Submissions by QuietlyOutspoken
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I write to feel less alone. I scream into the void hoping someone else will hear me and understand.
SONG LYRICS
Published
7th Aug 2022 5:06pm
7th Aug 2022 5:06pm
Sensory Overload
They say it’s the little things
That matter in life
And the noise from the wind chimes
Will be the reason I commit suicide
They’re why I fantasize
Hanging myself every night
They’re always too loud
I’m headed for a breakdown
Haunted by the sound
I need an escape
Before I suffocate
I want to run away
Any place is fine
Just get me out of this pointless life
That I’m trapped inside
I’ll do whatever it takes
To feel alive
It’s never quiet
Even when I sleep
My ears are...
That matter in life
And the noise from the wind chimes
Will be the reason I commit suicide
They’re why I fantasize
Hanging myself every night
They’re always too loud
I’m headed for a breakdown
Haunted by the sound
I need an escape
Before I suffocate
I want to run away
Any place is fine
Just get me out of this pointless life
That I’m trapped inside
I’ll do whatever it takes
To feel alive
It’s never quiet
Even when I sleep
My ears are...
#dark
#suicide
#FeelingTrapped
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SONG LYRICS
Published
5th Aug 2022 4:34pm
5th Aug 2022 4:34pm
Fragile Determination
I haven’t been the same
Since I left my heart in yesterday
You took my love and ran away
Left me bleeding
Screaming your name
You can’t leave me in this place
Like nothing has changed
It’s not fucking fair
You were always supposed to be there
Who’s going to tell me I’m alright
Who’s going to keep me from wanting to die
You were the best thing in my life
For a really long time
There’s nobody else on my side
But for you I have to try
To believe I’ll be fine
They put a bullet in my...
Since I left my heart in yesterday
You took my love and ran away
Left me bleeding
Screaming your name
You can’t leave me in this place
Like nothing has changed
It’s not fucking fair
You were always supposed to be there
Who’s going to tell me I’m alright
Who’s going to keep me from wanting to die
You were the best thing in my life
For a really long time
There’s nobody else on my side
But for you I have to try
To believe I’ll be fine
They put a bullet in my...
#strength
#heartbroken
#healing
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SONG LYRICS
Published
4th Aug 2022 7:25pm
4th Aug 2022 7:25pm
The Delinquent Lifeguard
Jealousy from pinecone fights
Killed by helpful advice
Spent my days screaming inside
I only wanted to feel alive
Hooked by blind admiration
From grease intoxication
Spinning in the same place
It’s a suicide race
It matters who you’re with
A witness to not forget
We split in the end
We talked about our broken hearts
And how he was secretly smart
Found our heads in the same place
Fractured in the same way
The chain link fence
Knows all our secrets
It’s an evening blue love
And...
Killed by helpful advice
Spent my days screaming inside
I only wanted to feel alive
Hooked by blind admiration
From grease intoxication
Spinning in the same place
It’s a suicide race
It matters who you’re with
A witness to not forget
We split in the end
We talked about our broken hearts
And how he was secretly smart
Found our heads in the same place
Fractured in the same way
The chain link fence
Knows all our secrets
It’s an evening blue love
And...
#relationships
#memories
#FirstLove
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SONG LYRICS
Published
2nd Aug 2022 2:43pm
2nd Aug 2022 2:43pm
Freeze Tag Filters
Everyone lives in a different time zone
I’m smoking frozen oxygen alone
Thin ice is falling from the sky
Or maybe it’s my eyes
It’s hard to exist
When you’re never missed
Living is just a death wish
I’ve been staring in the mirror too long
Everything’s starting to look wrong
The numbers are getting higher
Going outside can set you on fire
Burning stares everywhere
Their judgments taking all the air
And they wonder why I’m scared
They all remember the old me
Alive with dreams
I knew what...
I’m smoking frozen oxygen alone
Thin ice is falling from the sky
Or maybe it’s my eyes
It’s hard to exist
When you’re never missed
Living is just a death wish
I’ve been staring in the mirror too long
Everything’s starting to look wrong
The numbers are getting higher
Going outside can set you on fire
Burning stares everywhere
Their judgments taking all the air
And they wonder why I’m scared
They all remember the old me
Alive with dreams
I knew what...
#sadness
#depression
#loneliness #dark
#loneliness #dark
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SONG LYRICS
Published
31st Jul 2022 3:44pm
31st Jul 2022 3:44pm
The Possibilities of Awkward Introductions
She was probably lonely too
Why else would she talk to you
You chased it too hard
Desperate from the start
Thought you new the truth
I still don’t think you do
You lost composure
And it won’t blow over
Now she’s with the neighbor
And I don’t really blame her
We were only ever strangers
Don’t touch my hands
Accidental or not
I can’t turn it off
It pulls me down memories
Reminded of past identities
I’ll never understand
She was a gold medal on my wall
Now I’m not involved
...
Why else would she talk to you
You chased it too hard
Desperate from the start
Thought you new the truth
I still don’t think you do
You lost composure
And it won’t blow over
Now she’s with the neighbor
And I don’t really blame her
We were only ever strangers
Don’t touch my hands
Accidental or not
I can’t turn it off
It pulls me down memories
Reminded of past identities
I’ll never understand
She was a gold medal on my wall
Now I’m not involved
...
