Submissions by Shadowcat
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Hello to all, I started writing poems consistently about 4 years ago. I have written a number of poems (over 200) on all kinds of subjects and I am still writing because it is something I love to do.
ANGER POEM
Published
2nd May 2018 8:10pm
2nd May 2018 8:10pm
Liar
Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
Things are never what they seem to be
Habitual liars that you cannot trust
For some hidden agendas seems to be a must
People's sincerity becomes to be flawed
As you realise they turn out to be a dishonest fraud
Deceitful and their lies spiral out of control
As to get one over on you is their ultimate goal
For some, jealousy eats away at them
As they fabricate the truth again and again
So now you are wondering where you stand
As they hold all the cards in just one hand
A...
Things are never what they seem to be
Habitual liars that you cannot trust
For some hidden agendas seems to be a must
People's sincerity becomes to be flawed
As you realise they turn out to be a dishonest fraud
Deceitful and their lies spiral out of control
As to get one over on you is their ultimate goal
For some, jealousy eats away at them
As they fabricate the truth again and again
So now you are wondering where you stand
As they hold all the cards in just one hand
A...
#frustration
505 reads
0 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
25th Jan 2018 10:20pm
25th Jan 2018 10:20pm
The Frailness Of Us
When do you realise that your life has ran out of steam and that you cannot win a fight
Or does your will and such determination keep you on your feet
It is hard to tell sometimes as we each go from day to day thinking we are well
But then when things are not we hear the tolling of the division bell
Do we panic and take flight or do we fight it out like a warrior that rides into the night
Some are born to be optimistic and brave, making everyone laugh and not accounting for their own aliments and frailness
Some are not so brave and lock themselves away, hoping...
Or does your will and such determination keep you on your feet
It is hard to tell sometimes as we each go from day to day thinking we are well
But then when things are not we hear the tolling of the division bell
Do we panic and take flight or do we fight it out like a warrior that rides into the night
Some are born to be optimistic and brave, making everyone laugh and not accounting for their own aliments and frailness
Some are not so brave and lock themselves away, hoping...
#LifeStruggles
#LifeCycle
#acceptance
527 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
24th Jan 2018 10:23pm
24th Jan 2018 10:23pm
Falling In
I took a walk to the waters edge, looking at the ripples and the lilies all in bloom just resting on the surface
Thinking to myself, how deep is this water, it is after all only a lake but it must have been her for eternity
All the creatures that nestle below and never come up for air, I stare and wonder what it would be like if I lived down there
It would be cold and dark I would imagine, not much sunlight and peaceful and calm
Or would it be dangerous and cruel, would the creatures be alien and swallow me whole
Oh well, I decided to walk more along this bank of the...
Thinking to myself, how deep is this water, it is after all only a lake but it must have been her for eternity
All the creatures that nestle below and never come up for air, I stare and wonder what it would be like if I lived down there
It would be cold and dark I would imagine, not much sunlight and peaceful and calm
Or would it be dangerous and cruel, would the creatures be alien and swallow me whole
Oh well, I decided to walk more along this bank of the...
#anxiety
#rejection
#nature
#despair
#emptiness
557 reads
3 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
23rd Jan 2018 6:52pm
23rd Jan 2018 6:52pm
The Lost Soul
Deep in the night he staggers
Hidden by his cloak of daggers
Eyes black as the dead of night
Peering like a raven with impeccable sight
A scavenger son born of a whore
Although his mother he did adore
She left him alone in angst and with a pain in his chest
As she passed away but her spirit has not been laid to rest
It follows him wherever he goes
And in his soul the evil grows
Demonic and hollow is the sound of his heart
With a rhythm-less echo of a horseless cart
His hapless tears fall and turn into ice
As...
Hidden by his cloak of daggers
Eyes black as the dead of night
Peering like a raven with impeccable sight
A scavenger son born of a whore
Although his mother he did adore
She left him alone in angst and with a pain in his chest
As she passed away but her spirit has not been laid to rest
It follows him wherever he goes
And in his soul the evil grows
Demonic and hollow is the sound of his heart
With a rhythm-less echo of a horseless cart
His hapless tears fall and turn into ice
As...
