Submissions by BlackBox (Black Box)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Enjoys writing poetry when the emotions are to great to handle. Something about writing out your emotions is both therapeutic and cathartic.
Desolation
The pain is always there
To remind me
That I am weak.
Sorrow builds,
Assaulting my every being
I relinquish myself,
Paralyzed by
The dissenting voice
--It echoes through
The recesses of my mind
Descending me
To unknown depths
I cannot fathom
Escalating this incessant pit
Into which I have cast myself.
The light, ever faint
It vaguely glimmers,
Projected onto the flushed walls
Of my subliminal vault.
Intangible
Seemingly growing more distant,
Efforts to escape are futile
I...
To remind me
That I am weak.
Sorrow builds,
Assaulting my every being
I relinquish myself,
Paralyzed by
The dissenting voice
--It echoes through
The recesses of my mind
Descending me
To unknown depths
I cannot fathom
Escalating this incessant pit
Into which I have cast myself.
The light, ever faint
It vaguely glimmers,
Projected onto the flushed walls
Of my subliminal vault.
Intangible
Seemingly growing more distant,
Efforts to escape are futile
I...
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Cast Away
Words cannot express
The solemn darkness
That consumes my heart.
Opening the window
To my soul
--Rushing in
A phantom pain
It cannot be extinguished
I long for
Companionship
--The yin to my yang
But these feelings
Are only met with
Judgement and denial
It gets hard to breathe
I feel like I’m drowning
In a sea of saline.
I stand up
Only to be struck down
Once more
Again and
Again
So naïve
Too trusting
--This is who I am ...
The solemn darkness
That consumes my heart.
Opening the window
To my soul
--Rushing in
A phantom pain
It cannot be extinguished
I long for
Companionship
--The yin to my yang
But these feelings
Are only met with
Judgement and denial
It gets hard to breathe
I feel like I’m drowning
In a sea of saline.
I stand up
Only to be struck down
Once more
Again and
Again
So naïve
Too trusting
--This is who I am ...
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Organic Symbiosis
I opened my eyes,
Setting a lethargic gaze
At the sunlight
Radiating through
The canopy of trees
In the yard,
Like grains of sand
Streaming between my fingers
There was a light breeze
--Swiftly cascading
Over my skin
Invigorating my being
The cedars swayed
To and fro
Nostalgia of
The Chesapeake shores
Invade my memory
As I indulge
In a familiar
And welcoming
White noise
Of waves crashing
Onto the coast
A bird begins to chirp,
Singing a duet
--Her partner
Covertly responding...
Setting a lethargic gaze
At the sunlight
Radiating through
The canopy of trees
In the yard,
Like grains of sand
Streaming between my fingers
There was a light breeze
--Swiftly cascading
Over my skin
Invigorating my being
The cedars swayed
To and fro
Nostalgia of
The Chesapeake shores
Invade my memory
As I indulge
In a familiar
And welcoming
White noise
Of waves crashing
Onto the coast
A bird begins to chirp,
Singing a duet
--Her partner
Covertly responding...
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Cancun Flame
I could tell you liked me
I noticed you about day three
--Walking out onto the beach
The Sun was bright
In the midday sky
I glanced over to you
Seductively reaching down
For a towel
Almost slow motion
Your cleavage aroused me
In a frost white bikini
--She had an enticing piercing
Right above her naval
You played volleyball with us one day
We were on opposite teams
I didn’t mind—engorging on your
Beauty
Mustering my fortitude,
I spoke to her on New Years Eve
...
I noticed you about day three
--Walking out onto the beach
The Sun was bright
In the midday sky
I glanced over to you
Seductively reaching down
For a towel
Almost slow motion
Your cleavage aroused me
In a frost white bikini
--She had an enticing piercing
Right above her naval
You played volleyball with us one day
We were on opposite teams
I didn’t mind—engorging on your
Beauty
Mustering my fortitude,
I spoke to her on New Years Eve
...
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Mind Games
I find it remarkable,
The human mind
Capable of almost
Infinite feats
--Both evil and good
It shuts off for a third
Of our lives
Only when we sleep.
But once awake
It becomes
An organic machine
Math and language
Literature teeming
On my mind,
There is but one
Faulty quality
What of another
Mind
A rival of wits
To hear the thoughts
Of a fellow man
--What power
No man is great enough
To command such power.
Lust for dominance
Will corrupt all minds,
Beckoning the end of...
The human mind
Capable of almost
Infinite feats
--Both evil and good
It shuts off for a third
Of our lives
Only when we sleep.
