Average Poet

Monitor

2026-10-11T17:21:15.348-07:00

What’s your resolution

Are you noticing blur

Was the latest execution

Not as clean as you prefer

Will the artificial stir

Incite a revolution

And if it does occur

What’s your resolution?

Different Beat

2026-10-06T13:58:13.446-07:00

When I started to suffer

I sought to buffer

Myself from the rest of the world

Words were my refuge

Against the cold deluge

Of pain that life constantly hurled

I took every lashing

My baby teeth gnashing

Withdrawing with each throbbing welt

I can still see it clearly

Someone I loved dearly

Unwinding that red leather belt

The shattered illusion

Created confusion

Abandonment issues ballooned

Apologies inferior

When I looked in the mirror

And saw the unwarranted wound

I remember the staring

Of those who were caring

That asked if I had taken a fall

“Yes I just tumbled.“

I reluctantly mumbled

There was nothing more, that was all

I continued escaping

The ignorant gaping

Of those who would never understand

And then began writing

Completely delighting

In solitude’s lack of demand

My pen isn’t fancy

My temperament chancy

But I managed to somehow survive

I’ll keep grinding verses

Till my spirit disperses

When I am no longer alive.

Verified

2026-09-28T04:13:04.000-07:00

How much of what we see is real?

How much of what we think and feel

Is something someone else contrived

The very second we arrived,

A bundle of potential they

Immediately start to sway,

Another fresh consumer born

The cold machine shall ply with scorn

Determined to destroy each soul

Their techno mojo can’t control,

So don’t believe what you have seen

Upon your precious little screen

If you do you'll pay the price

And always will be their device.

Syntax

2026-09-18T14:52:39.405-07:00

I tried to give my life meaning

But never could clearly define

This latent apprehension

That defies comprehension

And always has me leaning

On these battlements of mine,

When context has no bearing

The truth won’t make much sense

Avoiding the arrangement

That spells out my estrangement

Facilitates the tearing

Down of this old fence.

Schematics

2026-09-11T14:42:05.932-07:00

Twenty years after the fall

Their lies were enough to appall

Twenty-five years now and still

Deceit continues to spill—

Such tales (like towers) grow tall

Such schemes (like ever) will kill.

Unsurpassed

2026-08-19T04:35:54.195-07:00

If you simply watch time pass

It drags, insanely slow

But spend it playing in the grass

It’s gone before you know

Work is seldom ever fun

And pleasure doesn’t last

Make sure before your time is done

Each tick is unsurpassed.

Unbridled

2026-08-03T14:39:24.788-07:00

If you only do

What they tell you to

How free are you?

Exclusively say

The words they okay?

Then you obey.

Ignore the strains

Of those without reins

You prefer chains,

But if you strive

For expression to thrive

You may feel alive.

Vanished

2026-07-31T07:00:13.546-07:00

Have you ever felt you don’t exist?

That’s how I feel most of the time

Like if you tried to grab my wrist

Your hand would pass right through

And in your mind a thought would chime

What happened to the man I knew?

I just can’t seem to force my heart

To buy the perpetual lie,

I'll never populate the chart

Compiled by those overlords

Who pick apart data to try

To dominate the hordes,

And I certainly won’t ever wear

A label upon my lapel,

So, am I really there,

Is obstinance a remedy for rue?

I ponder in my private hell

What happened to the man I knew?

Sit!

2026-07-22T11:27:22.238-07:00

I looked up and howled

“Please end this slump!”

The universe growled

Like a dog in a dump

I looked down and sighed

My chances quite small

To calm this canine

With no leash at all.

Outlier

2026-07-17T16:50:07.261-07:00

Intensely aware

Of the microscope's glare

He stays on his own little slide

Away from the germs

And uncertain terms

Where others tend to reside

If he must interact

He keeps an exact

Extension of distance between

Himself and the lot

So anxious to plot

A way to be rude or obscene

Mutations occur

And boundaries blur

As data reveals hidden trends

He'll study it all

Through his test tube wall

Until the experiment ends.

Sparse

2026-07-14T16:52:46.087-07:00

The longest day, when light should linger

Suddenly turned dark

And nothing could eliminate the pall

Which made it hard to place a finger

Anywhere near the mark

Of what had dimmed that twenty-four carat ball.

I stood upon a hemisphere

That currently was warm

But knew tomorrow shivers would arrive

Another less-than-fruitful year

I guess it’s just the norm

To forfeit more the longer you survive.

Crash Course

2026-06-24T03:56:23.672-07:00

“I’m here to make people feel better.”

