Submissions by ComfortablyKatie
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Keeping myself grounded.
SELF POEM
Published
12th Jul 2023 5:33am
12th Jul 2023 5:33am
Ashes
Were your eyes always empty
or did they crack with your lungs?
Fall through their sockets
or slip through the rungs
Of monkey bars and jungle gyms
Feel the numbness in your limbs
Before you lost your grip
Began to slip
Lost your touch
Forgot your senses
Reality shifted
And dropped your defenses
Down on the floor
With all your excuses
All of your cares
It ensnares and induces
Ashes of a thousand uses
or did they crack with your lungs?
Fall through their sockets
or slip through the rungs
Of monkey bars and jungle gyms
Feel the numbness in your limbs
Before you lost your grip
Began to slip
Lost your touch
Forgot your senses
Reality shifted
And dropped your defenses
Down on the floor
With all your excuses
All of your cares
It ensnares and induces
Ashes of a thousand uses
#mother
#drugs
#addiction #MentalHealth
#addiction #MentalHealth
338 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
12th Jul 2023 5:23am
12th Jul 2023 5:23am
Until I Fall Apart
Just hang me up to dry,
When there's no tears left to cry
Squeeze my soul,
And I'll forget that I'm not whole
Broken pieces float into place
When I'm with you, I don't need space
A million stars, a scattered mess
In organized chaos,
I'll still do my best
For you, my love
I'll stay afloat
Keep my head above water
With you as my boat
Never before have I felt such a stir
Within my cold heart,
It all feels like a blur
You caught me off guard
In the best kind of way
Filled...
When there's no tears left to cry
Squeeze my soul,
And I'll forget that I'm not whole
Broken pieces float into place
When I'm with you, I don't need space
A million stars, a scattered mess
In organized chaos,
I'll still do my best
For you, my love
I'll stay afloat
Keep my head above water
With you as my boat
Never before have I felt such a stir
Within my cold heart,
It all feels like a blur
You caught me off guard
In the best kind of way
Filled...
#love
#MentalHealth
299 reads
SELF POEM
Published
7th Nov 2021 4:10am
7th Nov 2021 4:10am
Doses of Reality
I think there's been a leak
Slowly letting out
That's why it's been so bleak
Finally figured it all out
Just patch the hole
Replace what's lost
Then you'll be whole
But at what cost?
Replacement parts do not come cheap
An arm and a leg
A heart you can keep
Injections, infections
Put it all back
Rejection, correction
On the right track
Synthetic emotions
But it's all the same
Upping the doses
Sane or insane
Follow the leader
Don't be a sheep
Remember to...
Slowly letting out
That's why it's been so bleak
Finally figured it all out
Just patch the hole
Replace what's lost
Then you'll be whole
But at what cost?
Replacement parts do not come cheap
An arm and a leg
A heart you can keep
Injections, infections
Put it all back
Rejection, correction
On the right track
Synthetic emotions
But it's all the same
Upping the doses
Sane or insane
Follow the leader
Don't be a sheep
Remember to...
#depression
#MentalHealth
#PTSD #LifeStruggles
#PTSD #LifeStruggles
779 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
7th Nov 2021 4:04am
7th Nov 2021 4:04am
Dissociate
When there is nothing left to hold
Except a rusty chain
When smiles are distant memories
To not appear again
Enter battle, my swords drawn
Fallen down
No one to lean on
Broken mirrors surround my face
I see the scars
I have been replaced
Question who have I become
Repress, repress
Do not be dumb
Find it in myself to stay
Flames ignite
I guess I'll play
Hands are melted to the chain now
Not much left
And I can’t explain how
I try to focus on my task
Broken...
Except a rusty chain
When smiles are distant memories
To not appear again
Enter battle, my swords drawn
Fallen down
No one to lean on
Broken mirrors surround my face
I see the scars
I have been replaced
Question who have I become
Repress, repress
Do not be dumb
Find it in myself to stay
Flames ignite
I guess I'll play
Hands are melted to the chain now
Not much left
And I can’t explain how
I try to focus on my task
Broken...
#depression
#despair
#apathy
#hurt
#emotions
739 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
5th Nov 2021 10:42pm
5th Nov 2021 10:42pm
Apathy
I killed my spirit yesterday.
Took the key and locked her away
To never darken a doorway again
Hang me up to dry in the wind
Remove the rust and broken bits
Then she'll no longer have such fits
No emotions can remain
We must get rid of those pesky things
And once I am an empty shell
I can be released from this little hell
Took the key and locked her away
To never darken a doorway again
Hang me up to dry in the wind
Remove the rust and broken bits
Then she'll no longer have such fits
No emotions can remain
We must get rid of those pesky things
And once I am an empty shell
I can be released from this little hell
#depression
#MentalHealth
#emptiness
#apathy
#emotions
567 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
5th Nov 2021 10:41pm
5th Nov 2021 10:41pm
The Last Piece
You can have the last piece
Go ahead and take it
I didn't need it anyway
I would probably break it
Stolen identity
But there is no crisis
Sweet serenity
Instead of my vices
Emotional setback
Too much to bare
Wait til I get back
Calm, not a care
Tradeoffs
Double edges
Play soft
Up on ledges
The last piece is yours
My essence, my heart
Stifle my presence
My soul and my art
Cut off my feelings
Cut off my head
No need for healing
This is better...
