Submissions by Northern1
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Been writing since i was a kid. i use different styles and enjoy playing with form and rhythm.
Doomed i Tell You
This is not aimed at you unless you deny it
i will tell you a secret you don't want to hear
i understand your innermost fear
Closer and i will whisper in your ear
The monster you accuse is ever so near
First you must stand in front of the mirror
Gaze into it and then recoil in horror
Don't look away it's something to see
You're good and bad you're just like me
Your every secret is now being broadcast
How does it feel to be the outcast?
Every finger is now pointing at you
With nowhere to run what will you do?
You're a...
i will tell you a secret you don't want to hear
i understand your innermost fear
Closer and i will whisper in your ear
The monster you accuse is ever so near
First you must stand in front of the mirror
Gaze into it and then recoil in horror
Don't look away it's something to see
You're good and bad you're just like me
Your every secret is now being broadcast
How does it feel to be the outcast?
Every finger is now pointing at you
With nowhere to run what will you do?
You're a...
620 reads
6 Comments
Empty Words
You praise me in songs and stories and speeches,
but your words ring hollow
You proclaim your everlasting love for me,
but you cheat me for another
You say you aspire to live in me,
but you don´t really mean it
You seek to possess me,
but you know that can never be,
for to have me is to have nothing
I am a word for nothing left to lose,
no obligations, no possessions,
no status, no personal ties
So you say you just want a part of me,
but I´m not one for negotiations,
you will have all of me or none at all
So please stop using my...
but your words ring hollow
You proclaim your everlasting love for me,
but you cheat me for another
You say you aspire to live in me,
but you don´t really mean it
You seek to possess me,
but you know that can never be,
for to have me is to have nothing
I am a word for nothing left to lose,
no obligations, no possessions,
no status, no personal ties
So you say you just want a part of me,
but I´m not one for negotiations,
you will have all of me or none at all
So please stop using my...
652 reads
4 Comments
Strangled Society Kimbo Hots
The Quantum Entangled
Dangled
Visa Expired Notoriety
Anxiety
Maladjustment Wrangled
Mangled
In It's Multi-Ethnic Variety
Entirety
Francis Mutters In Simbo
Le-Bimbo
The Weasels Calling Shots
Bots
Got To Protect Window
Limbo
Soon It May Go To Pots
Lots
Dangled
Visa Expired Notoriety
Anxiety
Maladjustment Wrangled
Mangled
In It's Multi-Ethnic Variety
Entirety
Francis Mutters In Simbo
Le-Bimbo
The Weasels Calling Shots
Bots
Got To Protect Window
Limbo
Soon It May Go To Pots
Lots
680 reads
8 Comments
Crazy Horse
Was life a rubber dinghy with no paddle
racing downstream to the waterfall?
riding a crazy bronco with no saddle
then doesn't seem so scary after all
racing downstream to the waterfall?
riding a crazy bronco with no saddle
then doesn't seem so scary after all
585 reads
2 Comments
Sweet Mystery
What's this thing what's it about
what do i sing when i'm without
when it is near when i believe
why do i fear that it will leave
Love the great spell caster
time appears slow
when it moves faster
Why is it magic when i can feel
why so tragic when it's not real
how can i tell what is the sign
ring a bell say that you're mine
Love the sweetest mystery
promising future
unraveling history
what do i sing when i'm without
when it is near when i believe
why do i fear that it will leave
Love the great spell caster
time appears slow
when it moves faster
Why is it magic when i can feel
why so tragic when it's not real
how can i tell what is the sign
ring a bell say that you're mine
Love the sweetest mystery
promising future
unraveling history
632 reads
2 Comments
Vestfrost Spirit
i've been followed most if not all of my life
have felt the presence many times
it's saved my ass a few times too
no i am not crazy it's true
is it one or is it many?
i often wonder about that
sometimes i am glad about it
and thankful
that someone is looking out for me
but other times the presence annoys me
like a peeping Tom is in the room
for some reason it's taken up residence in my fridge
been there a few years now
produces sounds like a door gently shutting
no it's not the motor starting or anything...
have felt the presence many times
it's saved my ass a few times too
no i am not crazy it's true
is it one or is it many?
i often wonder about that
sometimes i am glad about it
and thankful
that someone is looking out for me
but other times the presence annoys me
like a peeping Tom is in the room
for some reason it's taken up residence in my fridge
been there a few years now
produces sounds like a door gently shutting
no it's not the motor starting or anything...
698 reads
5 Comments
Just Deserts?
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this poem are not those of the author
Lock them up throw away the key
or else you are attacking me
Don't let them seek love online
so I can feel safe and fine
Define them only by their offense
unworthy of a second glance
Don't be fooled by crocodile tears
they're devoid of human fears
As their victim I demand my right
endless suffering be their plight
Know them as another species
for food throw them feces
Death's too good so make them live...
