"inktober" poems
Dragon in my Closet
1.
I should write a poem
today. Now. But
I just don't feel like doing so.
Instead, I'm going to write
a story
about why. About the Dragon.
And that'll do.
2.
Once upon a time,
there was a To Do List
that needed to be Done.
It had items and points
and notes and scribbles;
she was absolutely the most
prettiest thing.
This beauty belonged to a Knight,
a pilgrim in the Land of Adulthood.
And I'm about to tell you
why, though he wanted,
and tried and tried
he never could
get the stupid List Done.
So, one day while
he was wooing Lady List,
a thunderous roar stopped him
in the middle of his speech.
He smelled the sulphur before
he saw the shadow fly over,
but it was too late
and the dragon grabbed his Lady lover.
The List yelled for help,
but what could Knight have done?
Before him stood the vicious
Merciless Procrastination Dragon!
With a slice of its claws
and just one breath of flames,
the poor List was done for
and could nevermore be Done.
Well, you can imagine
the scenario that now unfolded:
List gargling on the floor,
Knight screaming like a toddler.
The Dragon wasn't done yet, though,
he still had one more goal:
Keeping the Knight busy all day
so he won't rescue List with CPR.
This was the easy part,
and loads of fun too.
Knight had snapped out of his shock,
but the dragon just had to
keep his paw on the Knight's head
and hold it there until
the Knight got tired of fighting air
and became very still.
Then the Dragon lifted his paw.
Knight fell on the floor with a
THUD.
Dragon flew off with a smile on his face,
happy with the fun he'd had.
The Knight scrambled the strength together
to crawl on all fours to his List -
or rather, what remained of her -
and pretended she still exists.
(But she was dead,
and the Knight was broken.
He would never even look
at another List again.
Until he gets lonely and
tired of Nothing,
then another To Do List pops up
that's in need of Doing...)
3.
This tale is true,
believe me, 'tis so.
I have met the very Knight
and greeted the Lady too.
And the Malicious
Procrastination Dragon
made its nest in
my closet.
And that's why
I'm not writing a poem.
Sep 1, 2020
Sep 1, 2020 at 2:30 PM UTC
ring² (/rɪŋ/)
verb
1. (of my ears) the thing they do when filled
with another disappointing, wordy silence, especially
when I'd so hoped to hear you say... Read more
• The thing my heart does when it hears
those 3 little emotion-packed words
(never said by you).
(See also, "disappointment")
Phrases: "Did you eat?", "Are you okay?",
"I made you breakfast..."
"I love you"
May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020 at 9:06 AM UTC
Ages of writer's block,
Unmotivated of ever being productive,
Witty lines became depressing,
Every word seems so boring as ever.
A new start was all that was needed,
A shove from the back for it to begin,
Its been a while since ive got this feeling,
More longer that i could remember.
October is the creativity month,
The hype is really living up to its name,
And so here i write for the first day,
And all i could say is; Hello there Inktober!
-HIY
Oct 2, 2017
Oct 2, 2017 at 4:25 AM UTC
...Close my Eyes...
...Collaborative Poetry of Eyes &Art; for Inktober...
What About the Day
What About the Night
You are my Poetry &Art; of life
Close My Eyes
With the loving hands!
Is it Everything That I have Suffered,
Under your hand to rest.
And how quiet the pain
Fullest you my whole heart.
Is this lovely ink pursue my eyes
will this pure my soul
by yours lovely life
This What my time
You are my Poetry &Art; of life.............
-Chirayu
Oct 19, 2015
Oct 19, 2015 at 2:41 AM UTC
When I close my book,
do the characters get trapped
in time or pages?
Jun 9, 2020
Jun 9, 2020 at 3:05 PM UTC
The Pint of a Groggy Moat
“If writers wrote as carelessly as some people talk, then adhasdh asdglaseuyt[bn[ pasdlgkhasdfasdf.”
― Lemony Snicket
There are 2 mornings of types
How I wake up:
1, the glorious morning seeps in my being and
fills me with light for the day.
2, the mornious gloring beeps in my ceiling and
tilts me with fight for delay.
This morning was the second type.
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020 at 3:38 AM UTC