DJ Leary
@wordsbydj.bsky.social
Good poetry, bad opinions.
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Today's top word on Merriam-Webster. Ironically enough, explains succinctly by the word of the day.
January 26, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Today's top word on Merriam-Webster. Ironically enough, explains succinctly by the word of the day.
Wrote this on New Years Eve while stuck sick at home and watching the ball drop on my computer monitor. I'm not really one for resolutions, they always seem doomed to failure. But maybe the point isn't to change your life. It's just to try.
#poetry #writing #typewriter #newyearseve #nye
#poetry #writing #typewriter #newyearseve #nye
January 4, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Wrote this on New Years Eve while stuck sick at home and watching the ball drop on my computer monitor. I'm not really one for resolutions, they always seem doomed to failure. But maybe the point isn't to change your life. It's just to try.
#poetry #writing #typewriter #newyearseve #nye
#poetry #writing #typewriter #newyearseve #nye
A couple days late on this one. Luckily, my
New Year's resolution wasn't to be more punctual.
#poetry #writing #typewriter #newyearseve #future
New Year's resolution wasn't to be more punctual.
#poetry #writing #typewriter #newyearseve #future
January 2, 2026 at 11:41 PM
A couple days late on this one. Luckily, my
New Year's resolution wasn't to be more punctual.
#poetry #writing #typewriter #newyearseve #future
New Year's resolution wasn't to be more punctual.
#poetry #writing #typewriter #newyearseve #future
Over half my net worth is just a binder of Pokemon cards I bought when I was 9
December 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Over half my net worth is just a binder of Pokemon cards I bought when I was 9
Nothing quite like Halloween heartbreak. Love is an elusive creature, every bit as rare as Bigfoot or Mothman. Some say it doesn't exist, but that don't stop us foolhardy from looking.
#poetry #writing #halloween #cryptid #love
#poetry #writing #halloween #cryptid #love
October 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Nothing quite like Halloween heartbreak. Love is an elusive creature, every bit as rare as Bigfoot or Mothman. Some say it doesn't exist, but that don't stop us foolhardy from looking.
#poetry #writing #halloween #cryptid #love
#poetry #writing #halloween #cryptid #love
October 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Walked into a rest stop at 12am to find an 80 year old man clipping his nails by the urinals
October 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Walked into a rest stop at 12am to find an 80 year old man clipping his nails by the urinals
Finally got this bad boy back from the repair shop
October 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Finally got this bad boy back from the repair shop
"Earbuds" is a truly disgusting word. Can't help picturing little fungal sprouts bursting from my inner ear canal.
October 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Earbuds" is a truly disgusting word. Can't help picturing little fungal sprouts bursting from my inner ear canal.
September 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
September 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It's Paper Chase season
Now You Are One of Us
open.spotify.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
It's Paper Chase season
i've got a lovely bunch of coconuts and given that coconuts kill more people per year than sharks i'm currently more dangerous than a great white
September 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
i've got a lovely bunch of coconuts and given that coconuts kill more people per year than sharks i'm currently more dangerous than a great white
Had a dream last night where I all of a sudden asked myself, "Why don't horses have udders?"
September 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Had a dream last night where I all of a sudden asked myself, "Why don't horses have udders?"
Couple days late on this because I've been sick. Ironic that my illness coincided with this poem. I have a bad habit of burning it at both ends until my body forces me to sit down.
#poetry #writing #typewriter #fire #candles
#poetry #writing #typewriter #fire #candles
August 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Couple days late on this because I've been sick. Ironic that my illness coincided with this poem. I have a bad habit of burning it at both ends until my body forces me to sit down.
#poetry #writing #typewriter #fire #candles
#poetry #writing #typewriter #fire #candles
Now I gotta clean a bunch of wax off my coffee table
August 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Now I gotta clean a bunch of wax off my coffee table
A friend gave me the prompt of a hotdog hotdog goes to the beach. Instantly, I thought of Robert Egger's The Lighthouse. Specifically, the final image of Robert Pattinson being devoured by seagulls. Here is the result.
I don't know why I'm like this.
#poetry #parody #horror #seagull #beach
I don't know why I'm like this.
#poetry #parody #horror #seagull #beach
August 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
August 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Shamelessly jumping on the hopecore trend.
Wrote this poem unprompted back in 2019 for a woman I met at the farmer's market. She never got it, but now I think of it as a love poem for whoever's reading it. Guess that's you.
#poetry #writing #typewriter #love #hopecore
Wrote this poem unprompted back in 2019 for a woman I met at the farmer's market. She never got it, but now I think of it as a love poem for whoever's reading it. Guess that's you.
#poetry #writing #typewriter #love #hopecore
July 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Shamelessly jumping on the hopecore trend.
Wrote this poem unprompted back in 2019 for a woman I met at the farmer's market. She never got it, but now I think of it as a love poem for whoever's reading it. Guess that's you.
#poetry #writing #typewriter #love #hopecore
Wrote this poem unprompted back in 2019 for a woman I met at the farmer's market. She never got it, but now I think of it as a love poem for whoever's reading it. Guess that's you.
#poetry #writing #typewriter #love #hopecore
July 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
When I first started street performing, I assumed people would ask for stories. Overwhelmingly, they wanted poems. We're still getting acquainted, but I think Poetry and me are beginning to understand each other.
#poetry #writing #streetperformer #stepdad #fatherhood
#poetry #writing #streetperformer #stepdad #fatherhood
July 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
When I first started street performing, I assumed people would ask for stories. Overwhelmingly, they wanted poems. We're still getting acquainted, but I think Poetry and me are beginning to understand each other.
#poetry #writing #streetperformer #stepdad #fatherhood
#poetry #writing #streetperformer #stepdad #fatherhood
July 9, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I feel like the last book on the shelf
July 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I feel like the last book on the shelf