Submissions by Her
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Poet Introduction
I’m not for everyone.
Ode to the Man Who Broke My Heart
If it weren’t for you
I wouldn’t know how to feel lovesick
The torment of a shattered heart
The jaggedness of surrendering myself to unrequited love
How it feels to lose myself
If it weren’t for you
I wouldn’t know how to piece myself back together again
Pull myself up by imaginary bootstraps
Put my patchwork heart on full view
Understand the meaning of forgiveness
If it weren’t for you
I wouldn’t know how to love someone else wholeheartedly
Give my all unabashedly to the...
I wouldn’t know how to feel lovesick
The torment of a shattered heart
The jaggedness of surrendering myself to unrequited love
How it feels to lose myself
If it weren’t for you
I wouldn’t know how to piece myself back together again
Pull myself up by imaginary bootstraps
Put my patchwork heart on full view
Understand the meaning of forgiveness
If it weren’t for you
I wouldn’t know how to love someone else wholeheartedly
Give my all unabashedly to the...
#happiness
#love
#MovingOn
261 reads
27 Comments
The Gift of Laughter
That sound once so unfamiliar
Foreign in definition
Born only to others
Now unconfined
Quite frequently uncontained
Haphazardly bursting from my joy
Your love does that
Thank you
Foreign in definition
Born only to others
Now unconfined
Quite frequently uncontained
Haphazardly bursting from my joy
Your love does that
Thank you
#happiness
#love
#gratitude
114 reads
15 Comments
You’re Not Going to Learn Anything Here
Twenty eight months ago
That’s what he said to me
Chased me right right out of here
Three weeks after my arrival
New to this world of poetry
I sought advice
Soaked up words of wisdom
From poets of every genre
Took sage words to heart
Wrote furiously
He picked apart my poem mercilessly
Every single line
Then directed me off site
Told me to learn elsewhere
When I asked for advice
DUP is a vanity site
His exact words
My confidence shattered, I left ...
That’s what he said to me
Chased me right right out of here
Three weeks after my arrival
New to this world of poetry
I sought advice
Soaked up words of wisdom
From poets of every genre
Took sage words to heart
Wrote furiously
He picked apart my poem mercilessly
Every single line
Then directed me off site
Told me to learn elsewhere
When I asked for advice
DUP is a vanity site
His exact words
My confidence shattered, I left ...
#WritingPoetry
#DeepUndergroundPoetry
#PersonalGrowth
175 reads
26 Comments
Because it Matters
What you envision
No matter how lofty
Outrageous
Or impossible
Brings me joy
Every small triumph
Great hurdle overcome
Mishap sidestepped
Linear or circular dream
Of yours
Becomes mine
That’s who I am
What I do
Because you
Are a part
Of my life
It’s that simple
No matter how lofty
Outrageous
Or impossible
Brings me joy
Every small triumph
Great hurdle overcome
Mishap sidestepped
Linear or circular dream
Of yours
Becomes mine
That’s who I am
What I do
Because you
Are a part
Of my life
It’s that simple
#love
#friendship
#myself
#support
#respect
225 reads
26 Comments
Sometimes
Sometimes I miss the youth I never had
Chances that slipped through my fingers
Warmth from those born to protect me
Love that was supposed to comfort me
Neglect is the abuse
That leaves bruises and scars you can’t see
The bond meant to cocoon, nonexistent
Clothing, food and shelter alone
Cannot sustain a heart
Cannot fill an invisible cup
My life void of hope, goals, and dreams
I couldn’t understand the concept of anything beyond myself
Protection, support, encouragement, love
Just words in a...
Chances that slipped through my fingers
Warmth from those born to protect me
Love that was supposed to comfort me
Neglect is the abuse
That leaves bruises and scars you can’t see
The bond meant to cocoon, nonexistent
Clothing, food and shelter alone
Cannot sustain a heart
Cannot fill an invisible cup
My life void of hope, goals, and dreams
I couldn’t understand the concept of anything beyond myself
Protection, support, encouragement, love
Just words in a...
#love
#confessional
#SelfReflection
240 reads
22 Comments
Use the Damn Turn Signal
Our first argument
You didn’t use the turn signal
While switching lanes
On the highway
In a snow storm
You’ve never driven in snow before
And I lost my shit
You drove on
Patiently
As my eyes burned fire
I stopped spewing cuss words
And zipped my mouth
However, I do believe
The word irrational was said
Maybe
Not maybe
More than once
Not one to use traumatic experiences
As an excuse
I kept my zipped mouth
Zipped
And seethed
...