#anxiety
#shadows
#despair
727 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
23rd Jan 2018 6:24pm
23rd Jan 2018 6:24pm
The Warmth Of Love
Your eyes blind me so vividly so emerald green and with a sparkle just like a jewel in a crown
I just want to fall into them and my darkest fears are turned around
With you I love every waking moment with you and could lay in your arms forever and a day
With you I feel safe and contented and wish this would never go away
There are so many things that I love about you but it is too many to tell, so I will just continue to be your perfect girl
You know exactly what I mean and I know that you love me in ways you can't describe
This is all we need in a world that is...
I just want to fall into them and my darkest fears are turned around
With you I love every waking moment with you and could lay in your arms forever and a day
With you I feel safe and contented and wish this would never go away
There are so many things that I love about you but it is too many to tell, so I will just continue to be your perfect girl
You know exactly what I mean and I know that you love me in ways you can't describe
This is all we need in a world that is...
#love
#gratitude
#respect
551 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
21st Jan 2018 1:44am
21st Jan 2018 1:44am
I Tried
Well it goes like this, why do you have to leave me with a bitter taste in my mouth
Lots of times we spent together and you ripped it into tiny pieces and splattered our love onto the pavement
What was you trying to prove, is you head so swollen?
I cannot believe I have found your new found personality, or maybe it was there anyway
It's just typical of the way you treat me and your so called promises, that you won't even do the simplistic things for me
Well hope you will be happy in your new found life, less pain for me and endless struggles with your strife
I...
Lots of times we spent together and you ripped it into tiny pieces and splattered our love onto the pavement
What was you trying to prove, is you head so swollen?
I cannot believe I have found your new found personality, or maybe it was there anyway
It's just typical of the way you treat me and your so called promises, that you won't even do the simplistic things for me
Well hope you will be happy in your new found life, less pain for me and endless struggles with your strife
I...
#despair
509 reads
2 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
21st Jan 2018 1:36am
21st Jan 2018 1:36am
The Same Day After Day
I've lost my mind, I'm feeling reckless, pretty much fucked up
Don't pity me for I am sane but flawed like the glass on a window pane
I wonder around in a world of my own, creeping up the stairs as still half asleep
Pondering and pacing with a splitting headche and sweat running down from my brow
Oh lord what happens now?
Am I crazy or have I always been this way, some will probably say I am crazy but that is their opinion
Anyway back down the stairs again, into the living room I roam
I look out of the window and it is dark and filled with gloom, but again...
Don't pity me for I am sane but flawed like the glass on a window pane
I wonder around in a world of my own, creeping up the stairs as still half asleep
Pondering and pacing with a splitting headche and sweat running down from my brow
Oh lord what happens now?
Am I crazy or have I always been this way, some will probably say I am crazy but that is their opinion
Anyway back down the stairs again, into the living room I roam
I look out of the window and it is dark and filled with gloom, but again...
#anxiety
#LifeStruggles
#insomnia
#despair
#emotional
600 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
20th Jan 2018 5:43pm
20th Jan 2018 5:43pm
Ain't Gonna Cry No More
You asked me if I cried
I couldn't say yes as it would hurt my foolish pride
There was a time I held my feelings inside
Now my love for you has slowly died
Still haunting my head and my mind
I must walk this lonely path and leave you behind
All the times and memories I shared with you
I have walked through the door to a place that's new
Searching for a new horizon ahead
Dissipating are the hurtful thinks that you said
Washed away like November rain
Never to hurt me ever again
So now if you ask me do I cry?
I...
I couldn't say yes as it would hurt my foolish pride
There was a time I held my feelings inside
Now my love for you has slowly died
Still haunting my head and my mind
I must walk this lonely path and leave you behind
All the times and memories I shared with you
I have walked through the door to a place that's new
Searching for a new horizon ahead
Dissipating are the hurtful thinks that you said
Washed away like November rain
Never to hurt me ever again
So now if you ask me do I cry?
I...
