#vss365#Traveled to
Another realm
Beyond
My space and time
There
I met another “Me”
Who was
In quite a bind
He’s beset
By troubles
And travails
So worse than mine
I gave
My condolences
But when
I turned to leave…
I’m knocked out
Rat steals my life
Now he
Has all my cheese
I #travel the untrodden roads
and make my own rules
for the swirling design of society
is too intricate to comprehend
victims take pleasure
in victimizing fellow people
I cover my tears of blood
with a mask of indifference
my beauty isn't fragile
it knows self-defense
#vss365#bionicanadian
"Sholmes, every banana in the market is gone"
"Geriarty dug a tapering escape tunnel, Hatson"
"A tunnel?"
"Yes It narrows towards his house"
"How do bananas fit into this?"
"He plans to feed the guards until they forget why they're chasing him"
#vss365#taper
I'm sick of the concept of guilty pleasures. Just enjoy what you enjoy. Rock those cargo shorts. Enjoy that Rick Springfield album. Have a soft spot in your heart for pro wrestling. Read trashy novels. It's your life, not someone else's.
The Lostai called it a healing pad. The sheet adhered to the wound and repaired tissue, muscle, tendons, nerves, and even bones. I didn’t say much as I worked on repairing Montor’s injury. The whole process took about half hour. By then, the rain had #taper-ed off.
#vss365
"So by the way that wallpaper #tapers towards the window..." I pointed out.
"I know wat ya goin ta say, nd it's not ma fault!" Riz retorted.
"Not your fault? Riz! We're trapped in a monster that disguised itself as a house! A house you led us into!"
#vss365#riztherogue
‘Why is Mom mad?’
‘She complained that I never spend quality time with the family. So, I decided to make sand castles with Gramma. But just when I was about to give the tower an elegant #taper finish, Mom came & ruined everything.’
‘So, did you start over?’
‘No! She took the urn away.’
#vss365
One way to spot a hitter is to look at his clothes. You'll see tight sleeves and #tapered trousers to avoid grasping, desperate fingers and jackets just big enough to hide the unsightly bulge of a pistol. It’s a distinctive silhouette we in the biz call killer couture.
#vss365#microfiction
My energy has #tapered off. We moved nearly two weeks ago and I’m knackered both physically and mentally. Time goes past quickly and I find myself staring into space even though I’ve got loads of things to do. Oh well. Be kind to yourself, I say #vss365
When our design firm took the job for Mr. Morningstar, I noticed the house he wanted built had six bedrooms, six bathrooms, and six bonus rooms. It also sat on a property that was exactly 6.66 square #miles. Red flags, you know? Luckily, even the devil’s money is green.
#vss365#microfiction
To be fair, it’s a lot to expect from a person when they move 225 #miles across country and then face two storms in one day. What we’ve learned? The roof is water tight and one day, during a worse storm, the huge puddle at the side of the house might reach the doors #vss365
"Are we dere yet?" Riz asked.
"We have a hundred #miles left to London...So no," I replied, having heard him ask a thousand times already.
"So, wat ya sayin is...We're not dere yet."
"Wonder if it's a traffic violation to throw a pest out of a moving car..."
#vss365#riztherogue
They flood the world with propaganda for no other reason than to make you #doubt the truth. You're a lot easier to manipulate when there's nothing to grab onto.
#vss365
#vss365
The rogue A.I.
Robin Hood
Began to sow
Great #doubt
It seems that
The banking game
The bot
Has figured out
Robin realizes
All mankind
Pivots
On its dimes
And folk like me
Will follow him
If he makes dimes
Mine
Now opening
His emails
Has been
Declared a crime— 🤭
#BraveWrite#vss365#tanka#haiku#Poetry#commitment#photography
depression drowning
me in what we almost had
yet bluer than blue
my #commitment ran to the stars
while yours set them on fire
while we both ascribed
the end #fueling in the eyes
of one another
💙🕊️
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-
the journey back
has left me
empty-handed,
my voice betrayed
by stage fright.
a liar, it seems,
who’s lost his [lyre].
no backtrack -
no Eurydice.
my commitment
to being [better]
has left me beneath
a godly sunset,
seeking the sin
of a shadow.
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#poetry#vss365
desolate shoreline
the dry grass of yesteryear
combed once in a while
#DailyHaikuPrompt#desolate#haikuchallenge#yester#haiku#BlueSkyPoets#sea#photography
"My #commitment to you is I'm going to let the voices in my head guide me. My policies will be based on my fear, anxiety, and growing dementia. Also, and I promise this, I'm going to steal everything not nailed down."
- Why politicians never tell the truth
#vss365
After one complete revolution of having no punishments and showing #commitment to my schedule, Kaya agreed I was ready to be trained in telepathy.
“Montor, one reason you cannot initiate telepathic communication with me is because I block my mind when I am with you."
#vss365
"Sholmes, all the prices of menu dishes have disappeared"
"Geriarty is #fueling a test of customer patience, Hatson"
"How will people order?"
"He wants the diners to guess the prices and appreciate the surprise when the bill arrives"
#vss365
The #feuling stations that cling to asteroids in the Kuiper Belt are run by big mining corporations. You can get fissionable material for your jump drive, food, water, and replacement parts. You can also get shot dead if they even suspect you’re an “independent operator.”
#vss365#microfiction
“Do you think you should eat that much for breakfast?” He gawped at the spread.
“#Fueling myself for the day.”
“Going for a run?”
“I wish. Goal is a load of wash before court, pick up the kids, then work on the brief, and start dinner. You?”
“Edit my book.”
She grabbed his bagel. #vss365
#vss365
Feels like King Kong
Stands on my chest
So I
Can draw no air
Situation
Seems so hopeless
It’s #fueling
My despair
My granny told me
“Pray to God”
He dissed me—
Or don’t care
Perhaps,
I should get off my ass
And be the change
I dare…
We escape the attack but at the cost of completely deviating from our target and losing our transportation and most of our supplies. Trudging through blizzard conditions and massive drifts of snow is no walk in the park, but no one complains, adrenaline #fueling our pace.
#vss365
Standing before the old bridge, the mayor pledged its timber as winter #fuel for the poor.
“The bridge is iron,” a fisherman remarked from the riverbank.
The mayor thanked him for his support and turned to the cameras.
#vss365#microprose
"Sholmes,the librarian is #nervous. Every bookmark has disappeared"
"Geriarty is our culprit,Hatson"
"Why do that?"
"He wants readers to abandon their books and buy his invention"
"What is it?"
"A bookmark that reads the story aloud including the pages you skipped"
#vss365
"Err, do ya fink dat Alice got her mail yet?" Riz asked #nervously.
"Is about that apology letter you had to send? Embarrassed over it?"
"Ya mean dis apology letter?" Riz replied sheepishly.
"What did you send?"
"Maybe a list of insults?"
"You're dead."
#vss365#riztherogue
Used to be a poker player before I became a contract guy. I was good, too. Could read a rube’s hand just by looking at 'em. Little gestures, #nervous tics, talking too much. All tells. Now those same skills tell me when a guy is about to go for his gun or run from mine.
#vss365#microfiction
She takes his hand
beneath the linen
to where her breath
grows uneven
Her #nervous laughter
warms his neck
For so long
she has loved him
through words
Now his fingers pause
at her waist
and she turns
to kiss him
with an unfinished
sentence
#vss365#bluesky#poetry