Submissions by Firebyrd
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
My spoken word name is Phoenix Firebyrd I am a Poet, writer, singer, dancer, and theatrical presenter. I enjoy writing erotica, introspective pieces, community activism pieces, and not quite a love poem pieces.
LOVE POEM
Published
22nd Jun 2018 4:11pm
22nd Jun 2018 4:11pm
A Good Man...... All I Want
All I want....
Is a good good man...
with that good good...
You Understand....
All I want is A good good man
1 I never have ta fight
1 that holds me close at night...
Just a good man...
who Loves me for who I am...
and Some how understands
the language My soul was written in
That can be My Lover & My friend...
Thats all I really Need
some one thats good to me
Someone that cares about what I need
All I want is ..
a Good man...who deserves me
and wont ever...
Is a good good man...
with that good good...
You Understand....
All I want is A good good man
1 I never have ta fight
1 that holds me close at night...
Just a good man...
who Loves me for who I am...
and Some how understands
the language My soul was written in
That can be My Lover & My friend...
Thats all I really Need
some one thats good to me
Someone that cares about what I need
All I want is ..
a Good man...who deserves me
and wont ever...
#UnrequitedLove
1596 reads
6 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
20th Jun 2018 2:12pm
20th Jun 2018 2:12pm
Truth Is Out..... No f**ks To Give
Well.....
Its finally happened.
Hard as I tried....
I held my emotions...
Till... I almost burst at my sides...
The Truth escaped...
From My Soul... The Key Plucked...
On the loose now ...are all my
I Don't Give A Fucks!!....
Sometimes... you get tired...
Of always giving a damn...
Believing this ones lie...
falling for this ones scam...
Fighting for this ones cause
Lost wages...
Lost jobs...
In this wheel of life
Truth Is.... Sometimes...
We're The Cogs!
Now... It doesn't matter ...
Its finally happened.
Hard as I tried....
I held my emotions...
Till... I almost burst at my sides...
The Truth escaped...
From My Soul... The Key Plucked...
On the loose now ...are all my
I Don't Give A Fucks!!....
Sometimes... you get tired...
Of always giving a damn...
Believing this ones lie...
falling for this ones scam...
Fighting for this ones cause
Lost wages...
Lost jobs...
In this wheel of life
Truth Is.... Sometimes...
We're The Cogs!
Now... It doesn't matter ...
#strength
#LifeStruggles
#frustration
690 reads
10 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
13th Jun 2018 2:15pm
13th Jun 2018 2:15pm
AWAKENING ....Time To Rise
The Soul
Of me...
Is bursting...
bursting into flames....and sparking embers...
as the sea of me...evaporates into a fine mist
I can no longer resist...
The urge to morph into a brand Nu Creature
As I allow my self to feel things that have laid
dormant in my core....
Now...the Lava Pours
As My 3rd eye swings open...like barn doors
I...have risen from my ashes...
Soul once surrounded by smoke...
As negative forces choke ...On My
Holy Vibration...
Spirit Spoke to My Soul...
So we... Took the Invitation.... ...
Of me...
Is bursting...
bursting into flames....and sparking embers...
as the sea of me...evaporates into a fine mist
I can no longer resist...
The urge to morph into a brand Nu Creature
As I allow my self to feel things that have laid
dormant in my core....
Now...the Lava Pours
As My 3rd eye swings open...like barn doors
I...have risen from my ashes...
Soul once surrounded by smoke...
As negative forces choke ...On My
Holy Vibration...
Spirit Spoke to My Soul...
So we... Took the Invitation.... ...
#hope
#courage
688 reads
10 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
16th May 2018 2:56pm
16th May 2018 2:56pm
I'm Just Sayin Collection..... What It Is...
Liking me...
Is not a requirement....
However...
Respecting Me is...
Especially when we are all adults
There are No Kids...
No temper tantrums allowed at least
Not in my space....
and If you cant be positive...
then please get... outta my face
Sorry your coffee was laced .... with
all that hate....but see for me...
I got Sunshine on My Plate
I got Liquid Sunshine in My Cup...
Its full... and I'm still drinking it up
I have No Time... to waste on Gossip
Or Bullshit...and If YOU dont...
Is not a requirement....
However...
Respecting Me is...
Especially when we are all adults
There are No Kids...
