Submissions by CharlotteMae
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
SELF POEM
Published
8th Sep 2018 5:22am
8th Sep 2018 5:22am
A Falling Leaf
The roar of their laughter
echos in the empty hallway
as she makes her quiet getaway.
Socializing wasn't a priority.
She retreats to a familiar room,
sitting down on the charcoal bench,
in front of the piano,
a solitude,
her open hiding place.
The hands, polished and sparing,
glide over the keys
as the silence is broken
by the vibration of the strings,
but the desire to play
leaves while the sorrow seeps in,
causing her glowing light to dim.
Her life feels like a delicate leaf, ...
echos in the empty hallway
as she makes her quiet getaway.
Socializing wasn't a priority.
She retreats to a familiar room,
sitting down on the charcoal bench,
in front of the piano,
a solitude,
her open hiding place.
The hands, polished and sparing,
glide over the keys
as the silence is broken
by the vibration of the strings,
but the desire to play
leaves while the sorrow seeps in,
causing her glowing light to dim.
Her life feels like a delicate leaf, ...
#sadness
#anxiety
#depression
#fall
#SelfReflection
780 reads
15 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
30th Aug 2018 6:47pm
30th Aug 2018 6:47pm
The Morning Light
The morning light
crawls across my face,
caressing it like a gentle kiss.
Thoughts of you overwhelm my mind
leaving me in tangles.
I find your message on my phone.
A poem.
As I read,
I bask in the warmth
of your prose,
being bathed in its beauty.
Though the words are not for me,
the desire wells inside me
to be the muse to your art,
to shape your imagination
in the form of my body.
How I long to touch your face.
For your fingers to softly...
crawls across my face,
caressing it like a gentle kiss.
Thoughts of you overwhelm my mind
leaving me in tangles.
I find your message on my phone.
A poem.
As I read,
I bask in the warmth
of your prose,
being bathed in its beauty.
Though the words are not for me,
the desire wells inside me
to be the muse to your art,
to shape your imagination
in the form of my body.
How I long to touch your face.
For your fingers to softly...
#happiness
#love
#romantic
#beauty
#FallingInLove
1205 reads
14 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
13th Aug 2018 5:01pm
13th Aug 2018 5:01pm
A Deepened Shadow
The dusk sky blazed
above as its colors
Of orange and purple
Warmed the air.
The faint, glowing light
had bled into night
Despite its beauty,
A deepened shadow
Fractured this peace
As she was washed in a sudden,
Overpowering wave of anxiety
Which swept her away.
Her eyes shut tightly,
Praying for it to pass.
Only the fear lingered,
Tightening its grip until her chest
felt like it would snap.
...
above as its colors
Of orange and purple
Warmed the air.
The faint, glowing light
had bled into night
Despite its beauty,
A deepened shadow
Fractured this peace
As she was washed in a sudden,
Overpowering wave of anxiety
Which swept her away.
Her eyes shut tightly,
Praying for it to pass.
Only the fear lingered,
Tightening its grip until her chest
felt like it would snap.
...
#anxiety
#friendship
#LifeStruggles
#MentalHealth
#support
832 reads
10 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
2nd Aug 2018 7:59pm
2nd Aug 2018 7:59pm
Shelter of Duplicity
Darkness surrounds and
Envelops her as the walls,
Her shelter of duplicity,
Withstand the advances
Of wanting to know her more deeply,
Disrupting the stillness she has built.
Most surrender, but some
Are not content.
Seeking a way in,
Curious what they might find,
Despite the resistance.
She recalls those six words as
The memories plague her.
Having no end she cries, "Not again!"
From the top of her wall
The arrows rain down on the few left.
Finally, It's hopeless as
She exists to cease.
Envelops her as the walls,
Her shelter of duplicity,
Withstand the advances
Of wanting to know her more deeply,
Disrupting the stillness she has built.
Most surrender, but some
Are not content.
Seeking a way in,
Curious what they might find,
Despite the resistance.
She recalls those six words as
The memories plague her.
Having no end she cries, "Not again!"
From the top of her wall
The arrows rain down on the few left.
Finally, It's hopeless as
She exists to cease.
