Submissions by BatPowers (Bat Powers)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I write from a simple point of view, from the people and events around me.
Black Smoke
Black smoke rising to the sky
grains of sand into my eye
nothing left here for you to see
dust and bones what used to be
grains of sand into my eye
nothing left here for you to see
dust and bones what used to be
#grief
#despair
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Never Came Back
He never came back no he didn't
he never came back no more
said he would be gone just for a minute
but he never came back no more
put in his pocket a shiny gold shilling
cleaned up his boots
saddled up the philly
but he never came back no he didn't
he never came back no more
stood on the porch as the sun when a setting
if i had a gold shilling
i would of laid it down betting
he'd be back knockin on the door
is that what i feel my heart just a breakin
he never came back no he didn't
he never came back no...
he never came back no more
said he would be gone just for a minute
but he never came back no more
put in his pocket a shiny gold shilling
cleaned up his boots
saddled up the philly
but he never came back no he didn't
he never came back no more
stood on the porch as the sun when a setting
if i had a gold shilling
i would of laid it down betting
he'd be back knockin on the door
is that what i feel my heart just a breakin
he never came back no he didn't
he never came back no...
#grief
#rejection
#SelfReflection
116 reads
8 Comments
Self Made Men
Born from a light in a tunnel
raised by angels and rakes
broken teeth left on the asphalt
holes in the shoes on my feet
privilege to eat at the table
gold to fill in my teeth
built myself a mansion
so others could adore me
only to sleep alone
under its sheets
had I listened much better
to the wise ones
to their where's
and their when's
standing atop of the rubble
would've known
there's no such a thing
as self made men
raised by angels and rakes
broken teeth left on the asphalt
holes in the shoes on my feet
privilege to eat at the table
gold to fill in my teeth
built myself a mansion
so others could adore me
only to sleep alone
under its sheets
had I listened much better
to the wise ones
to their where's
and their when's
standing atop of the rubble
would've known
there's no such a thing
as self made men
#greed
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16 Comments
Be Kind
Be kind to a neighbor
be kind to a friend
lend a hand to a stranger
even when you have nothing to lend
look to the sun
hope for the rain
when it gets too dusty
and all you feel is pain
be kind to your lover
be kind to a kid
always a storm coming
help them begin again
look for hope
instead of the shame
give love to yourself
find your way
be kind
be kind to a friend
lend a hand to a stranger
even when you have nothing to lend
look to the sun
hope for the rain
when it gets too dusty
and all you feel is pain
be kind to your lover
be kind to a kid
always a storm coming
help them begin again
look for hope
instead of the shame
give love to yourself
find your way
be kind
#love
#kindness
#hope
128 reads
8 Comments
The Falling
It hurt the first time it happened
as a matter of fact
every time
every single time after that
pain with all the needles
shame through the tears
loss of dignity while crawling
the wins seem to be so few
begging for the end to be near
then a light coming up through the valley
water so crisp and pure
my hands from blisters
comes the callous
scars torn in memory
tattoos upon my skin
sun upon my face
now with me on this journey
standing atop of a mountain
it was the falling that gave me the...
as a matter of fact
every time
every single time after that
pain with all the needles
shame through the tears
loss of dignity while crawling
the wins seem to be so few
begging for the end to be near
then a light coming up through the valley
water so crisp and pure
my hands from blisters
comes the callous
scars torn in memory
tattoos upon my skin
sun upon my face
now with me on this journey
standing atop of a mountain
it was the falling that gave me the...
#redemption
#determination
112 reads
8 Comments
Bad decisions at 55
It wasn't up to you
it was up to me
turns out there was A LOT of falling
drank too much
smoked too much
really over did it on the folly
still here I am
full of ego and piss
the cracks are deeper
my bruises lie in wait
not as quick to calamity
at least that's what I tell myself
though I can still throw my lot in with the wineos
so go ahead twist that top or pull the cork
let's get on with it
Oh am I GONNA PAY FOR THIS TOMORROW!
it was up to me
turns out there was A LOT of falling
drank too much
smoked too much
really over did it on the folly
still here I am
full of ego and piss
the cracks are deeper
my bruises lie in wait
not as quick to calamity
at least that's what I tell myself
though I can still throw my lot in with the wineos
so go ahead twist that top or pull the cork
let's get on with it
Oh am I GONNA PAY FOR THIS TOMORROW!
#aging
#choices
454 reads
12 Comments
Lights gone dim on Main street
I see you
you see me
we see nothing at all
hand in hand
we walk into our willing blindness
I speak
you speak
we don't understand any of the words
tongue on tongue tied into a tight knot
you listen
I listen
the noise is so loud we can't hear
the lights have gone dim on main street
avenue empty and cold
we keep waiting for just a flicker
its dark and the storefronts are closed
I hurt you
you hurt me
for the gold in our...
you see me
we see nothing at all
hand in hand
we walk into our willing blindness
I speak
you speak
we don't understand any of the words
tongue on tongue tied into a tight knot
you listen
I listen
the noise is so loud we can't hear
the lights have gone dim on main street
avenue empty and cold
we keep waiting for just a flicker
its dark and the storefronts are closed
I hurt you
you hurt me
for the gold in our...
#anger
#grief
#disappointment #apathy
#disappointment #apathy
259 reads
2 Comments
Same Tree
Kill each other over our religions
end other lives for what we believe
we've taken men
hung them right up there
for the color of their skin
right up in our tree
that tree we carved our names into
heart with an arrow
shot clean through
hate them for what they believe in
hates us back for the very same
take these guns onto the fields
our blood runs onto its leaves
those leaves that fell so beautifully in autumn
this cool crisp morning won't let us...
end other lives for what we believe
we've taken men
hung them right up there
for the color of their skin
right up in our tree
that tree we carved our names into
heart with an arrow
shot clean through
hate them for what they believe in
hates us back for the very same
take these guns onto the fields
our blood runs onto its leaves
those leaves that fell so beautifully in autumn
this cool crisp morning won't let us...
#religion
#racism
#HumanRights
#inequality
#morality
319 reads
8 Comments
Hard Falling Rain
All my addictions
wrapped up inside my brain
you want to take a run at this disaster
you'll only have yourself to blame
the door it's locked
the windows wide open
that closet is full of pain
take it to heart
run for your life
it's a hard falling rain
where the firmament takes me
far, far away
all my dreams can be your nightmares
no different they are all the same
won't you drown with me ...
wrapped up inside my brain
you want to take a run at this disaster
you'll only have yourself to blame
the door it's locked
the windows wide open
that closet is full of pain
take it to heart
run for your life
it's a hard falling rain
where the firmament takes me
far, far away
all my dreams can be your nightmares
no different they are all the same
won't you drown with me ...
#shame
#addiction
#humankind #choices
#humankind #choices
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3 Comments
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