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Sep 2017 · 326
Aha
mikecccc Sep 2017
Aha
I saw you today
For the first time
The hundreth time
But the first time
I really saw
Dam
you are not
Who I thought
Suppose that's my problem.
Sep 2017 · 450
damnation
mikecccc Sep 2017
after the end
what will I see
a groundhog day loop
I fear
it sounds hellish
repetition makes me twitchy
but burning alive forever
doesn't sound fun either
what about nothing
nothing sounds nice
it would probably grow old
suppose i'll see.
Aug 2017 · 265
Drown in ink
mikecccc Aug 2017
black pool
pull me down
fill my hollow chamber's
with something
words would be nice
good ones please
I would sacrifice my mind
at the inkwell alter
if only I could find
the right guide.
Aug 2017 · 302
Descriptive
mikecccc Aug 2017
Vaguely
Seen from afar
The blurs dance
A gray kaleidoscope
If you will
Even if you don't
Is it an
Equal view or apathy
Does it matter
Would contacts
Make it better.
Mayhaps
Aug 2017 · 188
shocking
mikecccc Aug 2017
White nationalists on the lawn
not really new
my neighbor proudly waves
A confederate flag
but they aren't on TV
trump was unhelpful
monocles fell in surprise
we can all agree
on nothing
nothing new.
many can agree
for the moment
Aug 2017 · 346
It shouldn't matter
mikecccc Aug 2017
but
it does
A sincere shrug
it is what it is
why is that?
because
of gravity?
Jul 2017 · 645
the ghost left
mikecccc Jul 2017
you were never here
and now
you're gone
what could have been
never was
never will be
well
always more figments
maybe one that's wittier.
Jul 2017 · 356
can you unlearn
mikecccc Jul 2017
untrained
as in to remove
what you have learned
the wrong coping technique
I suppose you never forget
just learn something new
to cover it up
for however long
the new way works.
Jul 2017 · 297
I shall away
mikecccc Jul 2017
We all shall one day
but for me
today is the day
the sun shines
the crowd is constricting
today is the day
But then many days
seem like good ones to away
there is no hurry
perhaps tomorrow.
still too repetitive
Jul 2017 · 454
death of a thousand cuts
mikecccc Jul 2017
Every visit
I find you
A little less
If I stop visiting
it's just me
pretending
you're all ready gone
Jul 2017 · 295
out of the blue
mikecccc Jul 2017
Surprise
Smiles
good intentions
sounds so ominous
should've put it
on the schedule.
Jun 2017 · 284
deify
mikecccc Jun 2017
what is
the power of a god
like superman
A bit of everything
well A lot of everything
what is enough
depends on the consumer
probably.
Jun 2017 · 313
torpor
mikecccc Jun 2017
fuzzies buzz
little benign
looking things
those fuzzies
nothing like bees
more like roaches
infesting the mind
they don't want out
simple things fuzzies
they dine on drive.
just a start
May 2017 · 610
bric-a-brac
mikecccc May 2017
towers of clutter
block the halls
make a maze
of an old abode
and an old soul lurks
somewhere within
it was never any good
at letting go.
May 2017 · 299
where should it be
mikecccc May 2017
I left my heart at home
I wouldn't want it interfering
with my work
but I could never leave
my cellphone behind.
May 2017 · 331
perish the thought
mikecccc May 2017
It did
the thought died
for a time
Should i say
it was resurrected
who by
no one in particular  
someone special
able to bring to mind
long forgotten things
what a gift.
May 2017 · 422
he saw
mikecccc May 2017
the scars
on my arms
embarrassing reminders
he saw them
how can I defend myself
from the judgment
or the pity
actually he saw nothing
just staring at a muffin
and cursing internally.
May 2017 · 336
daydream
mikecccc May 2017
He just stared through me
seeing what he wants
beats seeing what he has
i'm guessing.
May 2017 · 362
Weird
mikecccc May 2017
A dance
A game
this play
it has wide appeal
and a substantial
hatedom
Can see why
too much drama
that is yet too little
for some folk.
Apr 2017 · 309
Glory days
mikecccc Apr 2017
Those were the days
my days in my prime
just a handful of sand
done but i'm alive
because for to
dwell on better days
it would seem.
Apr 2017 · 455
matured
mikecccc Apr 2017
one day
you stop making
stupid kid mistakes
and start making
stupid adult mistakes.
Apr 2017 · 403
Rat
mikecccc Apr 2017
Rat
run from the cat
the light the giants
run from anything
not everything
is trying to **** you
but any of it could
there's enough crumbs
on the edges to survive.
Apr 2017 · 338
Dunno
mikecccc Apr 2017
I find myself
with nothing to say
that is to say
unable to express
what I want to say
am I letting down my muse
or is my muse
letting me down
has it retired
to wherever mute muses go.
where do they go
somewhere too quiet
Apr 2017 · 347
what I found
mikecccc Apr 2017
I went to the city
and found that
the tough decisions
from home
were something to laugh at
when this place becomes home
will I laugh to.
if
Mar 2017 · 357
ha
mikecccc Mar 2017
ha
storyteller
tell me a story
it needn't be true
just something
to drown out
the droning sound
life makes.
Mar 2017 · 297
long story short
Mar 2017 · 650
Chaotic good
mikecccc Mar 2017
I want to help
Slightly more
than I want
to break the rules
for what it's worth.
Mar 2017 · 330
Lawful evil
mikecccc Mar 2017
by the law
with the law
I abuse you.
Mar 2017 · 347
too literal
mikecccc Mar 2017
it's not all lies
it's mostly
hyperbole
and figures of speech
that's arguably better.
and lies
and delusions
arguably
Mar 2017 · 321
we learn
mikecccc Mar 2017
we do
we learn
from our mistakes
the fittest learn fast.
Do WE
we must
we are at the top
not that their's a lot of competition
round here
Mar 2017 · 425
Valkyrie
mikecccc Mar 2017
warrior angel
here for a job
to pluck warrior souls
from the killing fields
and carry them
to killing fields
where no one dies
and everyone drinks.
awaiting the day
where everything
dies
I think.
Mar 2017 · 235
What if
mikecccc Mar 2017
Your life
was a threat
not threatening
by existing
but the idea
of having you're life
was a warning
would you be defensive
would you just shrug
would you turn things around
would you could you.
Mar 2017 · 273
Winter's crown
mikecccc Mar 2017
madness and power
bound in gold
a wish for safety was made
they are too far gone to suffer
probably not what they meant.
inspired by a show
Mar 2017 · 301
beware the Daywalker
mikecccc Mar 2017
like a vampire
in reverse
sans the blood
stakes and
presumably
fear of religious artifacts

