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Beth Ember

@ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social

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rules are meant to be broken and words are meant to be played with "freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose" "when people tell me I'll regret that in the morning - I sleep till noon" 😆 my site: unintendedpoetry.com 💜🪩🧶🧟‍♀️❄️🐻‍❄️🥳

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Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You can be fragile and strong at the same time. #BedroomEyes #nerves #poetry #writing

nerves of steel

nerves of steel? ha!
my delicate nerves are burning
like embers and fraying
at the ends, slowly taking
take take taking
so why not do things
people don't normally do?
go on adventures
make interesting choices
do what I want while I still can
and everyone who says I can't
can fuck right off

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Can there *be* too many prompts? lol #TrioletJam #camouflage #ThingsToWriteAbout #weirdmicro #PromptCombo #Apocalyse @rfsmith5139.bsky.social

scorched innocence

I grew up around ruins and bonfires
searching for water every day
most days the situation was quite dire
I grew up around ruins and bonfires
to get more food, I'd do what's required
wearing camouflage, hiding, and praying
I grew up around ruins and bonfires
searching for water every day

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Some people are chaotic but entertaining to watch. #SillySeptember #Xyrastic #poetry

well, he's weird, kind of spastic
yeah, not quick at all, just very thick
and I heard he's sick - a lunatic!
anyways, he can be a prick and if
you see him grab the matchsticks
he's going to use a stick for a wick
and burn some motherfucker down!
that's how Xyrastic is - not my pick.

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Buffalo, NY the winter of 2006-7. #TrioletJam #squall #triolet #snow #poetry

unexpected

unexpected snow began to fall
brought the city to a standstill
the wind whipped it to quite the squall
unexpected snow began to fall
it took the internet - life is stalled
people parked cars and walked home at will
unexpected snow began to fall
brought the city to a standstill

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What can I say, I do what I want. #PoetsOfDoom #ArsPoetica #freeverse #poetry @daveashleypoet.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social

with free verse
I can write
any way I want
not worrying about
meter or rhyme
or trying to rework a line
to make it squeeze in
realizing it won't,
and screaming at it -
who needs that?
I just don't care
what can I say
I just want it
how I want it
and you can have it too
for the low low price
of forgetting all the rules

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Hey, that works for me! lol

"pause to reveal your medieval creature"
then there's a blue box with a medieval-style Phoenix in it and some feathers sticking out of the ground and fire on a table, I don't know, it's weird. beneath the blue box it says, "Phoenix - you rise from your ashes."

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I promise that both eavesdroppers are women... 😁 #TrioletJam #eavesdrop #triolet #poetry #saucy @mulvennyprospectus.bsky.social

eavesdropping is very verboten
but don't you love our little show?
you can hear their true devotion
eavesdropping is very verboten
the only food he likes is frozen
she will only drink merlot
eavesdropping is very verboten
but don't you love our little show?

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A letter sent through heartbeats. #PoemsAbout #DeadLetters #poetry #dansa @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk

I love you to Jupiter and back, my dear
being your mama's the mission I'm given
I won't leave, whatever the situation
whenever you need me I'll be here
I love you to Jupiter and back, my dear

we'll be together each reincarnation
I promise no unending separation
we'll find each other forever, don't fear
I love you to Jupiter and back, my dear

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This was my favorite call center. #promptcombo #11Lines #poetry @thewombwellrainbow.bsky.social

thank you for calling the power company.
I can help set up new service, Rick.
may I have your home address please?
your bill is two months overdue - click

it's not just you, the whole state is out.
I don't have the power to do that. click
I can't transfer you to a man,
there are only women here. click

I can't just "press a button." click
a car hit a pole and took out the lines,
the road is icy and slick.

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Change is inevitable. Hopefully it makes you happy. #Cassiopeian #transforms #BedroomEyes #emoetry #foxprose #weirdmicro #2WordPrompt #vssdaily #poetry

a library transforms a person
from just a child
to a warrior, a princess,
the savior of the world
there are endless possibilities
and intelligence intensifies

money transform$ a person
from just an ordinary guy
to a VIP who €ommands respect
without delivering an¥ to the people,
someone who demands instant satisfa¢tion
and gold-£eaf gratification

love transforms a person
from just a lonely woman
to someone who's cherished
honestly told she's beautiful
finally experiences the passion she's read in books
and never has to sleep alone again

