Shadow of Autumn
Like a blanket thrown on a fire
The reds, oranges, and yellows
of Autumn
are the flames to be extinguished
with the coming of winter
September 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Shadow of Autumn
Like a blanket thrown on a fire
The reds, oranges, and yellows
of Autumn
are the flames to be extinguished
with the coming of winter
A Prayer
Be thankful
for the unacknowledged dimensions
of our existence
For it saves you
from the impossible reality
that this existence
is all there is…
#survivalthruwords
September 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
A Prayer
Be thankful
for the unacknowledged dimensions
of our existence
For it saves you
from the impossible reality
that this existence
is all there is…
#survivalthruwords
I Exist in Breath
Simply breathing in
An act in defiance
of the probability
Of my existence
No grand gesture
before multitudes is required
I exhale
And pronounce ‘life’
A meaning unto itself
Asking for no approval
No justification
I Am
because I exist
I exist
because I breathe
#Survivalthruwords
August 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I Exist in Breath
Simply breathing in
An act in defiance
of the probability
Of my existence
No grand gesture
before multitudes is required
I exhale
And pronounce ‘life’
A meaning unto itself
Asking for no approval
No justification
I Am
because I exist
I exist
because I breathe
#Survivalthruwords
Cult of the Shortsighted
The Church of the Enablers
Bow to their Saviour
with unholy fervor
Turning away from the horrors
they have endorsed
while justifying their choices
so they may retain
the illusion of power
allowed to them
by their Almighty
#survivalthruwords
August 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Cult of the Shortsighted
The Church of the Enablers
Bow to their Saviour
with unholy fervor
Turning away from the horrors
they have endorsed
while justifying their choices
so they may retain
the illusion of power
allowed to them
by their Almighty
#survivalthruwords
PENDULUM
The pendulum of the world
swings to and fro
As if either side matters
As if any extreme
is plausible
#Survivalthruwords
August 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
PENDULUM
The pendulum of the world
swings to and fro
As if either side matters
As if any extreme
is plausible
#Survivalthruwords
Just Askin
Why would I want
to read about:
The latest scandal
Or
Absurd comment
Or
Wild accusation
Or
Outlandish claim
Or
Hateful message
Or
Act of revenge
Or
Mind-bending incompetence
Or
Just stupid shit
When
I can eat a slice of chocolate cake
Instead
#survivalthruwords
July 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Just Askin
Why would I want
to read about:
The latest scandal
Or
Absurd comment
Or
Wild accusation
Or
Outlandish claim
Or
Hateful message
Or
Act of revenge
Or
Mind-bending incompetence
Or
Just stupid shit
When
I can eat a slice of chocolate cake
Instead
#survivalthruwords
(1/2)
A loaded gun
of bullet words
Sharp and fast
Piercing my heart
Her savage beauty
showing no remorse
Her expression
offering no explanation
Kicking down the door
of what was our life
The ferocity of it all
enthralling to witness…
July 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
(1/2)
A loaded gun
of bullet words
Sharp and fast
Piercing my heart
Her savage beauty
showing no remorse
Her expression
offering no explanation
Kicking down the door
of what was our life
The ferocity of it all
enthralling to witness…
(2/2)
My life blood
ran through my fingers
Liquid love
dripping from the hole in my heart
She didn’t even see
or feel
as she stormed out
A hurricane of emotional destruction
—————————-
I lay among the scattered letters
trying to gather them up
and form any words
that would mend my shattered heart
July 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
(2/2)
My life blood
ran through my fingers
Liquid love
dripping from the hole in my heart
She didn’t even see
or feel
as she stormed out
A hurricane of emotional destruction
—————————-
I lay among the scattered letters
trying to gather them up
and form any words
that would mend my shattered heart
July 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
July 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
July 16, 2025 at 10:03 PM
BROKEN HEARTS
Broken hearts
never truly mend
They remain in two pieces
for a lifetime
With either jagged and dry edges
never healed
or with a thin scar
meticulously stitched together
with a soothing balm
of patience
love
and compassion
#survivalthruwords
July 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
BROKEN HEARTS
Broken hearts
never truly mend
They remain in two pieces
for a lifetime
With either jagged and dry edges
never healed
or with a thin scar
meticulously stitched together
with a soothing balm
of patience
love
and compassion
#survivalthruwords
STONE WALLS
Silent and unmoving
Steadfast beneath cold starlight
Unyielding under blazing sun
Sentinels on high
we brave the violence
of the Northern wind
Silent solid
Firm and unwavering
Dividing here from there
Behind from beyond
If we could speak
we would tell a tale
of eternity
#surthruwrds
June 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
STONE WALLS
Silent and unmoving
Steadfast beneath cold starlight
Unyielding under blazing sun
Sentinels on high
we brave the violence
of the Northern wind
Silent solid
Firm and unwavering
Dividing here from there
Behind from beyond
If we could speak
we would tell a tale
of eternity
#surthruwrds
NEXT!
