Submissions by LunaGreyhawk
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction Everything is worth your authenticity, if you’re brave enough.
LOVE POEM
Published
6th Oct 2019 4:57am
6th Oct 2019 4:57am
Come, My Red Sun Rising
Come,
my boyish grin-giver,
remind me of my youth
worship my ill-gained wisdom
make believe in make-believe
keep my head in the clouds,
whenever my feet are not bound
firmly to this dirty road
Come,
my red sun rising,
bring your good fortune
circumvent this fate with me
show me how;
tell me this all ends well,
it’s even better if you believe it
Come,
my broken-glass menagerie,
know how you sparkle,
decorate this barren space
string your shards ...
my boyish grin-giver,
remind me of my youth
worship my ill-gained wisdom
make believe in make-believe
keep my head in the clouds,
whenever my feet are not bound
firmly to this dirty road
Come,
my red sun rising,
bring your good fortune
circumvent this fate with me
show me how;
tell me this all ends well,
it’s even better if you believe it
Come,
my broken-glass menagerie,
know how you sparkle,
decorate this barren space
string your shards ...
#love
91 reads
16 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
4th Oct 2019 6:55pm
4th Oct 2019 6:55pm
Between the Mile Markers
The distance here
between you and I;
it’s not laid with
any
~or~
all
the words we say
the politeness is bittersweet
~yet~
there appears to be infinite road
stretching out before us,
the faded pavement
glittered here and there
with tiny resentments
that keep us going
between the mile markers
reminding us
of any and all of them;
words we don’t
or
those we won’t
(we can’t)
bring ourselves
to speak out loud
between you and I;
it’s not laid with
any
~or~
all
the words we say
the politeness is bittersweet
~yet~
there appears to be infinite road
stretching out before us,
the faded pavement
glittered here and there
with tiny resentments
that keep us going
between the mile markers
reminding us
of any and all of them;
words we don’t
or
those we won’t
(we can’t)
bring ourselves
to speak out loud
#love
91 reads
11 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
4th Oct 2019 5:24pm
4th Oct 2019 5:24pm
Kitten-Heeled Life Coach Platitudes
forced from my dream
the one where I am ok
for once
being pulled from the dock
just as I can see my ship
on the horizon
gritty eyes
peel back the curtains of slumber
at the very moment
of impact
where the weight of me
flies back into my bones
from wherever the fuck it hides
whenever I can finally sleep
“the new day is what you make of it!”
my therapist’s phantom voice
shrieks in my ear
like the Saturday morning alarm
I forgot to turn off Friday night
but...
...
the one where I am ok
for once
being pulled from the dock
just as I can see my ship
on the horizon
gritty eyes
peel back the curtains of slumber
at the very moment
of impact
where the weight of me
flies back into my bones
from wherever the fuck it hides
whenever I can finally sleep
“the new day is what you make of it!”
my therapist’s phantom voice
shrieks in my ear
like the Saturday morning alarm
I forgot to turn off Friday night
but...
...
#depression
#MentalHealth
#healing
92 reads
11 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
3rd Oct 2019 3:11am
3rd Oct 2019 3:11am
In Digestion
one look at him, and she knew
that man was just made
to be devoured
whole
and who, pray tell, was here to care
about the awful indigestion
he’d leave behind
once he was
gone?
certainly
not
her.
that man was just made
to be devoured
whole
and who, pray tell, was here to care
about the awful indigestion
he’d leave behind
once he was
gone?
certainly
not
her.
#love
#erotic
#sensual
99 reads
15 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
23rd Sep 2019 3:33pm
23rd Sep 2019 3:33pm
Come, Sing for Me
#depression
#sex
#erotic #sensual
#erotic #sensual
453 reads
25 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
22nd Sep 2019 2:17am
22nd Sep 2019 2:17am
Long Exhale on a Cloud
the tightness settles into my eyes
gauzy, jewel-toned shades
float down to cover my mind
satin pillows under my head
chest expands to blow
the sultry, ancient incense
from my torched, heavy breath
my hazy soul sighs
long exhale on a cloud
all my pieces draw inward
naked and exposed fully,
my critical eye softens
I see beauty in the rolling landscape;
scars create striking topography,
pleading with desire
for your curious explorations,
the ones I...
gauzy, jewel-toned shades
float down to cover my mind
satin pillows under my head
chest expands to blow
the sultry, ancient incense
from my torched, heavy breath
my hazy soul sighs
long exhale on a cloud
all my pieces draw inward
naked and exposed fully,
my critical eye softens
I see beauty in the rolling landscape;
scars create striking topography,
pleading with desire
for your curious explorations,
the ones I...
