Submissions by ReflectionOfMe
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I love the use of words and do as I am able to celebrate them. If I can paint a literal picture or impart emotion, mission accomplished.
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Nov 2016 8:52pm
29th Nov 2016 8:52pm
No Longer Impossible
My thoughts consider what I once thought impossible
Now I look where I am and it’s true
The distance I’ve traveled and the man I’ve become
I can get where I’m going on through
I dare not look at the finish with a gaze that’s too long
Then I will never again take a step
More like keeping my vision down to what is in front of me
Should I get discouraged or stuck there is help
I press ever onward towards the eventual prize
A moment of more pride there is none
It is the thought of the finish that keeps me on moving
Till the race I’ve been running is won...
Now I look where I am and it’s true
The distance I’ve traveled and the man I’ve become
I can get where I’m going on through
I dare not look at the finish with a gaze that’s too long
Then I will never again take a step
More like keeping my vision down to what is in front of me
Should I get discouraged or stuck there is help
I press ever onward towards the eventual prize
A moment of more pride there is none
It is the thought of the finish that keeps me on moving
Till the race I’ve been running is won...
606 reads
6 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
22nd Nov 2016 12:34pm
22nd Nov 2016 12:34pm
The Journey (duet with WithinTheHeart)
For what felt like an eternity you were gone from my side
I was alone while you searched your own world
No place for a passenger along for the ride
A full grown woman that was no longer a girl
After so long I heard you were searching for me
I dare not lie you consumed my thoughts
Could the need deep inside you that found no release
Find with me what your soul really wants
with time,
healing did not exist
for my soul
was entangled
your heart,
I...
I was alone while you searched your own world
No place for a passenger along for the ride
A full grown woman that was no longer a girl
After so long I heard you were searching for me
I dare not lie you consumed my thoughts
Could the need deep inside you that found no release
Find with me what your soul really wants
with time,
healing did not exist
for my soul
was entangled
your heart,
I...
613 reads
5 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
21st Nov 2016 4:08pm
21st Nov 2016 4:08pm
Respite from the Chaos
The time and space in which I fill has become…busy
Don’t get me wrong I do not start my own poor sad song
I just lend my words strong to press through the throng
To break through the madness and for a moment be still
Things are good and productive
I have things to show for my time
I just find myself today a bit weary
My eyes don’t see too clearly
I am quiet to all those who are near me
I just need a moment
I would love to sleep just a few more hours
Or sit and just do nothing but ponder
To let my mind roam free and just let me...
Don’t get me wrong I do not start my own poor sad song
I just lend my words strong to press through the throng
To break through the madness and for a moment be still
Things are good and productive
I have things to show for my time
I just find myself today a bit weary
My eyes don’t see too clearly
I am quiet to all those who are near me
I just need a moment
I would love to sleep just a few more hours
Or sit and just do nothing but ponder
To let my mind roam free and just let me...
640 reads
10 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Nov 2016 10:55pm
16th Nov 2016 10:55pm
Your Own Voice
There was a time not too long ago
Where I wouldn't offer a sound
The thoughts in my mind were my own inside
But nothing to celebrate or astound
When I had the audacity to write
A feeble attempt at a rhyme
The words that I thought would be hard to conjure
Came easier with the passage of time
I came back again to try my hand
And soon I had written quite a few
Pieces that were all insights to myself
But I couldn't stop there I wasn't quite through
What started as a dare aimed squarely at me
Turned into an obsessive habit
Where I had to...
Where I wouldn't offer a sound
The thoughts in my mind were my own inside
But nothing to celebrate or astound
When I had the audacity to write
A feeble attempt at a rhyme
The words that I thought would be hard to conjure
Came easier with the passage of time
I came back again to try my hand
And soon I had written quite a few
Pieces that were all insights to myself
But I couldn't stop there I wasn't quite through
What started as a dare aimed squarely at me
Turned into an obsessive habit
Where I had to...
618 reads
4 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
8th Nov 2016 7:10pm
8th Nov 2016 7:10pm
A Quiet November
I just wanted to drop a quick update on me. November will be a quiet month from me since I am participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). It's a challenge to write a 50,000 word novel over the 30 days of November. As you can imagine it takes a lot of my time, but I'm excited about the end result. As of today I finished chapter 12 of a planned 32 and hit over 20,000 words. When all is said and done I will have a complete first draft of a whole book. This is my first go at it so I'm excited.
So still around, just very occupied. I'll try to keep posted with my...
So still around, just very occupied. I'll try to keep posted with my...
570 reads
4 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
5th Nov 2016 6:43pm
5th Nov 2016 6:43pm
The Time Assasin
The gunman ran up the stairs so swiftly
I had to do all I could to keep up
Time was ticking for him to make target
All I had to do was distract him to stop
He moved through the door of the stairs up ahead
Trying to close it back as I followed
I met him in time to press on the fight
Determination in my brow that was furrowed
I was pushed to the floor with a sudden rush
He had to time to waste on me
Rushing to his weapon he steadied himself
Proceeding to count down from three
I could not fail now I had come way to far
Through the stretches of...
