Submissions by Duende
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
SELF POEM
Published
14th Jun 2017 5:25pm
14th Jun 2017 5:25pm
Marooned
the words don’t flow
as freely as they used to
my muse has left me
i tried to write
about my sorrow
i can’t...
it’s too painful
besides that...
no one knows
what it feels like
to lose everything
to have nothing
He knows...
four years of sleep
deprivation
a year
and a half of isolation
imprisoned by my past
it’s brutal what loss
can do... loss, life
and a man
who can’t love
I relapsed...
i’m exhausted
my...
as freely as they used to
my muse has left me
i tried to write
about my sorrow
i can’t...
it’s too painful
besides that...
no one knows
what it feels like
to lose everything
to have nothing
He knows...
four years of sleep
deprivation
a year
and a half of isolation
imprisoned by my past
it’s brutal what loss
can do... loss, life
and a man
who can’t love
I relapsed...
i’m exhausted
my...
915 reads
LOVE POEM
Published
24th May 2017 3:00pm
24th May 2017 3:00pm
Bal Masqué
boudoir noire night
velveteen queen
dressed in
elegant
black
burlesque
her sexy façon
caught his attention
she was utterly flattered
the venetian dandy
made quite an
impression
he swept
her off
her feet
swirling and
swinging like
Ginger and Fred
colliding in a bal masqué
they swayed the night away
Written for the Rippled Thoughts competition
velveteen queen
dressed in
elegant
black
burlesque
her sexy façon
caught his attention
she was utterly flattered
the venetian dandy
made quite an
impression
he swept
her off
her feet
swirling and
swinging like
Ginger and Fred
colliding in a bal masqué
they swayed the night away
Written for the Rippled Thoughts competition
743 reads
44 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
12th May 2017 3:59pm
12th May 2017 3:59pm
Cerebral Attraction
let me caress your cerebrum
embrace your amygdala
make love to your
molecules
I will tickle
those twisted
neurotransmitters
fill each synapse with sin
till your oxytocins are flowing
let me excite your receptors
activate your pineal gland
and stimulate your cells
I will kiss you in verses
merge with you in words
intertwine with your rhyme
synchronize with each syllable
while I flirt with your frontal lobe
I will slip my ink into your brain
submerge...
embrace your amygdala
make love to your
molecules
I will tickle
those twisted
neurotransmitters
fill each synapse with sin
till your oxytocins are flowing
let me excite your receptors
activate your pineal gland
and stimulate your cells
I will kiss you in verses
merge with you in words
intertwine with your rhyme
synchronize with each syllable
while I flirt with your frontal lobe
I will slip my ink into your brain
submerge...
1036 reads
58 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
13th Apr 2017 4:18pm
13th Apr 2017 4:18pm
Note To Self
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October 13, 2015
Remember:
Be aware
Keep moving
Listen to your intuition
Don’t stay stuck in setbacks
Know yourself and your limitations
Do something nice every day
Travel more
Spend time in nature
Accept and let go
You are oké!
Read more
Walk every day
Don’t forget to have fun
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I seem to have forgotten them all
It’s time to get my life back!
R.I.P...
October 13, 2015
Remember:
Be aware
Keep moving
Listen to your intuition
Don’t stay stuck in setbacks
Know yourself and your limitations
Do something nice every day
Travel more
Spend time in nature
Accept and let go
You are oké!
Read more
Walk every day
Don’t forget to have fun
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I seem to have forgotten them all
It’s time to get my life back!
R.I.P...
686 reads
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
1st Apr 2017 7:00pm
1st Apr 2017 7:00pm
Colour Your Soul
don’t be
afraid, inhale
love, exhale fear
trust the universe
be deeply rooted
and know you
are secure
.
embrace
your desires
enjoy your body
let emotions flow
play, be creative
and know you
are sacred
.
listen to
your instinct
accept yourself
be self confident
have faith in life
and know you
are strong
.
be kind
to strangers
let go of hatred
have compassion
open your heart
and know you
are loved
.
speak the
truth, be real ...
afraid, inhale
love, exhale fear
trust the universe
be deeply rooted
and know you
are secure
.
embrace
your desires
enjoy your body
let emotions flow
play, be creative
and know you
are sacred
.
listen to
your instinct
accept yourself
be self confident
have faith in life
and know you
are strong
.
be kind
to strangers
let go of hatred
have compassion
open your heart
and know you
are loved
.
speak the
truth, be real ...
1076 reads
63 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd Mar 2017 5:00pm
22nd Mar 2017 5:00pm
In Lak'ech Ala K'in
I am you and you are me
in the end we all are energy
sprung from the same Source
United we stand, divided we fall
we all have one planet to share
the time has arrived to shift
from hatefulness to Love
from inequality to Equality
from intolerance to harmony
cause in the end we all are one
United we stand, divided we fall
as one we could heal the world
and make it a superior place
where we coexist in Peace
let’s honor our uniqueness
and embrace our differences
be the Change...
in the end we all are energy
sprung from the same Source
United we stand, divided we fall
we all have one planet to share
the time has arrived to shift
from hatefulness to Love
from inequality to Equality
from intolerance to harmony
cause in the end we all are one
United we stand, divided we fall
as one we could heal the world
and make it a superior place
where we coexist in Peace
let’s honor our uniqueness
and embrace our differences
be the Change...