#anxiety
#depression
#SelfReflection #SelfDiscovery
#SelfReflection #SelfDiscovery
97 reads
11 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
18th Sep 2019 8:43pm
18th Sep 2019 8:43pm
Ode To My Little Dick Pic Warrior Wannabes
#anger
#frustration
153 reads
29 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
11th Sep 2019 2:07am
11th Sep 2019 2:07am
The Half-Believer’s Purgatory
do we go now
while there is still
so much love here
and where our
memories can be
recalled with a half grin
and a bittersweet sigh?
where your smile
still transforms my heart
into its whole state of being?
and where my laughter
at your silly jokes
still rights your ship
whenever you are
sailing rough waters?
is this the best shot we’ve got
of escaping this
burning building?
how brave are we really?
do we wait this out
and take the risk
we won’t make it
all...
while there is still
so much love here
and where our
memories can be
recalled with a half grin
and a bittersweet sigh?
where your smile
still transforms my heart
into its whole state of being?
and where my laughter
at your silly jokes
still rights your ship
whenever you are
sailing rough waters?
is this the best shot we’ve got
of escaping this
burning building?
how brave are we really?
do we wait this out
and take the risk
we won’t make it
all...
#anxiety
#love
#depression
113 reads
9 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
10th Sep 2019 3:36pm
10th Sep 2019 3:36pm
You and Me and Our Plus-One, The Monster
life has a funny way
of serving us everything
we’ve ever wanted,
those tender morsels
that make our mouths water,
right in the middle
of a buffet spread
where the others are gorging
themselves
but from which
we can’t even eat
I thought we’d find
our way through
with empty stomachs
prime for filling
ravenous for the delicacies
stuffed to the gills
but in the end,
we found ourselves
starving
...once again
poison was in the flask
we drank from
venom in...
of serving us everything
we’ve ever wanted,
those tender morsels
that make our mouths water,
right in the middle
of a buffet spread
where the others are gorging
themselves
but from which
we can’t even eat
I thought we’d find
our way through
with empty stomachs
prime for filling
ravenous for the delicacies
stuffed to the gills
but in the end,
we found ourselves
starving
...once again
poison was in the flask
we drank from
venom in...
#sadness
#love
#depression #heartbroken
#depression #heartbroken
110 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
10th Sep 2019 5:30am
10th Sep 2019 5:30am
Until She Joins The Mist
I sit here alone
while all the innocents
are sleeping
and the whole of this place
is silent, except for the sound
of my Sadness approaching
she sits on my lap
and wraps her slender arms
around my neck
in the sweetest
most torturous embrace
she whispers them all
softly into my ear
her fresh wounds
her old grief
and her pain radiates
through me
and I suddenly can’t breathe
from the strength of her arms
enveloping me
so I...
while all the innocents
are sleeping
and the whole of this place
is silent, except for the sound
of my Sadness approaching
she sits on my lap
and wraps her slender arms
around my neck
in the sweetest
most torturous embrace
she whispers them all
softly into my ear
her fresh wounds
her old grief
and her pain radiates
through me
and I suddenly can’t breathe
from the strength of her arms
enveloping me
so I...
#sadness
#depression
95 reads
5 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
9th Sep 2019 5:27pm
9th Sep 2019 5:27pm
The Seduction of Nothing
Anxiety
you magnificent
beast
come over here
and kiss me
like you mean it
right on the lips
so I can taste you
your iron dread
washing over my tongue
bitter with a hint
of sweet
like a kumquat
that’s as ripe as it’s ever
going to be
don’t be shy now
you’ve never hidden
your textbook demands
from me before
don’t start now
there’s so much more
for you to do
to me
to stand
at your rightful place
seated at the throne ...
you magnificent
beast
come over here
and kiss me
like you mean it
right on the lips
so I can taste you
your iron dread
washing over my tongue
bitter with a hint
of sweet
like a kumquat
that’s as ripe as it’s ever
going to be
don’t be shy now
you’ve never hidden
your textbook demands
from me before
don’t start now
there’s so much more
for you to do
to me
to stand
at your rightful place
seated at the throne ...
#anxiety
#depression
#LifeStruggles
#emptiness
#apathy
112 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
7th Sep 2019 6:03pm
7th Sep 2019 6:03pm
I Left You
I left you.
I
left
you
you were playing so happily
in the smiling sunshine
breeze lifting your tawny hair
making it dance atop your head
curly tendrils
I loved to bury my nose in them
breathing deeply
their fragrance uniquely you
closing my eyes
knowing this was the scent
imprinted on my soul
the one I would kill to protect
never realizing until now
it was me you...
I
left
you
you were playing so happily
in the smiling sunshine
breeze lifting your tawny hair
making it dance atop your head
curly tendrils
I loved to bury my nose in them
breathing deeply
their fragrance uniquely you
closing my eyes
knowing this was the scent
imprinted on my soul
the one I would kill to protect
never realizing until now
it was me you...
#regret
#motherhood
#memories
#illness
#MentalHealth
126 reads
13 Comments
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