Submissions by ComfortablyKatie
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction Keeping myself grounded.
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 ...
#depression
#LifeStruggles
#memories #redemption
#memories #redemption
215 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
310 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
#drugs
#heroin
#emptiness
341 reads
10 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
321 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
288 reads
7 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
6th Apr 2019 10:56pm
6th Apr 2019 10:56pm
Tugging At My Roots
Pine cones and pecans,
Dime bags and dollar bills
The smell of cigarettes and coffee,
Perfume and pussy,
Despair and denial
Always awake, always aware.
All of my senses tingling.
Trailer parks and parking lots,
Trading pipe for pipe.
Lessons Learned, you taught me well
How to love?
No.., how to leave.
To escape, to run, to block
To be numb.
Your sickness flows through my veins.
Bloodletting.
Drain you from me.
Leave me again,
It's what you do best.
...
Dime bags and dollar bills
The smell of cigarettes and coffee,
Perfume and pussy,
Despair and denial
Always awake, always aware.
All of my senses tingling.
Trailer parks and parking lots,
Trading pipe for pipe.
Lessons Learned, you taught me well
How to love?
No.., how to leave.
To escape, to run, to block
To be numb.
Your sickness flows through my veins.
Bloodletting.
Drain you from me.
Leave me again,
It's what you do best.
...
#mother
#childhood
#drugs
#addiction
#healing
414 reads
8 Comments
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