Annieb222
@annieb222.bsky.social
I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands we live on & pay respect to all Elders past & present of all First Nations Australians, poet, https://annieb222.com/
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#vss365 #BornBattleReady
I suspected a #quixotic #ruse
when invited to speak
wore steel toes in case I needed weaponry to use
if it went to lookin' bleak
but they sed I reminded em of good things bout home
& not why they left it
I took it as a compliment of shalom
& they never told me to git
I suspected a #quixotic #ruse
when invited to speak
wore steel toes in case I needed weaponry to use
if it went to lookin' bleak
but they sed I reminded em of good things bout home
& not why they left it
I took it as a compliment of shalom
& they never told me to git
January 25, 2026 at 12:48 PM
#vss365 #BornBattleReady
I suspected a #quixotic #ruse
when invited to speak
wore steel toes in case I needed weaponry to use
if it went to lookin' bleak
but they sed I reminded em of good things bout home
& not why they left it
I took it as a compliment of shalom
& they never told me to git
I suspected a #quixotic #ruse
when invited to speak
wore steel toes in case I needed weaponry to use
if it went to lookin' bleak
but they sed I reminded em of good things bout home
& not why they left it
I took it as a compliment of shalom
& they never told me to git
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#BornBattleReady
#vss365
god #drizzled the swamp with #quixotic sand
I got iron boots on
in a squelchin' land
gravity's on loan
yeah I'm walkin' thru yer valley
shadowed by death
smellin the devil's breath
but I fear no evil
trackho's full o diesel
& I'm diggin a hole
youtu.be/1cdvtSn4tTo?...
#vss365
god #drizzled the swamp with #quixotic sand
I got iron boots on
in a squelchin' land
gravity's on loan
yeah I'm walkin' thru yer valley
shadowed by death
smellin the devil's breath
but I fear no evil
trackho's full o diesel
& I'm diggin a hole
youtu.be/1cdvtSn4tTo?...
The SteelDrivers - Wearin' A Hole (Official Video)
YouTube video by Rounder Records
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 AM
#BornBattleReady
#vss365
god #drizzled the swamp with #quixotic sand
I got iron boots on
in a squelchin' land
gravity's on loan
yeah I'm walkin' thru yer valley
shadowed by death
smellin the devil's breath
but I fear no evil
trackho's full o diesel
& I'm diggin a hole
youtu.be/1cdvtSn4tTo?...
#vss365
god #drizzled the swamp with #quixotic sand
I got iron boots on
in a squelchin' land
gravity's on loan
yeah I'm walkin' thru yer valley
shadowed by death
smellin the devil's breath
but I fear no evil
trackho's full o diesel
& I'm diggin a hole
youtu.be/1cdvtSn4tTo?...
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Q uestions ignite shadows
U nrealized galaxies sway
I magination fractures time
X enon sparks vanish
O bstacles shimmer, untamed
T enacity arcs endlessly
I dealism hums vertigo
C hallenges bend reality
#BornBattleReady #prompt #QUIXOTIC #writingcommunity #amwriting
U nrealized galaxies sway
I magination fractures time
X enon sparks vanish
O bstacles shimmer, untamed
T enacity arcs endlessly
I dealism hums vertigo
C hallenges bend reality
#BornBattleReady #prompt #QUIXOTIC #writingcommunity #amwriting
January 23, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Q uestions ignite shadows
U nrealized galaxies sway
I magination fractures time
X enon sparks vanish
O bstacles shimmer, untamed
T enacity arcs endlessly
I dealism hums vertigo
C hallenges bend reality
#BornBattleReady #prompt #QUIXOTIC #writingcommunity #amwriting
U nrealized galaxies sway
I magination fractures time
X enon sparks vanish
O bstacles shimmer, untamed
T enacity arcs endlessly
I dealism hums vertigo
C hallenges bend reality
#BornBattleReady #prompt #QUIXOTIC #writingcommunity #amwriting
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#WritingCommunity #poetry
#vss365 #BornBattleReady #BlueSkyArtShow
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People call quixotic
the things which they don't
understand
Cold, drizzling doubts trick us
to entrust our faith
to their hands
But the survivors know
to keep believing
beyond dreams
It is...
