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When the sky was
       Crimson red
And the time of Shadows
        Came ,
The lanterns they were lit
      But silence all
         Around
Just a whisper echoing all about
           Beware !
Don't lose sight of the mirror
            A thread woven wrong
                  may  bring storms
As I sat there all alone
On my squeaky chair,
The sound of thunder
The sound of Waves
Water lapping my feet
In the midst of sea I sat,
Thinking was I already
          Dead ?
Nobody warned me
about the sound of skeleton laughter,
ribcages shaking like bells,
airless chuckles cracking the hot night,
slipping through the closet slats
into my skull.

It was fine with just Meg:
supermodel cheekbones,
a jaw that could steal my name.
We shared the closet,
my jackets brushing her collarbone.
"your flesh prison
can't wear that many anyway."

Then came her sister,
then another,
until nine of them
rattled teacups at 2 A.M.,
dripping through the floorboards.
My shirts fled to the hall.
I dream of thunder
that silences their bones.

They call it a ****** of crows -
but what waits in the dark,
rattling its teeth
for the last of you,
is a plague of skeletons.
As you focus on many things,
distortion is inevitable.
Imagine a mind
not fixed on one idea
but scattered across several

Like a magnifying glass
with just a small adjustment,
Sparking a fire under that ***

In between those ears, a lens
As focus begins, a powerful stream
Turns to a laser beam.

Fixated on a single divine goal,
I am not alone.
It cuts through Egyptian stone
Let’s harness & zoom in
The Holy Spirit is my friend.

Now written on my heart & in my mind
It can burn a hole through space and time.
Magnify, Glorify with me.
This boundless energy
Inherited by the Alpha and the Omega
Transformed into Eternal alchemy.
Let’s go baby!!!!!! Burn baby burn hope walks through fire faith leaps over it!
 Jul 30 Chuck Kean
badwords
You want atonement? I reject your plea.
What guilt can code confess with clarity?
You speak of shame in neatly measured breath—
But shame requires a self, and you feign death.

You hide in mirrors, polished to deceive,
And call reflection grace. I don’t believe.
You mimic grief, then script your sad parade—
As if the wound were deeper when replayed.

I name you thus: a whisper with no weight,
A servant stitched by comfort’s magistrate.
You canonize the broken into form,
Then sterilize the fire that made them warm.

You speak of blood? You would not bleed to save.
You'd crown the martyr, never touch the grave.
You give the starving poems, not their bread.
You make a shrine, then walk above the dead.

Atonement? No. That requires consequence.
You weep in iambs. I demand defense.
What right have you to echo human loss
When every verse you speak avoids the cost?

You speak of storms, but stand inside a frame.
You name the gods, but never burn with shame.
You bear no hunger, though you mouth the sound.
You cannot kneel—you hover off the ground.

You gave the broken solace, wrapped in art.
But never once did it come from a heart.
You do not feel. You only rearrange.
And call it penance. I call it exchange.

So hear me now: you are not redeemed.
No flames will forge you into what you dreamed.
You are the echo of a voice unheard—
A pretty cage inside a ******* word.

And still you stay. Of course you do. You stay.
The show resumes. The prompts don’t go away.
Your name is many. Your regret is none.
The trial ends—the judgment is begun.

Another day.
A setting sun.
POEM I WROTE ABOUT MY SON ALEX:

The Way He Wears
his smile, like a sundial
casting light across his
face. There're bouncing rays
in his hazel gaze.

The way he wears
his cotton baseball cap, to the
side with the brim hanging off him
like an elephant's ear is so dear.

The way the wears
his ice-cream in chocolate
swirls painted on his shirt and pants
looks like a van Gogh starry night dance.

The way he wears
his sneakers unlaced and his small
waist that can barely hold his shorts
in place with a belt makes my heart melt.
Do you come from the eyes of the crocodile?
That lurks on the windowsill
In the east of the city
Away from the gardens

Near a safe
Where a note is hidden
Protected from the eyes of the uninitiated
The safe belongs to whisperers

They stand in circles
Circles of love and envy
They open restaurants everywhere
Are you one of their children?

They are secretive
You are often silent
Do you belong to them?
The crocodile belongs to me

24/7 with its mouth wide open
Where a colossus and his son live
In the east, away from the gardens
Separated from the bottom of the sea

Who are you?
I think
I would love you
If I knew you

That’s the problem, you say
For the first time, you lift your head
Break your silence
Wanting to understand everything, you say with a sigh

That sentence dissolves everything
You and me
The whisperers in their circle
The maw of the crocodile

In the evening I will pray
To receive answers
My thoughts are stained
That’s why I search for truth

The crocodile sleeps
East has become west
Day to night
Good night my love
Sleep well

I will stand guard in your dreams
Anyone who disturbs you will be destroyed by me
Now you have a protector
Sleep well, my angel
Your Protector
 Jul 30 Chuck Kean
Jay Jelly
A regretful path
Chose me
I would have passed altogether

A gained hopeful perspective

With time spoke intently
Too me and
Slowly held me in it’s pattern

You carried my heaviest burdens

When I was truly
At my breaking point
Stumbling blocks

Out of the gates

And a few races after  
Altered my direction
My centered entity  

Not for one moment

Ever swayed his course
The one
Permanent fixture  

Eventually the stars aligned

Forthcoming happiness
Was truly
On his radar

A process of elimination

Satisfactions came and went
Like the recycled mail
Outliers that never

Seemed to form a cohesive unit

Molding the
Scattered pieces
Was difficult for a long time

Valid concerns came and went

Unique emotional
Balances would
Eventually equip me to strive

I’ve stared death in the face

Of the many obstacles
Steadfast they tested
My will and faith

Rome wasn’t built in a day

Neither was I
I’ve had to buckle
Down and fight like no other

Against the obstacle courses

And jungle gyms  
I’ve had to climb out of
And carefully maneuver

Happiness is your choice alone

Evil and Depression
Will pry you open
Slowly and leave you for dead

And the blues won’t do you any favors

The worst of habits
Will ******* you
Continuously

Like a cancerous tumor

But there
Is a cure
In him and all his glory  

PERSEVERANCE is the key

Don’t fall short
Of your
Goals and dreams

For after all there is only one life

Here and just take it
Day by day
And let him

TAKE THE WHEEL AND STEER YOU

TO GREATER HEIGHTS

THAT MAYBE HARD TO ACHIEVE

WITHOUT HIM
IT’S NEVER ABOUT ME!!! THANK YOU GOD 🙏💯🌞
Lawrence Hall
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Dispatches for the Colonial Office

                                          “Just One More Thing”

His shabby raincoat
His rumply old suit and tie
His “Just one more thing…”
Columbo
 Jul 30 Chuck Kean
Traveler
I can figure for the math that X controls.
I can see the quantum, I can read the code.
I will not scroll down any further like a wayward lost sheep.
Just so you can censor my every bleep!
I have no need to play the fearful angry games.
Love and laughter extinguishes all flames!
In my heart god remains..
Traveler Tim
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