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"deprecating" poems
I'm craving a man-hug tonight, initiated by strong arms picking up my under weight body letting me believe I'm re-enacting the lift from ***** dancing. And as those arms hold me close I would bury my face in his neck where after shave meets his soft pulse and the warmth of my breath. This hug would be so tight, tight enough to squeeze the pain out of my soul and be incredibly protective at the same time beating away the nightmares of reality late at night. A hug that draws out all the tears that should have been cried until my eyes run dry and start shedding all the rejection accumulated throughout this plight. An unconditional man-hug with its ends free, one not subjected to a **** in my mouth a cigarette ***** a cigarette couple of poems insomnia and a cold bed. I crave for a man-hug that will liberate me from the pathetic standards I've set for myself, of how I should be treated before handing a piece of me in exchange. One that would numb the little voice in my head which goes on and on about self-deprecating ******** bundling together all the mistakes made over the years and spanking my self-confidence until it dresses up in a short skirt and high heels and runs into the arms of a narcissist ***** A man-hug to step in and save the day when loneliness breaks in, and murders empowerment, independence and positivity in their sleep, then opens the door to insecurity and fear, who robs all hope, leaving behind intolerable darkness. I crave for a man-hug that follows through to the end with stability and consistency, like mom's cooking or my best friend, or daddy's instant reaction to defend. One that's tangible and attainable without twirling my fingers around forgotten jewellery, phone messages or a drunk memory just to remind myself what it felt like, but only to be reminded that it can never be felt again. Though I'm craving a man-hug tonight I will have no luck. Because anything with "man" in front of it, will always just be a ****
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Mar 4, 2013
Mar 4, 2013 at 5:35 PM UTC
Man-Hug
I'm craving a man-hug tonight, initiated by strong arms picking up my under weight body letting me believe I'm re-enacting the lift from ***** dancing. And as those arms hold me close I would bury my face in his neck where after shave meets his soft pulse and the warmth of my breath. This hug would be so tight, tight enough to squeeze the pain out of my soul and be incredibly protective at the same time beating away the nightmares of reality late at night. A hug that draws out all the tears that should have been cried until my eyes run dry and start shedding all the rejection accumulated throughout this plight. An unconditional man-hug with its ends free, one not subjected to a **** in my mouth a cigarette ***** a cigarette couple of poems insomnia and a cold bed. I crave for a man-hug that will liberate me from the pathetic standards I've set for myself, of how I should be treated before handing a piece of me in exchange. One that would numb the little voice in my head which goes on and on about self-deprecating ******** bundling together all the mistakes made over the years and spanking my self-confidence until it dresses up in a short skirt and high heels and runs into the arms of a narcissist ***** A man-hug to step in and save the day when loneliness breaks in, and murders empowerment, independence and positivity in their sleep, then opens the door to insecurity and fear, who robs all hope, leaving behind intolerable darkness. I crave for a man-hug that follows through to the end with stability and consistency, like mom's cooking or my best friend, or daddy's instant reaction to defend. One that's tangible and attainable without twirling my fingers around forgotten jewellery, phone messages or a drunk memory just to remind myself what it felt like, but only to be reminded that it can never be felt again. Though I'm craving a man-hug tonight I will have no luck. Because anything with "man" in front of it, will always just be a ****
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sure, first we had the schism of the church & state... "oddly" enough... we now live in the 2nd tier of schism -   the segregation of                   state & media... no?     really?          we're not?!            i'm kind of enjoying this ongoing schismatics -     the segregation of church from state, at least left us with the Vatican (i.e. the church-state) - but this, current... segregation of state from the media?       **** me cram my testicles into a monkey-wrench and subsequently watch me laugh... and there i was thinking, that psychiatrists, were the new priests of the secular age... prescribing the alt. to the metaphor of cannibalism in the form of big pharmacological pills, to replace the wafer for bread, or the watered down wine / grape juice of the...     so how does that party trick goes? is that the wine turned into blood? symbolically:    turned water into wine:    flag-wise...   white,        cardinal...   and then burgundy of cardinal red teasing the bishopric coloring of purple? i'm not here to undermine the faith...    i'm here for the self-deprecating humo(u)r... you don't even require atheism to get a laugh out of the conundrum - you, simply need... the deviation from the catholic rites...            an apostasy - but sure as **** it's there... secularism has allowed journalism a monastic status... first came the schism of church from state -    which remained intact in the church-state of the Vatican... so... FAIL... secondly had to come the schism of the state from the media...                i'm watching a schism take place...   apparently...         the comparative concern of church's divorce from the state was easy, having imploded into the Vatican... but the divorce of the media from the state?         apparently... not so easy... the media is already locking-down on obstructing the schism - arguing from an entertainment perspective...        a century or so later, and still, the persistent, media symbolism -      of crafting caricatures of a state...    as the state embodied in nothing more than subordination to its will... media is the new church... and if the separation of the state from the church took so long... how much time, do you "think", it will it take, for the state to segregate itself, from the media baronage? i suspect - as much time as it took to segregate itself from the church's cardinal-lineage.
