Annieb222
@annieb222.bsky.social
I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands we live on & pay respect to all Elders past & present of all First Nations Australians, poet, https://annieb222.com/
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#BornBattleReady
in
that
last poem
that
I wrote
one
that's
a typographical error
one
that's
intentional
it's up
to
the reader
to
decide
which
that's
which
&
which
that's
calloused fingers
didn't feel
twitch
that's
it
youtu.be/cM4kqL13jGM?...
in
that
last poem
that
I wrote
one
that's
a typographical error
one
that's
intentional
it's up
to
the reader
to
decide
which
that's
which
&
which
that's
calloused fingers
didn't feel
twitch
that's
it
youtu.be/cM4kqL13jGM?...
Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by DigablePlanetsVEVO
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
#BornBattleReady
in
that
last poem
that
I wrote
one
that's
a typographical error
one
that's
intentional
it's up
to
the reader
to
decide
which
that's
which
&
which
that's
calloused fingers
didn't feel
twitch
that's
it
youtu.be/cM4kqL13jGM?...
in
that
last poem
that
I wrote
one
that's
a typographical error
one
that's
intentional
it's up
to
the reader
to
decide
which
that's
which
&
which
that's
calloused fingers
didn't feel
twitch
that's
it
youtu.be/cM4kqL13jGM?...
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#BornBattleReady
#vss365
as a lad, they'd beat me
about the head
until all I could see
was red
they sed
don't run with muchachos
their #wound hasn't yet bled
& one can only suppose
they're better off dead
stop
that's that's how callousness grows
I made friends instead
youtu.be/TsWAF-zZf_I?...
#vss365
as a lad, they'd beat me
about the head
until all I could see
was red
they sed
don't run with muchachos
their #wound hasn't yet bled
& one can only suppose
they're better off dead
stop
that's that's how callousness grows
I made friends instead
youtu.be/TsWAF-zZf_I?...
Muchacho's Tune
YouTube video by Phosphorescent - Topic
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
#BornBattleReady
#vss365
as a lad, they'd beat me
about the head
until all I could see
was red
they sed
don't run with muchachos
their #wound hasn't yet bled
& one can only suppose
they're better off dead
stop
that's that's how callousness grows
I made friends instead
youtu.be/TsWAF-zZf_I?...
#vss365
as a lad, they'd beat me
about the head
until all I could see
was red
they sed
don't run with muchachos
their #wound hasn't yet bled
& one can only suppose
they're better off dead
stop
that's that's how callousness grows
I made friends instead
youtu.be/TsWAF-zZf_I?...
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#WritingCommunity #poetry #vss365 #BornBattleReady #BlueSkyArtShow
Poetic form: lyrical prose
-
Sunlight On Callous Hands
#Callous hands dig into warm soil. Dirt particles are closing minuscule wounds on cracked skin. #Sunlight is filtering through leaves of towering...
1/5
Poetic form: lyrical prose
-
Sunlight On Callous Hands
#Callous hands dig into warm soil. Dirt particles are closing minuscule wounds on cracked skin. #Sunlight is filtering through leaves of towering...
1/5
February 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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#vss365 #BornBattleReady
hands #calloused eyes ain't
I go hard
in the paint
not a bard
just a haint
#wounds scarred
lookin' faint
oak tree back yard
matron saint
broken glass shard
diamonds taint
mason jarred
canned can't
youtu.be/or0pPY7sTkw?...
hands #calloused eyes ain't
I go hard
in the paint
not a bard
just a haint
#wounds scarred
lookin' faint
oak tree back yard
matron saint
broken glass shard
diamonds taint
mason jarred
canned can't
youtu.be/or0pPY7sTkw?...
