Submissions by Her
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I’m not for everyone.
That Which is Strange to Me
Often I ponder during the light of day
About just how how much time I’ve wasted away
My goals and dreams once tied neatly with string
Somewhere along the line became insignificant things
His presence in my life consumed my thoughts and desires
His breath ignited the flames of a future I had hoped would burn brighter
Where hope was once extinguished a new promise was made
I believed in his safe harbor but I was just being played
Now my all my days have become dark and gray
I no longer wish for someone to come along and made the clouds go...
About just how how much time I’ve wasted away
My goals and dreams once tied neatly with string
Somewhere along the line became insignificant things
His presence in my life consumed my thoughts and desires
His breath ignited the flames of a future I had hoped would burn brighter
Where hope was once extinguished a new promise was made
I believed in his safe harbor but I was just being played
Now my all my days have become dark and gray
I no longer wish for someone to come along and made the clouds go...
#sadness
#heartbroken
#dreams
138 reads
22 Comments
Not Meant for Me
Romance has not been meant for me
Since the days that my love was taken from me
When the world decided he couldn’t be with me
And my life crashed around me
I wandered in my mind aimlessly
I couldn’t see past my heart’s new vacancy
My fortress was constructed painfully
Becoming debaucherous my new specialty
The earth traveled the sun ever so faithfully
Over time I found myself living out my wildest fantasies
With little emotion I used men salaciously
Some would say I lived life too shamefully ...
Since the days that my love was taken from me
When the world decided he couldn’t be with me
And my life crashed around me
I wandered in my mind aimlessly
I couldn’t see past my heart’s new vacancy
My fortress was constructed painfully
Becoming debaucherous my new specialty
The earth traveled the sun ever so faithfully
Over time I found myself living out my wildest fantasies
With little emotion I used men salaciously
Some would say I lived life too shamefully ...
#sadness
#love
#heartbroken #LifeChangingMoment
#heartbroken #LifeChangingMoment
132 reads
12 Comments
Wealthy in the Ways that Matter
Yeah, so…
By everyone else’s standards
I’m pretty much broke
I haven’t held a job since 1996
Health problems qualified me
To live off the government
I worked from the moment I could
Until the moment I couldn’t
I was twenty-eight years old
When I stopped being a workaholic
And began adjusting to life with less
It took quite a while
It wasn’t pretty
I don’t own a car
I rarely travel
I live in a rent controlled apartment
Budgeting is more than a necessity
I’ve learned to be comfortable ...
By everyone else’s standards
I’m pretty much broke
I haven’t held a job since 1996
Health problems qualified me
To live off the government
I worked from the moment I could
Until the moment I couldn’t
I was twenty-eight years old
When I stopped being a workaholic
And began adjusting to life with less
It took quite a while
It wasn’t pretty
I don’t own a car
I rarely travel
I live in a rent controlled apartment
Budgeting is more than a necessity
I’ve learned to be comfortable ...
#happiness
#money
#SelfWorth
155 reads
24 Comments
Yeah, I Could but I’m Not
My sister lives in Cali
Constantly trying to keep up
By all appearances
She has the perfect face and body
Sends me selfies all the time
Questioning if she looks sexy
Be yourself
I swear, if I say it one more time
I'm going to have to make it a trademark
Her response is always the same
I can't, I live in LA
I cannot
For the life of me
Understand why anyone
Would live their life
Under such immense pressure
I could get...
Constantly trying to keep up
By all appearances
She has the perfect face and body
Sends me selfies all the time
Questioning if she looks sexy
Be yourself
I swear, if I say it one more time
I'm going to have to make it a trademark
Her response is always the same
I can't, I live in LA
I cannot
For the life of me
Understand why anyone
Would live their life
Under such immense pressure
I could get...
#happiness
#SelfWorth
175 reads
26 Comments
Your Life
Does not define me
When you
Place the limitations
Of your life on mine
And I walk away
Your loss
Not mine
When you
Place the limitations
Of your life on mine
And I walk away
Your loss
Not mine
#SelfWorth
#PersonalGrowth
151 reads
19 Comments
If You Had to Walk in These Shoes
Would you falter, I wonder
Stumble as I have
Only to pick yourself up
Dust off your mistakes
And soldier on
Would you be ashamed, I wonder
As you realize
You could have done much better
But chose not too
When you took the easy way out
Leaving the work to others
Would you hide, I wonder
From a world you were unprepared for
Communication not a staple
Understanding foreign
As you shuffle from bad decision to bad decision
Constantly seeking validation
Would you learn to thrive,...
