mikecccc: Poems

262 · Jul 2015

red eyes

mikecccc Jul 2015

red eyes

They haunt me
Those rage filled
Sockets
I wonder
What caused it
Or who
Can they be calmed
Would vengeance
Be the fix
Or is anger
And hate
all That's left.

262 · Oct 2015

Atlas couldn't shrug

mikecccc Oct 2015

Atlas couldn't shrug

You see
The weight of the world
Was precariously perched
On Atlas's shoulders
If he were to shrug
The world would fall
Which while leaving Atlas
A great deal lighter
Would also depress him
To no end.

262 · Feb 2017

reasonably

mikecccc Feb 2017

reasonably

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

261 · Dec 2015

Authority issues

mikecccc Dec 2015

Authority issues

I take issue
With those
Who tell me
What to do
Which no one knows
Since I'm too polite
To mention it
I Just keep it
To myself
And one
Poetry site.

Or two

261 · Jan 2016

on top of a rock

mikecccc Jan 2016

on top of a rock

you're the ruler
of all you see
of course
all you see
is sand and rock
and if you squint
maybe a scorpion
but hey
at least the rock
doesn't rule you
not that it could
it's much too meek..

261 · Dec 2015

Never again

mikecccc Dec 2015

Never again

We love to say
Never again
We promise
Ourselves
At the end of each
Hand crafted horror
That never again
Will we allow
This to happen
Too bad
We kinda ****
At keeping those
Promises.

261 · Dec 2015

A world of giants

mikecccc Dec 2015

A world of giants

they stand so tall
far above me
and honestly
they're only
comparatively tall
I'm tempted
to take an axe to them
bring them down
to my level
but that would be wrong
might be fun
but wrong
so the wise thing
perhaps even
the right thing
is probably just
stay where I am
unless
could I be a giant
could I be
A giant among giants
probably not.

261 · Mar 2016

container

mikecccc Mar 2016

container

Empty to start
it will soon hold
all sorts of goodies
or maybe just
the bare essentials
carrying only
what is needed
or at least
what we think
is needed.

261 · Apr 2016

Wide eyes

mikecccc Apr 2016

Wide eyes

Surprise
headlights
fight flight
pause
move faster
move fas
too late.

261 · Apr 2016

Wise

mikecccc Apr 2016

Wise

Dam you
Impulse control
You **** at your job
My fingers get twitchy
When option to buy appears
Ah capitalism
You have
My heart and soul.

I like shiny things
I can't afford.

261 · Jan 2016

Lady winter

mikecccc Jan 2016

Lady winter

I've heard of you
So cold at first
Then so warm
Then so nothing
In young hearts
You bring to mind
White snowfall
Hot cocoa and angels
To the more learned
You bring drunks
Frozen on the sidewalk
And grey glompy slush
So many dread you
But I'm happy
To think you're about.

261 · Aug 2016

Environment

mikecccc Aug 2016

Environment

did the cage
make you a beast
or did you find
your beastly self caged
does it matter now
perhaps
to historians.

260 · Mar 2016

Talk much

mikecccc Mar 2016

Talk much

Just let yourself fall
into my numbing eyes
all is well calm blue oceans
allow my monotone
to carry you
to fields of apathy
you may not feel happy
but you won't feel bad.

what ?

260 · Nov 2015

boot print

mikecccc Nov 2015

boot print

it's a good thing
we live
in a prudish society
if you wore less
we'd see the prints
of the many
who walked over you
and it would be
all kinds
of awkward.

260 · Mar 2016

Stayin alive

mikecccc Mar 2016

Stayin alive

stubborn soul
keeping your smile
as the grinder try's
to take it off
you must
have been forged
out of some tough stuff.

inspired by the bee gees and capital cities

260 · Jan 2016

People

mikecccc Jan 2016

People

People
They do
People things
For people reasons
It's a mix
Of animal instinct
And enlightened notions
So surprising and yet
So very typical
They do change
But not fast enough
To keep up
With their tech
Or so it seems
to at least
one person.

260 · May 2015

quiet curseword

mikecccc May 2015

quiet curseword

There we are
bantering
chatting
discussing

when all of sudden

you start giving
me a look full of
***

And I realize
I no longer know
what were disscussin

So I start backtracking
but I know I've lost you.

260 · Jan 2016

Oh captain

mikecccc Jan 2016

Oh captain

Why do they
jump ship
we aren't sinking
I mean
the deck is messy
and the brig
is a touch crammed
but still?

259 · Mar 2016

Heart of gold

mikecccc Mar 2016

Heart of gold

worth so much
and still worthless
since it won't pump
an ounce of blood.

259 · Mar 2016

Poisoner

mikecccc Mar 2016

Poisoner

I have
A toxic little bottle
I wish to serve you
possibly with tea
to mask the taste
it will **** you
but so slowly
the difference
is nigh unnoticeable
if you don't
I won't just
slip it into your drink
when you aren't looking.

nonsense
or something else
to each their own
interpretation.

259 · Apr 2015

Sage Wisdom

mikecccc Apr 2015

Sage Wisdom

Truthfully I have none to offer

I have platitudes and quotes

what does it mean to be sage
I couldn't say

Wisdom is something gathered
but I've never been a collector

So where do you find sage wisdom
family/friends
medical professionals
auto mechanics

I really couldn't say
probably television.

259 · Jan 2016

cliff hanger

mikecccc Jan 2016

cliff hanger

As I hang
above a pit
full of the laughter
of all those I hate
I curse myself
for never
working out.

and a bunch
of other things.

