poetry

34 posts

Uncanny Alley

When does a skill become a target for baseless accusations?

Mar 10, 2026

Dirt and Cereal

first stanza genuinely came before the rest of the poem in the creative process and I decided keep it in. enjoy!

Mar 8, 2026

Lost at Sea

I heard the first line in my head and resisted the premise at first but I decided to embrace the story calling out to me from the ether and here is the result

Mar 8, 2026

falling asleep at the journal

unintended effect of trying to write a poem everyday

Mar 8, 2026

3:33

lunar eclipse in Virgo and I have a Virgo moon

Mar 8, 2026

open Your eyes

I really hope I haven't eaten another person with out knowing, the meat tastes different, feels different

Mar 8, 2026

The Wound Still Bleeds

a poem on the pain of fucking up when you know better, and hurting someone you love as a result

Mar 7, 2026

Greedy Ghosts

Don’t feed the monster.

Mar 6, 2026

Fine Discernment

Expert players know how to have fun. No manual, just other people.

Mar 2, 2026

Decision Trees

When each moment births a world, what should you do to help?

Feb 28, 2026

Open Ended

Prove the impossible. I'll wait.

Feb 27, 2026

Nostalgia Purge

We all find ourselves crying in the walk-in freezer at times. Expectations bring distress when not met.

Feb 27, 2026

House Flipping

When the mortgage is underwater.

Feb 24, 2026

Sell Me a Book

A short poem on paying forever.

Feb 20, 2026

Poems

Feb 19, 2026
before I burn my notebook

before I burn my notebook

small poems that I bleed on my old notebook.

Feb 15, 2026

Sgàil de Uisge

© 2026 Ewan Croft, CC BY-ND-NC 4.0.

Feb 14, 2026

The highest hill in the park

My poetry has found a home. 24 January 2026

to have in mind for your next victim

just so you don't keep collecting souls and leaving broken hearts.

Jan 18, 2026

Unseasonably Warm

I pull on my jacket again.

Pure Dedication

No war but Holy War.

Jan 1, 2026

Polite White Lies of Omission

Kindness is a good policy.

Dec 23, 2025

Spaghetti Western

Ambiguous records tell their own tales.

Dec 22, 2025

Holy Orders

Inspired to rewire

Dec 21, 2025

Building Fire

We all gotta start somewhere.

Dec 20, 2025

Memory's Edge

What survives is what was important.

Dec 19, 2025

Attention Economy

Being obstinate can be difficult.

Dec 16, 2025

Solution Pollution

Who fixes stick?

Dec 15, 2025

Ni Howdy

Why do we do this though?

Dec 14, 2025

Chosen Role

We walk the narrow path.

Dec 14, 2025

Genuine Whatever

Suckers are also allowed.

Dec 13, 2025

Whose Will Prevail

Where does government come from, and what is its domain?

Dec 13, 2025

Whose Will Prevail

Where does government come from, and what is its domain?

Dec 13, 2025

Test Market

actuary genocide

Dec 12, 2025