Pen And Paper Stories

Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Post Patrick!

    Growing up is searchingfor that pot of gold.!The rainbow comesAnd the search begins…Innocence explores every hill- climbs every tree!Just to chase a butterfly-And see the bees…Then in the flowersYou find life and you find honesty…You grow and…Up like the flowers…To realize scientific truth!Growling up is learning that rainbowsCome from water and not gold!But happy hunting…

  • No Reason

    I know nothingYet I know less todayThere is no reasonTo be gone this way.My heart mournsFor you and moreDarker daysNo doubt in store.For anyone to HATEBecause you don’t agreeYou are an evilWe should never see.May you go soon to hellFor what you have done!Charlie will add to HeavenAs we stand in love as one. To…

  • You!

    You!

    Angrier by the minute.At the end of every bump in the road is you. The excuse, the illness, that is you.I hate you.I hate the pain, turmoil, and everything that comes with you.You are the thing that stole you.And You need to go away.

  • Cry for me

    A moment cried for me

  • Wasted

    I was once less goodWhen my vision was clearI did less listeningWhen I could perfectly hear…Selfishness was abundantLike years when you are five-But it’s when I changed,Emptiness would thrive…I keep taking stepsOn this wiser road-And while I’ve learned muchThe heavier is the load.I can’t help but wonderWhy I continue to stay,When the path is so…

  • Maybe

    The smallest chanceWithin a glimpse…Butterflies hiddenCausing his wince…For a yesIn her eyes todayUntil the mouthComes with nothing to say…But for notRegrets would cheer –Intention so blissful,Challenged by fear.The prick of a roseTo wander his crazy-With a moment to ask…My Valentine; Maybe.

  • Ignorance or Innocence?

    Innocence is so evolvingIn everythingWhile disappearingInto something …Evil maybeOr pureIn the diseaseOr a cure….Of knowledgeOr ignoranceIt’s the pastAnd present tense….But not the futureGenerations bury deepIt’s just what isNo matter what we seek.

  • Circumstance

    I am notAnythingBut the thingIn which toPrevent! YesI amJustSimplyThe circumstance.

  • Lost in the Game

    The vessels are smallerBut destination the sameUnless you are the playerLost in the game…

  • Missed

    It’s not secondsMinutes or hoursWe miss But the dreamsWonders and innocenceAmiss

  • Hourglass

    Am I angry?Sure!Every thankless roadNo matter the fork-Or knife! Still the houseWithout a lakeA bountyOf giveAnd take… And lifeContinues no matterWhat miseryOr happinessThe loss! The picture…It’s bigger!Then rulers and dollars…Or boxes-Of course. So I bendWe passTo a timeAnd directionIn a glass.

  • Happy 2024!

    Hello 2024Who are you?Times of changeAnd leadership a few…So many electionsIn so little time;Humble the worldAnd distilleries of wine…With harbingers laidAnd prophecies spent –Learn from pastNot where it went…For when there is progressSo too is a debt!Artificial intelligenceIs a mind’s personal threat.As we start a new yearLet’s learn from beforeThank God for your blessings…Not the…

  • Merry Christmas

    May your belly get fullAnd drama stay low,Your heart be warmWith your body in toe.May you give without returnAnd receive without debt,And love those around youNo matter if you’ve met…May you feel the spiritWith all our Lord brings.And have a Merry Christmas!In glory to our King.

  • Spirit Halloween

    One by oneSmall and large-Dressed and different,And almost in charge… Doorbells will ring!And lights will be on!Until the sugar is out. . .And again they’ll be gone… Completely blindTo us out here…Hiding in the décorThat fantasies our fears. . . Until the dayThere is nothing to fear-Because they’ll be the onesHiding right here… So, we…

  • Mortal Life

    Mortal lifeSo basicRoboticAnd complacent We passLife goesSo fastWe barely know… The meaningOr benefit;Just the lossTrivial regrets. But the momentIs as it wasNot logicallyBut just because.

  • Wasted

    Sometimes it’s a wasted lifeNot because you were so greatBut because othersLeft you wasted

  • Unworthy

    Unworthy

    LifeBecomes lifelessNot because of a fallOr autumnBut becauseHistoryPurges the outcome… Of youUs and we-PossibilitiesOne could be- Because it was oneJust like beforeHistoryWas just to ignore… And when you cryFor mercyJust knowIgnoranceMakes us unworthy.

  • The cost

    I am not youYou are not meThat is ignoranceNot hateDo you not see? Those in “power”Suit and tiesPlead with promisesBull shitAnd lies! And in the chaosIgnorance is lostChaos bleedsThey smileCommunity becomes the cost!

  • One More Day

    I don’t know the meaningOr what it sawThe start of the problem?I don’t recall??? Just like we neededThe missing middleWhile each new challengePlays the fiddle. And so we danceThe night awayAnd just a beforeOne more Day.

  • Repeat

    She you’re a puppetIn a showBut the oneWho doesn’t know So you playWithout beginning or endUntil the momentWe begin again.

  • Friday

    You are the thingEverything?No!An accomplishment!!So fast-Fleeting –But loved !!And I’m grateful…Thank you!

  • Anxiety

    Look – I’m notYou’re notIt’s notRightOr flight BecauseIt isI amLike youFight!

  • The Giver

    Painfully awareEvery nipAll the bitesThe goodAnd the wakes at night. And stillNature’s windsBecause it isAnd wasThe thing that gives.

  • The Hunt

    Lost wordsLost thoughtsLosing timeIs what I’ve got. Aimless wonderingFoolish speakCosting us allMaking you weak.

  • Why Me?

