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Notes from the Abyss
It's been said that poetry is a history of the human soul.
What stories will our souls share?
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Metamorphosis
The greedy caterpillar, selfish and hungry, Is a blight on all he passes. He takes and takes and takes, And takes, Giving no thought to...


The world’s a dangerous place
Watch out! Beware! Be frightened and scared— The world’s a dangerous place. The truth that you seek Can be seen on TV, So just turn it on...


Let Food be thy Medicine
“Let food be thy medicine!” a wise man once said, But with profits to be had, the industry’s in bed, With creatures whose schemes keep...


The infinite
To confine the infinite into comprehension, This is the role of philosophy and religion. Though words cannot carry you the entire way,...


Stuck
I’m stuck, with pen in my hand and nothing to write, No good thought comes to my head. Perhaps I’m too weak to break free from this...


I Think
I think, therefore I have no fucking clue what’s going on.


Monkey Business
My mind is a monkey, untrained Its mischief and noise unrestrained But if I just sit And watch all its fits Its madness will slowly be tamed


Intellect
To know without understanding, When presumed notions mask immediate experience. To hear without listening, When the loaded response is...


Doubt
The folly of man is not hunger for power, Nor wealth, nor the thirst for unwavering clout. It’s the perilous pride that builds the great...


I’d tell myself
If I could start again, I’d do things differently. I’d go back and save myself From years of pain and suffering. I’d travel back as an...


2 Steps back
I worked hard to develop my patience, and I feel like it’s coming along. I paused when you weren’t understanding right away, and held my...


Sharp Words
Sticks and stones may break my bones, But words hurt ten times worse. I don’t dare believe what the mind conceives, Its commentary...


Boredom
Once upon a time, having nothing to do Was what everyone wanted— no more. Now a moment left alone is a moment too long, The mind can’t...


Mediocrates
There once was a man of philosophies Whose life was full of hypocrisies “Why do your best? Just give up and rest,” Thus said the great...


An Ode to Socrates
To be hated in life is no measure of a man’s worth. For history unravels lies once pride’s hand releases the reins and time reveals the...


Success
I want it, I need it, I’ll fight hard for my destiny To make it to the top and be all I can be I’ll conquer this mountain, no matter what...


How Much for a Soul?
For years, I was broke— just enough in my account to eat, to pay rent, and sometimes, not even that. So I learned to make money, I swore...


My funeral
I want thousands of people at my funeral, So I’d know the impact I had on others. This was my goal when I was young And foolish What a...


Fighting for Glory
From a nation built on battle, won with war, and glorified by gore, comes a man who misses his children, though he fights for a just...


Self-Destruction
We are all killing ourselves. Some with guns, others with pills, knives, rivers, ropes, And all manners of human ingenuity. Folks in a...
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