Submissions by DevilsChild
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Poet Introduction
The Dark Side of Poetry
If this poem had a name this wouldn't be it.
#myself
#frustration
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3 Comments
Forever
all this time going through the motions
like waves crashing from the ocean
hoping to be bright up ashore
maybe more than just a commoner
with the world on my shoulders
some days I just don’t want to sail anymore
with tears in my eyes
I’m yours
forever and ever
I set my shoes at your front door
quite dirty they’ve become
so I ask ‘can I call this home?’
traveled the dark for far too long
seen it all, but it wasn’t all bad
yet that’s stuck in the past
and now?
well that’s a sight to see
with...
like waves crashing from the ocean
hoping to be bright up ashore
maybe more than just a commoner
with the world on my shoulders
some days I just don’t want to sail anymore
with tears in my eyes
I’m yours
forever and ever
I set my shoes at your front door
quite dirty they’ve become
so I ask ‘can I call this home?’
traveled the dark for far too long
seen it all, but it wasn’t all bad
yet that’s stuck in the past
and now?
well that’s a sight to see
with...
#love
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Don't tell me how to feel like you've walked a mile in my shoes, or something...
yeah, I have plenty to be grateful for
but I can't just brush shit under the rug
acting as though it doesn't stink up the room
but I can't just brush shit under the rug
acting as though it doesn't stink up the room
#conflict
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2 Comments
Mind Reader
I'm not a mind reader
so then why am I so sure what people think?
swear all these fuckers are against me
bending over backwards to please
only to get thrown away
is it all in my head?
or is there something to this?
guess deep down I know the truth
it is me who is in the wrong
awkward most days
I don't want to talk
but I shouldn't be alone
otherwise my thoughts will eat me alive
I'm not a fortune teller
but I'm afraid my best days are behind me
lost interest in all my hobbies
going though the...
so then why am I so sure what people think?
swear all these fuckers are against me
bending over backwards to please
only to get thrown away
is it all in my head?
or is there something to this?
guess deep down I know the truth
it is me who is in the wrong
awkward most days
I don't want to talk
but I shouldn't be alone
otherwise my thoughts will eat me alive
I'm not a fortune teller
but I'm afraid my best days are behind me
lost interest in all my hobbies
going though the...
#frustration
223 reads
4 Comments
Sweet Denial
if you wanted perfection
well so sorry about that
if you were looking for loyalty
well I guess that makes two
gave my all, you gave me none
hoped for gratitude
instead I was left with a big fuck you
walked away
but I had something to say
and that is I'm not ok
but I will take care of mine
used to think I needed that routine
when it was you
who should have appreciated me
all those years I take with me
building a life without drama
smoked up
blown out
nothing but a burning in my chest ...
well so sorry about that
if you were looking for loyalty
well I guess that makes two
gave my all, you gave me none
hoped for gratitude
instead I was left with a big fuck you
walked away
but I had something to say
and that is I'm not ok
but I will take care of mine
used to think I needed that routine
when it was you
who should have appreciated me
all those years I take with me
building a life without drama
smoked up
blown out
nothing but a burning in my chest ...
#frustration
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3 Comments
The Goddess & the Matador
you’re the goddess
and I’m the matador
say it with authority
“fuck me!”
oh how I crave your sweet giving
as if it’s the last I’ll ever have
take a knife and cut me deep
make me your whore
treat me less than dirt
you’re the last drip of happiness
you’re the goddess
and I’m the humble matador
facing every fear for your affection
I’d even settle for a moment of attention
time well wasted
because in my mind
there is no other
if only I could touch your bare flesh
told you I’d see you in another life ...
and I’m the matador
say it with authority
“fuck me!”
oh how I crave your sweet giving
as if it’s the last I’ll ever have
take a knife and cut me deep
make me your whore
treat me less than dirt
you’re the last drip of happiness
you’re the goddess
and I’m the humble matador
facing every fear for your affection
I’d even settle for a moment of attention
time well wasted
because in my mind
there is no other
if only I could touch your bare flesh
told you I’d see you in another life ...
#lust
#erotic
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The ugly truth
the world I know
no longer exist
oh what I wouldn’t give
for a bit of normality
if I was to die tonight
I would be ok with that
nothing in the future interest me
offering only give ups and let downs
rest assure if I do go
it’ll be from a metal breakdown
it’s lonely when you don’t belong
feeling like I’m lost
dropped off in this land of the brainless
what I used to know as value
has been sold for cheap comforts
but I will keep moving
if only to live within my own mind
where everything is still beautiful ...
no longer exist
oh what I wouldn’t give
for a bit of normality
if I was to die tonight
I would be ok with that
nothing in the future interest me
offering only give ups and let downs
rest assure if I do go
it’ll be from a metal breakdown
it’s lonely when you don’t belong
feeling like I’m lost
dropped off in this land of the brainless
what I used to know as value
has been sold for cheap comforts
but I will keep moving
if only to live within my own mind
where everything is still beautiful ...
