Tres K. Gould
@thebattlequeen.bsky.social
Here for the poetry. Friendly menace. Flawesome af. Tattooed Golden Retriever. Might bite might not.
BattleBorn Brass #BornBattleReady @ThePoetryArena.bsky.social
BattleBorn Brass #BornBattleReady @ThePoetryArena.bsky.social
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Tres K. Gould
@thebattlequeen.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Toil! Toil
through rain and soil;
be the bane
of those who’d foil
anything
lively and loyal
‘fore blossoming
rightfully royal!
Enduring pain,
expanding floral,
we decorate
this mortal coil.
(My #BornBattleReady submission from last week’s poetry battle @ThePoetryArena)
through rain and soil;
be the bane
of those who’d foil
anything
lively and loyal
‘fore blossoming
rightfully royal!
Enduring pain,
expanding floral,
we decorate
this mortal coil.
(My #BornBattleReady submission from last week’s poetry battle @ThePoetryArena)
February 14, 2026 at 10:20 AM
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Tres K. Gould
This week's #BornBattleReady prompt word is: 4a.m.
Submit your poem by using our hashtag (QRT with hashtag if no space). Include your poem in this 🧵 for added engagement!
Submissions close Sunday at 9am EST
The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍
Submit your poem by using our hashtag (QRT with hashtag if no space). Include your poem in this 🧵 for added engagement!
Submissions close Sunday at 9am EST
The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍
February 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM
This week's #BornBattleReady prompt word is: 4a.m.
Submit your poem by using our hashtag (QRT with hashtag if no space). Include your poem in this 🧵 for added engagement!
Submissions close Sunday at 9am EST
The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍
Submit your poem by using our hashtag (QRT with hashtag if no space). Include your poem in this 🧵 for added engagement!
Submissions close Sunday at 9am EST
The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Join us for our weekly poetry battle @thepoetryarena.bsky.social
Where comraderie and competition collide! 💪✍️✨
Where comraderie and competition collide! 💪✍️✨
February 13, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Join us for our weekly poetry battle @thepoetryarena.bsky.social
Where comraderie and competition collide! 💪✍️✨
Where comraderie and competition collide! 💪✍️✨
Reposted by Tres K. Gould
Give thanks not only for peace, but also for the moments that shake you awake.
Triggers are not your enemies.
They are your maps.
Forward, MARCH!
#ThankfulThursday
Triggers are not your enemies.
They are your maps.
Forward, MARCH!
#ThankfulThursday
February 12, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Give thanks not only for peace, but also for the moments that shake you awake.
Triggers are not your enemies.
They are your maps.
Forward, MARCH!
#ThankfulThursday
Triggers are not your enemies.
They are your maps.
Forward, MARCH!
#ThankfulThursday
Reposted by Tres K. Gould
Congratulations, @saffronsuncat.bsky.social! You were selected to be this week’s Voice Of Valo(U)r👑
Our next #BornBattleReady prompt word is: 4 a.m.
Do not post your #poetry here. Battle will commence Friday at 9am EST
The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍
Our next #BornBattleReady prompt word is: 4 a.m.
Do not post your #poetry here. Battle will commence Friday at 9am EST
The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍
February 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Congratulations, @saffronsuncat.bsky.social! You were selected to be this week’s Voice Of Valo(U)r👑
Our next #BornBattleReady prompt word is: 4 a.m.
Do not post your #poetry here. Battle will commence Friday at 9am EST
The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍
Our next #BornBattleReady prompt word is: 4 a.m.
Do not post your #poetry here. Battle will commence Friday at 9am EST
The only rule is to aim for the heart — and don’t miss! 🖤⚔️🤍
And she’s okay!
February 11, 2026 at 2:13 PM
And she’s okay!
No I will not make out with you!
Hear that? This girl wants to make out with me in the middle of class. Ya got Chlorophyll Man up there talking about God knows what and all she can talk about is making out with me.
I'm here to learn, everybody, not to make out with you! Go on with the chlorophyll.
