Submissions by RetainedThoughts
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Simple lyrical poetry with a depth of desriptive outlines and personal experience.
SELF POEM
Published
25th Aug 2018 5:44am
25th Aug 2018 5:44am
Introvert
Introvert alone
trapped in mind
try's to find
this place called home.
As he opens up
it crashes
spirals back down
trampled beneath.
One voice carried
across the sea
of his own thoughts
"you are enough."
Moving forward
once could not
feel comfortable
in his own skin.
He opens up once more
a bloom of color
bursts forth from
his heart and mind.
No longer abused
by vicious thought
he reaches out
for the first time.
It was wonderful
being able to trust..
allowing...
trapped in mind
try's to find
this place called home.
As he opens up
it crashes
spirals back down
trampled beneath.
One voice carried
across the sea
of his own thoughts
"you are enough."
Moving forward
once could not
feel comfortable
in his own skin.
He opens up once more
a bloom of color
bursts forth from
his heart and mind.
No longer abused
by vicious thought
he reaches out
for the first time.
It was wonderful
being able to trust..
allowing...
#SelfReflection
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LOVE POEM
Published
8th Apr 2018 4:45pm
8th Apr 2018 4:45pm
My hope
How I wish for a day
That will never come
Yet still I hope
Call me what you will
But if you ever loved
Then our hope is alive.
I couldn't move on
Though I tried
Over and over again
All for nought
She is all I see
Do I show her?
Our word are wind
The actions we make
Define ourselves
I've made a life
For the both of us
Please come home.
If you made the choice
To give our love a chance
I would give you all of me
These feelings havent changed.
So here it is, Its...
That will never come
Yet still I hope
Call me what you will
But if you ever loved
Then our hope is alive.
I couldn't move on
Though I tried
Over and over again
All for nought
She is all I see
Do I show her?
Our word are wind
The actions we make
Define ourselves
I've made a life
For the both of us
Please come home.
If you made the choice
To give our love a chance
I would give you all of me
These feelings havent changed.
So here it is, Its...
#relationships
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
3rd Sep 2017 6:26pm
3rd Sep 2017 6:26pm
Live
Take into account
the years gone by
Time rarely wasted
decisions were made
continue perusing
A better life
A better life
Now what defines
life being better
Love shared
but beware
once you've lost it all,
continuing on
is the hardest thing
you will ever do
through this
life is truly
Lived.
the years gone by
Time rarely wasted
decisions were made
continue perusing
A better life
A better life
Now what defines
life being better
Love shared
but beware
once you've lost it all,
continuing on
is the hardest thing
you will ever do
through this
life is truly
Lived.
#LifeAsAWriter
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
10th Aug 2017 5:49pm
10th Aug 2017 5:49pm
A daydream
As he lay upon
a pool of ashes
Stillness around
from within his
mind, the echoes
of memories holding
dear to his heart,
while the reality
molds around
a pool of ashes,
clouds disperse
slowly as the color
of life returns
to his otherwise
lifeless body
annotated as
a thought arises
his mind was free
but the body is
trapped in reality,
he raises from
a pool of ashes ...
a pool of ashes
Stillness around
from within his
mind, the echoes
of memories holding
dear to his heart,
while the reality
molds around
a pool of ashes,
clouds disperse
slowly as the color
of life returns
to his otherwise
lifeless body
annotated as
a thought arises
his mind was free
but the body is
trapped in reality,
he raises from
a pool of ashes ...
#PopCulture
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
30th Jul 2017 7:46pm
30th Jul 2017 7:46pm
7/27/17
Wasted all that time
trying to find,
The best time when
I should have thought
Take the time now
Control your feelings
and let it flow
let it go.
Move on to a place
you feel most
uncomfortable.
Truly the "best time"
is never the case
take charge of the moment
change your life
without being afraid
of what you may think
of yourself.
trying to find,
The best time when
I should have thought
Take the time now
Control your feelings
and let it flow
let it go.
Move on to a place
you feel most
uncomfortable.
Truly the "best time"
is never the case
take charge of the moment
change your life
without being afraid
of what you may think
of yourself.
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
31st May 2017 2:48am
31st May 2017 2:48am
Mind Wanders
My mind wanders
from place to place
searching for something
that leaves no trace.
