I love you,And I barely know you,That doesn’t bode well for me.All I know is that you’ve got aspects of you,That I wish I had. You’re a giant of a man,Even if you don’t see it.
Post Type Archives: Poems
A Personal Ad Cut Out With Left Handed Scissors (2013)
I-i-I need to get a handle on this.’s not the easiest thing I’ve ever done,pu-put-putting myself out like this.I want–wait–I need to work up to it.Can’t go back, can’t re-write.I’m writin’ this up on cocktail napkins ‘n coasters.It’s pay by the word,but I got this feelin’ in me,like I won the lotto. You ever won …
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A-One-A-Two-A-Three (2014)
When I was twelve, we broke into this fenced off over-pass, ‘n walked into Waiting for Godot. blasted hill, single gnarled tree. I imagined that it was a her,and that she’d be germanic and softspoken,smelling of early spring, and my god, …
A new robot haiku (2016)
zonked waterfallmarrying behind sunshinedrawer gazes, watchful.
A Mantra for Bad Nights (2013)
Shut up,You’ll be fine in the morning. Tomorrow’s shit is together,You just gotta keep it that way.
A love song for all the poets I’ve ever read. (2013)
Storm-cloud lips,Hail-stone teeth. To be honest with you,I got a whole heap of cynic brewin’ in me.Maybe it’s me ‘n this here alcoholic passion,I ain’t been one for keepin’ myself from indulgin’,But that don’t mean I ain’t got room for you,Just the opposite. What with your storm-cloud lips,Lightnin’ crick-crackin’ at every tongueflip,Thunder rollin’ between ’em …
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A Love Poem to Friendship (2013)
Hey,you remember that time you rolled a spliff,crept out into the frost with me,and we spoke for hours about nothing at all. –used to be that’s what I based relationships on, used to be used to be who the fuck has use for used to be? you and me,we stopped giving a shit,you’re pouring tequila …
A list of things I’ve yet to experience with you (2015)
a day as spent as wesmall touches in the darknessreminders you’re still therewhen the silence stretchesyour heart beating against mine
A list of poetic devices available for your use (comparison devices bolded) (2013)
Sound of words:AlliterationAssonanceCacophonyEuphonyOnomatopoeiaRepetitionRhymeRhythmMeter Meaning of words:AllegoryAllusionApostropheClicheConnotation/DenotationContrast (comparison)EuphemismHyperboleIronyMetaphor (comparison)MetonymyOxymoronParadoxPersonificationPunRhetorical questionSimile (comparison)SymbolSynecdoche Structure:POVLineVerseStanzaFormRhyme schemeEnjambmentWhite space Imagery:Imagery (obviously)SynesthesiaToneMoodAssociation
A limerick to lighten the mood: (2013)
I’m not a poet like Y/KeatsBut watch your legs rise up from feet:The way you flauntIt makes me wantTo rub my scruff where they meet.
