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Graduated high school in Waterbury CT, class of 2009. Attended AMDA NYC, graduating 2011. Began writing poetry on cocktail napkins in 2013.

  February 2025     15 days ago

Submitted Poems 9 total

The Persistent Painter

A beautiful morning to paint a wonderous world!
The painter steps out from behind their slumbering lids
Carrying paints, pencils and pieces of positive perspective
begins not to splatter, but rather to gently grace
the space with colors and...

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Pieces of Me

Pieces of Me

Pieces of me on sheets of wax paper
Tied tight with twine to catch all the drippings
An arm and a leg won’t keep till Friday
My heart’s in your hands
My blood’s on the floor

Pieces of me just two for a dollar
A holiday sale,...

– by scott R. Janneke

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Days Off

Days Off

On his days off he puts himself down
with a bottle of gin
He drinks warm from the neck down
into his furnace of a belly
His veins on fire
A day or two later leaves him shaking, sweating
Unable to stand, sleep or lay in a...

– by scott R. Janneke

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Argyle the Arsonist

Argyle the Arsonist

Argyle the arsonist was looking for love,
He couldn’t shake that burning feeling in his heart.

Like the phoenix he wished to rise from the ash,
A new beginning, a new partner a new start!

Through all of the smoke, the...

– by scott R. Janneke

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My Robot Body

My Robot Body

Sometimes I find my body hurts
My back, my feet, my knees
I wipe my mouth a bloody rag
And hope nobody sees

My flesh may peel, and meat may rot
But I swear, one day, I’ll be a robot

I’ll have rocket feet to propel myself
...

– by scott R. Janneke

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added 26 days ago
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Wonderful trip through the decades like a photo album or an old film. Keep dancing

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Probably my favorite of Pound's that I have read.

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Wonderful concept, love the ending lines.

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This was fantastic. Beautifully written, every moment opened the door for the next. Really wonderful thank you

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Lovely, a very good read thank you for sharing!

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I really enjoyed reading that. I felt like I was apart of the fight along side you. Triumphant it seems

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I'm super for it! Don't know the tale, but it sounds quite thrilling!

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Very beautiful. Honestly it's a little beyond me, excellent.

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I was reading this with some funky Jazz playing on youtube. I had a nice time, I felt like as the reader I was pulling ahead and falling behind, slowing starting really making a run for it! Very nice work.

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It's mysterious, pleasant to read, I like it!

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Very much enjoyed this. Wonderful setting and subject matter, right up my alley!

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Awesome! Very cool.

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Beautiful! Wonderful imagery, enjoyable ride.

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Great work! So much in so little, provocative and concise.

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All time favorite! What an amazing piece of work. Poe's short stories and poems were such a welcome break from the mainstream teachings in school, my friends and I based two school film projects on Poe! 

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