#love
#UnrequitedLove
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SONG LYRICS
Published
26th Jul 2022 7:10pm
26th Jul 2022 7:10pm
Lethal Crushed Velvet
A memory on a string
You’ve already died
A frayed rope you can’t climb
I guess we missed the warning signs
Train tracks never get us there on time
And now we can’t take the power lines
Tripping over untied laces
We skipped clear phases
There’s no consequences for the hopeless
No one even noticed
That we’re gone
They say we’re just withdrawn
But the place wasn’t the heart
It was protector written on his arm
The flowers tied to the chairs
The days when we were there
I know how your...
You’ve already died
A frayed rope you can’t climb
I guess we missed the warning signs
Train tracks never get us there on time
And now we can’t take the power lines
Tripping over untied laces
We skipped clear phases
There’s no consequences for the hopeless
No one even noticed
That we’re gone
They say we’re just withdrawn
But the place wasn’t the heart
It was protector written on his arm
The flowers tied to the chairs
The days when we were there
I know how your...
#dark
#memories
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SONG LYRICS
Published
23rd Jul 2022 4:29pm
23rd Jul 2022 4:29pm
Life as a Side Character
I’m broken but I can’t explain
I’m still not in the right place
I’m tired of the things that I think
Faking happy gives me headaches
I make too many mistakes
I really don’t deserve anything
I’ve given up
I’ll never be enough
For someone to love
I stay in and hide
From the party outside
To avoid looking strangers in the eyes
I know it probably isn’t right
But nobody ever tries to find me
I guess alone is where I’m meant to be
It’s happening again
The same way it did back then
I’ll...
I’m still not in the right place
I’m tired of the things that I think
Faking happy gives me headaches
I make too many mistakes
I really don’t deserve anything
I’ve given up
I’ll never be enough
For someone to love
I stay in and hide
From the party outside
To avoid looking strangers in the eyes
I know it probably isn’t right
But nobody ever tries to find me
I guess alone is where I’m meant to be
It’s happening again
The same way it did back then
I’ll...
#sadness
#depression
#dark #emptiness
#dark #emptiness
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SONG LYRICS
Published
21st Jul 2022 3:37pm
21st Jul 2022 3:37pm
Sapphire Asterisms
All the late nights
With the pink skies
We lived under buzzing lights
Measured lines on a pole
Made a second home
The future was clear
They’re always here
Even when love disappears
Our hearts stuck on the ceiling
I’ll never forget this feeling
Time doesn’t heal
It only steals
A black ice surprise
Collapse of flashing lights
Magic thrown away
Burned out smoke
Left for waste
Fireworks are all the same
Now the empty driveway screams
Echos all your old dreams ...
With the pink skies
We lived under buzzing lights
Measured lines on a pole
Made a second home
The future was clear
They’re always here
Even when love disappears
Our hearts stuck on the ceiling
I’ll never forget this feeling
Time doesn’t heal
It only steals
A black ice surprise
Collapse of flashing lights
Magic thrown away
Burned out smoke
Left for waste
Fireworks are all the same
Now the empty driveway screams
Echos all your old dreams ...
#love
#family
#friendship
#memories
#nostalgia
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SONG LYRICS
Published
20th Jul 2022 7:45pm
20th Jul 2022 7:45pm
Hospital Trauma
Spent the day with everyone at their worst
Wheelchairs and vomit on his shirt
High fevers but the nurse is unconcerned
Read the pocket bibles
And do a word search
It’s to be determined
If you’ll end up in a church
Or stay to be observed
Shaking in a cold sweat
There are some things I can’t forget
List the symptoms and I’ll find more
It’s not fake pain I can ignore
By reading the signs by the doors
You’ll probably find me in the morgue
With a bloody nose
Or imaginary broken bone
But the cause of...
Wheelchairs and vomit on his shirt
High fevers but the nurse is unconcerned
Read the pocket bibles
And do a word search
It’s to be determined
If you’ll end up in a church
Or stay to be observed
Shaking in a cold sweat
There are some things I can’t forget
List the symptoms and I’ll find more
It’s not fake pain I can ignore
By reading the signs by the doors
You’ll probably find me in the morgue
With a bloody nose
Or imaginary broken bone
But the cause of...
#fear
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SONG LYRICS
Published
20th Jul 2022 12:47pm
20th Jul 2022 12:47pm
Interior Room Exposure
I looked death in the eyes
And said goodbye
Already gone
Before they turned out the lights
Numbing his pain
He lays in a nameless grave
Souls a million miles away
His bones deteriorate
His time
God called him home
It’s never fair
To the ones who care
Always left
Alone
Had ear drops in his eyes
Blinded by a new state of mind
Burned the old way of life
Made the family cry
I’d care less if he died
Until he did
Where did it all go wrong
He wasn’t supposed to be gone...
And said goodbye
Already gone
Before they turned out the lights
Numbing his pain
He lays in a nameless grave
Souls a million miles away
His bones deteriorate
His time
God called him home
It’s never fair
To the ones who care
Always left
Alone
Had ear drops in his eyes
Blinded by a new state of mind
Burned the old way of life
Made the family cry
I’d care less if he died
Until he did
Where did it all go wrong
He wasn’t supposed to be gone...
#death
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