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Aug 3, 2018
Aug 3, 2018 at 11:34 PM UTC
an apostasy humour
sure, first we had the schism of the church & state... "oddly" enough... we now live in the 2nd tier of schism -   the segregation of                   state & media... no?     really?          we're not?!            i'm kind of enjoying this ongoing schismatics -     the segregation of church from state, at least left us with the Vatican (i.e. the church-state) - but this, current... segregation of state from the media?       **** me cram my testicles into a monkey-wrench and subsequently watch me laugh... and there i was thinking, that psychiatrists, were the new priests of the secular age... prescribing the alt. to the metaphor of cannibalism in the form of big pharmacological pills, to replace the wafer for bread, or the watered down wine / grape juice of the...     so how does that party trick goes? is that the wine turned into blood? symbolically:    turned water into wine:    flag-wise...   white,        cardinal...   and then burgundy of cardinal red teasing the bishopric coloring of purple? i'm not here to undermine the faith...    i'm here for the self-deprecating humo(u)r... you don't even require atheism to get a laugh out of the conundrum - you, simply need... the deviation from the catholic rites...            an apostasy - but sure as **** it's there... secularism has allowed journalism a monastic status... first came the schism of church from state -    which remained intact in the church-state of the Vatican... so... FAIL... secondly had to come the schism of the state from the media...                i'm watching a schism take place...   apparently...         the comparative concern of church's divorce from the state was easy, having imploded into the Vatican... but the divorce of the media from the state?         apparently... not so easy... the media is already locking-down on obstructing the schism - arguing from an entertainment perspective...        a century or so later, and still, the persistent, media symbolism -      of crafting caricatures of a state...    as the state embodied in nothing more than subordination to its will... media is the new church... and if the separation of the state from the church took so long... how much time, do you "think", it will it take, for the state to segregate itself, from the media baronage? i suspect - as much time as it took to segregate itself from the church's cardinal-lineage.
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What is this Satirical mask That weeps self-deprecating tears Through plastic slits Down over a contorted smile That mocks society In pictoral flagellations Of an aching conscience.
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Aug 7, 2016
Aug 7, 2016 at 1:11 AM UTC
Satirical Mask
I used to hate your healthy avocados...until I had one Not that your coffee tasted superior to my tea But what's taste when you season mine with gun powder? Yes, In case you did not detect There is a lot of hate in this one Call me aggressive and spiteful Whilst holding your rifle They say hate begets hate begets hate begets hate So for you to understand I put aside my ignorance and try to walk in your shoes OK, let's start: A lot of trees Beautiful sky, delightful breeze A rich land where tenants are a many and they shun the proprietor I know I promised to be nice But let's face it for that white picket fence, someone had to pay the price. Start again: Sunny coasts Bacon, eggs on toast Walk the dog in the park, life is not all that hectic here. To make it clear, running out of coffee is my basic fear. Flat stomachs In fact, six packs! Cupboard full of knick-knacks and plenty of time to kick back and relax Never-ending supply of niceties Calm waters Long walks along the harbor and perhaps a tall pint of lager at the pub Throw some juicy ones on the barbie mate! Who cares if 6.2 mil in Somalia are starving mate? You say to me: "survival of the fittest, Darwin mate" "It's so difficult to fit in" I say; so tiring MATE Did I say that right? I'm Mohammad, as James in a play called "Aussie Catch Up" and I don't know how to play that part What else can I say? they gave me a voice (although in English) between the self deprecating migrant and the middle eastern rag head, the gave me a choice And by the way my boss tried to anglicize my name Said Sebastian had a nice ‘ring’ to it Well go ahead, march to your colonial tune and have me sing to it Oh healthy avocados, you're too ripe for my liking Maybe I'm just used to a bit of rawness in my diet To be honest I have a heavy heart, a dark one Maybe to reconcile, you should take a step a very very very very very very long one
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May 2, 2018
May 2, 2018 at 6:00 AM UTC
Healthy Avocados