No temper tantrums allowed at least
Not in my space....
and If you cant be positive...
then please get... outta my face
Sorry your coffee was laced .... with
all that hate....but see for me...
I got Sunshine on My Plate
I got Liquid Sunshine in My Cup...
Its full... and I'm still drinking it up
I have No Time... to waste on Gossip
Or Bullshit...and If YOU dont...
#strength
#motivational
#respect
583 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
16th May 2018 2:36pm
16th May 2018 2:36pm
From The Not Quite A Love Poem Collection.... Pipe Dreams
Mesmerized....
By....even your name
Connecting with you...
I have some how changed...
Got you stuck on My Brain
and I'm in distress... yes
I am That Dame....
Who's heart skipped too many beats
For You...
My Long Distance Boo...who's Love
Fell Thru...The cracks Of Me
and It's Facts To Me...
Cause We.... Will Never Be...
anything more than wishful thinking
and Pipe Dreams...
You Know the Kind... those Dreams
Like Smoke... They wind...and twist
Into Fine Mist... Then Like whisps... ...
By....even your name
Connecting with you...
I have some how changed...
Got you stuck on My Brain
and I'm in distress... yes
I am That Dame....
Who's heart skipped too many beats
For You...
My Long Distance Boo...who's Love
Fell Thru...The cracks Of Me
and It's Facts To Me...
Cause We.... Will Never Be...
anything more than wishful thinking
and Pipe Dreams...
You Know the Kind... those Dreams
Like Smoke... They wind...and twist
Into Fine Mist... Then Like whisps... ...
#strength
#courage
#respect
694 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
8th May 2018 4:10pm
8th May 2018 4:10pm
Eyes Closed...Sober Thoughts
Eyes...
Are closed now...
silent like closed mouths
On black & White T.V. screens
For these eyes... man.. they have
seen some things...
That I wish I could ...Obliterate
as past images of some things eviscerate
My peaceful place....
Got red- hot tears trailing
down my face...
Lucky for me... these tears
are cathartic...cleansing my soul...
Even though the blood pumping
through my heart is Arctic...
I let the cold winds blow
As it cools the Fire in my mind...
I know....yes I know... ...
Are closed now...
silent like closed mouths
On black & White T.V. screens
For these eyes... man.. they have
seen some things...
That I wish I could ...Obliterate
as past images of some things eviscerate
My peaceful place....
Got red- hot tears trailing
down my face...
Lucky for me... these tears
are cathartic...cleansing my soul...
Even though the blood pumping
through my heart is Arctic...
I let the cold winds blow
As it cools the Fire in my mind...
I know....yes I know... ...
#identity
#SelfReflection
#confessional
512 reads
6 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
26th Apr 2018 10:27pm
26th Apr 2018 10:27pm
From the Not Quite A Love Poem Collection...... For Love
What
Am I willing to sacrifice for Love...
If I give anymore tears my very existence would liquefy
and I would become fluid like oceans allowing my essence
to trickle down in between the crevices and cracks of my
delicate soul....
If I give anymore time ... I might as well shift into a
timeless Paradigm that moves through dimensions
Altering perception as I go... as love often does as well
What am I willing to sacrifice for Love...
This question hovers above me... and inside me
expanding ... filling me up......
Am I willing to sacrifice for Love...
If I give anymore tears my very existence would liquefy
and I would become fluid like oceans allowing my essence
to trickle down in between the crevices and cracks of my
delicate soul....
If I give anymore time ... I might as well shift into a
timeless Paradigm that moves through dimensions
Altering perception as I go... as love often does as well
What am I willing to sacrifice for Love...
This question hovers above me... and inside me
expanding ... filling me up......
#heartbroken
681 reads
3 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Apr 2018 1:35pm
16th Apr 2018 1:35pm
Monday Morning
I
Opened my eyes this morning...
as faint whisps of light came through my blinds...
Everything...still quiet...
Everything...still untouched...
Everything...just....still
In these quiet moments I lay still... willing my mind
to take its time....with all those thoughts that clamor
to start my day off hectically.
I turn over then,pulling my blankets tighter...
telling myself...I can change my reality...
telling myself... when I wake up...
None of this Angst and Morning Lethargy will be real.
I tell myself......
Opened my eyes this morning...
as faint whisps of light came through my blinds...
Everything...still quiet...
Everything...still untouched...
