Submissions by JollisaRose (Jen)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
DARK POEM
Published
9th Oct 2009 4:51pm
9th Oct 2009 4:51pm
Deathday
A brief moment in time
A split second
And all that was
Changed
But for you
It wasn't a surprise
It was cold
Planned
Calculated
You knew
What you wanted
To take from me
You were aware
Of the risk
And didn't care
Bruising my skin
Wounding my spirit
Killing my soul
I am alive
But you murdered me
A split second
And all that was
Changed
But for you
It wasn't a surprise
It was cold
Planned
Calculated
You knew
What you wanted
To take from me
You were aware
Of the risk
And didn't care
Bruising my skin
Wounding my spirit
Killing my soul
I am alive
But you murdered me
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SELF POEM
Published
9th Oct 2009 2:17pm
9th Oct 2009 2:17pm
Judgement
Energy coursing through my veins
A power unknown
The meaning obscured
It's purpose denied
It remains contained
In a self-imposed cell
With imaginary walls
That are hidden even from myself
But I know they are there
Only I don't yet fully know the secret
Held hostage within
Locked away
Awaiting release
Once the verdict is overturned
A judgement was made long ago
By one too young to understand
And too innocent to know
The severity of her choices
Because she was alone
Because no one was there...
A power unknown
The meaning obscured
It's purpose denied
It remains contained
In a self-imposed cell
With imaginary walls
That are hidden even from myself
But I know they are there
Only I don't yet fully know the secret
Held hostage within
Locked away
Awaiting release
Once the verdict is overturned
A judgement was made long ago
By one too young to understand
And too innocent to know
The severity of her choices
Because she was alone
Because no one was there...
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SELF POEM
Published
6th Oct 2009 5:07pm
6th Oct 2009 5:07pm
Wounded Beast
I imagine myself
As a wounded beast
Poised to attack
Any who care enough to help
On the alert
To unleash my anger
Upon any who dare to come too close
Snarling in fear
Of the pain if my wounds are touched
Wanting only to withdraw
To curl up in the darkest shadows
To lick my festering sores
To sleep
To rest
Until
I awaken
Whole again
As a wounded beast
Poised to attack
Any who care enough to help
On the alert
To unleash my anger
Upon any who dare to come too close
Snarling in fear
Of the pain if my wounds are touched
Wanting only to withdraw
To curl up in the darkest shadows
To lick my festering sores
To sleep
To rest
Until
I awaken
Whole again
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LOVE POEM
Published
6th Oct 2009 5:01pm
6th Oct 2009 5:01pm
Longing
Longing...
For the safety and comfort
Of being enclosed
Within the warmth
Of adoring angel wings
Fearing...
That it may be a trap
An illusion to fool me
And hold me hostage
In an eternal downward spiral
Of torturous damnation
I ache for the love I want, I need
But deny that it could ever be real
Because it will bring me
Face to face
With my pain
And I will know
All that I dread to know...
I will see
All that I am terrified to see...
And I will be forced to acknowledge
The truth of who I am
I am frightened...
For the safety and comfort
Of being enclosed
Within the warmth
Of adoring angel wings
Fearing...
That it may be a trap
An illusion to fool me
And hold me hostage
In an eternal downward spiral
Of torturous damnation
I ache for the love I want, I need
But deny that it could ever be real
Because it will bring me
Face to face
With my pain
And I will know
All that I dread to know...
I will see
All that I am terrified to see...
And I will be forced to acknowledge
The truth of who I am
I am frightened...
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SELF POEM
Published
5th Oct 2009 5:01pm
5th Oct 2009 5:01pm
Roar
Anger, hate and misery
Caused by all they did to me
A monster raging deep inside
Kept locked up and forced to hide
"Rage, Rage, go away!"
"But I'll be back again another day"
It wants to show it's ugly head
I push it back and smile instead
It's not allowed to come and play
I can't say all I want to say
"I'll stay and hide and you'll not know,
I'll hide and grow and grow and grow
Til one day you'll hear me roar
And wish you'd listened years before!"
Caused by all they did to me
A monster raging deep inside
Kept locked up and forced to hide
"Rage, Rage, go away!"
"But I'll be back again another day"
It wants to show it's ugly head
I push it back and smile instead
It's not allowed to come and play
I can't say all I want to say
"I'll stay and hide and you'll not know,
I'll hide and grow and grow and grow
Til one day you'll hear me roar
And wish you'd listened years before!"
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SELF POEM
Published
5th Oct 2009 4:55pm
5th Oct 2009 4:55pm
Jaded
Through stormy skies
Eagles fly in the rain
As earth gathers the tears
Of a lifetime of pain
And she hides in the shadows
A nameless child with a name
An invisible cloak
Hides her guilt and her shame
The darkness has come
And all beauty has faded
All life turned to stone
And her future is jaded
Eagles fly in the rain
As earth gathers the tears
Of a lifetime of pain
And she hides in the shadows
A nameless child with a name
An invisible cloak
Hides her guilt and her shame
The darkness has come
And all beauty has faded
All life turned to stone
And her future is jaded
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STORY POEM
Published
28th Sep 2009 3:25pm
28th Sep 2009 3:25pm
Killer of Kings
Into the dragons lair
I have been taken
Left alone
Lost, forlorn, forsaken
Breath of fire
Beating of wings
Standing before
This killer of kings
Majestic, striking
Emerald green eyes
Flash in the firelight
Eyeing its prize
Slicing air like a knife
Tail crashes down thrice
Prepared to consume
This fair sacrifice
Grabbing at earth
With talons so sharp
But I soothe and placate
With the sound of my harp
A sweet soft melody
To lull him to sleep
A calm tune to tame him
Here in his own...
