Submissions by Adelphina
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I have been writing for years. Finally ready to share my 15 year journey. Does not have to be pretty but has to be honest!
SONG LYRICS
Published
5th Dec 2021 7:29pm
5th Dec 2021 7:29pm
Rose Decay
So he's fixing to
Bend the knee
Saw him on the
Sidewalk with the ring
We're the blooming rose garden
Hurry up before the night darkens
Go ahead grab the
Clippers and clip away
We don't mind
Our rose display
Love to see your smiling faces
Happiness for crystal vases
It's okay we'll be the rose display
We saw you sneaking out
The other night
Finally came back
Glad you're alright
Go ahead grab
Your chainsaw
And cut away
We...
Bend the knee
Saw him on the
Sidewalk with the ring
We're the blooming rose garden
Hurry up before the night darkens
Go ahead grab the
Clippers and clip away
We don't mind
Our rose display
Love to see your smiling faces
Happiness for crystal vases
It's okay we'll be the rose display
We saw you sneaking out
The other night
Finally came back
Glad you're alright
Go ahead grab
Your chainsaw
And cut away
We...
#relationships
#flowers
#rose
888 reads
22 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
1st Dec 2021 1:20am
1st Dec 2021 1:20am
Death Wish Kiss
Born from the rib of my brother
Didn't ask to be the starter sister
Looking over my shoulder
Lost eyes searching for my mother
Guess it wasn't meant to be
Long past time to be set free
So I headed toward the Knowledge Tree
The slithering snake was irrelevant
Didn't feel right being a servant
Needing to make my own mistakes
In the form of a shiny ruby red apple
Juicy and plump ready for the pluck
My sharp teeth wished me luck
As I took my first bite of rebellion
And...
Didn't ask to be the starter sister
Looking over my shoulder
Lost eyes searching for my mother
Guess it wasn't meant to be
Long past time to be set free
So I headed toward the Knowledge Tree
The slithering snake was irrelevant
Didn't feel right being a servant
Needing to make my own mistakes
In the form of a shiny ruby red apple
Juicy and plump ready for the pluck
My sharp teeth wished me luck
As I took my first bite of rebellion
And...
#women
#God
#morality
885 reads
32 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
18th Nov 2021 3:37am
18th Nov 2021 3:37am
Crocodile
Even when he lies
He says
I'll be back in an hour
I shrug it off and
Take a shower
Many hours later
He strolls into the house
I sit waiting like a mouse
Look into his eyes
Already know he's fried
Even when he lies
He says
I smoked a little weed
His anthem his creed
Saluting the visible bloody vein
Even when I lie
I say
I'll love you forever
Float over like a
Magnetic feather
When he reaches for my hand
I should have ran
He touches my skin
I know he wants...
He says
I'll be back in an hour
I shrug it off and
Take a shower
Many hours later
He strolls into the house
I sit waiting like a mouse
Look into his eyes
Already know he's fried
Even when he lies
He says
I smoked a little weed
His anthem his creed
Saluting the visible bloody vein
Even when I lie
I say
I'll love you forever
Float over like a
Magnetic feather
When he reaches for my hand
I should have ran
He touches my skin
I know he wants...
#relationships
#drugs
879 reads
31 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Nov 2021 11:24pm
12th Nov 2021 11:24pm
Aquarius Gypsy
Need to take a dive
Into a past life
So I'm taking a swim with
the Aquarius Gypsy
So she can unlock her
Crystal water ball
Part the sea of me
Peer into the water sides
Of ripples and laps
Past mistakes made
Scribbled on my
Endless water wall
Help me avoid the drown
Because I'm feeling lost
Inside my thoughts
Need a fast forward
My future's mystery
So I'm sitting down with
The Aquarius Gypsy
Take my hand with your
Painted garnet fingertips
Feel the letters of my ...
Into a past life
So I'm taking a swim with
the Aquarius Gypsy
So she can unlock her
Crystal water ball
Part the sea of me
Peer into the water sides
Of ripples and laps
Past mistakes made
Scribbled on my
Endless water wall
Help me avoid the drown
Because I'm feeling lost
Inside my thoughts
Need a fast forward
My future's mystery
So I'm sitting down with
The Aquarius Gypsy
Take my hand with your
Painted garnet fingertips
Feel the letters of my ...
