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There is so much to say before we go, Our separate ways I thank you for seeing I thank you for being I thank you for coming into my life It made me feel alive In a moment it was gone I have been torn The intensity I felt, I could never tell The love and devotion was my singular emotion But at some point it needs to stop Cause the irony of geometry is not lost We are parallel lines Hard to define We will never stop walking but we can never unite I will applaud you always from far away And I promise there will always be space I’ll keep you in my heart and throw the key away I’ll return to you every now and then, maybe it will fade In an alternative universe you and I would unite and be unstoppable and fight for each other and always be on the same side In this life it isn’t meant to be, maybe we’ll meet again on the next flight. I’ll love you always and keep the light
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Feb 4
Feb 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM UTC
Before we go
Elemental, sentimental.              quick to strum a riff present with      the melodies of                                 'ntentionally Unconventional one of a kind mentality.                       Yes, yes! Bless such a clutz but meaninful much..                              of a gift.                                     Personal, immersional.      thumbs drum up a soul-                  hearty tune makes one want to                       howl                 to the                  moon.                               Just as I did.. while the    salty ink slipped down                       my cheek into my                                   pensive                                                   pen.  Truly,                                           scribe  from me is written     by my       tribe      from                 within. 'T'is why..  seems  to ring.. sing as i   close  my eyelids,    and surrender to the coiling cursive.
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Nov 27, 2025
Nov 27, 2025 at 3:32 AM UTC
Sentimental Mentality
I. The Purple Smear Because the hand did not pause. Because the cracked, dry hand, reaching from the cave-mouth, Did not see K’na fall. Gk’har. A name unwhispered, He saw the cluster, bright against the grey thorn, Purple, like a bruise, promising water, promising fullness. The belly’s taut drum. He plucked. He ate. The juice, a sudden, joyful night. Then, the dance. Not the dance of the successful hunt, But the twitching dance, the dance of the white foam, Eyes wide at the indifferent, yellow sun. O! the column of generations, the laughter stopped. The hand, unclenching, dropped the remaining fruit. And the line, The long, unbroken thread, Snapped in its first link. There, in the dust, by the grey thorn. Finished. II. The Hall of Echoes A line of ghosts who never drew a breath. A chronicle of shadows. IS THAT ******* TALKING ABOUT HIS GRANDFATHER AGAIN? GO GET HIM, IT’S TIME. But time for what? The son (the Second) was not. He did not learn to chip the flint, He did not paint the bison on the wall. His was the empty cave, the unlit fire. The Other, a whisper, Never saw the metal, hot and red, Poured from the stone. He never forged the blade, Nor rode the first, stiff wheel. The Other, a farmer, Never bent his back to Caesar's tax, His field unplowed, his olive tree unplanted. The thunder gave no rain. The Other, a hollow space Where a man should be, Never saw the silks of Cathay, Never tasted salt from the far, black sea. And the Other. (O, the clever one, the one who maps) He was not İzci. He was not the Recon, the shadow on the horse, He did not ride the high Balkan pass To count the shining spears. He was not. He did not lie to the Pasha. He did not survive. His name was never entered in the register. HEY BUDDY, C’MON IT’S TIME TO GO NOW. The Other, a silence, IS HE ALWAYS LIKE THIS? Never saw the great dome rise above the Horn, Never bowed his head in the Sublime Porte. The Other, (He who might have been the traitor, the clever one) He was not hain. He was not a coward. He was not a hero. He was the empty uniform. The mud of GALLIPOLI did not stain him, The dysentery did not save him, Because the cannons fired, And he was not there to hear them. He did not die in a warm bed, hating the waste. He was not. The Other, a photograph, Un-taken. He did not see the Fez discarded, Did not learn the new, hard––but necessary––letters. He did not build a new house From the old stones. The Other, my father. The man who never met my mother On a summer evening, Under the linden trees. No coffee. No shared glance. His hand, unheld. His son, unconceived. III. The Unbitten City And I? What shall I do now? What shall I do? I am not. I am the echo of the eaten berry. I am the man who does not walk the Unreal City, Under the brown fog of a winter noon. I am not the breath asking the question. I am not the finger typing on the key. Someone else is here. A different line, a different blood. One whose father saw the purple foam And turned, And ate the bitter root. But my line? The story of the İzci? The story of the hain? The story of the caveman who paused? Lost. OH MY GOD! I AM SO SORRY. Lost. The thunder is silent. The question is the answer. The berry was eaten. There is nothing more. Can I get your n-number? Metehan Baydemir 06.11.2025
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Nov 16, 2025
Nov 16, 2025 at 2:45 AM UTC
"What if my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great... grandfather had eaten that suspicious berry?"