But once awake
It becomes
An organic machine
Math and language
Literature teeming
On my mind,
There is but one
Faulty quality
What of another
Mind
A rival of wits
To hear the thoughts
Of a fellow man
--What power
No man is great enough
To command such power.
Lust for dominance
Will corrupt all minds,
Beckoning the end of...
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Late Night Thoughts
What makes me do the things I do?
Why am I driven to work hard?
Well hard enough anyway
Like I give a fuck
But I actually do
I always get hung up on girls
I don’t know,
I like spending quality time with girls I like
But I can’t ever be alone with them
Ever
It’s like the universe wants me to be single
For the rest of my life
What’s it worth anyway—marriage
Companionship, or whatever you wanna call it
Its weird
We all crave it
But a lot of us never get it
I’m so stressed out...
Why am I driven to work hard?
Well hard enough anyway
Like I give a fuck
But I actually do
I always get hung up on girls
I don’t know,
I like spending quality time with girls I like
But I can’t ever be alone with them
Ever
It’s like the universe wants me to be single
For the rest of my life
What’s it worth anyway—marriage
Companionship, or whatever you wanna call it
Its weird
We all crave it
But a lot of us never get it
I’m so stressed out...
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Buoyant Faith
I feel awake in my slumber
The morning comes and
My mind drifts in
And out of REM
Like the shutters
Of a summer home
On a windy day
The comforter
Feels pleasantly soft
On my skin
Encompassing my entirety
I drift away
Before I can stir up
She is always there
With me
When I wake up
Waiting in my thoughts
To brighten my morning
But the moment
Is fleeting
She is not here
I drift away
Slumber induced
Once more
--I am alone
The morning comes and
My mind drifts in
And out of REM
Like the shutters
Of a summer home
On a windy day
The comforter
Feels pleasantly soft
On my skin
Encompassing my entirety
I drift away
Before I can stir up
She is always there
With me
When I wake up
Waiting in my thoughts
To brighten my morning
But the moment
Is fleeting
She is not here
I drift away
Slumber induced
Once more
--I am alone
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Water
Sprout from the ground
High above the clouds
Ice cold
Trickling down
Farther farther
Forming a stream
Listen
Soothing melody
Bliss
Flowing down
Farther farther
Rapid river
Roar of Poseidon
Water crashing
Frothy white foam
Rushing down
Farther farther
Faint rumble
Ominous roar
Waterfall
Closer
Louder
Just over the edge
Falling
Crash!
Calm
Serene
Bliss
High above the clouds
Ice cold
Trickling down
Farther farther
Forming a stream
Listen
Soothing melody
Bliss
Flowing down
Farther farther
Rapid river
Roar of Poseidon
Water crashing
Frothy white foam
Rushing down
Farther farther
Faint rumble
Ominous roar
Waterfall
Closer
Louder
Just over the edge
Falling
Crash!
Calm
Serene
Bliss
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Closure
What a miserable time
Waking up, 5:30 sharp chime
Verbal abuse the least of my worry
Trying to make it through the day in a hurry
At the end of my wits
Can only take so many hits
Almost ended it all
But She saved me from my fall
New place, new faces
Taking it step by step, small paces
She was drawn to me
When I needed Her most, a fated decree
She pulled me out of the black hole
I threw myself into--Oh! what a toll
Days to weeks, She became something more
I fell in love with that...
Waking up, 5:30 sharp chime
Verbal abuse the least of my worry
Trying to make it through the day in a hurry
At the end of my wits
Can only take so many hits
Almost ended it all
But She saved me from my fall
New place, new faces
Taking it step by step, small paces
She was drawn to me
When I needed Her most, a fated decree
She pulled me out of the black hole
I threw myself into--Oh! what a toll
Days to weeks, She became something more
I fell in love with that...
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Outcast
My tears are like electric pulses
Surging through my eyes
Triggered by the lies
Of the glass Window
Cheated, robbed, I feel helpless
Furthest along, and they don’t even notice
Stop! Quit! Waste of time!
As if my false reality is a crime
A scope for the Window, how picturesque
Release from reality, from bounds of time and space
Out of place--Outcast
Abandoned on the shores of Time
The lonesome soul has found a home
To which escape and freedom to roam
Imagination
Close your eyes
Imagine
Not a single star is left...
Surging through my eyes
Triggered by the lies
Of the glass Window
Cheated, robbed, I feel helpless
Furthest along, and they don’t even notice
Stop! Quit! Waste of time!
As if my false reality is a crime
A scope for the Window, how picturesque
Release from reality, from bounds of time and space
Out of place--Outcast
Abandoned on the shores of Time
The lonesome soul has found a home
To which escape and freedom to roam
Imagination
Close your eyes
Imagine
Not a single star is left...
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