Jeremy Betts

Jeremy Betts Jan 17

Sometimes it's better
To not have ever
Even tried
"Never say never"
Should come with a disclaimer
Spread wide

Watch for the tide
Current's make a deadly ride
Try to remember
More people than not have lied
Wrong and right often mingle on the same side
A good person's not even a contender

©2025

#sometimes #try #deadly #dude #remember #liers #wrong #right #average

Jeremy Betts Jan 17

:|§|: Icy Dancer :|§|:

Seas churn wildly
Dancing with the icy wind
No land mass in sight
Alone in it's savagery
My heart and soul mirrors it

©2025

~ Tanka ~
A Japanese poem that is 31 syllables long and is written in five lines and follow a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable pattern.
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The word Tanka translates to "short poem" or "short song".
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#tanka #life #rage #savage #heart #soul #reflect #mirror

Jeremy Betts Jan 16

:|§|: Reluctant :|§|:

Attempting new
Creative endeavors
Reluctant at first,
Old habits fear change
Steadily pushing to prove
To myself
I
Can grow

©2025

~ Acrostic ~
A poetic written composition where the first letter of each line spells out a word, phrase, or message.
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The word Acrostic comes from the Greek word akrostichís, which is a combination of acro- (end or extremity) and stich (a line of poetry)
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#acrostic #new #endeavors #attempts #creative #challenge #test #reluctant #habits #old

Jeremy Betts Jan 16

~•§•~ A Perfect Panic ~•§•~

How does one live
Without a heart in his chest,
No positive thought in his head,
The worst presenting as his best?

A hopeless romantic
If it's not perfect, it's panic
Why is the worse case automatic?
I think it's called...manic

There's suppose to be no need
No one should be expected to try
What if I'm wrong?
Or what if I'm right and people lie

I just want you
To want to want what I want too
And maybe help put a few insecurities to bed
And pretend for a fleeting second true love's true

©2025

#love #life #romance #happiness #right #wrong #truth #lies

Jeremy Betts Jan 15

:|§|: Boiling Over :|§|:

I put the pasta in the water
And watched the burner get hotter and hotter
But the water refused to boil
Sitting on the red hot coil
Then the instant I walked away it boiled over

©2025

~ Limerick ~
A five-line poem with an AABBA rhyming scheme. Limericks are known for being humorous.
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The etymology of the word "Limerick" is debated, but it's generally thought to refer to the Irish city of Limerick
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#limerick #life

Jeremy Betts Jan 15

:|§|: Iffy :|§|:

~ Cinquain ~
The first line and the last line mirror one another in sound, and the number of syllables increases by two with each line before abruptly decreasing: 2-4-6-8-2.
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The word Cinquain is the French word for "bundle of five objects."
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#cinquain #foresight #conclusions #sight #night #darkness #moonlight

Jeremy Betts Jan 14

~•§•~ How Far's the Moon from Here? ~•§•~

Fly me to the moon
Pinky promise you'll come back to me soon
And I'll wait for you from sundown to high noon
Playing our favorite tune

©2025

#fantasy #love #desire #willingness #sacrifice #patience #longing #alone