mikecccc: Poems

408 · Oct 2017

cogitate

mikecccc Oct 2017

cogitate

the cogs spin
doing what
they were made to do
they catch every so often
but the machine continues.

408 · Oct 2017

no ink spilled

mikecccc Oct 2017

no ink spilled

it remains unwritten
but we know
how it is
how they usually are.

406 · Apr 2016

inside voice

mikecccc Apr 2016

inside voice

A mixed tape of my
least favorite people
plays in my head
saying things
I find far
too logical.

406 · Aug 2020

Bridge to Terabithia

mikecccc Aug 2020

Bridge to Terabithia

I try to travel
on make believe roads
I think this time
the ground will be solid
I sink
my mouth fills
with silly dreams
tastes bitter
I'm always surprised.

never read the book
just vague memories
of the movie

406 · Apr 2016

I asked

mikecccc Apr 2016

I asked

Because I need
To know
The answers
Were varied
Based on feeling
Based on logic
All funneled
Through
Human fallibility
I'll ask again later
Maybe
With so many answers
I can find the truth.

405 · Mar 2016

Cyclops

mikecccc Mar 2016

Cyclops

Defeated by nobody
Wasting your strength
If only you had put
More thought
Into this.

404 · Apr 2016

A soft frenzy

mikecccc Apr 2016

A soft frenzy

Mania trapped
in a stuffed animal
and madness leaks out
seems an odd place
to find such things
but it's more common
than you might think.

404 · Nov 2018

Civil war

mikecccc Nov 2018

Civil war

We the people
Can't agree
Not even to disagree
Be right or be left
South or north
I can't say
United states
Without smiling.

404 · Apr 2016

yarn path

mikecccc Apr 2016

yarn path

I'm still looking
for the trail of yarn
to find my way
in this dam labyrinth
I hope the Minotaur
doesn't find me first.

402 · Sep 2016

Tales

mikecccc Sep 2016

Tales

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.

402 · Dec 2016

moxie

mikecccc Dec 2016

moxie

be a shame
to wipe the sweat
from your brow
look up from your desk
and realize you've dug
your own grave.

402 · Sep 2015

raisin cookie

mikecccc Sep 2015

raisin cookie

looking good
at least
from a far
up close
the truth is obvious
you haven't got
a single
*******
chocolate chip.

402 · Mar 2016

guillotine in the sky

mikecccc Mar 2016

guillotine in the sky

lowering slowly
that yellow blade
descends on me.

401 · Jan 2017

Loom

mikecccc Jan 2017

Loom

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.

401 · Dec 2015

Cool story

mikecccc Dec 2015

Cool story

I once saw
Someone knocked
Through a wall
To be fair
The walls are
Pretty dam thin
But still
It was like
A roadrunner
Cartoon.

Albeit
With more
Stunned silence.

400 · May 2017

Weird

mikecccc May 2017

Weird

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.

400 · Sep 2015

Sheep

mikecccc Sep 2015

Sheep

Leadership
Clearly isn't for you
And a loner
You surely aren't
Where are you going
You trust someone else
To know
Of course if you did
Strike out on your own
Odds are
You'd be eviscerated.

399 · Feb 2016

Elephant

mikecccc Feb 2016

Elephant

well you're here
I guess that should
be noted
but i'd rather not
I'd rather pretend
you never arrived
eventually you will
be announced
just not now.

399 · Jan 2016

Spider spider

mikecccc Jan 2016

Spider spider

The itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up
The lanky boy
And on his head
It made a nest
Weaving a web
In between threads
Of curly hair
You'd think
He'd notice
He did not
Surprised his girlfriend
When she ran her fingers
Through his hair
He's bald now.

399 · Dec 2015

Get ready

mikecccc Dec 2015

Get ready

The ball is about to begin
Get your fancy coats
And your elegant gowns
Get your monocle
Get in gear
All the important people
Will be here
No winos
Or other disreputable folk
Will be allowed
So please come one
So please come all
To
The very very important ball
You will not
Be murdered and robbed.

399 · Dec 2016

doesn't it

mikecccc Dec 2016

doesn't it

things do blur together
don't they
after a while
it all looks grey
it all sounds like static
and it all feels
like madness
kinda scratchy
headache inducing
it isn't I think
a myriad rainbow of woe
but after a while it all
just feels the same.

398 · Sep 2015

Scars

mikecccc Sep 2015

Scars

It would be difficult
to travel the brier patch
that life can be
without collecting
a few scars
ether on the body or the mind
maybe if you did get
to the end of the path
without at least a few scrapes
it would mean
you never really lived.

398 · Apr 2022

Omens

mikecccc Apr 2022

Omens

What is coming
The writings on the walls
the floor sky breakfast and in my friends eyes
Every where signs
they lead all over and none lie
except the ones that do
lying signs stand as tall as any other
I need to blink
watery eyes
keeping them open
till they burn
so I can take it all in
I can't close my mind.

397 · Oct 2015

Sadist

mikecccc Oct 2015

Sadist

A follower of the marquee
A proponent of pain
Possibly handy
With a blade
Those viscous folk
Who feed on pain
What's the appeal
Perhaps it's just
A sort of quirk
Albeit of a more
Malevolent sort
I hope you don't
Bring them home.

397 · Oct 2016

Concern

mikecccc Oct 2016

Concern

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.