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Stuck. #TrioletJam #turnstile #triolet #poetry

the turnstile's stuck and I can't get through
it seems you'll be alone tonight
I'm not faking, come down for a view
the turnstile's stuck and I can't get through
my darling, how I want to be with you
I've pushed and pushed with all my might
the turnstile's stuck and I can't get through
it seems you'll be alone tonight

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The middle is bad - please put baby in the corner! #PoetsOfDoom #crowds #dansa #panic #poetry @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social @daveashleypoet.bsky.social @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social

I don't like crowds, I tend to panic
look for an exit, a wall to grasp
need to get out before things go to crap
breathing quickens, air is thick
I don't like crowds, I tend to panic

too stuffy and hot, inhaler doesn't help
all I can do is thread the wall and gasp
by the time I'm outside, I feel a bit manic
I don't like crowds, I tend to panic

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'll never tell. #MPPrompt #poetry

if they find out my secret
they will hate me
I will lose everything, everyone
never let anyone get too close
no matter how it burns
to push someone away out of fear
(cue loneliness)
hold it all inside, breathless, terrified
and it screams to be let out
but no, this one stays hidden
a cowardly admission remains silenced -
fear wins again

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I've been ruminating on old memories lately and I don't like it. #wss366 #rum #emoetry #wounded #weirdmicro #deception #poetry

we all dance around each other
hiding feelings out of fear
not saying what we mean
then wonder why no one's near

poured rum down my throat
every night for twenty years
trying to stop wounds and feelings
it never stopped the tears

why try deceiving myself
when honesty is best,
to relive mistakes and
dredge up regrets?

it brings up old memories
lost loves and friends
I don't want this anymore
wish this pain would end

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Some things are worth keeping... #TrioletJam #lifelike #horrorprompt #bandaged #poetry

you look so lifelike while you're sleeping
a beautiful trinket to keep for myself
I swear that once I caught you weeping
you look so lifelike while you're sleeping
it seems your bandages might be seeping
bleached and silent upon your shelf
you look so lifelike while you're sleeping
a beautiful trinket to keep for myself

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Love to those who treat each other right. 💜 #WildWalkPrompt #growth #poetry

some of us
strive to better ourselves
learn kindness and empathy
always try to learn new things
satisfy curious wonderings
be helpers and love others
treat people like humans

others just want to take
steal, cheat, lie
to get what they want
piles of money
a golden room
become all-powerful
anything to look good,
to be better than you

life is short
be a grower
not a shower

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Waking up lonely sucks. #AmpersandAfterDark 63 #poetry @madp03t.bsky.social

three knocks past midnight
you come to me in my sleep
and we're in love again, with
passion and gentle kisses
(oh, how I miss that)
like we were for so many years
before things went wrong
before you grew thorns
and vines that
pulled you away from me
so in the dark I cry
always alone
because when I wake
you dissipate and
I have to wait again
till three knocks past midnight

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

three little words... #TrioletJam #trigger #triolet #poetry #love

pull the trigger, just say it
those words you fear will change everything
don't let emotions drive you to quit
pull the trigger, just say it
doesn't mean at all you commit
but you know this isn't just a fling
pull the trigger, just say it
those words you fear will change everything

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

they were good people, the kind the world needs more of. #PoemsAbout #strays #poetry @alanparrywriter.co.uk @thebrokenspine.co.uk

strays of portland

she was a stray
a teen living on the streets
her mom tried to sell her
for crack
she didn't talk about her past
it seemed to pain her

he was a stray
another homeless teen
his stepdad beat him mercilessly
because he was gay
living in the cold was preferable
to bruises and broken bones

they had so little
and society looked spat on them
you'd think they'd be angry and bitter
treating others the way they were treated
but these things didn't keep them from
being kind and sweet and helping others

they were strays
teens living a life they shouldn't have to
and I hope they're okay today

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My mashup: dansa-tanka A regular tanka followed by a 4-line tanka that follows the rhyme scheme of a dansa. AbbaA bbaA 57577 5757 #PoetsOfDoom #poetry @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

trust is fragile
it can dissipate like smoke
some think it's a joke
some think it keeps them shackled
trust is fragile
broken, bear's poked
a fight you had to provoke
old, tired battle
trust is fragile

(There's an image of smoke along the right-have side of the poem)

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A sad tale of love disappeared over years #Cassiopeian #erosion #poetry #love

the cliffside eroded away away
the house fell with her inside and she lay
on the rocky seashore a hundred feet below
with a bathtub, photographs, and her rotary phone
pieces of tinder scattered wide
they used to be walls that kept love inside
love faded with time, fell apart into nothing
(what happens after seven years without touching)
love died long before his body did
fifty years after they had wed
though they promised to love each other forever
love and the cliffside eroded together