Standin'
YouTube video by Townes Van Zandt - Topic
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 3:16 PM
#vss365 #BornBattleReady
hands #calloused eyes ain't
I go hard
in the paint
not a bard
just a haint
#wounds scarred
lookin' faint
oak tree back yard
matron saint
broken glass shard
diamonds taint
mason jarred
canned can't
youtu.be/or0pPY7sTkw?...
hands #calloused eyes ain't
I go hard
in the paint
not a bard
just a haint
#wounds scarred
lookin' faint
oak tree back yard
matron saint
broken glass shard
diamonds taint
mason jarred
canned can't
youtu.be/or0pPY7sTkw?...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Always sad to me
Seeing someone
Seemingly proud to be
Demented and hateful
Guess they're filling
Fate of their soul
Calloused
Where that heart should be
A darkness with no reflection
A destiny with no redemption
Fulfillment of devils wishes
With demons waiting
At the gate
#BornBattleReady
Seeing someone
Seemingly proud to be
Demented and hateful
Guess they're filling
Fate of their soul
Calloused
Where that heart should be
A darkness with no reflection
A destiny with no redemption
Fulfillment of devils wishes
With demons waiting
At the gate
#BornBattleReady
February 6, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Always sad to me
Seeing someone
Seemingly proud to be
Demented and hateful
Guess they're filling
Fate of their soul
Calloused
Where that heart should be
A darkness with no reflection
A destiny with no redemption
Fulfillment of devils wishes
With demons waiting
At the gate
#BornBattleReady
Seeing someone
Seemingly proud to be
Demented and hateful
Guess they're filling
Fate of their soul
Calloused
Where that heart should be
A darkness with no reflection
A destiny with no redemption
Fulfillment of devils wishes
With demons waiting
At the gate
#BornBattleReady
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#vss365
#BornBattleReady
she really thought
she was a #harbinger of doom
some line she bought
so I scootched over to make room
& let the #soothing start
it led us both to discover
a tender place in our heart
& I couldn't help but love her
so I write it in my art
youtu.be/HT0006dFgDQ?...
#BornBattleReady
she really thought
she was a #harbinger of doom
some line she bought
so I scootched over to make room
& let the #soothing start
it led us both to discover
a tender place in our heart
& I couldn't help but love her
so I write it in my art
youtu.be/HT0006dFgDQ?...
Sweet Side (Album Version)
YouTube video by Lucinda Williams - Topic
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 3:26 PM
#vss365
#BornBattleReady
she really thought
she was a #harbinger of doom
some line she bought
so I scootched over to make room
& let the #soothing start
it led us both to discover
a tender place in our heart
& I couldn't help but love her
so I write it in my art
youtu.be/HT0006dFgDQ?...
#BornBattleReady
she really thought
she was a #harbinger of doom
some line she bought
so I scootched over to make room
& let the #soothing start
it led us both to discover
a tender place in our heart
& I couldn't help but love her
so I write it in my art
youtu.be/HT0006dFgDQ?...
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#harbinger
@thepoetryarena.bsky.social
Entering the battle!
#harbinger Hope the screenshot is not too small to read.
@thepoetryarena.bsky.social
Entering the battle!
#harbinger Hope the screenshot is not too small to read.
January 31, 2026 at 4:52 PM
#harbinger
@thepoetryarena.bsky.social
Entering the battle!
#harbinger Hope the screenshot is not too small to read.
@thepoetryarena.bsky.social
Entering the battle!
#harbinger Hope the screenshot is not too small to read.
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#BornBattleReady
as the crow walks
it's a ways betwixt you & I
as the crow flies
it's further less
than as the crow talks
the distance grows in size
as the harbinger of death
squawks
it's just outside
I caw caw
coo day
caw caw
coo day
caw caw
coo day
but the crows
never fuck wimme
it's okay
as the crow walks
it's a ways betwixt you & I
as the crow flies
it's further less
than as the crow talks
the distance grows in size
as the harbinger of death
squawks
it's just outside
I caw caw
coo day
caw caw
coo day
caw caw
coo day
but the crows
never fuck wimme
it's okay
January 31, 2026 at 5:04 AM
#BornBattleReady
as the crow walks
it's a ways betwixt you & I
as the crow flies
it's further less
than as the crow talks
the distance grows in size
as the harbinger of death
squawks
it's just outside
I caw caw
coo day
caw caw
coo day
caw caw
coo day
but the crows
never fuck wimme
it's okay
as the crow walks
it's a ways betwixt you & I
as the crow flies
it's further less
than as the crow talks
the distance grows in size
as the harbinger of death
squawks
it's just outside
I caw caw
coo day
caw caw
coo day
caw caw
coo day
but the crows
never fuck wimme
it's okay
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#WritingCommunity #poetry
#vss365 #BornBattleReady #BlueSkyArtShow
Poetic form: Danza
-
If You Only Knew
If you only knew my love
The sleeve of sorrow ported
The strain of having sorted
Stolidly with silken glove
Tears amassed as named above
Harbinger's dreams...