You didn’t use the turn signal
While switching lanes
On the highway
In a snow storm
You’ve never driven in snow before
And I lost my shit
You drove on
Patiently
As my eyes burned fire
I stopped spewing cuss words
And zipped my mouth
However, I do believe
The word irrational was said
Maybe
Not maybe
More than once
Not one to use traumatic experiences
As an excuse
I kept my zipped mouth
Zipped
And seethed
...
#love
#LongDistanceRelationship
#relationships #conflict
#relationships #conflict
181 reads
16 Comments
Snowflakes
It’s snowing again
And you’re on my mind
The conversation we had
In the car comparing people
To snowflakes
Each unique
Brilliant and beautiful
I watched your beautiful eyes twinkle
Sat in rapt attention
And experienced winter
Through your eyes
You live in the land
Of the sun
Snow has never been
In your world
Watching your delight
As each flake
Landed on your tongue
While you walked around
The parking lot
Tongue out and laughing
Warmed me in more...
And you’re on my mind
The conversation we had
In the car comparing people
To snowflakes
Each unique
Brilliant and beautiful
I watched your beautiful eyes twinkle
Sat in rapt attention
And experienced winter
Through your eyes
You live in the land
Of the sun
Snow has never been
In your world
Watching your delight
As each flake
Landed on your tongue
While you walked around
The parking lot
Tongue out and laughing
Warmed me in more...
#love
#snow
#LongDistanceRelationship
153 reads
10 Comments
Raw
#lust
#erotic
#lover #dirty
#lover #dirty
636 reads
22 Comments
Feathering
Tied to your convictions
You were determined
Never you breathed
As I strapped your unwillingness
Securely
You refused a blindfold
Acquiesced to closed eyes
Anticipatory breath
Turned to growls
As whispered touches
Caressed your electrified skin
Repeatedly
Maddeningly slow
You misjudged my controlled patience
Perfectly placed strokes
Seemingly random
Unexpected
Your attempt to arch
Blocked
Toes curl
Fists clench and unclench ...
You were determined
Never you breathed
As I strapped your unwillingness
Securely
You refused a blindfold
Acquiesced to closed eyes
Anticipatory breath
Turned to growls
As whispered touches
Caressed your electrified skin
Repeatedly
Maddeningly slow
You misjudged my controlled patience
Perfectly placed strokes
Seemingly random
Unexpected
Your attempt to arch
Blocked
Toes curl
Fists clench and unclench ...
#lust
#erotic
#sensual #sexy
#sensual #sexy
354 reads
17 Comments
Filled Cup
I searched
Far and wide
Gave myself freely
Enjoyed the debauchery
The eternal glee of each taboo
The suffocating weight of bodies
Always felt like home
For the moment
Afterward
My heart and and arms
Remained empty
As I searched
My soul for forgiveness
I craved
Love and acceptance
In my lasciviousness
I found
Only echoing darkness
With Him
My cup overflows with
Gratitude
As his open arms
Provide the safety net
That is love
With Him
I...
Far and wide
Gave myself freely
Enjoyed the debauchery
The eternal glee of each taboo
The suffocating weight of bodies
Always felt like home
For the moment
Afterward
My heart and and arms
Remained empty
As I searched
My soul for forgiveness
I craved
Love and acceptance
In my lasciviousness
I found
Only echoing darkness
With Him
My cup overflows with
Gratitude
As his open arms
Provide the safety net
That is love
With Him
I...
#love
#confessional
#SelfReflection #PersonalGrowth
#SelfReflection #PersonalGrowth
138 reads
10 Comments
Equal to at Least That
I’ve lived
Wholeheartedly
I’ve erred
Intentionally
I’ve traveled the road to redemption
Repeatedly
I’ve succeeded
Daily
I’ve failed
Often
I’ve lived
Unabashedly
I’ve shared secrets with you that I’ve hidden from the world
I don’t regret a single thing I’ve said
Or moment of my time with you
I certainly don’t regret what I’ve learned since I’ve met you
That to love healthily
Requires baring all of myself
Unaware of the outcome
Trusting that person will cradle my fears with care ...
Wholeheartedly
I’ve erred
Intentionally
I’ve traveled the road to redemption
Repeatedly
I’ve succeeded
Daily
I’ve failed
Often
I’ve lived
Unabashedly
I’ve shared secrets with you that I’ve hidden from the world
I don’t regret a single thing I’ve said
Or moment of my time with you
I certainly don’t regret what I’ve learned since I’ve met you
That to love healthily
Requires baring all of myself
Unaware of the outcome
Trusting that person will cradle my fears with care ...
#love
#honesty
166 reads
15 Comments
Y’all Need to Get an Emotional Support Ant Eater
#lover
#dirty
232 reads
16 Comments
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