Submissions by BrowneyedMermaid
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Mar 2013 1:54am
27th Mar 2013 1:54am
Perfect Stranger
You stared
I stared
You looked away
I followed your gaze
In that moment
when our eyes locked
I saw a sadness i recognized
like mine
Though we never spoke
I found a nameless friend
in this foreign land
a perfect stranger
I stared
You looked away
I followed your gaze
In that moment
when our eyes locked
I saw a sadness i recognized
like mine
Though we never spoke
I found a nameless friend
in this foreign land
a perfect stranger
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SELF POEM
Published
27th Mar 2013 1:49am
27th Mar 2013 1:49am
Cobwebs On My Mind
The mind has a way of
controlling the heart
But in a moment of confusion
the heart clears the cobwebs
polluting the mind
It listens and reasons
and sees the right path
into the light
controlling the heart
But in a moment of confusion
the heart clears the cobwebs
polluting the mind
It listens and reasons
and sees the right path
into the light
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SELF POEM
Published
25th Mar 2013 4:14pm
25th Mar 2013 4:14pm
Lost to the Wind
Without you i go
through life in a cane
limping aimlessly
I fall, I get on my feet
to walk again
to an unknown destination
where I want to be lost
Like the fallen leaves
blown by the wind to
nowhere
submissive to its will
through life in a cane
limping aimlessly
I fall, I get on my feet
to walk again
to an unknown destination
where I want to be lost
Like the fallen leaves
blown by the wind to
nowhere
submissive to its will
566 reads
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DARK POEM
Published
25th Mar 2013 4:08pm
25th Mar 2013 4:08pm
Slipping Away
Each night and day
brings me closer
to the edge
the stiff cliff
is just about
my arm's reach
once i get there
the wind will
carry me
home
and i will be
free, at last
brings me closer
to the edge
the stiff cliff
is just about
my arm's reach
once i get there
the wind will
carry me
home
and i will be
free, at last
585 reads
2 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
24th Mar 2013 8:13am
24th Mar 2013 8:13am
Barefoot
This is nothing to be ashamed of
Her mother used to say
This abject poverty is
not our fault
Oh yes it is
She protested
and complained
and cried
Because her feet are
sore from walking
barefoot
since she lost her
years old shoes
She hollered and stomped
against the decaying
posts of their dilapidated
home
She wailed and wailed
like the siren of the ambulance
speeding on the street
She thought:
Were they rushing to save a life,
soon they will save me instead
Her mother used to say
This abject poverty is
not our fault
Oh yes it is
She protested
and complained
and cried
Because her feet are
sore from walking
barefoot
since she lost her
years old shoes
She hollered and stomped
against the decaying
posts of their dilapidated
home
She wailed and wailed
like the siren of the ambulance
speeding on the street
She thought:
Were they rushing to save a life,
soon they will save me instead
718 reads
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
24th Mar 2013 8:03am
24th Mar 2013 8:03am
Sunday at the Patio
Its a Sunday no different
from the rest
Woke up early to
pay homage
I grew up to this
old age tradition
of going together in
submission
In a robot like
precision
But this time i
was alone in the patio
of the old church
I stood there under
the heat of the sun
debating if i just stay
outside or squeeze
myself inside with
the crowd
I opted to stay among
candle peddlers and
flower hawkers
each one tugging at my
sleeves to buy their wares
from where i could hear
the priest preaching...
from the rest
Woke up early to
pay homage
I grew up to this
old age tradition
of going together in
submission
In a robot like
precision
But this time i
was alone in the patio
of the old church
I stood there under
the heat of the sun
debating if i just stay
outside or squeeze
myself inside with
the crowd
I opted to stay among
candle peddlers and
flower hawkers
each one tugging at my
sleeves to buy their wares
from where i could hear
the priest preaching...
602 reads
5 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
23rd Mar 2013 8:28am
23rd Mar 2013 8:28am
Labyrinth
there is no way out
of this labyrinth
the convoluted
thoughts
his mind could
not extricate
pulling
him
down
deeper
and
deeper
as he lost
his grip
on the
hanging
rope
of life . . .
of this labyrinth
the convoluted
thoughts
his mind could
not extricate
pulling
him
down
deeper
and
deeper
as he lost
his grip
on the
hanging
rope
of life . . .
663 reads
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SELF POEM
Published
23rd Mar 2013 8:24am
23rd Mar 2013 8:24am
Loneliness Stays
People come and go
some stay for good
and longer
some leave without
a warning
others left memories
for keeping
time passes
those who left
we miss less
and less
what remains
is the loneliness
some stay for good
and longer
some leave without
a warning
others left memories
for keeping
time passes
those who left
we miss less
and less
what remains
is the loneliness
739 reads
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Mar 2013 3:23am
21st Mar 2013 3:23am
What Made You Stop Dreaming?
i saw you as a child
full of hopes
aiming for the stars
felt your hunger for change
as you spoke of the life
you planned
gave you thumbs up
a pat of approval
saw myself in you
eager to fly high
I came back and found you
so different than the last
an emaciated figure
bloodshot eyes
breath stinking
a broken man
You gave me a faint
smile of recognition
then strode away in avoidance
I wanted to know
who took the glow
in your eyes
who stole your
childlike faith
what made you
stop...
full of hopes
aiming for the stars
felt your hunger for change
as you spoke of the life
you planned
gave you thumbs up
a pat of approval
saw myself in you
eager to fly high
I came back and found you
so different than the last
an emaciated figure
bloodshot eyes
breath stinking
a broken man
You gave me a faint
smile of recognition
then strode away in avoidance
I wanted to know
who took the glow
in your eyes
who stole your
childlike faith
what made you
stop...
751 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
21st Mar 2013 3:15am
21st Mar 2013 3:15am
A Reckless Heart
this is the road i have taken
not the usual route for happy endings
no precautions and no speed limits
i took whatever came my way
leaving skid marks of endless follies
and a trail of hits and misses
i drove through life without a brake
as if each day maybe the last
if love comes, it will soon pass
now it's too late for turning back
to retrace and find the missing parts
of a cold and bleeding restless heart
not the usual route for happy endings
no precautions and no speed limits
i took whatever came my way
leaving skid marks of endless follies
and a trail of hits and misses
i drove through life without a brake
as if each day maybe the last
if love comes, it will soon pass
now it's too late for turning back
to retrace and find the missing parts
of a cold and bleeding restless heart
625 reads
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SELF POEM
Published
20th Mar 2013 11:57am
20th Mar 2013 11:57am
The Moon and I
tonight i saw the moon
i thought i saw it smile
i lifted my teacup
it nodded in acceptance
the moon and me
we shared the tea
one sip each
till the cup ran empty
but soon dark clouds
shrouded its beauty
my moon is gone
so suddenly
i thought i saw it smile
i lifted my teacup
it nodded in acceptance
the moon and me
we shared the tea
one sip each
till the cup ran empty
but soon dark clouds
shrouded its beauty
my moon is gone
so suddenly
787 reads
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SELF POEM
Published
20th Mar 2013 11:52am
20th Mar 2013 11:52am
You Can't Go Home
the house becomes a stranger
when you have not seen it for long
everything else is changed
the old road you used to walk on
even the trees that lined along
seem unwelcoming
and the smiles from folks you knew
have faded in oblivion
nothing's the same
I am home
but not quite
only the suitcases
fit in my room
when you have not seen it for long
everything else is changed
the old road you used to walk on
even the trees that lined along
seem unwelcoming
and the smiles from folks you knew
have faded in oblivion
nothing's the same
I am home
but not quite
only the suitcases
fit in my room
616 reads
5 Comments
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