Ragged Journal

Sometimes you just don't like your writing, and that's OK. Give it space, come back to it later. There might be something there, after all.

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This world, this doomed existence, it might not be much but it's mine. You'd do well to remember that. You didn't think you could setup your own little utopia unnoticed, did you? Nothing happens unless I WANT it to. But I am not without mercy. Serve me, or watch your lands burn to ash
#vss365

Survival, #2 But then it hit me… like a ton of bricks. It all came rushing back, crawling forward from the dark recesses of my mind, something I’d rather forget…

Finally got around to updating this short story horror #wip. More to come soon 🖤

Part 1 here: raggedjournal.com/2025/03/11/s...

Survival is a post-apocalyptic adventure told through journal entries. Discover what doomed the world, it might be closer than we think

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Evaporates the tear
In the endless moment of regret
Pattern will repeat

To be wild and free
Untethered. Untamed. Unsure.
Just don’t look behind

#haikufeels #haiku #senryu #poetry

Bind

Sweaty summer nights. The fan above my bed spinning, sending down waves of relief. Should probably get that AC fix’d, but that takes time & money, and who’s got both these days. No. Reckon I’ll just wait it out, toss & turn a bit longer. The gentle hum of the fan—a modern ‘merican lullaby.
#vss365

The ocean in view
I found this, for you
The color is true
Blue

I thought, “What to do”
With a gemstone so new
Then out of the blue
I knew

I’ll carve & I’ll curve
Smooth and ensure
that each little angle reflects
A light in the dark
My sapphire shaped-heart
Desire to love & protect
#vss365 #poetry

Nothing remains of my yesterdays
Everything that came before
Is a forgotten pile of ash
Left behind in the firestorm
Of your arrival

J. C. 07.24.25

#poetry #ourlovestory #lovepoetry

Heart hurts from whiplash
Future plans built on sands shift
Dude, just get a grip

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Grasp

Crimson candy tinged with pink
never fails to make me think

Bubbles blown, without a care
Just keep out of my new hair
It cost a fortune,
set on the porch an’,
all undone in just a blink

If this to you, sounds like fun
have a piece of bubble gum

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Feeling futurist
A patch away from perfect
Code gospel hits wrong

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Spinner of stories
Caught in the lie, thread runs dry
Bitterness unwound

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Scheme

Standing here,
looking out over the dunes—
constant change,
imperfect,
enduring

Some grains of sand shift upwards,
a warm current has them
they rise and fall
gentle movement,
tracking the ocean breeze

I’m here more often,
as I get older
Some meaning in it,
this shiftless motion

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Face in her clothing
Scent and memory combine
Ache with could have been

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Linger

Where to stay tonight
"How about the Bates Motel,"
Think I'll keep driving

#haikufeels #haiku #vss365 #writing #gamble

Silent space, be still
Quiet mind, body, and soul
Here, we find balance

#haiku #meditation #writing #micropoetry

Look what comes this way
Obnoxious one—breaks the peace
Echoes in their wake

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Catches dying word
Drifting on summer zephyrs
Engine coughs and dies

"Then every twinkle is your grave, and every smile your ghost." Awesome! Great writing 🖤

That's me, Mr. Moody 😂

Thank you for reading and commenting, friend. I appreciate it. Rock on 🖤

Light filters through each crack in your story, splintering into painful fragments of clarity. Try to lie, please deceive. The truth comes out in the end, no matter how you mask it, and this prism sees right through. Reality sets in. Am I angry, or amused? I can't tell anymore, so I allow it to continue. One day I'll grow up… One day, I'll grow bored...

Light filters through each crack in your story, splintering into painful fragments of clarity.

Try to lie,
please deceive.

The truth comes out in the end, no matter how you mask it, and this prism sees right through...

#vss365 #poetry #writing #diary #journaling #relationships #prism

Back again so soon
Care to take another spin
Shake, Shuffle, and Roll

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She tapes her hands in silence. Outside the locker room, the crowd chants a name that isn’t hers. They don’t know her. Not really. They know the boxer, the woman who doesn’t flinch, who never turns down a fight, no matter how bloody it gets. But they don’t know the way she hums under her breath, an old lullaby her mother sang once. They don’t know that her first fight was to get her baby brother out of their father’s fists. They don’t know the notebook in her bag, filled with dreams written in cramped, neat lines. They don’t know her dreams, and wouldn’t believe it if they saw them. The myth was too strong. The bell rings. She steps out. Twelve ounces of leather on each hand. Twelve years of fury in her chest. She isn't fighting her opponent. She’s fighting herself, her pain, her demons. One punch at a time. And every punch is a prayer.

The #VSS365 prompt was #Boxer

"Myths aren't meant to bleed" 🖤

Great writing

Sacred ratio
Give too much or too little
Got to get it right

#haikufeels #writing #haiku #senryu #relationships #balance #poetry

A dull thud, and a heavy hand. Sweat misting off with each contact. Pushed beyond exhaustion. Digging deep, finding just a little more. Raise your arm, now your eyes, keep going. One round, two? Doesn't matter. Just keep going. Who are we fighting? Ourselves? Always ourselves
#vss365 #boxer #writing

Keep saying the truth

Rehearse the tired lines
with an empty I love you
and a hollow ache

#haikufeels #rehearse #haiku #senryu #poetry

Thank you so much for reading and the wonderful comment. I appreciate it 🖤

Now that's funny 😂🖤