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Jul 2016 · 208
If the walls could talk
mikecccc Jul 2016
So much history
in those old walls
so many secrets overheard
if you could would you spill them
like roaches looking to spread
better knock it down
just in case
parking lots tell no tales.
only in haunted houses
do secrets bleed through the walls.
Jul 2016 · 286
Taut
mikecccc Jul 2016
Stretched wires mind
when they snap
will I get replacements
or just have to learn how
to enjoy being unstrung.
Jul 2016 · 305
Frogger
mikecccc Jul 2016
Keep an eye out
for safe spots
each jump
a risked life
patience
might just reward you
with a path home.
eh
Jul 2016 · 231
Steel lily
mikecccc Jul 2016
Crafted for servitude
freed by happenstance
brought down by loyalty
a new kind of freedom is experienced.
technically zealotry
inspired by the mechanical
a book which i have not finished
Jul 2016 · 245
go on
mikecccc Jul 2016
Happily ever after

then what

nothing eternal joy

so they died

No no
I just wanted the story
to end in good spirits
if you must know
they lived more or less
happily ever after then they died
their kids did much the same.
Jul 2016 · 651
A pictorial art form
mikecccc Jul 2016
A master photograph
shot by a master photographer
hangs on the wall
A thousand mundane words
turned into one haunting frame
though it does appear
to be a tad askew
I think it helps.
Jul 2016 · 342
The last gunfighter
mikecccc Jul 2016
An old drunk
with a rusty pistol
took an age to the grave
probably for the best
good song
Jul 2016 · 238
I don't get it
mikecccc Jul 2016
my bad
I fritter my time away
with my head
buried in the sand
looking for clouds.
Jul 2016 · 656
Hercules
mikecccc Jul 2016
A hero for one age
just another legend
these days
A trying life
all it took to survive
was godly amounts of brawn
is there a good lesson
somewhere in there.
don't be the child of gods
which would help
if you chose your relatives.
Jun 2016 · 236
I got to hell
mikecccc Jun 2016
It was gold
and full of nice things
but I was immaterial
all I could do was look
as the demons played
with what should have been mine
on the fourth
Jun 2016 · 612
Heroes
mikecccc Jun 2016
"pity the land that needs them"
when things are going well
you don't need people
who go beyond the call of duty
when was the last time we
didn't need them?
a proverb from somewhere
by someone
paraphrased
Jun 2016 · 261
Stoic
mikecccc Jun 2016
Serene as the seas rise
pleasantly detached
as i'm swept away
be a shame to wake up
just in time to drown.
Jun 2016 · 239
When it rains
mikecccc Jun 2016
All your good days
earn you ill ones
with compound interest
or so it seems
when it starts to rain.
it pours
hope it doesn't flood
Jun 2016 · 232
In my book
mikecccc Jun 2016
You appear
and cause distress
then you away
why to where
remains untold
rotten antagonist.
repetitive
Jun 2016 · 300
buried elsewhere
mikecccc Jun 2016
A skeleton
in my dreams
asked me why
my only reply
I dunno
it found this
unsatisfying
and proceeded to play
a funeral dirge
on its rib cage.
silly indeed
Jun 2016 · 333
Life
mikecccc Jun 2016
How much time
do you have
decades or days
how much of your allotment
have you used up
do you drink or smoke
do you live
heh asking you
like you know
all are days are numbered
but the exact number
is not for us to know
maybe for the best
maybe just to annoy us.
Jun 2016 · 267
Just a bird
mikecccc Jun 2016
In the belief
that I was a phoenix
I let myself burn
I knew
that if  I could be reborn
I would do things right
I made ash of myself
for a second chance
probably should have done more
with my first one.
Jun 2016 · 198
Fallen angels
mikecccc Jun 2016
Lucifer was much too human
always striving for more
he should've known his place
it would seem
Easy to believe a king
would write such a story
or have someone write it
as the case might be.
Jun 2016 · 333
Location location location
mikecccc Jun 2016
As I was preaching to the choir
It dawned on me
that an easily pleased audience
was quite nice
if not the best for growth.
Jun 2016 · 212
The arts
mikecccc Jun 2016
Superfluous
can't feed the soul
if you starve to death
it has its place
as all things do
but is it simple luxury?
it can be more
the power of imagination
a silly thing
but important
Jun 2016 · 245
Time for something
mikecccc Jun 2016
Oh time
You willful thing
No body controls you
We simply try
To keep an eye
Out for you
You move too fast
You move too slow
For our tastes
But I don't suppose
You care
I wonder will we ever
Discover how to control you
Is that just a Sci fi pipe dream
Well we can't today
Maybe tomorrow
It always seems
That cool things
Are happening tomorrow.
Rough draft
as are all my drafts
Jun 2016 · 252
Got lost in the moment
mikecccc Jun 2016
for a second there
everything was a tiny thing
easy to understand
but only for a moment
I think
honestly the memory
is rather hazy
probably a delusion.
Jun 2016 · 415
Apollo
mikecccc Jun 2016
Will you sing for me
if I **** a goat for you
will you heal me
for two or three
or will you just
stand there a statue
regardless of how much blood
pools at your divine feet.
Jun 2016 · 255
Fill in the blank
mikecccc Jun 2016
when the music blares
And you keep talking
I make up your lines
You say really mean things
when I can't hear you.
Jun 2016 · 395
Janus
mikecccc Jun 2016
two faced
by nature
A smile and a frown
would be typical
for an actor
what two faces
would a god deign to wear.
Jun 2016 · 248
In increments
mikecccc Jun 2016
how you change
by and large
is bit by bit
you are what you are
till you are something new
maybe you can feel it
maybe you need a mirror.
meh
Jun 2016 · 274
Fatherhood
mikecccc Jun 2016
my mother always told me
if you want to be
A good father
watch Steve martin.
specifically cheaper by the dozen
Jun 2016 · 465
who am I
mikecccc Jun 2016
Palpatine eyes
and a grimace
mixed with
pale flesh
a mediocre shave
but just
on the surface
underneath
Underneath
well
nothing much
just me.
Jun 2016 · 297
Poet ship
mikecccc Jun 2016
Down the rambling river
we go full of drama
and curiosity of the soul
will wit keep us afloat
hopefully yes if not
at least we'll have fodder
for a tragic new play.
Jun 2016 · 227
The king and I
mikecccc Jun 2016
we danced
we laughed
alas
as naught but a pauper
I was not the right sort
so I was shown the door.
cute story
Jun 2016 · 226
sleep more
mikecccc Jun 2016
weary is accurate
reading sad stories
can be such a drain
the news
more dead people
justice still only a dream
foreign affairs
****** and tense
same old same old
should probably
stick to fiction.
Jun 2016 · 207
Truly innocent
mikecccc Jun 2016
For the record
I did nothing wrong
I simply watched
I was recording for evidence
Now here it is
They did it
May I have
Some coffee
And clemency.
Jun 2016 · 881
Cynical Sloth
mikecccc Jun 2016
Humans are ****** up
sad stories abound
in every national library
it has always been so
technology has evolved
but people it often seems
have not

