Submissions by A_Failed_Artist
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Need
I need you to be pretty, no matter what
I need you to be pretty or else
Or else what?
Will you die?
Will I die?
Why can’t I be ugly like all the other boys?
I need you to be pretty or else
Or else what?
Will you die?
Will I die?
Why can’t I be ugly like all the other boys?
#sadness
#beauty
#hypocrisy
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The Art of Keeping Distance
My mama never cried
Except for the moments when she couldn’t take it
And every time, I heard her say,
“I’m sorry for all the tears I shed.”
Twenty years coming up
I heard the voice of an angel
She was singing happy songs
Because it hurt too much to sing the blues
Now a new love comes along
Maybe two or three
I could never get to the very core
Of how they were feeling
It seems that I’m the only one who cries
And it feels as though the river's running wild
But the dam, it will break
Only when my lovers...
Except for the moments when she couldn’t take it
And every time, I heard her say,
“I’m sorry for all the tears I shed.”
Twenty years coming up
I heard the voice of an angel
She was singing happy songs
Because it hurt too much to sing the blues
Now a new love comes along
Maybe two or three
I could never get to the very core
Of how they were feeling
It seems that I’m the only one who cries
And it feels as though the river's running wild
But the dam, it will break
Only when my lovers...
#sadness
#mother
#relationships
#UnrequitedLove
#emotional
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Murphy’s Law
I spent my paycheck on a tiny pill
It’s what stands between me and Murphy’s Law
Might as well call it rape insurance
It’s what stands between me and Murphy’s Law
Might as well call it rape insurance
#abuse
#politics
#LifeStruggles #FeelingTrapped
#LifeStruggles #FeelingTrapped
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Betrayer
I laid my hands upon the skin for your amusement
If you knew how much it killed me, you would leave me
I have been such a betrayer, the sadist turned masochist
I’ve been here long before you arrived
I’d strike as punishment for what was unavoidable
Promised to love and cherish my soul
What have I done to myself?
If you knew how much it killed me, you would leave me
I have been such a betrayer, the sadist turned masochist
I’ve been here long before you arrived
I’d strike as punishment for what was unavoidable
Promised to love and cherish my soul
What have I done to myself?
#SelfHarm
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Confused in Love
My baby’s in love and I don’t mind
She gets the body while I get the soul
That hyper sexual tension hidden under the mattress
Makes the jealousy hot and loaded with pleasure
What baby doesn’t know is that I
Am secretly in love with time
He’s got the most of it, time and generosity
I can’t get enough of this admiration
She gets the body while I get the soul
That hyper sexual tension hidden under the mattress
Makes the jealousy hot and loaded with pleasure
What baby doesn’t know is that I
Am secretly in love with time
He’s got the most of it, time and generosity
I can’t get enough of this admiration
#love
#relationships
#sex
#betrayal
#confusion
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An Expired Man’s Wish
When I die, I will leave the world in shambles
The mountains will be destroyed as the mountain folk turn into dust
All life will be rare for mine is like milk
I know when it’ll expire
The mountains will be destroyed as the mountain folk turn into dust
All life will be rare for mine is like milk
I know when it’ll expire
#hate
#dark
#death #mountains
#death #mountains
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Ode
I never thought I'd come back to you.
You made me question everything and at times, you made me sick.
Replaced with a new drug, she knocked me down on the floor.
I always said I was better off without you.
Look at us now, my lips are apart.
Going down my throat just like old times.
The palm of my hand, I'm holding you close.
I'm feeling like I'm young and wanting some more.
You made me question everything and at times, you made me sick.
Replaced with a new drug, she knocked me down on the floor.
I always said I was better off without you.
Look at us now, my lips are apart.
Going down my throat just like old times.
The palm of my hand, I'm holding you close.
I'm feeling like I'm young and wanting some more.
#love
#alcohol
#drugs
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Belle of the Ball
Beauty comes when the rose fully blooms
Candles burn when I step into the room
The men, they stop and listen
And forget about their Mrs
A wild queen, they chasing
Like candy, they wanna taste me
Kings beg to see under this gown
I say, "May I take your crown?"
Because I wanna get you naked
Just dig right through your pocket
Candles burn when I step into the room
The men, they stop and listen
And forget about their Mrs
A wild queen, they chasing
Like candy, they wanna taste me
Kings beg to see under this gown
I say, "May I take your crown?"
Because I wanna get you naked
Just dig right through your pocket
#lust
#sex
#erotic #money
#erotic #money
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What's In It For Me?
A wise man once said, "what's in it for me?"
Today, I'm that man asking what's in it for me.
I'm just waiting for you to make an offer.
Today, I'm that man asking what's in it for me.
I'm just waiting for you to make an offer.
#relationships
#betrayal
#confessional
#confusion
#SelfReflection
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Go Fish
I’ve played this game before
Caught me one to sustain me for a year
Now I’m casting my line in the most ambitious pond, the ocean
I haven’t eaten in a week, why aren’t they biting?
Is my bait not good enough?
Is it because I cut my hair?
I never thought I’d have such trouble finding a mermaid
I mean, I look like one of them
It’s true then
Mermaids only kill the pretty ones
Caught me one to sustain me for a year
Now I’m casting my line in the most ambitious pond, the ocean
I haven’t eaten in a week, why aren’t they biting?
Is my bait not good enough?
Is it because I cut my hair?
I never thought I’d have such trouble finding a mermaid
I mean, I look like one of them
It’s true then
Mermaids only kill the pretty ones
#sadness
#dating
#LookingForLove
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Dark Fantasy
Red eyes stare into my helplessness
Straddling me, she’s beautiful and terrifying
She doesn’t move an inch
I’m forced to do her bidding
Malicious grinning as I desperately penetrate the top
When it’s all said and done, she says, “I’m done with you”.
Straddling me, she’s beautiful and terrifying
She doesn’t move an inch
I’m forced to do her bidding
Malicious grinning as I desperately penetrate the top
When it’s all said and done, she says, “I’m done with you”.
#lust
#dark
#sex
#monsters
#dirty
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Crows Know
The crows know something I don't know
They circle me and they'll keep circling until the day she dies
Is it sad that it doesn't bother me?
I'm sad for those around me, but I feel nothing
Does The Morrigan see me as cruel?
Cruel compared to the sovereign queen of darkness?
Or maybe it's a reminder to be kinder
They circle me and they'll keep circling until the day she dies
Is it sad that it doesn't bother me?
I'm sad for those around me, but I feel nothing
Does The Morrigan see me as cruel?
Cruel compared to the sovereign queen of darkness?
Or maybe it's a reminder to be kinder
#death
#birds
#mythology
#pagan
#witches
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