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355 · May 2016
They win
mikecccc May 2016
They have
An Exclamation Point
how can we beat that.
354 · Jul 2016
Team colors
mikecccc Jul 2016
you know your side
it's all one big violent game
we try to change the rules
we can't even decide
on the name.
A long way to go
a lot of long roads
on this planet
352 · Aug 2016
abuse
mikecccc Aug 2016
Stop that
hmm no
Stop that
oh okay
R r really
no
I want to
kinda really
but
no.
poor phrasing
352 · Mar 2016
A ballad
mikecccc Mar 2016
I reached into
my skull
to fetch
A thousand words
I got a handful
and a headache.
352 · Jan 2016
2016
mikecccc Jan 2016
the new year is here
and I suspect
it will be much like
the last one
I would tell you
my list of resolutions
but I never bother
to make any.
352 · Nov 2015
Humble too humble
mikecccc Nov 2015
Lowest of the low
Or so it seems
No shield of pride
Just immense
Uncertainty
No conflicting ego
To debate others
Even when they're
In the right
They don't believe it.
351 · Sep 2016
as per usual
mikecccc Sep 2016
I wrote you a letter
but it wouldn't say
what I wanted
So I stabbed it repeatedly
and threw it away.
Ink stains are hard to remove
351 · Apr 2016
The Green knight
mikecccc Apr 2016
Decapitate me
if it please you
I will survive
what need have I
of knowledge
when I have magic
I challenge you
to rigged games
alls fair in what
I declare.
349 · Sep 2015
infection
mikecccc Sep 2015
crawlin up and down
my person
I can feel it
but I cant see it
its dam uncomfortable
but supposedly
if I take this and that
I can battle the invisible menace
I will feel better soonish
if it doesn't **** me.
349 · Aug 2016
Friendly
mikecccc Aug 2016
Cold cold
Love for my fellow man
I know not
Such chaotic goings-on
I miss my cell.
inspired by the book character
349 · Jun 2016
Sacrilegious
mikecccc Jun 2016
Raiders took the temple
killed the priests
and looted the sacred graves
the gods had nothing to say
at least that the living heard
the raiders suffered losses
most still looked forward
to next years raid.
some claim to have heard something.
349 · Nov 2015
Finally alone
mikecccc Nov 2015
Well they're gone
You said leave me be
And leave they did
They weathered your rage
And your sour moods
As long as they could
But even those closest
Can take only so much
Why did you do it
Are things really better
Maybe you just
Didn't know what else to do
Maybe you can replace them
Or get them to return
But no those bridges are burned
And I doubt your strong enough
to rebuild on your own
Ah well
What are you gonna do.
349 · Jul 2016
I can't convince you
mikecccc Jul 2016
Will my claims
Sway you
I don't think they will
Would more certainty
In my voice
do the trick
If you couldn't see my eyes
Would this be easier
Don't know why I bother
Except that I don't want
You to suffer.
So many stories
349 · Apr 2016
Last day
mikecccc Apr 2016
Like ever
What to do
When
Armageddon Arrives
Loot
******
Spend the day
With family
Just read a book
I don't know
If it happens
I'll think of something.
348 · Nov 2015
Sickingly sweet
mikecccc Nov 2015
You're so full
Of sweet sugary words
I am amazed
Your teeth
Haven't rotted away
But no they're just
As shiny and white
As they ever were
Good for you.
348 · Jun 2016
Location location location
mikecccc Jun 2016
As I was preaching to the choir
It dawned on me
that an easily pleased audience
was quite nice
if not the best for growth.
347 · Nov 2016
?
mikecccc Nov 2016
?
A statement phrased
as a question
how rhetorical
why ask answered questions
to see if I knew the answer
to show how much you know
cause you're obnoxious.
mayhaps
347 · Sep 2015
malevolent green glare
mikecccc Sep 2015
Oh the limelight
Desired by all
Except those in it
I suppose
It's human nature
To want to be known
And also so human
To regret our desires
For so many
When the light
Shines on you
We see too much
Or somehow too little
Which causes misery
And can ruin
The thing you loved
Not always
To be sure
But often enough
To make you wonder
If you still want it
Honestly just a little bit.
347 · Oct 2016
Chaotic evil
mikecccc Oct 2016
Wander where you will
and sow discord
for a reason if you will
for fun if you want.
346 · Mar 2017
we learn
mikecccc Mar 2017
we do
we learn
from our mistakes
the fittest learn fast.
Do WE
we must
we are at the top
not that their's a lot of competition
round here
346 · Jan 2016
Fix it
mikecccc Jan 2016
It was smashed
The fragile pieces
Scatter and splatter
All across the floor
The sound was heard
Maybe not by the world
But definitely throughout
The wonderful prying
Neighborhood
But It no longer flickers
So that's a win.
346 · Mar 2016
Prometheus
mikecccc Mar 2016
No good deed
Goes unrewarded
You brought illumination
To ancient humanity
And in return you got
Tied to a rock to be
An eternal last meal
Maybe you should
Have sided
with the titans.
An old story
But then
Most stories are old.
345 · Mar 2016
T.M.I
mikecccc Mar 2016
You touched
my soul and
truth be told
i'm not sure
which of us
was more disturbed.
345 · Nov 2016
attentive
mikecccc Nov 2016
A lot of people have died
for the sin
of not watching
where they're going.
344 · Jan 2017
sigh
mikecccc Jan 2017
humans are trying
what is
is so debatable
I sometimes pray
robots will put us all down
do we deserve that
have we earned that
is the person next to me
neutral good or evil
humanity is
humanity
is
certainly something.
