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May 2016 · 371
Contrite
mikecccc May 2016
hollow apologies
to you and yours
for the way of things
I hope it helps
mostly I hope
my
hollow apologies
help me.
May 2016 · 238
curtain call
mikecccc May 2016
I wonder
about the people
who will see
the last sunset
will they be
much like us
so far in the future
will they be proud
of the show they put on.
always more
May 2016 · 281
mangler
mikecccc May 2016
Twisted maker
with a muse of wrath
is that what you are
oh mangler
or are you just
incompetent
you saw beauty
you wanted to recreate
but you can't
you haven't the knack  
you haven't the heart
we may never know
we may not care
your art
does have a certain
macabre appeal.
no  silly
May 2016 · 561
Sunglasses
mikecccc May 2016
Ha
can't blind me
these new shades
will hide my eyes
I mean
they will
if I can remember
the last place I left them.
I never do
May 2016 · 277
telling you how to be
mikecccc May 2016
Aggravating

be you
you know
if you are pleasant
and you know
who you are

be me
if you can
at least be like me
we can all get along

so aggravating
be useful if nothing else
you might last longer.
helpful
May 2016 · 313
Philosophical
mikecccc May 2016
once upon a time
these folks were chained
locked up tight
in a deep dark cave
but one got free
he maybe she
left the cave
and found the light
awed they felt
everyone should see this
so they returned
and
got killed
strangled by chains
but their corpse inspired others
so
it wasn't all in vain
worth it?
May 2016 · 328
They win
mikecccc May 2016
They have
An Exclamation Point
how can we beat that.
May 2016 · 284
Kitten in a cup
mikecccc May 2016
Adorable
Take you
Place you
Prop you up
Snap that
We can all
Go aah
What do you
Think of that.
May 2016 · 65
Little boxes
mikecccc May 2016
Made of words
Made of thoughts
Fragile as anything
Made of air can be
Little boxes
we all live in
Houses and trailers
Shelters and literal boxes
Can we blame other people
They're in boxes to
Of course we can.
good song
May 2016 · 484
Non fiction
mikecccc May 2016
Life's genre
Just in case you thought
We couldn't classify everything
Life can be summed up
But it wasn't meant to be
I think
May 2016 · 309
Hyde
mikecccc May 2016
Hyde in the light
Hyde in the dark
Monsters flourish
In places covered
By apathy  
In places run
By jekyll.
May 2016 · 299
beach
mikecccc May 2016
sandy shore
A spot to stand
peer out to sea
what lies beyond
I bet Siri knows.
May 2016 · 242
The clown
mikecccc May 2016
It's funny
how an old joke
can become
A nightmare.
May 2016 · 321
ghost town
mikecccc May 2016
living in a hometown full
of haunting memories
you may want
to seek the exorcist
in the bar
mind you
you probably shouldn't.
options options
May 2016 · 285
15 minutes of fame
mikecccc May 2016
Not much time
for society
to take you in
but about enough
to keep them
from getting bored
don't be angry
all things hot
must cool down.
not the original point
May 2016 · 841
Everest
mikecccc May 2016
Where
you rarely rest
a path upwards
fraught with danger
but it's not personal
just nature being nature
say you do it
say you make it
such a rush
was it worth it
you do know you could
have hired a helicopter
to drop you off at the top?
the path less traveled
may just net you
a broken leg
or it may not
it's funny like that.
May 2016 · 482
misanthrope
mikecccc May 2016
Distaste has found
a warm welcome
in a certain hearts chamber
not hate mind you
far too passionate
but distaste
a deep distaste
embers that burn
just enough to cauterize
the wounds that were
truth be told
mostly self inflicted.
does that make
any sense
May 2016 · 396
The sword in stone
mikecccc May 2016
It will be removed
by one or another
too tempting
to be left alone
maybe the wielder
will be decent
not for everyone
but for me
at the very least.
May 2016 · 319
half truth
mikecccc May 2016
half other
in some books
it goes down
as simply
not the truth.
May 2016 · 529
fox
mikecccc May 2016
fox
be smart
as the hunters
are on their way
you know where
the safe places are
who are the hunters
things bigger than you
what else matters.
May 2016 · 250
life is but a dream
mikecccc May 2016
so what does it matter
what we do
one day we'll wake
and find
and find
something
heaven
one engineered
by humans
or a god
mayhaps
we'll just stay in bed
warm blankets
always brought more comfort
to me at least
than the claims of prophets.
but again
grain of salt
fan of sloth
May 2016 · 301
Always a reason
mikecccc May 2016
not always
A good reason
but sometimes
any reason will do
to do what
anything really.
reason v excuse
May 2016 · 256
Personality award
mikecccc May 2016
polite faces
crisp people
the right sort
for most occasions
a shallow appraisal
but so long as that mask
stays in place
we'll embrace you.
said it before
May 2016 · 573
I would say that
mikecccc May 2016
not out loud
obviously
but I would think it
possibly even whisper it
in a private place.
May 2016 · 356
I wanna be like you
mikecccc May 2016
I don't see myself in you
i'm jealous to say
I see such greatness
well a better level of mediocrity
at any rate
so what's your secret
tell me
show me
how not to be me.
May 2016 · 222