I used to hate your healthy avocados...until I had one Not that your coffee tasted superior to my tea But what's taste when you season mine with gun powder? Yes, In case you did not detect There is a lot of hate in this one Call me aggressive and spiteful Whilst holding your rifle They say hate begets hate begets hate begets hate So for you to understand I put aside my ignorance and try to walk in your shoes OK, let's start: A lot of trees Beautiful sky, delightful breeze A rich land where tenants are a many and they shun the proprietor I know I promised to be nice But let's face it for that white picket fence, someone had to pay the price. Start again: Sunny coasts Bacon, eggs on toast Walk the dog in the park, life is not all that hectic here. To make it clear, running out of coffee is my basic fear. Flat stomachs In fact, six packs! Cupboard full of knick-knacks and plenty of time to kick back and relax Never-ending supply of niceties Calm waters Long walks along the harbor and perhaps a tall pint of lager at the pub Throw some juicy ones on the barbie mate! Who cares if 6.2 mil in Somalia are starving mate? You say to me: "survival of the fittest, Darwin mate" "It's so difficult to fit in" I say; so tiring MATE Did I say that right? I'm Mohammad, as James in a play called "Aussie Catch Up" and I don't know how to play that part What else can I say? they gave me a voice (although in English) between the self deprecating migrant and the middle eastern rag head, the gave me a choice And by the way my boss tried to anglicize my name Said Sebastian had a nice ‘ring’ to it Well go ahead, march to your colonial tune and have me sing to it Oh healthy avocados, you're too ripe for my liking Maybe I'm just used to a bit of rawness in my diet To be honest I have a heavy heart, a dark one Maybe to reconcile, you should take a step a very very very very very very long one
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Darkness seeps between my fingertips Even when my hands are clutched to my face as tightly as I can when I am crying alone Fingernails digging into my skin To remind myself that it is real Sleeves pulled over my fingertips So no one is forced to see the hideous things Especially me The way a murderer's mother shuts her son's old bedroom door at night when he has been jailed To shut out the memories Concealing what is unpleasant At night I don't wear makeup So when I wake up at 2AM to use the washroom I keep the lights off And fumble blindly through the black air to find the door handle So I don't have to look at myself It's getting worse everyday A new kind of pain And I don't understand Why it hurts so much But I think I'm going to stop telling people about it I'm going to stop mentioning it no matter how much it hurts I'm going to stop being self-deprecating in public Because it just comes across vain, self-pitying, annoying, attention-seeking and fake I want people to stop telling me I'm pretty I want them to stop lying to me Even if it just to spare my feelings So I will stop putting them in situations Where they must lie to me to be polite I'm just going to be silent now They already have to know how ugly I am on the outside No one needs to know What an ugly mind I have
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Nov 28, 2014
Nov 28, 2014 at 4:09 PM UTC
No one needs to know what an ugly mind I have
You know why I'm obsessed with makeup? You know why I literally BREAK. DOWN. when I see myself in the mirror on one of those REALLY ugly days that I have? You know why I seem f!cking vain and beauty obsessed and attention seeking because of how self-deprecating I am? You know why I am currently crying...alone...on my bedroom floor...kind of pathetically? Because now I'm a little bit scared That maybe I DO have a disease of the mind Maybe I DO have something in my head that isn't right It just seems so impossible Because I mean I look in the mirror And all I see is this hideous shameful beastly girl So ugly In fact, I genuinely feel terrible for the people who have to look at me and I don't know why I just don't see how anybody could ever possibly think that I am pretty And for some reasons I'm crying right now And I feel really alone But no no no There is no way I really have dysmorphia Is there? I feel embarrassed Like I come across shallow And stupid And makeup obsessed Because I can't ever see myself as pretty NOT EVEN ONCE not even decent Not even reasonable I just. see. UGLY. and ashamed of my face, And ashamed of my obsession With cosmetics Because it is like the only medicine they made To fix this affliction Makeup can make up for how ugly I am maybe it can fix me maybe I won't hate myself anymore but it never does and I hate crying alone!
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Nov 24, 2014
Nov 24, 2014 at 11:16 PM UTC
But I'm not dysmorphic! ...right?
