Submissions by Nilknarfar
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I’m not a writer, you’ll see that in my writing. I just encountered inspiration recently and it took control of my pen.
SELF POEM
Published
18th Nov 2022 11:59am
18th Nov 2022 11:59am
Fearless
I am frenzy
I go
I burn
I build
I celebrate
I reach
I weep
I love
I fall
Hard
I am life without fear
You are full
You are awe
You are wait
You are shine
You are much
You are courage
You are consider
You are just enough
You are abundant balance
I go
I burn
I build
I celebrate
I reach
I weep
I love
I fall
Hard
I am life without fear
You are full
You are awe
You are wait
You are shine
You are much
You are courage
You are consider
You are just enough
You are abundant balance
#courage
#dark
#inspirational
#honesty
#wisdom
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Nov 2022 1:17am
17th Nov 2022 1:17am
Record
A record
Something captured,
Something important
In that smooth time capsule
A recorded moment
Blow the dust off and let your needle find a delicate groove
What’s coming through sounds old
It’s been so long, it feels new again
Sounds of yesterday
Feel warm, shady, innocent
Like home
Like ancient memories,
A little faded
You remember them like you need to
The prominent bits are clear
But the details are low
Unregistered
Unrequired
You’re free to fill in those blanks
And you will
Memory finds...
Something captured,
Something important
In that smooth time capsule
A recorded moment
Blow the dust off and let your needle find a delicate groove
What’s coming through sounds old
It’s been so long, it feels new again
Sounds of yesterday
Feel warm, shady, innocent
Like home
Like ancient memories,
A little faded
You remember them like you need to
The prominent bits are clear
But the details are low
Unregistered
Unrequired
You’re free to fill in those blanks
And you will
Memory finds...
#motivational
#memories
#nostalgia
268 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
17th Nov 2022 1:12am
17th Nov 2022 1:12am
Rattlesnake
Today I went for a hike up a rocky desert hill
A jackrabbit crossed my trail
Peacefully hopping through his daily routine
I saw partridge birds
Consorting about over the topic of worms
I noticed the ease with which they kept their distance, but otherwise unalarmed
They had tools I didnt have
Flight, speed, I’m no threat to them
And I wasnt looking for them
And I wasnt a predator
I was prey
I was looking for a rattleshake
I wanted to be ambushed by her
Understand the shock, despair and disbelief of falling victim ...
A jackrabbit crossed my trail
Peacefully hopping through his daily routine
I saw partridge birds
Consorting about over the topic of worms
I noticed the ease with which they kept their distance, but otherwise unalarmed
They had tools I didnt have
Flight, speed, I’m no threat to them
And I wasnt looking for them
And I wasnt a predator
I was prey
I was looking for a rattleshake
I wanted to be ambushed by her
Understand the shock, despair and disbelief of falling victim ...
#anger
#dark
#frustration #apathy
#frustration #apathy
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1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Nov 2022 10:18am
16th Nov 2022 10:18am
Morning Sunshine
Your smile brings the sunrise to my day
A child sees a first winter snowfall
No more magically than your admiration of a new morning
The sun itself is excited to raise it’s sleepy head and paint a new sky
For an audience of one
Indulging at the evolving spectacle, you spend time with each detail
You ponder who’s the artist just on the other side of the clouds
Showing off with that vivid color palette
I wonder how rich those pink and purple brushstrokes appear to your eye
I wonder if I’ve ever seen a color so brilliant
I bet your...
A child sees a first winter snowfall
No more magically than your admiration of a new morning
The sun itself is excited to raise it’s sleepy head and paint a new sky
For an audience of one
Indulging at the evolving spectacle, you spend time with each detail
You ponder who’s the artist just on the other side of the clouds
Showing off with that vivid color palette
I wonder how rich those pink and purple brushstrokes appear to your eye
I wonder if I’ve ever seen a color so brilliant
I bet your...