Hear that? This girl wants to make out with me in the middle of class. Ya got Chlorophyll Man up there talking about God knows what and all she can talk about is making out with me.
I'm here to learn, everybody, not to make out with you! Go on with the chlorophyll.
February 10, 2026 at 1:22 PM
No I will not make out with you!
Hear that? This girl wants to make out with me in the middle of class. Ya got Chlorophyll Man up there talking about God knows what and all she can talk about is making out with me.
I'm here to learn, everybody, not to make out with you! Go on with the chlorophyll.
Hear that? This girl wants to make out with me in the middle of class. Ya got Chlorophyll Man up there talking about God knows what and all she can talk about is making out with me.
I'm here to learn, everybody, not to make out with you! Go on with the chlorophyll.
Reposted by Tres K. Gould
When pain is left unexamined, it calcifies. When grief is swallowed instead of understood, it hardens the heart.
Our Voice of Valo(U)r finalists did not turn callousness outward. They dared to hold it, question it, and alchemize it ⬇️
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Our Voice of Valo(U)r finalists did not turn callousness outward. They dared to hold it, question it, and alchemize it ⬇️
freeonlinesurveys.com/s/1hXfgM1G
February 9, 2026 at 9:47 PM
When pain is left unexamined, it calcifies. When grief is swallowed instead of understood, it hardens the heart.
Our Voice of Valo(U)r finalists did not turn callousness outward. They dared to hold it, question it, and alchemize it ⬇️
freeonlinesurveys.com/s/1hXfgM1G
Our Voice of Valo(U)r finalists did not turn callousness outward. They dared to hold it, question it, and alchemize it ⬇️
freeonlinesurveys.com/s/1hXfgM1G
Reposted by Tres K. Gould
#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?...
In other news, how'bout that Superbowl halftime show?
👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥
👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥
a man wearing a white t-shirt that says togetherness on it
ALT: a man wearing a white t-shirt that says togetherness on it
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:51 PM
In other news, how'bout that Superbowl halftime show?
👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥
👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥
Reposted by Tres K. Gould
#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?...
Reposted by Tres K. Gould
#BornBattleReady Link to poem on my website below and text in first comment for those who prefer not to use the link:
annieb222.com/2026/02/07/l...
annieb222.com/2026/02/07/l...
Love
…has its own tides Image courtesy of Adobe Stock Love is a master of disguise, delicately intangible always hiding its secret hunger in the ethereal whispers of our desires entangled and entw…
annieb222.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
#BornBattleReady Link to poem on my website below and text in first comment for those who prefer not to use the link:
annieb222.com/2026/02/07/l...
annieb222.com/2026/02/07/l...
I will not say what came to mind when I read the line, “diamonds taint” 🤐
a cardboard box that says box of shame
ALT: a cardboard box that says box of shame
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I will not say what came to mind when I read the line, “diamonds taint” 🤐
Reposted by Tres K. Gould
#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?...
Reposted by Tres K. Gould
#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
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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 10:33 AM
#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
Reposted by Tres K. Gould
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
Reposted by Tres K. Gould
Shouting out
At the top of my voice
Piercing through
The clouds up above
To the heavens
So it will shower down on all
Hope that it will change
Bad to good
I don't care
If its #callous at all
Somehow this voice
Has to be heard
Instead of being
Lost in the crowd
#BornBattleReady
At the top of my voice
Piercing through
The clouds up above
To the heavens
So it will shower down on all
Hope that it will change
Bad to good
I don't care
If its #callous at all
Somehow this voice
Has to be heard
Instead of being
Lost in the crowd
#BornBattleReady
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Shouting out
At the top of my voice
Piercing through
The clouds up above
To the heavens
So it will shower down on all
Hope that it will change
Bad to good
I don't care
If its #callous at all
Somehow this voice
Has to be heard
Instead of being
Lost in the crowd
#BornBattleReady
At the top of my voice
Piercing through
The clouds up above
To the heavens
So it will shower down on all
Hope that it will change
Bad to good
I don't care
If its #callous at all
Somehow this voice
Has to be heard
Instead of being
Lost in the crowd
#BornBattleReady
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food insecurity @vanres74 a022e13jan25
... while,
let's not forget,
to focus with a lambent light,
there are some other tens of millions
who are fat and obese and callous and "overnutrished"
with the...
vanres1974.blogspot.com/2026/02/a022...