Lock them up throw away the key
or else you are attacking me
Don't let them seek love online
so I can feel safe and fine
Define them only by their offense
unworthy of a second glance
Don't be fooled by crocodile tears
they're devoid of human fears
As their victim I demand my right
endless suffering be their plight
Know them as another species
for food throw them feces
Death's too good so make them live...
622 reads
5 Comments
Nearly
Not man or woman child or adult
All times found wanting & at fault
Neither happy or blue rich or poor
If given nothing won't ask for more
Unlucky at cards yet blessed in love
Crawls from under to reach above
Prank of gods that only one wants
Forfeits praises to hear no taunts
Comprehends but has no opinion
Only freedom is being it's minion
Not complaining it sees it clearly
The single purpose of the nearly
All times found wanting & at fault
Neither happy or blue rich or poor
If given nothing won't ask for more
Unlucky at cards yet blessed in love
Crawls from under to reach above
Prank of gods that only one wants
Forfeits praises to hear no taunts
Comprehends but has no opinion
Only freedom is being it's minion
Not complaining it sees it clearly
The single purpose of the nearly
544 reads
2 Comments
Indispensable Folk
Translation of a well loved local song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkJ0FIcwRqk
Indispensable Folk (Ómissandi Fólk - Magnús Eiríksson)
Naked you enter the world
and naked you leave it too
from these inanimate objects
you thought you'd keep with you
And on down life´s highway
you go where you will go
and know that during midday
death will size you up and so
Don´t you get big headed
from life´s nurturing yolk
graveyards of this plane
house indispensable folk
Naked you enter the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkJ0FIcwRqk
Indispensable Folk (Ómissandi Fólk - Magnús Eiríksson)
Naked you enter the world
and naked you leave it too
from these inanimate objects
you thought you'd keep with you
And on down life´s highway
you go where you will go
and know that during midday
death will size you up and so
Don´t you get big headed
from life´s nurturing yolk
graveyards of this plane
house indispensable folk
Naked you enter the...
662 reads
6 Comments
All About Control
Straddle my face tell me it's what i'm for
hold my head in your hands and say more
gyrate on my flicking tongue press it inside
don't let my strained neck disturb your ride
Wrap fingers around my throat squeeze
don't hold back and don't you say please
demand be cruel speak of the hole pole
tell me your plans take delight in my role
When juices flow and you go into spasm
say mean things to me in midst of orgasm
then push me away when my job is done
say control is yours and that i have none
hon
hold my head in your hands and say more
gyrate on my flicking tongue press it inside
don't let my strained neck disturb your ride
Wrap fingers around my throat squeeze
don't hold back and don't you say please
demand be cruel speak of the hole pole
tell me your plans take delight in my role
When juices flow and you go into spasm
say mean things to me in midst of orgasm
then push me away when my job is done
say control is yours and that i have none
hon
1008 reads
17 Comments
Questions About It
So what's it going to be?
Have you thought about it?
Does it matter to you?
How will you decide it?
What way can you bare it?
Do you have the patience?
Is it a question of discipline?
Do you know the rules?
How much is it worth to you?
Can it be inconsequential?
Can you live without it?
Are you confused about it?
Do you fake it?
Do you want it to go away?
Do you fear that it might?
Does it cause you unease?
Is it too complicated?
Can you accept it anyway?
What are you willing to do about it?
Can you...
Have you thought about it?
Does it matter to you?
How will you decide it?
What way can you bare it?
Do you have the patience?
Is it a question of discipline?
Do you know the rules?
How much is it worth to you?
Can it be inconsequential?
Can you live without it?
Are you confused about it?
Do you fake it?
Do you want it to go away?
Do you fear that it might?
Does it cause you unease?
Is it too complicated?
Can you accept it anyway?
What are you willing to do about it?
Can you...
663 reads
8 Comments
Yellow Terror
It's nighttime at the zoo
am visiting the keeper again
we wander around the enclosures
the polar bear pit near the wallabies
and i ask her now can i peek inside
where the chimps and great cats reside
she gives in to my persuasions
but won't come along
claims the house gives her the creeps
that's okay i want to do this on my own
The chimps are awake and swing on tires
make faces and throw their shit at me
i can't blame them though
would probably do the same
still i don't want to linger there
such a...
am visiting the keeper again
we wander around the enclosures
the polar bear pit near the wallabies
and i ask her now can i peek inside
where the chimps and great cats reside
she gives in to my persuasions
but won't come along
claims the house gives her the creeps
that's okay i want to do this on my own
The chimps are awake and swing on tires
make faces and throw their shit at me
i can't blame them though
would probably do the same
still i don't want to linger there
such a...
615 reads
4 Comments
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