Published inAbout Me Stories·PinnedMember-onlyAbout Me — Anthony O’Dugan— agod — Hello! I am Anthony O’Dugan, writer, editor, poet, author, and so much more! I’ve been writing on Medium since December 2020 and I am an editor for iPoetry. I’ve amassed a diverse collection of works in my time here and have lined the shelves of my virtual library for your…About Me2 min readAbout Me2 min read
PinnedMember-onlyWelcome to My LibraryAll of my work — agod — Welcome to the Library of Me. Bookmark & Browse at your leisure. Thank you for visiting. Have an amazing day! If you are short on time, here is a list of my favorite pieces. I Become You And So I Write Unnumbered Sheep Dreaming of Bookshelves Touch Me I Want to Be A Moment of Peace What is Poetry? I Will Run The Devil’s…Library21 min readLibrary21 min read
Published iniPoetry·PinnedMember-onlyAnd So I Write…THE MANY WAYS OF MY WHY — And so I write… When the world sleeps whether actually or in my mind where only quiet exists so that I can finally hear the sound of the knock of the ones who deliver the words from worlds I only know when I am still. And so I write… To free…Poetry3 min readPoetry3 min read
Published inSensual: An Erotic Life·PinnedMember-onlyI Become Youfrom CRAVE 2: Forbidden Secrets I remember your smell from before I knew you. The taste of our first kiss was something I recalled, like a distant memory. When you touch me it’s as if I’m awake for the first time free to live all the dreams I have collected, like finding a…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published iniPoetry·PinnedMember-onlyUnnumbered SheepThe Sandman is on Vacation — I haven’t slept for days… My thoughts are soft swirls of purple haze. In the middle, a minotaur, minding a maze. Within a labyrinth of many ways, I rage at the mirror that reflects my gaze. Tired torpedoes fall silently still As attacks become naps of necessity’s thrill. …Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Published iniPoetry·Feb 18, 2024Member-onlyPlease UnderstandI’ve Answered Enough Questions — I know you mean well, but please understand: I check-in with myself 24/7, I don’t need another hand. I need you to love me, from afar, let me sort out these demons, this life, these scars. …Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Jan 27, 2024Member-onlyStupid DelightThe Riddler Bard’s Challenge — Then when’s it our turn to take up recline to suckle the teat like fat little swine? Not near! No say you — it cannot be so that we are to be trodden upon, though who more familiar than we with such plight? Riddle me, fiddle me, diddle me this: have you ever had thought such…Agod2 min readAgod2 min read
Jan 24, 2024Member-onlyThe Angst of Anxietynotes on when to take a Xanax — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Jan 21, 2024Member-onlyI Wish to File a ComplaintShifting perceptions — “I wish to file a complaint” were the words that started it all, when before the world was contained inside, surrounded by a wall. “And who are you?” came a slow reflexive reply, two thoughts then dueled, doubly surprised, meeting eye-to-eye. “You can see me?” was the only thing I could…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published iniPoetry·Jan 21, 2024Member-onlyShe Dreams AwakeA journey through meditation — She melted into the tapestry of turbulent singularity losing herself to symbols somersaulting from her lips, her fingertips swelled as if on fire while evening birthed itself from her hips. The court gathered to witness the event unfold where below the beasts of the sky unleashed terror of centuries old, drums beat…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read