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Oct 2016 · 261
cool
mikecccc Oct 2016
The world is ending
said the man
at the register
the signs are clear
Armageddon is nigh.

cool
cash or credit
asked the bored clerk.
Oct 2016 · 301
Inherent
mikecccc Oct 2016
What weeds
cannot be taken out
none
all things
can be shaped
to perfection
depending
on how you define
perfection.
Oct 2016 · 370
Ah
mikecccc Oct 2016
Ah
The words circle me
not like vultures
they don't care
what happens to me
it's possible i'm a vulture
waiting for the words
to fall upon the page
certainly no hunter
seeking them out
at the library
or wherever they flock
for the best really
all the best word hunters
are crazy or dead
which is awful.
Oct 2016 · 212
puzzles
mikecccc Oct 2016
how can anything
be everything
so many parts
in each puzzling life
is it healthy for anything
to be everything
depends on your anything
depending on who you ask.
Oct 2016 · 354
Concern
mikecccc Oct 2016
I don't care
said three times
Say it enough
It won't be a lie
Hopefully anyway
You should not lie
To yourself
Shouldn't do a lot things though.
Sep 2016 · 286
Screws
mikecccc Sep 2016
Tighten them please
the bolts in my head
they say loosen up
but I know madness
is no blessing
it separates

it separates
don't you want
to be unique

whats unique
about pain

Types of
ways of enduring

sigh
not overly
impressive
Sep 2016 · 243
out of it
mikecccc Sep 2016
The loop
is a crazy room
so many floors
that look one way
and are another
unfair really
the architect is crazy
it often seems
could just be natural.
nature
an orderly sort
of chaos
Sep 2016 · 224
true to you
mikecccc Sep 2016
you know a lie
when you hear it
A Lie
Is Anything
that competes
with your truth.
silly
Sep 2016 · 244
minefield
mikecccc Sep 2016
don't stumble through them
and don't just stand there
try to know everything
maybe write a will.
Sep 2016 · 234
Interrupted
mikecccc Sep 2016
Grand thought bubbles
popped
before the right words
can be found
A tragedy
For the ages
till the next thought occurs
Sep 2016 · 217
morning noon
mikecccc Sep 2016
Sleep the day away
break your fast
at sun set
terribly inappropriate
your circadian rhythm
will be all messed up
but what's a nightshifter
to do?
Sep 2016 · 228
who dies young
mikecccc Sep 2016
good folks
bad folks
neutral folks
all kinds
unless it's a joke
who dies young
the people we like.
Sep 2016 · 215
Hope springs
mikecccc Sep 2016
An oasis
hopefully
maybe a mirage
that can be seen
should one wander
into hell
it is if nothing else
A direction.
direction
better than nothing
Sep 2016 · 220
Bought dust
mikecccc Sep 2016
Invest in change
The only certainty
Aside from death.
Or so claims
My stockbroker
Sep 2016 · 386
Tales
mikecccc Sep 2016
I remember
How things were
At the end
In the courtroom
A crowd arguing
So fiercely for custody
over remains
Why
for money
Or just old times sake.
Sep 2016 · 248
Rather not
mikecccc Sep 2016
Is it better
to rule in hell
or serve in heaven
maybe rule in hell
but it already has a king
and a long line of successors
i'll just be a lazy servant.
Sep 2016 · 184
we all fall down
mikecccc Sep 2016
Certainty broken
the old ways
just don't do it for you
anymore
find something new
or deny everything
find out how long
you can hold a crumbling idol together
Idol or load bearing column
Sep 2016 · 295
behind bullet proof glass
mikecccc Sep 2016
Great orator
how can you be
so afraid of people
and still so convincing.
By having a good poker face.
Sep 2016 · 936
Druid
mikecccc Sep 2016
nature friend
such spells you weave
astonishing views
and bizarre life forms
can your anteaters
and your Appalachian mountains
halt construction
I fear it is nothing much
In the face of progress.
Eh
Sep 2016 · 307
Define
mikecccc Sep 2016
The ocean
able to retain secrets
in our well surveyed
day and age
so much life
schools
and krakens
do you dare
explore it
while you can.
it makes for a nice photo
Sep 2016 · 1.0k
To the last
mikecccc Sep 2016
When I die
I hope
you are near
so
I can take you with me
I doubt i'm heaven bound.
Sep 2016 · 562
winter calls
mikecccc Sep 2016
As you bake
under the sun
you may feel
summer will never end
but no winter is coming
department stores
are stocking up
on Christmas trees
can feel that winter chill
could be the A.C.
Sep 2016 · 508
dapper
mikecccc Sep 2016
gentleman please
be gentle
and be men
be men which is to say
be responsible adults
which is to say
own a house
and don't watch cartoons
I think.
arguable or not
depends on who you ask
Sep 2016 · 218
wires
mikecccc Sep 2016
Trailing power
runs through
the whole construction
where is the beginning
where is the end
does it not matter
so long as they aren't too frayed
quite possibly say the unlearned.
Sep 2016 · 282
Existing
mikecccc Sep 2016
Awake and Aware
You're something
special
if you can be special
among the multitude
you could just be
which isn't a bad thing
nothing so common
could be that bad.
?
Sep 2016 · 535
quirky
mikecccc Sep 2016
humans are weird
each in their own
special snowflake way
but you're still a freak
and you won't get
to bury a car
with the other snowflakes.
I assume car burying
is a big event to snowflakes
rambling
Sep 2016 · 319
Dice
mikecccc Sep 2016
Thrown
with a prayer
the numbers will decide
how the night will end
will a rabbits foot help?
Sep 2016 · 278
get it together
mikecccc Sep 2016
the world goes on
as you shatter
no matter why
the sun follows its course
so get it together
pick up the pieces
and put yourself back together
not for the apathetic world
but for yourself.
Sep 2016 · 520
safety
mikecccc Sep 2016
Strong arms can seem
like all the protection
you will ever need
till they let you go
or otherwise fail you
and you realize
how feeble a protection
flesh is.
Sep 2016 · 272
Genius speaks
mikecccc Sep 2016
A brilliant mind speaks
Would you listen