#happiness
#love
#hope
#inspirational
#admiration
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LOVE POEM
Published
16th Nov 2022 10:16am
16th Nov 2022 10:16am
Two Heartbeats
Two heartbeats
It’s just two heartbeats till dawn
And I wanna fly
Through the sunrise
To the other side
Back when I was younger
To a magical time
Back into your smile
When it was mine
I’d wrap you in a promise
And paste a solemn kiss
On a love letter to me
About what I’ll soon miss
Or maybe I wouldn’t
Maybe I’d just lie
And say I don’t love you
And kiss your lips goodbye
I could set one of us free
Under the stars that night
Before our broken hearts
Become possessed by fright ...
It’s just two heartbeats till dawn
And I wanna fly
Through the sunrise
To the other side
Back when I was younger
To a magical time
Back into your smile
When it was mine
I’d wrap you in a promise
And paste a solemn kiss
On a love letter to me
About what I’ll soon miss
Or maybe I wouldn’t
Maybe I’d just lie
And say I don’t love you
And kiss your lips goodbye
I could set one of us free
Under the stars that night
Before our broken hearts
Become possessed by fright ...
#love
#regret
#forgiveness
#disappointment
#rhyming
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LOVE POEM
Published
15th Nov 2022 8:15pm
15th Nov 2022 8:15pm
Sculpture
I need to see her again
Before what’s left of her is erased
Reduced to a pile of memory dust
scattered among the ashes
Of a long gone day
Let my pencil be a sculptor
Pulling my fingers as it will
To chip away blank paper
Carving away line after line
Graphite emerging,
Revealing the perfect words
Stringing them together
Bringing to life all my favorite details
Black and white buffed to color and skin
And sound
And sight
And smell
Until it has revealed my love
And polished a perfect sculpture ...
Before what’s left of her is erased
Reduced to a pile of memory dust
scattered among the ashes
Of a long gone day
Let my pencil be a sculptor
Pulling my fingers as it will
To chip away blank paper
Carving away line after line
Graphite emerging,
Revealing the perfect words
Stringing them together
Bringing to life all my favorite details
Black and white buffed to color and skin
And sound
And sight
And smell
Until it has revealed my love
And polished a perfect sculpture ...
#love
#beauty
#memories
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1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
15th Nov 2022 8:11pm
15th Nov 2022 8:11pm
Sharing is Caring
I’d love to let you read my poems dear,
But I worry they’ll tell you all my secrets.
I just cant risk us finding out who I am.
More tea?
But I worry they’ll tell you all my secrets.
I just cant risk us finding out who I am.
More tea?
#identity
#mirror
#confessional
#SelfReflection
#SelfDiscovery
182 reads
0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
15th Nov 2022 9:26am
15th Nov 2022 9:26am
The Wine Glass
Darling,
Your lipstick on the wineglass was my last sip of you. I put my fingers around yours, and drew a deep breath, putting my lips upon your rouge, as I savored the last drop of your chardonnay. The thought crossed my mind that we experienced the flavor together.
Then my heart raced when I realized mine was the richer experience. I tasted the last drop of you, along with that lonely drop of wine. Now, I can only long for another vintage of that blend.
Your lipstick on the wineglass was my last sip of you. I put my fingers around yours, and drew a deep breath, putting my lips upon your rouge, as I savored the last drop of your chardonnay. The thought crossed my mind that we experienced the flavor together.
Then my heart raced when I realized mine was the richer experience. I tasted the last drop of you, along with that lonely drop of wine. Now, I can only long for another vintage of that blend.
#love
#romantic
#beauty #FallingInLove
#beauty #FallingInLove
324 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
15th Nov 2022 9:24am
15th Nov 2022 9:24am
Echos
Creaky wood floors give me away as
I roam the hallways of this ramshackle fortress.
These old empty veins that used to carry life
Rusty nerves are dulled and mute
I walk a well worn path, softly.