259 · Dec 2015

Testing you

mikecccc Dec 2015

Testing you

Okay you're done
You passed my test
Yes indeed
I wanted to know
If you fit my definition
Of
Good people
And you do
So now
You get to be
My pal
Perhaps even
A confidante
Aren't you proud.

258 · Jul 2015

Sky

mikecccc Jul 2015

Sky

******* your so high
and very big
yet so small
you know comparatively
I can reach you
in a metal bird
and surpass you
in a rocket
but only for a time
eventually I return
to my proper place
while you remain
up there
****.

258 · Mar 2016

Guns

mikecccc Mar 2016

Guns

It's too bad
that they exist
as if people weren't
dangerous enough
with just sticks and stones
recall them all as if
they're here
in tiny hands
in determined hands
and in shaky hands
they're here.

I offer complaints
I have no solution
others i'm sure
are more than happy
to give advice.

258 · Oct 2018

human spirit

mikecccc Oct 2018

human spirit

the artist attempts
to show us more
beyond
They fail
this is all their is
amazing as it is
it gets so boring.

258 · Dec 2015

It won

mikecccc Dec 2015

It won

I had a staring contest
With an inanimate object
If i won
I would go on with my day
Happy and free
like a butterfly
If it won I'd consume it
And be filled with regret
I lost but it's dead
So really who won?

258 · May 2015

wandering through time.

mikecccc May 2015

wandering through time.

If I could travel through time
I might try to prove my theories about society
I might save knowledge lost to the ages
I might start an empire
I might start a religion
Or I might just go back
And find today's lotto numbers.

258 · Mar 2016

The moral high ground

mikecccc Mar 2016

The moral high ground

You have it right
cause in the end
it's the most important thing
when everyone else
is being too human
you can rest assured
that you're better
no matter your actions.

human here meaning
chaotic sinful error prone beings
who occasionally display
disturbing levels of kindness
and brilliance

257 · Oct 2015

Afterlife

mikecccc Oct 2015

Afterlife

What come next
When your race
Has been run
Is it nothing
Is it clouds
Is it another life
I don't know
Many say one thing
Many say another
Some possibly the wisest
Say don't worry
Your living focus on that
Which is advice I wish
That I could follow.

257 · Jun 2016

Got lost in the moment

mikecccc Jun 2016

Got lost in the moment

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.

256 · Mar 2016

sturdyish

mikecccc Mar 2016

sturdyish

people are tough
and yet soft
were all literally
made of the same stuff
yet some seem like iron
while others could well
be made from cloth
life and nature
probably drink
when they craft us.

256 · Sep 2015

White whale

mikecccc Sep 2015

White whale

A great big reminder
Of what has occurred
If you were gone
They might forget
Though most likely
They'd just hunt you down
even if your path
Takes them to hell.

255 · Jan 2016

fight zone

mikecccc Jan 2016

fight zone

everywhere
is the fight zone
at least unofficially
even those
who sit in the aisle
aren't necessarily safe
they're just safer
which is better
than nothing
I guess.

255 · Jan 2016

An Aside

mikecccc Jan 2016

An Aside

As I look to the audience
and tell them my plan
I pray
that you really
can't hear me
if you could
i'd be quite the fool.

255 · Nov 2015

Skull

mikecccc Nov 2015

Skull

Hey Yoric
do you
know more
than me
does your being
headless provide
you with knowledge
unknown to me
I know weird question
but your unique perspective
Won't last forever
so i feel i should ask now
there may not be another chance.

255 · Jun 2016

In increments

mikecccc Jun 2016

In increments

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

254 · May 2016

life is but a dream

mikecccc May 2016

life is but a dream

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

254 · Oct 2015

dignity in death

mikecccc Oct 2015

dignity in death

A lie
there is no
dignity in death
whether you die
on your back
or on your feet
you rot the same
but hopefully
it will bring peace
if nothing else.

254 · Aug 2016

Pop can

mikecccc Aug 2016

Pop can

Stacks on Stacks
of aluminum cans
empty now of even dregs
could bury a lot of things
under that light weight.

254 · Sep 2015

can't save them

mikecccc Sep 2015

can't save them

If you ran
Into a burning building
All heroic and such
You would expect
Those who could
To go along with you
To take your hand
And flee
But sometimes
They won't
They bury themselves
In burning timber
And if you stay
You could burn to.

254 · Mar 2016

Nihilism

mikecccc Mar 2016

Nihilism

No meaning
except what we choose
so do as you will
let chaos rain
but rain always ends
order will be imposed
at least as much order
as can ever be
a new meaning will come
perhaps something nicer
maybe the sun will explode
I never know.

253 · Aug 2016

pageantry

mikecccc Aug 2016

pageantry

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

253 · Sep 2016

out of it

mikecccc Sep 2016

out of it

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

253 · Jul 2015

insanity

mikecccc Jul 2015

insanity

Insanity as I've been told
is doing
the same dam thing
over
and
over
and
over
and expecting something
different
not sure if that's
a clinical diagnoses
but if so
I guess humanity
is insane.

253 · Mar 2016

combination lock

mikecccc Mar 2016

combination lock

put words together
till you find
the right thing
to say
bad form
perhaps
but
to each
their own
I suppose.

253 · Sep 2016

Rather not

mikecccc Sep 2016

Rather not

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.

253 · Apr 2018

i'm sure

mikecccc Apr 2018

i'm sure

Dead men tell no tales
but the living are happy
to tell tales for them

252 · Jan 2018

5 years time

mikecccc Jan 2018

5 years time

In half a decade
Where will you be
Well
Having consulted
My crystal ball
I can say with certainty
Somewhere.