i am corrosive fabulous
Satirically rich
endemic of impudence
praying in ditch
to she who found outbound
signal forward fallen back
into times when we were alive
fostered by notions of the young
i miss that look in your eye
i know it will not spark anew
pontificate but do not preach
we’ve all driven down this road
vertigo sky bursting open in palm
of my hand as i face the same as ever was
but i am not who i used to be and so
everything has dimmed a little
i can see rust and the dust
wear, and tear
dents and bents and scratches
you could do with a new paint job
no longer enchanted by your luster
of soft manufactured values
muddled, befuddled, and caught in last light
i didn’t remember your name
until the other night
i always wonder why ink
is so black, standing above cool
of your brazen skin
i felt i thought i read your name
on the back of my hand
but no, when i looked again
mirror showed me shame
stain the culprit with poison arrow
don a crown and name us Laszlo
Slavic, not that Disney shit
the Norse in my blood screams to make war
i force facade of temperance
my shield is of service
i live as another and accept
penance bestowed
i slick back remorse
but i’ve repented enough
these words have more meaning
than your slap and shove
nickel arcade nonsense and one side
shoebox shine
i am just counting days and biding
until the time is right to strike
lightning in genie bottle
pull my cork and imbibe
i may believe in Jesus
but that don’t mean I’ll take a dive
eyes used to have meaning
but menace is all they now see
some of it is mine
but not all of it was me….
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This is exceptional. Line after line I adore!! 👏👏
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thanks so much! appreciate it!
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Welcome!:)
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Welcome back, OP! Damn! (as always)
and I know this feeling (the Norse in my blood screams to make war) well. 🙂
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Thanks very much Eric
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Outstanding! All these lines flowed like a mighty river! I loved it.
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thank you Mr. Clever, good to hear from you. I hope life isn’t being mean 🙂
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It was, for a while, but it was also being very nice. Now, the mean part is less mean, and the nice part is nicer!
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Excellent!! 🙏🍻
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It always works out somehow… lol
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If it didn’t I think we’d be in real trouble 😁
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True!
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It sounds like my excuse for living – One More Time!
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Thank you
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Good to see you! Sending healing vibes, which I know can be an internal war. These lines were exceptional:
“these words have more meaning
than your slap and shove
nickel arcade nonsense and one side
shoebox shine”
Because you, my friend, see through that façade, no matter how shiny they make it.
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Ha, thanks Amaya. Great to hear from you. 🙏🖤
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Recently got into writing poetry, but this is inspiring. A sure favourite
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Thanks very much, I’m honoured. I will read some of your work soon. Thank you very much for taking the time to comment 🙏
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👍💟
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Thank you 🙏🖤
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You fucking bring it, O.P. 💣💥
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I appreciate you sis, thank you 🖤🙏
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I adore you, bro. ❤ Thank you for always having my back. You're my number one.
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I feel the same way my friend. 🖤🍻🖤
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Dark, very Good. ☺👍
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Thanks!
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Reblogged this on A Global Divergent Literary Collective and commented:
Olde Punk/RamJet Poetry
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🙏🖤
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Most excellent my friend.
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Thanks Sunshine, hope you’re getting back to normal. Drop me a line soon 🙏🖤
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Reblogged this on erichmichaels and commented:
One More Time by Oldepunk at ramjetpoetry. After reading this…I am not who I used to be. The. Real. Deal.
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Wow, thanks so much Erich 🙏
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My friend…you are very welcome!
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Damn man, you are incredible.
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Thanks Nicole 🙏🖤
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