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!
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
10th Jun 2023 6:12pm
10th Jun 2023 6:12pm
Thugs of God
Standing on top
Of glamour hill
Typed tongues
Like bible pages
Dressed in black and white
Spewing ancient words
For the modern ages
Dealing forgiveness
Addicting the human race
Eucharist pills
Washed down in wine
Without a trace
Pass out the gold
Donation bowl
Cash in their sin
For a pass into the
Lambent land
Buying priceless souls
Dressed in grey
But I'm going to make
My own way
Build my own church
Made with my
Soul's kaleidoscope life
...
Of glamour hill
Typed tongues
Like bible pages
Dressed in black and white
Spewing ancient words
For the modern ages
Dealing forgiveness
Addicting the human race
Eucharist pills
Washed down in wine
Without a trace
Pass out the gold
Donation bowl
Cash in their sin
For a pass into the
Lambent land
Buying priceless souls
Dressed in grey
But I'm going to make
My own way
Build my own church
Made with my
Soul's kaleidoscope life
...
#forgiveness
#religion
#heaven
359 reads
24 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
7th Jun 2023 00:13am
7th Jun 2023 00:13am
Saltwater Flowers
I'm eyeing a blinding horizon
Walking on saltwater diamonds
They draw blood with each step I take
Life never promises any breaks
You really tried hard to pull me down
Reaching for my ankles hoping I'd drown
From an ocean filled with meth
I learned to walk on water
You flunked addiction's test
I'm going it alone
Surviving the aftermath
Just me and my tired bones
Cleansed in a sunbath
Let it storm let it bang
Let it try to steal my breath
Cause I've finally woke up
I'll never be the same again ...
Walking on saltwater diamonds
They draw blood with each step I take
Life never promises any breaks
You really tried hard to pull me down
Reaching for my ankles hoping I'd drown
From an ocean filled with meth
I learned to walk on water
You flunked addiction's test
I'm going it alone
Surviving the aftermath
Just me and my tired bones
Cleansed in a sunbath
Let it storm let it bang
Let it try to steal my breath
Cause I've finally woke up
I'll never be the same again ...
#conflict
#addiction
#MovingOn
543 reads
41 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
22nd May 2023 3:30am
22nd May 2023 3:30am
I Love You
Like roses bleed the color red
Blooming velvet petals of flesh
Gifting bouquets of life
Like the sky breezes into the blue
Creating fingers of soft air
Tracing your silhouette
Like the sun kisses skin into gold
With patient warm lips
Tinting flavors of you
Like parched soil wishes for
Spring rainbows
Brightening your soul
Like tides sing to the moon
In harmony with midnight
Serenading you to sleep
I wrote this for you
But life is hard
Decided to keep it for myself
Blooming velvet petals of flesh
Gifting bouquets of life
Like the sky breezes into the blue
Creating fingers of soft air
Tracing your silhouette
Like the sun kisses skin into gold
With patient warm lips
Tinting flavors of you
Like parched soil wishes for
Spring rainbows
Brightening your soul
Like tides sing to the moon
In harmony with midnight
Serenading you to sleep
I wrote this for you
But life is hard
Decided to keep it for myself
#happiness
#love
#SelfWorth
501 reads
20 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
22nd May 2023 3:17am
22nd May 2023 3:17am
Stumbling Star
Rolling with the punches
Of the riot in my life
Surrounded by threatening words
Meant to knock me off balance
Running away from sinking holes
Tripping outside on panic
But he caught me
He never let me fall
Lifting me higher
Then the brightest star
Through my darkest of times
Nudging my courage
Away from intimidation
Until I wearily land
Within the safety
Of his house of hands
Aged with wisdom
Patience and strength
Believing in faith and time
Rebuilding me to trust again
So...
Of the riot in my life
Surrounded by threatening words
Meant to knock me off balance
Running away from sinking holes
Tripping outside on panic
But he caught me
He never let me fall
Lifting me higher
Then the brightest star
Through my darkest of times
Nudging my courage
Away from intimidation
Until I wearily land
Within the safety
Of his house of hands
Aged with wisdom
Patience and strength
Believing in faith and time
Rebuilding me to trust again
So...