#grief
#breakup
#confessional
#SelfReflection
#MovingOn
491 reads
0 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
20th Jan 2018 5:34pm
20th Jan 2018 5:34pm
Innocence Lost
A young girl is safe back at home after her ordeal
Still not having the capacity to eat, think or feel
It started not that long ago when she was out with friends
No one could have predicted how things would possibly end
A car rolled up and she glanced at a lad
She secretly thought 'hey he doesn't look too bad'
They started talking just as people do
And he said "hey I fancy you"
"There's a party I would like to invite you to"
The girl asked if her friends could come along too
As the night went on the alcohol flowed and music played ...
Still not having the capacity to eat, think or feel
It started not that long ago when she was out with friends
No one could have predicted how things would possibly end
A car rolled up and she glanced at a lad
She secretly thought 'hey he doesn't look too bad'
They started talking just as people do
And he said "hey I fancy you"
"There's a party I would like to invite you to"
The girl asked if her friends could come along too
As the night went on the alcohol flowed and music played ...
#LifeAsAWriter
543 reads
2 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
19th Jan 2018 10:53pm
19th Jan 2018 10:53pm
Murder Perfection
A life he wasn't prepared to save
His victim placed in a shallow grave
Ashes to ashes dust to dust
For him to kill it was a necessary must
The thrill of murder fed his satisfaction
So he cruelly he put his plans into action
No escape for his victims as they were fated
He liked to take their last breath, their demise was premeditated
So are people really born to kill?
Or is it the thought of a trophy that gives them a thrill?
Some think it's better to be cruel than be kind
As they play out their theatrics over in their mind
Carefully...
His victim placed in a shallow grave
Ashes to ashes dust to dust
For him to kill it was a necessary must
The thrill of murder fed his satisfaction
So he cruelly he put his plans into action
No escape for his victims as they were fated
He liked to take their last breath, their demise was premeditated
So are people really born to kill?
Or is it the thought of a trophy that gives them a thrill?
Some think it's better to be cruel than be kind
As they play out their theatrics over in their mind
Carefully...
#murder
#humankind
587 reads
2 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
19th Jan 2018 10:28pm
19th Jan 2018 10:28pm
Dark Days Of Wonder
Dark days of wonder
Turn into long nights of thunder
A spherical object is in your view
Twisting and turning and dragging you
A gravitational pull that knows no bounds
All is peaceful and there is no sound
It feeds off all of your energy levels
By changing shape and becoming bevelled
With a flash of light it's born into a square
Mysterious and cubed it makes you stare
Ultra violet lights and an infra red beam
It's the weirdest thing that you have ever seen
Dimensions are forming with hands that can strangle
It mutates so fast...
Turn into long nights of thunder
A spherical object is in your view
Twisting and turning and dragging you
A gravitational pull that knows no bounds
All is peaceful and there is no sound
It feeds off all of your energy levels
By changing shape and becoming bevelled
With a flash of light it's born into a square
Mysterious and cubed it makes you stare
Ultra violet lights and an infra red beam
It's the weirdest thing that you have ever seen
Dimensions are forming with hands that can strangle
It mutates so fast...
#anxiety
#love
#depression
#dark
#death
466 reads
0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
19th Jan 2018 2:37pm
19th Jan 2018 2:37pm
A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
You conjure up the demons in my blood
I never thought it possible that you could
Like a sorcerer you had me slain
My depiction of you became insane
The words you said to me were meaningless and feckless
But I was held captive and acted so reckless
You led me into a false sense of security
Without a thought of how it would affect me
I was easily led by your inauthentic demeanour
Which is just a fancy word for your behaviour
Every part of you flowed through my veins
But it was all for your own personal gains
I...
I never thought it possible that you could
Like a sorcerer you had me slain
My depiction of you became insane
The words you said to me were meaningless and feckless
But I was held captive and acted so reckless
You led me into a false sense of security
Without a thought of how it would affect me
I was easily led by your inauthentic demeanour
Which is just a fancy word for your behaviour
Every part of you flowed through my veins
But it was all for your own personal gains
I...
#breakup
#conflict
#betrayal
#lover
#deception
563 reads
4 Comments
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