My face shows all
while my lips stay sealed
its hard to hide these feelings
when this body betrays me.
My heart aches
for better days
not worrying if
these debts are paid.
My eyes see past delusion
color blind
there is no conclusion.
My body fights
battles everyday
just to stand
alone, move forward.
...
from place to place
searching for something
that leaves no trace.
My face shows all
while my lips stay sealed
its hard to hide these feelings
when this body betrays me.
My heart aches
for better days
not worrying if
these debts are paid.
My eyes see past delusion
color blind
there is no conclusion.
My body fights
battles everyday
just to stand
alone, move forward.
...
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
20th May 2017 5:00pm
20th May 2017 5:00pm
Change
Crawling up a mountain
named change
each step taken
leaves me breathless
hold on
your life depends
on making it to the top
so do not stop
until you see
brand new horizons
let go of regrets held dear
the mountain doesn't care
once you reach the top
tell me what you see
I haven't reached
what I struggle
to let go
is holding me
from my full
potential.
named change
each step taken
leaves me breathless
hold on
your life depends
on making it to the top
so do not stop
until you see
brand new horizons
let go of regrets held dear
the mountain doesn't care
once you reach the top
tell me what you see
I haven't reached
what I struggle
to let go
is holding me
from my full
potential.
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
8th May 2017 11:30pm
8th May 2017 11:30pm
After the other
Keep pushing forward
it won't move at first
the longer pressure is applied
the more you slide
before a thought
feet etch forward
grinning genuinely
now we're moving
across a plain
existing once again
this is when I'd fall
get back up
dust yourself off
Keep pushing forward
before long I will be
where you always imagined
I would belong.
it won't move at first
the longer pressure is applied
the more you slide
before a thought
feet etch forward
grinning genuinely
now we're moving
across a plain
existing once again
this is when I'd fall
get back up
dust yourself off
Keep pushing forward
before long I will be
where you always imagined
I would belong.
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LOVE POEM
Published
12th Apr 2017 6:52pm
12th Apr 2017 6:52pm
untitled unedited
It feels so real
When I dream of you
the pain of waking up
chips away at feelings
This nightmare without you
There is no one else to blame
Just myself
so know this
not a day has went by
where my heart and soul
has not thought of you
but I can never tell you this
I'm to afraid
of what you might say
so I leave it here
hoping one day
I could find the courage
to move on
When I dream of you
the pain of waking up
chips away at feelings
This nightmare without you
There is no one else to blame
Just myself
so know this
not a day has went by
where my heart and soul
has not thought of you
but I can never tell you this
I'm to afraid
of what you might say
so I leave it here
hoping one day
I could find the courage
to move on
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LOVE POEM
Published
21st Mar 2017 4:04pm
21st Mar 2017 4:04pm
Clairsentient
Feelings struck the core of my soul.
Wager your life for another.
Change comes quick.
Leaving the old you at the door.
I feel you
the phrase
I feel you
means so much to me.
That's what I heard
one sleepless night.
She was so far away
yet I could feel her there.
Alone and afraid.
All of the pain
The suffering
flooded my being.
Every night she was beaten
he would force her to drink.
and...
Wager your life for another.
Change comes quick.
Leaving the old you at the door.
I feel you
the phrase
I feel you
means so much to me.
That's what I heard
one sleepless night.
She was so far away
yet I could feel her there.
Alone and afraid.
All of the pain
The suffering
flooded my being.
Every night she was beaten
he would force her to drink.
and...
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Mar 2017 1:51pm
21st Mar 2017 1:51pm
untitled
Burnt with desire
hand picked
I conspire
to reflect
a single
past regret
indirect
aspire to be
all you believe
to achieve
hand picked
I conspire
to reflect
a single
past regret
indirect
aspire to be
all you believe
to achieve
496 reads
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
9th Mar 2017 10:28pm
9th Mar 2017 10:28pm
Leveled Ground
Struggle to forget,
all of these regrets.
The mistakes made.
Will never leave.
As I try to weave
A better tomorrow.
While today eats away
at the feelings I once had.
all of these regrets.
The mistakes made.
Will never leave.
As I try to weave
A better tomorrow.
While today eats away
at the feelings I once had.
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