I see you, love Dancing on the line of apathy Self-deprecating voices chatter away in your head The light of inspiration has dimmed in your eyes Your heart beats absent-mindedly Dolefully complacent are your days In and out- smiles to fool them Rotating doors of relationships Faces change- your role play stays the same
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Aug 29, 2013
Aug 29, 2013 at 5:06 PM UTC
August 21, 2013 - Concern for the Millennials
I shouldn’t be a mom There’s no reason i should allow myself to bring children into this world Children with the same problems that I have How selfish of me to think and assume I deserve or am worthy of allowing myself to bring someone into this world with my issues? The anxiety, the depression, the self deprecating thoughts I wouldn’t be a good mom How could I look into the eyes of my sons or daughters and know I brought them into this world to feel such immense pain? What would give me the right to bring children into this hell full of negativity, poverty and intense drama? I couldn’t be a good mom How insanely asinine of me to think I should be projecting my problems into my spawn? What part of my last twenty seven years of life would prompt me to believe I should feel the happiness and pride the mothers and fathers around me feel? But what if all my honest, true, real self realization would make me the best mom ever?
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Jan 18, 2022
Jan 18, 2022 at 2:52 AM UTC
Mother
Always scanning Always searching Every face Every glimmer of red hair It's a weakness, that red hair, she said With a self-deprecating smile Are you her? The one we've been looking for The one to complete us A three-part us So many criteria Chemistry Values Maturity But most important, Belonging So much longing To have hands as full as my heart Am I ignoring the possibles? Am I looking too hard, Trying too hard To force something out of nothing? Gaining nothing but Another gaping hole Wounds to lick clean, Scars to soothe His and mine Learning how to trust Again
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Nov 12, 2012
Nov 12, 2012 at 8:35 PM UTC
Who's There?
Enough- Its enough having these corporations run our nation while the infiltration of money making keeps destroying world peace aspirations- Its like Satan and his manipulation keep telling me that success lies in the accumulation- And the accumulation of that money making is what makes life exhilarating? And the exhilaration of materialization keep growing as a representation of America’s successful creation- And soon it becomes discrimination- Upper class elevation vs. lower class stipulations- The poor patient vs. Rich patience- The barring margin of APR regulations- Keep our nation rotating-Gaining speed and evaluating- The appreciation of desperation is all for corporate gaming- The memorization and commercialization keep our nation deprecating from the rest of the worlds visualizations- Our accreditation creates frustration- Segregation and integration by the new world organization- Integration to a peaceful appropriation is questioned by this American administration- AND I QUESTION IT?
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Sep 2, 2010
Sep 2, 2010 at 2:04 PM UTC
Enough
If my life were a movie it would be one of those films that gets hyped up to no end because I’m one of those kids with the rough childhood who just wants to make it When in reality it’s just a less action packed but just as dark dc movie My story has also been confused with a marvel movie since the protagonist is me And i can't help but cut my overbearing traumatic tragedies with self deprecating comedies But my life to me feels more like an edgar wright movie where the action isn’t as exciting as The fact that I was able to get out of bed this morning And my day to day reality will forever feel like a motion blur of edited out negative emotion I think Maybe my life could be a wes anderson movie stuck in one color palette for the rest of my eternity And my maturity tends to overwhelm me my journey is like an anderson movie because i tend to create a world around me Taking time to shape my own protected reality so that the outside world can’t hurt inside me If im being honest though i want my life to be a spielberg movie that grabs attention of all ages coming from all sorts of places I want to spin my truths into his fantastic fantasies where no one equates my past with me But at the same time I want my life to be a blast from the past john hughes movie where i find a way to stop my past from haunting me And everything ends up okay at the end of the day because my minds overbearing insecurities No longer have control over me Now i see that in actuality other peoples movies are just too much for who i truly want to be and how my trauma impacts me I mean between my all of those boring biographies and my abundance of favorite movies I’d want my life’s movie to be full of images depicting my fondest memories and all my angsty gen z tendencies If my life were a movie i’d make it about how I am, or was, or am going to be If my life were a movie I’d make it about me
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May 2, 2019
May 2, 2019 at 12:24 PM UTC
if my life were a movie
If my life were a movie it would be one of those films that gets hyped up to no end because I’m one of those kids with the rough childhood who just wants to make it When in reality it’s just a less action packed but just as dark dc movie My story has also been confused with a marvel movie since the protagonist is me And i can't help but cut my overbearing traumatic tragedies with self deprecating comedies But my life to me feels more like an edgar wright movie where the action isn’t as exciting as The fact that I was able to get out of bed this morning And my day to day reality will forever feel like a motion blur of edited out negative emotion I think Maybe my life could be a wes anderson movie stuck in one color palette for the rest of my eternity And my maturity tends to overwhelm me my journey is like an anderson movie because i tend to create a world around me Taking time to shape my own protected reality so that the outside