344 · Apr 2016
Lord Loss
mikecccc Apr 2016
The wind whistles
through the hole
in the center
of your chest
kind of annoying
maybe you can fill it
with Someone else's heart.
344 · Nov 2016
Black friday
mikecccc Nov 2016
Death by stampede
all for half priced electronics
should just shop online.
343 · Sep 2015
little red light
mikecccc Sep 2015
you looking at me
red dot in the darkness
ever glowing
ever staring
i'de turn you around
but that
would be crazy
343 · Apr 2016
Reality bites
mikecccc Apr 2016
that dam bloodhound
hunted me down
and set to chewing
on my spirit
twenty bucks
says it chokes
Ha
i'm kidding
that mutt has eaten
far grander souls than I
without a hiccup.
341 · Mar 2016
what doesnt kill you
mikecccc Mar 2016
makes you stronger
or weaker
depends on you
and what happens
sometimes
what doesn't **** you
leaves you in a coma.
340 · May 2017
where should it be
mikecccc May 2017
I left my heart at home
I wouldn't want it interfering
with my work
but I could never leave
my cellphone behind.
340 · Oct 2015
what am I writing
mikecccc Oct 2015
it's poetry
speak from the heart
but all my heart says
is grumble
grumble
grumble
so where do
my words come from
what I've seen
what I've heard
mostly it's what I think
which is marginally better
than grumble
grumble
grumble
in my opinion.
340 · Feb 2016
Minotaur
mikecccc Feb 2016
Kind of an animal
Kind of a man
like so many others
but in a more literal sense
Placed in the labyrinth
away from polite society
one day some one
will come
to put you out
of our misery.
339 · Aug 2015
circular society
mikecccc Aug 2015
what story is truly new
if you look closely
you'll find the answer
is quite few
from Gilgamesh
to Superman
and non fiction
shares that quality
ages ago
people asked
"why am I"
"is that wrong"
"what comes next"
I wonder if well have answers
according to the textbooks
probably not.
339 · Feb 2017
Democracy
mikecccc Feb 2017
You know
it really only works
if you trust
The People.
339 · Sep 2016
Dice
mikecccc Sep 2016
Thrown
with a prayer
the numbers will decide
how the night will end
will a rabbits foot help?
339 · Jun 2016
Life
mikecccc Jun 2016
How much time
do you have
decades or days
how much of your allotment
have you used up
do you drink or smoke
do you live
heh asking you
like you know
all are days are numbered
but the exact number
is not for us to know
maybe for the best
maybe just to annoy us.
339 · Nov 2015
old timey medicine
mikecccc Nov 2015
Not so long ago
it was thought
that you could
bleed away sickness
and technically
it worked since
dead people
can't get sick
oddly this idea
that bloodshed
is a good cure
for any problem
is still around
I couldn't say why.
338 · Apr 2015
sigh shiny things
mikecccc Apr 2015
I like shiny things
If I could
I would bedazzle myself
With rubies and emeralds
Diamonds and sapphires
All real of course
If only I could
I would look so cool
At least In my opinion
But alas I haven't the funds
Or if I'm being honest
The courage
A suit of precious gems
Would receive so much
Undeserved mockery
I fear I couldn't stand it
How sad.
338 · Oct 2016
Time capsule
mikecccc Oct 2016
Toss the present
into a box
so the future
can laugh at the past
or feel like archaeologists
which is more clinical
maybe learn something new
like what fools we were
and how similar we were to them
might be something worth selling
who can say.
338 · Mar 2016
instructor
mikecccc Mar 2016
your system is madness
and I can't interpret it
where is your user manual
or a pamphlet at least
these errors almost certainly
could have been avoided
you will receive
a negative review on yelp.
338 · Jun 2016
spilled milk
mikecccc Jun 2016
small accidents
mean so little
in the grand scheme
unless you keep
a tally in mind
of how many
small accidents
have happened
you get a pretty big number
does that mean
they're suddenly worth tears?
depends on the eyes
337 · Jul 2016
A fighter
mikecccc Jul 2016
Not built for combat
but
you don't have to be big
to stab at an Achilles heel.
337 · Mar 2016
Why do you change
mikecccc Mar 2016
Sometimes
I see your eyes
other times
all I see
is the dark sky
and stars
why
is that?
336 · Nov 2015
Zombiefied
mikecccc Nov 2015
I got no sleep
No good reason why
Now I'm stumbling
And bumping into walls
Up is down and down
Is sideways
I can't hold a conversation
I'm a touch zombified
So now I'll set my alarm
And get what zzzzs
I can before
I head out.
336 · Oct 2015
a sour soup
mikecccc Oct 2015
A cauldron full of hate
seasoned with vinegar
and a drop of scorn
maybe a slice of egotism
boil for a year or so
in solitude and bile
and you'll have
the perfect troll
A golem
of ill will.
336 · Mar 2016
fritter
mikecccc Mar 2016
don't just
toss away
what you earn
it may be all
honey and wine today
but those days never last
keep something saved
for when it rains.
335 · May 2016
Always a reason
mikecccc May 2016
not always
A good reason
but sometimes
any reason will do
to do what
anything really.
reason v excuse
334 · Jul 2016
Frogger
mikecccc Jul 2016
Keep an eye out
for safe spots
each jump
a risked life
patience
might just reward you
with a path home.
eh
333 · Apr 2016
Mediocrity
mikecccc Apr 2016
Good enough
I guess
It's in their eyes
they expected better
and they didn't
expect much
stupid mirrors.
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