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ryn  Oct 2014
Carousel
ryn Oct 2014
On this carousel
You and I
Ringing bells
Time passes by

Scorching bulbs
Ornate bobbing horsies
Enchanting music
Tell of magical stories

I am here
On this side
You are there
Same ****** ride

Opposite ends
Placed we two
We can't see
But each other we knew

Friendly peeks
Directed to you
All I could afford
Keep you in view

Still rotating
Ride goes on
Chasing each other
No closer we've drawn

Enjoy the ride
Soak in the sights
Hold at bay
Reality that bites

Thought about
Getting off
Don't know how to
Come to a solve

Can't hold still
It's eating me alive
Can't just stay
Have to strive

Hand still holding on
One foot dangling
Second thoughts play
But bent on releasing

Take the first step
Don't overthink
Take the leap
Step off the brink

Close my eyes
Time is now
Just let go
Fate I must allow

Ready now
Time came to a freeze
one...two...
three...release


Now off the carousel
Cloying uncertainty
Never been here
Unknown territory

In the music
Found familiarity
Unsure if here
Is where I want to be

What do I do?
Wait a little more?
Hop back on?
Or await what's in store?

Glad I waited
Glad patience I found
There you are...
Coming back round
Madness plays in loops...
A sick little spin on the carousel.
radamz  Sep 2010
Stitched
radamz Sep 2010
I want to wake up next to you
Our skin stitched together as one
Just like the card I sent

One big happy deformed person
Much fun could be had
Ugly fun…

We could go to an amusement park
Eat cotton candy ‘til our stitches practically burst
Test out  just how much the horsies will hold

Laugh at our misshapen self in the distorted mirrors
Jam our oversized *** in a bumper car
Point at children who give us sideways glances

Up stage the bearded lady
Bark obscenities at those whom are wider
Yell at the man that tries to make us pay for two

I want to wake up next to you
The pink thread tightly knit
Just like the card you  received

Instead you lay in another bed
A world apart
No bobbin or needle in sight
Neon Robinson Jun 2023
PB: Come on mark show me that you like me
PB: Come on mark show me that you like me
PB: Show me that you like me with words

… PASSING TIME …

[Late May 2023]

PB: Show me with a riddle

PB: Write me the best haiku you can over the next few days




MARK:
I'm very *****
The bugs are bad but the real
Itch is you baby
- Haiku I

MARK: Will you tell me how much you like me with a poem?

PB: I’ll write you a haiku

…[soon]…

PB:
She loves the horsies
She has too many chickens
Cutest cats ever
- Haiku #1

Biscuit is the ****
Banjo is scary ****
Shiloh will go rogue
- Haiku #2

Eccentric beauty
A flurry of energy
Stop, smell the roses
- Haiku #3

Your eyes with that smile
Your hair with that debonair
***** is for me
- Haiku #4


… [after]…

PB:
Write you from afar
Longing to see that monkey
You know I need it
- Haiku#5

…[Early June]…

PB:
You’re on your way home
On that beautiful byway
Show me that *******
- Haiku #6

PB:
She jumps in my bed
I’ve been planting trees all day
Make that ***** clap
- Haiku #7

PB:
To the bush crawfish
I’m glad your drive went smoothly
I’m ***** pioneer
- Haiku #8

…[2nd week]…
CONTEXT:

MARK:
I am so *****
Just want you near me meow
Velociraptor
- Haiku II

PB:
Velociraptor
That ***** so badoingdoing
I had to tap her
- Haiku #9

Mark:
Little love bug you
Zooming around inside me
I like you a lot
- Haiku III

PB:
****** haikus
Am I more than a *****?
******* with my brain
- Haiku #10

Mark:
You could just show up
At the airport at five ish
And get a bug hug
- Haiku IV

________________
[Mid June]
"Our love was deep,
But like rivers to an ocean wide,
Our paths diverged—the currents guide.”

My whispered reply echoes through this selected dialog between Mark and PB.
________________
… [THE DAY AFTER YESTERDAY 9:28PM]…

TEXT:
From PB
To MARK
———————————
"Yes sadly I agree, the incompatible part of our Venn diagram is more than I can manage."
—————————

Such joy, though our Venn diagrams refused to fully align.
Autumn whispers near,
but memories still gently sing,
a farewell haiku.
Final embrace rests,
our love story signed with ink now
fades like morning mist.
_________

PB:
Mark A, don’t forget
The love I showed through haikus
Impossible love

Imperfect word choice
Maybe not impossible
Indescribable
I want to keep the ****** poetry sent to me by PB Peanut Bear (valentines day nickname). Mark is me a YMH joke that clearly has gone too far. That what we would do.

Note from P Bear : Though some might say our love was impossible, I would say it was simply indescribable. My word choice may have been imperfect, but the feelings behind each syllable were true and genuine. As we move on from each other, let’s remember the beauty of our unique love and the moments we shared.


Highlights the tension and uncertainty that often comes with attempting to express romantic feelings. PB's request for Mark to show his affection through a riddle and a haiku adds an element of playfulness, while Mark's response brings a touch of humor to the conversation. However, as the passing of time suggests, such playful banter can sometimes lead to frustration and disappointment.
Neon Robinson Jun 2023
PB: Show me that you like me with words
PB: Show me with a riddle
PB: Write me the best haiku you can over the next few days

Mark:
I'm very *****
The bugs are bad but the real
Itch is you baby

Mark: Will you tell me how much you like me with a poem

PB: I’ll write you a haiku

PB:
She loves the horsies
She has too many chickens
Cutest cats ever

PB:
Biscuit is the ****
Banjo is scary ****
Shiloh will go rogue

PB:
Eccentric beauty
A flurry of energy
Stop, smell the roses

PB:
Your eyes with that smile
Your hair with that debonair
***** is for me

PB:
Write you from afar
Longing to see that monkey
You know I need it

...

PB:
You’re on your way home
On that beautiful byway
Show me that *******

PB:
She jumps in my bed
I’ve been planting trees all day
Make that ***** clap

PB:
To the bush crawfish
I’m glad your drive went smoothly
I’m ***** pioneer

PB:
Write you from afar
Longing to see that monkey
You know I need it

...

Mark:
I am so *****
Just want you near me meow
Velociraptor

PB:
Velociraptor
That ***** so badoingdoing
I had to tap her

Mark:
Little love bug you
Zooming around inside me
I like you a lot

PB:
****** haikus
Am I more than a *****?
******* with my brain

Mark:
You could just show up
At the airport at five ish
And get a bug hug

...

Yesterday 9:35PM

PB:
[Yes sadly I agree, the incompatible part of our Venn diagram is more than I can manage.]

...

PB:
Mark don’t forget
The love I showed through haikus
Impossible love

PB:
Imperfect word choice
Maybe not impossible
Indescribable

...
...
...

— The End —