1/3
#vss365 #BornBattleReady #BlueSkyArtShow
Poetic form: Danza
-
If You Only Knew
If you only knew my love
The sleeve of sorrow ported
The strain of having sorted
Stolidly with silken glove
Tears amassed as named above
Harbinger's dreams...
1/3
January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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#BornBattleReady #vss365
a raft o fuckers
was discussin'
quantum physics
blockin'
the grape soda fizz's
so
I handled my bizniss
& threw a #harbinger
into the #thrum
a chuckle might've got sum
but a full hardy har har
got the job done
they laugh
I'm drinkin' grape soda son
youtu.be/dimhKln0KBg?...
a raft o fuckers
was discussin'
quantum physics
blockin'
the grape soda fizz's
so
I handled my bizniss
& threw a #harbinger
into the #thrum
a chuckle might've got sum
but a full hardy har har
got the job done
they laugh
I'm drinkin' grape soda son
youtu.be/dimhKln0KBg?...
Woody Guthrie - the balad of Tom Joad
YouTube video by Ronald Blonk
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
#BornBattleReady #vss365
a raft o fuckers
was discussin'
quantum physics
blockin'
the grape soda fizz's
so
I handled my bizniss
& threw a #harbinger
into the #thrum
a chuckle might've got sum
but a full hardy har har
got the job done
they laugh
I'm drinkin' grape soda son
youtu.be/dimhKln0KBg?...
a raft o fuckers
was discussin'
quantum physics
blockin'
the grape soda fizz's
so
I handled my bizniss
& threw a #harbinger
into the #thrum
a chuckle might've got sum
but a full hardy har har
got the job done
they laugh
I'm drinkin' grape soda son
youtu.be/dimhKln0KBg?...
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There is that ominous sound
Always comes around
Icy is it's call
This harbinger of a fall
Nowhere to hide
Nowhere to go
Once lies abide
To take your soul
No more blindness
No kindness
That was left out of options
When you decided
To let evil
Permeate your bloodstream
#BornBattleReady
Always comes around
Icy is it's call
This harbinger of a fall
Nowhere to hide
Nowhere to go
Once lies abide
To take your soul
No more blindness
No kindness
That was left out of options
When you decided
To let evil
Permeate your bloodstream
#BornBattleReady
January 31, 2026 at 9:14 AM
There is that ominous sound
Always comes around
Icy is it's call
This harbinger of a fall
Nowhere to hide
Nowhere to go
Once lies abide
To take your soul
No more blindness
No kindness
That was left out of options
When you decided
To let evil
Permeate your bloodstream
#BornBattleReady
Always comes around
Icy is it's call
This harbinger of a fall
Nowhere to hide
Nowhere to go
Once lies abide
To take your soul
No more blindness
No kindness
That was left out of options
When you decided
To let evil
Permeate your bloodstream
#BornBattleReady
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#BornBattleReady #harbinger #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #Sonnet
Give Me Those Tears
Give Me Those Tears
January 30, 2026 at 2:42 PM
#BornBattleReady #harbinger #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #Sonnet
Give Me Those Tears
Give Me Those Tears
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You —
harbinger of heartache —
and me,
lacking lucidity …
two peas in a pod
rupture sod posing as our lawn
to rapture Mother Earth.
Sow some seeds soon
and call me.
If love blooms, how damn incredible
that we’d grow into something
irrepressible.
#BornBattleReady
harbinger of heartache —
and me,
lacking lucidity …
two peas in a pod
rupture sod posing as our lawn
to rapture Mother Earth.
Sow some seeds soon
and call me.
If love blooms, how damn incredible
that we’d grow into something
irrepressible.
#BornBattleReady
January 30, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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January 30, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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#vss365 #BornBattleReady
I suspected a #quixotic #ruse
when invited to speak
wore steel toes in case I needed weaponry to use
if it went to lookin' bleak
but they sed I reminded em of good things bout home
& not why they left it
I took it as a compliment of shalom
& they never told me to git
I suspected a #quixotic #ruse
when invited to speak
wore steel toes in case I needed weaponry to use
if it went to lookin' bleak
but they sed I reminded em of good things bout home
& not why they left it
I took it as a compliment of shalom
& they never told me to git
January 25, 2026 at 12:48 PM
#vss365 #BornBattleReady
I suspected a #quixotic #ruse
when invited to speak
wore steel toes in case I needed weaponry to use
if it went to lookin' bleak
but they sed I reminded em of good things bout home
& not why they left it
I took it as a compliment of shalom
& they never told me to git
I suspected a #quixotic #ruse
when invited to speak
wore steel toes in case I needed weaponry to use
if it went to lookin' bleak
but they sed I reminded em of good things bout home
& not why they left it
I took it as a compliment of shalom
& they never told me to git
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#BornBattleReady
#vss365
god #drizzled the swamp with #quixotic sand
I got iron boots on
in a squelchin' land
gravity's on loan
yeah I'm walkin' thru yer valley
shadowed by death
smellin the devil's breath
but I fear no evil
trackho's full o diesel
& I'm diggin a hole
youtu.be/1cdvtSn4tTo?...
#vss365
god #drizzled the swamp with #quixotic sand
I got iron boots on
in a squelchin' land
gravity's on loan
yeah I'm walkin' thru yer valley
shadowed by death
smellin the devil's breath
but I fear no evil
trackho's full o diesel
& I'm diggin a hole
youtu.be/1cdvtSn4tTo?...
The SteelDrivers - Wearin' A Hole (Official Video)
YouTube video by Rounder Records
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 3:56 AM
#BornBattleReady
#vss365
god #drizzled the swamp with #quixotic sand
I got iron boots on
in a squelchin' land
gravity's on loan
yeah I'm walkin' thru yer valley
shadowed by death
smellin the devil's breath
but I fear no evil
trackho's full o diesel
& I'm diggin a hole
youtu.be/1cdvtSn4tTo?...
#vss365
god #drizzled the swamp with #quixotic sand
I got iron boots on
in a squelchin' land
gravity's on loan
yeah I'm walkin' thru yer valley
shadowed by death
smellin the devil's breath
but I fear no evil
trackho's full o diesel
& I'm diggin a hole
youtu.be/1cdvtSn4tTo?...
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Q uestions ignite shadows
U nrealized galaxies sway
I magination fractures time
X enon sparks vanish
O bstacles shimmer, untamed
T enacity arcs endlessly
I dealism hums vertigo
C hallenges bend reality
#BornBattleReady #prompt #QUIXOTIC #writingcommunity #amwriting
U nrealized galaxies sway
I magination fractures time
X enon sparks vanish
O bstacles shimmer, untamed
T enacity arcs endlessly
I dealism hums vertigo
C hallenges bend reality
#BornBattleReady #prompt #QUIXOTIC #writingcommunity #amwriting
January 23, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Q uestions ignite shadows
U nrealized galaxies sway
I magination fractures time
X enon sparks vanish
O bstacles shimmer, untamed
T enacity arcs endlessly
I dealism hums vertigo
C hallenges bend reality
#BornBattleReady #prompt #QUIXOTIC #writingcommunity #amwriting
U nrealized galaxies sway
I magination fractures time
X enon sparks vanish
O bstacles shimmer, untamed
T enacity arcs endlessly
I dealism hums vertigo
C hallenges bend reality
#BornBattleReady #prompt #QUIXOTIC #writingcommunity #amwriting
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#WritingCommunity #poetry
#vss365 #BornBattleReady #BlueSkyArtShow
-
People call quixotic
the things which they don't
understand
Cold, drizzling doubts trick us
to entrust our faith
to their hands
But the survivors know
to keep believing
beyond dreams
It is...
1/2
#vss365 #BornBattleReady #BlueSkyArtShow
-
People call quixotic
the things which they don't
understand
Cold, drizzling doubts trick us
to entrust our faith
to their hands
But the survivors know
to keep believing
beyond dreams
It is...
1/2
January 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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#BornBattleReady
in 2001 I was a different me
I lived on the dry lake
iron ore rock & pine fer as I could see
for my sanity's sake
my friend Punkinhead was in the IATSE
& workin' the AMT
she gave me Man of Lamancha tickets for free
while there I saw my friend Beverly
youtu.be/OLXbV9iNUDk?...
in 2001 I was a different me
I lived on the dry lake
iron ore rock & pine fer as I could see
for my sanity's sake
my friend Punkinhead was in the IATSE
& workin' the AMT
she gave me Man of Lamancha tickets for free
while there I saw my friend Beverly
youtu.be/OLXbV9iNUDk?...
