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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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Stillness
There is a stillness in the halls of higher learning. There are a million men of action for every great thinker and one fool for every...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 19, 20251 min read
Life In Disturbia
ye for trendy people (Fiddy Cent ever think maybe someone else like to write a song like "Where's All My Bitches At") Hes been working...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 19, 20252 min read
Ghost Writer
It was a moment of clarity and truth when he Realized he could be his own ghost writer. It was later that day, after having a cup of...
Derek Earl Houghton
Feb 27, 20251 min read
User Manual
I confess to you that I come from a dark place. Child safety packaging has contributed more than a little to my short temper...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jan 30, 20251 min read
Front Row Ticket
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
The Other Kiss
A beautiful girl he had been seeing, stood up at the restaurant table in front of him, leaned over, clasped his face between her hands...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 4, 20241 min read
Green Pilot Light
In the dark stillness of night the green pilot light On her notebook cast an ominous shadow. This would be his near death experience....
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 4, 20241 min read
Data Entry
There was a day, the date unclear, they stopped kissing each other goodbye They each believed they alone made the decision. We have...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 4, 20241 min read
This Delicate Mosaic
It would be tempting to look upon this delicate mosaic, this tapestry of existence in all it’s grandeur and minutiae, this precarious...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 4, 20241 min read
Leopard Skin Panties
After a night of heavy drinking, God woke up beside Mother Earth, with her leopard skin panties on his head. He was that kind of man, She...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 3, 20241 min read
Agamemnon
Agamemnon cruel and heartless leader that he was Was tied up and stabbed with an axe by his wife Clytemnestra. One might take from this...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 3, 20241 min read
The Disappearing Act
There had been no sign of her for days. There was a ham and cheese sandwich And an apple jelly sandwich Both with the crusts removed In...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 3, 20244 min read
Guy goes in to see his Doctor
Guy goes in to see his doctor. He says, "Doctor, my brother has gone crazy. He thinks he’s a chicken." Doctor says, "Here’s a...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 2, 20241 min read
Boiled Cabbage
A severe bout of food poisoning left him with brain damage. His frontal lobe seemed to be functioning More as an overripe boiled cabbage...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 1, 20241 min read
Judgement
To be sick and dying is preferable than to feed off the sick and dying. The day is fast approaching we will each of us, have only...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 1, 20241 min read
Curiosity
I am not without curiosity. It is however ill defined, at least to me, that which is worthy of any curiosity at all. Certain people come...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 1, 20241 min read
A room full of Truman Capotes
Holding forth, in a cheap hotel somewhere in Texas, Truman Capote confronts himself. Large Afghans lounge around the room. You are in the...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 26, 20231 min read
Sometimes when you have X Ray Vision all you see is Monsters
Monsters The walls are made of Whip Cream and the Clock has Red Eyes and ugly hands with painted fingernails. They send an Angel to hold...
Derek Earl Houghton
Jun 26, 20231 min read
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