    So many timesWhy not?Why not me?Now me?Now me!Why me?Why now?Punishment.In wanting-Not knowing.Then getting-No longer. . .Wanting.

  • Imagination

    Just imagineBefore todayKnowing moreThan yesterday. . .Now pretendIt’s the day beforeNow you knowSo much more!

  • Change

    I think change is scary …So terrifying …We push-Until everything is gone!Even if meant to be …So much faster. . . Suddenly only one thing is left. Why?

  • In Vain

    To thinkA thoughtIs a pain When thinkingThat thoughtIn vain.

  • Aging

    A walk on the stairsUnaware my caresSo Dark!Balance in my prayersMy life in the glaresRemark!Toes now need repairsThe back took its sharesBenchmark! This poem is an example of poetic form lai. A lai is a 9-line rhyming scheme poem that follows an “aabaabaab” format. The “a” lines are 5 syllables and rhyme, while the “b”…

  • Living

    I live a longer lifeStumbling and living,To see you moreWith wrongs so giving… But less has the consequenceOf less days to live. . .So, fill my heartTo find a will to give… Through more goodbyesAnd changes too,If only I could share. . .But goodbye was so soon. I must honor your lifeAnd my gift of…

  • Different

    Crazy became different

  • Manipulation

    I think I knew who you were. .Before you did,And that’s hardBecause I loved you anyway…And now “The Empty”-Though predictable-Is sad nonetheless.

  • Blur

    It’s a tiny breakOf life itselfNo longer about the neededOr who I could help Just some minutesOf muted brainReleased of stressOr what was to gain It was a blessingAnd also a curseFor which sobrietyWould always blur.

  • Day of the Dead

    Watching your stupidity- That the living lasts

  • You Know!

    You Know!

    They don’t know who I amYet something to be…If I’m something to fear-Maybe just what you see… I’m not a lambAnd far from a devilBut I’ll challenge you!To meet your level There is a huntBut it’s inside the soulPaying a priceWhile saving a toll… And as you huffI’ll blowBecause everything you missedWas all that I…

  • Excuse You!

    You had everything to lose

  • Lucky?

    But I am fortunate to see life! To see God in my life.

  • LIFE

    Getting tiredIs part of the cycleIt comes with seasonsAnd I’m in the title … Life they call itIt comes and goesAnd if you are livingYou surely know- All is shortAnd often repeatedHistory you knowReveals the cheated… Until you eraseWorst to best-Confusion takes overAll of the west… But directionIs what many seekDespite the lossGone are the…

  • Fine

    It’s fineRight?Everything.I’m sure it isBecause if it isn’tWell…It isn’t fine.But you knew that.

  • OLD

    OLD

    So there is this spaceBetween old and OLD… You see it by feeling lessWhile caring more-You lose a lot. . .But you learn not to ignore… Time and its limits-Love without return-God without religionLife with burns. . . There is this spaceWe are never toldBut it’s just the roomFor getting old.

  • Hello Life!

    Hello crazyHow have you been?You know me. . .Bending my mind again. Goodbye sanity!You are a disgrace!!Leaving behind a mess…It’s such a waste. Hello lifeIt would be nice to have you back!Can you pickup sanity?It’s the one thing I lack.

  • Protesteth I Must

    Protesteth I Must

    The news reports it I avoid it.

  • ALIVE

    The time has comeSpring is hereLife is nowCritter’s cheer. Kitties huntHummingbird’s amazeWith the butterfliesAnd sunshine haze. It’s the perfect noiseComing aliveEverything awakenedSneezes reply. Still the joyAs personalities liveSuch an artistMother Nature is. Take the timeAnd breathe it inIt takes us forwardWe begin again.

  • Just A Minute

    Just a minute Of an hour each day…

  • One more Day!

    The fastest way to waste a day…

  • Control

    I’m aboutAll you need right nowMaking you waitUntil you find the how- And then I jump inTo give what you need-Direct the puppetsUntil they eat the seeds… Every time you meltRight into the plan-Creating more distanceBecause you needed a man… I becameThe story to writeUntil there was nothingIn you to fight… Now the fiddlesRemember the…

  • The Story

    The story…Is both a comedyAnd tragedy-UnfortunateYet grand…In syncWith no plan. The plot,Is true!Still unbelievable…To you? Yes, I digress-It’s something-Those words…Without “how”To not impress. Each scene-Is Needed!Not matter how broken-Lessons pleaded. The narrator,I know!Too well…We talk,And not enough. The story. . .Is nice.Despite the nightmare-My life.

  • Lights out

    Lights outAfter how many weeksNow you are scatteredBeyond the weeps… So many peopleArrived to your homeTo find their dealsAnd bring to their throne… And finally nowYour home is at restThe family is doneLights are lifeless… And while we weren’t closeI lived across the street,The process was depressingWith a front row seat. So much timeWe spend…

  • All ONE

    Maybe are are all one…One tweetOne postOne opinionFrom being silenced

  • Always Poor

    Thank you!We finally broke!!Half serious…Almost a joke?But it happened –To stop it all…It was needed!While ignoring this crawl!Because as longThere was a dollar or cent…There was no way to stopThe nickels spent.So at last . . .Closing the cracked door-Because nothing changed …We were always poor!

  • Ignorance

    What do you think gets better with age? Ignorance gets better with age because people often mistake years lived with knowledge. Success is accepting knowing little to nothing.

  • Better

    What advice would you give to your teenage self? Life gets better So long as you ignore ignorance In others And yourself… Time is healing And is hard But not giving up Is its own reward. And when you have the chance Take a stand! For what is right!! Not what others have planned!!!

  • In The Middle

    I don’t pretend to know everythingOr anything,,,,But l am definitely in the middle ofOf nothing…And something!

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