I didn’t feel old
until you died
The tears
i should have shed
got waylaid
somewhere along the way
Maybe
emptied into writing
melancholy words
that tumble over themselves
rushing to be gone
Not waiting for me
standing at the front of the line
Waiting for the call
‘NEXT!’
June 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
NEXT!
I didn’t feel old
until you died
The tears
i should have shed
got waylaid
somewhere along the way
Maybe
emptied into writing
melancholy words
that tumble over themselves
rushing to be gone
Not waiting for me
standing at the front of the line
Waiting for the call
‘NEXT!’
Reposted by Erik Sweet
This monologue has been echoing in my head all day. Truly one of the most on point things ever written. “Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks. It leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear”.
June 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This monologue has been echoing in my head all day. Truly one of the most on point things ever written. “Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks. It leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear”.
JHC
I met a man
on a dry and dusty road
He said his name was Christ
Jesus H Christ
son of Joseph a carpenter
Oh! I exclaimed
How serendipitous
I have an idea for a book
#Survivalthruwords
June 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
JHC
I met a man
on a dry and dusty road
He said his name was Christ
Jesus H Christ
son of Joseph a carpenter
Oh! I exclaimed
How serendipitous
I have an idea for a book
#Survivalthruwords
Reposted by Erik Sweet
TEMPUS VAGARI
Past
Future
Present
Behind
Beyond
and in between
Tomorrows yesterday
is also
yesterdays tomorrow
A dizzying spiral
returning always
to today
Timelessness
coming back to now
Forever
#Survivalthruwords
June 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
TEMPUS VAGARI
Past
Future
Present
Behind
Beyond
and in between
Tomorrows yesterday
is also
yesterdays tomorrow
A dizzying spiral
returning always
to today
Timelessness
coming back to now
Forever
#Survivalthruwords
I Am Lucky
I live in the mountains
And I am lucky enough
For every day
they surround me
Astound me
Never do I tire
of them rocky and rough
Hard stone jagged
like cathedral spires
Soaring to horizons
Running ragged silhouettes
along endless sky
#Survivalthruwords
May 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I Am Lucky
I live in the mountains
And I am lucky enough
For every day
they surround me
Astound me
Never do I tire
of them rocky and rough
Hard stone jagged
like cathedral spires
Soaring to horizons
Running ragged silhouettes
along endless sky
#Survivalthruwords
NOTE TO SELF:
Why don’t the words
in my head
graciously re-arrange themselves
so I don’t have to work
So hard
to say what I want to say.
A little cooperation
would be greatly appreciated
#Survivalthruwords
May 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
NOTE TO SELF:
Why don’t the words
in my head
graciously re-arrange themselves
so I don’t have to work
So hard
to say what I want to say.
