Submissions by Heart_of_Stone (Rachela)
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.
The ghost of flowers
I cut some flowers today
roses to make the house smell pretty
but I could feel them dying
oozing life
and withering by slow degree
.
The same way our relationship died
in agonizing adagio
we saw it coming
working to keep our love alive
.
It takes a long time for love to wither
even longer
when you deny it's dying
six months living with a ghost
.
I'd...
#love
#heartbroken
#ghosts
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If only she could remember when ...
An old women on her knees
scrubbing floors and dreaming
remembering men
and being free
always fighting the good fight
in endless need to wield the sword
and a yearning in the ache of her bones
to change the world
If only she could remember when
this, the purpose of her life
with erudite rants against
capitalism, communism, chauvinism
and all the the other isms
until one day
she was just too old to care
only wanting to be warm
with old age her only company
If only she could remember when
she...
scrubbing floors and dreaming
remembering men
and being free
always fighting the good fight
in endless need to wield the sword
and a yearning in the ache of her bones
to change the world
If only she could remember when
this, the purpose of her life
with erudite rants against
capitalism, communism, chauvinism
and all the the other isms
until one day
she was just too old to care
only wanting to be warm
with old age her only company
If only she could remember when
she...
#loneliness
#aging
#bittersweet
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The Walking Dead
I should have died
the moment I saw my future without you
for all intent and purpose I am dead to the world
through all the arid years of my life
I found you
but it was not enough
love is never enough to carry the weight of angry tears
and I found myself crippled and blind
if you live with a disability
it becomes part of you
you begin to think of being broken as whole
until the day the mirror reflects the bandages of you mind
you claw at the gauze glued to festering sores
ripping at the dressing,
pieces...
the moment I saw my future without you
for all intent and purpose I am dead to the world
through all the arid years of my life
I found you
but it was not enough
love is never enough to carry the weight of angry tears
and I found myself crippled and blind
if you live with a disability
it becomes part of you
you begin to think of being broken as whole
until the day the mirror reflects the bandages of you mind
you claw at the gauze glued to festering sores
ripping at the dressing,
pieces...
#breakup
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The Color of my Soul
With this knife of bone
torn from my rib
I hold in shaking fist
and aimed toward my heart
my hands sweaty and cold
I plunge
like a lovers trust
deep into my heart of stone
self hatred and anger
refusing to die
with this offering of sacrificial blood
on the alter of my sins
dear god let this purify my soul
I so very much want to live
without self loathing
unchained by hate
red the color of my soul ...
torn from my rib
I hold in shaking fist
and aimed toward my heart
my hands sweaty and cold
I plunge
like a lovers trust
deep into my heart of stone
self hatred and anger
refusing to die
with this offering of sacrificial blood
on the alter of my sins
dear god let this purify my soul
I so very much want to live
without self loathing
unchained by hate
red the color of my soul ...
#rejection
#heartbroken
#disappointment
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Weeds Dreaming of Trees
a seed grows in the dark
just waking up
roots digging deep
the first leaves seeking the sun
earth magic
the miracle of life
to dream of reaching the sky
but the seed now growing is just a weed
hidden in an immense green sea
tough and resilient
fighting to survive
I am that weed
overlooked and ignored
as we look to the cathedral above
yet I'm imbued with magic too
as part of the cosmic dance
and...
just waking up
roots digging deep
the first leaves seeking the sun
earth magic
the miracle of life
to dream of reaching the sky
but the seed now growing is just a weed
hidden in an immense green sea
tough and resilient
fighting to survive
I am that weed
overlooked and ignored
as we look to the cathedral above
yet I'm imbued with magic too
as part of the cosmic dance
and...
#happiness
#strength
#hope
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Secret Smile
A friend was in trouble
rent and job and bills
and that useless ex of hers
- so I brought wine
you know the red kind
which didn't taste all that great at first
but the second glass was smoother
and the third was positively divine
- but I digress
which happens when I'm drunk
- so we were just sitting on the couch
talking about nothing really
just being friends
when she leaned close and kissed me
a tentative kiss...
rent and job and bills
and that useless ex of hers
- so I brought wine
you know the red kind
which didn't taste all that great at first
but the second glass was smoother
and the third was positively divine
- but I digress
which happens when I'm drunk
- so we were just sitting on the couch
talking about nothing really
just being friends
when she leaned close and kissed me
a tentative kiss...
#happiness
#love
#relationships #bisexual
#relationships #bisexual
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A Wing and a Prayer
I don't have a master plan
except chaos and hope
which really isn't much of a plan
I use intuition
chocolate, and music
and a well defined bullshit meter
to help me make it through the day
mornings are the best
waking up slow
smelling coffee in the air
maybe there's a croissant left in the frig
(nope, so much for hope)
sitting by my window
watching squirrels eat all the bird's food
being dive bombed by jays
sunlight through dirty windows ...
except chaos and hope
which really isn't much of a plan
I use intuition
chocolate, and music
and a well defined bullshit meter
to help me make it through the day
mornings are the best
waking up slow
smelling coffee in the air
maybe there's a croissant left in the frig
(nope, so much for hope)
sitting by my window
watching squirrels eat all the bird's food
being dive bombed by jays
sunlight through dirty windows ...
#love
#hope
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Contented, demented, and fermented
I am not fat
positively not flat
but curves are where it's at
I am happy with my curves
like rich hors d'oeuvres
and judging by your ogling eyes
you like my figure just fine
a full bodied wine
ripening on the vine
the sensual softness in bed
seems to leave you brain-dead
you know you can't break me
heaven knows you've tried
broken furniture is our pride
this cowgirl can ride
head in a swirl
blushing like a girl
I know I'm not thin
and might feel shy...
positively not flat
but curves are where it's at
I am happy with my curves
like rich hors d'oeuvres
and judging by your ogling eyes
you like my figure just fine
a full bodied wine
ripening on the vine
the sensual softness in bed
seems to leave you brain-dead
you know you can't break me
heaven knows you've tried
broken furniture is our pride
this cowgirl can ride
head in a swirl
blushing like a girl
I know I'm not thin
and might feel shy...
#love
#SelfDiscovery
#passion
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Oh Shit it's too Late
Damn
I have a run in my hose
my slip is showing
I'm just a little bit drunk
and more than a little horny
feeling kind of cute and flirty
- I want you to take me home
but you have to earn it
do not speak of eternal love
just love in the night
I want your passion
not emotional compassion
- god how I feel alive
skin tingling and nipples hard
you smell of sweat and aftershave ...
I have a run in my hose
my slip is showing
I'm just a little bit drunk
and more than a little horny
feeling kind of cute and flirty
- I want you to take me home
but you have to earn it
do not speak of eternal love
just love in the night
I want your passion
not emotional compassion
- god how I feel alive
skin tingling and nipples hard
you smell of sweat and aftershave ...
#FallingInLove
#passion
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My Hardwood Floor
I like laying on the floor
sometimes naked
feeling the coolness on my skin
sometimes my nipples grow
when I'm dreaming
of the passion this floor has seen
I have so many memories
that involve my floor
I just lay here and think
sometimes curled up in a ball
those are the bad days
the days I just shut myself off
It's so peaceful here
dreaming, thinking, and crying
my floor listens to all my desires
to all my...
sometimes naked
feeling the coolness on my skin
sometimes my nipples grow
when I'm dreaming
of the passion this floor has seen
I have so many memories
that involve my floor
I just lay here and think
sometimes curled up in a ball
those are the bad days
the days I just shut myself off
It's so peaceful here
dreaming, thinking, and crying
my floor listens to all my desires
to all my...
#dreams
#utopia
#support
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An Ode to my Hardwood Floors
Oh, this has got to stop
pretending you don't exist
stepping on your feeling
when you are all my desire
just laying close to you
so comfortable and cool
you give me chills
naked I reach for your touch
as you listen to all my sins
all my desires and all my dreams
you hear me as no man can
giving me the support I need
but the guilt is too much
hiding what I feel
it's over
and can't go on
just remember
I will always remember you
I am so sorry my beautiful...
pretending you don't exist
stepping on your feeling
when you are all my desire
just laying close to you
so comfortable and cool
you give me chills
naked I reach for your touch
as you listen to all my sins
all my desires and all my dreams
you hear me as no man can
giving me the support I need
but the guilt is too much
hiding what I feel
it's over
and can't go on
just remember
I will always remember you
I am so sorry my beautiful...
#relationships
#friendship
#funny
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Never had a Chance
Bleeding on the ground
I'm dying
a red stain spreading
soaking into cloths and hair
sticky
dead and not dead
I will live
but my soul so mortally wounded
by past sins and guilt
the weapons used for murder
with sharp and cutting thrusts
my soul never had a chance
it is so comfortable here
lying on the floor
the coolness comforts my flesh
and I have no place to...
I'm dying
a red stain spreading
soaking into cloths and hair
sticky
dead and not dead
I will live
but my soul so mortally wounded
by past sins and guilt
the weapons used for murder
with sharp and cutting thrusts
my soul never had a chance
it is so comfortable here
lying on the floor
the coolness comforts my flesh
and I have no place to...
#death
#LifeStruggles
#bittersweet
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