Freeverse Stories

Sorrow eats the worm at the bottom of the bottle with a kind of parasitic fermentation that now poisons the mind into thinking they are free that they have control over their life that they are whole as long as they keep drinking as long as they keep drinking as long as they keep drinking as long as they... ... Hey! Bartender, pour me another?

I love my wondrous life of joy, bliss and happiness  My many incredible adventures traveling the world  Meeting people of undeniable spirit, strength and charm  Witnessing the awe inspiring beauty of the natural world  I love my life, I can do nothing lessI regret my prolonged life of misery and countless sorrows  My missed opportunities because fear and doubt ruled me  Disappointing and callously hurting the people in my...

Dipping and turning I try pull free of structureAnd miss and pullI’m still, I’m stillDrowning in meaningDiscarding stanzas like past relationshipsMixing metaphors like cocktails in happy hourOverwhelmed by mediocrityIt’s hard to unlearn, Scary evenAnd now, and now?What to do now?Rhetorical maybe?My goal - One of the greatsThe modern day poetHow to avoid being pretentiousCraving approval in a childlike mannerAnd then, and...