world can’t hurt inside me If im being honest though i want my life to be a spielberg movie that grabs attention of all ages coming from all sorts of places I want to spin my truths into his fantastic fantasies where no one equates my past with me But at the same time I want my life to be a blast from the past john hughes movie where i find a way to stop my past from haunting me And everything ends up okay at the end of the day because my minds overbearing insecurities No longer have control over me Now i see that in actuality other peoples movies are just too much for who i truly want to be and how my trauma impacts me I mean between my all of those boring biographies and my abundance of favorite movies I’d want my life’s movie to be full of images depicting my fondest memories and all my angsty gen z tendencies If my life were a movie i’d make it about how I am, or was, or am going to be If my life were a movie I’d make it about me
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i see love and light and cringe at its generic quality, all the same all beautiful and endearing and encouraging and i can't help but feel the cynic in me laughing at the mawkish displays and efforts and at my own generic skepticism just one charming quality of my self deprecating form of narcissism
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Nov 18, 2016
Nov 18, 2016 at 11:18 AM UTC
Untitled
What drives a man to achieve his goals? Motivation of course! The enthusiastic mindset that if you work hard, you'll achieve. The unhindered perspective that compels you to think about the end goal and ignore the hardships that attempt to impede your progress towards greatness. The idea that putting your best foot forward will gain the admiration of a metaphorical Hermes who will then grant you his winged sandals to propel you above the rest of your peers and out of your unsatisfactory situation. What drives a man to succeed in his ventures? Motivation of course! A burst of energy that says "I can do it if I believe I can." despite limitations on your strength or your intelligence or your character. An aura that surrounds you and invigorates your humors, enticing your senses as well as giving you a mask that hides your unsure demeanor. It's a revelation, that motivation, which enlightens the soul and frees the body from the chains that marked the end of it's abilities. What drives a man to accomplish milestones for himself? Perhaps it manifests itself in something other than motivation. It could be the desire to find acceptance, to be wanted, to get that simple thumbs up that sends a message that needs not be spoken. "You did well." Possibly it would be the wish, the simple wish that a man will have done something worth remembering in the brief existence that he has, something he can look back on and think to himself, "I didn't do half-bad on that, did I?" Teetering on the self-existential reflecting concepts, it could just be that man wishes to find fulfillment by filling his daily activities with anything. And that the greater the activity, the laborious hours put into completion, here man finds solace in putting meaning into his day to day living. Thus we find that goals are merely tick marks, road signs on the long drive from life's start to inevitable death. This, this is all motivation. Anything that places reins over a man's mind and hits the spur against his brain, in hopes that this will help him move forward and do what he believes is necessary to do. Motivation is to place one's self in this self-deprecating position as to be a slave to ambition in order to be satisfied with one's life. And to think that motivation is a blessing that leads to self-improvement. Motivation is truly the mind's greatest illusion.
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Jul 29, 2014
Jul 29, 2014 at 10:11 PM UTC
Motivation!
What drives a man to achieve his goals? Motivation of course! The enthusiastic mindset that if you work hard, you'll achieve. The unhindered perspective that compels you to think about the end goal and ignore the hardships that attempt to impede your progress towards greatness. The idea that putting your best foot forward will gain the admiration of a metaphorical Hermes who will then grant you his winged sandals to propel you above the rest of your peers and out of your unsatisfactory situation. What drives a man to succeed in his ventures? Motivation of course! A burst of energy that says "I can do it if I believe I can." despite limitations on your strength or your intelligence or your character. An aura that surrounds you and invigorates your humors, enticing your senses as well as giving you a mask that hides your unsure demeanor. It's a revelation, that motivation, which enlightens the soul and frees the body from the chains that marked the end of it's abilities. What drives a man to accomplish milestones for himself? Perhaps it manifests itself in something other than motivation. It could be the desire to find acceptance, to be wanted, to get that simple thumbs up that sends a message that needs not be spoken. "You did well." Possibly it would be the wish, the simple wish that a man will have done something worth remembering in the brief existence that he has, something he can look back on and think to himself, "I didn't do half-bad on that, did I?" Teetering on the self-existential reflecting concepts, it could just be that man wishes to find fulfillment by filling his daily activities with anything. And that the greater the activity, the laborious hours put into completion, here man finds solace in putting meaning into his day to day living. Thus we find that goals are merely tick marks, road signs on the long drive from life's start to inevitable death. This, this is all motivation. Anything that places reins over a man's mind and hits the spur against his brain, in hopes that this will help him move forward and do what he believes is necessary to do. Motivation is to place one's self in this self-deprecating position as to be a slave to ambition in order to be satisfied with one's life. And to think that motivation is a blessing that leads to self-improvement. Motivation is truly the mind's greatest illusion.
