Submissions by MJ3 (Pen_ofsad)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
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Poetry for me and anyone
SELF POEM
Published
2nd Jan 2019 4:20am
2nd Jan 2019 4:20am
Facade
Imperative it is that my true face remain hidden.
For eternity my identity must remain a mystery.
Externally I display composure.
Internally exists a warzone.
Can I ever live without this mask?
Until I become like everyone else it seems.
My status as the odd one causes constant ridicule.
Be it my interests, mannerisms, or appearance, it’s always something.
Pointing and laughing are the only forms of acknowledgement I receive.
Apparently different is taboo.
I look forward to a day when acceptance becomes normality.
Maybe then I...
For eternity my identity must remain a mystery.
Externally I display composure.
Internally exists a warzone.
Can I ever live without this mask?
Until I become like everyone else it seems.
My status as the odd one causes constant ridicule.
Be it my interests, mannerisms, or appearance, it’s always something.
Pointing and laughing are the only forms of acknowledgement I receive.
Apparently different is taboo.
I look forward to a day when acceptance becomes normality.
Maybe then I...
#SelfReflection
#suffering
#acceptance
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd Jan 2019 4:01am
2nd Jan 2019 4:01am
Moonlit Thoughts
The sun shines no longer as nightfall approaches.
Rain begins tapdancing on my window.
Save for the elements, silence rings.
By the light of the moon I begin to reflect.
I remember times of youthful euphoria.
I had not a care in the world save for essays, fun, and slumber.
It seems as though bills and taxes are all I have time to worry about nowadays.
If only the hands of time could be turned back.
I remember friends I no longer know.
Where are they and what has become of them, I wonder.
I can only pray that life has been good to...
Rain begins tapdancing on my window.
Save for the elements, silence rings.
By the light of the moon I begin to reflect.
I remember times of youthful euphoria.
I had not a care in the world save for essays, fun, and slumber.
It seems as though bills and taxes are all I have time to worry about nowadays.
If only the hands of time could be turned back.
I remember friends I no longer know.
Where are they and what has become of them, I wonder.
I can only pray that life has been good to...
#TimeHeals
#SelfReflection
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
31st Dec 2018 00:57am
31st Dec 2018 00:57am
Youth
Where is the cheerful spirit I once held?
What happened to the glow in my eyes that used to be?
My heart was once filled to the brim with hope.
As I grew older that person slowly died.
A child dreaming of wealth and castles.
A man barely scraping by, sometimes without food.
The fire in the boy’s soul could be felt through his eyes.
The man’s eyes are eager to close for the final time.
The young one wanted to change the world.
The elder just wants to survive in it.
Optimism replaced with betrayal induced cynicism.
The innocence...
What happened to the glow in my eyes that used to be?
My heart was once filled to the brim with hope.
As I grew older that person slowly died.
A child dreaming of wealth and castles.
A man barely scraping by, sometimes without food.
The fire in the boy’s soul could be felt through his eyes.
The man’s eyes are eager to close for the final time.
The young one wanted to change the world.
The elder just wants to survive in it.
Optimism replaced with betrayal induced cynicism.
The innocence...
#aging
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DARK POEM
Published
30th Dec 2018 11:22pm
30th Dec 2018 11:22pm
Friendship of the Reaper
To whomever reads this, I never wanted it to end like this.
I’m sorry to any who may be disappointed; however this is the end of my journey.
Weary from the treacherous path of life in this world I have grown.
No longer shall I suffer the excruciating pain of being bound to this Earth.
The chase to my dreams was truly a path to nowhere.
I toiled like a slave, scratching and clawing to climb the ladder.
No matter my attempts, at the bottom I remained.
Not a dime to my name nor accomplishments to show, it set in that I would be nothing.
My...
I’m sorry to any who may be disappointed; however this is the end of my journey.
Weary from the treacherous path of life in this world I have grown.
No longer shall I suffer the excruciating pain of being bound to this Earth.
The chase to my dreams was truly a path to nowhere.