Stumble as I have
Only to pick yourself up
Dust off your mistakes
And soldier on
Would you be ashamed, I wonder
As you realize
You could have done much better
But chose not too
When you took the easy way out
Leaving the work to others
Would you hide, I wonder
From a world you were unprepared for
Communication not a staple
Understanding foreign
As you shuffle from bad decision to bad decision
Constantly seeking validation
Would you learn to thrive,...
#hope
#inspirational
#SelfWorth #PersonalGrowth
#SelfWorth #PersonalGrowth
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12 Comments
I Write
Because I can
Because a neurological condition prevents me from articulating my thoughts correctly
And
Because I have words
Not always the most eloquent
But they exist
When for so long
They didn’t
Thoughts need an escape route
So you don’t end up
Locked in a cage
Of never ending turmoil
I write
Because I can
Because a neurological condition prevents me from articulating my thoughts correctly
And
Because I have words
Not always the most eloquent
But they exist
When for so long
They didn’t
Thoughts need an escape route
So you don’t end up
Locked in a cage
Of never ending turmoil
I write
Because I can
#identity
#confessional
#LifeAsAWriter
#illness
#WritingPoetry
193 reads
Mechanical
Someone told me once
They didn’t want
To involve
Emotions
They said
They watch me
Carry my heart
On my sleeve
Burst with joy
Cry my eyes out
And they could
Do without
The pain
I don’t see it
That way
At least
I’m connected
With myself
I couldn’t imagine
Why they preferred
Walking around
Like the
Tin Man
Disjointed
And
Constantly squeaking
When the remedy
Is right there
Inside
They didn’t want
To involve
Emotions
They said
They watch me
Carry my heart
On my sleeve
Burst with joy
Cry my eyes out
And they could
Do without
The pain
I don’t see it
That way
At least
I’m connected
With myself
I couldn’t imagine
Why they preferred
Walking around
Like the
Tin Man
Disjointed
And
Constantly squeaking
When the remedy
Is right there
Inside
#emotions
184 reads
12 Comments
Our Dirty Secret
I could
Be a good girl
If I wanted to be
If you
Want me to be
We both know
That’s not
The way
It is
Nasty
Dirty
Sweaty and grimy
Carnal war
Then we
Wash it all off
Make me pretty
And do it again
Be a good girl
If I wanted to be
If you
Want me to be
We both know
That’s not
The way
It is
Nasty
Dirty
Sweaty and grimy
Carnal war
Then we
Wash it all off
Make me pretty
And do it again
#lust
252 reads
22 Comments
It’s Not Just a Scooter
My best friend’s wife
Passed away
A few years ago
He kept her scooter
She was in failing health
For years
Their twenty year marriage
Was spent
Mostly in hospital rooms
And sorrow
I asked him once
Why he held onto it
Why he didn’t
Sell it
Because it’s valuable
He proceeded to explain
That insurance
Wouldn’t pay for it
So he worked overtime
When he wasn’t working
Overtime at home
So that he could
Provide her comfort
So that she could have ...
Passed away
A few years ago
He kept her scooter
She was in failing health
For years
Their twenty year marriage
Was spent
Mostly in hospital rooms
And sorrow
I asked him once
Why he held onto it
Why he didn’t
Sell it
Because it’s valuable
He proceeded to explain
That insurance
Wouldn’t pay for it
So he worked overtime
When he wasn’t working
Overtime at home
So that he could
Provide her comfort
So that she could have ...
#love
#BestFriend
#support
122 reads
17 Comments
Life Wounds
I’m just
Tired
Of keeping
Pressure
On the
Wounds
Of life
Waiting
For someone
Else to
Take over
Has been
Fruitless
Clotting
My emotions
May be
Beneficial
Thicker skin
Would
Most certainly
Help
But
I’ve been
Numb before
Doing those
Things
Puts
Me back
There
And that’s
No longer
Me
Being less
Afraid of
My life
Bleeding out
Is what’s
In order
Maybe
...
Tired
Of keeping
Pressure
On the
Wounds
Of life
Waiting
For someone
Else to
Take over
Has been
Fruitless
Clotting
My emotions
May be
Beneficial
Thicker skin
Would
Most certainly
Help
But
I’ve been
Numb before
Doing those
Things
Puts
Me back
There
And that’s
No longer
Me
Being less
Afraid of
My life
Bleeding out
Is what’s
In order
Maybe
...
#SelfReflection
146 reads
16 Comments
Releasing
I’m currently
In the process
Of restoring
The life
Meant for me
You were right
To leave
You would never
Be equipped
To handle
The healed me
In the process
Of restoring
The life
Meant for me
You were right
To leave
You would never
Be equipped
To handle
The healed me
#SelfReflection
#MovingOn
185 reads
19 Comments
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