Submissions by Adzy
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Festive
Halloween has gone
And soon there'll be snow
Christmas is coming
Only a few weeks to go
The nights get darker
There's a chill in the air
The people all get busy
There's so much to prepare
Laura starts looking
For all the nice gifts
She knows that to afford them
She'll have to work the night shifts
The days go by
Soon Santa will be here
The Smith's start to worry
They're still paying off last year
Single mam Sally
Hates seeing her boys upset
She buys all the newest toys
And...
And soon there'll be snow
Christmas is coming
Only a few weeks to go
The nights get darker
There's a chill in the air
The people all get busy
There's so much to prepare
Laura starts looking
For all the nice gifts
She knows that to afford them
She'll have to work the night shifts
The days go by
Soon Santa will be here
The Smith's start to worry
They're still paying off last year
Single mam Sally
Hates seeing her boys upset
She buys all the newest toys
And...
#kindness
#depression
#LifeStruggles
#Christmas
#consumerism
767 reads
8 Comments
Rumours
Rumours are like tumours
If not stopped dead
Then quickly they will spread
If not stopped dead
Then quickly they will spread
#lies
#ShortStory
#TruthOfLife #WritingPoetry
#TruthOfLife #WritingPoetry
361 reads
1 Comment
Revenge
You can hate me
But you can't change me
You wanna break me
You can't erase me
You try to keep me quiet
Cos you know I'll start a riot
There's no way you can deny it
I'm the thing that you fear
You hide in your disguise
While you're spreading all your lies
Well just look me in the eyes
Let me make it real clear
You can hate me
But you can't change me
You wanna break me
You can't erase me
There's a turning of the tide
Cos this truth you wish to hide
Is gunna be blown open wide ...
But you can't change me
You wanna break me
You can't erase me
You try to keep me quiet
Cos you know I'll start a riot
There's no way you can deny it
I'm the thing that you fear
You hide in your disguise
While you're spreading all your lies
Well just look me in the eyes
Let me make it real clear
You can hate me
But you can't change me
You wanna break me
You can't erase me
There's a turning of the tide
Cos this truth you wish to hide
Is gunna be blown open wide ...
#secrets
#betrayal
#suffering
#revenge
#rebellion
700 reads
0 Comments
Black Sheep
You're part of the flock
Or at least just about
You're the one sheep
The rest can do without.
You wish you could fit in
But it's so hard to change
The other sheep talk
About how they think you're so strange.
All you want are some sheep
Who will be a friend to you
But you get outcast and isolated
And it makes you feel blue.
You start thinking to yourself
What have I done wrong?
But you find another black sheep
And you start to get along.
They make you feel good, and
Tell you...
Or at least just about
You're the one sheep
The rest can do without.
You wish you could fit in
But it's so hard to change
The other sheep talk
About how they think you're so strange.
All you want are some sheep
Who will be a friend to you
But you get outcast and isolated
And it makes you feel blue.
You start thinking to yourself
What have I done wrong?
But you find another black sheep
And you start to get along.
They make you feel good, and
Tell you...
#loneliness
#friendship
#identity #SelfWorth
#identity #SelfWorth
554 reads
2 Comments
Afterlife
In life, the vivid colours of the world were a joy to behold.
In death, there is only the blackness of the eternal abyss.
I feel no pain here, though I feel nothing else
Except time, everlasting and unending
If only I could be alive for one more day.
The maggots have had their feast
My bones lie here, still
Like all the others.
I know no smell, taste or sight
All I have is an eternity to think,
And it's driving me crazy.
Is this purgatory?
Had I been a better person would I be up sitting on a cloud with...
In death, there is only the blackness of the eternal abyss.
I feel no pain here, though I feel nothing else
Except time, everlasting and unending
If only I could be alive for one more day.
The maggots have had their feast
My bones lie here, still
Like all the others.
I know no smell, taste or sight
All I have is an eternity to think,
And it's driving me crazy.
Is this purgatory?
Had I been a better person would I be up sitting on a cloud with...
#regret
#death
#memories
#LifeCycle
#emptiness
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The Rainbow
We're so focused on the pot of gold,
That we forget to enjoy the rainbow.