#sadness
#anxiety
#memories #FeelingLost
#memories #FeelingLost
591 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
22nd Jun 2018 1:07am
22nd Jun 2018 1:07am
Encasing Her
She can sense the coolness of
The grass through her shirt,
While orange swirls of light
Float before her eyes.
The sounds of the gentle water
Do nothing to stop the internal whispers
From encasing her in doubt.
Doubt in herself,
In her writing.
The confidence she has
Melts away like a fog
In the morning light.
She quietly asks,
"Why do I do this?"
"Why do I kick at shadows?"
"Why do I overthink?"
She opens her eyes
And stares at the burning
Piece of...
The grass through her shirt,
While orange swirls of light
Float before her eyes.
The sounds of the gentle water
Do nothing to stop the internal whispers
From encasing her in doubt.
Doubt in herself,
In her writing.
The confidence she has
Melts away like a fog
In the morning light.
She quietly asks,
"Why do I do this?"
"Why do I kick at shadows?"
"Why do I overthink?"
She opens her eyes
And stares at the burning
Piece of...
#anxiety
#myself
#WritingPoetry #SelfReflection
#WritingPoetry #SelfReflection
608 reads
16 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
18th Jun 2018 11:35am
18th Jun 2018 11:35am
Your Careless Smirk
Just listen to me, mom."
My words of frustration,
propel from my mouth
Like if shot from a cannon,
Only to be deflected
By your indifference.
They return back at me unanswered,
Striking me in the face.
Your careless smirk
Makes me want
To shut down.
Instead, I turn the key inside
Winding myself up.
Click,
Click,
Click.
Until I can't turn anymore.
Then I let go and bound around
Like the mindless, obedient toy
You always wanted me to be.
My words of frustration,
propel from my mouth
Like if shot from a cannon,
Only to be deflected
By your indifference.
They return back at me unanswered,
Striking me in the face.
Your careless smirk
Makes me want
To shut down.
Instead, I turn the key inside
Winding myself up.
Click,
Click,
Click.
Until I can't turn anymore.
Then I let go and bound around
Like the mindless, obedient toy
You always wanted me to be.
#mother
#conflict
#family #emotional
#family #emotional
630 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
17th Jun 2018 5:48am
17th Jun 2018 5:48am
Good Night Charlotte
Good night Charlotte”, he said
Quietly closing the door.
I could tell something was wrong
By the expression he wore.
My dad is a private man,
Who keeps it all in.
But he's been hurting lately
With the death of his twin.
Often he'd share childhood stories
Which caused his face to beam.
“Twins have a unique bond” he said
Then would tell me about a dream.
His brother was on a beach
With a look of joy and peace.
My Dad walked up to him
With tears that wouldn't cease.
Suddenly he stopped...
Quietly closing the door.
I could tell something was wrong
By the expression he wore.
My dad is a private man,
Who keeps it all in.
But he's been hurting lately
With the death of his twin.
Often he'd share childhood stories
Which caused his face to beam.
“Twins have a unique bond” he said
Then would tell me about a dream.
His brother was on a beach
With a look of joy and peace.
My Dad walked up to him
With tears that wouldn't cease.
Suddenly he stopped...
#sadness
#father
#death
629 reads
7 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
16th Jun 2018 4:27am
16th Jun 2018 4:27am
Doused In Desire
Hanging over me, I feel
Pulled to you.
As the passion
wells inside me.
I whisper, "How do you want me?"
Into your ear.
The kissing is no longer gentle,
Tasting your ravenous hunger
As you feed on my lips.
I reach down to guide you
Inside me. You push through,
Past my thoughts,
My fears
Past everything,
Until I feel you in my bones.
Your movements,
Our rhythm,
Makes my body feel like
It's been doused in desire
As you ignite it
With your spark.
I burn...
Pulled to you.
As the passion
wells inside me.
I whisper, "How do you want me?"
Into your ear.
The kissing is no longer gentle,
Tasting your ravenous hunger
As you feed on my lips.
I reach down to guide you
Inside me. You push through,
Past my thoughts,
My fears
Past everything,
Until I feel you in my bones.