#BornBattleReady
#callous
x.com/vanres74/sta...
... while,
let's not forget,
to focus with a lambent light,
there are some other tens of millions
who are fat and obese and callous and "overnutrished"
with the...
vanres1974.blogspot.com/2026/02/a022...
#BornBattleReady
#callous
x.com/vanres74/sta...
February 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
food insecurity @vanres74 a022e13jan25
... while,
let's not forget,
to focus with a lambent light,
there are some other tens of millions
who are fat and obese and callous and "overnutrished"
with the...
vanres1974.blogspot.com/2026/02/a022...
#BornBattleReady
#callous
x.com/vanres74/sta...
... while,
let's not forget,
to focus with a lambent light,
there are some other tens of millions
who are fat and obese and callous and "overnutrished"
with the...
vanres1974.blogspot.com/2026/02/a022...
#BornBattleReady
#callous
x.com/vanres74/sta...
Reposted by Tres K. Gould
THE WHEEL 🎡
Some wounds never heal,
Some wounds ain’t as bad
As my brain-bits make me feel.
#BornBattleReady #wound #vss365
Some wounds never heal,
Some wounds ain’t as bad
As my brain-bits make me feel.
#BornBattleReady #wound #vss365
February 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
THE WHEEL 🎡
Some wounds never heal,
Some wounds ain’t as bad
As my brain-bits make me feel.
#BornBattleReady #wound #vss365
Some wounds never heal,
Some wounds ain’t as bad
As my brain-bits make me feel.
#BornBattleReady #wound #vss365
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All those sinister robots
straight off the factory floor
looking at you straight
through their dark callous eyes
somebody’s money saving dream
we need to break this pattern
stop them from
marauding our proud beloved streets
until we lose all dignity
#BornBattleReady
@thepoetryarena.bsky.social
straight off the factory floor
looking at you straight
through their dark callous eyes
somebody’s money saving dream
we need to break this pattern
stop them from
marauding our proud beloved streets
until we lose all dignity
#BornBattleReady
@thepoetryarena.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 9:03 AM
All those sinister robots
straight off the factory floor
looking at you straight
through their dark callous eyes
somebody’s money saving dream
we need to break this pattern
stop them from
marauding our proud beloved streets
until we lose all dignity
#BornBattleReady
@thepoetryarena.bsky.social
straight off the factory floor
looking at you straight
through their dark callous eyes
somebody’s money saving dream
we need to break this pattern
stop them from
marauding our proud beloved streets
until we lose all dignity
#BornBattleReady
@thepoetryarena.bsky.social
Reposted by Tres K. Gould
Reposted by Tres K. Gould
Your #callous fingers
Broke my fragile ribcage
But my warm heart
Regrew it
Though now calcified tenfold
My heart
Won’t break anymore
And you wear the shameful cloak
Of heartbreaker forever poisoned
And I wear the armour
Of nobody’s fool
#bornbattleready #poetry
Broke my fragile ribcage
But my warm heart
Regrew it
Though now calcified tenfold
My heart
Won’t break anymore
And you wear the shameful cloak
Of heartbreaker forever poisoned
And I wear the armour
Of nobody’s fool
#bornbattleready #poetry
February 7, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Your #callous fingers
Broke my fragile ribcage
But my warm heart
Regrew it
Though now calcified tenfold
My heart
Won’t break anymore
And you wear the shameful cloak
Of heartbreaker forever poisoned
And I wear the armour
Of nobody’s fool
#bornbattleready #poetry
Broke my fragile ribcage
But my warm heart
Regrew it
Though now calcified tenfold
My heart
Won’t break anymore
And you wear the shameful cloak
Of heartbreaker forever poisoned
And I wear the armour
Of nobody’s fool
#bornbattleready #poetry