion
I'm bending your will
With my brain
And in your mind
your believing
the same
But ask yourself
if you think
i'm that that weak
and if in me that's
what you saw-
Here's a big fat juicy
clue to the truth:
*That's your fatal flaw
391 · Jun 2016
wherever you may be
vinny Jun 2016
i hope the sun shines on your face
wherever you may be
me and maggie are waiting for the day
you take advantage of our open door policy

say hi to your mom in montana
she'll be happy to see her little runner
the apple never falls far from the tree
i'm sure she's a stunner

tomorrow we kick off the next project
so at least i'll have work to keep me occupied
perfect timely distraction
to not deal with what's inside

the king bed i bought for us it's
too big to be alone
i can't let it get too cold

there's a few sweet angels
hovering about
they are fine for a quick fix
but your the habit
i can't live without
391 · Sep 2016
Hungry
vinny Sep 2016
You fed me dreams
I was voracious
Filling a void
Spacious

Time now to focus
Power up with
Steak and eggs
Cut me loose
Don't make me beg

I took the gmat
Wrote a.killer essay
Just got accepted
To the UW MBA

Maybe come up for air
In the fall of 2019
To mourn the loss
Of what could have been

This task in front of me
It all becomes clear
You can't be around
At.least for the next 2 years
389 · Aug 2016
invasive
vinny Aug 2016
the invasive species
is rendered harmless
temporarily
by the weight of their berries
but don't you worry
in case you forgot
the thorny vines will explore
once more
when the fruit rots
387 · Dec 2015
make me
vinny Dec 2015
Make me your object
shape twist mold
so when the monsters come out
you have something to hold
383 · Apr 2016
It's wasted breath
vinny Apr 2016
I like our game
it's a total lie
and you can escape
anytime
it feels like to me
i'm contributing to your
delinquency
and when you tell me you
love me
it sounds like you've
never put those
three words together in
the same
sentence
before
So never you worry
Your pretty head
It never leaves the room
Because it means nothing
It's wasted breath
highs and lows
382 · Apr 2016
lyrics
vinny Apr 2016
I couldn't find the lyrics
to my new favorite
song
So I just made them up
in my head
And played air guitar
My old lady left me
for some punk ***
Something
like that
vinny Feb 2016
just leave the dinner at the top of the stairs
it can't eat with the family
the cellar is where it belongs
it put itself there

and don't ever think you'll be forgiven
you will never bleed enough for that
we're talkin' bout lifetimes and limbs
*to pay for these sins
382 · Dec 2017
song for nicole
vinny Dec 2017
she told me to never question
things i don't understand
accept it for what it is
just take my hand

so i threw down the sword
gave up the fight
for a four year test of faith
and some dark *** nights

i was guided by doubt
feelings unexplained
this could destroy me
with nothing to gain

still i stayed true to course
with everything uncertain
there i had my first glimpse
when she peeled back the curtain

*now go write a sappy love poem
or better yet a song
how when you first saw my light
and it was there all along
379 · Jan 2016
pure bluff
vinny Jan 2016
i underestimated her
never thought an old soul punk from phoenix
could take me out
so thoroughly

now she's got me packing bags
calling lawyers and such

throwing down a royal flush
for a pure bluff
377 · Nov 2016
chronic fatigue
vinny Nov 2016
i have chronic fatigue
seems like forever
i can't waste my energy
on just any endeavor
but when we get to
intermingling
my extremities begin
a tingling
muscle memory
takes control
forgive the past
and free your soul
so let's get buzzed
help with my dilemma
bring your red suitcase
let's tingle forever
376 · Mar 2016
little piggy
vinny Mar 2016
eating scraps in the mud
with my fellow swine
ashamed of what i've done
laying in crimes
i never set out to hurt you
it was unintentionally
you were a casualty
of me
my sickness
the sword i yield
looking back at the carnage
my past a battlefield
gotta get back up
can't stay down for long
sitting in guilt is
horrible livin'
i'm a survivor
and will be
forgiven
forgiven
374 · Jan 2016
blind cognizance
vinny Jan 2016
she's covered her windows
in cellulose sin
defended by amendment
nothing gets in

the layers so thick
nothing can penetrate
want ads cover the kitchen
living room real estate

years of isolation
with no interface
the walls close in
like the cheeks of her face

surrounded by the darkness
of literal insulation
she breathes damp moldy air
of daily circulation

one lung shut down first
followed by kidneys and brain
the heart kept going
fueled by pain

the stench of decay
gave her away
they found her eventually
clutched in her grasp
her own obituary

no details of the past
nor any memory
just 4 words:
*now i am free
374 · Apr 2016
Love tatatrue part uno
vinny Apr 2016
She had a glowing red center
And would flaunt for all to see
Many would take the bait
But not me
For I fell in love
With the mortal form
And not the trickery
I see who you are at the core and that is truly beautiful
371 · Jan 2016
dying on the vine
vinny Jan 2016
up all night
loud music playing
Nervous laughter with friends
Not real
Life in a box
Robbed of her childhood
The baby cries
house arrest
Couldn't break the cycle

I've seen enough
Their stories are told on their faces
You can only take so much before the weak break
Or you just accept your fate
370 · Mar 2016
she is worthy of...
vinny Mar 2016
calm soothing waters
surrounding her
a safe haven
to rest but
her choice is turmoil
and pain
it is hers to make
and mine to
accept
i'm coming for ya buddy hang in there
370 · Jun 2016
periphery
vinny Jun 2016
i look around
see green
up
see gray
blending
in the middle
this is where
i stay

in my mind
a brief glimpse
behind
have to keep moving
before the mortar sets
i have no regrets
except
you
368 · Feb 2016
can't take it back
vinny Feb 2016
you can't take it back
what you gave me
it's mine forever

you don't want it anyway
have no respect for it
just give it away freely

i keep it cherished
warm and safe
even if you don't

i will guard and
defend it's sanctity
with my last breath

even from you
361 · Dec 2016
remove all traces
vinny Dec 2016
i removed all traces
from the likeliest places
not from my soul though
i still need those

i threw away your toothbrush
mangled by fangs
not after i used it
to remove some tough stains

keep playing your tricks
for some they are new
some say it's too late
but i've taught Maggie a few

i'm now at peace
if its any consolation
i rejected the null hypothesis
for the mean of the population
361 · Feb 2016
antipasto
vinny Feb 2016
i made a salad for you
it had everything you love
all in one
even the simple dressing

but you never came over
so i ate it myself
and i have to say
*we love a lot of the same things
i made chicken parm too ur fave!
361 · Mar 2016
velvet tongue
vinny Mar 2016
met a sweet country girl
took her home started foolin' around
forgot we had a pizza in the oven
almost burned the house down

came to in smoke and flame
wake up man i don't know your name
it can't end this way with someone i don't know
follow me just stop drop and roll

out on the street she kissed me like the french
chill out girl we just met
*and that tongue ain't exactly velvet
360 · Dec 2015
Coughing up lungs
vinny Dec 2015
Coughing up her lungs in the shower
Not so delicate
She will rip your face off
If you don't worship her
In accordance with her expectations

Why the torment
If I am nothing to you?

Here's a fresh towel and your robe.
I'll be right back with your slippers.
357 · Jun 2016
brevity
vinny Jun 2016
missing those moments
mourning their loss
when i held my breath
in between chaos

time is standing still
i'm bending it's will
until you command me
to breathe in deeply

it's a lie i suspect
designed to protect
but it's all i have
so i gratefully accept
357 · Jan 2018
colonize
vinny Jan 2018
i tried to colonize
your vast expanse
running low on oxygen
still took a chance

too long in deep space
living in zero g's
your bones became brittle
spine lost rigidity

screaming into the vacuum
but never heard your plea
the sad old tales
of self loathing and pity

or maybe you always knew
it would fall on deaf ears
your stronger than you think
but crippled by fear

still trying to colonize
your vast expanse
poised for the moment
given the chance
357 · Jan 2016
dead end
vinny Jan 2016
No one ever comes down my road
they don't even know it exists
so well camouflaged
not on gps

