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380 · Jan 2017
cattle prod
mikecccc Jan 2017
Some sentences
just jump at you
attack you
for some reason
they inspire you
to do something
not always
something helpful.
380 · Mar 2016
Not me
mikecccc Mar 2016
Wallow in gloom
because all is doom
that's hyperbole
but that can be
rather hard to see
someone other than I
tried to speak
in a positive tone
someone else Else
pushed him down the stairs
and not I stopped trying
to lighten the mood.
379 · Aug 2015
Roach
mikecccc Aug 2015
Such disgusting creatures
small and without pride
they skitter all over
they infest
they distress
they survive
through atomic fire
through haughty beatings
they survive and thus
the next generation does the same
I suppose that's enough.
379 · Nov 2015
Don't lose your way
mikecccc Nov 2015
When you find
The right path
Whatever it is
Don't leave it
Don't forsake it
Once you leave
You can never
just
Go back
of course
sometimes
you only realize
you were on
the right path
once you leave it.
378 · Mar 2016
A confession
mikecccc Mar 2016
As all hoosiers must
I have been
To church
When I was
But a lad
So young my
Objections
were regarded
As jests
I was taken to church
Many times
Did I sit through sermons
And I don't get it
The love some feel
The spirit I just
Ain't got it
I had a suit
I had combed hair
I sang the hymns
But all I felt
Was agitated.
Too much
Too little
Just feelings
And memory.
378 · Nov 2015
Unhelpful
mikecccc Nov 2015
Terrorism *****
But you already know that
People died
For such stupid reasons
And more will die
In retaliation
Mostly innocents
If we had no gods
Would this
kind of thing stop
Probably not
People ****
and People die
For all sorts
of stupid reasons
Maybe one day
Things like this won't happen
But I doubt it.
376 · Jul 2016
In my image
mikecccc Jul 2016
You look like me
you act like me
but you aren't me
my dear shadow
this is a problem
though not your fault
it is mine
for I tried to attain immortality
through cloning
unfourtunately for us both
you are but a poor intimation
maybe i'll just write a book.
issues
poor craftsmanship
376 · Oct 2016
out of reach
mikecccc Oct 2016
I threw myself at the sun
and right over a ledge
I thought it needed a hug
might have been a dream
or a prophecy
can't remember if I fell.
375 · Jul 2016
Sounds suspicious
mikecccc Jul 2016
all things arguably
for one reason or another
such a pain
deciding who to trust
look em in the eye
they say the windows
to the soul
dam foggy windows
I say.
maybe a tad paranoid
still though
375 · Jan 2016
the unwary
mikecccc Jan 2016
the poor dear
bit into a luscious
looking apple
and nearly choked
on the worm
living deep
inside it
spose it's too late
for a fumigation.
375 · Aug 2016
A fondness for warriors
mikecccc Aug 2016
I love fighters
a beautiful tragedy
they battle
The way of things
by being
counter culture
or with simple bravado
and a knack for painting
I know they'll give
submit to the way
but for a while they shine
I do hope they succeed
but I don't think they will.
I had a friend
her Facebook updates
are at times alarming
might just be me though.
373 · Mar 2016
A golden compass
mikecccc Mar 2016
the perfect device
that always points
to the truth
annoying then
thats it's so hard
to translate what it means
no wonder
everyone prefers
A GPS.
good book
373 · May 2016
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.
373 · Apr 2016
White
mikecccc Apr 2016
Light
hope
maybe
maybe just
a dull glow
that burns
fools so.
hmm
dunno
373 · Feb 2016
Mosquito
mikecccc Feb 2016
blood sucker
disease bringer
what if any
good do you bring
you must have a place
is it just to bring suffering
if we killed you all
would we be making
a mistake or would we
be correcting one.
the bane of summer
alongside heatstroke
372 · Aug 2016
Once a man
mikecccc Aug 2016
A bug
with delusions
of humanity
be happy
ants
are better teammates.
372 · Oct 2015
Armchair general
mikecccc Oct 2015
pontificating
on what was
I see what you
should have done
it might help
in the future
or I might
just love
my voice too much.
372 · Aug 2015
gold
mikecccc Aug 2015
such sweets
that bend people
some may resist
but they are few
such things mean little
in the grand scheme
but that is very hard to see
from the gutters
and easy to ignore
hiding in palatial estates.
371 · Dec 2015
Women
mikecccc Dec 2015
Meat and bone
Much like men
But maybe
That's just to me
And my too
Dam literal eyes.
370 · Mar 2017
too literal
mikecccc Mar 2017
it's not all lies
it's mostly
hyperbole
and figures of speech
that's arguably better.
and lies
and delusions
arguably
370 · Mar 2017
Lawful evil
mikecccc Mar 2017
by the law
with the law
I abuse you.
370 · Nov 2016
I got nothing
mikecccc Nov 2016
hills of nothing
stretching as far
as the mind can imagine
it's almost something
if you don't think too much about it
but I do.
mikecccc Nov 2015
To each their own
So long as you
Don't consider what's mine
Your own
I vote for liberty
Whatever that really means
A chance for you
A bigger chance for me
The secret
I really
Hand to God
Just don't know.