I have been taken
Left alone
Lost, forlorn, forsaken
Breath of fire
Beating of wings
Standing before
This killer of kings
Majestic, striking
Emerald green eyes
Flash in the firelight
Eyeing its prize
Slicing air like a knife
Tail crashes down thrice
Prepared to consume
This fair sacrifice
Grabbing at earth
With talons so sharp
But I soothe and placate
With the sound of my harp
A sweet soft melody
To lull him to sleep
A calm tune to tame him
Here in his own...
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SELF POEM
Published
28th Sep 2009 3:20pm
28th Sep 2009 3:20pm
Wake me
Shake me God
Wake me
For this life
Is naught but a dream
Yet I am caught
In the charade
Like a fly
Stuck in a web
Threads
Intricately spun
With sinister purpose
To trap me
To suck the blood
Out of my dying veins
Until there is nothing left
Shake me God
Wake me
Before it's too late!
I know this isn't real
Yet I'm trapped
In the pretense
Like an innocent beast
Leg caught
In jaws of metal
Laid down
With sinister purpose
To strip my dead hide
For selfish greed
Leaving my body to...
Wake me
For this life
Is naught but a dream
Yet I am caught
In the charade
Like a fly
Stuck in a web
Threads
Intricately spun
With sinister purpose
To trap me
To suck the blood
Out of my dying veins
Until there is nothing left
Shake me God
Wake me
Before it's too late!
I know this isn't real
Yet I'm trapped
In the pretense
Like an innocent beast
Leg caught
In jaws of metal
Laid down
With sinister purpose
To strip my dead hide
For selfish greed
Leaving my body to...
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LOVE POEM
Published
25th Sep 2009 4:05pm
25th Sep 2009 4:05pm
Ruins
The age of darkness
Descends upon me
False hope
Built upon the shaky foundations
Of a naive dream
Crumbles
The dust of a once feeling heart
Rises
The rubble
Is all that is left
Time now to pick up the pieces
Clearing the ruins
That never should
Have been built at all
Ah, but it was a lovely dream...
Descends upon me
False hope
Built upon the shaky foundations
Of a naive dream
Crumbles
The dust of a once feeling heart
Rises
The rubble
Is all that is left
Time now to pick up the pieces
Clearing the ruins
That never should
Have been built at all
Ah, but it was a lovely dream...
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SELF POEM
Published
22nd Sep 2009 4:18pm
22nd Sep 2009 4:18pm
The Scar
An inner pain
Held hostage so long
That the mind alone
Cannot contain it
What is hidden
Unseen
Bursts forth
In the immeasurable pain
Of red, raw splitting skin
As congealed blood
Forces its way to the freedom it seeks
The invisible
Manifests itself
Into the physical world
Creating an outward scar
Of an inward wound
That brings fear to the fore
The odd electrifying twitches are
A silent desire of tissue that aches
To be reconnected
To join those parts that are severed
To once again be whole
To finally be...
Held hostage so long
That the mind alone
Cannot contain it
What is hidden
Unseen
Bursts forth
In the immeasurable pain
Of red, raw splitting skin
As congealed blood
Forces its way to the freedom it seeks
The invisible
Manifests itself
Into the physical world
Creating an outward scar
Of an inward wound
That brings fear to the fore
The odd electrifying twitches are
A silent desire of tissue that aches
To be reconnected
To join those parts that are severed
To once again be whole
To finally be...
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DARK POEM
Published
22nd Sep 2009 4:03pm
22nd Sep 2009 4:03pm
Sliding
Lost in a maze
There's nowhere to go
Each path is a dead end
That leaves me trapped
Within myself
With no hope for escape
Feeling like I am stuck in a bowl
I can't scramble free
I just slide
I keep sliding
Screaming for help
Yet nobody hears
No hands reach to grab me
So I slide
I just keep sliding...
The love I want
I can't find
The love that's there
Won't leave me alone
I won't grab the devils hand
I'd rather slide!
There's nowhere to go
Each path is a dead end
That leaves me trapped
Within myself
With no hope for escape
Feeling like I am stuck in a bowl
I can't scramble free
I just slide
I keep sliding
Screaming for help
Yet nobody hears
No hands reach to grab me
So I slide
I just keep sliding...
The love I want
I can't find
The love that's there
Won't leave me alone
I won't grab the devils hand
I'd rather slide!
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SELF POEM
Published
20th Sep 2009 4:37am
20th Sep 2009 4:37am
Time to Wake Up
Fighting for the right
To be free
I thought you were in my way
But really it was me
I've lived in my own world
But it's not reality
My perception, misconception
Self-deception and repression
I've forgotten who I am
I have no memory
I didn't know
My thoughts weren't mine
Falling apart
Things just weren't fine
Picking up the pieces
One by one
Putting it together
Is more painful than is fun
Secrets and denial
Eyes closed just to get by
I know that wasn't living
To myself now I must die
It's time for...
To be free
I thought you were in my way
But really it was me
I've lived in my own world
But it's not reality
My perception, misconception
Self-deception and repression
I've forgotten who I am
I have no memory
I didn't know
My thoughts weren't mine
Falling apart
Things just weren't fine
Picking up the pieces
One by one
Putting it together
Is more painful than is fun
Secrets and denial
Eyes closed just to get by
I know that wasn't living
To myself now I must die
It's time for...
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