I know how to blend into my surroundings
developing the skill set
from many years of being beat down
constantly a target

If you squint hard enough you may catch a glimpse
while you look through the trees
I can see you perfectly
but you can't see me
355 · Mar 2016
peasant's birth rite
vinny Mar 2016
missing rib
sun burned skin
cracked at the edges
bleeding from within

just another day
boots on the ground
jerusalem cruising
wearin' the crown

plant the seed
blood spills
chill out man!!
prophecy fulfills

sacrifice for all
you get the gist
7 inch spike
straight through
the wrist

confessing sins
much too late*
forgive me father
*unlock the gate
for the one who suffered perfectly
354 · Jan 2016
Sheet ripper
vinny Jan 2016
If you want to give yourself away
Who am I to judge
I'm the one who can't control myself
In the presence of candy cane chocolate swirl fudge

But if you want to sell yourself
Make sure it's for a good price
It may look like fun right now
Eventally it's your soul that is sacrificed

So if you want to hang out tonight I'm down
Everybody knows you cheat
But please trim your toenails first
You keep ripping my sheets
354 · Jan 2017
reprieve
vinny Jan 2017
my bag of ****
is down to dust
but there's still an edge
beneath the rust

i'm not done yet
still not complete
this path is rocky
and i have bare feet

this new freedom
               endless possibility
i embrace
   completely
until such time
   you control
            remotely
353 · Jan 2016
glory days
vinny Jan 2016
i want to be great again
like i used to be all about
before your leathery grip
tried to ***** me out

woke up in dirt face down drooling
i was never great
mediocre on a good day
who am i fooling

surrounded by lost souls
tellin' outrageous tales
of stabbings with screwdrivers
and albino whales

returned home 5 weeks later
no recollection of what transpired
only clue a picture I painted
a mother holding her child's feet to fire
352 · Mar 2016
pixie
vinny Mar 2016
i never know where she'll be
she tells me to come see her
and then says she's busy
she goes to my house
raids my pantry
stocks up on ammo
steals ****
then leaves
this me helping you
you helping me bit
is not mutual
benefit
i never know where she'll be
but i always know
*when she's close
351 · Jan 2016
airbrush the scars away
vinny Jan 2016
you’ll be here tuesday
a stop on your tour
already calling your stragglers
to line up at your door

the obscene and depraved
they're coming out in droves
to bow at your feet
and **** on your toes

your new photos look expensive
it must have taken all the money you saved in those jars
they really did a great job
airbrushing out the scars

i hope you’ll have some time for me
don’t need much
lunch and some laughs like the old days
before you lost touch

we can go back to that Cuban place
where the waitress was so rude
it ****** you off when she inquired
why you are always with a different dude?

the look you gave her was precious
definitely instilled fear
also cost effective-
she didn’t charge us for the beers
349 · Apr 2016
distraction
vinny Apr 2016
I know when you haven't been around there's money in my savings account upper cut sucker punch you owe me lunch make it schwarma
love the greek deliver to your room get a sneak peak wish you'd just leave me alone but you know i'm weak when your out of control so move on give someone else a turn your a distraction i need to burn
349 · Jan 2016
do you like what you see?
vinny Jan 2016
do you remember when I caught that guy checking you out
and i asked him
Do you like what you see?

He said of course who wouldn't
But I'm married happily

But tonight when I embrace my wife
I will start a new trend
For it will be with a renewed vigor
As I envision your lady friend
346 · Apr 2016
stringing
vinny Apr 2016
I just assumed you were like all the rest
run your course move on hope for the best
You were so good at selling your goods
and all the signals were misunderstood
What I thought was real
it was part of the deal