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I grew up quickly, learned a lot, and survived. At least the soundtrack was great. #PromptCombo #the90s #poetry #writing @janpsolivagant.bsky.social

innocence lost
in so many ways
went from scared middle schooler
to a drunken goddess
from a dork dressed by Mom
to fishnets and push-up bras
and having my choice of boys to go home with
trying to figure out who I am
without parents controlling my every move
getting into trouble because
I was only taught to say no to drugs
but never no to men
(because who would want a fat chick?)
they felt free to use my body
as I either take my mind elsewhere
until they climb off of me
or revel in being their whole world
for a few sweaty minutes
innocence lost
PTSD gained
and addictions to cope with it all

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Brains can break down like getting arthritis in your joints. You can replace your joints though. You're stuck with this brain for life. #poetry #writing

I've forgotten more than I ever learned
sounds silly, but that's how it feels
to lose your mind piece by piece
like falling ashes - mourning confetti
you can teach a middle aged dog new tricks
until disease eats holes through their head
memories compromised,
right words can't come to mind
well enough for you to explain
what's going on, the horror movie
starring your old, broken brain
with a cliffhanger ending
and fantasy montage
of good times you never had
true love, baby shower, a real career
coming soon to a memory near you

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Two, two, two prompts in one! 🥳 #Cassiopeian #odd #messy #poetry #writing @yeehawpoems.bsky.social

messy

always at odds with myself, all right?
messy hair, turn out the light
lower your voice to nearly a whisper
storm's coming but it's not a twister
ignore the negative news today
(that won't make it go away)
future's bleak, no horoscope needed
starting the day already defeated
they're all focused on champagne problems
these poor folk issues are shy of awesome
same thing every morning - wake up,
get ready, then fuck it up, buttercup

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

4 animals that are me...

Smiling cat - who wouldn't want to be a cat?

Polar bear - they're solitary and love the cold

Sloth - spirit animal 💜

HONEY BADGER
Only on some days and it's a toss-up between rabid badger and "honey badger don't care."

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

What's it like inside your head?

Charlie from It's Always Sunny doing the conspiracy thing with all the papers on the wall posted up crazy and red strings going from one paper to another, criss-crossing and it looks messy and crazy.

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Autumn is also called fall because that's what leaves do. 😁🍂 #Poetsofdoom #Autumnal #poetry #writing @daveashleypoet.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social

everything that was new in spring
is drying up and flying away
on your clothes, leaf fragments cling
on the ground, most of them lay

leaves turn brown
float gracefully down
silently, allowed no sound
step on dried leaves crunch crunch crunch
wind blows them around a bunch
before they get turned into mulch

scatter them across the yard
raking them isn't really that hard
today maybe you'll be lured,
want to put them in a mega-pile
feeling like a kid? excited smile
jump on in and stay a while

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This happened in maybe 2016-17 in Portland, OR - never saw anything like it before. #wildwalkprompt #wildfire #poetry #writing

the wildfires in The Gorge were so bad
we walked outside and the sky glowed red
ash fell silently, gently, like snowflakes
easy to understand but hard to make sense of
the tragedy started by a troublemaker
made it so hard to take a deep breath
without choking or coughing
we kept walking, we had places to go
this was pre-pandemic, no one had masks
to keep the smoke out, that's all I ask
yes, the sky flared red like we were in hell
we couldn't escape it... oh well, we
just stayed inside - if you can't see it
it can't get your lungs one little bit

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Whoever invented mornings should be shot. #PromptCombo #morning #poetry #writing @jenthorne.bsky.social

I'm not a morning person, not one bit
never have been
I prefer to be awake at night,
thriving in darkness
the graveyard shift is mine
and the best fun happens at night
so let me sleep through
mornings and meal times
let me have my morning
close to midnight
besides, who cares when you eat
when you're always alone?

