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Dec 2013 · 644
Wick
Daniel Magner Dec 2013
Watching the candle burn
head filled with urns
dead friends and dead thoughts
let the wick destroy itself
till there's nothing left to tell
Crisped and turned to dust
my life is the wick
and if I must
I'll let it consume
to the very end
.
Daniel Magner 2013
Dec 2013 · 1.2k
Blankets
Daniel Magner Dec 2013
Before anything
they kept me
warm,
then protected me
from imagined monsters
and harm.
Later they held my
passion
and a person in addition,
now they wrap
my toes and get pulled
over my head
where I sit in sorrow
with an
empty
bed
.
Daniel Magner 2013
Dec 2013 · 559
Poor Reaction
Daniel Magner Dec 2013
Calluses
clot my veins
built up
against pain
caused by death
no such thing as
closure
keep composure
Wipe the dust off shoulders
carry on
carry on
Daniel Magner 2013
Dec 2013 · 659
Dream Again
Daniel Magner Dec 2013
Following in the footsteps
of a lady dressed in white
not quite day
not quite night
We reach a pearly car
pop open the trunk
Startled by the cow skull
gazing up
from within
then she howls at the moon
I do too
as if our savage
insides
want to be
let
loose
Daniel Magner 2013
Dec 2013 · 661
Screen Play
Daniel Magner Dec 2013
My screen door
speaks to me
with creaks and rattles
that crescendo
as the moon
ascends
telling me of misplaced
ideals and
dead ends
.
Daniel Magner 2013
Dec 2013 · 1.3k
Walk
Daniel Magner Dec 2013
Chapped lips
icicle finger tips
this is what I've become
my own eclipsed sun
it's hard to venture
on
and
on
and
on
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 1.1k
My File
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
While rummaging
through my mother's
filing cabinet
for info needed
to transfer
I came across the section
for
me
papers on applications
medical records
but tucked away in the
very back
was a folder
I opened it up
curious
out dropped a picture
that made me feel much
older,
for there I stood
long hair
white tux
with Sydney
on my arm...
it was prom
I started
to cry
It's been over two years,
I think,
there is no feeling
of missing and wishing
for her
but there is for
the idea of being
wanted
.
.
.





Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 976
Grandma
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Unfinished sentences
struggling over each
syllable, letter, sound
cane catching every nick
in the fairly flat ground
gazing at photos
that eyes can't see
remembering
what they look like
while fumbling
to flip out the light
lost on some
withering path
deep in the mind
Muttering cryptic
thoughts
Despite the deterioration
that makes you forget
who I am
I still love you
Grandma
and I cherish the moments
when clarity shines through
even though you've told me
the stories about that clock
and the whale
and the picture of Grandpa
over and over
sometimes you slip
out a new piece of old life
you are my luck
my four leafed
clover

Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 552
The Hill
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Where I almost died
where I took the first
love of my life
where I yelled at the
sky
where I laughed and got
high
same path
same dirt
same good 'ol
Mother Earth
Another night
on this ground
where I grew
here's a puff
to forgetting her
and remembering
youth
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 513
Homebound
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
As the windows
glide down
the scent that is
this town
pours into my nose
making me remember every
second on its streets
every pain but also
every joyous
memory
Oh I missed you
little Martinez
oh I missed you
Bridgeport Way
oh I missed you
old friend
and I'm glad to be back
for Thanks Giving Day
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 1.3k
Stress
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Crushed under
waves
Just want to
float
but the world's
weight seems
intent on
smothering
me
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 476
Little Whispers
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
I have
restless dreams
full of dark, magic,
and summonings.
I hear
burnt out whispers
always beckoning
"Come closer,
you're  not worth
anything.
I will devour
your heart and
everything"
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 1.1k
Merry-Go
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
I'm a
merry-go-man
stand in one spot
I'll appear again
my gallant steed is just
a plastic stallion
sowing seeds of lust
and self depreciation
my feet are tied
to his stirrups
I can't be loose of them
for I am knifeless
just let me fly
from this merry-go-life
again
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 398
Making a Dream
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Lately I've bumped
a tune with words
that go
"Now thinking hurts
and feeling is worse
I liked reality better
when it was a
dream"
but I think
it's up to me
to work toward
making a dream
out of my
reality
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 490
Untitled
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Drifted
slipped
fell
from a goal
that could fulfill
my soul
phone call with mom
asked what was wrong
and what course in life
would make me feel
better than alright
before I could think
words formed
"English Teacher"
Daniel Magner 2013

