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David Thorne

@darthorne.bsky.social

I'm a neurodivergent X-ennial. I crave validation and avoid interaction. It’s complicated.

I write things, play pretend with friends, and dispense information no one asked for.

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David Thorne

@darthorne.bsky.social

@paintbuywords.bsky.social
My kids are old enough to start using the cans of African I'm still getting through.
#vss365 #prompt #gratitude

It’s the thought that counts

It’s the thought that counts

When your girlfriend-of-a-month’s mum

Buys you another Lynx box set.

When you have known me for thirty years,

It might be fair to assume

The box set belies no thought at all.

December 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM

David Thorne

@darthorne.bsky.social

@wipsnips.bsky.social

First attempt at a #WIPSnip prompt.
#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #High

The Boring Man

I never chased the high,
the thrill, the joyride,
whatever form it took.

People all around me
went on their adventures
or swallowed them whole.

They call me boring.
They call me a coward.
They do not see the fire.

Chaos, ever clawing at its bonds,
I have tamed a beast.
One false step
and my world will fall.

December 19, 2025 at 8:06 AM

David Thorne

@darthorne.bsky.social

@po3try.bsky.social I have really enjoyed these prompts, thank you Mike.

#RetroArtPrompt #heartfyre @artbyseranya.bsky.social

Heartfyre

Oh, what a coarse and wicked thing
the fire of love can be:
a gnat that crawls beneath the skin
and nests where none can see.

It feeds on touch and kindly words,
it smoulders deep within,
till you catch your own reflection
with a loathsome, smitten grin.

What vile and irksome hogwash
this love, this hope, this joy.
I won't fall into that again.
That con, that ruse, that ploy.

December 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM

David Thorne

@darthorne.bsky.social

First time posting on this #. I hope you like it.
#PoemsAbout #Money
@thebrokenspine.co.uk
#poetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets

Birthday Money
On broken shoes
I walked the few blocks
To the local Chinese takeaway.

I had been to one once,
With a foster family.
They asked me what I wanted.
I don’t think I’d ever been asked before.
I struggled to find any words.

I can’t remember what I ordered.
Only the sweet, salty, richness,
And the warmth
As we sat around the table,
Them offering up their plates.
Urging me to try everything.

I ate like I didn’t know
Where my next meal would come from
While they chewed thoughtfully
And smiled at my joy.
It was close to perfect.

So I found myself,
A grubby little kid,
Paying for a memory
With notes folded in a birthday card.
Running home,
The slap of an untethered sole
Echoing with each step.

We ate in silence,
Fast and greedy,
The TV a picture
Of a perfect world
Out of reach.

I want to tell that boy:
You cannot fix broken people,
Food cannot fill the void,
Money cannot buy love.

December 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM

David Thorne

@darthorne.bsky.social

With my wife doing all the Christmas shopping, it's really getting manic. 😄

@ourpoetryx.bsky.social
#OurPoetryX #poetry #accelerate

The Glacial Grindstone

Life is going a mile a minute.
Just last week I had a doctor’s appointment.
My first draft is due in six months,
And on Monday I have to go shopping.

It’s about time I took a break,
Found the space to relax,
Somewhere cosy to put my feet up
And watch the world go by.

December 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM

David Thorne

@darthorne.bsky.social

@blueskypoetry.bsky.social

It's petrol station flowers at this point.😐

#BlueSkyPoetry #BSPP48

#poetry #poetrycommunity #candleflicker

Heaven Scent

What do you get
the woman who gave you everything,
a life, a home, a family?
The cosmos could not make recompense.

What do you get
the woman who taught you to love,
who showed you a life worth living?
No bauble could suffice.

What do you get
the woman who showed you a better world?
Not a man among us knows,
but a scented candle is a start.

December 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM

David Thorne

@darthorne.bsky.social

@blueskyrelay.bsky.social @poetguygabe.bsky.social

A bit of a stretch 🙂

#BlueSkyRelay #precursor

Pre-Curser

This is going to be shit
I won’t have any fun
I should have stayed at home tonight.
I didn’t want to come.

I bloody hate these people.
Elizabeth’s a bore.
Peter should be on a list.
And Martin’s just a chore.

I won’t be fucking social.
I’d rather be in bed.
I can’t be arsed with stuff.
It does me in the head.

-

That was really something.
An awesome night, you know.
We should see those friends more often.
I’m glad I made you go.

December 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM

David Thorne

@darthorne.bsky.social

@po3try.bsky.social

My catch up poem. I love the Nordic characters too much not to.

#RetroArtPrompt #qaqqaq #Krampus #Jólakötturinn #wassail @artbyseranya.bsky.social

Yule Hunt

As Krampus went a’wassailing
Around the qaqqaq, cold.
He came upon jólakötturinn
A wonder to behold.

He tiptoed softly through the den
To dodge the yule cat’s ire
For he had not received a gift
Of stockings or attire.

But then a child in his sack
Let out a mournful cry
And Krampus stood before the beast
As it opened up an eye.

Up qaqqaq and down qinngua
The festive feline chased
Until at once a hut appeared
The perfect hiding place.

Krampus, soon, would know his fault
I think you will agree,
For he wandered into Grýla’s den
And he’s just in time for tea.

December 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM

David Thorne

@darthorne.bsky.social

I reserve the right to make a maudlin poem about how much I do regret stuff when I feel less chipper and Christmasy.
@paintbuywords.bsky.social

#vss365 #prompt #regret