#love
#breakup
#MovingOn
342 reads
15 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
18th Mar 2023 6:48pm
18th Mar 2023 6:48pm
Cinder Block Castle
I was taught by my father
How to build a fortress
A Cinder Block Castle
With high heartless walls
Where I play scratched records
On the tip of my flawed claws
Hoping for different endings
My insanity was given birth
Seeping into the concrete
Blooming poisonous flowers
A masquerade of nightshade
Herb veins of Spearmint
The color of vibrant jade
Tempting men to climb
Hand over suicidal hand
Trigger fingers shaped like bullets
Digging into the outdoor mortar
Stirring...
How to build a fortress
A Cinder Block Castle
With high heartless walls
Where I play scratched records
On the tip of my flawed claws
Hoping for different endings
My insanity was given birth
Seeping into the concrete
Blooming poisonous flowers
A masquerade of nightshade
Herb veins of Spearmint
The color of vibrant jade
Tempting men to climb
Hand over suicidal hand
Trigger fingers shaped like bullets
Digging into the outdoor mortar
Stirring...
#relationships
#conflict
844 reads
31 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
20th Feb 2023 6:53pm
20th Feb 2023 6:53pm
God of Trees
Pleading for a divine sign
From the tallest tree
With strong branches
Growing so high in the sky
Reminding me to try
Cause my life line lied
Let me sing your rings
Of wisdom out loud
Inside my forest of doubts
Praying to the
God of Trees
Shade my lungs green
Send me a sea of leaves
To help me breathe
I’m walking inside my mind
Towards the edge of a coma
Afraid to be left behind
Hoping to find you
Without you
Cause my life line lied
It’s difficult...
From the tallest tree
With strong branches
Growing so high in the sky
Reminding me to try
Cause my life line lied
Let me sing your rings
Of wisdom out loud
Inside my forest of doubts
Praying to the
God of Trees
Shade my lungs green
Send me a sea of leaves
To help me breathe
I’m walking inside my mind
Towards the edge of a coma
Afraid to be left behind
Hoping to find you
Without you
Cause my life line lied
It’s difficult...
#LifeStruggles
#LifeChangingMoment
725 reads
32 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
17th Jan 2023 2:51am
17th Jan 2023 2:51am
Falling Stars
Silent paths of a fever
Wild gold and ancient
Trails of Falling Stars
Piercing and brilliant
Heading towards a crash
A celestial collision course
Of star addicting dust
Shimmering snorting lust
Thrown out of the
Midnight of heaven
Refusing to behave for
The sheer rush of love
Feeding a falling frenzy
Glimmering sharp lines
Spears of cosmic destiny
Impaling you to be mine
Feeding you my all shine
My fading infinity
So I can keep you close
Fused together for all eternity
Wild gold and ancient
Trails of Falling Stars
Piercing and brilliant
Heading towards a crash
A celestial collision course
Of star addicting dust
Shimmering snorting lust
Thrown out of the
Midnight of heaven
Refusing to behave for
The sheer rush of love
Feeding a falling frenzy
Glimmering sharp lines
Spears of cosmic destiny
Impaling you to be mine
Feeding you my all shine
My fading infinity
So I can keep you close
Fused together for all eternity
#love
#FallingInLove
758 reads
32 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
9th Jan 2023 5:12am
9th Jan 2023 5:12am
Black Cherry Vet
I’ve got miles and miles of heart
I’m going to live forever
But I’ve gotta take a step back
Before you kill me
Invisibility whispers doubt
Tempting a pointless race
From your mirror eyes
Without my reflection
Speeding away in my Black Cherry Vet
Music’s blazing trying to forget
Top down Black Cherry hair
Flying high whipping all around
Holding hands with the open road
Merging into the night
Cause I don’t want to fight
Got whiskey and coke on ice
Poured into my glass cup
Topped off at...
I’m going to live forever
But I’ve gotta take a step back
Before you kill me
Invisibility whispers doubt
Tempting a pointless race
From your mirror eyes
Without my reflection
Speeding away in my Black Cherry Vet
Music’s blazing trying to forget
Top down Black Cherry hair
Flying high whipping all around
Holding hands with the open road
Merging into the night
Cause I don’t want to fight
Got whiskey and coke on ice
Poured into my glass cup
Topped off at...