1/2
#vss365 #BornBattleReady #BlueSkyArtShow
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People call quixotic
the things which they don't
understand
Cold, drizzling doubts trick us
to entrust our faith
to their hands
But the survivors know
to keep believing
beyond dreams
It is...
1/2
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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#BornBattleReady
in 2001 I was a different me
I lived on the dry lake
iron ore rock & pine fer as I could see
for my sanity's sake
my friend Punkinhead was in the IATSE
& workin' the AMT
she gave me Man of Lamancha tickets for free
while there I saw my friend Beverly
youtu.be/OLXbV9iNUDk?...
in 2001 I was a different me
I lived on the dry lake
iron ore rock & pine fer as I could see
for my sanity's sake
my friend Punkinhead was in the IATSE
& workin' the AMT
she gave me Man of Lamancha tickets for free
while there I saw my friend Beverly
youtu.be/OLXbV9iNUDk?...
Dulcinea (Man Of La Mancha/1965 Original Broadway Cast/Remastered 2000)
YouTube video by Richard Kiley - Topic
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
#BornBattleReady
in 2001 I was a different me
I lived on the dry lake
iron ore rock & pine fer as I could see
for my sanity's sake
my friend Punkinhead was in the IATSE
& workin' the AMT
she gave me Man of Lamancha tickets for free
while there I saw my friend Beverly
youtu.be/OLXbV9iNUDk?...
in 2001 I was a different me
I lived on the dry lake
iron ore rock & pine fer as I could see
for my sanity's sake
my friend Punkinhead was in the IATSE
& workin' the AMT
she gave me Man of Lamancha tickets for free
while there I saw my friend Beverly
youtu.be/OLXbV9iNUDk?...
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#BornBattleReady #quixotic #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity
The Glade Creek Grist Mill
The Glade Creek Grist Mill
January 23, 2026 at 2:18 PM
#BornBattleReady #quixotic #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity
The Glade Creek Grist Mill
The Glade Creek Grist Mill
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One fucking prick
bursted the bubble
of a quixotic queen.
One could expect
castles to crumble
if reality make-believe.
One choice correct
in the ruptured rubble,
surrounded by grief:
One single brick
laid despite struggle
is "impossible" achieved.
#BornBattleReady
bursted the bubble
of a quixotic queen.
One could expect
castles to crumble
if reality make-believe.
One choice correct
in the ruptured rubble,
surrounded by grief:
One single brick
laid despite struggle
is "impossible" achieved.
#BornBattleReady
January 23, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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A daydream
Of a knight
In somewhat
Rusted armor
One who takes flight
On his trusty steed.
My quixotic hero
Dare I say
A devil don't care
Don Quixote
Only meant for me
Man of charm
With a touch of sadness
Pinch me
With a touch of madness
#BornBattleReady
Of a knight
In somewhat
Rusted armor
One who takes flight
On his trusty steed.
My quixotic hero
Dare I say
A devil don't care
Don Quixote
Only meant for me
Man of charm
With a touch of sadness
Pinch me
With a touch of madness
#BornBattleReady
January 23, 2026 at 2:54 PM
A daydream
Of a knight
In somewhat
Rusted armor
One who takes flight
On his trusty steed.
My quixotic hero
Dare I say
A devil don't care
Don Quixote
Only meant for me
Man of charm
With a touch of sadness
Pinch me
With a touch of madness
#BornBattleReady
Of a knight
In somewhat
Rusted armor
One who takes flight
On his trusty steed.
