felicitous, felonious
eminent, impregnable
pregnant with speeches
of impenetrable verisimilitude
I bore easy and adore the sleazy
so let’s get cookin’
fentanyl and vodka piledriver
my everyday lay-away life
I hate the Mondays as much
as your Sundays
and although the Beatles were great
I like the Who better
Who are you?
not me first
me too
or the both of us
hotboxed bath salts
tainted with the blood of a virgin
human trafficking my thoughts
across the void of crime and place
my face, appearing on milk cartons
at home
nobody knows where I’ve gone
too old for the Amber Alert
and too young for the Silver Alert
averted eyes at bedtime with cocaine shivers
and tequila sunrises through the curtains
shots fired into the pain of name spoken
with the coldness only old love knows
nose bleeding the fuchsia minutiae
onto the Kleenex wadded up
and tossed in the corner
of this broken ass fucked up
life in which entrapped
rapping the voices bring a din
soundtracked arms wrapped
around the needle
of the record player skipping
a Coltrane song and the bong
sings along
but no longer brings relief
only more grief and the thoughts
of all that was lost to bring
us here, today
I sometimes pray
to not see another day
but then I think, hey
I am still here so maybe
I should just head west
like Modest Mouse
and find somewhere to rest
but I do not ever go.
follow, or head below
I stitch my lips and swear
to never speak again
another resolution still
unresolved.
maybe
not then, but now
maybe
restore, renew
what’s the fucking word I am looking for?
resurrection?
no
reset?
maybe
I’m unresolved
but the revolver barrel
is still clicking in my hands
and I hum along….
it’s too cold to feel anything
so I don’t feel at all.
a puzzle to solve…
Besides, it’s hard to feel
when you never take
the gloves off.
image courtesy of Pinterest
Oh my!
This is beyond perfection.
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thank you so much Devika
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Reblogged this on Kindra M. Austin and commented:
Olde Punk is among those special enough who can pierce my heart, and leave me proud of the wound. O.P. you’re one of my oldest peeps, and you are as razor sharp as the first time I read you. Thank you for your friendship, inspiration, and constant encouragement. Much love to you. ❤
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Thank you dear friend. Love to you as well. You are brilliant sister ❤❤❤
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You are most welcome. 🙂 And so incredibly kind. ❤
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🙏💞
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Well, hot damn! That’s amazing, love it!
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Thanks so much Laurie 🙏❤
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You’re welcome!
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Reblogged this on A Lion Sleeps in the Heart of the Brave and commented:
Great piece by Olde Punk!
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Thank you!!
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My pleasure ❤
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Wow OP. This leaves me lost for words. I feel I’ve climbed a mountain with you, an intriguing, aching, sometimes weeping mountain. And I just want to send hugs. 💚🦋
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Thanks V💚 hopefully you had a good holiday 🙏
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Has been a mixed bag, mostly good, thanks! Lots of outdoor living this time of year, which has been lovely.
Hope you’re doing okay 💚
I’m off to a bbq. Cheers!
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Great, enjoy your BBQ! Cheers 🍻
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Thank you Dennis 🌸
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💚
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Wonderfully irreverent, I loved it!
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Thank you sir 🙏
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My Pleasure!
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Damn, OP! This is a masterwork. Well done!
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Thanks Eric! Appreciate it 🙏
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Holy damn OP. Such piercing angst!
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I’ve been known to be angsty 😁
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This reads like walking barefoot on hot coals and falling in love with the burn.
“hotboxed bath salts
tainted with the blood of a virgin
human trafficking my thoughts
across the void of crime and place”
Just. . . damn.
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Thank you my friend 🙏❤
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Reblogged this on Brave and Reckless and commented:
OldePunk shreds us to ribbons with his words and makes us love it.
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You are the best CRay🙏
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Reblogged this on erichmichaels and commented:
I feel like I just got into a knife fight with 1990s Beck and all I can do is admire the blood splatter. Check out Oldepunk at ramjetpoetry!
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Thanks Eric, I’m honored
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Amazing! Just reblogged with the comment: I feel like I just got into a knife fight with 1990s Beck and all I can do is admire the blood splatter. Check out Oldepunk at ramjetpoetry!
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Hey that’s a great comment. Thanks very much Eric 🙏🍻
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You’ve got some earth rending power, right here. Stretched my sinews reading this. High octane poetry makes a day more tolerable and the veins pump a little warmer. Thank you.
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That’s all a writer could possibly ask for! Thank you for your kindness my friend 🙏
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Reblogged this on The Lithium Chronicles and commented:
OP is one of the baddest asses I know. I want to write like him when I grow up.
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Thank you Nicole. You’re a badass 🙏🍻
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If your poetry was hard candy it would be sour as fuck before hitting that sweet creamy center
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LoL, thank you very much my friend
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Just brilliant. I don’t believe in resolutions. 🙂 Love this.
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Thank you Em🙏 good to hear from you ❤
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I’m very slow and behind. But I’m trying. 💜
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No worries kiddo. Hope you are doing well 😊
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I’m riding the rollercoaster, but the last few weeks have been more stable. A small reprieve from the worst. Grateful for that.
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Indeed. I’ve struggled mightily the past few months so I can completely understand. Take care of yourself my friend
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I’m sorry to hear that, D. I hope whatever is going on eases soon. Sending hugs! ❤
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Thank you. Hugs for you too!!❣
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Thanks! I might just be stable enough to handle them without falling over now. 😉
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Reblogged this on A Global Divergent Literary Collective and commented:
OldePunk
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Thank you my friend 🙏
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