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Poetry Day: Monster City

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(A fun little poem about a city living on top of a giant.  Pretty sure this stemmed from the first ‘God of War’ game where you reach a temple on a Titan’s back.) Metropolis up high On a monster’s flattened … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Mind’s Eye

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(Not 100% sure where I was going here.  Possibly about how we examine and interpret the world through our own senses and mind.  Yet, we can run into people who view things differently.  Do we all share the same reality … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Invention of the Tie

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(I hate ties.  Used to be okay when they were clip-ons.  After that, I didn’t like the sensation of something being tightly wrapped around my neck.  Can’t get used to that feeling at all.  Also, I don’t really care about … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Invasion of the Unwanted

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was written after a week of bugs getting inside.  They always found their way to my room and buzzed me in my sleep.  Moths, flies, and mosquitoes a plenty.) Buzzing among the lights Skittering in the dark The infestation … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Into the Textbook Fray

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(I believe this was written when I was going to go back to school for medical coding.  It didn’t last more than a semester because of what happened.  Too many people going for it, so there was a job saturation.  … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Inspiration Eating Wall

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is about ideas that grow and then are destroyed in your mind somehow.  I think.  This one was plain odd.) The idea is growing Nurtured from inception Gaining imaginary strength As it evolves from flicker To roaring bonfire Traveling … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Ifrit and Kunni-Onna

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(This was a submission for a ‘Fire & Ice’ Prompt.  Not really sure what that was, but I went with a fire and an ice demon.) You meet two demons Upon the road Both hunting for a soul To torture … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: If This Was My Last Day

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(Guess I had a lot of downers in ‘I’ section.  Then again, is anyone surprised that I wonder about my own legacy?  I write stories with destined heroes and question if free will is stronger or weaker than destiny.  I … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Idea Barrage

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is pretty easy to figure out.  I wrote it back when my imagination was a lot stronger and less controlled.  So, ideas would come to me all of the time and I’d struggle to make sure I got them … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Icarusian Idols

Posted on April 4, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(Guess a downside to poems going in alphabetical order is that you can get some that are similar.  This is about how people seem to enjoy others failing.  We do love to see famous people and heroes fall from grace.  … Continue reading →

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