Submissions by Poetryman
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
44 years of writing poetry... you'd think I'd be famous by now...JJ
SELF POEM
Published
30th Aug 2011 10:49pm
30th Aug 2011 10:49pm
Under The Bridge
I am so lost, so lost
I don’t know who I am or where I want to be
Every plan, every desire, gone like the ice
In the river outside my window
I am alone, no one
I know one but she is not alone, not my home
Every day, from now until then, under the bridge
Seven years married to my widow
I was not found, not there
Was never there to find, was never gone to drowned
Everywhere searched, every last stone turned under
But not in the river, I was lost
No one looked here, not here
I know for this is here, here is where I’m...
I don’t know who I am or where I want to be
Every plan, every desire, gone like the ice
In the river outside my window
I am alone, no one
I know one but she is not alone, not my home
Every day, from now until then, under the bridge
Seven years married to my widow
I was not found, not there
Was never there to find, was never gone to drowned
Everywhere searched, every last stone turned under
But not in the river, I was lost
No one looked here, not here
I know for this is here, here is where I’m...
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947 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
30th Aug 2011 12:19pm
30th Aug 2011 12:19pm
Unloved Alone but She Loved Him
He was loved but did not know
Would not allow the sight to see
Could not let go of fear to lose
Tried not to fall when tripped his shadow
Turned his back when faced with her
To see she was behind him all along
Redness filled his eyes with tears
Showing clarity beneath her flowing veil
For all he would be is nothing more and nothing less
Than the emptiness a heart unloved and loved
Can touch another without knowing in denial
She confessed to all, that he is blind
He could not feel what was never learned
Knowing for sure he was unloved, he...
Would not allow the sight to see
Could not let go of fear to lose
Tried not to fall when tripped his shadow
Turned his back when faced with her
To see she was behind him all along
Redness filled his eyes with tears
Showing clarity beneath her flowing veil
For all he would be is nothing more and nothing less
Than the emptiness a heart unloved and loved
Can touch another without knowing in denial
She confessed to all, that he is blind
He could not feel what was never learned
Knowing for sure he was unloved, he...
#PopCulture
1035 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
30th Aug 2011 12:17pm
30th Aug 2011 12:17pm
Struggle Against Success
I have got to get out of this store
There must be a way to leave this bullshit behind
I'm beginning to believe I'll always be poor
But a fortune will never buy peace of mind
I cannot win my internal war
Inside is a battle between conservative and liberal
And there is a world of trouble outside the door
Which make all my problems seem so trivial
I'm always climbing but I never rise above
The selfish desire for things to possess
I'm not even sure what I'm in pursuit of
Money has never been my measure of success
There must be a way to leave this bullshit behind
I'm beginning to believe I'll always be poor
But a fortune will never buy peace of mind
I cannot win my internal war
Inside is a battle between conservative and liberal
And there is a world of trouble outside the door
Which make all my problems seem so trivial
I'm always climbing but I never rise above
The selfish desire for things to possess
I'm not even sure what I'm in pursuit of
Money has never been my measure of success
#PopCulture
907 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
30th Aug 2011 00:07am
30th Aug 2011 00:07am
At The End Of Every Rainbow
Rainbows rise from a pot of gold
And fall at the end of a lonely road
When speaking of love the story's retold
For what gave it strength
So often gets sold
While betrayal is hidden behind a blindfold
And fall at the end of a lonely road
When speaking of love the story's retold
For what gave it strength
So often gets sold
While betrayal is hidden behind a blindfold
#PopCulture
884 reads
6 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Aug 2011 11:43pm
29th Aug 2011 11:43pm
Moon and River
A bright and steamy afternoon
Beside the shady path, I sat to rest my weary legs
As I looked up a lonely glimmer caught my eye
And I thought it odd, mixed in the blue, the moon seemed out of place
Next to the path, the flowing river
Filled the air with the peaceful rush of quiet water
Between the ripples, the pulsating shimmer rolled
While the orb of night tumbled over waves then faded out of sight
Rising from the green of ground
Fading with the Sun, behind my steps, the splashing drowned
By cars, where horses once strode over cobble stones...
Beside the shady path, I sat to rest my weary legs
As I looked up a lonely glimmer caught my eye
And I thought it odd, mixed in the blue, the moon seemed out of place
Next to the path, the flowing river
Filled the air with the peaceful rush of quiet water
Between the ripples, the pulsating shimmer rolled
While the orb of night tumbled over waves then faded out of sight
Rising from the green of ground
Fading with the Sun, behind my steps, the splashing drowned
By cars, where horses once strode over cobble stones...
