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  • End of the Lane

    doubt
    
    
    a look both ways,
    cross. 
    Modified
    to jaywalk diagonally
    your 
    tree-lined lane. 
    
  • five whole minutes

    My esophagus burns.
    It was 
    five whole minutes a go
    I was talking to you
    then five whole years
    as soon as we’re off the phone.
    
    The most confused 
    color yellow,
    desperately hoping
    to find its place
    on your dress…
    
    Stay tuned. 
    
  • As Always, A Privilege

    They held modesty
    in the threads 
    of their shirts - 
    pretense in laces
    of humble shoes. 
    While gems dripped
    from their mouths,
    each word, 
    each pea and carrot,
    you couldn’t buy;
    but would cost you
    your life. 
    
  • Preposterous Ponderings: Serious Cirrus

    I love weather. We can talk about the weather every day and it always changes.

    But I’d like a base understanding of my meteorological companion. Otherwise, we’re just two people with our heads in the clouds.

  • <3

    I’ll bite my whiskers to that
    toothless and ragged
    find a bargain and go halvsy
    cause valu is fifty-fifty
    
    your favorite rock’s a bison
    you’d like to meet Mary
    your favorite tunes are sappy
    but why waste the happy
    
    without you
    a shell of a man 
    found a tough nut to crack
    a cup and a half empty
    do that thing like you know you’ve known me
    
  • I lied

    When I said
    I was young
    and naïve 
    the last time
    my heart was broken.
    Every time
    was the truth. 
  • Preposterous Ponderings: Alive

    Sometimes I look up from myself and think is this life?
    Then I wonder, would that be so bad?

    As my mentor would say, “real cosmic shit, yah’ know?”

  • Right Now Ago

    If it doesn’t rip me to shreds,
    I don’t want it. 
    Give it to me cold and 
    something cruel. 
    Jaw dropping love 
    all tired and sore. 
    Where do I find the will to live?
    What fun is that? 
    
  • Tantalizing Tips: Laziness is the Work

    I often get questions from new readers about where the inspiration for my work comes from. Simply put, it often doesn’t. I rely primarily on a process of laziness that pays itself off in the long run.

    This process involves roughly 3-4 steps of meager time investments – generally opportune times when I’m bored or not busy anyway. Initially, I gather ideas by writing down characters, story snips, one-liners, etc. that pop into my head. This is often inspired by the world around me, but not necessarily so.

    Step two includes connecting these ideas. Sometimes I peruse notes and sometimes new ideas come to me as I conglomerate these loosely bound whizzes and quips.

    Finally, depending on editing and/or publishing, these last one-two part steps put it all together. I paint my finishing touches and clean up anything that feels disconnected.

    That’s it. You’ve made poetry.

    I don’t do it this way for every single piece, note. Sometimes I do a whole piece in one setting and sometimes it takes the course of several months to years to finalize a poem or short story. It all depends because I don’t invest a lot of time into willing ideas to the surface – I often find this does not work anyway.

    TLDR: How to write poetry the scribdbits way

    1. Gather data (ideas and concepts) – continuous.
    2. Organize – per piece.
    3. Edit and publish – per piece.