TheGameOfPoetry
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Detroit(ish). Reader. Runner(ish).
TGOP is the title of a short story I wrote many moons ago.
Detroit(ish). Reader. Runner(ish).
TGOP is the title of a short story I wrote many moons ago.
The Object was #Abject
But
I saw Hope amid the bleakness
Beauty among the desolation
Possibilities in the abyss
Light in the darkness
A chance in a million
The Object needed
To get clean
And healthy
But most of all
I needed to get away
From this mirror
And get my ass going
#vss365
But
I saw Hope amid the bleakness
Beauty among the desolation
Possibilities in the abyss
Light in the darkness
A chance in a million
The Object needed
To get clean
And healthy
But most of all
I needed to get away
From this mirror
And get my ass going
#vss365
August 18, 2025 at 1:46 AM
She was a #Pixie
She was an Imp
She was a Sprite
She wore a #Pixie
She wore a Bob
She wore a Perm
She liked The #Pixies
She liked The Pumpkins
She liked The Peppers
I was lucky enough to
Be her Elf
But like Spirits, Styles, and Sales
Nothing lasts forever
I’ll always remember though
#vss365
She was an Imp
She was a Sprite
She wore a #Pixie
She wore a Bob
She wore a Perm
She liked The #Pixies
She liked The Pumpkins
She liked The Peppers
I was lucky enough to
Be her Elf
But like Spirits, Styles, and Sales
Nothing lasts forever
I’ll always remember though
#vss365
August 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The storm came quick
Like a sock to the jaw
Left you there staggered
Wondering what you saw
It left even quicker
Leaving humidity and heat
The sun burns and you sweat
You just feel beat
The high temps drain you
Starting to feel low
But-Ho-All is well
On the horizon
A double #Rainbow
#vss365
Like a sock to the jaw
Left you there staggered
Wondering what you saw
It left even quicker
Leaving humidity and heat
The sun burns and you sweat
You just feel beat
The high temps drain you
Starting to feel low
But-Ho-All is well
On the horizon
A double #Rainbow
#vss365
August 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Day into Day
Week into Week
Month into Month
Year into Year
Rinse and Repeat
Until you realize
Your Teens are gone
As well as your
Twenties through Forties
And your Fifties are fading fast
Time doesn’t care
It’s gonna get ya
You gotta #Laugh
Made it this far
Let’s keep on truckin’
#vss365
Week into Week
Month into Month
Year into Year
Rinse and Repeat
Until you realize
Your Teens are gone
As well as your
Twenties through Forties
And your Fifties are fading fast
Time doesn’t care
It’s gonna get ya
You gotta #Laugh
Made it this far
Let’s keep on truckin’
#vss365
August 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
You are under the #Wisteria
Wearing your #Onyx earrings
So Cool
You spy me with a smile
My feelings for you
Go beyond #Spiritual
I wink back
Playing it smooth
The butterflies remind me
How lucky I am
I take your hand
You respond with a kiss
Maybe, I think happily,
We’re both lucky
#vss365
Wearing your #Onyx earrings
So Cool
You spy me with a smile
My feelings for you
Go beyond #Spiritual
I wink back
Playing it smooth
The butterflies remind me
How lucky I am
I take your hand
You respond with a kiss
Maybe, I think happily,
We’re both lucky
#vss365
July 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
You are under the #Wisteria
Wearing your #Onyx earrings
So Cool
You spy me with a smile
My feelings for you
Go beyond #Spiritual
I wink back
Playing it smooth
The butterflies remind me
How lucky I am
I take your hand
You respond with a kiss
Maybe, I think happily,
We’re both lucky
#vss365
Wearing your #Onyx earrings
So Cool
You spy me with a smile
My feelings for you
Go beyond #Spiritual
I wink back
Playing it smooth
The butterflies remind me
How lucky I am
I take your hand
You respond with a kiss
Maybe, I think happily,
We’re both lucky
#vss365
Feeling the cool breeze
The temps so sweet
So welcome
After record breaking heat
Close my eyes
Clear my head
Sit down
Stretch my legs
Hoping for some rain
To green the grass
To wash my car
To cleanse the past
Feeling so #Mellow
Starting to doze
I let it take me
To where-
Nobody knows
#vss365
The temps so sweet
So welcome
After record breaking heat
Close my eyes
Clear my head
Sit down
Stretch my legs
Hoping for some rain
To green the grass
To wash my car
To cleanse the past
Feeling so #Mellow
Starting to doze
I let it take me
To where-
Nobody knows
#vss365
July 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We could not wait
To break the rules
To shatter the norms
To run with our crowd
The times we had
The people we met
The trouble we got into
Was so worth it
Now years later
Dealing with it all
To return to the
Days of #Innocence
And start over
Doesn’t sound bad at all
#vss365
To break the rules
To shatter the norms
To run with our crowd
The times we had
The people we met
The trouble we got into
Was so worth it
Now years later
Dealing with it all
To return to the
Days of #Innocence
And start over
Doesn’t sound bad at all
#vss365
July 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
We could not wait
To break the rules
To shatter the norms
To run with our crowd
The times we had
The people we met
The trouble we got into
Was so worth it
Now years later
Dealing with it all
To return to the
Days of #Innocence
And start over
Doesn’t sound bad at all
#vss365
To break the rules
To shatter the norms
To run with our crowd
The times we had
The people we met
The trouble we got into
Was so worth it
Now years later
Dealing with it all
To return to the
Days of #Innocence
And start over
Doesn’t sound bad at all
#vss365
The heat is strong
The humidity is boss
Like a #Boxer in the shadows
I emerge from my house
In just my Boxers, earbuds,
And shades
Never looking better
This grass ain’t cutting itself
I return later
Beaten and battered
But successful
My trainer is happy
She smiles
That’s all I need
#vss365
The humidity is boss
Like a #Boxer in the shadows
I emerge from my house
In just my Boxers, earbuds,
And shades
