Submissions by GentleStorm
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I guess I write poems.
LOVE POEM
Published
29th Jun 2015 5:20am
29th Jun 2015 5:20am
How to Dehumanize
I idolize
I will put you on a pedestal
the blueprints are solid but i'm building you
up on sinking sand
I will fancy you a savior
dream you a saint
I will swear that I know you can sin like the best of
them
but I will put you on a pedestal.
I will pretend the cracks in the mold are just
"signs of character"
edginess.
jagged.
I will try to caress your edges
fool myself into thinking my fingertips are sandpaper
I will draw red.
My words will rip you from your throne
bring down the mountain of you...
I will put you on a pedestal
the blueprints are solid but i'm building you
up on sinking sand
I will fancy you a savior
dream you a saint
I will swear that I know you can sin like the best of
them
but I will put you on a pedestal.
I will pretend the cracks in the mold are just
"signs of character"
edginess.
jagged.
I will try to caress your edges
fool myself into thinking my fingertips are sandpaper
I will draw red.
My words will rip you from your throne
bring down the mountain of you...
763 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
26th Feb 2014 00:37am
26th Feb 2014 00:37am
Advice from Electra:
Use your family to create a list of things to avoid.
When you see them
Run.
Do not fall in love with the madman who has a charming smile.
He is only smiling because he is disillusioned.
He thinks reality is hell.
Do not fall for the philosopher who loves reason more than sanity.
He seeks connection but loneliness lurks in his soul.
Isolation spreads like tuberculosis.
Do not fall for the man who tries to sell you his heart.
He sells things for a living. He is counting down the tragic days
until he hits rock bottom and must sell...
When you see them
Run.
Do not fall in love with the madman who has a charming smile.
He is only smiling because he is disillusioned.
He thinks reality is hell.
Do not fall for the philosopher who loves reason more than sanity.
He seeks connection but loneliness lurks in his soul.
Isolation spreads like tuberculosis.
Do not fall for the man who tries to sell you his heart.
He sells things for a living. He is counting down the tragic days
until he hits rock bottom and must sell...
902 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Jan 2014 5:30am
29th Jan 2014 5:30am
Blind Dates
The question hung in the air
like a fish on a hook
flopping and writhing
gills pulsing
It was quite miserable, really.
I never did like fishing.
like a fish on a hook
flopping and writhing
gills pulsing
It was quite miserable, really.
I never did like fishing.
681 reads
1 Comment
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
17th Dec 2013 4:21am
17th Dec 2013 4:21am
Discontented Late Night Thoughts
I feel like there is some secret to normality that my parents forgot to share with me. While I was watching the Muppets and fearing imperfection, were other kids being encoded with the things which tell them it's okay to fuck up? Were other kids learning how to let loose and lose control? While I was tapping it out to Bread were other kids learning the rhythm of hip hop when they were 8 years old? Were they learning conformity while I was learning to scream?
I feel like my parents forgot to teach me the secret on how to capture contentedness. My whole life has been a series of misplaced...
I feel like my parents forgot to teach me the secret on how to capture contentedness. My whole life has been a series of misplaced...
759 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
22nd Nov 2013 9:55am
22nd Nov 2013 9:55am
Caffeinated Reflections
I have a mind that echoes with white noise and TV snow clogs my veins
Coffee brings out the chaos in the pit of my stomach
I know that's it more than chemical reactions in my brain
The anxiety and frustration just becomes a little more intense
and procrastination is more difficult to sustain
as demons work their way into my lungs, trying to claw through tissue
like sunshine slashes through rain.
Contentedness is the 30 second interlude to my rhythm-less symphony
And happiness is something I've felt more often than I've ever been allowed to share ...
Coffee brings out the chaos in the pit of my stomach
I know that's it more than chemical reactions in my brain
The anxiety and frustration just becomes a little more intense
and procrastination is more difficult to sustain
as demons work their way into my lungs, trying to claw through tissue
like sunshine slashes through rain.
Contentedness is the 30 second interlude to my rhythm-less symphony
And happiness is something I've felt more often than I've ever been allowed to share ...
779 reads
3 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Nov 2013 11:16pm
14th Nov 2013 11:16pm
Things I Think to Avoid Writing College Essays (to be continued)
When did duct tape and lips sewn shut become so fashionable?
Or is it just another trait encoded into DNA, unraveling as we age
and disguising itself as a trend so that we don't shrivel under the oppressiveness of silence?
It's said that, "in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king" but it's not our eyes that are closed.
________________________________________________________________
I've discovered what makes me happy
just in time for another deadline
and the cycle continues.
There has to be some way to...
Or is it just another trait encoded into DNA, unraveling as we age
and disguising itself as a trend so that we don't shrivel under the oppressiveness of silence?
It's said that, "in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king" but it's not our eyes that are closed.
________________________________________________________________
I've discovered what makes me happy
just in time for another deadline
and the cycle continues.
There has to be some way to...
757 reads
4 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
20th Oct 2013 9:15am
20th Oct 2013 9:15am
thoughts at 2 am
The existential crisis of a college student is normal. It is expected. It is common. Everyone tries to prepare you for it. But no matter how in love you are with existential philosophy or nihilism or general pondering about the meaning of life and your purpose in the world...you are never prepared for the reevaluation of life brought on by moving out of your house, having to interact with a bunch of new people, while forcing yourself through freshmen level classes that feel like high school all over again but without the really cool teachers that made nerdy jokes or played guitar or made...
862 reads
SELF POEM
Published
18th Oct 2013 7:14am
18th Oct 2013 7:14am
Essays and Narratives (and Cancer)
i’ve written about this shit about 50 times in the last 7 years
it never gets any less awful
i don’t like this memory
so stop requesting that i write about powerful things
or things that impacted me
because the most pivotal moments in my life
are ones of heartbreak and misery
it never gets any less awful
i don’t like this memory
so stop requesting that i write about powerful things
or things that impacted me
because the most pivotal moments in my life
are ones of heartbreak and misery
687 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
4th Oct 2013 2:00am
4th Oct 2013 2:00am
Cliches
Your mind is like an ocean,
it matches your crystalline eyes
with its depth.
Your lips are the covers of a book
and I want to wind my way between them;
I'm sure there's a whole new world inside
Your chin is like sandpaper
scratching my neck and sending
shivers down my spine
Your voice is warm honey
dripping down my throat
nevermind the bee stings
Baby,
I'm the pun
You're the punchline
We're two matching puzzle pieces
You complete me
Or something
it matches your crystalline eyes
with its depth.
Your lips are the covers of a book
and I want to wind my way between them;
I'm sure there's a whole new world inside
Your chin is like sandpaper
scratching my neck and sending
shivers down my spine
Your voice is warm honey
dripping down my throat
nevermind the bee stings
Baby,
I'm the pun
You're the punchline
We're two matching puzzle pieces
You complete me
Or something
762 reads
0 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Sep 2013 7:38am
12th Sep 2013 7:38am
Friend Collector
She tries people on like new shoes
testing just how far she can run in them
and how supportive their souls are
she wants to pick the ones that make her ass look the nicest
and pretend as she polishes them with fairy dust
that she is so good at keeping her shoes lookin' new
testing just how far she can run in them
and how supportive their souls are
she wants to pick the ones that make her ass look the nicest
and pretend as she polishes them with fairy dust
that she is so good at keeping her shoes lookin' new
719 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
5th Sep 2013 4:38am
5th Sep 2013 4:38am
Guilt
I keep roses in dilapidated sheds
because moss grows best in the darkness
and it's all about fairness,
right?
because moss grows best in the darkness
and it's all about fairness,
right?
687 reads
3 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
31st Aug 2013 7:30am
31st Aug 2013 7:30am
Untitled 2
Do not listen to the words that ooze from administrative lips,
Watch them as they pool into the concrete and slip away into a grate of normality.
Wash them away with your glorious imagination
You cannot be summed up or symbolized by a handful of letters
and a Doctor's note
Do not bind yourself in a straight-jacket of gender roles
Let your leather jacket zip you tight in a ball gown
Your identity doesn't always have to be remedied or medicated
You cannot be defined by a dictionary or measured by
your parents' expectations
Do not...
Watch them as they pool into the concrete and slip away into a grate of normality.
Wash them away with your glorious imagination
You cannot be summed up or symbolized by a handful of letters
and a Doctor's note
Do not bind yourself in a straight-jacket of gender roles
Let your leather jacket zip you tight in a ball gown
Your identity doesn't always have to be remedied or medicated
You cannot be defined by a dictionary or measured by
your parents' expectations
Do not...
647 reads
0 Comments
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