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Backdeckbenny (Peter) wrote a new post

• 10 months, 3 weeks ago

five part heart

Poetry

October 28, 2025

4

part one:All addictions start with suffering.All addictions end with suffering.part two:Addiction beginswhere silence screams.Voids filled withthe cold retreat of alcohol,tobacco’s dry whisper,the sharp thrill of cocaine,gambling’s pulse,screens pulsing past midnight,the slow hunger for shopping,the aching need for moisture from...

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4 Comments
- Crimsin
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  hello dearest Benny my pain is just too great to live any other way I’ve really honestly tried more than once and I will never willingly put myself through that again… this is powerful if you have a better way to cope I am happy for you my friend ❤️
  - Backdeckbenny (Peter)
    10 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    The root cause of all suffering is thinking.That’s where the answer lies.
    I coped by reading as much as I could about depression, grief,the way our minds work and trick is.The best material,without sounding religious,was in Buddhism.
    Happy to share some authors with you if you’re interested.
    🙏🙏🙏🙏
- Visions_of_Insanity
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Intelligent poem here dude. Well said and well executed.
- Thomas W. Case
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Brilliant work.
Crimsin wrote a new post

• 10 months, 3 weeks ago

energy

Horror, Poetry, Uncategorized

October 27, 2025

8

feeling the energy I cringe when I look inthere is my spider, looking to scare mewith frantic desire, it disturbs the spirits who surround mefading in the night, I can see your signature, neonthe red light district, lusts strobemirrored...

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6 Comments
- Jim Musics
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  really!
- Jim Musics
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Am I weird if I got aroused by this? ‘Hope so…
  - Crimsin
    10 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    hi Jim good evening not at all I’m happy to have that affect thank you ❤️
- Crimsin
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  hello beautiful good evening thank you graciously ❤️
- Damian DeadLove
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Seductively dark, Brenda. Incredible write my friend. Appreciate you.
  
  Damian
  - Crimsin
    10 months, 2 weeks ago
    
    thank you graciously dearest Damian please forgive my tardiness ❤️
Bobbington wrote a new post

• 10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Heretics of Horatio

Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy

October 27, 2025

3

It is said The Heretics of Horatio are of unscripted nature For their will is HIS and HIS is truthThus it was a giftThus it was a creedEven a God's voice proved falsely refined Paled in time as does all things...

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1 Comment
- Bobbington
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Thank you so much! I am hoping to write more soon!
Knight wrote a new post

• 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Halloween Haiku

Horror, Humor, Poetry

October 27, 2025

9

Take my heavy head Gorge the gooey emptiness Put a candle in

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7 Comments
- Crimsin
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  hello dearest James I love the look of that the skull with a candle in it…however this is cleverly dark and made me squeamish great write ❤️
- Knight
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  yes. I love pumkin carving. I think without genuine horror halloween is wasted.
  thanks for reading
  regards
  james
- Fia Naturie
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Jack o Lantern, I smiled at this Haiku
  - Knight
    10 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    thanks for reading
    glad you liked it.
    Regards
    James
- Knight
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  thanks for reading
  thanks for your kind words
  happy Halloween
  Regards
  james
- Thomas W. Case
  10 months, 1 week ago
  
  Boom. You nailed it.
- Knight
  10 months, 1 week ago
  
  Thanks. Halloween is over too fast. I much prefer it to Xmas.
  Regards
  James
Knight wrote a new post

• 10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Dive

Horror, Poetry, Short Stories

October 27, 2025

11

The passengers woke with a jolt of turbulence. The clock struck two AM. The turbulence persisted. The plane dropped and rolled causing fearful murmurings. The flight attendant smiled as she tried to reassure them. She stumbled. Screams and engines...

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9 Comments
- Crimsin
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  hello dearest James and this why I won’t fly if you survive the crash you are shark bait as the crash is a bigger dinner bell for them… great scary write ❤️
- Knight
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Thanks.
  I dreamt this. I woke up as the plane crashed into the sea. Thanks for reading.
  regards
  James
- Fia Naturie
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  It’s funny how many people dream about crashing into the sea. It is a legitimate fear. Nice description of it
  - Knight
    10 months, 3 weeks ago
    
    thanks for reading.
    I think Castaway with Tom Hanks must have put the image into my head.
    Regards
    james
- Knight
  10 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Hi,
  I am glad you liked it.
  regards
  James
  
  video is in the description.
- Sam Dickens
  10 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Now, that’s a genuine nightmare. Let’s hope it stays fiction. I was a US Navy aircraft mechanic for twenty years, and have never really felt comfortable in the sky.
  - Knight
    10 months, 2 weeks ago
    
    Thanks for reading. I woke up as the plane hit the sea. I think I’ll take a boat next time.
    Regards James
- Thomas W. Case
  10 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Powerful work, my friend.
  - Knight
    10 months, 2 weeks ago
    
    Thanks for reading. Thanks for your words of strength.
    Regards
    james
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