eightmenout

Member since February 19, 2013

Member for 13 years, 3 months

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The Selfishness of Selflessness

Posted Feb 20, 2020 · 9 lines · 1 critiques

construct for the warmth at hand
winds circle to mounding sand
hardened by the throws of rain
fired by the past of pain
higher, than the angels climb
stronger, than the poets rhyme
passersby pay no heed to end
space for only family and...

oh, shit. there's no door.

eightmenout’s timeline

February 2023
19 Sun

Anniversary
10 years of membership
February 2020
21 Fri

Received a critique
on The Selfishness of Selflessness from @Geezer
"of building walls from the inside out and painting yourself into a corner. ~ Geezer. ."
20 Thu

Posted a poem
The Selfishness of Selflessness
"construct for the warmth at hand"
Open thread 9 lines
June 2018
14 Thu

Received a critique
on Which would you Choose? from @raj
"Good to see you write again. This one certainly gives a kick to the grey cells. Having read Al's comment and your response makes more sense…"
February 2018
19 Mon

Anniversary
5 years of membership
August 2017
03 Thu

Received a critique
on Which would you Choose? from @brittle light
"interesting, the natural voice vs the poetic voice or the cultured voice vs raw, real voice or the sane man's voice vs the insane one or just one ordinary voice with a lot of mental machinations going on in the backgrou…"
03 Thu

Critiqued
"Transgressive Fear" by @weirdelf
"As (almost) always, an excellent write. But you left me wondering if there wasn't more to say. The title implies that you are currently worried. The ending states that there's nothing worth going back for. So why the wo…"
03 Thu

Critiqued
"Where Lies The Truth?" by @brittle light
"What an intricate and delicate scene you have woven. Seems to be more to it than just the beautiful pattern of tongue in cheek words."
03 Thu

Posted a poem
Which would you Choose?
"Voices walking 2 beside"
Open thread 12 lines
February 2017
28 Tue

Received a critique
on 11:47 from @Rula
"What happened to the "abstract workshop". You'd have had done a great job there, if only you continued what you have started...sighs"
24 Fri

Received a critique
on 11:47 from @themoonman
"Made me feel drunk, was that your intention? round and round we go good to see you posting Richard"
23 Thu

Received a critique
on 11:47 from @Keith Logan
"to fully understand this poem but I definitely like it. The title drew me in."
23 Thu

Critiqued
"Requiems For A Rabbit" by @K William
"Neo has always been cyclical. Yes, it can be frustrating at times. I myself have been absent almost a year, but when it gets going it is truly a unique learning environment."
23 Thu

Critiqued
"Requiems For A Rabbit" by @K William
"I did give him a break. There was a lot more to be said. I have no idea what that other site is, and frankly don't care. If you see my first comment, I took plenty a time to decide what to critique/comment on. ALL CRITI…"
23 Thu

Received a critique
on 11:47 from @Esker
"numerals.... math has no place in my head a blurry submerged sense still....why I keep tiny log books with numbers on the cover of their black white abstract fronts..some think I am clubber but I am flubber...trickster…"
23 Thu

Posted a poem
11:47
"I lost..."
Open thread 11 lines
22 Wed

Critiqued
"Requiems For A Rabbit" by @K William
"Having read your poem, Mr Stevens poem, the comments and your profile, I offer up the following Metaphor does not equal abstract If someone does not finish reading your work, that is critique. You failed to engage them…"
14 Tue

Critiqued
"What I Keep Saying to Myself " by @Rula
"Just stopped by to have a read. It's pretty solid although the pacing could use some work. Although, I get a sense that could be intentional. Scott"
09 Thu

Received a critique
on And then we woke and forgot anything ever happened from @Esker
"great poem.... love that poets are moving towards rhyme the mystical feel of this one is suspenseful metaphors galore kinda gleeful in readin it symbolism and mythologies Thank U eightmenout Mr Wolf!"
08 Wed

Posted a poem
And then we woke and forgot anything ever happened
"The night fell in all white and strong"
Open thread 12 lines
July 2016
25 Mon

Critiqued
"BENZONARCOPOLIS" by @Esker
"You are only proving my point Don't be one of them I am comfortable in the darkness Let me be"
25 Mon

Critiqued
"BENZONARCOPOLIS" by @Esker
"Indeed But our differences define us Shunned and loved Try to form me Doubt you will get very far Try to speak for me You'll lie I am what I am Because I hid my abuse Spend most of my energy Fighting the all-ending psyc…"
April 2016
20 Wed

Posted a poem
Who, me?
"Hey, you, young man over there"
Open thread 23 lines
14 Thu

Posted a poem
One Poet's Story
"It's 3 a.m."
Open thread 12 lines
07 Thu

Posted a poem
Where is the Road Less Traveled?
"Time was..."
Open thread 20 lines
04 Mon

Posted a poem
Expressions
"How do I feel today?"
Open thread 19 lines
March 2016
29 Tue

Posted a poem
My World or Yours?
"You know her,"
Open thread 46 lines
25 Fri

Posted a poem
Rain, and she was
"I'd shout it from on high,"
Open thread 23 lines
23 Wed

Posted a poem
FUCK YOU, father
"I bet you think you won"
Open thread 9 lines
17 Thu

Posted a poem
The World on a String
"Stop the earth and please"
Open thread 8 lines
March 2015
16 Mon

New follower
@weirdelf
May 2014
30 Fri

Most-discussed work
Tempestuous (To Serve Poet WS)

40 critiques to date.
February 2014
19 Wed

Anniversary
One year of membership
15 Sat

Highest posting month
February 2014 — 7 poems
September 2013
15 Sun

New follower
@Rula
June 2013
05 Wed

New follower
@lonlyhrtsclub13
March 2013
22 Fri

New follower
@loved
February 2013
27 Wed

First critique offered
on "The Runaway" by @BrokenShards
19 Tue

First publication
Once Upon a Friend (since unpublished)
19 Tue

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round heads in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status-quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify, or vilify them. But the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. "

Location: North Carolina, USA

Favorite Poets

Edgar Allen Poe

Henry Rollins

Langston Hughes

Emily Dickinson

Contest Wins

This member has not yet won any contests.

Workshops

		Skill level:
Abstract words and abstract poetry	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2016-05-01	Concluded
Asking any questions.Using your computer for poetry, to ininityand beyond.	(syllabus)	Plunge Pool	Started 2015-11-10	Concluded
Meet The Masters	(syllabus)	Shark Pool	Started 2015-06-05	Concluded
Critique and Criticism	(syllabus)	Shark Pool	Started 2015-04-05	Concluded
"Sonnets"...Let's Know More	(syllabus)	Shark Pool	Started 2015-01-22	Concluded
Storytelling in Verse: Dramatic Verse.	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2014-09-07	Concluded
To serve poet.	(syllabus)	Wading Pool, Splash Pool, Olympic Pool, Plunge Pool	Started 2014-05-22	Concluded
THE RIGHT WORD .....Let's get started	(syllabus)	Wading Pool	Started 2013-11-25	Concluded
The Bottom Line	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2013-09-09	Concluded
Naked Emotion, Truth and Originality	(syllabus)	Splash Pool, Olympic Pool, Shark Pool, Plunge Pool	Started 2013-07-30	Concluded
THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY (poetically speaking) Beginning	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2013-05-17	Concluded
Show And Tell: Intensive Critique Workshop	(syllabus)	Shark Pool	Started 2013-02-28	Concluded
Storytelling in Verse (sempiternal)	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2012-09-29	Concluded

10 years of membership

on The Selfishness of Selflessness from @Geezer

on Which would you Choose? from @raj

5 years of membership

on Which would you Choose? from @brittle light

"Transgressive Fear" by @weirdelf

"Where Lies The Truth?" by @brittle light

on 11:47 from @Rula

on 11:47 from @themoonman

on 11:47 from @Keith Logan

"Requiems For A Rabbit" by @K William

"Requiems For A Rabbit" by @K William

on 11:47 from @Esker

"Requiems For A Rabbit" by @K William

"What I Keep Saying to Myself " by @Rula

on And then we woke and forgot anything ever happened from @Esker

"BENZONARCOPOLIS" by @Esker

"BENZONARCOPOLIS" by @Esker

One year of membership

February 2014 — 7 poems

on "The Runaway" by @BrokenShards

Once Upon a Friend (since unpublished)

Membership begins

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