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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I trust Even when you do not believe in yourself Leaf on a breeze The quake cannot harm us if we never land Deep water calm I am not your rock You are my tether The more you roil The more we are brought back to each other I love Even when you do not love yourself #vss365 #calm #quake

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm told my birth was hard For my mother who had to give me up My father who was trapped away My sister whose place had changed I remember not The nurse sang a #siren song To lure me forth I smiled at her but for no one else I gave all my love that day No other would ever touch my heart #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I am thrilled to be holding the 25th Anniversary issue of the Bellevue Literary Review and am looking forward to diving into its mix of poetry, fiction, non-fiction and art. And of course I'm tickled pink to have one of my #poems included in this illustrious journal. #poetry #writingcommunity

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

How to create Without feelings Imagined words All faked An exhibition never staged Pretending and pretension Blood I've never bled Fills the only lake On the only #island No tides To wash me away Can't give Never had emotion Ghost of intention Original #sin Even this truth A series of lies #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The cats tore through the room paying no heed Dust bunnies swirled with the force of a #hurricane On shelves goth dolls sang Calling to children that no longer came The dog with a whimper pressed closer to my thigh I assured it all would be fine Once the one who was summoned had arrived #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

No matter how often you return Full power into #harbour Drifting aimlessly to shore It always may be the last time The tides carry you back to me The ocean is eternity It’s smell that of both freedom and death They are the same after all Waves of love and anguish In tiny bits eroding me away #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Free range child Not that I had your trust But there were #mountains To rebuff my advances At their base a library Home of lore forgotten What stood upon their rocky caps What was beyond the peaks Dusty pages showed me Not just what I would find But how to cross And still be home by dinner #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good influence or bad? I'm a little under the weather but trying to get in some time on the clock. They think I should join them and just curl up for the day. Choices choices.

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You are both sun and #cloud Stars and eclipse of the moon Rays turning to showers Midnight illumination hidden Wolves in the distance Some days you grip strong Some nights hands dangle at your side Your gaze toward the masked dawn Wil you light the world? Will you shadow your end of times? #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How do you believe in God But not in me I stand before you in flesh that bleeds You offer no #reprieve I share your prayers I wash my face in your church waters #Purify my soul in the Chalice Well You wash your hands of me I will honor you and walk away Mortal until and beyond the day I die #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I am the moon drift Leading the wanderers Who sleep during the day I renounce your bitterness As the sun denies the darkness More than it is due I reckon with lies Dry tears and kiss smiles I am the wolf howling Just before dawn Calling to its children To sleep again #vss365 #reckon #renounce

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Quick fix Push the pain forward Kick the deity down the road They don’t like it But it only leaves a slight bruise They asked me once “For what do you hunger? With salvation it might be granted” I said it didn’t matter Whatever I consume today Will just get crapped out tomorrow #vss365 #hunger

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lost my intensity Perhaps at the hardware store Traded in for refuse bags Or maybe it sloughed off In grocery stoor aisles I'm now as bland As frozen foods in my cart No more #passion No songs to sing Did it rain today I'm reflected in a puddle I'm reflected in the grey Of a broken tv screen #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

When should children be told They've embarked on a journey That is an adventure But also a trauma A web of intentions A mad man’s vision Sometimes we bleed How young is too young To teach them to love But also tell them There will be stormy times That force them toward hate #vss365 #embark #stormy

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Conflict Between my skin and your touch Taste and the sweetness of life Emotions and the will to be Conflict Feeds the root of being Keeps the eyes from seeing Brought you near Drove us on the journey Conflict We nursed it as a baby Gave it our strength Embraced it in all its glory #vss365 #conflict

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

You move slowly down the aisle Your desk has not changed We watered the plant Leaves spill across dusty papers Work that kept another day How important is it anyway We #marvel that you've returned I think I understand There's the quiet of death at home Nothing that won’t keep another day #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

In visions you look happy Dressed up fine For a Pan Am flight to New York City Shiny shoes Dress of pink with blue Chauffeur wearing gloves Black cap close cropped hair In this world you weren't poor A world in which I was never born It brings me joy even if You'll never know my name #vss365 #glove

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Wonderful cameo by Peter Gabriel in the latest episode of Silo. His music has been used twice in the show prior. I was already a huge PG fan when this album took the world by storm. I haven't played it in a long time. 1986 was a crazy, pivotal, time in my life. I'm traveling back there now.

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I have a painting of you Looks like a #poster You are my rock star A literary giant I admire A great leader who held my hand When the troubles came They say cut the #cord Put down the torch Shatter the mug with your name Who are they anyway I’d rather drift out to sea Then try to begin again #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The crow stole the doll’s comb Put it in the matchbox Tied it shut with Barbie hair A gift for the rabbits Who distracted the child That set the muffin down Crumbs then gathered To feed them all A shrewd ploy Earth kept spinning The circle of life #vss365 #comb #matchbox #shrewd

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The wooded path remains Where I once walked Holding your hand No ache in my hip No pain in my heart To the right Behind wild roses Is where we first made love Doesn’t seem so #remote now Someone recently built a fire Our grandchildren’s generation I scatter your ashes Where love once burned #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I carry regrets A leaf pulled by the river Swirling toward shore Only to be swept back up By the currents of shame The undertow of feelings Too long unsaid Rocks ahead I no longer Remember smooth waters There is no blame Only a destiny written In a distant time By someone elses hand #vss365 #ashamed

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Nanci died 5 years ago today at age 68. I was lucky enough to see her live several times. An amazing songwriter and storyteller, master of interpreting others songs, crusader for peace and justice. Her music came into my life when I really I needed it, and I will carry her words in my heart forever.