I. The Purple Smear Because the hand did not pause. Because the cracked, dry hand, reaching from the cave-mouth, Did not see K’na fall. Gk’har. A name unwhispered, He saw the cluster, bright against the grey thorn, Purple, like a bruise, promising water, promising fullness. The belly’s taut drum. He plucked. He ate. The juice, a sudden, joyful night. Then, the dance. Not the dance of the successful hunt, But the twitching dance, the dance of the white foam, Eyes wide at the indifferent, yellow sun. O! the column of generations, the laughter stopped. The hand, unclenching, dropped the remaining fruit. And the line, The long, unbroken thread, Snapped in its first link. There, in the dust, by the grey thorn. Finished. II. The Hall of Echoes A line of ghosts who never drew a breath. A chronicle of shadows. IS THAT ******* TALKING ABOUT HIS GRANDFATHER AGAIN? GO GET HIM, IT’S TIME. But time for what? The son (the Second) was not. He did not learn to chip the flint, He did not paint the bison on the wall. His was the empty cave, the unlit fire. The Other, a whisper, Never saw the metal, hot and red, Poured from the stone. He never forged the blade, Nor rode the first, stiff wheel. The Other, a farmer, Never bent his back to Caesar's tax, His field unplowed, his olive tree unplanted. The thunder gave no rain. The Other, a hollow space Where a man should be, Never saw the silks of Cathay, Never tasted salt from the far, black sea. And the Other. (O, the clever one, the one who maps) He was not İzci. He was not the Recon, the shadow on the horse, He did not ride the high Balkan pass To count the shining spears. He was not. He did not lie to the Pasha. He did not survive. His name was never entered in the register. HEY BUDDY, C’MON IT’S TIME TO GO NOW. The Other, a silence, IS HE ALWAYS LIKE THIS? Never saw the great dome rise above the Horn, Never bowed his head in the Sublime Porte. The Other, (He who might have been the traitor, the clever one) He was not hain. He was not a coward. He was not a hero. He was the empty uniform. The mud of GALLIPOLI did not stain him, The dysentery did not save him, Because the cannons fired, And he was not there to hear them. He did not die in a warm bed, hating the waste. He was not. The Other, a photograph, Un-taken. He did not see the Fez discarded, Did not learn the new, hard––but necessary––letters. He did not build a new house From the old stones. The Other, my father. The man who never met my mother On a summer evening, Under the linden trees. No coffee. No shared glance. His hand, unheld. His son, unconceived. III. The Unbitten City And I? What shall I do now? What shall I do? I am not. I am the echo of the eaten berry. I am the man who does not walk the Unreal City, Under the brown fog of a winter noon. I am not the breath asking the question. I am not the finger typing on the key. Someone else is here. A different line, a different blood. One whose father saw the purple foam And turned, And ate the bitter root. But my line? The story of the İzci? The story of the hain? The story of the caveman who paused? Lost. OH MY GOD! I AM SO SORRY. Lost. The thunder is silent. The question is the answer. The berry was eaten. There is nothing more. Can I get your n-number? Metehan Baydemir 06.11.2025
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are you looking to save me— or just trying to betray me? beyond that crooked smile, i see the cracks, the lies. paint me a picture of my future, show me how you fracture and divide. your words from a past life cut clean like a knife— tell me, when did you ever think you were right? 'cause all you do is ruin my life. lay it to rest. let it die. i’m not falling for this fight. i can only imagine the day you move past it in another life. and maybe then you’ll see the light. are you looking to save me— or to save yourself?
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Nov 8, 2025
Nov 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM UTC
Save Me (Another Life)
Our souls are dyed to match the dusk And steeped in solemn, frigid rain. We live adorned with shades of death And sanctify what is profane. The only things that glimmer here Pierce through the skin and hang in chains. Is it any wonder we all have A curious love affair with pain?
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Jun 1, 2025
Jun 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM UTC
Is it any wonder
Two times of the day Two different realities As I am awake the reality is good As I sleep the reality is terrifying Yin and yang Sin and virtues Evil v. good As I see the evil As I see the sinful As I see the yin I sea the worst of humanity Human experiments Torture And bigotry These are not just a reality These are prophecies of What will happen If we don't learn for our past A lesson that means the future Of man kind As I wake I see the good in humanity The good The virtue And the yang The kindness and caring Never more Never more Never more What will become of .... Us Will we live on and learn our lessons Or will we learn the heard way again The thought Of racism Homophobia And sexism Will These **** us For DNA don't mean **** Religion is a philosophy And gender is mind set! So why the **** are we at Each others throats Never more Never more quoth the girl Never more As we fight we become zombies Slaves to our hate Slaves to insanity What will become of be of late Sin Yin Evil...... Never more Quoth the girl Never more..... Good Virtue Yang And life These are the things we need To obsess about Not the negative! Never more Quoth the girl Never more Never more Can we forget the past Or will we risk reliving it!
