Submissions by JOY (Joybell)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Personal experience is not always reflected fin my witting, nspiration is also found in the treatment of others and sometimes its as simple as random thoughts.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Apr 2020 2:22pm
17th Apr 2020 2:22pm
Hope in Chaos
The world is changing,
a carefree existence
replaced by chaos and death
Spanning London to Australia,
infecting every continent in between
Faces hidden behind masks
Terrified friends and neighbors
Hand shakes now a single nod
Touching requires disinfection
Faith placed in this protection
Homes becoming prisons
Family not welcome
Friends kept at arms length
The loneliness, overwhelming
Doors locked, terrified of infection
Kids cooped up...
a carefree existence
replaced by chaos and death
Spanning London to Australia,
infecting every continent in between
Faces hidden behind masks
Terrified friends and neighbors
Hand shakes now a single nod
Touching requires disinfection
Faith placed in this protection
Homes becoming prisons
Family not welcome
Friends kept at arms length
The loneliness, overwhelming
Doors locked, terrified of infection
Kids cooped up...
#hope
#courage
#death #pandemic
#death #pandemic
466 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
2nd Apr 2020 3:33am
2nd Apr 2020 3:33am
Young Heart
Young soul's
First attachment
Lacks experience
Loves hard
Falls harder
Easily influenced
Guilt ridden
Modifies behaviour
Acknowledgement sort
Partners attitude, unchanged
Tries Harder
Reforms habits
Demands reassurance
Little reaction
Young soul confused by her lovers absence
Tempers flare
Arguments "normal"
Vulnerabilities exposed
Her fault
Manipulated, responsibility taken
Partnership unbalanced ...
First attachment
Lacks experience
Loves hard
Falls harder
Easily influenced
Guilt ridden
Modifies behaviour
Acknowledgement sort
Partners attitude, unchanged
Tries Harder
Reforms habits
Demands reassurance
Little reaction
Young soul confused by her lovers absence
Tempers flare
Arguments "normal"
Vulnerabilities exposed
Her fault
Manipulated, responsibility taken
Partnership unbalanced ...
#grief
#heartbroken
#breakup #emotional
#breakup #emotional
500 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
6th Mar 2020 3:23pm
6th Mar 2020 3:23pm
Arrogant King
A King who sits upon his throne
believing all the power he holds.
Is one stupid King,
Naive, underestimating the Queen.
The smarmy expressions,
distasteful words
Designed to stun and disempower
What a fool, arrogance will be his demise.
Believing into a trapped he walked
Denying his iron fist rule
Laughing while vile he talked
Unaccepting, he's just plain cruel
Devious plan...
believing all the power he holds.
Is one stupid King,
Naive, underestimating the Queen.
The smarmy expressions,
distasteful words
Designed to stun and disempower
What a fool, arrogance will be his demise.
Believing into a trapped he walked
Denying his iron fist rule
Laughing while vile he talked
Unaccepting, he's just plain cruel
Devious plan...
#hope
#LifeStruggles
#PowerOfWords
925 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
5th Mar 2020 11:16pm
5th Mar 2020 11:16pm
What Defines Me?
Guilt
Shame
Questions
Why Me?
Why was I choosen
Maybe not a choice?
Possibly fate?
An unchangable force
Circumstances out of my contol
Are testing my limits
Lost in a haze
My strength, wavering
Stolen....
Without my concent
My insides torn out
Left behind... Emptyness
Unaware, it was being taken
Until it was too late
My life...
Forever reshaped
Once bright and bubbly
Known as the social butterfly
Whose wings...
Shame
Questions
Why Me?
Why was I choosen
Maybe not a choice?
Possibly fate?
An unchangable force
Circumstances out of my contol
Are testing my limits
Lost in a haze
My strength, wavering
Stolen....
Without my concent
My insides torn out
Left behind... Emptyness
Unaware, it was being taken
Until it was too late
My life...
