Staggering
Hunger consumes this wasted body A man of skin stretched o’er his bones Food becomes ash with each bite taken Yet onward play the drones Poisonous sip - no…
Jae
252 stories written on Ficly, 2010–2014, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. Their page on ficly.com
The Warning
If ever I am subject to those notes again I swear I’ll dig your heart out with my fav’rite pen I’ll place it on the table, staining every page Until it’s…
Happy to be Absent
I’ve always loved to listen in And never seen it as a sin The words so lovely echo ‘round I smile at the sound Events are meant for invitees And often I’ve…
Effigy
Why does the writer mourn? His hands and pen doth make no mark His mind is shadowed in the dark Demeanor thus forlorn, Why does the writer mourn? Why does the…
Not Yet
Morning found me drunk with sleep, head spinning with exhaustion It crept beneath my eyelids, peering in with little caution And pushing them awake divorced my…
Life is but a Flicker
Life is but a flicker From one moment to the next Never mind if slower, quicker Life is but a flicker Sparks abruptly at the start Ends in ways no one expects…
Dedication
Though my fame may wax and wane And though my head grow hoary I will never remain satisfied To bask in former glory
Stone
Pillars stretching upward toward a ceiling as a sky Worlds apart, the traveler will use them all to fly Not through air, nor crossing land, but waiting for the…
Never Standing Still
Purpose often staggers ‘gainst its own increasing weight What motion once was confident, now cause to hesitate Beware the goal’s corrupting of life’s set…
Reclusive
As sure as thoughts in curling script spin ‘round A life alone will utter not a sound For solitude presents me little choice What purpose therein lies to have…
Fortune Presents Gifts
My life is a list, over time grown long Not one, but two, neither right nor wrong The first contains all as I wished and willed The same with the other, though…
Spite
What sparked the hatred then Is not recalled again The flames will upward rise To blacken your surprise An agony to blink It tortures you to think Your choking…
A Willingness to Listen
A man and a song once met On the keys in the back of a room The song didn’t mind the fluorescent light Or the piano being out of tune The man reached out with…
Thirty-two Years of Miscommunication
In all the ways to take my leave I’ve never left with gasoline Tread under tires as I heave A deathly cough at 9:15 My hands unsteady on the wheel The road…
An Incomplete Journey
Dorothy came to a gradual halt. The footsteps of her new friends had dwindled, so she placed her fingertips to her lips and spun about, waving a hand over her…
Critique Wanted
Offended beware this satire verse I would rather be heard than a liar in hearse What purpose for words in the hands of a cynic? To gain your attention, the…
Voices in the Air
Sulking. I knew that’s what I was doing. I was sent home as though I were a child, forbidden to leave the village under any circumstances. Their blindness to…
A Case Against Bureaucracy
“We know enough of history to deny the instatement of kings.” Leyla wrapped her shawl more tightly about her shoulders. The hall was drafty in the night winds…
Probability Horizon
Sunlight crested just as I left my cabin, the door hissing slowly shut behind me. I stood a moment to witness the morning, then began the walk south. My feet…
Freewriting
It was never about the connections that had been gained or lost. There was no turning into a pillar of salt in this instance, only a steady pace as I plodded…