That we forget to enjoy the rainbow.
#nature
#TruthOfLife
#LifeGoals #SelfDiscovery
#LifeGoals #SelfDiscovery
501 reads
4 Comments
The Last Lion
The lion roams the plains
On the prowl, he shows no fear
He is the hunter
Or so it would appear
He's spotted his prey
And moves in to attack
He fails to hear the sound
Of a rifle cocking back
The lion strikes
And makes his kill fast
He thinks the jobs done
But the feeling won't last
He starts eating his catch
But the lion's soon stopped
A quick pull of the trigger
And the lions now dropped
A couple emerge from the bushes
They'd been hiding in cover
They kiss in celebration ...
On the prowl, he shows no fear
He is the hunter
Or so it would appear
He's spotted his prey
And moves in to attack
He fails to hear the sound
Of a rifle cocking back
The lion strikes
And makes his kill fast
He thinks the jobs done
But the feeling won't last
He starts eating his catch
But the lion's soon stopped
A quick pull of the trigger
And the lions now dropped
A couple emerge from the bushes
They'd been hiding in cover
They kiss in celebration ...
#corruption
#violence
#animals
#lion
#nature
575 reads
0 Comments
Another 6 words
What we desire
We never acquire
We never acquire
#hope
#LifeStruggles
#TruthOfLife
381 reads
2 Comments
6 words
Memories sever
Lost forever
Loved never
Lost forever
Loved never
#depression
#FeelingLost
#hurt
472 reads
2 Comments
Politicians
A man approaches the stand
Slithering,
Like a snake in a suit
His hair slicked back
Greasy,
Unlike his elbows.
There's pomp in his stride
And his grin is like cheddar
The people there are waiting
Restless,
In anticipation of what he's about to say.
His words cause unrest
The people aren't happy
He dodges their questions
Like bullets,
And fires them back
In the form of lies and empty promises.
His speech is over
The man takes his chauffeur car home
And sips champagne in...
Slithering,
Like a snake in a suit
His hair slicked back
Greasy,
Unlike his elbows.
There's pomp in his stride
And his grin is like cheddar
The people there are waiting
Restless,
In anticipation of what he's about to say.
His words cause unrest
The people aren't happy
He dodges their questions
Like bullets,
And fires them back
In the form of lies and empty promises.
His speech is over
The man takes his chauffeur car home
And sips champagne in...
#corruption
#politics
#LifeStruggles
#greed
#poverty
562 reads
5 Comments
Love is...
Love is deaf
Love is blind
Love is cruel
Love is kind
Love is pride
Love is warm
Love is passion
Love is a storm
Love is scary
Love is universal
Love is power
Love is eternal
Love is hard
Love is a grind
Love is something
I'm still looking to find
Love is blind
Love is cruel
Love is kind
Love is pride
Love is warm
Love is passion
Love is a storm
Love is scary
Love is universal
Love is power
Love is eternal
Love is hard
Love is a grind
Love is something
I'm still looking to find
#love
#TruthOfLife
#WritingPoetry #emotional
#WritingPoetry #emotional
503 reads
5 Comments
Recess
The bell rings for recess
The kids go to play
But little do they know
This will be their last day
They're laughing and singing
And all having fun
'Til a stranger shows up
With a loaded machine gun
They don't know why he's here
There's no time to ask
He pulls down the trigger
And carries out his sick task
Innocent lives lost
The shells gleam in the sun
The man's taken down
But the damage is now done
Why are people so evil?
This whole world's a mess
All these kids wanted
Was...
The kids go to play
But little do they know
This will be their last day
They're laughing and singing
And all having fun
'Til a stranger shows up
With a loaded machine gun
They don't know why he's here
There's no time to ask
He pulls down the trigger
And carries out his sick task
Innocent lives lost
The shells gleam in the sun
The man's taken down
But the damage is now done
Why are people so evil?
This whole world's a mess
All these kids wanted
Was...
#murder
#violence
#GunControl #hurt
#GunControl #hurt
511 reads
0 Comments
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