Curtains always drawn
They shouldnt see
But, It’s Spring again
I bet that weeping cherry is blooming
Seems so empty now
And it’s aged so much
The many coats of peeling paint
Just like tree rings,
The feel like eons
Hallway walls are mostly mirrors now
It makes them seem more vast,
Nicotine stained...
I roam the hallways of this ramshackle fortress.
These old empty veins that used to carry life
Rusty nerves are dulled and mute
I walk a well worn path, softly.
Curtains always drawn
They shouldnt see
But, It’s Spring again
I bet that weeping cherry is blooming
Seems so empty now
And it’s aged so much
The many coats of peeling paint
Just like tree rings,
The feel like eons
Hallway walls are mostly mirrors now
It makes them seem more vast,
Nicotine stained...
#loneliness
#emptiness
#bittersweet
180 reads
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STORY POEM
Published
14th Nov 2022 9:30pm
14th Nov 2022 9:30pm
Rendexvous
He has a big date tonight, a reunion actually. One that is way overdue. He’s known he needed to reconcile, but he’s just been cowardly, if he’s going to be honest with himself. But he simply has to see her one more time no matter what; he’s always known that and now the solution is suddenly so clear.
There have been plenty of opportunities but he’s been scattered. His mind has been so foggy. So many good memories buried under the smudge of a cascade of mistakes. Countless nights spent looking for the bottom of a bottle. He’s not even sure how long it’s been. It’s all too...
There have been plenty of opportunities but he’s been scattered. His mind has been so foggy. So many good memories buried under the smudge of a cascade of mistakes. Countless nights spent looking for the bottom of a bottle. He’s not even sure how long it’s been. It’s all too...
#regret
#ImSorry
#betrayal
#escape
#bittersweet
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LOVE POEM
Published
14th Nov 2022 9:27pm
14th Nov 2022 9:27pm
Your Face
Your face
Your face is sweet like lemonade, strawberries and sunshine.
It calms me like a shady back porch on a cool summer day.
I could drive through your smile like a lake road painted with a deciduous palette.
It’s an ocean breeze sweeping up a sweet aroma from so many waves and their curly sea foam.
Your hair falls all around it like an old wise willow tree
It’s a night sky swirling a spilt milkshake of bright stars around my head.
It’s Love,
Lust,
Longing,
Belonging.
Your face is the last chapter of my favorite book.
Your face is sweet like lemonade, strawberries and sunshine.
It calms me like a shady back porch on a cool summer day.
I could drive through your smile like a lake road painted with a deciduous palette.
It’s an ocean breeze sweeping up a sweet aroma from so many waves and their curly sea foam.
Your hair falls all around it like an old wise willow tree
It’s a night sky swirling a spilt milkshake of bright stars around my head.
It’s Love,
Lust,
Longing,
Belonging.
Your face is the last chapter of my favorite book.
#love
#beauty
294 reads
1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Nov 2022 12:07pm
14th Nov 2022 12:07pm
Hot Rod
If I was a race car,
I’d be shooting gasoline.
Red hot throttle,
Ice cold chrome
Built to speed
I’m a wild man
Baby, I’m a hot rod
Hey there jellybean
I got a thing for you
I’m going to put a thing on you
I’m nothing but power
And you’re a pinstripe dream
Cool out and get in
Dont buckle up
Dont think
All I can give you
Is a mile long thrill
At 90 to nothing
You’re gonna feel something
Real deep down
In that bucket seat
Keep tracing that seam
And you’ll...
I’d be shooting gasoline.
Red hot throttle,
Ice cold chrome
Built to speed
I’m a wild man
Baby, I’m a hot rod
Hey there jellybean
I got a thing for you
I’m going to put a thing on you
I’m nothing but power
And you’re a pinstripe dream
Cool out and get in
Dont buckle up
Dont think
All I can give you
Is a mile long thrill
At 90 to nothing
You’re gonna feel something
Real deep down
In that bucket seat
Keep tracing that seam
And you’ll...
#lust
#ThrillSeeking
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