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

it's a good word! #SillySeptember #frooooozle #poetry #writing #silly @daveashleypoet.bsky.social

I'm so bamboozled
what's a frooooozle?
is it like a googolplex
something noone would expect
can you find it in a book
or is it all gobbledegook
do we need to troubleshoot
I can go all afternoon...
time to end this foolishness
it seems your frooooozle aced the test

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

smartass on the loose with a label maker I bet his mom's proud #SomethingEveryday #stop #senryu #silly

a stop sign where someone put a label saying "hammertime" beneath the word "stop"

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

sitting in the last booth by the window, table is slightly sticky but the waitress is cute so it's ok #AmpersandAfterDark 56 #poetry #writing #homeless @madp03t.bsky.social

Robert wouldn't let me be homeless alone
it's not safe out there
by day we graced the streets of Portland
every night we sat up, fighting sleep
I hate coffee but it's cheap and
if you order a carafe
it's ok to stay as long as you want
reading borrowed books, writing, laughing
making the best of a somber situation
till the sun shows its face
and the cycle starts again

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I'm 40% titanium! 🤖 #poetry #writing #brainsurgery

what the hell do you do
when a screw in your skull
is causing you pain?
COMPLAIN COMPLAIN

"there's nothing that can be done,
give it time"
is that what you tell everyone?
it's been nine months baby
and I'm gonna whine
cause this surgery can't be undone

feel the edge of the plate 'neath my skin?
trace it around the perimeter - to my chagrin
it feels bruised from the inside
I'll be fine, pay no mind
you listened, that's all I needed

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Yes, I laugh when I fall down. Gotta be able to laugh at yourself. 😆 #BedroomEyes #thesequiethours #foxprose #falling #poetry #writing

you know my biggest fear is falling
balance off, wood floor is calling
quiet hours, nothing spoken
silence broken wide open
a tree falling makes a sound
loudly so do I, it turns out
and that's how you found me
laughing on the ground

please help me up, a lift assist
eyes locked, lips need kissed
Ferris Bueller, you're my hero
keep my heart close to your own
I'll follow you most anywhere
the two of us a blissful pair
if you will help me when I fall
I'm forever yours, so say we all

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I grew up in Oregon. This incident happened shortly after I moved from the west coast to NYC. #PoetsOfDoom #local #poetry #writing @daveashleypoet.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social

remember that time
the cashier at Burger King
in New York City
didn't know how to ring
up my order, such a pity!
a number four
with a large pop -
so confused
by that three letter word
that she'd never heard used
and that was the day
I taught a grown-up
there's more than one way
to say "soda" (like pop)

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Neuropathy is downright depressing. #emoetry #pessimistic #poetry #writing #neuropathy

$it's ok to look with those pity-eyes I know what's happening to my body dead nerves don't come back to life no better than an old jalopy falling apart piece by piece across the road there's no pain when feet are numb four green wheels I've been bestowed indecisive balance makes me stumble leaving fractured bones and bruises as the damage creeps northwards apocalyptic wasteland blooming my God, I have no words...$

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Another story from my grandparents' house, late 1980s #PoemsAbout #EndOfSummer #poetry #writing @thebrokenspine.co.uk

they bought a giant piggy
from the farmer 'cross the road
slaughtered it, slit its throat
and had it all cleaned out
they stuck it on a metal spit
a pole from tail to snout
the men gleefully roasted it
while children ran about
beloved friends and family
came from far and wide
brought a side dish or dessert
all were welcome, none denied
an 'end of summer' party
part of family history
more reunion than luau
cherished childhood memory

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

deflock.org - punch in your location and it'll show you where all the flock cameras are near you. it's scary! this is the parking lot of the Home Depot near me - intersections usually have only 2-3, if any.

map showing nearly complete government surveillance coverage of a local hardware store parking lot

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Another family is growing up in that house now, the house he built for her that has over seventy years of memories in its walls. #ThingsToWriteAbout #greenhouse #poetry #writing

sitting there in shambles
surrounded by ivy and weeds
the greenhouse that used to
bring strawberries to life
looks nearly dead
white peeling paint on the skeleton frame
windows broken out, roof caved in
a reminder of summer days past
barbecues and fat warm raindrops
family reunions and long-lost cousins
watching for comets with Grandpa
all gone, dead and gone
it all will only ever exist
in my memories
it's a pity
I can't take you there and share it

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Her unbreakable claws are part of her strength. Some days they don't want to come out. Those are the tough days. #FromOneLine #poetry #writing

she has claws, this lady,
this woman who's
been through so, so much
the trauma gathers in her shoulders
and smolders in her mind
yet she remains kind
through all the pain
and the beasts who take advantage
treating her like a stain
leaving her damaged
you should see the pink scars
on her peachy skin
and the ones engraved in her brain
no amount of therapy
can take that away
there's no fixing this
no erasure
she's so unsure of herself
but there's no help
beyond writing to figure it out
twisting and jumbling words into poems
while thinking about the past
the wrongdoings against her
some memories are a blur
or a fragment of a moment
stumbling through bruises and blues
sometimes she's her own opponent
fighting to win, knowing she'll lose
until she remembers
to go one day at a time
to accept the things that she can't change
and always, always be kind
(even if they're assholes)

