he had no shoes and you could hardly call his shirt a shirt but he sat between those two trash cans like some king on his throne holding to a stick like a scepter He drank from an old rusty can of beans but held it like some golden goblet Clearly he lost the ability to taste because in the can he mixed all he could find in the trash Beer with vodka with tequila with wine and acetone and rubbing alcohol He had a fearsome guardian about him A white dog who constantly licked his vomit from the ground It looked black and spongy like coffee grounds Some passersby offered to help him and he refused This was a king who would go down with honor after he lost his kingdom
Okay this one made be a bit queazy. 🤢
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(⁰ ◕〜◕ ⁰) Yeah, me too.
When vomit looks like coffee grounds there’s usually some nasty internal bleeding involved.
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Dark, not easy to read, but very moving.
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(☞⌐■_■)☞ Thank you!
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I loved its darkness… A little sad though, can’t help but feel sorry for him. Great intro to character as usual too. Cool poem, great read. Well done 😊
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( ノ^ ω ^)ノ゚ Thanks, Silent Poetry!
I feel he’s the kind of man who doesn’t take pity or help from anybody.
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It was quite irksome. Man you really know how to annoy without beating them.
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Thanks ლ(╹◡╹ლ)
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🔥
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Awesome man. 🖤
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Thanks (^‿^)
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Hah
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Nice
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Yeah, I bounce around in my reads. This poignant piece is finely crafted and there is no one who cannot completely “see” your story here. Nice work.
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( ⊃。•́‿•̀。)⊃ Many thanks, my friend. Glad you enjoyed 🙂
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
A KING INDEED ACTS LIKE ONE.
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Thank you, Jonathan!
(˘ ▽ ˘) っ 👑
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So vivid and sad.
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Thanks ( •́ヮ•̀)
I want to think so too, but I doubt The King would accept our pity…
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Wonderful imagery ❤️😷
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(๑>ω<๑) Thank you
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I enjoyed reading this, it flowed well and was very vivid!
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( °◡°) Thanks! Glad you liked it 🙂
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Just amazing 😍❤
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ᕕ(︶‿︶)ᕗ Thank you very much 🙂
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My pleasure, keep it up😊👍🏻💖
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Dark, but very good…
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I love dark stuff
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As well as liking it you do it very well….
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The dog was the part where I went from “I like how he’s building this” to “this is freaking awesome.” Because I know if something like this happened to me, my dog is the one creature that would never abandon me no matter how bad it got.
I’m building a Facebook page, “Found Online,” where I can share links to poems I really enjoy for others to visit your site and explore your work. This poem is one I chose to link to. Check out the page at: https://www.facebook.com/joestoutfoundonline
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Ah yes, nothing equals a dog’s loyalty
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Love how you elevated the mundane (some would say “foul”) into imagery that clearly bespeaks a sense of majesty, of royalty. Perhaps this is how Mother Teresa chose to view all those whose lives she touched…
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Thank you, Rachel!
I love turning the foul into the royal
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And the other way around sometimes…
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Deep and great
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Thanks (′ꈍωꈍ‵)
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Truly beautiful. Dark and deep, very touching.
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(っ◕‿◕)っ Thank you, Helena 🙂
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🙂
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your writing is so intriguing, they are these little gems of dark insights/peeks into different peoples lives, very nice
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(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄) I’m glad you think that, Jay
Thank you!
Very much appreciated 🙂
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Life on the edge again.
A great read and not easy to forget.
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ヽ༼ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° ༽ ノ On the edge indeed. Thanks!
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this is weirdly good…i’ma try something like this…
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Oh, thank you (′ꈍωꈍ‵)
Looking forward to it 🙂
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