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Jan 7, 2025
Jan 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM UTC
Nightmares
**** you germs **** you viruses **** you bacteria You are not the main projects Of the creator sorry to say But I ******* hate you Though you make good reading material Still I say proudly **** you germs **** you viruses **** you bacteria As I will clean not just for money I clean to give you a up yours You little thinks Are just thoughts As I am coming for you every Wednesday Your existence is unacceptable But your beauty is acceptable That I still have to say **** you germs **** you viruses **** you bacteria As I hated you for the longest of Times and times again This is my angry song This is I cannot give blood song But **** I am still living You comb mfers Can't destroy me So I say in anger As I spray in your face **** you germs **** you viruses **** you bacteria **** you germs **** you viruses **** you bacteria As I despies you As I spy my favourite book In my usual nook I sound like a loud mouthed shuck But this has to be Said **** you germs **** you viruses **** you bacteria **** you germs **** you viruses **** you bacteria I will live my ******* life Weather you ******* will like it or not You will not last long with me I am the mother ******* lemon And I eat them too! Watch out **** you germs **** you viruses **** you bacteria **** you germs **** you viruses **** you bacteria Why don't you have a lemonade Instead of haterade!
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Jan 7, 2025
Jan 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM UTC
Germ song
Miss me did you Miss me do you Think about the things that Are going through My mind too You All the kisses and conversations Wel will have together as we Enjoy the music, tv, or movie What shall we talk about When you come When you come This heart needs home improvement This head needs home improvement I wish I cool have Room for you But my exes are Living in my head rent free The must be trainable But that I cannot say freely Miss me did you Miss me do you To think that you were Just a typical guy, boy! I was ******* wrong To thing that you were into sports Only to see you are a misfit Like me Please be you for ***** sake I am being me for ***** sake Do not  conform Do not conform As this is how they will get you As I think of you my heart swelled And my head inflated to the air off you At the thought of kissing you Slightly passionately As I never made a guy like you Tattoos Piercings Don't ***** me over As I had be hurt But I am not Albert Einstein So treat me gently for I am a diamond not a hot star I am a diamond not a hot star I am a diamond not a star I this night sky Why should you be a star when you Can be a diamond in the sky but We are still there when the sun Shines how I pine for your love Miss me did you Miss me do you Miss me did you Miss me do you
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Jan 7, 2025
Jan 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM UTC
Miss me
This I say that I must be Hallucinating when I see you At the library looking at me Wanting to date me But do you know I hate flirting Though is not late , to say “yes” To a punk rocker who is intelligent To a punk rocker who is a eloquent But I must be sure that you like **** bill Movies as we grove to the music This is what I want to say As you look at me Is a dead “yes” To your question As the leaves are Falling But I am falling in love with you Before our first date ; I hate to admit This but I do ; love your Mohawk In makes you looking unique Unique New York as I see you But then as I was going to give you my Number the librarian shushed me I guess I have check the book out Before I can check your personality Out on our autumn date As the leaves are falling I am play ball But this my question to you Will you except a nerdy non-binary like me Or will you worry I am only human  bea But you can be humane To my heart And so ends the story of the first encounter With the 5th kind ever happened Wanna know more about our date please wait until The next song!
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Jan 7, 2025
Jan 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM UTC
Questions
I am like darkness seeing the sun shine, Eluding jealousy a tale so refined, They have worshiped the sun the stars, Alas,I am like the moon the reason of whose praise is yet to define, Forged with sorrows I steal the light, Always wishing of the sun to set so I can have my rise, Am I just am alternative I ask getting a sigh in response, Maybe you will know your worth one day till then be warned not to go astray, The intangible replies on whose hands the whole world lies.