Forever reshaped
Once bright and bubbly
Known as the social butterfly
Whose wings...
#sadness
#dark
#SelfReflection #hurt
#SelfReflection #hurt
561 reads
5 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
4th Mar 2020 10:32am
4th Mar 2020 10:32am
Dawn to Dusk
Soft subtle
Light emerges from the horizon
Defusing the twilight clouds.
A delicate palette of yellow, orange and blue,
Ignite the sky setting it ablaze.
Under the pale light shadows
Cover the ground,
Animals rise breakfast to find.
The world stirs, ready or not
A new day dawns.
Morning introduces noon.
Rising to the skys highest peak
The golden orb dominates,
Scorching heat, capable of distructive fire.
Its blinding light eliminates all shadows
Forcing animals to return...
Light emerges from the horizon
Defusing the twilight clouds.
A delicate palette of yellow, orange and blue,
Ignite the sky setting it ablaze.
Under the pale light shadows
Cover the ground,
Animals rise breakfast to find.
The world stirs, ready or not
A new day dawns.
Morning introduces noon.
Rising to the skys highest peak
The golden orb dominates,
Scorching heat, capable of distructive fire.
Its blinding light eliminates all shadows
Forcing animals to return...
#beauty
#sun
#uplifting
466 reads
4 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
11th Feb 2020 5:00am
11th Feb 2020 5:00am
The Red Queen
Want to hear a secret
Promise you won't tell....
Inside my minds' dark corners
Resides a living hell
Enthroned within, a three year old
Dubbed the Red Queen
Obey her commands
Surrender to her demands
Otherwise, she stomps and screams
A shriek so piercing
eardrums explode.
Abused by those in power
Feeling cheated, and alone
Cunning..
Batters her ocean blue eyes
Approach with caution.
Don't be fooled ...
Promise you won't tell....
Inside my minds' dark corners
Resides a living hell
Enthroned within, a three year old
Dubbed the Red Queen
Obey her commands
Surrender to her demands
Otherwise, she stomps and screams
A shriek so piercing
eardrums explode.
Abused by those in power
Feeling cheated, and alone
Cunning..
Batters her ocean blue eyes
Approach with caution.
Don't be fooled ...
#anger
#dark
#devil
#revenge
#hurt
822 reads
7 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
7th Feb 2020 8:06pm
7th Feb 2020 8:06pm
Breaking point
Words
useless
Empty
Untrue
Actions
Crush
Scar
Destroy
Hearts
Shattered
Confused
Irreparable
Love
Words
Actions ...
useless
Empty
Untrue
Actions
Crush
Scar
Destroy
Hearts
Shattered
Confused
Irreparable
Love
Words
Actions ...
#sadness
#LifeChangingMoment
#choices
549 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Feb 2020 8:16am
4th Feb 2020 8:16am
Invisible Panic Room
Trauma impacted her once clear mind
Lost creativity and the ability to shine
Unprepared for immediate change
Her environment governed by the injury sustained
Arrogance jaded her internal belief
Convinced breakdowns were reserved for the weak
Born into a generation where 'secrecy the key'
Unaware suppression was not entirely healthy
Protection, appointed to the subconscious mind
Calibrated, damage to remain confined
Upon opening a box it seized control
Disables conscious mind, problem solved...
Lost creativity and the ability to shine
Unprepared for immediate change
Her environment governed by the injury sustained
Arrogance jaded her internal belief
Convinced breakdowns were reserved for the weak
Born into a generation where 'secrecy the key'
Unaware suppression was not entirely healthy
Protection, appointed to the subconscious mind
Calibrated, damage to remain confined
Upon opening a box it seized control
Disables conscious mind, problem solved...
#anxiety
#LifeStruggles
#MentalHealth
526 reads
2 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
10th Jan 2020 6:01am
10th Jan 2020 6:01am
The Monster Within
Below the surface, deep within
A monster hides....
Waiting....
