corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 6hWho knew Androids Could be Flattered But with the Right intonation And a focus on Their most Human attributes Almost anything Was possible To curry favor With mechanical Masters a Matter of Life and death In a time of Algorithmic Uncertainty #vss #poetry 041
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 7hNothing warped so much That rushing river won't help Rainbow trout unseen #poetry #haiku #micropoetry 030
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 7hWho said Whatever it was Unheard Due to dreaming No matter How could it be More important Than a head Full of clouds No need to repeat Not listening Volume turned down Real low Climbing trees In an imagination Run wild Squirrel like And nutty too #poetry #writing 011
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 9hHillside filled With leaves of Rusty yellow Ocre and orange All the colors Of a fall Worth remembering Breeze enough To add shimmer But not so much That they are Carried away On a wind Going somewhere More important Not unlike the Autumns Of youth Fondly recalled #poetry #vss 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 9hSubterranean reflexes In search of A friendly hug Never mind the Filthy world Dirty knees just Transient in nature Eyes to see Though new glass A lens darkly Narrating the way Caverns aplenty Blue sky memory And spare change The sound of words And voices That seem to carry #poetry #vss 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 11hAll thoughts Unraveled Just a piece Of yarn too far Cognitively Not a sweater Nor even A scarf Veritble diaspora Of a Shetland Used to be Deconstructed Length of Feline amusement #poetry #vss 020
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 16hThoughts dancing Through field Of vision Minds eye Blindly adept At fabrication Not real at all Just imagined And still Attachment Seems necessary This work of Observing only What need is served Reaching for vapor Grasping at ghost Manifesting As desire #poetry #vss 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 19hThe actual truth So very flimsy Drifting toward dull Just begging For enhancement Even ears of others Eager for Lovely lies aplenty Bland reality yearning For something more Blatant exaggeration flattering and free Patiently waiting #poetry #writing 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 19hTree limb damage Storm unaware of trouble Moving right along #micropoetry #haiku #poetry 030
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 20hMindful of less As if riches A subtraction Hand reaches To grasp And lets go Nothing falls To the floor To be gathered By others Ideas dance Past a window Thoughtless Drapes rustle In admiration As they go #poetry #writing #zen 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 21hDon't mind the decay Forest floor fragrance afoot An unawkward path #poetry #haiku #micropoetry 040
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 21hThe sum of A dozen desires Did not create him Nor would the Forgiveness Of the gods Destroy him Would the love Of another Complete him He thought not But gave it a go Just the same Scars on the heart Well worth it #poetry #writing 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 21hIs that a leaf About to fall Or is this perhaps A dream The edge Of release Wanting #poetry #writing 030
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 21hTilting in the wind Both arms outstretched and twirling In Autumn brilliance #haiku #poetry #micropoetry #tilt 030
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 10/10/2026She said She was just The driver Or perhaps A paperwork girl Her briefcace Though Told another story Buzzing as it did Handcuffed To her hand Waiting patiently Through the urgency Of it all Making small talk With anyone Who would listen Trying to ignore The current Ongoing Catastrophe #poetry 020
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Maze decorated By the self That was lost Yesterday Every which away Just around The next corner Mysterious map Alluding to An exit that Does not exist Not without A compass But directionless All the same #poetry #writing 030
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Flesh covered Machinery With a soul Of pure data Almost a god Going where It willed Doing what It must Stepping in If certain Criteria met But also Standing back If greater good Be served Ancient theatrics In a digital If dubious age #poetry #writing 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Dead or Apparently dead No matter Lifeless soul Dancing in The netherworld Immune to The frailties Of the human Condition At last The hum of The universe Finally heard The veil though So very thin Shadows glimpsed Create a need To linger #poetry #writing 051
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Old snapping turtle Just riverside relaxing Prehistoric zen #poetry #haiku #zen 072
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Lured by The Sirens Of a thousand Outrageous desires Just because Ears needed To hear To be loved If only for a moment Nearly enough Bound together For a while Beneath the Crashing waves #poetry #writing #vs365 #siren 020
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Anomalies And busy bees Gather where They will Night is not At all true dark Borrowed shine Starlight too The buzz Of the universe Incessant #poetry #writing 130
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Only sometimes When distracted Without intent Or forethought I am Without even Meaning to be #poetry #writing 020
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026To have fallen So far from The tree Somewhat Bruised but Otherwise Unencumbered By familial Prejudices And misgivings With much thought Though About gravity And ancestry And even The indoctrination Of learn-ed Institutions On the predilections Of a semi-free Albeit curious soul #poetry #vss 020
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026In a café Two cats Just chatting And window Gazing At pedestrians Passing Cars Whizzing On their way Books On a shelf Patiently Waiting Their words Between Covers Resting Dos gatos With an accent Nonchalant And leaving #poetry #writing 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Overwintering A darkness unimagined Even in the light #haiku #poetry 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Not thinking at all Such a relief after death The comfort of worms #haiku #horror #death 020