Everything...just....still
In these quiet moments I lay still... willing my mind
to take its time....with all those thoughts that clamor
to start my day off hectically.
I turn over then,pulling my blankets tighter...
telling myself...I can change my reality...
telling myself... when I wake up...
None of this Angst and Morning Lethargy will be real.
I tell myself......
#confessional
#myself
561 reads
7 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
4th Apr 2018 2:20pm
4th Apr 2018 2:20pm
Queen Of Sadness
In ...
An Instant...In the
Blink of an eye...that's how some things change
As my sleep is disturbed by an old friend...
I welcome Loneliness...
As it blankets me... and settles in...
Into my vulnerable places...filling me Esoterically...
Tangibly... changing me...transforming me once again
Into ...The Queen Of Sadness...
As I reign in the shadowed places of my heart....
dwelling in the sunken places... I have tried to bury...
Loneliness... takes me by my hand and guides me through
the maze of my...
An Instant...In the
Blink of an eye...that's how some things change
As my sleep is disturbed by an old friend...
I welcome Loneliness...
As it blankets me... and settles in...
Into my vulnerable places...filling me Esoterically...
Tangibly... changing me...transforming me once again
Into ...The Queen Of Sadness...
As I reign in the shadowed places of my heart....
dwelling in the sunken places... I have tried to bury...
Loneliness... takes me by my hand and guides me through
the maze of my...
#sadness
#loneliness
542 reads
3 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
3rd Apr 2018 2:59pm
3rd Apr 2018 2:59pm
More Than A Warrior
Right here...and right now
Ive started dissecting my inner being
and my stone cold style...
of climbing to the top.. I never stop
even when my hands are bleeding and
I feel like I might drop...
I keep moving.. cause I am more than a soldier
as I look out and over... the horizons of my soul
I see pure gold...
I see a spirit that's learned how to break
the mold... striving for the light
never gets old...
Cause I am more than a warrior...
So I've been told
Yeah I got bruises... from chasing after...
Ive started dissecting my inner being
and my stone cold style...
of climbing to the top.. I never stop
even when my hands are bleeding and
I feel like I might drop...
I keep moving.. cause I am more than a soldier
as I look out and over... the horizons of my soul
I see pure gold...
I see a spirit that's learned how to break
the mold... striving for the light
never gets old...
Cause I am more than a warrior...
So I've been told
Yeah I got bruises... from chasing after...
#motivational
747 reads
0 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
2nd Apr 2018 2:25pm
2nd Apr 2018 2:25pm
What I need
I
Know what I need.
I guess I always have...
As I have taken detours of life
and enjoyed walking down certain
sordid paths...
I know what I need.
Like an alcoholic knows they need
help ...as they help themselves to a
swig of vodka before breakfast.
I... know what I need.
As parts of my being
transform and evolve from all the pain
I have survived through...
from all the times I've been lied to
and all the times that I.... tried to
hold on...to broken pieces of me...
Know what I need.
I guess I always have...
As I have taken detours of life
and enjoyed walking down certain
sordid paths...
I know what I need.
Like an alcoholic knows they need
help ...as they help themselves to a
swig of vodka before breakfast.
I... know what I need.
As parts of my being
transform and evolve from all the pain
I have survived through...
from all the times I've been lied to
and all the times that I.... tried to
hold on...to broken pieces of me...
#SelfReflection
625 reads
7 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
30th Mar 2018 9:58pm
30th Mar 2018 9:58pm
I Thought Of You Today...
I thought of you today...
Not on purpose... I was perfectly happy
with my thoughts of work and paying bills...
and then I got the chills...
As thoughts of... your smile ran through my mind...
It was a slip... like I said I don't think about you all the time.
and then....
I thought about how the promise of love with you...
slipped through my fingers like mystical silk
So beautiful... then gone... and I was never really sure
what exactly went wrong....
and it's... just now... right now... that I feel the intensity ...
Not on purpose... I was perfectly happy
with my thoughts of work and paying bills...
and then I got the chills...
As thoughts of... your smile ran through my mind...
It was a slip... like I said I don't think about you all the time.
and then....
I thought about how the promise of love with you...
slipped through my fingers like mystical silk
So beautiful... then gone... and I was never really sure
what exactly went wrong....
and it's... just now... right now... that I feel the intensity ...
#breakup
872 reads
2 Comments
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