Best External Poems

“The External World of the Internal”

when the Internal 
finally woke up,

it was like all the words 
in that book, flew at It 
like flaming arrows, 
an external barage, a tale, 
of trading 10 for 50,
a poetic hot mess of words

it was a rude awakening
from the...

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External desires

Long veiled lashes, obscure thoughts

Blink, but do not see.

 

(January 24, 2011  Wausau, Wisconsin)

(c) Copyright 2011 by Christine A Kysely, All Rights Reserved...

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Shh...they speak as I drift into an unwaking sleep.
The slowly whispers a lullaby.
As spiders crawl down my body they bed for me to go into an unforgotten sleep. 
My veins fill with the longing dark poison. 
I do not weep nor prosper with despair. 
Each...

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Blood by blood, my unforgiving sins unravel. Each one putting a black dagger 
through my heart. I do not weep nor prosper with despair. My veins fill with the 
longing dark poison. As spiders crawl down my body they beg for me to go into...

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Written: December 10, 2023
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A lengthwise lexicon for fulfilling any fantasy.
Trapped in a landslide and given up by reality,
In this vagrancy, the rocket derives no delight.
Aigrette that unlocks the cosmos for sight.

Admire splendor; the...

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I think I'm like a sinking ship
Crying out 'bail me out quick!'
I list out all the jewels I find
Hoping their value hasn't declined

Or perhaps I'm like an empty can
Nothing inside, end of useful lifespan
Still able to create the perfect vision
But on close inspection gets derision

Or...

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A view, looking brand new
On the outside, clean and surprisingly
Inside scene
Covered up
In disguise
Internal scars
Wounds, hurtful past
Beginnings, the last.

External to internal
Unseen
Unreal
Feelings
A great fake outside view
For all to see
A terrible horrible internal cause
Lost for words
A huge pause.

Time has come
Out from bondage
The cover is pulled off
Aired disposed of...

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Come what may in November
Important to remember
Even if spoken in jest
Please do not ingest!




5/2/2020

This poem was inspired by Jan Allison’s comment today on one of my poems. Thank you, Jan, for the inspiration!...

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Do I wail into an empty space
Have invisible tears staining my face
Silently scream, never heard
Writing word, after word, after word

Is the attuned ear within me
Myself I need to stop, to see
No outside force to heal my woe
Yes, this I know, I know, I know

But the...

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Once again the silvery moon has pilfered the golden sun
Total eclipse is upon me, time has elapsed suspending orange
Twilight’s begun on the orb’s descending softer glow 

Veiled in twilight…                ...

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More recently, l’ve romanticized the idea of falling in love through silence.
Maybe it's because my mother pushes love on me through her tongue. 
Maybe it's because I prefer the inner monologue of myself rather than what I think others perceive me as.
I don't want to...

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