#relationships
#conflict
488 reads
30 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
5th Jan 2023 3:12am
5th Jan 2023 3:12am
Sandpaper
Heavy hands hypnotized
Towards a grainy spill
My DNA absorbed inside
Until it gets its fill
Toxic topics recorded
One after the other
My pen’s being chewed bit by bit
Smoothing moments with garnet grit
Sanding all of my fingertips
Cause I’m writing on Sandpaper
Scrolling my life for the here and after
Footsteps dragging
On the ocean’s edge
Finding salty solace
Inside the waves pledge
Crashing closer towards
Both my tired legs
My inkless feet disappear bit by bit ...
Towards a grainy spill
My DNA absorbed inside
Until it gets its fill
Toxic topics recorded
One after the other
My pen’s being chewed bit by bit
Smoothing moments with garnet grit
Sanding all of my fingertips
Cause I’m writing on Sandpaper
Scrolling my life for the here and after
Footsteps dragging
On the ocean’s edge
Finding salty solace
Inside the waves pledge
Crashing closer towards
Both my tired legs
My inkless feet disappear bit by bit ...
#LifeStruggles
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
567 reads
36 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
31st Dec 2022 9:22pm
31st Dec 2022 9:22pm
Metal Shark
Metal Shark flying
High in the dark
Won’t diminish like
A falling star
He lands on his feet
Will it be next to me
Ageless energy
Strength of the sea
I’ll engrave poetry
Onto your metal fins
Into your many gills
I’ll breathe you love songs
Metal Shark soaring
So high in the dark
Do you feel me in
The midnight starry air
If you pass me by
It’s okay
You own the sky
I’ll still feel you
In the breeze that flows by
And when it begins to hurt ...
High in the dark
Won’t diminish like
A falling star
He lands on his feet
Will it be next to me
Ageless energy
Strength of the sea
I’ll engrave poetry
Onto your metal fins
Into your many gills
I’ll breathe you love songs
Metal Shark soaring
So high in the dark
Do you feel me in
The midnight starry air
If you pass me by
It’s okay
You own the sky
I’ll still feel you
In the breeze that flows by
And when it begins to hurt ...
#love
#night
566 reads
20 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd Dec 2022 3:42am
2nd Dec 2022 3:42am
Poinsettia Red Lipstick
As the festive wind howls its cheer
For the upcoming Christmas Year
I always light a candlestick
To a time of Poinsettia Red Lipstick
When my Abuela would sit and sew me
Dresses on her singer sewing machine
With smoke threading the holiday air
By a single abandoned cigarette
Stub wedged into the slot
Of her black acrylic ashtray
Decorated with red halo rings
Of mini Poinsettia wreaths
My home now adorned with
Embracing hugging presents
Each vibrant plant display
Her essence and presence...
For the upcoming Christmas Year
I always light a candlestick
To a time of Poinsettia Red Lipstick
When my Abuela would sit and sew me
Dresses on her singer sewing machine
With smoke threading the holiday air
By a single abandoned cigarette
Stub wedged into the slot
Of her black acrylic ashtray
Decorated with red halo rings
Of mini Poinsettia wreaths
My home now adorned with
Embracing hugging presents
Each vibrant plant display
Her essence and presence...
#death
#holiday
#memories
580 reads
38 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
28th Nov 2022 1:38am
28th Nov 2022 1:38am
Temporary Grave
In a Temporary Grave
Buried alive but
Don’t worry about me
I’m doing just fine
Got veins that vine
Getting ready to climb
Through soil and dirt
Bloom into a garden of verses
Cause throughout it all
Might as well grow
Into my own sense of style
I’ll be here for a while
Waiting on future sunrays
Of brilliant amber strings
Strong enough to melt
Everything I once felt
Through ice and pain
Bloom within freezing sleet and rain
In a Temporary Grave
Buried...
Buried alive but
Don’t worry about me
I’m doing just fine
Got veins that vine
Getting ready to climb
Through soil and dirt
Bloom into a garden of verses
Cause throughout it all
Might as well grow
Into my own sense of style
I’ll be here for a while
Waiting on future sunrays
Of brilliant amber strings
Strong enough to melt
Everything I once felt
Through ice and pain
Bloom within freezing sleet and rain
In a Temporary Grave
Buried...
#courage
#inspirational
#TimeHeals
713 reads
45 Comments
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