The gift of poetry
mikecccc May 2016
Giving words
As a gift
What A poet thing
To do
I can't though
At least not
If it's true
That the thought counts
Cause none of my thoughts
Are Charitable.
Mostly curses
And digressions
May 2016 · 432
Wizard hat
mikecccc May 2016
Rabbits and demons
Lurk in that cap
Stars from the sky
Bedazzle that cap
In a locked chest
Resides that cap
It clashes
With this season's attire.
No
it does not
come in green.
May 2016 · 949
position of power
mikecccc May 2016
when you're strong enough to stand
you will discover
how easy it is
to sneer at those
still on their knees.
unfair as it might be
May 2016 · 368
Twitchy
mikecccc May 2016
fingers moving
eyes tracking
calm down
agh nerves
over stimulation.
May 2016 · 345
Victory?
mikecccc May 2016
technically
lost more than a bit
celebrate
we didn't lose everything.
May 2016 · 378
anticlimactic
mikecccc May 2016
the end
a bland goodbye
no drums or drama
not even a curtain
just dull shades
a handful of people
expected more
for all that hassle.
May 2016 · 221
Lessons
mikecccc May 2016
I KNOW
i know
but maybe
i need another
just in case.
May 2016 · 290
plastic owl
mikecccc May 2016
Remind me of home
just be something
I can hold
to keep the memories
from floating away
I lost or broke
the other things
dam mangler hands.
May 2016 · 459
Gregarious
mikecccc May 2016
Good times
On the team
Smiles for the crowd
We are one
And all
Who cast aspersions
Will suffer mightily
Smiles everyone.
Shhh
May 2016 · 359
sins
mikecccc May 2016
devilish delights
indulge in sin
and you'll regret it
maybe probably
if you're caught
all things
in moderation
and you'll be
something
maybe just a *****
I can't endorse
giving away your
moral choices
of course
as a fan of sloth
and follower of envy
I would say that.
May 2016 · 279
Are you serious
mikecccc May 2016
I can't tell
what that gleam
in your eye means
is it madness
or all a joke
I have asked
and your answer
was less than inspiring
times like this
I wonder why I stay
probably curiosity.
May 2016 · 295
With a grain of salt
mikecccc May 2016
how I serve
all my words
uncertainty
is my dearest friend
or maybe oldest enemy
either way
it's always around.
And i lie
occasionally
probably
May 2016 · 488
Racetrack
mikecccc May 2016
go as fast
as you will
I have feeling
you'll find yourself
right back here.
May 2016 · 278
Yellow brick road
mikecccc May 2016
It shines
like the road
to the promised land
but it's just a conveyor belt
built attract the naive
the end of the road
is a very rusted town
you may not be able
to ever leave.
inspired by Elton john
not Baum
though he might have been
May 2016 · 259
Fair weather friend
mikecccc May 2016
I love you
like a brother
when all is well
when all goes wrong
I have trouble
remembering your name.
I still remember your name
just in case the sky clears.
Apr 2016 · 304
Repetitive
mikecccc Apr 2016
small talk chit chat
same old same old
say something new
what can I say
that hasn't already
been said
nothing comes to mind
but god dam it
has always been
a favorite phrase of mine.
you really have to sigh it
Apr 2016 · 232
The apple
mikecccc Apr 2016
don't eat it
if you do
you'll realize
where you are.
Apr 2016 · 234
Wide eyes
mikecccc Apr 2016
Surprise
headlights
fight flight
pause
move faster
move fas
too late.
Apr 2016 · 327
Arbitrary
mikecccc Apr 2016
Throwing rocks
and damnations  
at the crowd
all because of anger
it's a big crowd
full of all sorts
most were just
swept into the auditorium
but eh dam them to.
Apr 2016 · 376
Malice of forethought
mikecccc Apr 2016
Ill will indeed
to plot to plan
anothers end
would you please
think
of other things
not for me
but for you
unless it's just
for fun.
.....
Apr 2016 · 424
One day perhaps
mikecccc Apr 2016
Dead bodies always have drawn flies
but perhaps one day
they won't
instead of flesh
for the insectoid feast
it will be steel
robot wars
no bloodshed needed
or maybe we'll have
world peace
I only jest
robot war will be
our reward for avoiding
extinction at an earlier date
if we're lucky.
make a poem with a line
from another poem
interesting
Ernest Hemming way
"All armies are the same . . ."
All armies are the same
Publicity is fame
Artillery makes the same old noise
Valor is an attribute of boys
Old soldiers all have tired eyes
All soldiers hear the same old lies
Dead bodies always have drawn flies
Apr 2016 · 405
moai
mikecccc Apr 2016
people build
the weirdest things
dam practicality
we need
heads on mountains
heads on islands
and heads on pikes
it will freak out
the neighbors
which is always a win.
Apr 2016 · 390
You wound me
mikecccc Apr 2016
Just Kidding
i'm good
we're cool
the blood's from
A dollar store
lets get drinks.
Apr 2016 · 224
That moment
mikecccc Apr 2016
when does hope die
right before you do
is probably the best case
some live long lives
with their hope dead
A sad bunch
resigned to the shadows
they know the future
it isn't good.
is that why I hate the sun
Apr 2016 · 208
In a story
mikecccc Apr 2016
It *****
being the protagonist
and antagonist
in the same story
kinda pointless really
no matter what you do
you're losing.
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