Submissions by BlueBeastGirl (Midnight Shades of Blue)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction I'm sometimes white, but always wrong. I can break a heart and hurt the strong. I can build love and tear it down. I can make a smile, but more often a frown: What Am I?
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd Jan 2020 6:38am
22nd Jan 2020 6:38am
Gentle despair
The dandelion was once a flower beloved
But now widely considered an annoying weed
Dandelions grow and grow and grow
They can survive anywhere it seems
From the soil in the cracks of trees
To the soil lining sidewalks and streets
Yellow, bright and daring the world to see
That it can survive whatever is thrown at it
Dandelions don't go down without a fight
You can pour your chemicals, vinegars and salt on them
Dance around them; even scream a chant,
But dandelions will never bend to our will
Our youth assign magic to those plants ...
But now widely considered an annoying weed
Dandelions grow and grow and grow
They can survive anywhere it seems
From the soil in the cracks of trees
To the soil lining sidewalks and streets
Yellow, bright and daring the world to see
That it can survive whatever is thrown at it
Dandelions don't go down without a fight
You can pour your chemicals, vinegars and salt on them
Dance around them; even scream a chant,
But dandelions will never bend to our will
Our youth assign magic to those plants ...
#hope
#motivational
#inspirational
#TimeHeals
#redemption
34 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
20th Dec 2019 7:30pm
20th Dec 2019 7:30pm
Dysfunctional Love; Roses and Russian Olive Trees
We go round for round
Grinding each other into the ground
We're stuck in tit for tat
You did this so I did that
Over and over, Back and back
If we're not fucking we're under attack
If we were in person we'd have killed each other
God knows there's always another
You lie to my face saying I'm the only one
You're a liar and burn as bright as the sun
I'm the type to jump off a cliff holding your hand
But admit we have problems? Who'd understand?
For we will always be fire on fire
Living and dying for our desire
Some nights I...
Grinding each other into the ground
We're stuck in tit for tat
You did this so I did that
Over and over, Back and back
If we're not fucking we're under attack
If we were in person we'd have killed each other
God knows there's always another
You lie to my face saying I'm the only one
You're a liar and burn as bright as the sun
I'm the type to jump off a cliff holding your hand
But admit we have problems? Who'd understand?
For we will always be fire on fire
Living and dying for our desire
Some nights I...
#love
#ImSorry
#breakup
#separation
#obsession
110 reads
7 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
14th Dec 2019 3:34am
14th Dec 2019 3:34am
Modern love stories are strange
It is strange how we meet people today
We have a rectangle of metal, plastic and glass
That tells us information, shows us art,
Sings to us any song we could ever want
A device that shows us people instantly
The world in the palm of our hand
That is how I first came across you
Through this magical rectangle
On those mystical lines that connect us all
We really should have named it something
Much more interesting than the internet
We should have called it the ether
For when looking into it we look into ourselves
I saw your...
We have a rectangle of metal, plastic and glass
That tells us information, shows us art,
Sings to us any song we could ever want
A device that shows us people instantly
The world in the palm of our hand
That is how I first came across you
Through this magical rectangle
On those mystical lines that connect us all
We really should have named it something
Much more interesting than the internet
We should have called it the ether
For when looking into it we look into ourselves
I saw your...
#love
#technology
#evolution
#culture
#reading
71 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
12th Dec 2019 5:38pm
12th Dec 2019 5:38pm
Born Angry
I remember as a child getting so angry
I would smash my face against the cement floor
Hitting the wall wanting the rage to flood away
Gripping my nails into my arm
Punching my own stomach where the fire was
Trying desperately to contain the fire
The lava coursing through my veins
The world has no use for an angry girl
Isolation, lectures, the correction of my behavior
Stabbing pencils so forcefully through a book
It went an inch in the wooden desk
Punching a boy who cut my hair
Fighting with my brother with teeth and...
I would smash my face against the cement floor
Hitting the wall wanting the rage to flood away
Gripping my nails into my arm
Punching my own stomach where the fire was
Trying desperately to contain the fire
The lava coursing through my veins
The world has no use for an angry girl
Isolation, lectures, the correction of my behavior
Stabbing pencils so forcefully through a book
It went an inch in the wooden desk
Punching a boy who cut my hair
Fighting with my brother with teeth and...
#anger
#freedom
#passion
82 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
12th Dec 2019 3:28pm
12th Dec 2019 3:28pm
Peanut Butter
Our love is like peanut butter
Fingers in the jar at midnight
Sitting together on the kitchen floor
Kissing as the jar falls from our hands
Fingers in the jar at midnight
Sitting together on the kitchen floor
Kissing as the jar falls from our hands
#happiness
#dating
#crush
85 reads
9 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
5th Dec 2019 1:07am
5th Dec 2019 1:07am
Adopted Mom
I remember how you towered over me
Anger in your face; never knowing what I did
I tried so hard to obey your laws
Gave up pants, watched what you allowed
Poured my heart and very soul into Christianity
Bent my will, my pain and broke my soul
Trying to earn a smile, trying to make you see
That it was worth you saving me from fostercare
No matter your reasons, no matter why you did it
My trauma ran deep and you may have been a narcissist
I may have been your scape goat
Your perfect punching bag
High, mighty, holy in your righteousness ...
Anger in your face; never knowing what I did
I tried so hard to obey your laws
Gave up pants, watched what you allowed
Poured my heart and very soul into Christianity
Bent my will, my pain and broke my soul
Trying to earn a smile, trying to make you see
That it was worth you saving me from fostercare
No matter your reasons, no matter why you did it
My trauma ran deep and you may have been a narcissist
I may have been your scape goat
Your perfect punching bag
High, mighty, holy in your righteousness ...