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Milked and Pasteurized in infancy I come of age and choke on the breast I've suckled and wrung. Explore an open door of opportunity to meet the man who settled the seed. Disappointed to find only horses, cracks, and neverland keys. Recognize a social scheme of getting in, getting off, and moving on. No longer ignorant in bliss, Apparent to me that daddy left and all that's there is mother mirage. She's climbing a ladder to complicated bliss, Pockets full of posies, pills, and thrills. Mind full of confliction, self-deprecating inhibition- hypocritical actions to condone. Bake a cake. Make a mermaid sandwich to oblivion Talk metaphors to your minion. Fake a place. Call it home. Be the hammer in my stone, help me tumble n' bow to your throne. Sold me sideways lies and theory Hypothetically, it seems to me that $commission$ was gained from blackened eyes and skinned up knees Come to find the wrinkled hand that led me was none but my own. Guess your conscious forgot it's name Guess your soul forgot my name. Careful Grace that saved a wretch like no one. She's carefully steppin' around your toes, She's gracefully getting tired of recreating this unreality. You're a fuckin' rabbit in a hole. Lit a match and you've lost all self-control What breaks you makes you. What takes you, stakes you out to come and **** you, fake you Knock on hidden hills door to get more Swallow the roof that disproves your critics Keeps you loose and ******* the alphabet dry. Swallow Cold Alphabet Soup.  I try.
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Feb 16, 2013
Feb 16, 2013 at 1:01 AM UTC
Reality: Cold Alphabet Soup
Milked and Pasteurized in infancy I come of age and choke on the breast I've suckled and wrung. Explore an open door of opportunity to meet the man who settled the seed. Disappointed to find only horses, cracks, and neverland keys. Recognize a social scheme of getting in, getting off, and moving on. No longer ignorant in bliss, Apparent to me that daddy left and all that's there is mother mirage. She's climbing a ladder to complicated bliss, Pockets full of posies, pills, and thrills. Mind full of confliction, self-deprecating inhibition- hypocritical actions to condone. Bake a cake. Make a mermaid sandwich to oblivion Talk metaphors to your minion. Fake a place. Call it home. Be the hammer in my stone, help me tumble n' bow to your throne. Sold me sideways lies and theory Hypothetically, it seems to me that $commission$ was gained from blackened eyes and skinned up knees Come to find the wrinkled hand that led me was none but my own. Guess your conscious forgot it's name Guess your soul forgot my name. Careful Grace that saved a wretch like no one. She's carefully steppin' around your toes, She's gracefully getting tired of recreating this unreality. You're a fuckin' rabbit in a hole. Lit a match and you've lost all self-control What breaks you makes you. What takes you, stakes you out to come and **** you, fake you Knock on hidden hills door to get more Swallow the roof that disproves your critics Keeps you loose and ******* the alphabet dry. Swallow Cold Alphabet Soup.  I try.
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oh dear one lost across the sea so unknown to me, how fair thy little mind thinketh and playeth thy harp! no man shall raise a hand to thee! least ye scorn him, banishing him and his brazen knuckles to the brazen edge of the whole brazen universe. shy be he not! lameth shall he be forever. but two shovels should be found and used for to dig unto the ground, a new grave: doubly wide and doubly deep for two of the fairest of them all: the maidens lost to the wilderness, left to her own devices and thus self-deprecating her selves into planetary alignment with that new planet they just found that's like 1,000 times bigger than Saturn and with millions of icy rings. forever cold shall she be! forever unknown to me! bear witness to thy handiwork: my shoulders, lips, and toenails are all mine; for a moment they were thine and in breaking my peace i thus aireth my whine. and i'm fine. really, i'm fine. taketh no liberties with me! giveth no light, shareth no warmth! beseech me no inquiries! for i have not an answer that makes sense, nor a limb that works perfectly, and not a day goes by that i don't ponder you. yet the moon pondereth the sun forever and ever and ever but never the two shall meet. wandereth, fair maiden, and i shall wander, too. but should you face about my eyes will surely see you.
