It did not taper sharp enough
and the check did not engage the relief as it aught.
Knuckle whitening terror shook and the teeth were loosed.
Half way through the tap I changed my mind
and due to the poor construction,
this birdcage is more a work of art than a practical torture device.
Shine the steel all you want but the mind is still abused of it.
A bullet built somewhere between breath and butane sounds better
than the smile slowly leaving your face.
This dusty visage is but the stuff of wandering minds.
Unless you see the sights you never knew
there is danger in not keeping the gate closed.
Welcome
Hello, and welcome to my daily poetry blog. The following poems are improvised based on my day, general reflections, or by just allowing my mind to cruise in neutral without a filter. I have been working on this for something around two years now and have amassed a lot of words. You can either go through them page by page, or check out the "Hall of Better Poems" option in the right column. Please feel free to comment on what you like or dislike, and also subscribe below if you like this sort of thing. Thanks!
- Patrick Lyndaker
(typically I will write down my ideas on paper throughout the day and I may not get in front of a computer to transfer it. So I then dump a few days worth of poems at once.)
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