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[dwolfram]

and when the crutches

almost do you in and are left behind

your whole body

will fight

every decision your brain makes

with anthills, hair loss, and random aches.

#poem #poetry #creative writing #prose poetry #prose #poetry riot

[dwolfram]

some work to pay bills.

some work so they don't off themselves.

truth comes,

in dream states

sometimes bearing roses

sometimes rabidly snarling

#poem #poetry #creative writing #writing #prose poetry #prose #prose poem #poetry riot #lost

[dwolfram]

booktok shelf

Surprised by its existence

at a big downtown bookstore

and mesmerized by the covers

I stood in front of a five shelves bookcase

with BOOKTOK written at the very top.

I was lulled by the wildflowers and bleeding apples

of shelf number five,

stunned by the dragons that would definitely kill me

if they weren't a graphic design, on shelf number four

enthralled by the details of

the moon and sun design on bookshelf number three

that ended up mixing up with

depictions of couples passionately kissing on bookshelf number two

then a plain white cover with an elegant black font, stood alone, on bookshelf number one, all the way at the bottom,

"THE IDIOT" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

#poetry #poem #prose poetry #prose poem #writing #creative writing #poetry riot #prose #booktok #fyodor dostoyevsky

[dwolfram]

life

it's always 2 AM

palms are sweating

stuck in a stranger's kitchen

at a tasteless party

the music's blasting

teeth are chattering

jaws are swinging

cups are filled to the brim

and words are flying.

and it's always 2 AM

and it's always "one more round before we go"

and it always ends with disaster.

life on repeat

until all turns black.

#poem #poetry #writing #creative writing #prose poetry #prose poem #poetry riot #prose #dark academia

[dwolfram]

[dwolfram]

"O Mikey, Where Art Thou" (audio link at the bottom)

I could only be there for a dream so I gathered my one month's worth of words a bottle of rum and a small bag of weed, hurried and got to his crib.

"You know it's a shame that this PA doesn't go up to eleven because tonight we're going on a Holy Bender" he exclaimed in excitement as I entered.

He led the way with a Nyorican jive and elegance fueled strut to the living room.

The poster over his couch caught my eyes "help me God, 'cause man won't" it read.

We sat back on the leather seats we filled our glasses and we got ready to begin.

We puffed and we sipped exchanging ideas, finishing the bottle of rum and moving on to gin. We puffed and we sipped moving with style further down my dream.

Last night, I was chilling with Mikey.

We wrote together, drank together, smoked together, sought for thrills that righteously put the Holy to our bender.

'Til in the end we didn't need the PA to go up to eleven 'cause we were too busy living to be concerned about Hell or Heaven.

Listen: https://dylanwolfram.bandcamp.com/track/o-mikey-where-art-thou

#poem #poetry #prose poetry #creative writing #prose poem #prose #fiction #writing #poetry riot #Miguel Pinero #nuyorican poets cafe

[dwolfram]

taste, knowledge, love;

these things are

not supposed to be

a competition,

they are supposed to be respected.

#poetry #poem #writing #prose poem #prose #poetry riot #creative writing

[dwolfram]

Brand New Eyes

we’re all lost

in this jungle

of concrete

and fear

and loneliness

and perpetual chase

of money power.

we’re all lost

and afraid

that one day

the sun might not rise.

we all need

assurance, warmth

acceptance

or love

as they call it one word.

we all need

to choke

and kill

what holds us down

buried underground

beneath piles and piles

of superficial hapiness

we all need

to look at the world

with a set of

brand new eyes.

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[dwolfram]

no room for negativity

It was the weather of

my favorite baby blue

short-sleeve shirt

when I passed by that bar

and the side window caught my eye:

a photo of my bruised face

hair disheveled but in an artful way

and not in one of my favorite short sleeve shirts

was put up with the following written

"don't buy him drinks."

I snapped a quick one with my phone

leaving out the negative part

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[dwolfram]

the earth is on fire

scorched blackbirds

sing about it daily

the end has come and gone

the new beginning's stuck in traffic

one more moon

one more melody.

#poem #poetry #creative writing #prose poetry #writing #dark academia

[dwolfram]

Damn.

#hotwatermusic #hot water music #Youtube

[dwolfram]

the rain was pouring

and we were bone dry,

wondering and wandering

aimless and comfortable

wrapped in our chemical blankets.

tiptoeing between the raindrops

is an overlooked art, I'm drawn to.

under the bright lights of banks and stores

where the stars are no longer visible

right in the city's loins

some find bigger crutches

and some find themselves.

#poem #creative writing #prose poetry #prose poem #writing #dark academia #fiction #poetry #poetry riot #prose

[dwolfram]

#laura jane grace

[dwolfram]

the sky's Gatsby's mansion

there was a party last night

I forgot my hat at the door

and I got work on Monday

and my head is cold

the sky's Gatsby's mansion

it's true and it's a long way home

#poem #poetry #creative writing #prose poetry #dark academia #prose #the great gatsby #poetry riot #prose poem #writing #great gatsby #fiction

[dwolfram]

here's to the ones who stuck to the plan

Honored their dreams and followed their hearts.

Here's to the ones who got lost in the way

Darkness found them and held them back

some forever others for a day.

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[dwolfram]

…and finally,

it’s daytime. The sun shed its light and made every nightmare, inhabiting the darkness, a little, somewhat, more bearable.

…and finally you’re out of bed. You wash your teeth drink your coffee get dressed

and off you go out the door. Trying to block all your dreams

for 8 hours

in order to do

your job.

…and the clock ticks to the end of your shift.

Maybe a couple drinks

at the local bar and back home to wash down every thought that haunts you maybe since your teenage years

with a scotch whiskey and a couple of pills.

…and we say “thank God, this day ended” instead of saying “Goddammit, another day that I didn’t live,”

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[dwolfram]

it's a cycle

Sadly you can't beat nature

There will be death

but compared to life

death is a trifle.

No matter the strength of your rope

the sun will come and go

the moon will rise and glow upon

a thousand dreams or terrors

bound to show there's light

and it's up to you where you'll focus.

#poetry #poem #creative writing #life #death #blah #dark academia #spilled ink #poetry riot