I toiled like a slave, scratching and clawing to climb the ladder.
No matter my attempts, at the bottom I remained.
Not a dime to my name nor accomplishments to show, it set in that I would be nothing.
My...
#grief
#LifeStruggles
#suicide
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4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Dec 2018 3:35am
29th Dec 2018 3:35am
Division
Unity seems so far away.
For one reason or another we choose to remain at odds with each other.
Hatred a scar that can seemingly not be healed.
A cancer with so many different causes a cure is impossible.
The race into which one is born has long been a cause for disdain.
Why can something uncontrollable cause a person so much pain?
Generations raised to bear prejudice.
To this day it is for that cause that many still die.
Next to, or rather above lies higher power.
The god or gods one worships has led to many a war.
All believing...
For one reason or another we choose to remain at odds with each other.
Hatred a scar that can seemingly not be healed.
A cancer with so many different causes a cure is impossible.
The race into which one is born has long been a cause for disdain.
Why can something uncontrollable cause a person so much pain?
Generations raised to bear prejudice.
To this day it is for that cause that many still die.
Next to, or rather above lies higher power.
The god or gods one worships has led to many a war.
All believing...
#CallToAction
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DARK POEM
Published
29th Dec 2018 3:31am
29th Dec 2018 3:31am
Stolen by the Reaper
The best friend I ever had.
A loyal comrade, it was us against the world.
Our dreams existed intertwined as we ran towards the future.
Suddenly, it all ended.
The news brought me to tears.
Every memory we shared flashed before my eyes.
Frolicking as children, youthful mischief, drunken laughter, and secrets confided.
I see it all again through glassy eyes.
My body shook uncontrollably as tears flowed down my face.
I see him floating when I lie awake at night; I hear his voice when I’m all alone.
To my dismay, these are merely...
A loyal comrade, it was us against the world.
Our dreams existed intertwined as we ran towards the future.
Suddenly, it all ended.
The news brought me to tears.
Every memory we shared flashed before my eyes.
Frolicking as children, youthful mischief, drunken laughter, and secrets confided.
I see it all again through glassy eyes.
My body shook uncontrollably as tears flowed down my face.
I see him floating when I lie awake at night; I hear his voice when I’m all alone.
To my dismay, these are merely...
#grief
#death
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Sep 2018 00:24am
1st Sep 2018 00:24am
Vexation
My heart and mind, both in disarray.
Both left to ponder their battered state.
The cruelty of this world I question every day.
I have yet to find the answers I seek.
Why has war become normality?
A pool of blood now as common as a drop of water.
So many denied the right to a full life.
These aren’t just the pains of the battlefield; these are the struggles of the slums as well.
Why is hatred so deeply engraved in hearts the world over?
We’ve let our differences stop us from enjoying love and friendship.
Race, religion, and...
Both left to ponder their battered state.
The cruelty of this world I question every day.
I have yet to find the answers I seek.
Why has war become normality?
A pool of blood now as common as a drop of water.
So many denied the right to a full life.
These aren’t just the pains of the battlefield; these are the struggles of the slums as well.
Why is hatred so deeply engraved in hearts the world over?
We’ve let our differences stop us from enjoying love and friendship.
Race, religion, and...
#LifeStruggles
#humankind
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ANGER POEM
Published
26th Jul 2018 2:18am
26th Jul 2018 2:18am
Despair
A virus infecting hearts the world over.
Spread infinitely and without a definite cure.
Existing in so many forms predicting it is near impossible.
One of the deadliest threats known to man.
What is your cause, if only I knew?
Maybe then I could prevent the destruction you leave in your wake.
So often when your presence is discovered it’s far too late.
If only the hands of Father Time weren’t stuck in place.
Broken families.
Shattered dreams.
Love destroyed.
Friends turned foe.
This is the work of the monster called...
Spread infinitely and without a definite cure.
Existing in so many forms predicting it is near impossible.
One of the deadliest threats known to man.
What is your cause, if only I knew?
Maybe then I could prevent the destruction you leave in your wake.
So often when your presence is discovered it’s far too late.
If only the hands of Father Time weren’t stuck in place.
Broken families.
Shattered dreams.
Love destroyed.
Friends turned foe.
This is the work of the monster called...
#sadness
#despair
#suffering
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
11th May 2018 4:34pm
11th May 2018 4:34pm
Letter to Heaven
You said you'd come back.
well where are you?
Your creation has come to ruin.
How much longer will you wait?
Greed now rules your world.
Those in power will do anything to keep it.
Only for their own wealth do they care.
While they enjoy being at the top, those below starve.
Your children are killing each other.
Shackled be their minds, drawn be their arms.
Every day we shed tears for the shedding of blood.
While I await your return I watch it all burn.
From hell on Earth I write this letter to heaven.
well where are you?
Your creation has come to ruin.
How much longer will you wait?
Greed now rules your world.
Those in power will do anything to keep it.
Only for their own wealth do they care.
While they enjoy being at the top, those below starve.
Your children are killing each other.
Shackled be their minds, drawn be their arms.
Every day we shed tears for the shedding of blood.
While I await your return I watch it all burn.
From hell on Earth I write this letter to heaven.
#corruption
#God
#greed
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
11th May 2018 00:20am
11th May 2018 00:20am
Clones
The age of sheep is upon us.
We live confined in a society where normality is revered.
Those who choose to be different are ridiculed.
Those who dare to challenge the machine are silenced.
The young are brainwashed to be pawns.
The priests sin more than anyone.
The knights kill pointlessly.
All the while the king laughs as he counts his wealth.
Do we fight?
Do we stand up to right our wrongs?
No, instead we fall in line, cogs in the machine.
Or we turn our heads as if none of this is real....
We live confined in a society where normality is revered.
Those who choose to be different are ridiculed.
Those who dare to challenge the machine are silenced.
The young are brainwashed to be pawns.
The priests sin more than anyone.
The knights kill pointlessly.
All the while the king laughs as he counts his wealth.
Do we fight?
Do we stand up to right our wrongs?
No, instead we fall in line, cogs in the machine.
Or we turn our heads as if none of this is real....
#corruption
#LifeStruggles
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Apr 2018 5:14pm
28th Apr 2018 5:14pm
Ruled by Mars
We humans, the supposed intelligent lifeforms.
Strength, unity, love, and prosperity.
We are what everyone should strive to be.
Or are we?
We claim efforts to be one yet we are clearly torn apart.
Prejudice corrupts our minds pitting us against each other.
We build a society,
Then we burn it to ground with our ignorance.
We are hypocrites.
Why are the wild animals considered savages?
Why when we steal from and kill our own kind all the time?
Why when we try to build a utopia and destroy it with war?
Our clouded minds...
Strength, unity, love, and prosperity.
We are what everyone should strive to be.
Or are we?
We claim efforts to be one yet we are clearly torn apart.
Prejudice corrupts our minds pitting us against each other.
We build a society,
Then we burn it to ground with our ignorance.
We are hypocrites.
Why are the wild animals considered savages?
Why when we steal from and kill our own kind all the time?
Why when we try to build a utopia and destroy it with war?
Our clouded minds...
#corruption
#greed
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2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
14th Apr 2018 10:21pm
14th Apr 2018 10:21pm
Envy
For her I'd give anything.
To the end of the earth I'd pursue her.
For her I'd give my life.
With her I'd trust my life.
But what if she loves another?
A mere shell of a man I'd become.
She completes me.
My heart would shatter should hers not be mine.
Within me she summons two beings.
The first is the beautiful yet dangerous Love.
The second is the child born from Love.
The second is Envy
To the end of the earth I'd pursue her.
For her I'd give my life.
With her I'd trust my life.
But what if she loves another?
A mere shell of a man I'd become.
She completes me.
My heart would shatter should hers not be mine.
Within me she summons two beings.
The first is the beautiful yet dangerous Love.
The second is the child born from Love.
The second is Envy
#jealousy
#relationships
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