Submissions by Indie (Miss Indie)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
human, quirky, dark.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
Today 3:47am
Today 3:47am
unpredictable
She's unpredictable
in all the worst ways
and I keep waiting
for her to walk out the door
without a word
like she did three years ago
I know she'd have her reasons
but I doubt she'd tell me
until she was already gone
half way to wherever she's going
and a world away from me
She runs so hot and cold
and when the lows hit
it's like I don't exist
while she's lost
in the alternative universe
of her headphones
And it makes me anxious
when she picks at her nails
for an...
in all the worst ways
and I keep waiting
for her to walk out the door
without a word
like she did three years ago
I know she'd have her reasons
but I doubt she'd tell me
until she was already gone
half way to wherever she's going
and a world away from me
She runs so hot and cold
and when the lows hit
it's like I don't exist
while she's lost
in the alternative universe
of her headphones
And it makes me anxious
when she picks at her nails
for an...
#conflict
#lover
#relationships
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Mar 2025 3:29am
21st Mar 2025 3:29am
if it feels like...
I read a poem
by one of my favourite poets
Home
It made me think of you
it made me want to cry
it reminded me of all the
wrongness
in my life
and how there is nothing
I can do to make it right
I have never
and will never
feel like I'm enough
because I never have been
for anyone that's
claimed to love me
I am always the wrong thing
and you can't tell me otherwise
when your actions have neon lights
and your words have lost their voice
in this limbo of...
by one of my favourite poets
Home
It made me think of you
it made me want to cry
it reminded me of all the
wrongness
in my life
and how there is nothing
I can do to make it right
I have never
and will never
feel like I'm enough
because I never have been
for anyone that's
claimed to love me
I am always the wrong thing
and you can't tell me otherwise
when your actions have neon lights
and your words have lost their voice
in this limbo of...
#family
#LifeStruggles
#UnrequitedLove
76 reads
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
20th Mar 2025 11:25pm
20th Mar 2025 11:25pm
a little bit of magick
My son begged me
to buy him a wand
and was so disappointed
when he realised
he couldn't do real magic
he tried to turn me
invisible
and it obviously didn't work
It didn't stop him from trying
various spells
for three days
as I tried to explain
that pretend is fine
while offering him
a different kind of magic
waving the wand over his head
and proclaiming
that "buddy, is beautiful and clever"
and asking him if that spell
made feel beautiful and clever
and...
to buy him a wand
and was so disappointed
when he realised
he couldn't do real magic
he tried to turn me
invisible
and it obviously didn't work
It didn't stop him from trying
various spells
for three days
as I tried to explain
that pretend is fine
while offering him
a different kind of magic
waving the wand over his head
and proclaiming
that "buddy, is beautiful and clever"
and asking him if that spell
made feel beautiful and clever
and...
#childhood
#children
#magic
51 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
20th Mar 2025 1:00am
20th Mar 2025 1:00am
90 minutes
I went out today
because staying home
would have meant
getting back into bed
and wasting my day
with mind numbing distractions
and I desperately needed
to make my body move
beyond the act of breathing
Between pain and depression
some days feel like hibernation
and last time I checked
it's not winter
and I'm not a bear
I walked for an hour and a half
hit my pain limit
and had to get an Uber home
because trying to navigate
the bus system
with an invisible disability ...
because staying home
would have meant
getting back into bed
and wasting my day
with mind numbing distractions
and I desperately needed
to make my body move
beyond the act of breathing
Between pain and depression
some days feel like hibernation
and last time I checked
it's not winter
and I'm not a bear
I walked for an hour and a half
hit my pain limit
and had to get an Uber home
because trying to navigate
the bus system
with an invisible disability ...
#disability
#myself
#SelfWorth
90 reads
10 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
17th Mar 2025 5:36am
17th Mar 2025 5:36am
a spark for an inferno
How would you feel if I said you were the catalyst for years of misfortune? You came into my life like a saviour and left me more broken than anyone else ever has.
Someone told me I should write my story, but I don't know how to do that without talking about you, because back then everything was about you. You were the start of a journey that would lead me place my younger self couldn't yet comprehend.
As much as I wish I could erase you from my history, none of those things would have been possible without you.
Someone told me I should write my story, but I don't know how to do that without talking about you, because back then everything was about you. You were the start of a journey that would lead me place my younger self couldn't yet comprehend.
As much as I wish I could erase you from my history, none of those things would have been possible without you.
#nonfiction
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
14th Mar 2025 9:31pm
14th Mar 2025 9:31pm
Mabon (and tinned apples)
The website told me to
"Get out in the garden"
but it might have to be
someone else's garden
because I don't have one
(unless you count weeds)
but I'm pretty sure harvesting
the last of someone else's
summer crops is illegal
so I won't be doing that
this year
Though if Mabon comes around
and I happen to be in an apocalypse
the Gods and I might need to have words
because I'm not prepared
and I'm sure crop theft
is absolutely acceptable
under those circumstances
just not...
"Get out in the garden"
but it might have to be
someone else's garden
because I don't have one
(unless you count weeds)
but I'm pretty sure harvesting
the last of someone else's
summer crops is illegal
so I won't be doing that
this year
Though if Mabon comes around
and I happen to be in an apocalypse
the Gods and I might need to have words
because I'm not prepared
and I'm sure crop theft
is absolutely acceptable
under those circumstances
just not...