To pounce
Growling,
Yearning to be free
The objective
REVENGE!
Clawing at the cage
Growling in anticipation
Excitement building
Release is nigh,
Waiting...
Gaining power
Planning every move
Rested, ready
Regretful
denying himself freedom
Believing in change
Rattling increases
The cage door weakens
Screws popping
Imagination runs wild
Dismembering...
A monster hides....
Waiting....
To pounce
Growling,
Yearning to be free
The objective
REVENGE!
Clawing at the cage
Growling in anticipation
Excitement building
Release is nigh,
Waiting...
Gaining power
Planning every move
Rested, ready
Regretful
denying himself freedom
Believing in change
Rattling increases
The cage door weakens
Screws popping
Imagination runs wild
Dismembering...
#anger
#regret
#rejection
#despair
#emptiness
654 reads
8 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Jan 2020 3:26pm
7th Jan 2020 3:26pm
This Town We Call Home
Remote, isolated, humid
This town we call home
Hot and muggy
Sweat trickles from every pore
Red dirt and dust stick like glue
A/C's provide little relief
The Kimberleys, NW Frontier
Torrential storms flood the marsh
The Wet Season looms
High tides buldge,
Reaching record levels
Majestic Kimberlys
Young indigenous kids
Barefoot,
They call the back streets home
Booze, drugs, crime and police
Few escape the cycle
Resigned to the ongoing tension
Majority...
This town we call home
Hot and muggy
Sweat trickles from every pore
Red dirt and dust stick like glue
A/C's provide little relief
The Kimberleys, NW Frontier
Torrential storms flood the marsh
The Wet Season looms
High tides buldge,
Reaching record levels
Majestic Kimberlys
Young indigenous kids
Barefoot,
They call the back streets home
Booze, drugs, crime and police
Few escape the cycle
Resigned to the ongoing tension
Majority...
#strength
#dark
#home
482 reads
6 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
7th Jan 2020 1:05pm
7th Jan 2020 1:05pm
A Town by Any Other Name
Isolation stalks the remote red dirt,
As tension rises like the tide.
Loneliness floods the sad back streets,
Blazing heat, bare feet, force the kids inside.
Drinking becomes a stubborn escape,
From the heat, a hopeless storm.
Drugs, Police and a hard edged life,
Leaves no hope, for the desperate and torn.
Crime accepted as a part of life,
Creeps in like a humid marsh wind.
Police watch the A/C on a thin blue line,
Forcing a blind eye to many small sins.
7/01/20 ...
As tension rises like the tide.
Loneliness floods the sad back streets,
Blazing heat, bare feet, force the kids inside.
Drinking becomes a stubborn escape,
From the heat, a hopeless storm.
Drugs, Police and a hard edged life,
Leaves no hope, for the desperate and torn.
Crime accepted as a part of life,
Creeps in like a humid marsh wind.
Police watch the A/C on a thin blue line,
Forcing a blind eye to many small sins.
7/01/20 ...
#strength
#dark
#home
475 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
6th Jan 2020 6:10pm
6th Jan 2020 6:10pm
Darkness my Escape
Dark streets my only escape
Filled with the unknown
Stomach churning, strangers stare
My mind alert, I'm prepared
Safety craved, must protect my back
Conscious it's exposed
Cover desperately sort
Relieved, in front stands a bus port
Walls on three side allows me time
A shadow is approaching
He sits close, my mind begins to spark
Confident in safety, on his journey I embark
He leaves thoughtful, job complete ...
Filled with the unknown
Stomach churning, strangers stare
My mind alert, I'm prepared
Safety craved, must protect my back
Conscious it's exposed
Cover desperately sort
Relieved, in front stands a bus port
Walls on three side allows me time
A shadow is approaching
He sits close, my mind begins to spark
Confident in safety, on his journey I embark
He leaves thoughtful, job complete ...
#sadness
#anxiety
#loneliness #courage
#loneliness #courage
633 reads
3 Comments
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