Kyle Scott

Member since March 26, 2023

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The Red Light

Posted Apr 3, 2023 · 40 lines

Won't someone please
Extinguish that
Infernal demon eye;
Blinking, dumb, and relentless?

It causes me to burn.
Oh, sister,
You are covered in blood.
Though you do not show any wounds.
Please get up,
I fear you for dead
Almost as much as I fear you.

The eye blinks again,
-Blind and dumb-
A half-remembered rhythm,

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An SOS,
Poorly-timed,
As obsolete devices go.
How sad when your only purpose
Is to be too little, too late.

They are long gone, dear;
The village you were meant to warn
Left, never to return.
A shame no one thought to tell you.
You may rest, now.
Please.
Your eye sets Us on edge.
On fire.

Some have grown used to you.
Some no longer know you're there.
Some no longer know.
It's all irrelevant.

I used to fear you.
Mostly by association.
But this time I know
You were never my true enemy.
I forgive you, I guess.

Keep your vigil
If it keeps you sane.
I'll of course be
In the other room.

Kyle Scott’s timeline

March 2024
26 Tue

Anniversary
One year of membership
April 2023
03 Mon

Posted a poem
The Red Light
"Won't someone please"
Open thread 40 lines
March 2023
31 Fri

Received a critique
on Tongue from @Lavender
"Hello, Kyle, While reading this, I thought of the expression "Watch your tongue." It feels like loss of control and the regret in letting rage get the better. I am curious and intrigued. Very descriptive. Thank you! Lav…"
30 Thu

Received a critique
on Tongue from @Geezer
"of the theme here. It could be the parent is really tired of the child's teething pains or maybe even resentful of the baby, "How it yowls cold from the living room and severs from me My child, Rage The language use is…"
30 Thu

Posted a poem
Tongue
"It is gone."
Open thread 12 lines
27 Mon

Posted a poem
The Morning I Turned Into a Fox
"From the kitchen door"
Open thread 23 lines
27 Mon

Received a critique
on Thorns from @Ruby Lord
"Loved this poem. Your use of symbolism and metaphor is perfection, and I am envious of your talent. Well done, Ruby x"
27 Mon

Received a critique
on Thorns from @Rosewood Apothecary
"Amazing job poet. Every word hits the mark. Tim"
26 Sun

Received a critique
on Thorns from @RoseBlack
"I really like this. I like how you use thorns to describe how fragile we are and how we bleed our emotions. My only suggestion would be to change the word "the" to "its" in the line "Burst from the bramble infantry." I…"
26 Sun

First publication
Thorns
26 Sun

Posted a poem
Thorns
"The paper skin"
Open thread 7 lines
26 Sun

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

Queer poet living in PA. Writing about the darker sides of life and less traveled paths. There is always something to find in the untrammeled regions.

Location: Pennsylvania

Favorite Poets

Sylvia Plath

Edgar Alan Poe

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Kyle Scott

The Red Light

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One year of membership

The Red Light

on Tongue from @Lavender

on Tongue from @Geezer

Tongue

The Morning I Turned Into a Fox

on Thorns from @Ruby Lord

on Thorns from @Rosewood Apothecary

on Thorns from @RoseBlack

Thorns

Thorns

Membership begins

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The Red Light

Tongue

The Morning I Turned Into a Fox

Thorns

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