you mean normal people

yeah those weirdie's
beware them
they're really loud
dam neighbors
Feb 2017 · 215
explanations
mikecccc Feb 2017
I mean
I mean
words
the facts
specifics
in order
god dam it
out loud
I get so scattered.
informative

Like I don't on paper
Feb 2017 · 313
Salt mine
mikecccc Feb 2017
A worker collapsed
move the body
send in the next
it happened again
rinse and repeat
till we run out
when will we run out
no time soon
we offer minimum wage.
drama
mostly
Feb 2017 · 238
Reality TV
mikecccc Feb 2017
Not excessively
realistic
what good are names
when they are ironic
they're good for a laugh
the first time anyway.
Feb 2017 · 249
reasonably
mikecccc Feb 2017
once upon a time
A boy broke his head
he was never the same
his parents wept
and his friends
were bummed out

it happens
it happens you know
not sure what we learned
besides that it can happen.
just a story
i've been told
Feb 2017 · 517
go fish
mikecccc Feb 2017
go away
your spot
is steeped
in bleak spirits
go kayaking
go running
do something
anything but
the same thing.
Feb 2017 · 292
the Adventurer
mikecccc Feb 2017
Picked up a walking stick
and set out to find
the point of their story
couldn't say
if they found it
but they seemed happy enough
at the end.
might've been the drugs
Feb 2017 · 321
so nothing is an illusion
mikecccc Feb 2017
if it isn't real
it can't hurt you
but words do
thoughts can
things with no matter
can matter a great deal
seems unfair.
simmering
Feb 2017 · 773
Should you punch a Nazi?
mikecccc Feb 2017
how could I say no
principles
will principles help
will they stop
people from doing
the terrible things
they are so fond of doing
I don't know
is ****** the best solution
hate and fear is mostly ignorance
can't we teach a better way
probably not.
rough draft maybe
Feb 2017 · 304
Democracy
mikecccc Feb 2017
You know
it really only works
if you trust
The People.
Jan 2017 · 324
sigh
mikecccc Jan 2017
humans are trying
what is
is so debatable
I sometimes pray
robots will put us all down
do we deserve that
have we earned that
is the person next to me
neutral good or evil
humanity is
humanity
is
certainly something.
Jan 2017 · 272
Comforting
mikecccc Jan 2017
A hand light as air
was placed
upon my shoulder
not weighed down
with feeling
simply coerced by tradition
that hand did not
belong to an actor.
Jan 2017 · 626
rot
mikecccc Jan 2017
rot
waste away
tis the way of nature
to decay day by day
to make way
for something new
decaying isn't fun
nature doesn't much care
but we do
we often try to fight it
or try to ignore it
do birds care
they would if they could
probably.
Jan 2017 · 368
Loom
mikecccc Jan 2017
Fate doth loom
above me like
a loon holding
Damocles's sword
or so it seems
in this lighting
shadows like
to **** with people's heads.
Jan 2017 · 354
immortality
mikecccc Jan 2017
forever and ever
ah man
what would you do
with all the time in the world
can you fritter away
an eternity
you could befriend
generations
or make an enemy
of them
would you one day
meet the morlocks
or get to see utopia.
Jan 2017 · 227
Blame game
mikecccc Jan 2017
I threw a dart
at a board of names
my barber is apparently
the cause of all my pain
was worried it was me
but the dart wouldn't lie
probably.
Jan 2017 · 306
The hand of fate
mikecccc Jan 2017
A hand
The same shade
as space
with stars as fingernails
just floating
or attached to the body cosmos
god or just a dream
who can say
you
if you want
what does such a peculiar mitt do
the same mundane things
as you do
maybe not
who can say
apparently one thing it does
is guide us
not overtly
but it's there
doing things
bad and good
hopefully it has a plan
for our global tableau
that makes up for
the pain of existence
not that it needs one
what true artist needs to explain
all of them arguably.
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