Your movements,
Our rhythm,
Makes my body feel like
It's been doused in desire
As you ignite it
With your spark.
I burn...
#lust
#sex
#erotic
#lover
#sensual
1124 reads
16 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
14th Jun 2018 6:55pm
14th Jun 2018 6:55pm
Jars of Sunshine
Let me in", the message read.
I've kept myself hidden
Around the tattered remains
Of a painful past,
Still visible in the distance.
Behind a timid face with shut eyes,
I just lay there,
Unable to live, unable to die,
Stuck in a perpetual decline.
But solace comes from
A thousand miles away.
The beguiling light that
Bleeds from your heart
Guides me in the darkness.
It shows me the way
That I could never find.
Images of jars of sunshine,
And the words that...
I've kept myself hidden
Around the tattered remains
Of a painful past,
Still visible in the distance.
Behind a timid face with shut eyes,
I just lay there,
Unable to live, unable to die,
Stuck in a perpetual decline.
But solace comes from
A thousand miles away.
The beguiling light that
Bleeds from your heart
Guides me in the darkness.
It shows me the way
That I could never find.
Images of jars of sunshine,
And the words that...
#love
#romantic
#FallingInLove
966 reads
11 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
21st May 2018 2:45pm
21st May 2018 2:45pm
Is Love Forever?
Is love forever?"
I silently ask.
I sit and ponder
As I think of my past.
I have seen love,
Saw its effects.
Have I felt love?,
This I reflect.
I can recall
Feelings of bliss,
Memories of happiness,
Even a sweet kiss.
These images,
They scatter away.
Replaced with a pain
That grows each day.
“No, love is not forever,"
I finally say.
Love is temporary,
It will always decay.
I silently ask.
I sit and ponder
As I think of my past.
I have seen love,
Saw its effects.
Have I felt love?,
This I reflect.
I can recall
Feelings of bliss,
Memories of happiness,
Even a sweet kiss.
These images,
They scatter away.
Replaced with a pain
That grows each day.
“No, love is not forever,"
I finally say.
Love is temporary,
It will always decay.
#love
#rejection
#heartbroken #breakup
#heartbroken #breakup
592 reads
5 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
24th Apr 2018 6:25pm
24th Apr 2018 6:25pm
Wave Upon Wave
Laying down, laying down,
my hand reaches below.
Touching myself,
my mind quickly fills
with fantasies of you.
Of the way your strong hands
glide over my body
sending ripples of electricity all over.
Your mouth, and tongue,
kissing my breasts,
gently like waves lapping on the shore,
while you explore my body
with a hunger that I can feel deep inside.
Savoring every inch, which causes moans
to break free from my mouth
making my attempt not to be...
my hand reaches below.
Touching myself,
my mind quickly fills
with fantasies of you.
Of the way your strong hands
glide over my body
sending ripples of electricity all over.
Your mouth, and tongue,
kissing my breasts,
gently like waves lapping on the shore,
while you explore my body
with a hunger that I can feel deep inside.
Savoring every inch, which causes moans
to break free from my mouth
making my attempt not to be...
#lust
#sex
#erotic #dreams
#erotic #dreams
1231 reads
16 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
12th Apr 2018 6:38pm
12th Apr 2018 6:38pm
Fifty Minute Hour
Now here I sit
Impatiently tapping my foot
During another fifty minute hour.
His stare gives no clues
As to his thoughts.
The harsh silence is ended
When he responds by
Mumbling "truth" that I can't grasp,
As my mind is on
The clock next to him
And I'm half-past caring.
He finishes with a question,
"How does this make you feel?"
I wring my hands as if
To squeeze the answer out.
Only anxiety comes,
Worry...
Impatiently tapping my foot
During another fifty minute hour.
His stare gives no clues
As to his thoughts.
The harsh silence is ended
When he responds by
Mumbling "truth" that I can't grasp,
As my mind is on
The clock next to him
And I'm half-past caring.
He finishes with a question,
"How does this make you feel?"
I wring my hands as if
To squeeze the answer out.
Only anxiety comes,
Worry...
#sadness
#anxiety
#dialogue #frustration
#dialogue #frustration
729 reads
11 Comments
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