Submissions by Heart_of_Stone
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
People lie watching love die, yet poetry sometimes tells the truth and at least pretends that love is still alive.
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
19th Jun 2024 9:23pm
19th Jun 2024 9:23pm
The sound of hugs
Some hugs are quiet
adagio
soft and slow
a warm interlude
that never intrudes
Some so full of love
they beguile the heart
like Scheherazade
my spirit awed
by the gentle vibrato
*smile and blush*
our hugs are different
tingling and electric
only later do I remember
the booming crescendo
of our hug
adagio
soft and slow
a warm interlude
that never intrudes
Some so full of love
they beguile the heart
like Scheherazade
my spirit awed
by the gentle vibrato
*smile and blush*
our hugs are different
tingling and electric
only later do I remember
the booming crescendo
of our hug
#love
#music
#romantic
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LOVE POEM
Published
7th Jun 2024 1:41am
7th Jun 2024 1:41am
Tell Me
I'm not asking you fix me
so please don't even try
this doesn't mean I love you less
you are the beating of my heart
but this is my journey
that we all must travel alone
I do not mean to hurt you
tell me you understand
we are two separate spirits entwined
not one spirit to the end of time
So please just hold my hand
and wrap your arms around me
when life begins to flood
you are the raft I cling to
but some day I must learn to swim
Please tell me you'll set me free
if only to see me stumble ...
so please don't even try
this doesn't mean I love you less
you are the beating of my heart
but this is my journey
that we all must travel alone
I do not mean to hurt you
tell me you understand
we are two separate spirits entwined
not one spirit to the end of time
So please just hold my hand
and wrap your arms around me
when life begins to flood
you are the raft I cling to
but some day I must learn to swim
Please tell me you'll set me free
if only to see me stumble ...
#identity
#love
#PersonalGrowth
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LOVE POEM
Published
7th Jun 2024 1:39am
7th Jun 2024 1:39am
The gravity of little things
Newton, Galileo
how did they get it so wrong
hoping planets won't fly off into space
believing the earth revolves around the sun
how do they explain the gravity of little things
my cat cratering into my lap at night
the gravitational force
of the coffee maker in the morning
and why do red lights seem to love me
whenever I'm in a hurry
how can science ever explain
the force of your smile
as my lips are drawn to yours
or the gravity of your beautiful eyes
as I'm pulled into magnetic storms of desire
a universal force...
how did they get it so wrong
hoping planets won't fly off into space
believing the earth revolves around the sun
how do they explain the gravity of little things
my cat cratering into my lap at night
the gravitational force
of the coffee maker in the morning
and why do red lights seem to love me
whenever I'm in a hurry
how can science ever explain
the force of your smile
as my lips are drawn to yours
or the gravity of your beautiful eyes
as I'm pulled into magnetic storms of desire
a universal force...
#love
#lover
#science
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4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
6th May 2024 8:19pm
6th May 2024 8:19pm
Hummingbird Feeders and Men
Oh, how I love them seeking my nectar
making me feel wanted and desirable
and such joy watching the beating of wings
as they try outdistancing introspection
but eventually i grow tired of the constant need
to appease the images of their minds
even that would be ok if they could put two
emotional thoughts together at the same time
I still put sugar water out in the feeder
knowing what I'll attract and sometimes not caring
I'm far from perfect or self-sufficient
needing the attention as much as they need me
so we all win on this...
making me feel wanted and desirable
and such joy watching the beating of wings
as they try outdistancing introspection
but eventually i grow tired of the constant need
to appease the images of their minds
even that would be ok if they could put two
emotional thoughts together at the same time
I still put sugar water out in the feeder
knowing what I'll attract and sometimes not caring
I'm far from perfect or self-sufficient
needing the attention as much as they need me
so we all win on this...
#SelfReflection
#SelfWorth
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DARK POEM
Published
10th Apr 2024 5:51pm
10th Apr 2024 5:51pm
Zombie Love (Watching Late Night Horror Movies)
I will hold your anger in my heart
until my rib-cage bursts apart and
in the pulsing of my blood on the floor
you find love flowing in your veins
in that moment we are transformed
and no longer deformed in
the hideous shapes of the mind
I am your mirror as you are mine
look! and be amazed
where once crawled darkness and evil
stands tall a monster all of mine
feast on my heart, my lungs, my kidneys
let me be inside you until the end of time
gnaw on the ribs that once supported breasts ...
until my rib-cage bursts apart and
in the pulsing of my blood on the floor
you find love flowing in your veins
in that moment we are transformed
and no longer deformed in
the hideous shapes of the mind
I am your mirror as you are mine
look! and be amazed
where once crawled darkness and evil
stands tall a monster all of mine
feast on my heart, my lungs, my kidneys
let me be inside you until the end of time
gnaw on the ribs that once supported breasts ...
#love
#horror
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
7th Apr 2024 6:39am
7th Apr 2024 6:39am
Today's Weather
Cloudy with a chance of bitchy rain,
blowing both hot and cold
Bring sunscreen and an umbrella
gentle loving warmth,
interspersed with freezing sleet
Bring a bikini and a pitchfork
Mercurial temperatures developing,
stepping outside could be life threatening,
like throwing a toaster in a hot tub
Bring flowers on bended knee,
seek forgiveness from the powers that be
Perchance with appeasement
the storm will relent
and the sun will emerge with a smile and sex
blowing both hot and cold
Bring sunscreen and an umbrella
gentle loving warmth,
interspersed with freezing sleet
Bring a bikini and a pitchfork
Mercurial temperatures developing,
stepping outside could be life threatening,
like throwing a toaster in a hot tub
Bring flowers on bended knee,
seek forgiveness from the powers that be
Perchance with appeasement
the storm will relent
and the sun will emerge with a smile and sex
#rain
#storm
#wind
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1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
4th Apr 2024 6:23pm
4th Apr 2024 6:23pm
I Made Some Changes
I made some changes
preferring not to say 'edit'
that self important word
implying I know what I'm doing
which is funny if you know me
I made some changes
to this poem
to my life
and my outlook on living
even to my sock drawer
I have no idea
what's to come
wishing there was a user's guide
'How to write poetry in ten easy steps'
not that I'd read it anyway
I made some changes
to how I act
around mean people
or people that suck
maybe not door to door salesmen
I have no...
preferring not to say 'edit'
that self important word
implying I know what I'm doing
which is funny if you know me
I made some changes
to this poem
to my life
and my outlook on living
even to my sock drawer
I have no idea
what's to come
wishing there was a user's guide
'How to write poetry in ten easy steps'
not that I'd read it anyway
I made some changes
to how I act
around mean people
or people that suck
maybe not door to door salesmen
I have no...
#identity
#learning
#SelfReflection
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2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
3rd Apr 2024 9:08pm
3rd Apr 2024 9:08pm
Some Days
Some days just suck
and won't let me off of bed,
pulling my comforter up, tucking feet in tight,
my down alternative filled castle walls
protecting me from the world
Some days I'm sick of coffee,
that morning shot of instant positivity,
thinking bah humbug,
the world needs to deal with me
and not the other way around
Some days I just want to cry,
if only I knew why,
crying for homeless people,
or maybe everybody being mean
oh, that poor flattened squirrel on the road
Some days just suck
if only I...
and won't let me off of bed,
pulling my comforter up, tucking feet in tight,
my down alternative filled castle walls
protecting me from the world
Some days I'm sick of coffee,
that morning shot of instant positivity,
thinking bah humbug,
the world needs to deal with me
and not the other way around
Some days I just want to cry,
if only I knew why,
crying for homeless people,
or maybe everybody being mean
oh, that poor flattened squirrel on the road
Some days just suck
if only I...
#morning
#apathy
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1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
27th Mar 2024 10:49pm
27th Mar 2024 10:49pm
deep romance
I get it
how hard you try
bringing me flowers
dinner dates
under candle light
silk sheets and flower petals
thinking this is romance
and I love them
I really do
these useless gestures
letting me know you try
yet the charade
is not want I need
but something harder to find
trust
dropping the facade
the most sensual thing in the world
the gift of vulnerability
just to be us
deep romance
how hard you try
bringing me flowers
dinner dates
under candle light
silk sheets and flower petals
thinking this is romance
and I love them
I really do
these useless gestures
letting me know you try
yet the charade
is not want I need
but something harder to find
trust
dropping the facade
the most sensual thing in the world
the gift of vulnerability
just to be us
deep romance
#love
#relationships
#romantic #acceptance
#romantic #acceptance
230 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
26th Mar 2024 5:51pm
26th Mar 2024 5:51pm
A Lullaby for Inner Demons
sleep little demons
sleep
lay your mischief down and rest
save your anger for tomorrow
slumber little imps
slumber
people can be so unkind
the world revolving around their need
dream little devils
dream
why do we worship so much greed
save your mayhem tomorrow
doze my gremlins
doze
we can burn the world when you wake
warming our toes on society's blaze
rest little imps
rest
blowing up Wall Street sounds so sweet
and the howling of corporate greed
sleep my monsters
sleep
dream of...
sleep
lay your mischief down and rest
save your anger for tomorrow
slumber little imps
slumber
people can be so unkind
the world revolving around their need
dream little devils
dream
why do we worship so much greed
save your mayhem tomorrow
doze my gremlins
doze
we can burn the world when you wake
warming our toes on society's blaze
rest little imps
rest
blowing up Wall Street sounds so sweet
and the howling of corporate greed
sleep my monsters
sleep
dream of...
#dreams
#monsters
#insomnia
#sleep
#magic
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
17th Mar 2024 11:16pm
17th Mar 2024 11:16pm
Unloved child
There's a point in time
when ticking dies
and all that's left
is the slow exhaled breath
pregnant with with unspoken thoughts
unwillingly giving birth
to words no one could love
raping the mind
with jealousy and anger
a bastard child born in darkness
a cold, hard demon
from logic's womb
bald of empathy and understanding
crying naked
in a world without love
how could we care
for this offspring of selfish desires
better to place a condom on our tongues
than bring this unloved child...
when ticking dies
and all that's left
is the slow exhaled breath
pregnant with with unspoken thoughts
unwillingly giving birth
to words no one could love
raping the mind
with jealousy and anger
a bastard child born in darkness
a cold, hard demon
from logic's womb
bald of empathy and understanding
crying naked
in a world without love
how could we care
for this offspring of selfish desires
better to place a condom on our tongues
than bring this unloved child...
#anger
#jealousy
#conflict
#disappointment
#bittersweet
161 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
3rd Mar 2024 7:05pm
3rd Mar 2024 7:05pm
Divinity and laundry baskets
Seeking meaning
soul teeth weaning
filling space
we can't escape
it's just all wrong
living in a state of grace
as if we're in a race
living
is the
state of grace
and my overflowing
laundry basket
is just
a manifestation
of the divine
soul teeth weaning
filling space
we can't escape
it's just all wrong
living in a state of grace
as if we're in a race
living
is the
state of grace
and my overflowing
laundry basket
is just
a manifestation
of the divine
#happiness
#hope
#acceptance
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