Never looking better
This grass ain’t cutting itself
I return later
Beaten and battered
But successful
My trainer is happy
She smiles
That’s all I need
#vss365
July 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A shard of love
A bit of lust
A mote of joy
A #Scintilla of trust
Not much
To base a relationship on
Better than some
But wanting more
A shred of happiness
A trace of need
A speck of smiles
Our love is all I see
#vss365
A bit of lust
A mote of joy
A #Scintilla of trust
Not much
To base a relationship on
Better than some
But wanting more
A shred of happiness
A trace of need
A speck of smiles
Our love is all I see
#vss365
June 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
A shard of love
A bit of lust
A mote of joy
A #Scintilla of trust
Not much
To base a relationship on
Better than some
But wanting more
A shred of happiness
A trace of need
A speck of smiles
Our love is all I see
#vss365
A bit of lust
A mote of joy
A #Scintilla of trust
Not much
To base a relationship on
Better than some
But wanting more
A shred of happiness
A trace of need
A speck of smiles
Our love is all I see
#vss365
I stare into the
#Starscape
Looking for traces of you
Everyone says to look
For lost ones
In the clouds
In the blue
But I know
You will have
Gone farther
Like you always did
You never stopped
Where you were told
You just kept going
I trace your name
In the #Starscape
And miss you always
#vss365
#Starscape
Looking for traces of you
Everyone says to look
For lost ones
In the clouds
In the blue
But I know
You will have
Gone farther
Like you always did
You never stopped
Where you were told
You just kept going
I trace your name
In the #Starscape
And miss you always
#vss365
June 26, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I stare into the
#Starscape
Looking for traces of you
Everyone says to look
For lost ones
In the clouds
In the blue
But I know
You will have
Gone farther
Like you always did
You never stopped
Where you were told
You just kept going
I trace your name
In the #Starscape
And miss you always
#vss365
#Starscape
Looking for traces of you
Everyone says to look
For lost ones
In the clouds
In the blue
But I know
You will have
Gone farther
Like you always did
You never stopped
Where you were told
You just kept going
I trace your name
In the #Starscape
And miss you always
#vss365
Oh you #Guru
You will rue the day
When you told me
To bet my soul
On peace and happiness
When all I see
Is drama and chaos
I don’t need to wager
I need protection
Peace is a dream
Happiness is a luxury
I’ll be fine in my cocoon
Of Cynicism
And Wishful Thinking
It’s gotten me this far
#vss365
You will rue the day
When you told me
To bet my soul
On peace and happiness
When all I see
Is drama and chaos
I don’t need to wager
I need protection
Peace is a dream
Happiness is a luxury
I’ll be fine in my cocoon
Of Cynicism
And Wishful Thinking
It’s gotten me this far
#vss365
June 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I am the #Progenitor
I create madness
I create sadness
I generate happiness
I generate gladness
I design chaos
I design loss
I produce elation
I produce satisfaction
I am the #Progenitor
Of all the ups and downs
In my mind
Better than paying attention
To the outside world
I do find
#vss365
I create madness
I create sadness
I generate happiness
I generate gladness
I design chaos
I design loss
I produce elation
I produce satisfaction
I am the #Progenitor
Of all the ups and downs
In my mind
Better than paying attention
To the outside world
I do find
#vss365
June 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I am the #Progenitor
I create madness
I create sadness
I generate happiness
I generate gladness
I design chaos
I design loss
I produce elation
I produce satisfaction
I am the #Progenitor
Of all the ups and downs
In my mind
Better than paying attention
To the outside world
I do find
#vss365
I create madness
I create sadness
I generate happiness
I generate gladness
I design chaos
I design loss
I produce elation
I produce satisfaction
I am the #Progenitor
Of all the ups and downs
In my mind
Better than paying attention
To the outside world
I do find
#vss365
OMG!
This meeting is def #Primordial
Can’t remember the beginning
The end is nowhere in sight
Pretty sure I took a nap
No one noticed
Laptop is dead
As are all eyes
The speaker drones
Doing it just for money
No passion No meaning
I check my Link
For another job
Probably just like this
Sigh
#vss365
This meeting is def #Primordial
Can’t remember the beginning
The end is nowhere in sight
Pretty sure I took a nap
No one noticed
Laptop is dead
As are all eyes
The speaker drones
Doing it just for money
No passion No meaning
I check my Link
For another job
Probably just like this
Sigh
#vss365
June 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
OMG!
This meeting is def #Primordial
Can’t remember the beginning
The end is nowhere in sight
Pretty sure I took a nap
No one noticed
Laptop is dead
As are all eyes
The speaker drones
Doing it just for money
No passion No meaning
I check my Link
For another job
Probably just like this
Sigh
#vss365
This meeting is def #Primordial
Can’t remember the beginning
The end is nowhere in sight
Pretty sure I took a nap
No one noticed
Laptop is dead
As are all eyes
The speaker drones
Doing it just for money
No passion No meaning
I check my Link
For another job
Probably just like this
Sigh
#vss365
I remember her saying
Let’s go bowling
Let’s go to Burger King
Pick me up in the morning
Meet me behind the #Shed by the football field after school
‘Let’s hear it for the boy’
Get your suit and let’s go swimming
Your eyes are sparkling
It was decades ago
Seems like yesterday
#imyc #vss365
Let’s go bowling
Let’s go to Burger King
Pick me up in the morning
Meet me behind the #Shed by the football field after school
‘Let’s hear it for the boy’
Get your suit and let’s go swimming
Your eyes are sparkling
It was decades ago
Seems like yesterday
#imyc #vss365
June 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM