Gerard DiLeo

Joined July 2021

871 stories

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Retired, not tired. Hippocampus, behave!

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For John and Paul's Three-Word Haiku/Senryu Challenge
Anthropomorphic Hypersexualizes Enthusiasm . . . . . . . . . . . .
By Gerard DiLeoa day ago in Poets
De Trop
Now I'm called de trop Unwanted and unnecessary But I was important to know Before, though, not contemporary . Over-evolved exposition
By Gerard DiLeo4 days ago in Poets
Precipice
Straddling precipice T'ween ruin and salvation I am pushed, or fall
By Gerard DiLeo7 days ago in Poets
Reception
Use your senses Ignore all expenses Open your eyes Openly size Open your ears Deafen your fears Taste with your tongue
By Gerard DiLeo14 days ago in Poets
Dance Moves
When you can get away with it Lead When you have to hide Follow When you take a Chance Toe-step When you lower the Boom
By Gerard DiLeo24 days ago in Poets
This Is Not a Test. Runner-Up in Public Announcement Challenge.
Attention! Attention! This is not a test Attention extension! This is not a drill It's an official announcement, compulsory address
By Gerard DiLeo2 months ago in Poets
High Caloric
Kindled by the snow By fuse lit from ice blade's edge Burns the fun of mirth
By Gerard DiLeo2 months ago in Poets
Who We Am vs Who Am We?
“We’d like to have a word with you.” “Y-y-yes?” “Another woman." "I beg your pardon?" "Just talking to myself. Shall we get started? Let’s see, I have your papers here. It all boils down to this, really. Are you one of us? And I mean, really...one of us?”
By Gerard DiLeo2 months ago in Fiction
To Buffer the Cold; To Defeat Deceit. Top Story - December 2025.
Deceit is the cruelest season. It is cold. It pierces. It is antithesis to my humanism. It is the defeat of my innocence when self-serving and gainsaying tempt me with ambition.
By Gerard DiLeo2 months ago in Humans
Cosmic Microcosms. Runner-Up in Through the Keyhole Challenge.
Self-reflection is a science. It can be examined in detail. You just have to be willing to view the objective, however. Not all objectives are equal, especially when you filter out the subjective.
By Gerard DiLeo4 months ago in Fiction
Why I Called You All Here
Because you must answer for the pain you be-caused Citing and calling uncitable uncalled-for flaws Of a child, like you, who made yourself better
By Gerard DiLeo4 months ago in Poets
Three's a Shroud
Although the Vatican had neither declared nor denied the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, that didn’t stop the rogue infertility specialist, Dr. Otto Zengler, from indulging in his fantasy of wanting DNA from it.
By Gerard DiLeo4 months ago in Fiction