Jeremy Betts

Jeremy Betts Jan 19

I wanted so bad to be done with the fight
I no longer cared 'bout who's wrong and who's right

©2025

~ Couplet ~
A pair of consecutive lines of poetry that create a complete thought or idea. The lines often have a similar syllabic patterns, called a meter. While most couplets rhyme, not all do.
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The word Couplet is French for a "little pair"
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#couplet #done #fight #wrong #right

Jeremy Betts Jan 18

:|§|: The Kids are not Alright :|§|:

I had a dream last night
About suddenly waking up
But the dark had engulfed the light

Gone was the fight
Both sides giving up
On simple wrong and right

I'm awaken to a primitive plight
Ageing but not growing up
Somewhere out in the multiverse I might

Forget reaching the highest hight
It's not looking up
Not a single goal in sight

The futures not too bright
It's burning up
While we argue who hit ignite

It's too much to take onsite
No throwing up
Only ingest a small bite
Maybe it will be alright

©2025

~ Villanelle ~
A fixed-form poem consisting of five tercets and a quatrain, thus containing nineteen lines. A villanelle also follows a specific rhyme scheme using only two different sounds.
ABA (x5)
ABAA (x1)
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The word Villanelle comes from the Italian word villanella, which means "rustic song or dance".
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#villanelle #dream #dark #light #fight #surrender #wrong #right #primitive #plight

Jeremy Betts Jan 17

~•§•~ Often Better ~•§•~

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