#LifeCycle
#satirical
#spiritual
102 reads
6 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
11th Mar 2025 1:30am
11th Mar 2025 1:30am
End of an era
I'm legit heartbroken that DU is shutting down. This place has been a safe haven for me for the last 13 years.
If anyone wants to stay in contact with me, message me, and if I think we'd be friends irl, I can add you on Facebook or Instagram.
Peace out, Indie
If anyone wants to stay in contact with me, message me, and if I think we'd be friends irl, I can add you on Facebook or Instagram.
Peace out, Indie
#sadness
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Mar 2025 5:20am
7th Mar 2025 5:20am
one of those days (parenting edition)
It's been one of those mornings
where my kiddo wants to throw down
over every little thing
And like every other bad day
the only cure
is silliness
We've had tickle cuddles
played the "where's your beautiful face?"
version of peek-a-boo
and made fairy bread for breakfast
because if sugar doesn't cure grumpiness
it shouldn't exist
My parental nerves are frayed
and I really shouldn't be drinking
a third cup of coffee
but in the absence of any real
mind altering substance ...
where my kiddo wants to throw down
over every little thing
And like every other bad day
the only cure
is silliness
We've had tickle cuddles
played the "where's your beautiful face?"
version of peek-a-boo
and made fairy bread for breakfast
because if sugar doesn't cure grumpiness
it shouldn't exist
My parental nerves are frayed
and I really shouldn't be drinking
a third cup of coffee
but in the absence of any real
mind altering substance ...
#anxiety
#children
#family #frustration
#family #frustration
86 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
6th Mar 2025 10:39pm
6th Mar 2025 10:39pm
resting bitch face values
You walk in
disturb me from whatever I'm doing
to ask me why I'm wearing
my "depressed face" again
like I swapped a smile and lazy bed hair
for some emo eye make up
and a hair sprayed birds nest
No matter how many times
I tell you it's my "thinking face"
or "creative processing face"
or you know, just my actual
fucking usual face
when it's existing
in it's natural state
all you see is black skies
and storm clouds
streaked with lighting
and brimming with...
disturb me from whatever I'm doing
to ask me why I'm wearing
my "depressed face" again
like I swapped a smile and lazy bed hair
for some emo eye make up
and a hair sprayed birds nest
No matter how many times
I tell you it's my "thinking face"
or "creative processing face"
or you know, just my actual
fucking usual face
when it's existing
in it's natural state
all you see is black skies
and storm clouds
streaked with lighting
and brimming with...
#conflict
#frustration
#relationships
108 reads
6 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
6th Mar 2025 8:57pm
6th Mar 2025 8:57pm
f**king with levity (thinking out loud)
I've had a few creative mentors over the years, people I respected (some I still respect), people I looked up to without question, people I relied on, people who I treated like Gods when they were undeniably human. I took the best parts of them to heart, while also taking the things that don't work for me.
There's one line in particular, that runs through my head, rent free. "Indie, you need more levity, your work is brilliant, but it's too heavy on its own". And I think about that all the time. I think about how I love the darkness as much as I hate it. I think about...
There's one line in particular, that runs through my head, rent free. "Indie, you need more levity, your work is brilliant, but it's too heavy on its own". And I think about that all the time. I think about how I love the darkness as much as I hate it. I think about...
#confessional
#identity
#myself
#nonfiction
#SelfReflection
86 reads
2 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
6th Mar 2025 4:36am
6th Mar 2025 4:36am
two truths, one lie
Tell me a secret
make it a lie
you know I'll still love you
when it all falls apart
You linger in my veins
like the last high never faded
never mind that I'm so low, so low
you're the breath I never asked for
keeping me alive
when I'd rather be painting daisies
from the other side
Tell me a secret
make it a lie
sharpen the knife
then twist it
as you slide it in slow
make me believe
you can stop anytime you like
while I plead
is it over...
make it a lie
you know I'll still love you
when it all falls apart
You linger in my veins
like the last high never faded
never mind that I'm so low, so low
you're the breath I never asked for
keeping me alive
when I'd rather be painting daisies
from the other side
Tell me a secret
make it a lie
sharpen the knife
then twist it
as you slide it in slow
make me believe
you can stop anytime you like
while I plead
is it over...
#anger
#hurt
#love
136 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
6th Mar 2025 00:15am
6th Mar 2025 00:15am
I know I'm doing this wrong, but I can't stop
You look at me like I'm heartbreak
like you're waiting for me to move that
extra inch and break your ribcage open
on my way out the door
And I won't lie
sometimes I think of running
in the same way I always think of running
because there isn't a love that
has flooded my veins
that I haven't wanted to escape
and there isn't a love I've run from
that I could bleed out of my soul
Love haunts me more than hate
more than anger
more than fear
If it's possible to die from a feeling
I would...
like you're waiting for me to move that
extra inch and break your ribcage open
on my way out the door
And I won't lie
sometimes I think of running
in the same way I always think of running
because there isn't a love that
has flooded my veins
that I haven't wanted to escape
and there isn't a love I've run from
that I could bleed out of my soul
Love haunts me more than hate
more than anger
more than fear
If it's possible to die from a feeling
I would...
#emotional
#heartbroken
#hurt
#love
#lover
124 reads
6 Comments
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