396 · Jan 2016

ever onwards I guess

mikecccc Jan 2016

ever onwards I guess

I could see it
the thing
I truly desire
it was on the horizon
or so it seemed
but no
apparently
it was just
A shiny bauble
it would probably help
if I knew what
I truly wanted.

396 · Dec 2015

Night owl

mikecccc Dec 2015

Night owl

I'm on the outs
With our beloved sun
So I associate with
The moon
Spending my nights awake
And my days unconscious
Is my preference
I'd give the moon a hug
If I didn't hate
Things being in
My space
Hoo.

T

396 · Apr 2018

Lines

mikecccc Apr 2018

Lines

A noose of cars
waiting to order
waiting for orders
time is wasting
while the crew scrambles
"this is unacceptable"
the frequent flyer
reminds me.

393 · Mar 2016

My hat

mikecccc Mar 2016

My hat

It says everything
I wish It'd shut up
I would wear another
But alas I may not
Due to employee Contracts.

393 · Mar 2018

the calm voice

mikecccc Mar 2018

the calm voice

Who is that creature
I can hear the calm voice
but can't see the body
how can you be still
in these shaky days
are you calm
cause you're joking
are you an actor
are you a fool
can I be one?

dunno

392 · Nov 2015

Grim digits

mikecccc Nov 2015

Grim digits

The grim reaper
Is most likely
An accountant
Glasses and
Business wear
it shuffles us away
Like numbers
Erased from a page
All so professional
No need for haunting
No time for reminiscing
You were here
Now you are not
So away with you.

391 · Nov 2015

Penguin

mikecccc Nov 2015

Penguin

Ah look at you
so cute
in your suit
how mature
how
sophisticated
i'm sure
that everyone
will take you seriously
when you share
with us
your plans
and intentions
here take a fish

391 · Jul 2017

can you unlearn

mikecccc Jul 2017

can you unlearn

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.

388 · Apr 2016

mute

mikecccc Apr 2016

mute

the world
appears to be paused
the streets are empty
silence is in control
A storm is coming
something wild
dangerous
but
beautiful
in its way.

386 · Jun 2016

could be worse

mikecccc Jun 2016

could be worse

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

386 · Mar 2016

Slow reaction

mikecccc Mar 2016

Slow reaction

wow
I didn't even
notice you
till you left
you did
slam the door
on your way out
that might have been it.

385 · Jan 2017

immortality

mikecccc Jan 2017

immortality

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.

385 · Apr 2015

deviation from the norm

mikecccc Apr 2015

deviation from the norm

Be normal
Force down those ticks
If you can
If not
Hide

Is one way
To be
Of course
There are other ways

Are they better
Possibly
healthier and wiser
For those
Smarter or stronger

But once you have a way
That works
It's hard to find a new one.

384 · Sep 2017

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.

383 · Feb 2016

Super poet

mikecccc Feb 2016

Super poet

Whoa dude
You ooze poetry
So stay off the rug
That stuff really stains
And kinda smells
Of alcohol and something
Inappropriate
But your company
Is still welcome
You really do
Have A way
With words.

383 · Oct 2016

Goliath

mikecccc Oct 2016

Goliath

Just a dude
a big one yeah
but still
just flesh n blood
the real nightmare giants
are things you can't see
but can feel
things with power
but no head
to lob a rock at.

383 · Jul 2015

Hypocrasy

mikecccc Jul 2015

Hypocrasy

An ill found everywhere
especially prevalent in society's
higher echelons
but the lower folk are not free
from its effects
do as I say
not as I do
perhaps its simply
a human foible
and no cure is available
aside from awareness
like so many woes.

383 · Mar 2017

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.

382 · Apr 2017

Dunno

mikecccc Apr 2017

Dunno

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

382 · Apr 2015

Spineless

mikecccc Apr 2015

Spineless

I'm weak
I struggle
To resist
But not very much

When I give in
My face is frowny
But I hide a smile

I feel shame
But not enough
To make me change

I look for solutions
That aren't too drastic
Even though that's
What I need

When the going
Gets tough
I take a nap

382 · Oct 2016

Sandman

mikecccc Oct 2016

Sandman

Such a fine fellow
Always handy
With a pillow
And kind enough
To aid in escaping reality
If only for an hour
Or eight
He can be cruel
Staying away
Keeping you awake
Maybe just so you know
Not to take him for granted
Could just be stress
Keeping you awake.

Or sandlady
Or sand entity
Whatever helps you sleep

382 · May 2016

Contrite

mikecccc May 2016

Contrite

hollow apologies
to you and yours
for the way of things
I hope it helps
mostly I hope
my
hollow apologies
help me.

381 · Nov 2016

seriously

mikecccc Nov 2016

seriously

sarcastically
a parody
obviously
if you sounded less
than absolutely serious
it wouldn't have been funny
unless you weren't kidding
then you're scary maybe tragic
still kinda funny.

381 · Jul 2016

Robin hood

mikecccc Jul 2016

Robin hood

I have good excuses
for all my crimes
as a judge I know
who deserves and who
does not
so I will take
and give in the certainty
of my morale authority

Your honor.

381 · Aug 2016

A knight in armor

mikecccc Aug 2016

A knight in armor

An armor's shine
never lasts
but so long
as it doesn't break
you'll probably survive.

watch out for maces