Casey Renee Kiser Quotes

“I don't let boys make me cry I write rhymes and fucking fly Been to Hell- check out my wrists Came back King- check out my Mist -from 'Came Back KIng”

Source: Altered States of the Unflinching Souls

Humor Poetry Strength Rhyme Indie Author Indie Poet Small Press

“Whispers with a tip-toe routine is not my best dance. A born fire starter- if you call me at all, call me a change of plans. -from the poem 'The Waiting Room”

Source: Confessions of a D3AD Petal

Poetry Change Strength Ambition Self Worth Uncompromising

Book:Escape from Narc Island

Source: Escape from Narc Island

“I see your emotional abuse and I raise you my confessional poetry.”

Inspirational Poetry Strength Abuse

Book:Will to Flutter

Source: Will to Flutter

“I refuse to be your battery You don't get to drain me anymore You don't get to charge me anytime for anything anymore You don't get to judge me- to think I'm used up and be indecisive daily whether you'd like to get a new one You don't get to connect to me or keep testing me You haven't saved up enough integrity to afford this high quality battery The only thing I will allow is for you to replace me- Good luck.”

Inspiration Poetry Healing Strength Abuse Trauma

Book:Will to Flutter

Source: Will to Flutter

“You're a fancy dinner on the crazy train (eh) Not really that fancy, but once, you made it rain I'm bedazzled as much as a corpse can be Stumbled on the ride without asking the fee We dance in the graveyard where we crashed off track, I still have BIG DREAMS but there's no going back..”

Poetry Heartbreak Dark Humor Indie Poetry Zine

Book:Table for One zine

Source: Table for One zine

“He shows them his best impression of a paperweight How to be a good lil' rock 101: Never show emotion, even when someone you love paints a smile on you”

Poetry Emotion Cowardice Indie Poetry

“Those with NPD gain power over others by holding things over their head. This is often financially, but not always. They use what's important to you. They fish for your deepest desire and sink the hook. Take a look at your life. Have you been caught? Is your desire and gratitude out of balance? You can get free. Don't struggle. Follow your heart. -promotion for Escape from Narc Island”

Source: Altered States of the Unflinching Souls

Truth Poetry Power Awareness Abuse Delusion Self Deception Narcissistic Abuse Punk Poetry

Book:Escape from Narc Island

Source: Escape from Narc Island

“And until now, I thought it was only your humanity in question but it seems I lacked empathy for myself to accept a flatline and call it love.”

Poetry Relationships Awareness Self Love Empathy Self Deception Empath Indie Author Zine

Book:Table for One zine

Source: Table for One zine

“I live my life by the snooze button I have long smacked my fingerprints away Mornings will never be anything but a jerk to me”

Poetry Routine Poets Dark Humor Night Owl Punk Poetry Moonchild

Book:Way Out

Source: Way Out

“The fragile frequency on which his nightglare exists sends desperate shock waves; subtle static to infiltrate my daydreams, breezing over my lips {come back}, knocking faintly on my skin now once in a while, reminding me of when i really did believe strangers had the best candy The waves that got through to me just like we were one- back when I was fragile too”

Poetry Growth Relationships Attraction Dark Poetry Indie Poetry Confessional

Book:Inviting...and other misfortunes

Source: Inviting...and other misfortunes

“Don't bother pulling my string again- Not behind those doll eyes anymore I won't say what's expected, kid, laugh at your tantrum on the floor I'm just not looking at you, kid, I'm not a piss-poor heart anymore; Not going home with the lowest bid Out of stock- your projection whore I'm never going back to the toy box Elevated up from the cellar- home of the wish-washed pretty cocks Out of the dark, preachin' Helen Keller Bored with the coin-operated allure I'm top shelf, kid, out of your reach You can't afford to walk in the store Turn around, kid, don't slip in bleach -from 'Ragdoll$ & Riche$”

Poetry Growth Metaphor Self Worth Rebirth Dolls Lyrical Dark Poetry Confessional

“I'm an excellent swimmer but, I'd become so tired. The void pimped me out to the nearest whale belly that churned me and turned me like tricks on your ocean floor. I said, ha, what's new? I washed ashore, only after giving my best dolphin smile and no fucks”