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Sep 21, 2024
Sep 21, 2024 at 2:27 PM UTC
Cure for dissatisfaction is jealousy
Simple songs, with aplomb Sincere hardship, the tact of poised Welcome and heroism, to know an avid come With the silence of friends, comes a worlds choice Taken hope, to a lip we approve Since in every definable way... The taste of catharsis, a host with energies to loose Adage in the day, with a soul's moment to say: Resolute, no, with a fidelity to youth Sour old hysteria; with a mercy in mind... To collect a troubles key, for beginnings become the couth That has us, for a considered play of light, that is kind Means to an end, from here to eternity An evening hour, to compare the more, to a solemn wish Wizening at the dour, even as we confirm integrity Do you know the repose a harmony, a place of sense that insists? A wish with a soul for method, but know no patience Without the common to step forward, your denial Is a lend to powers that question, the music for relation Of a still coming and with want, need is ours to go all the while
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Apr 6, 2024
Apr 6, 2024 at 2:07 PM UTC
Stirring Pop With A Non-Stop Dance
There's nothing special about my greedy utopian dream: I'm not off grid, or more ecco' friendly; I still order luxury goods from overseas, hoard, engage in cliques, use the internet, dream about my own bit of land, claim any benefits I can. I use the same drugs, minerals, roads, hospitals, banks, and I pollute the same air; with the same stink of self righteous elitism; because just like everyone else; I am unique! (Off-grid irony)
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Apr 19, 2021
Apr 19, 2021 at 10:28 AM UTC
Choose you're meme.
I am not Cinderella There is no glass slipper on my feet I don't need no Prince Charming I am already complete My story is no fairy tale This does not end the way you think Reality is harsher than fiction Good guys don't always win I am not Cinderella I traded my ball gown for ripped jeans I don't need no Prince Charming I am already Queen
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Oct 29, 2020
Oct 29, 2020 at 5:20 AM UTC
Cinderella
I want to lie in the low lights Listen to loud alternative music Feel chemicals relaxing my body And forget
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Jul 23, 2020
Jul 23, 2020 at 3:02 AM UTC
Forget
She squirmed and wriggled in absolute anticipation, just loving it, eagerly ready for what would come, love making in the most special and intimate way. Slowly Nigel moved his fingers up and down Stacy’s pussyanthamicatrical, enjoying the tightness of the plastic though she was moist in her nose. The material of her ******* was soaked by dryness, science reversal. Part of her skirt would be but that didn’t matter. Soon she would be naked, not needing any second skin to hide her beauty; that was left to her third. They had no secrets or inhibitions. Except skin.
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Jul 8, 2020
Jul 8, 2020 at 10:22 PM UTC
venting
Sometimes we grow short The perfect height for special missions Ideal for infiltration behind enemy lines Or licking pussycat shaped lollies ****** style We will strike at will And achieve our aims War mission or five-aside buddy We live on mars
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May 30, 2020
May 30, 2020 at 11:30 PM UTC
Love and Hate
doesn’t matter it’s the fact that every last one of you thinks we shouldn’t and that’s where you’re wrong give us an alternative that will raise the bar that high that fast from that little you can’t i don't blame you for not trying
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May 10, 2020
May 10, 2020 at 4:36 AM UTC
why we do it
the thoughtlessness pushes them forward an empty musical order they go tranced with no former with no sense of horror nowhere and onward transfixed tortured bleak of notes cornered tundra
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Apr 29, 2020
Apr 29, 2020 at 10:13 AM UTC
Musical Tundra
Two Roads diverged in the woods and I I took the one most traveled by The journey was quite strange As if almost every step I take creates a big bang The road was full of holes and people collecting tolls Around halfway down the path, I was stopped by a line And when I looked at the ones ahead of me they appeared to be blind As time went by I started to shiver from the cold I felt anxious and tried to move but my body began to take mold When I finally broke free, I ran as far as I could with hopes of getting back to the start, I ended up more lost in the woods After a while the pain began to fade, so I sat there in shame But yet no one came, so I made peace and accepted that this is the where I stay Two roads diverged in the woods and I Well, I wish I would've have took the road less traveled by
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Jan 19, 2020
Jan 19, 2020 at 11:34 AM UTC
Two Roads Diverged
Adult Alternative Poem not for the young, reserved just for the young, just at heart, your skin, face, crinkled, for smiling is you resting face positivity, you daily existence free of punctuation, no separation, your body tilted, falling forward, only direction the chest understands your words sewn on tapestry of silence, yet voices never stilled, fingertips spark on command when touch is earnest, casual, fierce, Bublé, Sting, Daughtry, Allison and Adele, ****** tears commingling, read her your love poetry & her chest breathing, your oxygen tube easy to be an adult when the alternatives are all proximity discoverable, nearness constant, distance an irrelevancy, age just another construct and love, an ageless deconstruction+ unfinished reconstruction, adult alternative channel, our only playlist
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Dec 23, 2019
Dec 23, 2019 at 9:28 AM UTC
Adult Alternative Poem
A truth is a frightening idea Better Even when it's worse It's not what you want to hear Might as well be a curse Better to always live in ignorant bliss Than face problems and die You never see what's after you Win safety but it's a lie Life's better when in blindness Honesty and reality equal pain Call me crazy To the alternative I prefer insane
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Dec 11, 2019
Dec 11, 2019 at 10:43 PM UTC
To The Alternative