Erik Sweet

Shadow of Autumn

Like a blanket thrown on a fire
The reds, oranges, and yellows
of Autumn
are the flames to be extinguished
with the coming of winter

A Prayer

Be thankful
for the unacknowledged dimensions
of our existence
For it saves you
from the impossible reality
that this existence
is all there is…

#survivalthruwords

I really liked this poem. Read it on your blog. Well done!

I Exist in Breath

Simply breathing in
An act in defiance
of the probability
Of my existence
No grand gesture
before multitudes is required
I exhale
And pronounce ‘life’
A meaning unto itself
Asking for no approval
No justification
I Am
because I exist
I exist
because I breathe

#Survivalthruwords

Cult of the Shortsighted

The Church of the Enablers
Bow to their Saviour
with unholy fervor
Turning away from the horrors
they have endorsed
while justifying their choices
so they may retain
the illusion of power
allowed to them
by their Almighty

#survivalthruwords

PENDULUM

The pendulum of the world
swings to and fro
As if either side matters
As if any extreme
is plausible

#Survivalthruwords

Unfortunately, that is where more and more political opinion is being disseminated and there is less and less poetry and creativity of any kind. We are being sucked into a black hole of hate…

So whats your point?

Just Askin

Why would I want
to read about:

The latest scandal
Or
Absurd comment
Or
Wild accusation
Or
Outlandish claim
Or
Hateful message
Or
Act of revenge
Or
Mind-bending incompetence
Or
Just stupid shit
When
I can eat a slice of chocolate cake
Instead

#survivalthruwords

(1/2)

A loaded gun
of bullet words
Sharp and fast
Piercing my heart

Her savage beauty
showing no remorse
Her expression
offering no explanation

Kicking down the door
of what was our life
The ferocity of it all
enthralling to witness…

(2/2)

My life blood
ran through my fingers
Liquid love
dripping from the hole in my heart

She didn’t even see
or feel
as she stormed out
A hurricane of emotional destruction
—————————-
I lay among the scattered letters
trying to gather them up
and form any words
that would mend my shattered heart

Why do we not see
we are living lives
of death by 1000 cuts

#survivalthruwords

Now is the time
of clowns
and monsters

#survivalthruwords

To see life
through the lens of creativity
Is to see life
through the eyes of god

#survivalthruwords

BROKEN HEARTS

Broken hearts
never truly mend
They remain in two pieces
for a lifetime
With either jagged and dry edges
never healed
or with a thin scar
meticulously stitched together
with a soothing balm
of patience
love
and compassion

#survivalthruwords

It’s because the ignorant people and religious wingnuts don’t realize that WE are part of the animal world, ergo….

STONE WALLS

Silent and unmoving
Steadfast beneath cold starlight
Unyielding under blazing sun
Sentinels on high
we brave the violence
of the Northern wind
Silent solid
Firm and unwavering
Dividing here from there
Behind from beyond
If we could speak
we would tell a tale
of eternity

#surthruwrds

NEXT!

I didn’t feel old
until you died
The tears
i should have shed
got waylaid
somewhere along the way
Maybe
emptied into writing
melancholy words
that tumble over themselves
rushing to be gone
Not waiting for me
standing at the front of the line
Waiting for the call
‘NEXT!’

What a POS

They were Scots, but yeah…

Text of Nemik’s manifesto from Andor.

This monologue has been echoing in my head all day. Truly one of the most on point things ever written. “Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks. It leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear”.

JHC

I met a man
on a dry and dusty road
He said his name was Christ
Jesus H Christ
son of Joseph a carpenter
Oh! I exclaimed
How serendipitous
I have an idea for a book

#Survivalthruwords

❤️

TEMPUS VAGARI

Past
Future
Present

Behind
Beyond
and in between

Tomorrows yesterday
is also
yesterdays tomorrow

A dizzying spiral
returning always
to today

Timelessness
coming back to now
Forever

#Survivalthruwords

I Am Lucky

I live in the mountains
And I am lucky enough
For every day
they surround me
Astound me
Never do I tire
of them rocky and rough
Hard stone jagged
like cathedral spires
Soaring to horizons
Running ragged silhouettes
along endless sky

#Survivalthruwords

NOTE TO SELF:

Why don’t the words
in my head
graciously re-arrange themselves
so I don’t have to work
So hard
to say what I want to say.
A little cooperation
would be greatly appreciated

#Survivalthruwords

ONE MORE DAY

I have a thousand sunsets
before my journey’s done
But even having one more day
would be better than having none

My destination is tomorrow
And no matter which way I turn
it will always be before me
with another chance to learn

#Survivalthruwords

Lockstep

the lemmings march
Jackboots sucking
in the muck of their own making
Round and round they go
patting each other on the back
Oblivious to the strings
above their heads
Bobble heads nod in unison
Red handkerchiefs
mop nervous brows
Karma is a bitch
They know
What goes around
comes around…

I am drawn to the night
when everything is quiet
Monsters sleep
and there is peace

Give me the serenity of darkness
when I can bathe in the mystery
and magic of the moon
Contemplate the stars

For the insanity of the world
rises with the sun
chasing away
the comfort of the night

#Survivalthruwords

Not making America great but, like farmers and other republicans, many ranchers are now coming to the realization that they voted for their own demise 🤷‍♂️