Category Archives: Poems

Poetry Day: Let Me Out (Revisited)

Posted on October 22, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(Sometimes an inner demon can be scarier than the outer ones.) Everyone has a demon Lurking beneath the skin A voice that asks for freedom To indulge a dark-born craving From the glutton wanting sweets To the killer wanting blood … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Bedroom Shadows (Revisit)

Posted on October 15, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(Anybody else grow up seeing things in the shadows when they were trying to fall asleep?  Does it still happen?  I didn’t really grow out of it, but my bad eyesight makes such things rather ridiculous.) Chittering noises From the … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Amalgam (Revisit)

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(Here’s another monster-based poem.  Sure you’ve figured out the theme.  Nice to revisit some of the old ones again.) It shrieks from the depths Darkest corners of my mind Which I have never cleaned * A beast composed of parts … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Zombie Horoscope

Posted on October 1, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was a fun one from years ago.  Felt like bringing it back.  Looks like I’m running out of old poems too.  Not sure what that means for Poetry Day.) Ares battles against the swarm. Cursing loud with little charm. … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The World Moves On

Posted on September 24, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(This one hits pretty hard these days.) The day will come When man becomes no more It is our greatest fear That shows our deepest vanity We say the world will end As if we are all there is The … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Vulgorag

Posted on September 17, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(Another beast created by poem.  I should get back into doing these, but nothing really comes to mind.) A vicious crumbling Sending razor shards Of ancient stone As a great form stirs Rending the mountain From foot to peak The … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Trickster War

Posted on September 10, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(This poem was going to connect to a story that I never got off the ground.  It was going to be all of the tricksters from mythology messing with each other and humanity.  They would eventually toppled human civilization and … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Sleepy Destroyer

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(An old poem I found on the blog.  In college, I owned an N64.  My friends and I loved to play Super Smash Bros.  The problem came about that I was destroying people . . . routinely.  First, they banned … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Toilers

Posted on August 27, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(Yeah . . . I want to change the title of this poem, but I find the potential accident too funny.) In weather sweet or sour They are found at work Sweating in the fields Or wasting in the cube … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: The Teamwork Drill

Posted on August 20, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(So, this is a poem depicting a scene in Beginning of a Hero.  It was one that kept evolving with giving more to secondary characters and leading up to Luke Callindor making a big mistake.  There’s some childish humor in it … Continue reading →

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