Submissions by Kaden_Malis (Kaden Malis)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction Kaden Malis - writes poetry dealing with addiction, depression, anxiety and all the struggles that come along with them.
SELF POEM
Published
9th Apr 2021 9:40pm
9th Apr 2021 9:40pm
Halfway gone
Shadows of my wrongs
Come upon me
When I'm alone
They seek to destroy
What was a man
Now a little boy
Mind wages war
Two halves of myself
That are completely torn
One wants to live
Sees life as a
Beautiful gift
The other sees a cage
Wants nothing more
Than to escape
HELP!
I can't do this alone
Desperate and insecure
I'm halfway gone
Come upon me
When I'm alone
They seek to destroy
What was a man
Now a little boy
Mind wages war
Two halves of myself
That are completely torn
One wants to live
Sees life as a
Beautiful gift
The other sees a cage
Wants nothing more
Than to escape
HELP!
I can't do this alone
Desperate and insecure
I'm halfway gone
#anxiety
#depression
#SelfHarm
#addiction
#MentalHealth
22 reads
1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
6th Apr 2021 8:20pm
6th Apr 2021 8:20pm
Scars in her eyes
Beauty was in her smile
Love in her soul
She said no, but didn't win the fight
Now, there's one thing she can't hide
Scars in her eyes
She just wants to cry
Pain is in her smile
Hurt in her soul
She said no, but didn't win the fight
And she has scars in her eyes
Love in her soul
She said no, but didn't win the fight
Now, there's one thing she can't hide
Scars in her eyes
She just wants to cry
Pain is in her smile
Hurt in her soul
She said no, but didn't win the fight
And she has scars in her eyes
#sadness
#abuse
#MeToo
#suffering
#hurt
36 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
4th Apr 2021 11:18pm
4th Apr 2021 11:18pm
Dark day
I awoke to a sunny room
But it didn't shine for me
The birds sang their sweet morning tune
But they didn't sing for me
Strangers smiled and spoke hellos
But no one spoke to me
Artists spread their cheer in lively yellow
But they didn't paint for me
I'm heading down a deep hole
My heart's in a bad place
It's beauty for all others
But for me it's a dark day
But it didn't shine for me
The birds sang their sweet morning tune
But they didn't sing for me
Strangers smiled and spoke hellos
But no one spoke to me
Artists spread their cheer in lively yellow
But they didn't paint for me
I'm heading down a deep hole
My heart's in a bad place
It's beauty for all others
But for me it's a dark day
#anxiety
#depression
#bipolar #MentalHealth
#bipolar #MentalHealth
31 reads
4 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
4th Apr 2021 10:47pm
4th Apr 2021 10:47pm
Where truth hides
Down below
Truth lies hidden
Underneath fraudulent emotions
Who shroud the secrets
With deceptive covers
They put on a good show
For all to see
While secretly hiding
Their dark doppelgangers
Those true feelings
Only rise to the surface
When no one else is around
These feelings are...
The one's who want to suffocate
And break you down
The one's who want to take a little bit of
Life everytime they arise
The one's who want to keep you hidden
And all alone
Till you...
Truth lies hidden
Underneath fraudulent emotions
Who shroud the secrets
With deceptive covers
They put on a good show
For all to see
While secretly hiding
Their dark doppelgangers
Those true feelings
Only rise to the surface
When no one else is around
These feelings are...
The one's who want to suffocate
And break you down
The one's who want to take a little bit of
Life everytime they arise
The one's who want to keep you hidden
And all alone
Till you...
#anxiety
#depression
#bipolar #MentalHealth
#bipolar #MentalHealth
27 reads
2 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
2nd Apr 2021 7:52pm
2nd Apr 2021 7:52pm
Milk carton picture
Milk carton picture
Of someone I used to know
A nice girl with a pretty smile
Before she hit her low
Before the wrong crowd
Led her to the slaughter
With deceptive emotions
They held their constrained laughter
What am I saying
It was her choice
I just wish she had the courage
To speak her voice
Or maybe this is what she wanted
To disappear from a world
That showed no compassion
And spit on her pearl
However it went down
I'll miss the person I used to know
Loving, caring and strong...
Of someone I used to know
A nice girl with a pretty smile
Before she hit her low
Before the wrong crowd
Led her to the slaughter
With deceptive emotions
They held their constrained laughter
What am I saying
It was her choice
I just wish she had the courage
To speak her voice
Or maybe this is what she wanted
To disappear from a world
That showed no compassion
And spit on her pearl
However it went down
I'll miss the person I used to know
Loving, caring and strong...
#sadness
#heartbroken
#despair
#emptiness
#bittersweet
39 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
2nd Apr 2021 6:56pm
2nd Apr 2021 6:56pm
Freedom in Hell
I've been missing you
A little more than I would like to admit
Three sleepless nights
And pointless days
Spent trying to occupy my time
Distractions from that beautiful ride
We shared for awhile
But I was in denial
You were taking and taking
More than you would like to admit
Turning me into your slave
How can freedom be so confusing
I can go anywhere I want in Hell
But out..
My emotions are shot
I don't know how I feel or
How I'm supposed to
But I can't let you win
Our...
A little more than I would like to admit
Three sleepless nights
And pointless days
Spent trying to occupy my time
Distractions from that beautiful ride
We shared for awhile
But I was in denial
You were taking and taking
More than you would like to admit
Turning me into your slave
How can freedom be so confusing
I can go anywhere I want in Hell
But out..
My emotions are shot
I don't know how I feel or
How I'm supposed to
But I can't let you win
Our...