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I cling to a past that never existed Like the imaginary friend Emerging from the closet at 2AM Doing battle with the creature under the bed Created memories of happy times I can share with my friends Use to build a foundation Of a person that can be more Then I've ever managed to be #vss365 #cling

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Thank you. Gardens have done much good for me.

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

You found me lost Weak Seemingly beyond repair Long un-watered Without seed Without root Your thumb green Heart gold Showed me a #garden Led me slowly there Untrusting I did not want to lie In the bed prepared Rain came Past washed away Time will tell If roots will take But for now They grow #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

From what I see your rts are definitely something I'm good with.

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I've unfollowed a few otherwise interesting people over their binge reposting, great to have this alternative.

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Who invented the doughnut Was it an act of grace? If I could ask the doughnut Would it tell me ‘I was made this way’ Or when I eat the doughnut hole Separated at birth Do I kill a piece of its soul? An evil act of desecration Or maybe it's spelled donut And I should move on with my day #vss365 #evil

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I'm reposting this because I'm excited you can now hide individual users reposts from your feed. Already used it. If you repost creative works I'm all for it. If you repost an endless stream of politics, even if I agree with it, I'm hiding them. Also, don't hide my reposts, I promise to be good.

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Move along Move along home Love turned to toil Do you remember The chill we felt Our hands meeting in soil Calm to chaos Feelings would sprout Passions would boil The earth is sterile now Living only to be Each others foil Move along Move along home No urge to toil #vss365 #toil #sprout #urge #chaos

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

As I begin work on my next book of poetry I want to point you to my publication More Than a Whisper. I'm very proud of this work and the tales it tells. You're sure to see yourself in it & the world we share. You'll get a few snapshots of the dude in the picture too. Link in the comments. #poetry

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Fertile soil Cultivate wonder Till thoughts Plant seeds of beauty Bring forth the extraordinary I will tend Lead and occasionally follow Hold your hand Wave and smile Till passing you on To friends and lovers Fade from view Though never forget You are my son I am your mother #vss365 #fertile #poetry

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Thanks for the 💓 and the share, so glad you like it.

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I saw truth It was in the #chaos of your face I tried to touch you Could only reach The low hanging #fruit Easy answers Packaged & perfectly sliced Dad's apartment Truth sliding slowly Into couch cushions Fun house mirror reflections Answers tantalizing Never in the place I’d keep my heart #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

You'd tend the gardens Never to my words You'd tend to friend requests Never to my hearts desires You needed to tend To the currents That steered me away You'd tend only to The rocks along the shore I'd tend to cry Beside you in the dark You would never Pretended to understand #vss365 #tend

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Born in stillness Nature’s grace Single sprout Crown of #creation Raise your head See that you are not alone Root deep To share the message Spread your arms So we as one May shade the others Shiver in winds Anticipation of rain Life dripping down Earth to be filled With sisters and brothers #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The path not taken Still a temptation Overgrown now It once was paved I pass it every day One my way To the mundane Plants flourish In the cracks Possible medicines To soothe my soul Earth beside it Falls away Sliding into shadow Cascading into memory #vss365 #temptation #poetry

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We steady you As you #descend into arms of babes It’s important they remember you this way You fit a piece of the puzzle One of 50 It's a lot to you and them The children giggle Playfully fight over the rest You laugh too Encourage and aid We watch knowing The picture will be complete soon #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Nothing feels better than knowing a poem resonates with someone. Thank you.

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I thought my soul would #ascend But what the Maker needed Were spare parts Supply chains were down Thanks to the war My eyes Which broke your heart Stare from the face Of a lost child Feet which couldn't dance Stumble in broken land Hands that wrote my words Light a fire needed to survive #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Thank you. I was starting to think this post was invisible.

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Energy sapped Trying to recover love we had Too weak to leave Too stubborn to admit I was wrong If I give in at all You’ll double down and so will I I #shift the art on the wall You still haunt me From the pictures you're not in I never asked to be served I’m sorry you've had to wait so long #vss365

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Journey Someone else built the road Scripted Guard rails I can't remove Directed by a god Who's moved on to a different show No sequel When pavement breaks down Gravel and weeds retake it all I wish to be An episode that stands alone In a tale born Already having beginning middle end #vss365 #road

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

No reflection in the cat’s eyes He’ll share his warmth But nothing of his soul I let him roam Taking wisdoms journey Never looking back to say goodbye When I despair Missing his purr He turns up at the door Ready to share his prey Eyes even darker Than they were before #vss365 #turn

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