Tears filled my eyes
for awhile now I've felt useless
aimless and wasted
a deadbeat
remembering how I used
to be
Soon I will be applying for
transfer to a four year
university
so I can
teach
Nov 2013 · 594
Not even A poem
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
When I just
turned thirteen
life was a dream
wonder abound in
the air
I didn't care
that was all in my mind
now I think too much
and waste my time
how did I become
so much
less
when all I wanted
was to be
more
Nov 2013 · 644
Feverish Dreams
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Climbing a spiral
stair
inside an ever narrowing
tower
no power
weak knees
trying to reach
the top floor
balcony
but my feet are
disappearing
help me
help
me
Daniel Magner 2013
sick
Nov 2013 · 813
Oxy Thoughts
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
If I awoke
one day to find
the past six years
were but a dream
I would rejoice
and change all
the things
I've come to
regret
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 648
Wise Man Teeth
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Had my wisdom
ripped from me
today
mouth jumbled
in a slew of words
verbs
slurs
slept deep
flying with the birds
not knowledge less
but none the
wiser
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 674
Kiss and Bite
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Awoken
by pounding on the door
at two in the morn
stumble up
fumble with the lock
two of my dear friends
hammered and in shock
that I answered
Both beautiful
despite their state
before I could say,
"Hey"
They kissed my face
and bit my neck
hugged me
to and fro
I know they were
drunk
but those were
the first kisses
I've had in months
and months
I fell asleep
with a
smile
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 2.1k
Stormy
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
A cold wind
blows at my back
shouting its frigid
yells into my sails
making the anchor drag
sweeping the deck
in salty brine
I've come to know
these elements
with a one man crew
setting sail
toward something
new
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 444
Devolve
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
I've come to feel
completely
ordinary
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 633
Again and Again
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Torn
between
trying to
love
and knowing
in a year
I will leave
again
today I want
to cry
but my eyes
stay
dry


Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 427
Weekly Plunge
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Once a week
I get caught up
in thought
and lost
so lost
What is this all
for?
Why bother with
a sandwich shop
community college
and being poor?
the only thing I understand
is how to write
and
play chords
the rest of this
seems
so
.
.
.
meaningless
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 459
No. 4
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Electric razor
buzzed to life
across my scalp
as hair fell
to the ground
fresh start
given to me
by a
No. 4
clipper
guard
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 995
Owe
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Owe
I've escaped
without a hangover
far too many times
gone uninjured
when I should've
died
I'm no cat
I'm living on
borrowed
lives

what happens when
I have to repay
my
debts?
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 508
Out of State
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Scares the
**** out of me
but my best
of best friends
said,
"Grow,
grow and be
free."
all I've had
for years
are my friends
and I fear
I fear
to lose
them


Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 601
Fumed
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Oil fumes
wove with
that burst of laughter
so sought after
by my blood
pumper
thump, thump
my god
what is this?
Can it be
I'm finally
ready to
breathe out
love
again?
Daniel Magner 2013

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Nov 2013 · 4.2k
Giraffe
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Disembodied
drifting about the room
as she did her hair
I could only stare
soundless, formless
the blanket I made
still laid
on her mattress
three stuffed animals
won for her
call it a hat trick
each one  a slight
*****
on my
neck
Daniel Magner 2013

another dream
Nov 2013 · 456
Sealed
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Window of
opportunity
stayed shut
minute by minute
waited, wanted
but class finished
and I watched
the elegant curve of
her back
disappear
through the door
the soft pad of her
footsteps
contrasting
with the resounding
thud of my
heart
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 715
Turning Colors
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
Five days
deep in
No Shave Novemeber
but tomorrow
scraggle and all
I'll ask her,
"You know that dollar
you owe me?
You can forget about
it
if I can take you
on a
date."
and kiss her
in Fall
dropping past haunts
like leaves from
the trees.
I hope she
agrees with
me
.
.
.






Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 795
Combine
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
This couch
never felt so frigid
covered in ice
laced with
an
image,
your
dress
on the frosty
floors
as mine
and yours
becomes
ours
.
Daniel Magner 2013
Nov 2013 · 931
Slightly Tangy
Daniel Magner Nov 2013
I still love
dousing
your sweater
in oceans of grey
spilling potion on the
sleeve
making it smell of me
wearing it to sleep
each time I don it
I drain a little more
of you
out of my
memory
Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 1.2k
Halloween Salvation
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
Sailor cap
bandana 'round neck
ready for ***, fun, costumes
and more ***
tomorrow morning
work will be
pistol shots to my
head
but tonight I'll be more
alive
with all the
living dead
Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 457
Unowned
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
I'm no one's
picture perfect
I'm not a favorite
day dream
nobody is wondering
does he love me?
I hardly fit in a
frame
and I'm never on my
A game
I'd call it a shame
if it wasn't my
whole
life
Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 521
Hallow's Eve
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
No costume
no party lined up
no pumpkin
no day off work
no spirits
no Halloween
Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 473
Currents
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
Late at night
lights eerily
wink out
when I pass by
as if they know something
I
don't
Oct 2013 · 364
Never Ending Week
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
I'll look at the stars
I'll look at the stars
and see patterns I
don't believe in
They show me my path
a wretched trail
I can't stand
beating
constantly waiting
for the weekend
waiting for the weekend
but the weekend never
comes
Obviously stoked to get three days off for Thanks Giving

Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 548
Faded Tee
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
How did
I get here
full of hesitations
and lacking
sensations
washed out
like this faded
t-shirt
Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 881
Plea
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
Hawaii sands
drift in and out
never seen their shores
there is no doubt
I need a vacation
or I'll fracture
crumble over
in stature
and keel
on my knees
universe hear my pleas
Please?
Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 639
All Nighter
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
Eyes never
shut
friends in the
cuts
Denny's, dubs,
rolling
deep
Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 664
Skies
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
Skies the limit
poised to dive
in it
spirit first
Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 715
Medicine
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
Eating healthy
exercise regularity
sleep enough
I forget that these
simple tasks
keep me from basking
in
despair
Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 652
120
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
120
Defeated
sore
poor
and
disinterested
my path
covered in brambles
and thorns
worn thin
like a rope
stretched far
too long
words of advice
just
hold
on
I'm
trying


Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 1.2k
Jigsaw
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
I don't fit
much anymore
not with friends
or classes.
A puzzle piece
with a chip
so I can't
fall into place
perfectly.
to tell the truth
I'm slipping
and don't much
feel like
getting
up
Oct 2013 · 764
Temporary
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
Same home
for nineteen
years
but moved every
six months
since
Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 3.4k
Self Conscious
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
I would
ask her on
a date
if acne
didn't
demolish my
face
Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 1.8k
Hips
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
With your hands on your hips
and a smile on your lips
lookin' like you just
got your first kiss
I'm finding it hard to resist
'cause I'm an artist
and you're a masterpiece
I think you could be
the greatest part of me
if only I had the guts to say

Hello, hello, it's nice to meet you
I'm sorry that these teeth
that greet you
smell of cigarettes
but I think you're
the best in the
room
Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 476
Creep
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
Although
you wanted to
strip me of
humanity
you taught me
to trust
myself
Daniel Magner 2013
Oct 2013 · 1.5k
Intrigue
Daniel Magner Oct 2013
I thought
after all this time
someone would have
found me
a little
intriguing
But I have been
proven
wrong



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