He said with an insincere grin

I could tell by his haughty demeanor

His concern was the eighteenth pin

And not the impending procedure

This doctor insisted I need

While touting his role as a healer

But not his addiction to greed

They said, “You’re the last of this session.”

Then rapidly reamed out the guck

And gave me an indelible lesson—

How it feels to be hit by a truck.

To The Quick

2026-06-17T05:40:06.931-07:00

I see the age in my hands

As truth impales my heart

Eviscerating my soul,

We honor those who depart

Their fate beyond our control,

The balance has its demands

And isn’t concerned who feels whole,

The ache in my heart expands

As hope and I slowly part.

Dawning

2026-06-04T14:26:21.314-07:00

It seemed that time stood still last night

Which really was a shock,

I smiled, until I saw the light:

The battery died in my clock.

Enemy of The State

2026-05-18T15:14:03.967-07:00

Oh little purple flowers

It’s time for you to go

Forgive me purple flowers

The mower's got to mow

I'm sorry little purple flowers

You tried your best to bloom

But those obsessed with civic powers

Have brought about your doom.

Aground

2026-04-30T06:20:00.000-07:00

I tend to shun flip-flopping

For once I’ve chosen a course

I follow without stopping

And jettison remorse

But those who keep returning

To familiar shores

Will never feel the churning

Of a daring heart that soars.

Half Full of It 😁

2026-04-03T06:11:00.000-07:00

Believe it or not, I was once young

Before comprehending how much regret stung,

For sadly today, it’s all I can do

To not live my life in perpetual rue—

I fail without fail, so I guess you could say

It’s a whimsical tale of success my own way.

Outlet

2026-03-25T10:14:00.000-07:00

It seems the flow hasn't faltered

Although the path was altered

To roll through various states

Where an ocean of love awaits.

Post Flood

2026-03-23T19:12:00.000-07:00

You can keep it flowing

And see where it’s going

Or stop the progression

With your intercession

Just like Ye Olde log jam

But bark will make bitter

Where there was once glitter

To leave a mud bath

In the aftermath—

Who gives a damn!

The Old Fire Spot

2026-02-19T07:37:00.000-08:00

She was your match

You dreamed of fire

And gave her a scratch

As sparks flew higher

But here’s the catch

All flames expire

The embers grow cold

And you feel the chill

Of no one to hold

Who gives you a thrill

Which makes you less bold

With a withering will

The days blur by

You live with your lot

No point to cry

You took your shot

So many things die

At the old fire spot.

One Less Time

2026-02-18T03:16:00.000-08:00

It’s okay to be flat

When playing for those

Content to remain on the plain.

In key? None of that!

But someone who knows

Is begging you, please, to refrain!

Counter

2026-02-05T07:23:00.000-08:00

We don’t see each other much these days

He's busy being a teen

While I grow more set in my ways

And reluctantly careen

Right into the golden years

Despite the tarnished sheen

As he encounters grinding gears

Within the old machine

And hopefully he’ll figure out

When dangling between

Their dogma and internal doubt

To always use his bean.

Getting Burned 🔥

2026-01-15T04:09:00.000-08:00

My heart is filled with fire

Though you don’t feel the same

Amused by my desire

You fan the futile flame

Through a twisted wire

But this is not a game

The circumstance is dire

Despite your lack of shame

I make room on this pyre

For you to finally claim.

I Decline

2026-01-12T13:30:00.000-08:00

I'm slowly sinking down

To depths I’ve never known

And fear that I may drown

Less-than-buoyant, alone.

But how can one convey

I'm slowly sinking down

For most will simply shrug and say,

“Hey things will turn around,

so there’s no need to frown!”

They won’t see how far you’ve sunk,

“You’re slowly sinking down?

C’mon let’s go get drunk!”

But I of course refuse

A night out on the town,

Detachment has its dues,

I'm slowly sinking down.

Manufactured

2025-12-17T05:43:00.000-08:00

The giant’s huge ego made him seem big

(convinced the whole world was his racket to rig)

He lives in a land of lascivious lies

(and still weaves his whoppers, what a surprise)

He sold out his subjects and sauntered away

(dismissing their welfare so he could just play)

Then published his prattle to claim victimhood

(a fraudulent fool who is simply no good).

***Hey all, for those unfamiliar with this tale, I worked in a factory for almost 30 years for an arrogant ass whose bad deals abruptly ended a highly profitable business which employed many people. Now he writes a book claiming it was the government's fault despite the fact he publicly supported the local scum (still in office forever) that backs the destructive policies he blames for the closing.***