#grief
#rejection
#abuse
#suicide
#suffering
101 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
3rd Dec 2019 8:26pm
3rd Dec 2019 8:26pm
Apathy of a College Student
I just don't care
About A's, B's or C's
But our society
Demands that we pay
Pay and pay and pay
I never had so much anxiety
Four years in and I still have nothing
Yet I am supposed to fall to my knees
Open my mouth and gag
On loans I can't pay back
To willingly accept the shackles of Dept
To do a job that I'm not sure I even want
I don't care about grades and papers
And writing portfolios
Or backpacks that cause lasting damage
Or the thankless boomers
Who ruined my chances of owning a home
They lecture about...
About A's, B's or C's
But our society
Demands that we pay
Pay and pay and pay
I never had so much anxiety
Four years in and I still have nothing
Yet I am supposed to fall to my knees
Open my mouth and gag
On loans I can't pay back
To willingly accept the shackles of Dept
To do a job that I'm not sure I even want
I don't care about grades and papers
And writing portfolios
Or backpacks that cause lasting damage
Or the thankless boomers
Who ruined my chances of owning a home
They lecture about...
#greed
#despair
#emptiness #apathy
#emptiness #apathy
50 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
29th Nov 2019 6:35am
29th Nov 2019 6:35am
Cauterize Me
It feels as if someone has removed
The very skin from my body
Words, sayings, speech, tone, phrases
They sting like lemon juice
And cut as deep as paper and razors
I'm so raw and emotionally bleeding out
I need something quickly, desperately
Please, cauterize my heart
The very skin from my body
Words, sayings, speech, tone, phrases
They sting like lemon juice
And cut as deep as paper and razors
I'm so raw and emotionally bleeding out
I need something quickly, desperately
Please, cauterize my heart
#sadness
#anger
#conflict
#betrayal
#TimeHeals
72 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
28th Nov 2019 8:01pm
28th Nov 2019 8:01pm
Hey Dad
Hey Dad,
I'm not really straight
Yeah, I'm not really into sex either
I'm not really sure what I am
Demisexual, Asexual spectrum, bisexual?
Some kind of gradient of those
I've never come out before
I don't really know what to say
I like this girl, I also like this guy
It's been like this awhile...
Not knowing which gender I'm drawn to
Is gender even real anymore?
There's a complex history with the word Queer...
But that's what I am, who I am
I can picture my future with a man
But I can easily see a woman there ...
I'm not really straight
Yeah, I'm not really into sex either
I'm not really sure what I am
Demisexual, Asexual spectrum, bisexual?
Some kind of gradient of those
I've never come out before
I don't really know what to say
I like this girl, I also like this guy
It's been like this awhile...
Not knowing which gender I'm drawn to
Is gender even real anymore?
There's a complex history with the word Queer...
But that's what I am, who I am
I can picture my future with a man
But I can easily see a woman there ...
#family
#God
#devil
#heaven
#hell
100 reads
11 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
28th Nov 2019 7:43pm
28th Nov 2019 7:43pm
Her Friend
It's so hard to put myself out there with girls
When there's only one that makes me feel
When she laughs, my stomach twists
Her fingers working knots out of her hair
Hidden within the actions of playing with it
When she smiles, breathtaking and beautiful
But she doesn't look at me this way
So, I just smile and be her friend
When there's only one that makes me feel
When she laughs, my stomach twists
Her fingers working knots out of her hair
Hidden within the actions of playing with it
When she smiles, breathtaking and beautiful
But she doesn't look at me this way
So, I just smile and be her friend
#love
93 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
27th Nov 2019 9:25pm
27th Nov 2019 9:25pm
Sharp Smiles
There are no words to describe
But I suppose I'll try once more
When you smile, that curve slices
Deeper than any knife ever could
When you grab my chin locked looking at you
And ask me where I've been and why
I didn't respond to your texts
My body holds itself still, pressed against you
How beautiful you are in this second
Your teeth nearly glowing against your lip
Your skin so dark it blends into dimensions
That one couldn't even imagine
Oh, your smile hurts me so perfectly
It amps the ache in my heart into
That...
But I suppose I'll try once more
When you smile, that curve slices
Deeper than any knife ever could
When you grab my chin locked looking at you
And ask me where I've been and why
I didn't respond to your texts
My body holds itself still, pressed against you
How beautiful you are in this second
Your teeth nearly glowing against your lip
Your skin so dark it blends into dimensions
That one couldn't even imagine
Oh, your smile hurts me so perfectly
It amps the ache in my heart into
That...
#jealousy
#heartbroken
#frustration
#redemption
#obsession
89 reads
3 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
27th Nov 2019 00:10am
27th Nov 2019 00:10am
Blood Runes
The thing is... I'm a witch
Blood is so full of our essence
And when accidents happen
And precious blood is spilled
How could I not use it?
It's as if the universe demands
Just a lovely touch of blood
Today is such a day
I cut my middle finger
While cutting an apple
Quickly I grabbed a paper towel
And soaked it up, trying to stop it
Trying to stop the blood flow
Holding it close as the scarlet stains
Spreading and flowering out
When it finally stopped
I put a bandaid on swiftly
And spread out the paper...
Blood is so full of our essence
And when accidents happen
And precious blood is spilled
How could I not use it?
It's as if the universe demands
Just a lovely touch of blood
Today is such a day
I cut my middle finger
While cutting an apple
Quickly I grabbed a paper towel
And soaked it up, trying to stop it
Trying to stop the blood flow
Holding it close as the scarlet stains
Spreading and flowering out
When it finally stopped
I put a bandaid on swiftly
And spread out the paper...
#love
#universe
#storm
#fire
#pagan
75 reads
3 Comments
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