368 · Jun 2017
torpor
mikecccc Jun 2017
fuzzies buzz
little benign
looking things
those fuzzies
nothing like bees
more like roaches
infesting the mind
they don't want out
simple things fuzzies
they dine on drive.
just a start
367 · Aug 2017
It shouldn't matter
mikecccc Aug 2017
but
it does
A sincere shrug
it is what it is
why is that?
because
of gravity?
367 · Jul 2015
Crazy train
mikecccc Jul 2015
It has no conductor
And the the passengers
Though numerous are all alone
The wheels are made of flour
And the tracks of bubblegum
The whistle is louder than sound
It goes down a tunnel
Not so much dark
As an LSD nightmare
I never bought a ticket
Can I get off now?
366 · May 2016
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.
366 · May 2017
daydream
mikecccc May 2017
He just stared through me
seeing what he wants
beats seeing what he has
i'm guessing.
366 · Jul 2016
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
366 · Nov 2015
odds
mikecccc Nov 2015
flip a coin
any coin will do
odds are it's
not sideways
could be
but probably not
odds are
lightning won't strike you
which doesn't help if you are
in fact struck
just makes you wonder
did you *******
the gods of luck
unless you have no faith
in which case
it's simply statistics
some one had to be struck
just your luck it was you.
365 · Sep 2015
plain clothes
mikecccc Sep 2015
I saw a monster
it wore khakis
and was of middling height
it hurt folks
with knives
with paper
with a cool detachment
and at days end
its family was overjoyed
to see they had returned.
364 · Jul 2016
Obsessing
mikecccc Jul 2016
learn mindfulness
it sounds therapeutic
maybe you'll stop
spending all your time
stressing over dead seconds.
i've heard of it
haven't studied it
364 · May 2017
perish the thought
mikecccc May 2017
It did
the thought died
for a time
Should i say
it was resurrected
who by
no one in particular  
someone special
able to bring to mind
long forgotten things
what a gift.
364 · Sep 2015
what to say
mikecccc Sep 2015
what can you say
when your favorite people
are hurting
and everything you say
sounds insincere
the history's their
your a snarky *******
but right now
you don't want to be
I suppose
you just say nothing
and be ready to listen.
364 · Jun 2021
Red Cap
mikecccc Jun 2021
fay folk
in the legends
regular folk
from what I've seen
tie-dye with vital red
savage minions
rushing about
with such naïve purpose
maybe maybe I do you a disservice
maybe you understand more than I did
God knows I can't ask
no good reason to prove
what you might suspect.
363 · Aug 2016
When you say it like that
mikecccc Aug 2016
A giggle in your throat
as you discuss
the horrific mad mundane
thing
some not all
call the day to day
stop it
be somber
then people will care
maybe.
363 · Sep 2015
Hook
mikecccc Sep 2015
Poor captain hook
He was but
A simple pirate
Looking for treasure
And he found nevernever
Now he is down a hand
And out of luck
Haunted by that flying
Puck.
I should probably sleep now.
362 · Apr 2016
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.
362 · Jun 2016
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.
360 · Apr 2017
what I found
mikecccc Apr 2017
I went to the city
and found that
the tough decisions
from home
were something to laugh at
when this place becomes home
will I laugh to.
if
359 · Jun 2016
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.
359 · May 2016
Victory?
mikecccc May 2016
technically
lost more than a bit
celebrate
we didn't lose everything.
359 · Feb 2016
Mesmerizing
mikecccc Feb 2016
Play your song
And take us away
We'll leave our
Tiny town and
We'll drop our
Tiny issues for you
Play your song
And we'll follow you
Right off a cliff
It just sounds
So interesting.
358 · Jul 2016
deus ex machina
mikecccc Jul 2016
I tried drawing god
realistically
it wasn't very believable  
perhaps a better hand
could've done a better job.
357 · Sep 2015
A chest
mikecccc Sep 2015
A plain box
with an intricate padlock
quite mysterious
what's inside
a heart
gold
metaphorical treasure
you wont know
till the box is open
keep in mind
the box
will be nothing
once its contents are gone
except to cat's and box fiends.
356 · Nov 2015
Action packed speech
mikecccc Nov 2015
Actions speak louder
Than words
But words
To be heard
Must be spoken
And speaking
Is an action
One with
Great potential
Saying the right thing
To the right people
At the right time
Can make
All the difference
In the world.
356 · Jul 2016
Dark poetry?
mikecccc Jul 2016
Something something
Very very bleak
Ill tides are always
Waiting at the beaches
Of our days
Or so it seems
Through my pessimistic haze
Some find succor in the past
All I can do is laugh
There must be a silver lining
Somewhere around here
Isn't there always.
Grey poetry at least.
355 · May 2016
They win
mikecccc May 2016
They have
An Exclamation Point
how can we beat that.
355 · Aug 2016
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.
354 · Jul 2016
Team colors
mikecccc Jul 2016
you know your side
it's all one big violent game
we try to change the rules
we can't even decide
on the name.
A long way to go
a lot of long roads
on this planet
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