A paradeOf tortured soulsMarches byMy bloodshot eyesAs another nightTakes its toll But soonThe sun will riseAnd so must I Yet amid the wailsAnd primal screamsI hear the talesOf the In BetweenWhere NightHas long since endedBut Day has yet to comeDare I dream?
Author: Matt
Yo, hi, hello. I'm just your standard sarcastic, cynical, satirical guy who doesn't care much for acting in an 'age appropriate' manner, whatever that means. I write poetry and short stories. Want to know anything else? -> https://mspoetry.com/whos-matt
Dysturbia
We’re the Disunited Kingdom of DysturbiaA once great nation now a dystopiaWhere the leaders cling to power while the rest of us sufferAnd it won’t be long before we all turn on each other We’re the Disunited Kingdom of DysturbiaA nation run by the state-fed mediaAnd no-one has a clue who to even trust‘Cause of [...]
Twelve Months
There may be daysI fantasizeAbout you And I envy othersWhen I see themWith you But I'd be lyingIf I saidI miss you The best thing thatI ever didWas quit you I never thoughtI ever wouldResist youAnd it tookAll of my strengthTo do soBut everydayI make it throughWithout youI know the best thing thatI ever didWas [...]
hanging by a thread – out 04/04/22
"Society is hanging by a threadAnd if we don’t actIt’s going to snapOur necks" Society is hanging by a thread. Or several. Either dangling from a noose or suspended from a marionettist’s paddle. Or a frayed rope, ready to snap and send us all plunging into the abyss. The poems in this collection explore some [...]
Suicidal Idolism
Media, once social,Now is nothing if not tribal ‘Followers’ another wordFor a herd of blind disciples Hanging off the every wordOf the wealthy and entitled Popularity the faithOf the braindead and the idle Hashtags become commandmentsBy which judgement shall by passed With scripture shared so thoughtlesslyBy zealots unabashed Worshipping false godsOf a modern-day religion That [...]
Six months sober
I kinda want to give you the clichéd crap where I say it's been a long hard road, or I would only have made it this far with the support of my friends and family. But that wouldn't be true. In all honesty, the hardest part of it has been dealing with the constant "Are [...]
Laid To Waste
We are the generationDoing that which must be doneBut with no thanks to you;We gotta do this on our own It is we who bear the burdenOf the choices that you madeYou weighed us down with crossesThat we’ll carry to the grave ‘Cause while you were busy dreamingHolding on to yesterdayYou forgot about tomorrowAnd the [...]
Teach Don’t Taunt
IgnoranceIs not a crimeBut somethingWe can address Through teaching -Not ridicule -Is how we allProgress As childrenWere we laughed atWhen we gotA question wrong Or did ourTeachers aid usDo their bestTo help us learn So why do weAs adultsShow othersSuch disdain When we know thatWe could help themIf we took timeTo explain
Ramblings: Just get the damn vaccine
If you are fortunate enough to be able to choose whether or not to receive the vaccine for a potentially fatal disease, what possible reason could you have for declining it? Aside from genuine medical/health concerns, I cannot think of a single one. And by health concerns I mean people who are actually unable to [...]
Where I’m at right now.
I'm not writing much at the moment. Not poetry, anyway. My main focus, creatively, has been on musical compositions or trying to make progress with one of several story ideas. I'll likely look to combine two or three at some point, but I need to figure which world/MC I want to keep. Otherwise I've been [...]
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