is it relevant
to me or mine

eh
kinda

maybe later.
inspired by titles
Sep 2016 · 210
nice
mikecccc Sep 2016
The thought means little
speaking is an action
thinking isn't
but time won't stop
while your lost in thought.
and your thoughts affect you
occasionally others to.
Sep 2016 · 310
Narcissus
mikecccc Sep 2016
Trapped in a mirror
by your own vanity

Why are you loved

Hearts
Are kinda stupid.
sometimes anyway
Sep 2016 · 329
as per usual
mikecccc Sep 2016
I wrote you a letter
but it wouldn't say
what I wanted
So I stabbed it repeatedly
and threw it away.
Ink stains are hard to remove
Sep 2016 · 242
You can hear them
mikecccc Sep 2016
Screaming
Well
happy yelling
Right outside
Just
living.
Ugh
Aug 2016 · 412
You get used to it
mikecccc Aug 2016
Or you die
Or go crazy
Actually
Those happen anyway
Is their a third option?
I wanna say
Maybe
Aug 2016 · 227
When the song ends
mikecccc Aug 2016
Everything
returns to normal
the broken things
break again
and the elegant ball room
is once more just a ruin
if only the music never stopped.
Aug 2016 · 1.0k
Den of inequity
mikecccc Aug 2016
A naked angel
and an ***** fiend
place bets on how
all this silliness will end      
not that either
really has anything
to wager with.
Aug 2016 · 290
We make exquisite cages
mikecccc Aug 2016
Humans are ants
Humans are wolves
Humans are machines
all of these by degrees
we build ourselves homes
that restrict the freedoms we crave
so we destroy to build again
that can't last forever
but then nothing can.
Aug 2016 · 227
Hidden notes
mikecccc Aug 2016
You
you who
you who can read
inbetween the lines
will probably drive yourself crazy
discovering coincidental patterns.
you would say that
Aug 2016 · 209
tourist
mikecccc Aug 2016
Wide eyed wonderment
poor city slicker
seeing something ancient
for the very first time
it is
something special
you get used to it.
mikecccc Aug 2016
Am I winning
well i'm alive
the demons have yet
to talk me out of it
so I guess I haven't lost yet.
Aug 2016 · 450
an eye for an eye
mikecccc Aug 2016
He took mine
so I took his
i'm still half blind
but so is he
didn't really help
didn't hurt either
well
didn't hurt me
in anyway I could see
Aug 2016 · 308
Friendly
mikecccc Aug 2016
Cold cold
Love for my fellow man
I know not
Such chaotic goings-on
I miss my cell.
inspired by the book character
Aug 2016 · 309
professional attire
mikecccc Aug 2016
dressed to impress
well
you aren't impressing me
but
i'm guessing
you're okay with that
probably wise
no fashion sense
Aug 2016 · 235
It was all a game
mikecccc Aug 2016
Chess
terribly complicated
when you attempt
to take it seriously
but forget the rules
and just toss the pawns
to the horses
then you'll have fun
or at least
be done with it quickly.
Aug 2016 · 246
pageantry
mikecccc Aug 2016
Tore down the banners
set fire to streamers
I was certain that behind
all the gaudy decor
was
was something more
all I found was a wall
it was something
but nothing much.
but then
it could just be my eyes
Aug 2016 · 303
The fair
mikecccc Aug 2016
I went there
for justice
silly me
all I found was clowns
and A Ferris wheel.
A simple misunderstanding
Aug 2016 · 323
A duel
mikecccc Aug 2016
Honor can't be forsaken
such an important form
of invisible currency
I fear the only solution
is pistols at dawn.
Aug 2016 · 263
Projecting
mikecccc Aug 2016
I will stare at your nose
When I'm talking to you
Unlike your eyes
It doesn't show
A fun house version
Of myself.
Aug 2016 · 179
Sick mind
mikecccc Aug 2016
what do
sick minds think about
getting better
gore galore
something crazy
maybe chicken soup for the soul?
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