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I ended up going to prom with Ross. I should have gone with Scott. Oh well, next lifetime. #SomethingEveryday #FancyDress #poetry #writing

I wore an off-shoulder teal dress
sewed lovingly by my mom
since I dared go to prom
even though I was fat
parents didn't plan for that
cause who's going to date the big girl?
I was the luckiest girl in the world
being fought over by two guys
but stores didn't sell fancy gowns in my size
and I kept trying to tell myself lies
squee-eeze my hips into a smaller size
but they wouldn't zip ...
they never fit
in the mid-nineties fat girls didn't really exist
but I got my dress and danced at my prom
sparkling memories all thanks to my mom

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

a blue scrap of paper... a note worth keeping #FromOneLine #poetry #writing #rgc

a blue scrap of paper
sticking out of the book I'm reading
not a bookmark, just
shoved in there while
being jumbled around in my bag
the corner of
a sheet of construction paper
light blue, calming and the color
of her eyes
with writing that makes this
more
than just a scrap
this is a treasure
scrawled by a hand
that's new to writing
were four words
the most important words in the world -
"i love you, mama"

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Have another one! I have a lot of playlists, I can go all day. #PoetsofDoom #playlist @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @daveashleypoet.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social

run
vulnerable
snake
giant
beater
trigger
destiny
breathe free

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I'm a nice person. Bitch. 😂 #Cassiopeian #sustain #poetry #writing @yeehawpoems.bsky.social

can't sustain this nonsense
workin hard for too few cents
it's the only way to pay the rent
gotta keep busy for the mind
remember to smile and stay kind
if you listen to me you'll find
that I'll remain kind till the end
deal with it or we won't be friends

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Ok, this one is easier than I thought, yay! This one may be a little risqué... #PoetsofDoom #playlist @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social @daveashleypoet.bsky.social @jenthorne.bsky.social Spotify: open.spotify.com/user/1255597...

good time
zoo
girls & boys
blown
busted
lunch with
love
life is funny

Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1255597245?si=yw27gDNxS4e96z3JopGJlQ&utm_source=copy-link

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

a middle-aged women's journey #Cassiopeian #gatherings #poetry #writing #perimenopause @yeehawpoems.bsky.social

as estrogen ceases to exist
perimenopause settles right in
the hair is swiftly leaving my legs
and gathering on my chin

night sweats soak the sheets
skin's getting flaky dry
(put the lotion on the skin)
insomnia nightly - why?

hot flashes think they can take me down?
I'm armed with two portable fans
skin's dry, moody AF
this is bullshit - avoid if you can!

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm allergic too - there are wipes that get rid of dander (works well!) and allergy pills. Or just get a shaved pussy. #7SyllableSquad

Sphynx cat, a hairless cat :(

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Seven years of bad luck... #AmpersandAfterDark 53 #emoetry #grim #poetry #writing

shattered mirror and lavender
make a grim mosaic on the floor
from the vase you threw at my face

calmly picking up the pieces
a thousand views of a battered woman
as fingertips bleed on the tile

glass clinks and tinkles
as I drop it in the trash
a new slice glows red on my thumb

oh, you're still yelling
I ignored you and your eggshells
singing 80s songs in my head

done cleaning the mess he made
but I secretly hope I missed a piece
and it meets his foot

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

They had it good, and we just... have it. #SomethingEveryday #boomers #poetry #writing

they corrupted the Earth
took and destroyed to get more
to empty the planet of the good stuff
turned it into something
unrecognizable
the way we destroy
to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop
it's like they think a prize is waiting
if you dig/destroy enough
but this isn't Crackerjacks
don't worry, the kids will clean it up

Beth Ember @ctrlaltdltffs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Ok, conquered the diamond poem. What other fun shapes can poems squeeze into? #PoetsOfDoom #diamond #poetry #writing @jenthorne.bsky.social @daveashleypoet.bsky.social @phylogeneticsteve.bsky.social @sonnetsmith.bsky.social

all
she feels
is numb, she
was so dumb - what
was she thinking? she
wasn't (see? dumb) that's the
problem, she let heart beat brain
in a rock paper scissors game
then ran with love straight into
a wall and whanged her head
concussion hard - at
least her heart's not
the only
body part
scarred