1. Once Again – Short Poem
My heart has
once again convinced me
to trust you…
– Alive In Coffin
2. My Trust – Short Poem
Hurt me as much you want
but keep ten steps away
from breaking my trust…
– Alive In Coffin
3. I Am Strong – Short Poem
I am strong as nuclear pasta
and soft as soapstone
unfortunately you have blessed
me with trust issues…
– Alive In Coffin
4. Think Twice – Short Poem
Trust and possessiveness
two sides of a coin called relationship
think twice before you spend it…
– Alive In Coffin
5. A Termite – Short Poem
You have made me a termite
buy feeding me doubts…
– Alive In Coffin
6. The Shore – Monostich Poem
The day you will understand
the fear I carry in me
you will jump on the shore
and hug me tight…
– Alive In Coffin
7. Scared – Monostich Poem
Scared about your absence
more than darkness and
bugs around my coffin…
– Alive In Coffin
8. Not Anymore – Trust Love Poems
I can trust you
but I can not trust
myself any more…
– Alive In Coffin
9. Your Words – Trust Love Poems
Just use your words
slit my throat
make me believe
I am wrong…
– Alive In Coffin
10. The Same – Trust Love Poems
Ask my eyes
do they still look at you
the same way…
– Alive In Coffin
A monostich is a poem which consists of a single line.
Like the form of poetry: Monostich. A few words to touch the heart but bugs around the coffin are terrifying.
No doubt trust issues are the dangerous bugs around the coffin called relationship…
Thanks for the read Kritika…
Indeed they are.
Welcome 🙂
Short poems are very deep! They convey what they want to with no exaggerations.
Need such positive comments… 🥂 Thank You H…
Your welcome! 🙂
Amazing take… Love the irony✌
Thanks R for the read…
My pleasure DA✌
Trust is a hard thing and yet beautiful
the only thing to rely upon..
Indeed it’s hard…
Each one is so deeply touching, it’s hard to pick up a favourite!
How can we pick one out of a thousand feelings going inside us… Thanks for the read Prerna…
That’s so true!
I call the Petals. Thye are one line poems. I have two books of these with 1000 poems each. A Thousand Petal Zen Lotus, A Second Thousand Petal Zen Lotus
1. The most elevated mountain peak never emerges from the ocean.
2. When light is perceived to penetrate darkness – the mind turns over.
3. When darkness is perceived to envelop the light – the mind is lost.
4. The black and white Magpie sings a soundless color.
5. The black and white Orca is blind.
6. The black and white zebra disappears when mating.
7. When light and dark cannot be distinguished – one eye opens.
8. Within one poetic verse – a thousand reside.
9. Within a thousand poetic verses – nothing resides.
10. Perceiving death – no one dies.
11. Deeply mired in the thick mud – the elephant sees forever.
12. Flowers manifest from the earth when Spring does not come.
13. The yellow bird flies from the branch vanishing into thin air.
14. Death is only a metaphor but our bodies die just the same.
15. Climbing up the mountain – she goes nowhere.
16. Swimming across the lake – he vanishes.
17. Climbing stairs with unmoved feet.
18. The clock marks time but the water never boils.
19. I see with eyes that cannot hear.
20. I return to the womb as I am birthed.
21. The dog is a four-legged rock.
22. The mind reverses polarity and pain becomes pleasure.
23. The shade of the great tree heats the ground.
24. In absolute stillness – the river flows into the sea.
25. Eating fish – he became deaf.
26. I hook a fish – I land the ocean.
27. A thousand questions – not one truthful answer.
28. The venerated old man was stupid only when he tried to speak.
29. When he opened his eyes – he no longer saw.
30. Thinking is the harbinger of death.
31. In birth – only death.
32. Clear light – dark night.
33. In terror – find peace.
34. In the crowd – she is clearly alone.
35. On his individual path he followed everyone.
36. The untrained mind remains clear within chaos.
37. The old heron grows fat in the dried lake bed.
38. The cloudless sky blocks the sun.
39. The light of a thousand candles manifests darkness.
40. Religion is the unforgiving taskmaster of humanity.
41. Simplicity is perfect complexity.
42. Always is never.
43. There is no change in change.
44. The color red is the sound of a stringless harp.
45. Mounting the ass she vanished.
46. Mounting her ass – they blissed out.
47. The bee sings the honey.
17. Unmet friends move toward
you in passing
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18. Homemade cookies and soy
milk tastes best on waking
at 2 A.M.
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19. The million years old petrified
wood rests its tension on
my antique wooden
saloon table where
I write
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20. Before I could read the
poem I loved – I had to
write it down
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21. No one knew what Jesus
was talking about and
the ones that did
tried to live it in failure
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22. If you meet an acknowledged
wiseman on the road
trip him to see if he
gets up
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23. The twins acknowledged
each other as father
and son, exchanging
roles
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25. Alone with God I refuse
the liars offering
friendship with no
substance
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26. I eat the candy of the
earth as I ignore the
light going dark
in my dreamscape
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27. The piss of an evil pen
emerges black as it
spills and stains the
white lined wood
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28. Starving in a crowded
garden I sit down on
a large rock and
bring out my
hidden nourishment
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29.Without remembering my God
I cannot vanquish intense
thoughts of rage
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30. The tricky God spreads
eternal love
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31. The familiar notebook
I keep open until it is
without a blank page
then I sadly
close it
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32. Poetry is only art when
slowly cusory written
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33. The great wisdom I wrote
was illegible when I
tried to read it later
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Hi Dr John, Thanks for sharing this beautiful collection on one line poems.