23:13
Neutral monotone
of endless repetition.
23:12
23:12
Parties have emotional lives of their own,
happy, loving…jealous, dark.
They influence the attendees
and plunge them into moods
they may not want to explore,
lust, guilt, shame, desperation.
Some may even change them
forever.
23:11
23:11
Stress-citment.
23:10
23:10
Have to keep moving
or the ground planks
will sink.
23:9
23:9
Reverse the cycle.
23:8
23:8
Dismantled his body and mind.
23:7
23:7
Shimmer and shines, cleaning divine.
23:6
(The next few are not really poems, just a line I want to use somewhere one day)
23:6
Eat with your mouth full.
23:5
23:5
Lap up the rage
with every smooth stroke.
Or perhaps you hit and splash
to target passer-bys
so they can seep in
the irritation
while yours drains away.
Perhaps you’re that
type of person.
23:4
23:4
‘I’ll bring it right back,’
said the embarrassed smile,
even then knowing
we both knew
the lie it was giving.
Scribbled Thoughts 