#depression
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Monster
you create a monster
then blame the victim
as if I chose to be vindictive
no, I just wanted to be left alone
but it was you who wished to play God
breaking my will to get off
making up lies and over exaggerations
only to make me feel small
and you oh so big
so I sit and contemplate my actions
with only one result in mind
the end of your existence
and the beginning of mine
I’m losing my vision
I’m losing my faith
oh how I wish it wasn’t true
I hate me almost as much as I hate you
...
then blame the victim
as if I chose to be vindictive
no, I just wanted to be left alone
but it was you who wished to play God
breaking my will to get off
making up lies and over exaggerations
only to make me feel small
and you oh so big
so I sit and contemplate my actions
with only one result in mind
the end of your existence
and the beginning of mine
I’m losing my vision
I’m losing my faith
oh how I wish it wasn’t true
I hate me almost as much as I hate you
...
#dark
#fiction
289 reads
1 Comment
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I miss you
but I can't stop me
from keeping me away from you
maybe it's overthinking
thinking you're better off
not having to hear another sob story
I'm depressed most days
so I just say it's ok
a hug helps
but I'm sure you would rather live
not hearing what I haven't accomplished
you are so beautiful
much too beautiful for my ugly soul
so when you drift off
I hate it, but completely understand
I'm just a let down
a dud at the party
everything is a disappointment to me
wish I could see things...
but I can't stop me
from keeping me away from you
maybe it's overthinking
thinking you're better off
not having to hear another sob story
I'm depressed most days
so I just say it's ok
a hug helps
but I'm sure you would rather live
not hearing what I haven't accomplished
you are so beautiful
much too beautiful for my ugly soul
so when you drift off
I hate it, but completely understand
I'm just a let down
a dud at the party
everything is a disappointment to me
wish I could see things...
#depression
#loneliness
223 reads
4 Comments
Done
I'm done
letting people tell me what I should be
I'm done
giving my all
to people that can't see my value
I'm done
feeling hurt
especially when
I could have avoided it all this time
don't need another liar in my life
all smiles when I'm useful
so cold when I'm all used up
thrown away like an unloved puppy
I'm done
writing the same old poem
about how I'm so fucked up
even though it's true
my heart is still filled with love
my eyes are seeing opportunity
and I'll never regret being me
yeah, I...
letting people tell me what I should be
I'm done
giving my all
to people that can't see my value
I'm done
feeling hurt
especially when
I could have avoided it all this time
don't need another liar in my life
all smiles when I'm useful
so cold when I'm all used up
thrown away like an unloved puppy
I'm done
writing the same old poem
about how I'm so fucked up
even though it's true
my heart is still filled with love
my eyes are seeing opportunity
and I'll never regret being me
yeah, I...
#myself
213 reads
2 Comments
Soul
fighting demons I face everyday
always been driven
just not for the mundane
say I ain't normal
what is normal anyway?
hating life and every fucking thing
I'm the same way
only difference is I don't hide shit
open book that is always put down
come here baby
save me with your ass, bitch
as empty as your head
get the fuck out, bitch
I never wanted to die till the last time I tried
battling my mind and I've lost again
I never cared to live
till I've learned how...
always been driven
just not for the mundane
say I ain't normal
what is normal anyway?
hating life and every fucking thing
I'm the same way
only difference is I don't hide shit
open book that is always put down
come here baby
save me with your ass, bitch
as empty as your head
get the fuck out, bitch
I never wanted to die till the last time I tried
battling my mind and I've lost again
I never cared to live
till I've learned how...
#depression
288 reads
<->_<->
last night
I had a dream
where everything was as it should be
the people I trusted still believed in me
and the weight of the world wasn’t crushing
last night
I had a dream
I had friends that cared for my well being
didn’t have to call anybody
because they would just show up at my door
ask me how I been
“couldn’t be better”
last night
I had a dream
where I didn’t want to scream
and there wasn’t this distance
between me and my family
I could still look at those that are now gone ...
I had a dream
where everything was as it should be
the people I trusted still believed in me
and the weight of the world wasn’t crushing
last night
I had a dream
I had friends that cared for my well being
didn’t have to call anybody
because they would just show up at my door
ask me how I been
“couldn’t be better”
last night
I had a dream
where I didn’t want to scream
and there wasn’t this distance
between me and my family
I could still look at those that are now gone ...
#depression
#dreams
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