#anxiety
#depression
#alcohol
#addiction
#MentalHealth
21 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
30th Mar 2021 6:16pm
30th Mar 2021 6:16pm
Way home
I poured the drain
A drink today
Sick and tired of
Living this way
Spend precious time
Waiting on something
That brought me nothing
But heartache and strife
So take these chains away
I'm taking back my freedom
Walking that long way
Back to Eden
I'm jumping off this carousel
It's making me sick
Tired of hitting my head
Against these same broken bricks
Had enough of hanging
Onto a fake reality
I'm turning my eyes
Toward victory
I had control ...
A drink today
Sick and tired of
Living this way
Spend precious time
Waiting on something
That brought me nothing
But heartache and strife
So take these chains away
I'm taking back my freedom
Walking that long way
Back to Eden
I'm jumping off this carousel
It's making me sick
Tired of hitting my head
Against these same broken bricks
Had enough of hanging
Onto a fake reality
I'm turning my eyes
Toward victory
I had control ...
#inspirational
#God
#faith
#addiction
#redemption
31 reads
6 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
29th Mar 2021 2:45am
29th Mar 2021 2:45am
Fighting the darkness
Memories can't be erased
And disappear like time
Time is a thief, but it can't take
The memories of when you were mine
We were inseparable
Like fire that needs oxygen to breathe
But the drugs drove an
Immovable barrier between you and me
It was hard to watch
A beautiful face and sweet soul
Get lost in my arms
And turn into someone I didn't know
I'll be there for every step
I'll see you through
Please don't push me away
You've gotta want this too
If you're not ready
I can't make you ...
And disappear like time
Time is a thief, but it can't take
The memories of when you were mine
We were inseparable
Like fire that needs oxygen to breathe
But the drugs drove an
Immovable barrier between you and me
It was hard to watch
A beautiful face and sweet soul
Get lost in my arms
And turn into someone I didn't know
I'll be there for every step
I'll see you through
Please don't push me away
You've gotta want this too
If you're not ready
I can't make you ...
#heartbroken
#addiction
#frustration
#redemption
#healing
81 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Mar 2021 11:53pm
28th Mar 2021 11:53pm
A beautiful gift
You came to me
Like the mist after
A summer rain
An impossible dream
Meant for someone
Other than me
You breathed life
Into this shadow of a man
Who was drowning
In life's pain
You gave me reason
Gave me meaning
Gave me purpose
Gave me cleansing
Now I can't wait
To see the sun rise
I was fading
But you heard my cries
Now everyday is
A beautiful gift from you
When you're by my side
Life is something I can't refuse
Like the mist after
A summer rain
An impossible dream
Meant for someone
Other than me
You breathed life
Into this shadow of a man
Who was drowning
In life's pain
You gave me reason
Gave me meaning
Gave me purpose
Gave me cleansing
Now I can't wait
To see the sun rise
I was fading
But you heard my cries
Now everyday is
A beautiful gift from you
When you're by my side
Life is something I can't refuse
#inspirational
#God
#faith
#spiritual
#redemption
44 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
26th Mar 2021 1:28am
26th Mar 2021 1:28am
Stay away
Narrow slit eyes
Follow me
Wherever I go
Moving through
Darkened alleys
Back and forth so slow
Listen for my breath
And line me in chalk
You can't go
Where I go
Stay away
I see the hidden knife
Drowning in malaise
You can't have my life
If this isn't making sense
Don't complain
Just stop reading
You've nothing left to gain
If paranoia grips you
And tragedy you can't turn away
Find its soulless eyes
And set your fixated gaze
Follow me
Wherever I go
Moving through
Darkened alleys
Back and forth so slow
Listen for my breath
And line me in chalk
You can't go
Where I go
Stay away
I see the hidden knife
Drowning in malaise
You can't have my life
If this isn't making sense
Don't complain
Just stop reading
You've nothing left to gain
If paranoia grips you
And tragedy you can't turn away
Find its soulless eyes
And set your fixated gaze
#anxiety
#bipolar
#addiction
#MentalHealth
#fear
32 reads
0 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
25th Mar 2021 5:14pm
25th Mar 2021 5:14pm
James Douglas
Thrown into this world
An outsider
Exiled from paradise
As a fallen angel
The chains that shackled you above
Now failingly tried to bind you below
An instinctive rebel
Who dared to ask why?
You set the kindling
Ablaze under America's youth
Fanned the flames
And watched as it grew
A poetic call to arms
For life, love, and
The pursuit of happiness
Yet with anything that causes dissent
Your country labeled you deviant
A modern day crucifixion
Staged for the world to see ...
An outsider
Exiled from paradise
As a fallen angel
The chains that shackled you above
Now failingly tried to bind you below
An instinctive rebel
Who dared to ask why?
You set the kindling
Ablaze under America's youth
Fanned the flames
And watched as it grew
A poetic call to arms
For life, love, and
The pursuit of happiness
Yet with anything that causes dissent
Your country labeled you deviant
A modern day crucifixion
Staged for the world to see ...
#inspirational
#music
#freedom
#art
#culture
34 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
26th Feb 2021 9:00pm
26th Feb 2021 9:00pm
Don't look to me
Don't look to me
When questions go unanswered
You're searching for answers
I can't see
An analytical mind
Lost in a Picasso world
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
So tell me what you see
Don't look to me
I can't be your guide
Take what you need
And leave the rest behind
Let the words speak for themselves
They speak in many colors
For many different ears
So don't look to me
Tell me what you hear
When questions go unanswered
You're searching for answers
I can't see
An analytical mind
Lost in a Picasso world
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
So tell me what you see
Don't look to me
I can't be your guide
Take what you need
And leave the rest behind
Let the words speak for themselves
They speak in many colors
For many different ears
So don't look to me
Tell me what you hear
#kindness
#inspirational
#peace
#honesty
#learning
44 reads
9 Comments
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