Go ahead and take it
I didn't need it anyway
I would probably break it
Stolen identity
But there is no crisis
Sweet serenity
Instead of my vices
Emotional setback
Too much to bare
Wait til I get back
Calm, not a care
Tradeoffs
Double edges
Play soft
Up on ledges
The last piece is yours
My essence, my heart
Stifle my presence
My soul and my art
Cut off my feelings
Cut off my head
No need for healing
This is better...
#depression
#MentalHealth
#PTSD
#emptiness
#apathy
631 reads
0 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
15th Apr 2020 6:02am
15th Apr 2020 6:02am
Unchained
Boiling water
breaks my skin
I scream,
then I'm alone again
Sticks and stones
and open wounds
Break my bones
yet flowers bloom
Roots run deep
and rivers flow
From eyes that weep
and souls that glow
Rip through flesh
with frozen trees
Shallow breaths
and new disease
A mind infected,
black with mold
But underneath
a cage of gold
A cage I built
with my own hands
Breaking free,
my lungs expand
The earth and sky
always monochrome grey ...
breaks my skin
I scream,
then I'm alone again
Sticks and stones
and open wounds
Break my bones
yet flowers bloom
Roots run deep
and rivers flow
From eyes that weep
and souls that glow
Rip through flesh
with frozen trees
Shallow breaths
and new disease
A mind infected,
black with mold
But underneath
a cage of gold
A cage I built
with my own hands
Breaking free,
my lungs expand
The earth and sky
always monochrome grey ...
#memories
#depression
#LifeStruggles #redemption
#LifeStruggles #redemption
646 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
6th Jan 2020 6:01pm
6th Jan 2020 6:01pm
My Darkness
I'm not religious
But I prayed to God today
Save me from myself
But I prayed to God today
Save me from myself
#depression
#suicide
#haiku
#MentalHealth
#senryu
792 reads
7 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
6th Jan 2020 7:11am
6th Jan 2020 7:11am
Black
Ignorance proves fatal
Encouraged by lies
Images of your lifeless face are forever burned into our minds,
Trying to overcome the memories of smiles and laughter
It was too late when we found you
The blood had turned black and your lips had turned blue
Emptiness remains
In this house and heart
Forever
Encouraged by lies
Images of your lifeless face are forever burned into our minds,
Trying to overcome the memories of smiles and laughter
It was too late when we found you
The blood had turned black and your lips had turned blue
Emptiness remains
In this house and heart
Forever
#grief
#death
#heroin
#emptiness
#drugs
1025 reads
11 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
4th Jan 2020 7:04pm
4th Jan 2020 7:04pm
The Bridge
The metal rails are freezing cold
But all I feel is warmth
Thoughts of mine I can't control
Visions begin to form
Far above the gorge below
I can hear the water rushing
Smiling through the tears that flow
This emptiness is crushing
Falling backwards through the sky
My bridge is getting smaller
There was no need to say goodbye
A final hotline caller
Memories flash before my eyes
In my final seconds
Guilt stings, to my surprise
Life, again, it beckons
Trembling...
But all I feel is warmth
Thoughts of mine I can't control
Visions begin to form
Far above the gorge below
I can hear the water rushing
Smiling through the tears that flow
This emptiness is crushing
Falling backwards through the sky
My bridge is getting smaller
There was no need to say goodbye
A final hotline caller
Memories flash before my eyes
In my final seconds
Guilt stings, to my surprise
Life, again, it beckons
Trembling...
#depression
#suicide
#MentalHealth
806 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
4th Jan 2020 5:13am
4th Jan 2020 5:13am
The Ghost of You
I'm in love with a ghost
But it's never there when I need it most
Shadows left in my memory
Forgetting how things used to be
It haunts my dreams from time to time
With shivers running up my spine
When I awaken with a gasp
Tear-soaked pillow in my grasp
A shadow figure to my right
I turn to look but its out of sight
Unsure if you were ever real
The piece that fits this void I feel
But it's never there when I need it most
Shadows left in my memory
Forgetting how things used to be
It haunts my dreams from time to time
With shivers running up my spine
When I awaken with a gasp
Tear-soaked pillow in my grasp
A shadow figure to my right
I turn to look but its out of sight
Unsure if you were ever real
The piece that fits this void I feel
#sadness
#love
#death
#emptiness
#bittersweet
748 reads
7 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
4th Jan 2020 2:37am
4th Jan 2020 2:37am
Torn
Sometimes it doesn’t bother me,
Other times it’s devastating.
Sometimes I wish it never happened,
Other times I’m glad it did.
Sometimes I feel deformed, broken.
My face and bones were glued back together, but did it make me whole again?
How can I accept changes in myself that I did not facilitate?
Sometimes there is beauty,
Other times just the misshapen form of what once was.
Sometimes I feel nothing,
Other times it’s excruciating.
Fragile minds
Fragile bodies
Fragile bones ...
Other times it’s devastating.
Sometimes I wish it never happened,
Other times I’m glad it did.
Sometimes I feel deformed, broken.
My face and bones were glued back together, but did it make me whole again?
How can I accept changes in myself that I did not facilitate?
Sometimes there is beauty,
Other times just the misshapen form of what once was.
Sometimes I feel nothing,
Other times it’s excruciating.
Fragile minds
Fragile bodies
Fragile bones ...
#SelfReflection
#sadness
#identity
116 reads
2 Comments
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