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"My true intentions have always been obscured," he said, "even from myself, my actual motives are just a shadow manifested." She knew he wasn't wrong but knew the same was true of most folks, "through a glass darkly," she replied, "the mystery unravels as it will, but also as it must." #vss #poetry 000
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026In a maze Full of reflection Wandering Down corridors of Associated thoughts Feelings flee And move along A conversation Strolling nowhere There goes a cat Happily dancing Across a street Name of which Is never quite remembered #poetry #micropoetry 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Sound of fairy folk Emerging from the forest The listening trees #haikufeels #haiku #poetry #fairy 030
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Possibility Avoiding notice Knowing Full well Will be found Some folks Search it out Their conjuring Unavoidable What was merely Probable Emerges as Opportune Seized like a fish In muddy pond Becoming clear This endeavor The very fabric Of reality Making room For something new #poetry #writing 021
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Not inclined Toward Jolliness Or even good natured fun But often Amused By those Attempting Such convivial Acrobatics In an attempt To reinforce An optimism A little frayed At the edges Warding off The realities Of a universe Unfolding Quite often As it shouldn't #poetry #writing 031
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Forest path mindful Consciousness waiting to hatch Notebook forgotten #haiku #poetry #hatch 060
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The only true Sentences Are those that Correspond With reality The idea that Communication Should be Somewhat Understandable Is the test By which Language Proves itself To be Misunderstood On purpose The nature of Philosophy #poetry #writing 041
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Just an alien Looking for friends Suspiciously so #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #photography #art #sculpture 090
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Random wind Blue lightly What wasn't red Not understood Old books And roses Under sky Pages aflutter #poetry #writing 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Always It seemed Confronted With complex Phenomenon Manifesting As everyday Normal Occurrences Offering Complication To an already Savage beast Of a day What now? A mantra And a curse Together At once #poetry #writing 000
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Caught Off guard And smitten By the stance Of another Casually leaning Against brick wall Coffee shop outside Reading a book Of all things Tattered paperback Killing time no doubt Or an uncanny Magician of time Fading through The hours #poetry #writing 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Next No matter What No delay Of a day Or night Even if The pieces Lay broken And the ticking Clock Has stopped Next and next And next Tears temporary When shed well Time heals But will not Wait #poetry #writing 000
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Sub-plots That unfold Concurrently With the Main plot Somehow Just a little More interesting Emotions soar Just to be Reined in So the story Might hold Vignettes of Confusion Coming together Gracefully Intermission Quite often Unnecessary #poetry #writing 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Collective And unified This existence Swinging As it may Pendulum like Betwixt The Singular and And infinite In perpetual transit Moving through here On the way to there A veritable beast In the wilderness Very much In need of stalking #poetry #writing 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Wandering Sketchy streets Of the night From one haunt To another Looking for Distraction and Mischief Or to be Groped by Some feral Stranger With their Own mission Of gravity Dark hearts On the prowl Not pretending At all to be Civilized Or even remotely Sincere #vss #poetry #writing 021
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Book full of Lost thought Departure from A day's strain Window seat Shadows cast Lifting spirit With every word Nothing matters When everything Really does If only for a while Soft pillows propped Rejuvenation Quite assured This day Dutifully done For others Now a moment Alone #poetry #book #vss 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The business Of words Arranged Too politely On restless Paper But secretly Snapping At each other Wondering Who might Buy their dinner Shy pencil needs Sharpening again #poetry #writing 042
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Pseudo-philosophical Belgium waffle Nonsense Empty words Smothered in Imitation Maple syrup Hinting at somewhat Deeper meaning If read and reread Enough times but Antithetical to Actual thought Post modern Perfectionism In search of A diabetic coma #poetry #writing 011
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Still young And overly Idealistic With eyes Unjaded Accustomed To laughing Unselfconsciously At almost anything That might Seem peculiar Without a thought That one day They might be The object Of such Amusement #micropoetry #writing #poetry 062
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Hiding the first hurt Under bed or behind smiles Performing for you #senryu #haiku #poetry #micropoetry 020
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Mask remains When engaged With others Not displaced When speaking Even to self Discarded in The corner Many more Conversational Pieces of Personality Retrieved As needed #poetry #vss #writing 010
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Not texting In lieu of Not phoning Might like Something You post though Your'e more Funny when You're alone #poetry #writing #micropoetry 040
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Inside the Emotion rose Wanting to Emerge But hesitant Of becoming A storm Happy or sad As of yet Undifferentiated Desirous of Espousal Internally Coming out #poetry #writing 030
corymatthew13.bsky.social @corymatthew13.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Alone at night In a house Grown ghostly Walking softly And avoiding Unnecessary light Not wanting to disturb rightful Residents #poetry #writing #ghost 030
