The grumpy poet, looking for beauty in the world. #writingcommunity #reading #vss365https://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kiija37keh2qno one knows the bird that flys me no one knows my heart was a stone no one knows the fear I softly moan but I do. I do. I wake today & collect my crayons I walk today & color outside lines I color until I weep out the death in #remembrance of you & bird flys flys flys #vss36508 Jan 2024 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kiija37keh2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kd6my2ieev2zI don’t have the #constitution for a world of war and hate starving children’s eyes climate crisis fate children killed at schools families at parade shot on Halloween for God’s sake I have fallen with this fallen world fallen love fallen, fallen such a waste #vss36502 Nov 2023 05:33 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kd6my2ieev2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kcwdca5v362xI don’t belong here my footsteps are so much smaller than yours I am a minnow beside a whale’s body I cast no #shadow and there is no echo to my voice #mpotd [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Oct 2023 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcwdca5v362xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kcuuku5wh62ythis is it this is the time as leaves #spin faster to the ground so does my heart spin into darkness I cannot bear to hear the empty trees crying for life again I, too, die a little every day until spring comes ‘round again #vss365 #spin29 Oct 2023 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kcuuku5wh62yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kbtujn2zv32rlet me dwell in the rapture of your hair until I become only the madness of you let me join you at the well that feeds our thirst as I drink in the crescendo of our rising then we’ll lie upon the dew of morning grass while my hands still tingle from the breath of you #vss365 #hand16 Oct 2023 05:24 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbtujn2zv32rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kboroat7xp2ycome lie with me in the tall grass and we’ll make music from wildflowers surrender to the warm earth relax, the mountains will be our sentinel our soft kisses will make shooting stars and even our whispers will echo amongst the gods that forever, forever, I am yours and you are mine14 Oct 2023 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kboroat7xp2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kborbikllx2ifound a little #Scotsman in my family tree someone speaking Gaelic in my genealogy I am told I’m from the Sterling Clan chanting Gang Forward whene’re they can those who share my blood will never wilt ‘cause they’ve got nothing underneath that kilt #vss365 #Scotsman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿14 Oct 2023 04:43 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kborbikllx2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kbmepqpxtq2bI am the grumpy poet I am the grey sky out in the rain with no umbrella smoking my demons #vss365 #demon13 Oct 2023 05:53 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbmepqpxtq2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kbhmxkp3gr2r#canary seated in the corner could not fly I feel like him some days wish I could shed this skin make more room for beauty amidst my loss of innocence here in this place I don’t belong #whistpr11 Oct 2023 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbhmxkp3gr2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kbeisxrfpo2scool blue we knew ancient secrets of our hearts Queen rules cinnamon King one foot in the ocean one on fire we flew because we knew we could never keep our feet on the #ground #vss36510 Oct 2023 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbeisxrfpo2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kbbmsrdyim24books, books, books poetry live theatre, dance, jazz playing classical guitar & singing the paranormal energy work - Reiki and Healing Touch certified reflexologist and yoga teacher genealogy making homemade cards & Artist Trading cards my best days are spent in nature &/or with animals [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Oct 2023 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbbmsrdyim24https://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kb57i3p2ca2bif you’re going to #stare stare at what’s inside of you too many judge what they do not approve too many judge what they don’t understand go gently on this earth be somebody’s hand go gently on this earth be someone’s soft place to land #whistpr07 Oct 2023 05:09 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb57i3p2ca2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kb56dddil42xI can’t find #recovery please can you cover me don’t know who I am I hope you’ll discover me I am not heavy will you please carry me I’m trapped in this place like someone has buried me I’m trapped in time, time has smothered me don’t know who I am but I hope you’ll discover me #vss36507 Oct 2023 04:48 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb56dddil42xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kawuzuqsvz2syou live in your black and white world judging everything colorful and happy I carry a rose to your soon-to-be grave you walk through life as if buried alive singing a tune of despair I wish I could help you but you’re too lost in yourself and immune to the love all around you #whistpr04 Oct 2023 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kawuzuqsvz2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kaqrerusi72psome days are so simple and beautiful I just want to crawl inside and bask in the warmth, so satisfied or be a favorite pet out for a walk in refreshing ease those days I am so #cheerful and so easy to please #whistpr02 Oct 2023 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaqrerusi72phttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kaoly2cjt52rdad, you didn’t exist for me you were just photos, the dust of history but now as I end my destiny I wonder about you who made me there’s no one to fill the #void that was you I dream of meeting you in an imaginary space and I get dry-mouthed, staged-fright shaking over this curiosity #whistpr01 Oct 2023 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaoly2cjt52rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kanqfhyi5e2f#snuggling close to despair the night is cold and starless I don’t have a white cane to lead me through this darkness why doesn’t life come with a map some holy Braille so I can feel my way out of these destitute days, a stick to fight my shadow self and break away from this madness #vss36501 Oct 2023 01:29 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kanqfhyi5e2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kalvvxwfo32xModel Travel Agent Assistant Buyer Crisis Line Counselor Adjunct Faculty, University Yoga Teacher Reflexologist [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2023 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kalvvxwfo32xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kalbstg4zx26I am the Moon my given name I only come out in darkness I was born under a midnight sky abandoned by the one who created me unsought unloved I am just a shadow a name given by the night a name to be whispered in #candlelight only #vss36530 Sep 2023 02:03 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kalbstg4zx26https://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kaj43hfwek2r#sorrow, my familiar friend relentless and indefatigable since ancient earth I have carried you me, always looking ahead you, always at my back what is the meaning of your hollowed eyes & why do you stare me down completely burning a hole right through me what are you trying to teach me #whistpr29 Sep 2023 05:15 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaj43hfwek2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kaih4djgu52jthere is no #party going on over here I have goblins coming out my ears not the fun kind you see on Halloween I did you wrong tho’ you were the best I’d ever seen can’t believe I sabotaged such a good thing I’ve got regrets coming out my spleen I gotta come clean I gotta come clean #vss36528 Sep 2023 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaih4djgu52jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kagyftohop2pit’s not my #parade I was not made in heaven I live in darker spaces where the sad things grow I am not made of cotton candy roses or pretty perfumed smiles I am of grit and dirty faces I am a soul who toils beneath the surface of happy places where no one else wants to go #whistpr28 Sep 2023 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kagyftohop2phttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kagm44yylk2ubright sky you taunt me I feel the opposite of your cheery up-in-your-face perfect day #laughing sky you mock me with your jovial wake up call I don’t want to open my eyes it should be cloudy and gray but it’s like you’ve already forgotten he left today #vss36528 Sep 2023 05:24 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kagm44yylk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wavywatts.bsky.social/post/3kagbukm54s2jsometimes we walk in roses sweet sometimes we rise in power we live in victory and defeat but it’s in love we breathe our finest hour28 Sep 2023 02:20 +0000at://did:plc:a3nlmfy6ckhhgplsuf4thy4g/app.bsky.feed.post/3kagbukm54s2j