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Patrick Reed
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melodic meltdown core
actively passive nihilist
poetry for fun
epitome of hyperbole
aggressively mediocre
#poetry

Neighborhood Watch

lady down the way stopped us
said she “saw a bobcat”
i says “it probably wasn’t a bobcat”
she said “lock your doors and windows”
i says “i won’t be doing that”

hurry we have to
warn the whole complex
lock your doors
and hide your kids and pets
August 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Take My Thirty

kinda crazy when i say shit
i know i shouldn’t get away with
they stay face value
and algebraic
i stay in mania and pretend
to be on the road to rehabilitation
ok

think i’ll skip lunch

1/3
August 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Pot Luck

broken box full stock pop art and layman’s terms
shaved down three blades deep soothing burns
pot luck lunch full of abrasive views
smoke break before i warm up the barbecue

1/3
August 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
O potpourri of morning dew
purple melt into zinc white and sky blue
but i have to fucking work?
August 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Petrichor

rain lied to me again
said it would come last night
then whispered maybe today
as clouds rolled high
waving goodbye
i still wait
knowing the rain lies

reeds don’t ever ask for water
reeds don’t ask the wind to dance

counting shapes
forgetting colors
the best smells never last

#poetry
July 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
July 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Reposted by Patrick Reed
idolatry in dollars
worshippers of wealth
power, greed

ignoring the needs
of those who bring
about their profits

soon to discover
their business is
only as successful

as the way they
treat their employees
and patrons

advice from a former
small business owner

August 9th is coming.

#vss365
July 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
acrostic #poem about a #list they say doesn’t exist
July 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Take a Penny, Leave a Penny
i bet they’d ban that too
saying it “encourages loitering”
by some misread law
like hope could ever be a crime

but i still do it when i’ve got the cash
one red cent, copper bright
gleaming little beacon
like maybe it’s down to nothing
and this is just enough

(1/4)
July 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Reposted by Patrick Reed
A.I. Hey I
#poem #poetry #AI
July 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
#poetry
Down To Sleep

under the attic
under the runes
signals broken
can still hear tunes

orbs float down
the haunted hall
faces of agony
stretch the walls

ask your questions
make your marks
circle candles
in the dark

(1/6)
July 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
all i want to do is
sleep
all i want to do is
fucking sleep
all i want to do
is fuck and sleep
all i want to do is
fuck sleep
all i want is hands
in teeth
all i want is blood
and heat
all i want is sweat
on sheets
all i want is night
to eat

#poem (1/2)
July 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
monster energy? that’s just energy to me.
extreme weather event? just plain weather G.
sick of this shit?
cut scientists and regulators
and then consider it
or don’t.
live that silver spoon bullshit
and forget about it
flash floods won’t.
July 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Crypto-Reservoir

big beautiful bill, they passed it
signed snapped back elastic
promises made, promise canceled
empathy, or you’re a rat bastard
keep on feeding, keep on feeding

and in the ink still bleeding
sharpie squeaking it bears repeating
this is exactly where they were aiming

(1/2)
July 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
#poe-ish #poetry

trochaic octameter
July 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
it wouldn’t format correctly
June 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Lessons of Absurdity

we used to throw rocks
at each other like gods in preschool
gleeful bruised
worshipping the gravity of it all

now its bang bang
semiautomatics conducting
symphonies for the deaf
the neighbors clap
someone livestreams it to mars

#poem (1/3)
June 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
his birthday was a bust
they rained on his parade
tiny tyrant makes a fuss
so bombs fell yesterday
he is dogshit and we knew this
every cesar needs a brutus
claiming peace of jesus
dude is a judas
June 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
riffing off nursery rhymes for no kings day #poetry
June 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
my youngest, my wife and myself today
June 15, 2025 at 1:49 AM
OMW 2 VA TN

running lights foreboding
smuggling for personal use
left lane lead foot leaning
speeding control cruise
dancing on state lines
penny pinch petty crime

#poetry
June 15, 2025 at 1:17 AM
#poem

(g)nat attention span
scroll like flight patterns
loop de loop the feed
consume swarm plague
viva la cucaracha
in these trying timelines
🥚
June 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
lightnin’ bug highway
bio illuminating
windshield sticky green
June 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
it’s a big beautiful runaway freight train
they took the brakes off
the train has no brakes
a runaway freight train
called the united states
chugga chugga
don’t shoot
chugga chugga
don’t shoot
pull the switch and save the rich

1/2 #poetry
June 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
i don’t want to be anybody
i’ve seen how they are
i’ve seen what they go through
and when they’ve gone too far
i know self importance
i met self control
people that thought they were gods
‘specially after some snow

(1/2) #poem
June 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM