Submissions by Quizzy29 (Tanzo Ellis)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
misunderstood person who blends in so well but yet stands out so much. I’m a deep person so I write poetry as a way to put my complicated thoughts on paper.
Written in silence but sits in plain sight
We talked over & over with expectant eminent results
I understood your pain through your words that you spoke & wrote to me
During our heated arguments, you’d reassure me to the upmost that your intentions are pure
Your words felt like medicine that cured my insecurities & I ate them with pride time & time again
Over time I saw the rawness in the your actions, but your words tasted so good
Confused at the wordplay given I couldn’t understand how your actions couldn’t back up what was being said
You...
I understood your pain through your words that you spoke & wrote to me
During our heated arguments, you’d reassure me to the upmost that your intentions are pure
Your words felt like medicine that cured my insecurities & I ate them with pride time & time again
Over time I saw the rawness in the your actions, but your words tasted so good
Confused at the wordplay given I couldn’t understand how your actions couldn’t back up what was being said
You...
#strength
#misunderstood
#respect
#emotional
#passion
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Love stoned to death
I knew when I saw you I made the conscious decision to do what it took to get you.
I thought I prepared myself to endure some small casualties in order for us to be a unit.
You saw the it all from the beginning how eager I was to make you happy.
When that moment finally came I had been verbally cut, abused, embarrassed & was so beat down I could only look at you
If was told I would get most of those beatings by the person I was trying to make happy I would’ve still went hard
The finished product of your actions we are not the...
I thought I prepared myself to endure some small casualties in order for us to be a unit.
You saw the it all from the beginning how eager I was to make you happy.
When that moment finally came I had been verbally cut, abused, embarrassed & was so beat down I could only look at you
If was told I would get most of those beatings by the person I was trying to make happy I would’ve still went hard
The finished product of your actions we are not the...
#fate
#karma
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Trying Times
You wore those frames but couldn’t see how I tried
How you would spill hate out your mouth but wanted true love
For so long I tried to look past it even though you showed it often
Your words used to be soft with love, now your words are harden & cold with no emotion.
I turned the other cheek so much your actions became appropriate.
I grew weary of dishing out energy but receiving negativity in return that I cut the rope that led you to me
(Try harder)
How you would spill hate out your mouth but wanted true love
For so long I tried to look past it even though you showed it often
Your words used to be soft with love, now your words are harden & cold with no emotion.
I turned the other cheek so much your actions became appropriate.
I grew weary of dishing out energy but receiving negativity in return that I cut the rope that led you to me
(Try harder)
#TimeHeals
#frustration
#emotions
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A walk in the dark
Walking solo in the dark I hear you scream my name
I look & see fragments of our past
haunted by the past, iffy bout the present & nervous bout the future
I question why am I seeing all this, you whisper I need to understand what went wrong & how to prepare for a better future
I stood looking at nothing in complete darkness
Suddenly I feel you wrap your arms around me
That kind of security you showed tamed a ravenous animal & made him vulnerable
You took that power & made me a servant of...
I look & see fragments of our past
haunted by the past, iffy bout the present & nervous bout the future
I question why am I seeing all this, you whisper I need to understand what went wrong & how to prepare for a better future
I stood looking at nothing in complete darkness
Suddenly I feel you wrap your arms around me
That kind of security you showed tamed a ravenous animal & made him vulnerable
You took that power & made me a servant of...
#patience
#misunderstood
#wisdom
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Trip me up with deceit
We took trips to see what we’ve been missing
You didn’t care if my attitude was good or not
long as my attention was directed to you
I tried to keep the smiles going even though I felt the opposite
Words could never hurt until you went below the surface
You knew what to say & you chose to say the worse
I took a beating while the world congratulated our love
(Resuscitate me without a heart)
You didn’t care if my attitude was good or not
long as my attention was directed to you
I tried to keep the smiles going even though I felt the opposite
Words could never hurt until you went below the surface
You knew what to say & you chose to say the worse
I took a beating while the world congratulated our love
(Resuscitate me without a heart)
#lies
#betrayal
#obsession
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Fire we made
Hidden in the ice lies a burning flame.
Look me in my eyes & solidify to me where your place stands.
Intrigued by the verbal reassurance you gave.
We were cold to the world without question.
The heat between us couldn’t be denied.
Burned by our own creation we built each other up be solid monuments that we tore down.
We look back on a past that killed a part of both us.
Split down the middle you question should you go back?
(Nothing left to give)
Look me in my eyes & solidify to me where your place stands.
Intrigued by the verbal reassurance you gave.
We were cold to the world without question.
The heat between us couldn’t be denied.
Burned by our own creation we built each other up be solid monuments that we tore down.
We look back on a past that killed a part of both us.
Split down the middle you question should you go back?
(Nothing left to give)
#forgiveness
#TimeHeals
#confusion #bittersweet
#confusion #bittersweet
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The big dog in plain sight
Coming in the picture I made strong attempts to to show you
I had the mentality of someone to invest in.
At times you were warned on how easily things can replicate your past.
I appreciated you when you wasn’t looking.
You were given tips & hints on how to work on the poison you were displaying.
Along the way I faulted on my promises, cause I saw no change in your actions.
I was a dog all along but which dog did you help bring out.
(I bit the hand that chose to...
I had the mentality of someone to invest in.
At times you were warned on how easily things can replicate your past.
I appreciated you when you wasn’t looking.
You were given tips & hints on how to work on the poison you were displaying.
Along the way I faulted on my promises, cause I saw no change in your actions.
I was a dog all along but which dog did you help bring out.
(I bit the hand that chose to...
#misunderstood
#wisdom
#manipulation
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Being comfortable being cold
Through your weary eyes I saw what part I played in the relationship.
The only thing my eyes showed was dried tears, that went away with a wipe.
I felt your heat in the winter & you complained why I didn’t want your love to cover me up.
I endured some of the most coldest nights with you right by my side.
We started to become distant, even though we were apparently love struck by the thought of forever.
(No ice pack but there’s heat on my neck)
The only thing my eyes showed was dried tears, that went away with a wipe.
I felt your heat in the winter & you complained why I didn’t want your love to cover me up.
I endured some of the most coldest nights with you right by my side.
We started to become distant, even though we were apparently love struck by the thought of forever.
(No ice pack but there’s heat on my neck)
#lies
#escape
#bittersweet
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Shredded & embedded in love
On the outside we was seen as the power couple with the admiration of others.
Inside our hearts we felt the coldest winter from each other’s actions.
When we stepped in public we were mimic by the few who didn’t respect what we had.
Behind closed doors we shredded each other’s feelings & tossed them aside like piles of trash.
The morning light brought a sense of responsibility to fix a problem that the world couldn’t see.
Embedded in hurt we lost the reason to reason with each other & we weren’t willing to compromise. ...
Inside our hearts we felt the coldest winter from each other’s actions.
When we stepped in public we were mimic by the few who didn’t respect what we had.
Behind closed doors we shredded each other’s feelings & tossed them aside like piles of trash.
The morning light brought a sense of responsibility to fix a problem that the world couldn’t see.
Embedded in hurt we lost the reason to reason with each other & we weren’t willing to compromise. ...
#conflict
#TimeHeals
#misunderstood
#admiration
#emotions
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My fault not to be determined
I seemed to always be the one to lose my temper first.
You never seemed to pay attention to my actions more than my words.
Apparently, I was the one who needed a lesson in patience.
You watched as I cried through my emotions.
I needed your stability with no credibility.
You ignored my attempts, & played with my fears.
I became unrecognizable standing in front of you.
(Mis-understanding)
You never seemed to pay attention to my actions more than my words.
Apparently, I was the one who needed a lesson in patience.
You watched as I cried through my emotions.
I needed your stability with no credibility.
You ignored my attempts, & played with my fears.
I became unrecognizable standing in front of you.
(Mis-understanding)
#strength
#patience
#wisdom #tolerance
#wisdom #tolerance
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Addicted to the pain
I’ve spent my days counting when I will lay eyes on you again.
We fight with our words & at times it goes deeper than the surface.
Proving points is the objective but not the solution. Trying to fix something without know how to do so its exhausting.
Negative vibes fill the air like clouds of smoke.
Arguments back & forth hold no weight to each other. Yelling to prove bravado proves nothing
We complain bout the flaws when we’re not seeing eye to eye. When it’s all good the flaws get complemented for being...
We fight with our words & at times it goes deeper than the surface.
Proving points is the objective but not the solution. Trying to fix something without know how to do so its exhausting.
Negative vibes fill the air like clouds of smoke.
Arguments back & forth hold no weight to each other. Yelling to prove bravado proves nothing
We complain bout the flaws when we’re not seeing eye to eye. When it’s all good the flaws get complemented for being...
#anxiety
#misunderstood
#wisdom #emotions
#wisdom #emotions
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The start of it all
When I first saw you I knew instantly I wanted your attention.
It didn’t matter what it took to get it, even at the expense of my own ridicule.
Your smile & the way you flaunted your assets in front of me, swept me off my feet.
Too blind to see the strings that made me a puppet I was your soldier & I made sure the world knew it.
I ran through so many brick walls I became one. You noticed a change in my demeanor.
You gave up trying to talk to a brick wall. I turned into how you made me feel.
The Golden...
It didn’t matter what it took to get it, even at the expense of my own ridicule.
Your smile & the way you flaunted your assets in front of me, swept me off my feet.
Too blind to see the strings that made me a puppet I was your soldier & I made sure the world knew it.
I ran through so many brick walls I became one. You noticed a change in my demeanor.
You gave up trying to talk to a brick wall. I turned into how you made me feel.
The Golden...
#lies
#beauty
#FirstLove #manipulation
#FirstLove #manipulation
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DU Poetry : Submissions by Quizzy29 (Tanzo Ellis)