I had to do all I could to keep up
Time was ticking for him to make target
All I had to do was distract him to stop
He moved through the door of the stairs up ahead
Trying to close it back as I followed
I met him in time to press on the fight
Determination in my brow that was furrowed
I was pushed to the floor with a sudden rush
He had to time to waste on me
Rushing to his weapon he steadied himself
Proceeding to count down from three
I could not fail now I had come way to far
Through the stretches of...
481 reads
0 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
3rd Nov 2016 4:21pm
3rd Nov 2016 4:21pm
The Cyborg of London
Opening my eyes I struggle to remember
Where last I remember my footing
I recall coming down a cobblestone street
And came upon a pair of men looting
Stepping forward to confront them, I engaged them straight through
The two overcame me quite fast
With a horrible thrust to the road I was thrown
My interference they had put in their past
The pain was only in an instant
As a carriage struck hard in my side
My arm was on fire hotter than the sun
Then blackness was came as I cried
No pain anymore but still something odd
I can’t quite place...
Where last I remember my footing
I recall coming down a cobblestone street
And came upon a pair of men looting
Stepping forward to confront them, I engaged them straight through
The two overcame me quite fast
With a horrible thrust to the road I was thrown
My interference they had put in their past
The pain was only in an instant
As a carriage struck hard in my side
My arm was on fire hotter than the sun
Then blackness was came as I cried
No pain anymore but still something odd
I can’t quite place...
541 reads
2 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
2nd Nov 2016 11:38am
2nd Nov 2016 11:38am
Werewolf in the Old West
Harsh rain falls through the thunder clouds
Bringing the wet cold that will rust
Still I stay stalwart out here on my perch
So I can vanquish my vile prey into dust
The creature has killed and maimed
The town now lives in fear
So tonight I have come to set things right
But first I have to coax the beast to come near
By the light of the moon evil makes its way
With no regard to man, woman, or child
With the full moon overhead as it is tonight
I know I’ll find the wolf when it’s most wild
My grip on my weapon has not lessened at all ...
Bringing the wet cold that will rust
Still I stay stalwart out here on my perch
So I can vanquish my vile prey into dust
The creature has killed and maimed
The town now lives in fear
So tonight I have come to set things right
But first I have to coax the beast to come near
By the light of the moon evil makes its way
With no regard to man, woman, or child
With the full moon overhead as it is tonight
I know I’ll find the wolf when it’s most wild
My grip on my weapon has not lessened at all ...
609 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
1st Nov 2016 7:59pm
1st Nov 2016 7:59pm
Bring On the Rain
I stand, close my eyes, and listen
I feel the change in the air
Rain is on the horizon
I open my eyes and look to see where
I see no storm clouds in the distance
Or signs of water from the sky
Still I feel the onset of the storm
The one that could make everything go awry
See, that’s the problem with storms
They are a necessity of life
For with them they bring life giving water
But in their wake they leave chaos and strife
Without them we are left in drought
Left alone to suffer in our thirst
Till the day when the water...
I feel the change in the air
Rain is on the horizon
I open my eyes and look to see where
I see no storm clouds in the distance
Or signs of water from the sky
Still I feel the onset of the storm
The one that could make everything go awry
See, that’s the problem with storms
They are a necessity of life
For with them they bring life giving water
But in their wake they leave chaos and strife
Without them we are left in drought
Left alone to suffer in our thirst
Till the day when the water...
647 reads
8 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
28th Oct 2016 6:14pm
28th Oct 2016 6:14pm
Outside of Time
I know you, but not as I would want to
My heart is not content to watch from the sideline
We talk with one another in smiles and well wishes
Never meant to be together in time
But in the back of my mind you are with me there
Not in time, but stepping outside
Where we can come together as our bodies would want
At last being free to take passion and ride
Pushing through anticipation and never-ending ache
I am elated at the touch of you
You press in to me with even more force
It feels like you make your way through
Outside of time there is no clock...
My heart is not content to watch from the sideline
We talk with one another in smiles and well wishes
Never meant to be together in time
But in the back of my mind you are with me there
Not in time, but stepping outside
Where we can come together as our bodies would want
At last being free to take passion and ride
Pushing through anticipation and never-ending ache
I am elated at the touch of you
You press in to me with even more force
It feels like you make your way through
Outside of time there is no clock...
685 reads
4 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
28th Oct 2016 5:36pm
28th Oct 2016 5:36pm
You Need To Watch What You Say
You need to watch what you say
For you don’t know what you do
What is just words that are spoken go in to my ear
Are processed in my brain
And thrown to the movie screen of my mind
And I see them – your words
I see you as you talk about that you fantasize about
What you like - What turns you on
Where you like to be touched
What you like to hear
But it’s not just that
I see it all, feel it all, and sense it all
When you words say you touch yourself
I see you reclined
One hand reaching to move you while the other caresses your chest...
For you don’t know what you do
What is just words that are spoken go in to my ear
Are processed in my brain
And thrown to the movie screen of my mind
And I see them – your words
I see you as you talk about that you fantasize about
What you like - What turns you on
Where you like to be touched
What you like to hear
But it’s not just that
I see it all, feel it all, and sense it all
When you words say you touch yourself
I see you reclined
One hand reaching to move you while the other caresses your chest...
758 reads
6 Comments
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