873 reads
33 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
21st Mar 2017 3:00am
21st Mar 2017 3:00am
Conversation with S
One of the short stories I wrote during the time I worked with refugees
When I have a moment of spare time I walk towards S to talk with him for a bit. S lives in The Netherlands as an illegal after his request for a residence permit was rejected. It’s impossible for him to return to his country, because without papers they don’t let him in. He asks me if I have brothers and sisters and when I tell him that’s not the case, he shakes my hand and tells me he's an only child as well. I ask him if he has contact with his parents. With tears in his eyes he tells me he doesn’t have...
When I have a moment of spare time I walk towards S to talk with him for a bit. S lives in The Netherlands as an illegal after his request for a residence permit was rejected. It’s impossible for him to return to his country, because without papers they don’t let him in. He asks me if I have brothers and sisters and when I tell him that’s not the case, he shakes my hand and tells me he's an only child as well. I ask him if he has contact with his parents. With tears in his eyes he tells me he doesn’t have...
566 reads
21 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
21st Mar 2017 3:00am
21st Mar 2017 3:00am
Conversation with F
One of the short stories I wrote during the time I worked with refugees
When I sit alone at the table for a moment, F walks towards me and asks me if I have some time. I tell him that I certainly have time and ask him if he would like to sit next to me. He sits down and gives me two cookies to go with my tea. I ask him how he is doing and he says everything is fine. I look at his foot, which moves restlessly and his hands who are shaking and ask him “are you sure?” Then he starts talking. About his life in his country, about his flight, about the threat letters he receives, about...
When I sit alone at the table for a moment, F walks towards me and asks me if I have some time. I tell him that I certainly have time and ask him if he would like to sit next to me. He sits down and gives me two cookies to go with my tea. I ask him how he is doing and he says everything is fine. I look at his foot, which moves restlessly and his hands who are shaking and ask him “are you sure?” Then he starts talking. About his life in his country, about his flight, about the threat letters he receives, about...
606 reads
34 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
7th Mar 2017 5:01am
7th Mar 2017 5:01am
Damn You
you want me
to capitulate &
medicate myself
you know nothing
about hardship
you, with your
career, your wife
and your 2,5 child
you, with your labels
‘disabled’ and your
complacent smile
you need help
but let me
ask you thìs
do you even care?
reduced to an illness
a freaking disease
I am a Being
but apparently
Humanity is not
in your dictionary
I can handle a lot
but don’t, I say don’t
you...
to capitulate &
medicate myself
you know nothing
about hardship
you, with your
career, your wife
and your 2,5 child
you, with your labels
‘disabled’ and your
complacent smile
you need help
but let me
ask you thìs
do you even care?
reduced to an illness
a freaking disease
I am a Being
but apparently
Humanity is not
in your dictionary
I can handle a lot
but don’t, I say don’t
you...
717 reads
DARK POEM
Published
7th Mar 2017 4:59am
7th Mar 2017 4:59am
The Fight
it feels like
i’m in a
battle
with life
but i’m losing
the fight
i am
losing
the fight
i smile
i’m polite
but inside it
screams, it rages
i’m fading'
h a n d s
stretch out
into the
world
looking for
someone
Some One
to hold on to
but it’s too late
i’m tired,
i don’t
have
it
in me
anymore
i’m ready to go
...
i’m in a
battle
with life
but i’m losing
the fight
i am
losing
the fight
i smile
i’m polite
but inside it
screams, it rages
i’m fading'
h a n d s
stretch out
into the
world
looking for
someone
Some One
to hold on to
but it’s too late
i’m tired,
i don’t
have
it
in me
anymore
i’m ready to go
...
805 reads
LOVE POEM
Published
20th Jan 2017 4:56pm
20th Jan 2017 4:56pm
Under My Skin
i want to forget
the scent
of your body
i want to forget
the taste
of your lips
i want to erase
the ink you traced
on my fragile
frame
but you’re
under my skin
you’re my deception
my dangerous distraction
my insane satisfaction
my fatal attraction
i want to forget
that we’ve
ever met
but you’re
under my skin
you’re my memory
and the words i bleed
you’re the drug that works
and the truth that hurts
the scent
of your body
i want to forget
the taste
of your lips
i want to erase
the ink you traced
on my fragile
frame
but you’re
under my skin
you’re my deception
my dangerous distraction
my insane satisfaction
my fatal attraction
i want to forget
that we’ve
ever met
but you’re
under my skin
you’re my memory
and the words i bleed
you’re the drug that works
and the truth that hurts
1719 reads
66 Comments
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