Dulcinea (Man Of La Mancha/1965 Original Broadway Cast/Remastered 2000)
YouTube video by Richard Kiley - Topic
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
#BornBattleReady
in 2001 I was a different me
I lived on the dry lake
iron ore rock & pine fer as I could see
for my sanity's sake
my friend Punkinhead was in the IATSE
& workin' the AMT
she gave me Man of Lamancha tickets for free
while there I saw my friend Beverly
youtu.be/OLXbV9iNUDk?...
in 2001 I was a different me
I lived on the dry lake
iron ore rock & pine fer as I could see
for my sanity's sake
my friend Punkinhead was in the IATSE
& workin' the AMT
she gave me Man of Lamancha tickets for free
while there I saw my friend Beverly
youtu.be/OLXbV9iNUDk?...
Reposted by Annieb222
#BornBattleReady #quixotic #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity
The Glade Creek Grist Mill
The Glade Creek Grist Mill
January 23, 2026 at 2:18 PM
#BornBattleReady #quixotic #Poem #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity
The Glade Creek Grist Mill
The Glade Creek Grist Mill
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January 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Reposted by Annieb222
One fucking prick
bursted the bubble
of a quixotic queen.
One could expect
castles to crumble
if reality make-believe.
One choice correct
in the ruptured rubble,
surrounded by grief:
One single brick
laid despite struggle
is "impossible" achieved.
#BornBattleReady
bursted the bubble
of a quixotic queen.
One could expect
castles to crumble
if reality make-believe.
One choice correct
in the ruptured rubble,
surrounded by grief:
One single brick
laid despite struggle
is "impossible" achieved.
#BornBattleReady
January 23, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Reposted by Annieb222
A daydream
Of a knight
In somewhat
Rusted armor
One who takes flight
On his trusty steed.
My quixotic hero
Dare I say
A devil don't care
Don Quixote
Only meant for me
Man of charm
With a touch of sadness
Pinch me
With a touch of madness
#BornBattleReady
Of a knight
In somewhat
Rusted armor
One who takes flight
On his trusty steed.
My quixotic hero
Dare I say
A devil don't care
Don Quixote
Only meant for me
Man of charm
With a touch of sadness
Pinch me
With a touch of madness
#BornBattleReady
January 23, 2026 at 2:54 PM
A daydream
Of a knight
In somewhat
Rusted armor
One who takes flight
On his trusty steed.
My quixotic hero
Dare I say
A devil don't care
Don Quixote
Only meant for me
Man of charm
With a touch of sadness
Pinch me
With a touch of madness
#BornBattleReady
Of a knight
In somewhat
Rusted armor
One who takes flight
On his trusty steed.
My quixotic hero
Dare I say
A devil don't care
Don Quixote
Only meant for me
Man of charm
With a touch of sadness
Pinch me
With a touch of madness
#BornBattleReady
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The moon sheds #quixotic moonbeams
Acrobatically toe point to toe point
We hang on spinning
In the shape of stars
Idolising distant horizons
Fearful not of any unbalance
Birds sing Sun skips
It’s a circus in the sky
And I
It’s award winning ballerina
#bornbattleready #poetry
Acrobatically toe point to toe point
We hang on spinning
In the shape of stars
Idolising distant horizons
Fearful not of any unbalance
Birds sing Sun skips
It’s a circus in the sky
And I
It’s award winning ballerina
#bornbattleready #poetry
January 23, 2026 at 5:16 PM
The moon sheds #quixotic moonbeams
Acrobatically toe point to toe point
We hang on spinning
In the shape of stars
Idolising distant horizons
Fearful not of any unbalance
Birds sing Sun skips
It’s a circus in the sky
And I
It’s award winning ballerina
#bornbattleready #poetry
Acrobatically toe point to toe point
We hang on spinning
In the shape of stars
Idolising distant horizons
Fearful not of any unbalance
Birds sing Sun skips
It’s a circus in the sky
And I
It’s award winning ballerina
#bornbattleready #poetry