Contemplations From A Black Star Citizen.
He takes pride in being vile
A glimpse of the hidden smile
When all seems to go south
For others, More so
For his sisters and brothers.
Proudly drinking malice
From his golden chalice;
Which seems to refill
With each swig
Getting drunk off his own sins.
Pretentiously zealous
Yet prone to jealousy,
Ironically wants to be
A winner on all fronts
Yet he’s on none.
– Original-Dante ©2016
As much as I wish
To take credit
For the tap dancing you hear
In the background
All praises
Are to be directed
To nature’s downpour.
– Original-Dante ©2016
Photograph by:Â BartoZ
Subtract the supposedly  bright future
And by process of elimination
Its a really dark place
Where the words and thoughts
Can take you.
The Area 51 of the mind
A dark zone
Unbeknownst to ones’ self
Well,
Until you rebirth the slick
With every bit of ink
In your possession;
Giving the canvas
The most elaborate tattoo.
Clad in white
Fighting the darkness
With countless lines
Coming from a fountain pen
Engraved with an infinity sign
I balance the spectrum.
– Original-Dante ©2016
Photograph by:Â Hengki24
What am I doing
If I accept things
As they are?
Submitting
To a predetermined formula …
Perish the thought.
– Original-Dante ©2016
Photograph by:Â Freerunner1989
Doubters are the fuel
Do something amazing
Watch as anger
Sets them ablaze;
They are, quite literally,
The “extra-bit-of-light” providers
For your road’s lantern.
– Original-Dante ©2016
Take the low tide for granted,
You’ll sink like granite.
– Original-Dante ©2016
Photograph by:Â FenwickParrody
I’ll neither confirm nor deny
That you’ll hear me snap
If i’m busy writing
And you derail
My train of thought.
– Original-Dante ©2016
Photograph by:Â same-but-different
The gravitational pull
On those who give
All they have
To those they meet.
– Original-Dante ©2016
First off, Happy New Year everyone,
I know its a bit late for me to say that, but as they say, better late than never; Â and in my case, it came close to that (being never that is). 12 hours before New Year my cousin brother and I got into a car accident; at this point its old news, but then…well, it was something. Decided to keep to myself for a little bit, that dose of perspective shaped the beginning of my New Year. No-one got hurt (Thank God) but I wasn’t exactly reflecting positive vibes for the last few days.
Otherwise I hope you all enjoyed, it couldn’t have been bad for everyone :P. Funny thing though, I get to say I had the accident Last Year instead of Last Week, makes it sound further than it actually is (slight placebo effect is helping me forget faster).
To get into better spirits I looked at all my poetry for this year and selected the top 10 that were most liked by other bloggers, hope you enjoy 🙂
– Original-Dante ©2016
Fine-tuning others
Or you
To please another
Is best left in tech,
Not human beings.
People either like
Who you are
Or they don’t.
Relieve
The unnecessary pressure,
As you unleash yourself
From the novel confines
Of societal expectations.
– Original-Dante ©2015
Photograph by:Â Patatina
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