Torpedoes Poems - Poems about Torpedoes

My eternal lubricant

...My soul had long been troubled...
by hatred, 
dejectIon 
and contempt.
They were the poisons 
that flowed red in my veins,
burning like wildfire from my head to my toes,
as if this world were ...

I cracked on the central air-conditioning on Juneteenth 2025

...I cracked on the central air-conditioning on Juneteenth 2025...
the first time this summer,
when martyrdom got chucked aside for cold comfort.

How heavenly the climate controlled apartment
unit...

the end of everything

...The end of everything

The master of the old tank ship that resembled a schooner
sat fretting in his cabin; for twenty years, he had been
the master of the vessel, a friendship between the animat...

Emotional Shrapnel

...Lurid looks have been thrown at me
Deadly daggers sent to pierce my heart
Why do some insist on acting beastly 
waging war in attempts to tear me apart?
How long can I go on pretending I'm not in...

As a mortal man of threescore and five years

...As a mortal man of threescore and five years...

I bore witness and/or assimilated, gleaned,
and nursed implacable thirst for knowledge
courtesy reading factual narratives,
historical fiction, o...

A Meadow For Autumn

...A meadow for Autumn

Forest, I lay me down to rest
upon bed of moss.
 
Eternal sleep immediately overtakes me 
lichen kenning myself 
as Rip Van Winkle 
except being repurposed
as  oldest li...

Florida Pelicans - Majestic and Cheeky

...They crest the white foam in perfect formation,
With purpose and strength they flap as they glide,
Fixated ahead in assured navigation,
Each trailing the other with nowhere to hide.

Then all of...

The Variety of Liquorice

...A liquorice sweet has a real variety
has been popular for many years
liquorice allsorts are everyone's fav
such a mixture makes one hit the gear

A cold remedy really needs full flavour
blackcu...

Still Rejected

...1/16/23


Still rejected
I already did mention
Much is in question
In the end most won't get the message
I'm tired of all this tension
Too much focus on others skin complexions
Never once ha...

Looking Back

...I am so far removed from the under-30.
'Dame the torpedoes; full speed ahead'.
No rearview mirror; no looking back.
Overly ambitious; overwhelming determination.
Indeed, true confession is good f...

Looking Back

...I am so far removed from the under-30.
'Dame the torpedoes; full speed ahead'.
No rearview mirror; no looking back.
True confession is good for the soul.

We often forget such things until we ar...

The End of Everything

...The end of everything

The master of the old tank ship that resembled a schooner
sat fretting in his cabin; for twenty years he had been
the master of the ship, a friendship between the animate
...

Unwritten

...UNWRITTEN

I almost put pen to paper and thought again
This was just catharsis by yet another name
Words were stacked like circling jumbo jets
Anxious to land and divulge for processing
Would m...

Blockade Lift

...Blockade Lift
They wanted the grain
Putin's ships stood in the way
And needed sinking immediately
They lifted the Russian naval blockade

Of Ukrainian ports with NATO warships
So the world wou...

Lost Interest

...3/20/22


Maybe eventually we'll find other lifeforms
An intense sensation and feeling inside of my core
Paid for it, been quite the fight, like a war
Aware of it but much of it I ignored
Stru...

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