so let's get drunk
you can't please everyone
but you can please yourself

according to some
this thought is wrong
because this isn't hell
this is earth obvious
but it means we have hope
and nothing ventured
may mean nothing gained
but it doesn't mean
nothing lost.
A rewrite
does it work
as well as any sloth
probably
Jun 2016 · 292
Real
mikecccc Jun 2016
A rock
thrown in a rage
hit the other
nothing personal
except your existence
kinda irks me
I would feel bad maybe
if you were one of mine
why then I might
be willing to die for you
we need stand together
against the evil of this world
but you aren't for reasons.
Jun 2016 · 299
willful
mikecccc Jun 2016
the stones
tied to your feet
are blessings
you could never fly
and this way the why
is quite obvious
so you needn't blame yourself.
Jun 2016 · 378
could be worse
mikecccc Jun 2016
could be better
could be gold
instead of bronze
silver would do
just enjoy what you have
just
enjoy
what you have
no
is it wrong
to not want to settle.
maybe not
might be unrealistic
Jun 2016 · 337
Sacrilegious
mikecccc Jun 2016
Raiders took the temple
killed the priests
and looted the sacred graves
the gods had nothing to say
at least that the living heard
the raiders suffered losses
most still looked forward
to next years raid.
some claim to have heard something.
Jun 2016 · 309
Retreat
mikecccc Jun 2016
not the same thing
as defeat
move back
and give yourself time
to think
but don't take forever.
Jun 2016 · 284
If I could
mikecccc Jun 2016
I would be
A better me
if I knew how
and didn't hate change
and I was someone else
Truthfully
I'd prefer it if the world
did the changing.
not very likely
Jun 2016 · 203
Sure why not
mikecccc Jun 2016
What do you mean
just what you think
and
what I think
but that's personal
so I'll keep it to my self.
Jun 2016 · 860
when life gives you lemons
mikecccc Jun 2016
The great fruit vendor
had naught but lemons
So
I set his cart on fire
and went on a quest
to Walmart.
Jun 2016 · 353
Just a branch
mikecccc Jun 2016
It isn't a hook handed crook
Tapping at your window
Just a tree branch
Just your imagination
Playing tricks on you
You'd know that
If you looked
Instead of just
Hoping it stops.
Jun 2016 · 672
Cartoon devil smile
mikecccc Jun 2016
I always forget
to leave the jagged teeth
out of my smiley face drawings
maybe I should just buy
some smiley face stickers.
they don't need teeth
Jun 2016 · 286
Would I forsake you
mikecccc Jun 2016
Would I cut out
A part of my heart
to save the rest of it
Probably
I want the chance
to ruin what's left of it.
drama
Jun 2016 · 346
This generation
mikecccc Jun 2016
kinda messed up
kinda like
all the other ones
but you know
in it's own way
supposedly the worst way
but that could be
simple hyperbole.
kinda messed up
has pretty much always
been the status quo.
Jun 2016 · 327
spilled milk
mikecccc Jun 2016
small accidents
mean so little
in the grand scheme
unless you keep
a tally in mind
of how many
small accidents
have happened
you get a pretty big number
does that mean
they're suddenly worth tears?
depends on the eyes
Jun 2016 · 228
Red Light
mikecccc Jun 2016
Just shine
crimson lighthouse
be something
to stumble over to
in the dark
why red instead
of blue or white
we want it to look
ominous.
colors are interesting
May 2016 · 677
cliché
mikecccc May 2016
You fit your role
very well
no ad libbing for you eh
I suppose
it's hypocritical
of me to judge
but hey
that's my role.
May 2016 · 422
Siren
mikecccc May 2016
Tie me down
I don't need much
of an excuse
to crash.
May 2016 · 283
So
mikecccc May 2016
So
Yes so
So what
A look askance
Am I really asking
Anything
Or am I just
Using a question mark
Inappropriately?
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