#PopCulture
882 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
29th Aug 2011 12:44pm
29th Aug 2011 12:44pm
Life Is An Ocean
#hope
#inspirational
#philosophical #TruthOfLife
#philosophical #TruthOfLife
883 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
29th Aug 2011 12:42pm
29th Aug 2011 12:42pm
Within Me - Beyond Me
#PopCulture
967 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
28th Aug 2011 10:43pm
28th Aug 2011 10:43pm
A Lover's Serenade
My fingers touch the dormant strings
Making silent vibrations quiver with sound
My heart opens up unfurling its wings
Lifting my soul high off the trembling ground
My heart pounds with an endless beat
Reflecting the trembling within my hands
The song is played until it's complete
Which leads to new beginnings in exotic lands
On paper, as a scenic esplanade
My feelings transformed into words that I write
But on this guitar with a serenade
Love is in the air when my poetry takes flight
Making silent vibrations quiver with sound
My heart opens up unfurling its wings
Lifting my soul high off the trembling ground
My heart pounds with an endless beat
Reflecting the trembling within my hands
The song is played until it's complete
Which leads to new beginnings in exotic lands
On paper, as a scenic esplanade
My feelings transformed into words that I write
But on this guitar with a serenade
Love is in the air when my poetry takes flight
#PopCulture
999 reads
6 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
28th Aug 2011 2:37pm
28th Aug 2011 2:37pm
Mutual Attraction
We've got a mutual attraction
And desires we try to satisfy
But I don't want that kind of action
Cause when true love is missing, so am I
The curves you move cause me distraction
And when I touch your smooth sensitive thigh
I feel your natural reaction
But when your love is missing, so am I
You fuel my fire with your lust potion
But girl I know how it feels to get high
There's no substitute for emotion
And when my love is missing, so am I
We share a mutual attraction
And desires we'll never satisfy
But we don't need that...
And desires we try to satisfy
But I don't want that kind of action
Cause when true love is missing, so am I
The curves you move cause me distraction
And when I touch your smooth sensitive thigh
I feel your natural reaction
But when your love is missing, so am I
You fuel my fire with your lust potion
But girl I know how it feels to get high
There's no substitute for emotion
And when my love is missing, so am I
We share a mutual attraction
And desires we'll never satisfy
But we don't need that...
#PopCulture
2397 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
28th Aug 2011 2:34pm
28th Aug 2011 2:34pm
Emptiness Within
A dream I dreamed about you
About you falling in love with me
We were watching the night sky
Laying on a blanket
On the fifty yard line
Of our high school football field
I kept hoping your heart could fall for me
Like stars to gravity
I wished on one and my wish came true
As you turned to look in my eyes
Our arms reached around each other
Holding on for our lives
We kissed for the first time
And it felt so real
So unbelievably real
My heart was filled with a happiness
I've only dreamed that I could feel
It overwhelmed me so...
About you falling in love with me
We were watching the night sky
Laying on a blanket
On the fifty yard line
Of our high school football field
I kept hoping your heart could fall for me
Like stars to gravity
I wished on one and my wish came true
As you turned to look in my eyes
Our arms reached around each other
Holding on for our lives
We kissed for the first time
And it felt so real
So unbelievably real
My heart was filled with a happiness
I've only dreamed that I could feel
It overwhelmed me so...
#PopCulture
895 reads
1 Comment
DARK POEM
Published
28th Aug 2011 6:36am
28th Aug 2011 6:36am
Surrender Phantom delete
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#PopCulture
797 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
28th Aug 2011 6:31am
28th Aug 2011 6:31am
Two Color Souls One Color
I can't explain why I feel so close to you
Twenty-five Hundred miles from your outstretched arms
I feel as though the soul I never knew
Is inside me, has been touched by yours
And I have never known another filled with my desires
With all my hopes and dreams, a mirror of my heart
I can see myself inside you and I want to be there too
Great hearts feel alike and mine feels drawn to you
Draw me, like the artist in you creates beautiful scenes
And see me in your heart, reflected in your soul
Feel me as your hand reaches to the canvas
Let my...
Twenty-five Hundred miles from your outstretched arms
I feel as though the soul I never knew
Is inside me, has been touched by yours
And I have never known another filled with my desires
With all my hopes and dreams, a mirror of my heart
I can see myself inside you and I want to be there too
Great hearts feel alike and mine feels drawn to you
Draw me, like the artist in you creates beautiful scenes
And see me in your heart, reflected in your soul
Feel me as your hand reaches to the canvas
Let my...
#PopCulture
921 reads
2 Comments
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