My quixotic hero
Dare I say
A devil don't care
Don Quixote
Only meant for me
Man of charm
With a touch of sadness
Pinch me
With a touch of madness
#BornBattleReady
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The moon sheds #quixotic moonbeams
Acrobatically toe point to toe point
We hang on spinning
In the shape of stars
Idolising distant horizons
Fearful not of any unbalance
Birds sing Sun skips
It’s a circus in the sky
And I
It’s award winning ballerina
#bornbattleready #poetry
Acrobatically toe point to toe point
We hang on spinning
In the shape of stars
Idolising distant horizons
Fearful not of any unbalance
Birds sing Sun skips
It’s a circus in the sky
And I
It’s award winning ballerina
#bornbattleready #poetry
January 23, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The moon sheds #quixotic moonbeams
Acrobatically toe point to toe point
We hang on spinning
In the shape of stars
Idolising distant horizons
Fearful not of any unbalance
Birds sing Sun skips
It’s a circus in the sky
And I
It’s award winning ballerina
#bornbattleready #poetry
Acrobatically toe point to toe point
We hang on spinning
In the shape of stars
Idolising distant horizons
Fearful not of any unbalance
Birds sing Sun skips
It’s a circus in the sky
And I
It’s award winning ballerina
#bornbattleready #poetry
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January 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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#BornBattleReady
who's the fuckin' genius
I wonder
that put this bullshit here
to plunder
like clockwork, obscenities you'll hear
before I go
completely under
I've stubbed my toe
it hurts like thunder
I put the shit there though😆
my blunder
I'll just let it go
this time
youtu.be/nLrwQHSz0WU?...
who's the fuckin' genius
I wonder
that put this bullshit here
to plunder
like clockwork, obscenities you'll hear
before I go
completely under
I've stubbed my toe
it hurts like thunder
I put the shit there though😆
my blunder
I'll just let it go
this time
youtu.be/nLrwQHSz0WU?...
Just Good Ol' Boys
YouTube video by Moe Bandy - Topic
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 2:47 AM
#BornBattleReady
who's the fuckin' genius
I wonder
that put this bullshit here
to plunder
like clockwork, obscenities you'll hear
before I go
completely under
I've stubbed my toe
it hurts like thunder
I put the shit there though😆
my blunder
I'll just let it go
this time
youtu.be/nLrwQHSz0WU?...
who's the fuckin' genius
I wonder
that put this bullshit here
to plunder
like clockwork, obscenities you'll hear
before I go
completely under
I've stubbed my toe
it hurts like thunder
I put the shit there though😆
my blunder
I'll just let it go
this time
youtu.be/nLrwQHSz0WU?...
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#WritingCommunity
#BornBattleReady #BlueSkyArtShow
@ourpoetryx.bsky.social
@darkxfer.bsky.social
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Clockwork
The dotted line freezes
and the world turns upside-down
I'm falling into the nothingness with you
Impact - rock bottom unyielding
Recovery - we're tending to the wounds
I'm...
1/6
#BornBattleReady #BlueSkyArtShow
@ourpoetryx.bsky.social
@darkxfer.bsky.social
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Clockwork
The dotted line freezes
and the world turns upside-down
I'm falling into the nothingness with you
Impact - rock bottom unyielding
Recovery - we're tending to the wounds
I'm...