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Feb 5, 2015
Feb 5, 2015 at 8:21 PM UTC
a poet, i am not. [i'm a pro football player]
There would be no way To determine it's course Unshackled Love, be it called Screaming without a motive Dripping in tears Unrivaled in fear Underfoot lies hate Decaying in self deprecating Beauty A book So misjudged By it's cover Glorious, and oh So glorious love To be set upon By flights of fancy Gold, lace and all To be a spectacle A beacon of the triumph Of good over evil Light over dark Yin over Yang Yang over Yin? Silly ponderous mind Queer that one Would meander Outside the box Do not forget that poetry Is only here to Accommodate your Flair Perhaps I Am the box To think Of boxes Perfect little squares Perfect exhibits Of a mistrial To wander Look away To see To think of subjection To think...
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May 8, 2015
May 8, 2015 at 4:28 PM UTC
To Think Of Sheep
For a long time, I’ve had a fear of writing poetry. A weird fear, I know. But when you’re as self-conscious, anxious, and self-deprecating as me, you’ll find that it’s hard to voice… just about anything. You see, I would never raise my hand in class, because what if I was wrong? I would never sign up for weights, because what if I’m not that strong? That pretty girl in class? Don’t even dream about it. If you ask for her number, she’ll leave you without it. She’ll think you’re weird, creepy, or even ugly. That is why I stayed away from poetry. What if what I have to say is not all that important? What if what I write is bad, boring, or people find it abhorrent? So I stayed away from it. I kept everything I wanted to say bottled up inside. Until one day, I sat. And I cried. I wondered to myself *What went wrong in my life? Why am I the way I am? How can I fix myself? What is my plan?* It all started with typing. And even though I’m still an anxious wreck Aren’t you reading my writing?
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Oct 10, 2016
Oct 10, 2016 at 12:13 AM UTC
A Fear of Poetry
Grey nameless faceless suits A decaying ladder without roots Monochrome and corporate candy  loot Your elitest point is mute. Your point is mute! Fine dining line driving A self-sabotaging visionary Glass half empty Down your throat white wine is sliding D-U-why is my life such a mess? I dream of big success In nightmares you wear office dress This is a test Of your ******* Freeload patience! Just a purple plastic bobble head Nodding yes with self-deprecating complacency Lowely little Attempts of autonomy Grin wider with each shit-induced palpitation Foaming at the mouth   media-induced inebriation-- Cheap industrial imitation
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Jul 12, 2015
Jul 12, 2015 at 10:24 AM UTC
Corporate Candy Hamsterwheel
Verbosity A patchwork quilt that I roll roll up in Stitched with syllables Like a little phonetic sausage So deep inside you can't hear me go Dur dur dur. (insert self-deprecating quip about being a wiener) laughing track But it's cozy and neat. And if you do I'll rubix cube your dearest mind Til I'm tucked deep inside once again. And I'll softly pontificate about the genetic code and how it made your irises not quite hazel But still able to illuminate spontaneously teal, laurel, cyan, the sea And if you'll pardon my hyperboles They draw me strong as an Atlantic tide This ocean that ***** me the deepest inside Aesthetically, the contrast is startling to your skin An artist would capture the portrait therein But really, all you need to know Is they're the prettiest prettiest ******* eyes I've ever seen. And I'm sorry That when I get nervous My heart is a little effervescent My words become too efflorescent (I seek not to strangle you with King's English Shrubberies!) As you stand before me, incandescent My dread is that you're Evanescent. ... But that thing about your eyes. All you need to know. That thing about your eyes, Not to mince words But I think I'll feel that way always.
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Jan 5, 2012
Jan 5, 2012 at 8:27 PM UTC
King's English Shrubberies
1. I can’t help feeling like we treat people and words like trash. I love you’s go in recycling. Tinder messages in the garbage. And all of the memories and dreams we shared together end up rotting in piles that let off a particular kind of smell. It permeates your nostrils no matter how you try to escape it. 2. I felt like a piece of garbage today. 3. I’ve felt like a piece of garbage every day since we broke up 4. Better yet I felt like I was left on the sidewalk; discarded for someone else to deal with. I was your dining room table a bit scratched up and bruised but still solid still standing. Now I’m alone on the sidewalk watching as people pass me by- Me wondering: if I still had value would someone have come to rescue me by now? 5. I still have a hard time imagining how I would fit into a new space. It seems like an impossible thought. I find the self deprecating thoughts come faster cheaper easier I’m waiting for garbage day to come. For the anticipation to end. To have an answer.
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Sep 13, 2015
Sep 13, 2015 at 6:33 PM UTC
5 Thoughts on Trash Day
My attire, flyer than a kite Bellowing higher Floating, but ****** Sober, I'm told The only state I'm in Ain't about sin Just a means to avoid a loose mind Of a multiple kind Where happy and mad coincide Follow me through the workings, Go inside. Where the mood pendulates side to side With reckless abandon. Manifest in a man To have childish tantrums Self righteous in  his self deprecating anthems To spring one's phantoms alive. This, I strive to evade I hide, but to save No one else, but me. Everyman for himself! The mantra (sadly) of anyone seeking to be Free!