All the dreams that kept me alive
took on a life of their own
and I was forced to decide
between you or her
So now I call your bluff-
you were great at most everything
just not poker.
343 · Jan 2016
don't apologize
vinny Jan 2016
don't apologize for giving me
precious memories

i knew what i was getting into
from the start
but you said two things that i can't shake:
at the Cuban restaurant you said you never know
what the future brings
and just now you apologized that things went beyond
what you can offer me
at this point in my life

i don't know maybe it's wishful thinking
or just a game
but you never really *******
always straight up
for the most part

don't apologize for giving me
precious memories
either way we are still friends i think that's how we left it so please let me know when you're back
339 · May 2016
something more real
vinny May 2016
she asked
if this is what it feels like
to be free
i said no way baby
it gets better and better
everyday all the time
at least for me
go ahead and accuse
say i'm enabling
my commitment is real
love unwavering
so i'm feeding your monster
to transform you tangible
you love me
i know you said it
but i need something more real
than republic credits
338 · May 2016
null
vinny May 2016
I made huge mistakes
yesterday
and did great things
today
it never seems
to null out
*though
338 · Jun 2016
bones in my back
vinny Jun 2016
tried to say goodbye
so many times
rehearsing the lines
defensive reflex
it's for the best
time to move on
but the bones in my back
shudder and crack
at the thought of you gone
338 · Jan 2016
our little secret
vinny Jan 2016
you witnessed my true form last night
let's try to keep that on the down low
what's a little lycanthropy between friends right?
no one really needs to know

so now it makes perfect sense
all the howlin' at the moon
it was all to protect your sanctity
while wrapped in a silk cacoon

you may have noticed all the blood
and the severed pile of hands, to boast
those are from the most viable suitors
that tried to get too close

i was but a frequent customer
serving a greater need
your most loyal for a short time
a new host now must feed
336 · Feb 2016
coming in hot
vinny Feb 2016
fell to earth came apart in the stratosphere
been searching for the wreckage many years

don’t resent me i know it seems like forever
sifting through sand a painstaking endeavor

came in so hot i hope there’s something left
If His angel stolen will revenge this theft

smell the burning rubber hole in the ozone
feet first destination unknown
broken a thousand ways
never put back together the same
brutally but lovely
kept at bay
335 · Dec 2015
Her straggler
vinny Dec 2015
She was the sweet angel so perfectly fragile
and lost like I was flawed and broken
I felt sharp pain it hurt to see those scars on her legs
She was so beautiful when she smiled and smoked her reds
and guitar played me the song she wrote
she wrapped me in her angel wings and said it was OK you're going to be fine
I see you who you are and that made me feel alive again
it gave me hope and strength
that I was worthy of such a sweet beautiful perfect creation
so I need her to know where ever I am in this world no matter where
I need her to know
I am here and I will come to her and be strong for her and hold her up like she did for me
whenever she needs me I am her straggler
I'll always be there I'll never let her go she's stuck with me forever
as long as blood is pumping through me
333 · Apr 2016
Vest
vinny Apr 2016
You wear a vest
To stop a ballistics event
Transforming a
7.62 or
5.56 into a
Mushroomed tip
But you can't stop
High explosive
Armor piercing
50 caliber
Nuclear beast-
Dreams.
332 · Jan 2016
no sequel
vinny Jan 2016
all too easy
to sink hooks in
weakened flesh
pathetic with sin

scrape myself up
after the hit and run
sever the strings
to end our fun

never look back
at the scene pronounced dead
pure becomes putrid
just as you said
331 · Apr 2016
Citizen
vinny Apr 2016
I saw me
What I used to be
Not currently
Sturdy
Fearless
Now look at me
I obey speed limits
What have I become?
324 · Mar 2016
tocano
vinny Mar 2016
he replied to her want ad
here's my resume
i really need the work
i don't list all my skills tho
i can also twerk

well let's see whatcha got
go ahead break it down
you gotta shake it good
*to hang in my town
always working your angles nic
323 · Feb 2016
humbled and mumbling
vinny Feb 2016
completely oblivious
to the genius in their presence
unable to nurture
slow painful torture

tried to contain the brilliance
but lacked proper training
turned to medication
failed attempt at saving

without the proper tools
an exercise in futility
made to look like fools
their true vulnerability

completely oblivious*
to his sagacious presence
if nurtured as needed be
would it have ended
so tragically?
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