A little cooperation
would be greatly appreciated
#Survivalthruwords
ONE MORE DAY
I have a thousand sunsets
before my journey’s done
But even having one more day
would be better than having none
My destination is tomorrow
And no matter which way I turn
it will always be before me
with another chance to learn
#Survivalthruwords
May 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
ONE MORE DAY
I have a thousand sunsets
before my journey’s done
But even having one more day
would be better than having none
My destination is tomorrow
And no matter which way I turn
it will always be before me
with another chance to learn
#Survivalthruwords
Lockstep
the lemmings march
Jackboots sucking
in the muck of their own making
Round and round they go
patting each other on the back
Oblivious to the strings
above their heads
Bobble heads nod in unison
Red handkerchiefs
mop nervous brows
Karma is a bitch
They know
What goes around
comes around…
the lemmings march
Jackboots sucking
in the muck of their own making
Round and round they go
patting each other on the back
Oblivious to the strings
above their heads
Bobble heads nod in unison
Red handkerchiefs
mop nervous brows
Karma is a bitch
They know
What goes around
comes around…
May 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Lockstep
the lemmings march
Jackboots sucking
in the muck of their own making
Round and round they go
patting each other on the back
Oblivious to the strings
above their heads
Bobble heads nod in unison
Red handkerchiefs
mop nervous brows
Karma is a bitch
They know
What goes around
comes around…
the lemmings march
Jackboots sucking
in the muck of their own making
Round and round they go
patting each other on the back
Oblivious to the strings
above their heads
Bobble heads nod in unison
Red handkerchiefs
mop nervous brows
Karma is a bitch
They know
What goes around
comes around…
I am drawn to the night
when everything is quiet
Monsters sleep
and there is peace
Give me the serenity of darkness
when I can bathe in the mystery
and magic of the moon
Contemplate the stars
For the insanity of the world
rises with the sun
chasing away
the comfort of the night
#Survivalthruwords
when everything is quiet
Monsters sleep
and there is peace
Give me the serenity of darkness
when I can bathe in the mystery
and magic of the moon
Contemplate the stars
For the insanity of the world
rises with the sun
chasing away
the comfort of the night
#Survivalthruwords
May 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I am drawn to the night
when everything is quiet
Monsters sleep
and there is peace
Give me the serenity of darkness
when I can bathe in the mystery
and magic of the moon
Contemplate the stars
For the insanity of the world
rises with the sun
chasing away
the comfort of the night
#Survivalthruwords
when everything is quiet
Monsters sleep
and there is peace
Give me the serenity of darkness
when I can bathe in the mystery
and magic of the moon
Contemplate the stars
For the insanity of the world
rises with the sun
chasing away
the comfort of the night
#Survivalthruwords
Shooting Star
There is an above
and there is a below
in the arc
of a shooting star
Above a canopy of stars
Sentinels of a forever
Below upturned faces
In awe of the universe
#Survivalthruwords
April 16, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Shooting Star
There is an above
and there is a below
in the arc
of a shooting star
Above a canopy of stars
Sentinels of a forever
Below upturned faces
In awe of the universe
#Survivalthruwords
FEAR
Fear of loving
Fear of living
Fear of taking
Fear of giving
Fear of anger
Fear of hate
Fear of hope
Fear of fate
Fear of trust
Fear of rejection
Fear of redemption
Fear of prefection
Which one are you
Two or three
I am afraid
they are all of me
#survivalthruwords
(Abbreviated version)
Fear of loving
Fear of living
Fear of taking
Fear of giving
Fear of anger
Fear of hate
Fear of hope
Fear of fate
Fear of trust
Fear of rejection
Fear of redemption
Fear of prefection
Which one are you
Two or three
I am afraid
they are all of me
#survivalthruwords
(Abbreviated version)
April 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
FEAR
Fear of loving
Fear of living
Fear of taking
Fear of giving
Fear of anger
Fear of hate
Fear of hope
Fear of fate
Fear of trust
Fear of rejection
Fear of redemption
Fear of prefection
Which one are you
Two or three
I am afraid
they are all of me
#survivalthruwords
(Abbreviated version)
Fear of loving
Fear of living
Fear of taking
Fear of giving
Fear of anger
Fear of hate
Fear of hope
Fear of fate
Fear of trust
Fear of rejection
Fear of redemption
Fear of prefection
Which one are you
Two or three
I am afraid
they are all of me
#survivalthruwords
(Abbreviated version)