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Jun 20, 2017
Jun 20, 2017 at 6:54 PM UTC
Everyman for himself! (Spoken word)
i. There are moments when I think that I write until the words run into the ground. I reuse metaphors and recycle imagery until the English language is used up and nothing but compost. But god, it is like yours can speak life into being. They are a breath of fresh air in the cave where I’ve been hiding, and for the first time in a while, I remember what light tastes like. ii. Every night I have tried desperately to feel something, anything, squinting at the ceiling to try to force a single tear out and pretend that I remember what emotion is. But you remind me what the ocean feels like on my cheeks. And it is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever known. iii. Sometimes, the only reason I still believe in God is because someone had to have sent you here to save me. iv. It’s been a really long time since I’ve believed a compliment. And it’s only because you have worked your way into my life well enough to know my imperfections and then continue to see beyond them. v. I can see my future more clearly with you than with anyone else. vi. I get into trouble because it seems I romanticize everyone who comes into my life, constantly thinking of them as a better person than they might be. Except you. You are literally as amazing as I think you are. (And just as you are the only one who can compliment me, trust me when I say I know what I’m talking about when it comes to you). vii. I swear, if my life ever flashed before my eyes, I would see only high school swim meets, camera-whoring photo shoots, squirrel watching, Prom, late night conversations in the glow of the moon, and a brief glimpse of a girl struggling to read my clearly too-fancy name tag. viii. I realized while writing this, that for the first time, I am actively trying not to be self-deprecating. I guess if someone like you can love me, I want to work a little harder to try as well. You are right; we bring out the best in each other. For a while, I thought that I could only build others up by tearing myself down. But with you, I feel like we can take over the world (which we will). I hope I have loved enough to make you feel the same way ix. Thank you. For all that phrase is worth and then a hundred times more. It cannot even come close to conveying what I feel right now, but then again, I was the one who was never comfortable with emotions to begin with. x. I love you.
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May 8, 2014
May 8, 2014 at 5:20 PM UTC
You were always the inspiration of my best poetry.
i. There are moments when I think that I write until the words run into the ground. I reuse metaphors and recycle imagery until the English language is used up and nothing but compost. But god, it is like yours can speak life into being. They are a breath of fresh air in the cave where I’ve been hiding, and for the first time in a while, I remember what light tastes like. ii. Every night I have tried desperately to feel something, anything, squinting at the ceiling to try to force a single tear out and pretend that I remember what emotion is. But you remind me what the ocean feels like on my cheeks. And it is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever known. iii. Sometimes, the only reason I still believe in God is because someone had to have sent you here to save me. iv. It’s been a really long time since I’ve believed a compliment. And it’s only because you have worked your way into my life well enough to know my imperfections and then continue to see beyond them. v. I can see my future more clearly with you than with anyone else. vi. I get into trouble because it seems I romanticize everyone who comes into my life, constantly thinking of them as a better person than they might be. Except you. You are literally as amazing as I think you are. (And just as you are the only one who can compliment me, trust me when I say I know what I’m talking about when it comes to you). vii. I swear, if my life ever flashed before my eyes, I would see only high school swim meets, camera-whoring photo shoots, squirrel watching, Prom, late night conversations in the glow of the moon, and a brief glimpse of a girl struggling to read my clearly too-fancy name tag. viii. I realized while writing this, that for the first time, I am actively trying not to be self-deprecating. I guess if someone like you can love me, I want to work a little harder to try as well. You are right; we bring out the best in each other. For a while, I thought that I could only build others up by tearing myself down. But with you, I feel like we can take over the world (which we will). I hope I have loved enough to make you feel the same way ix. Thank you. For all that phrase is worth and then a hundred times more. It cannot even come close to conveying what I feel right now, but then again, I was the one who was never comfortable with emotions to begin with. x. I love you.
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i tried to distinguish all my awful feelings from how i really felt i tried to extinguish the fire i spread from the one i lit myself ripping scar tissue the scabs on my lips are these just the cards i’m dealt? am i the dealer? do i need a healer? or more concealer? a realist with a fake smile i’ve been in this dentist’s chair for a while
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Oct 25, 2021
Oct 25, 2021 at 9:46 AM UTC
self deprecating