#earth
#fire
#water
717 reads
25 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
10th Nov 2021 4:27am
10th Nov 2021 4:27am
My Wings Baby They Stretch Far
Don't box me in
Cause these Spanish feathers
Been dreaming of embracing the wind
Rollercoaster heartbeat within
Small town Americana
West Coast Prima Donna
Tired of kissing rainbows
from below
Come on baby
it's time to go
Won't be taking the car
Cause my wings
baby they stretch far
Nope I won't be touching the wheel
I just don't like the way they make me feel
Gotta be in the air that's the deal
Been burning in park for so so long
...
Cause these Spanish feathers
Been dreaming of embracing the wind
Rollercoaster heartbeat within
Small town Americana
West Coast Prima Donna
Tired of kissing rainbows
from below
Come on baby
it's time to go
Won't be taking the car
Cause my wings
baby they stretch far
Nope I won't be touching the wheel
I just don't like the way they make me feel
Gotta be in the air that's the deal
Been burning in park for so so long
...
#love
#travel
896 reads
25 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
3rd Nov 2021 1:53am
3rd Nov 2021 1:53am
Row
rain's coming down
from self-doubt clouds
stress lightening
flashing all about
got a boat I
row and sew
to stich myself
stop panic bleeding
fastened extra tight
It'll last through the night
got to help you some
so here I come
got to love myself
before you find
someone else
got to love myself
before you love
someone else.
don't wanta make you choose
don't wanta ever loose cause
I belong to you
I belong to you
this boat I ...
from self-doubt clouds
stress lightening
flashing all about
got a boat I
row and sew
to stich myself
stop panic bleeding
fastened extra tight
It'll last through the night
got to help you some
so here I come
got to love myself
before you find
someone else
got to love myself
before you love
someone else.
don't wanta make you choose
don't wanta ever loose cause
I belong to you
I belong to you
this boat I ...
#love
#LifeStruggles
#motivational #SelfWorth
#motivational #SelfWorth
769 reads
17 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
2nd Nov 2021 1:08am
2nd Nov 2021 1:08am
Ice Skating On The Moon
Left the earth
on the onset
Tired of all the
blazing sunsets
Left one early
afternoon
Grabbed the
tallest ladder
Climbed higher
and higher
Grew darker
and darker
Looked up and
found my destiny
Now you'll find me
Ice skating on the moon
Falling stars
coasting beside me
drizzled little secrets
bearing a beaming clear
ice cracked dress
named and styled
as an ice empress
Never melting
with light blue ...
on the onset
Tired of all the
blazing sunsets
Left one early
afternoon
Grabbed the
tallest ladder
Climbed higher
and higher
Grew darker
and darker
Looked up and
found my destiny
Now you'll find me
Ice skating on the moon
Falling stars
coasting beside me
drizzled little secrets
bearing a beaming clear
ice cracked dress
named and styled
as an ice empress
Never melting
with light blue ...
#beauty
#moon
#night #silence
#night #silence
573 reads
12 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Oct 2021 3:31am
28th Oct 2021 3:31am
Sculpted in Bronze
I got the copper
from my mother
evolving naturally
in ore and dirt
a phenomenon
born in pink-orange
when buffed
polished and shined
quite breathtaking
when threatened
she pulls moisture
from air to oxidize
and protect herself
A metal mineral
prescription for protection
of one's soul
from corrosion
I got tin from my
father who lathers
in resistance from age
Never one to
corrode or oxidize
as well as
light...
from my mother
evolving naturally
in ore and dirt
a phenomenon
born in pink-orange
when buffed
polished and shined
quite breathtaking
when threatened
she pulls moisture
from air to oxidize
and protect herself
A metal mineral
prescription for protection
of one's soul
from corrosion
I got tin from my
father who lathers
in resistance from age
Never one to
corrode or oxidize
as well as
light...