Source: Confessions of a D3AD Petal

Poetry Relationships Acceptance Punk Poetry Indie Poetry

Book:NightMARE Crush

Source: NightMARE Crush

“I have myself to thank- I endured the bends He loved me in the way he comprehends”

Love Poetry Acceptance

“I forgot who I was before the (space) suit, before gravity was ripped from my vocabulary and I mastered the art of drifting”

Source: Not Your Kind: The Gaslit Files

Life Poetry Relationships Confidence Metaphor Mastery Gravity Self Care Losing Yourself Way Out

Book:Way Out

Source: Way Out

“Some nights, it's only the SKY that pays in full With dark clouds, I am so very rich The moon takes me by the hand and I am careless, I know this... Some nights end with a little too much backtalk, that's when the night ends at all”

Poetry Night Perception Reflection Longing Mysticism Punk Poetry Indie Poetry Moonchild

Book:Doll Shaker

Source: Doll Shaker

“only said you loved me one time i cornered you... now i understand only want the tightest hand to just let go, yeah, letting you go, go, go ready, set, go ready, set, go ready, set, GO!!! Now, I'm racing so slow! Snails RRR running the show! At my own pace, LET GO! Said, pour another, Moe, I'm just tryin' to let go...”

Life Poetry Letting Go Lyrical Slow And Steady Punk Poetry Indie Poetry

“fade in / fade out that's all you can do when you're heart's without fade in / fade out when you're not whole, you fight to keep Light out fade in / fade out the control of it all will just wear you out fade in / fade out the dark veil is rad until the SPECTRUM shout! -from the poem 'energy flips.”

Source: Altered States of the Unflinching Souls

Poetry Energy Healing Enlightenment Confused Control Light And Darkness Indie Author Wishy Washy

“Took the bait and seemed convinced that he raped me of my sanity Joke is... a poet's born unhinged to report the punchline of society (Walk the dog or wear the collar...) -from 'Beholden (Joke is...)”

Source: Not Your Kind: The Gaslit Files

Poetry Society Poet Deception Sanity Indie Author Punk Poetry Indie Poet

Book:NightMARE Crush

Source: NightMARE Crush

“You're nothing but a bad habit ... just a silly, silly rabbit Karma heard you say, 'trap it' Bleeding out, you'd better wrap it Cause you get what you deserve in this life... I'm done being a storm chaser She's got a tan, so you freebase her Clocked you good, a real time waster Don't look back my way to replace her”

Poetry Betrayal Karma Lyrics

Book:Escape from Narc Island

Source: Escape from Narc Island

“I ain’t nobody’s sidekick. I AM Batman And Robin, minus the mask, plus the vagina.”

Poetry Comedy Confidence Dark Humor Comics Dark Poetry Be Your Own Hero

Book:It's Getting Harder and Harder To Tell the Two of You Apart

Source: It's Getting Harder and Harder To Tell the Two of You Apart

“But unlike Vegas, what happens in a poet's cave never stays in a poet's cave... We tend to release the bats”

Poetry Bats Confessions Punk Poetry Indie Poetry Casey Renee Kiser

“Misfit toys don't bring Christmas joy Shut up and unwrap your shiny new identity crisis She's playing mind games again And declares herself the winner As a child, I looked for a heart for her at every yard sale I could only afford decay”

Source: Confessions of a D3AD Petal

Poetry Identity Horror Emotional Abuse Childhood Trauma Narcissistic Abuse Emotional Neglect Punk Poetry Horror Poetry Confessional Poetry

Book:Doll Shaker

Source: Doll Shaker

“Hey Mommy, What does sober mean? "Oh, you shall never know darling." Hey Granny, What does trauma mean? "Why, it's your inheritance darling.”

Poetry Addiction Trauma Emotional Abuse Dark Humor Heredity

Book:Escape from Narc Island

Source: Escape from Narc Island

“Nine-ten- Never sleep again- kinda flashbacks My nightmare man comes so loud; He cums often and collects my wrist cuts”

Poetry Nightmare Indie Author Punk Poetry

Book:NightMARE Crush

Source: NightMARE Crush

“I compare my Hellbound-lullaby love for him to the time I had sleep paralysis”

Love Poetry Toxic Dark Humor Punk Poetry

Book:NightMARE Crush

Source: NightMARE Crush

“pissing on photos, we wake parched in parallel realities i still end up drowning in visions he settles for the horror; hostage to the oddity of normal- comfy spot mirage, as he makes the bed daily so he can lie in it and be secret sad boy; he settles to sleepwalk with fantasy, slitting the throat of actual possibility, begging for a hand job to get through the day, making friends with locked doors and collectors of cookie cutters”

Poetry Relationships Dark Humor Suburbia Punk Poetry Indie Poetry Small Press

“When I see cuts on their wrists, I know that we could be tight! Otherwise- I'm hard to know; full of fight! And I doubt I wanna know You Stop pulling on my dress!”

Source: Altered States of the Unflinching Souls

Poetry Punk Suicidal Antisocial Kindred Spirits Hermit Punk Poetry Chapbook

Book:Way Out

Source: Way Out

“The gods promised I'd wake up a stranger. Now the old king's worms are aglow; not in a good sense, for their lack of good sense”

Truth Poetry Power Punk Illumination Wordplay Punk Poetry Indie Poetry Energy Shift Age Of Aquarius

Book:NightMARE Crush

Source: NightMARE Crush

“Your tongue-be-damned smirks Sinister hush-hush Your psycho-circus alluring quirks Drama pit rush-rush”

Poetry Relationships Drama Toxic Relationships Gaslighting Punk Poetry Indie Poetry

“Do you dare dismiss the poetess; Fuck up her mind with your toxic kiss? Do you dare hide the razors and knives to bore her with your shallow dives? Do you dare dream of a grand vacation fucking your side chick at the Days Inn? Do you dare ask to have your glass refilled after ordering the hit for her spirit killed? Do you dare daydream of a life so fair while making hers a waking nightmare? Do you dare not answer, darling? Do you not hear Karma calling...”

Source: Not Your Kind: The Gaslit Files

Poetry Karma Nightmare Delusional Double Standards Gaslighting Daydream Poetess Punk Poetry Indie Poetry

“FiXXX ur Recep+ion I never bother with the broken antennas Reception comes through clearly for those not jealous Love life alone; don't buy extra large umbrellas We can hold hands if you can pick up what i put down- motherfucker, don't make a sound Loud with ac+ion will my real dark prince please stand up... Avoidance-void bores me to death; living dead girl Beat 'round the bush I'm not UR around the way girl Slam dance; slam words passion's a thing- give it a whirl We can ignite if you can get down burn; shut me up motherfucker, and don't give up Fight for your right what's your message; no ads disrupt”

Source: Not Your Kind: The Gaslit Files

Poetry Relationships Boundaries Rhyme Dark Poetry Punk Poetry Indie Poetry Indie Poet

Book:Suckerpunching Spite

Source: Suckerpunching Spite

“I turned to you on the fourth of July and the sky was quiet. I see the flags waving but I promise you, the breeze is a trick.”

Poetry Freedom Enlightenment Corruption Irony Punk Epiphany Trickery The American Dream

Book:Swan Wreck

Source: Swan Wreck

“Twirling the breeze like it's cotton candy, I'm not the one they marry- Every thirsty Thursday and drowned Sunday, I collect them all and carry The gypsy heart is too romanticized; Whispers that scream down your spine Never the Hellfire pain that's advertised, only dancing with the wine”

Life Poetry Gypsy Indie Poet Small Press

“Maybe tranquility is the dirt under my nails. I know it's there but I never feel like digging it out.”

Source: Altered States of the Unflinching Souls

Poetry Dark Sadness Depression Trauma Teen Tranquility Dark Humor Dark Poetry Devestation Gutter Kisses

Book:Gutter Kisses and a Hug on Garbage Day

Source: Gutter Kisses and a Hug on Garbage Day

“He loved me to feel better about himself Rightfully, I mean, have you met me? He dumped me to feel better about himself Rightfully, I mean, have you met me? But I walk the beam all the way across- away from the team 'cause I'm The Boss Poetry in motion, I swear... There's no 'I' in team I got off the cross Fuck that whole damn team Mind-fuckery-bone toss All that commotion, I Dare You... I'm a mean machine Let me balance it out Gymnast won his dreams His nightmare found out Dreams run out of steam for the wicked, no doubt Dreams freak on the beam Dreams just die right out for the wicked”

Poetry Dreams Lyrics Dark Poetry Punk Poetry