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Derek Earl Houghton Poems
Welcome my blog. The intention is to publish every piece of writing that I have churned out for the past 10 years. Some pieces have a story behind the story, some lyrical poems have become songs. We have hundreds of poems, stories, songs, lyrics, and life musings. Subscribe and every Monday receive a story to start off your week. Art is created by Amina & AI.
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People are inherently petty. They may talk a big game but in their heads They're noticing nostril hair, chicken neck, floppy arm fat, dog...
Derek Earl Houghton
Oct 6, 20241 min read
Travel Tips
Don’t think big. Think small. That way, when you change your mind You only need to pack an overnight bag, Instead of hiring Two Guys And...
Derek Earl Houghton
Sep 29, 20241 min read
The Poet
A poet is a writer whose sentences do not go to the edge of the page Because he fears his words will fall haplessly off the edge into the...
Derek Earl Houghton
Sep 8, 20241 min read
Antidote
Inspiration is the best antidote for depression. Derek Earl Houghton
Derek Earl Houghton
Aug 25, 20241 min read
Diary of an Insomniac
He woke up at around 2:00 am. He went to the sink to put a few drops Of water directly and only on his eyes. Enough to rinse the sleep...
Derek Earl Houghton
Aug 18, 20242 min read
Insomnia T.O.
Insomnia!! Humping me like a crack whore tonight. Not even a gentle kiss. Sleep, my true lover is in the kitchen making late night French...
Derek Earl Houghton
Aug 11, 20241 min read
Love Sick
Do not call me into your heart only to have me standing in the waiting room, shoulder to shoulder with the love sick. Do not make me part...
Derek Earl Houghton
Aug 4, 20241 min read
When Love Exposes Your Heart
When love exposes your heart Your heart will in all likelihood Get thrashed about, It will in all likelihood reach The near breaking...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jul 28, 20241 min read
Woo Woo
If you wish to raise your vibration forget all the Woo Woo. Do something nice. Then sit back and wait to get fitted for your snappy new...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jul 14, 20241 min read
Terror Man
If you are terrified I will blow apart your terror With my super powers I will swoop down from behind a rusted out neon sign In...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jul 7, 20241 min read
Casa Boho Café
Spring shows its face. He is outside on the Case Boho patio with a drip coffee two cream no sugar. There are soft white Snowfall...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 30, 20241 min read
Missing His Stop
Sometimes nothing happens. He dozes off in the streetcar And misses his stop. Now getting off the streetcar He finds himself in a...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 23, 20241 min read
Death Of A Haberdasher
He felt compelled to overdress. It hadn’t happened yet. Perhaps it was recollection. Perhaps it was anticipation. Regardless. He wanted...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 18, 20241 min read
Abandonment
A garden's true beauty is revealed in its abandonment. Weeds wrap themselves around the hydrangeas. The sweet smelling roses and the...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 10, 20241 min read
Water Only Boils When You Watch It
The dust never really settles. Another gust of wind always comes To sets the dust back into motion. Visibility is diminished One may...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 8, 20241 min read
Cruel Measures
Cruel measures encourage one to Investigate the soul. Cruel measures are defining. Without them one would barely exist And hardly...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 8, 20241 min read
Love Math
Love isn’t a four letter word. It is a twenty six letter word If you add all up all the pain and suffering. Derek Earl Houghton
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 8, 20241 min read
Talking Out Of His Face
He liked words. He liked the way they felt coming out of his face. It was like sponging bits of debris and crud Off his mind and and...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 8, 20241 min read
You.
You are my agenda. There is no subtext. There is no fine print. There is no addendum. You are all that matters now. Derek Earl Houghton
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 8, 20241 min read
His Raison D'être
When called upon he will engage you as no other He will envelope you with the warmest tidings and Attentiveness and yield all that he is...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 8, 20241 min read
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