#aging
#historical
546 reads
12 Comments
FICTIONAL PROSE
Published
21st Oct 2021 00:23am
21st Oct 2021 00:23am
The Trick of Pumpkin Manor
Grinning, Mr. Saint James rises from his chair and walks over
to the wooden doors.
Standing in front of them, he opens them both at the same
time with a flourish and stands back.
As the three boys move closer, they see an old piece of paper
filled with printed words, floating inside an infinite looking
space flickering with brilliant orange light.
CAESAR
Wow! How’s it doing that?
DEON
You a magician or something,
mister?
MR. SAINT JAMES
Something. One of you must read it
out loud.
CAESAR ...
to the wooden doors.
Standing in front of them, he opens them both at the same
time with a flourish and stands back.
As the three boys move closer, they see an old piece of paper
filled with printed words, floating inside an infinite looking
space flickering with brilliant orange light.
CAESAR
Wow! How’s it doing that?
DEON
You a magician or something,
mister?
MR. SAINT JAMES
Something. One of you must read it
out loud.
CAESAR ...
#Halloween
384 reads
8 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
16th Oct 2021 4:56am
16th Oct 2021 4:56am
Violet
Sleeping in
sheets of streets
Busting above
concrete
Thriving in
the shade
Supreme dream
Hear me scream
I'll never regret
Violence in a
Violet
Bloom to the
tone of a cello
message to
my bone
and marrow
Don't play me
violins
Sleeping in
sunset sheets
Vivid and
glowing
Ruling over
the world
Neon dream
Blinding supreme
I'll never regret
Vibrance in a
Violet
Bloom to the
tone of a cello
message to
my...
sheets of streets
Busting above
concrete
Thriving in
the shade
Supreme dream
Hear me scream
I'll never regret
Violence in a
Violet
Bloom to the
tone of a cello
message to
my bone
and marrow
Don't play me
violins
Sleeping in
sunset sheets
Vivid and
glowing
Ruling over
the world
Neon dream
Blinding supreme
I'll never regret
Vibrance in a
Violet
Bloom to the
tone of a cello
message to
my...
#flowers
#music
#lyrics
859 reads
19 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
10th Oct 2021 2:55am
10th Oct 2021 2:55am
Choking
The air is gone
I need my space
Back to a time
of trees
and leaves
when the air
flows by
producing
mother's music
can't it
take me away
This isn't right
my breathing's
slowing
my heart's
squeezing
I'm choking
on you
I try to move
You're too
deep inside
your stupid pride
won't let go
of my throat
fingers tight
out of spite
when you're three
steps away
you know you
can't let go
always come back
go straight for
the attack
this...
I need my space
Back to a time
of trees
and leaves
when the air
flows by
producing
mother's music
can't it
take me away
This isn't right
my breathing's
slowing
my heart's
squeezing
I'm choking
on you
I try to move
You're too
deep inside
your stupid pride
won't let go
of my throat
fingers tight
out of spite
when you're three
steps away
you know you
can't let go
always come back
go straight for
the attack
this...
#LifeStruggles
680 reads
12 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
9th Oct 2021 8:46pm
9th Oct 2021 8:46pm
Hands of leaves
Another Oak October
is soon to pass
but not before
I hear the calling
of my documentary tree
With brown leaves
and venation patterns
Veins so akin
like my ancestors hands
resembling the shade
of time evolved skin
as I walk by these
brown hands of leaves
being pulled by
Autumn breath
in a hurry to follow
my destination
A melody of leaves
form a cape
behind me
careful not to
touch ground
not yet
This family of strangers
ready to catch
me if I stumble
not...
is soon to pass
but not before
I hear the calling
of my documentary tree
With brown leaves
and venation patterns
Veins so akin
like my ancestors hands
resembling the shade
of time evolved skin
as I walk by these
brown hands of leaves
being pulled by
Autumn breath
in a hurry to follow
my destination
A melody of leaves
form a cape
behind me
careful not to
touch ground
not yet
This family of strangers
ready to catch
me if I stumble
not...
#nature
#LifeGoals
428 reads
14 Comments
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