1/6
January 9, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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It's a Bloodsport
Betrayal and sadness
No ebb and flow
Just a sea of madness
Like clockwork
Limited time only
Then left
To myself lonely
Something wrong with me
Not needing ecstasy
Only ever
Wanting to be heard
#BornBattleReady
Betrayal and sadness
No ebb and flow
Just a sea of madness
Like clockwork
Limited time only
Then left
To myself lonely
Something wrong with me
Not needing ecstasy
Only ever
Wanting to be heard
#BornBattleReady
January 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
It's a Bloodsport
Betrayal and sadness
No ebb and flow
Just a sea of madness
Like clockwork
Limited time only
Then left
To myself lonely
Something wrong with me
Not needing ecstasy
Only ever
Wanting to be heard
#BornBattleReady
Betrayal and sadness
No ebb and flow
Just a sea of madness
Like clockwork
Limited time only
Then left
To myself lonely
Something wrong with me
Not needing ecstasy
Only ever
Wanting to be heard
#BornBattleReady
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January 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
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#BornBattleReady #clockwork #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #Sonnet
And Suddenly It's Your Turn
And Suddenly It's Your Turn
January 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
#BornBattleReady #clockwork #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #Sonnet
And Suddenly It's Your Turn
And Suddenly It's Your Turn
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January 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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#BornBattleReady
you can hear desperation
in a person's talk
see it in their walk
watch em try to wash it off of their hands til they bleed
on permanent vacation
never balk
there's beauty in sugar cane, even the stalk
be sweet like they need
they offer an invitation
to give em a smile
you can hear desperation
in a person's talk
see it in their walk
watch em try to wash it off of their hands til they bleed
on permanent vacation
never balk
there's beauty in sugar cane, even the stalk
be sweet like they need
they offer an invitation
to give em a smile
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
#BornBattleReady
you can hear desperation
in a person's talk
see it in their walk
watch em try to wash it off of their hands til they bleed
on permanent vacation
never balk
there's beauty in sugar cane, even the stalk
be sweet like they need
they offer an invitation
to give em a smile
you can hear desperation
in a person's talk
see it in their walk
watch em try to wash it off of their hands til they bleed
on permanent vacation
never balk
there's beauty in sugar cane, even the stalk
be sweet like they need
they offer an invitation
to give em a smile
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#BornBattleReady
I am the captain of this ship
I said in desperation
joker busted my lip
& created a situation
sed I was tearin' up the river
makin' his heart skip
upsettin' his liver
I told him I was hungry, don't trip
be a kind forgiver
I may've lied, when I filled out the job slip
I am the captain of this ship
I said in desperation
joker busted my lip
& created a situation
sed I was tearin' up the river
makin' his heart skip
upsettin' his liver
I told him I was hungry, don't trip
be a kind forgiver
I may've lied, when I filled out the job slip
January 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
#BornBattleReady
I am the captain of this ship
I said in desperation
joker busted my lip
& created a situation
sed I was tearin' up the river
makin' his heart skip
upsettin' his liver
I told him I was hungry, don't trip
be a kind forgiver
I may've lied, when I filled out the job slip
I am the captain of this ship
I said in desperation
joker busted my lip
& created a situation
sed I was tearin' up the river
makin' his heart skip
upsettin' his liver
I told him I was hungry, don't trip
be a kind forgiver
I may've lied, when I filled out the job slip
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I come to you wholly
aligned —
sovereign in mind,
light at heart
I come on sturdy feet,
steadily —
one of a kind,
infinity apart
I come bearing thee
nothing —
not a dime,
nor sense to impart
Still, I come
without reservation,
for Regal Love
knows no desperation.
#BornBattleReady
aligned —
sovereign in mind,
light at heart
I come on sturdy feet,
steadily —
one of a kind,
infinity apart
I come bearing thee
nothing —
not a dime,
nor sense to impart
Still, I come
without reservation,
for Regal Love
knows no desperation.
#BornBattleReady
January 2, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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January 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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#Desperation
more a reaction, I think,
than feeling
as trauma unfurls
its wicked, memoried dance
and the heart clenches
as if to say
I cannot walk
these steps
alone
#BornBattleReady
more a reaction, I think,
than feeling
as trauma unfurls
its wicked, memoried dance
and the heart clenches
as if to say
I cannot walk
these steps
alone
#BornBattleReady
January 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
#Desperation
more a reaction, I think,
than feeling
as trauma unfurls
its wicked, memoried dance
and the heart clenches
as if to say
I cannot walk
these steps
alone
#BornBattleReady
more a reaction, I think,
than feeling
as trauma unfurls
its wicked, memoried dance
and the heart clenches
as if to say
I cannot walk
these steps
alone
#BornBattleReady
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January 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM