Submissions by Simon_III_Msibi (Mandla Msibi)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction My poetry is mostly an exploration of the human condition.
LOVE POEM
Published
Today 6:21am
Today 6:21am
Nice Guy Chronicles I
She speaks about you a lot you know"
"Ohhhh-kay" I reply
Not knowing if that's a good thing or bad thing. As her boyfriend gives me a suspicious look.
I break the ice with a joke pretending this situation isn't awkward.
"Ohhhh-kay" I reply
Not knowing if that's a good thing or bad thing. As her boyfriend gives me a suspicious look.
I break the ice with a joke pretending this situation isn't awkward.
#friendship
4 reads
0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
5th Mar 2021 7:21am
5th Mar 2021 7:21am
Dear S
I've always loved you
I just never had the words
But I tried my best to show you
You see we were never the right fit
Yet somehow we always made sense
I always hoped you'd see my efforts
However this was never the case
There would always
be some distance
Between us and I guess
I just got tired of chasing you
As much as I loved you
It's as though you never chose me
You picked me up many times
But it was out of duty
I saw you fall apart
And although I was there
Yet I wasn't the one you...
I just never had the words
But I tried my best to show you
You see we were never the right fit
Yet somehow we always made sense
I always hoped you'd see my efforts
However this was never the case
There would always
be some distance
Between us and I guess
I just got tired of chasing you
As much as I loved you
It's as though you never chose me
You picked me up many times
But it was out of duty
I saw you fall apart
And although I was there
Yet I wasn't the one you...
#love
#UnrequitedLove
#MovingOn
#acceptance
#hurt
30 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
15th Feb 2021 7:01pm
15th Feb 2021 7:01pm
Therapy
Lately the pen and paper
Are the only comfort I have
Are the only comfort I have
#identity
#LifeAsAWriter
#SelfReflection
#FeelingLost
#FeelingTrapped
48 reads
5 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
10th Feb 2021 7:53am
10th Feb 2021 7:53am
Presence
Connections are important
Especially when they are real
Especially when they are real
#love
#home
#God
#dialogue
#CallToAction
34 reads
3 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
9th Feb 2021 3:01pm
9th Feb 2021 3:01pm
Independence
I don't know what I want to do
Because my stomach
Is in conflict with my passion
Because my stomach
Is in conflict with my passion
#LifeStruggles
#LifeAsAWriter
#LifeCycle
#aging
#freedom
29 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Feb 2021 2:49pm
7th Feb 2021 2:49pm
Water
Nobody cares
Until they see you drowning
Until they see you drowning
#identity
#LifeStruggles
#LifeAsAWriter
#philosophical
#emotions
43 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
26th Jan 2021 6:18pm
26th Jan 2021 6:18pm
My mixed bag
Today I feel incomplete
Lost would be a better word
But strangely I'm also optimistic
It's a mix bag which
Only I can carry
I guess
Lost would be a better word
But strangely I'm also optimistic
It's a mix bag which
Only I can carry
I guess
#identity
#SelfReflection
#FeelingLost
#emptiness
#emotions
43 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
17th Jan 2021 9:03am
17th Jan 2021 9:03am
Dot dot dot
I may not always have the words
But I'll always have the feeling
But I'll always have the feeling
#emptiness
#emotions
54 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
15th Jan 2021 3:55pm
15th Jan 2021 3:55pm
Time Pending
Sometimes you just need a day
To sit back and jam to music
To listen intensely whilst
thinking about the meaning of life
To sit back, laugh and cry
To just take the time to ask why
Why your life is going the way it is?
Why things might not be working out for you?
Then move on to ask yourself when
When will you take that step?
When will you showcase your moves?
As each string of bass,
pulls upon your fate
Playing the tunes of your future
Sometimes you need a day just to jam
And let all your...
To sit back and jam to music
To listen intensely whilst
thinking about the meaning of life
To sit back, laugh and cry
To just take the time to ask why
Why your life is going the way it is?
Why things might not be working out for you?
Then move on to ask yourself when
When will you take that step?
When will you showcase your moves?
As each string of bass,
pulls upon your fate
Playing the tunes of your future
Sometimes you need a day just to jam
And let all your...
#LifeStruggles
#music
#SelfReflection
#meditation
#SelfDiscovery
45 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
4th Jan 2021 6:56am
4th Jan 2021 6:56am
Bleeding for You
I wish I could rip out my heart
Just so it can stop feeling anything
I really feel uncomfortable
With how I feel for you
Because I was pretty sure
That my heart has become closed off
Yet here I am
I feel like my heart is beating
A little to fast
I feel like I'm getting attached
I hate that you are consuming
My mind, you have all my thoughts
A part of me thinks I'm going crazy
Yet here I am
Seeking your Joy
Here I am seeking your pleasure
I hate that I'm falling
A part of me wants to...
Just so it can stop feeling anything
I really feel uncomfortable
With how I feel for you
Because I was pretty sure
That my heart has become closed off
Yet here I am
I feel like my heart is beating
A little to fast
I feel like I'm getting attached
I hate that you are consuming
My mind, you have all my thoughts
A part of me thinks I'm going crazy
Yet here I am
Seeking your Joy
Here I am seeking your pleasure
I hate that I'm falling
A part of me wants to...
#love
#loneliness
#scary
#UnrequitedLove
#emotions
68 reads
0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
16th Oct 2020 6:07pm
16th Oct 2020 6:07pm
Death of Romance
He looked her in the eyes
She could only return a blank stare
They cared deeply for each other
But it ends there
She couldn't give what she doesn't have
As much as he could bare
the weight for both of them
She knew that it just isn't fair
So she pushed him away
trying to hide the pain
of hurting someone you care about
She was trying to spare him the weight
of having an unrequited love
However it was too late
He had fallen for her
He had known her like no other
Yet the path they were on ...
She could only return a blank stare
They cared deeply for each other
But it ends there
She couldn't give what she doesn't have
As much as he could bare
the weight for both of them
She knew that it just isn't fair
So she pushed him away
trying to hide the pain
of hurting someone you care about
She was trying to spare him the weight
of having an unrequited love
However it was too late
He had fallen for her
He had known her like no other
Yet the path they were on ...
#rejection
#romantic
#LifeStruggles
#lover
#UnrequitedLove
135 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
6th Oct 2020 2:21pm
6th Oct 2020 2:21pm
Subtle Heartbreak
Has your mind ever broken your heart?
Have you ever looked at someone and thought:
"This just works, we just work"
Then as the fantasy begins to build
As you start to grow in attraction
As you really start to fall for them
Begin to realize that you're in an abyss
The point of falling just doesn't exist
Have you ever watched
As your heart slowly begins to hurt
As your thoughts begin to turn towards you:
"How could I be a fool again?"
Have you ever found yourself waiting
Found yourself...
Have you ever looked at someone and thought:
"This just works, we just work"
Then as the fantasy begins to build
As you start to grow in attraction
As you really start to fall for them
Begin to realize that you're in an abyss
The point of falling just doesn't exist
Have you ever watched
As your heart slowly begins to hurt
As your thoughts begin to turn towards you:
"How could I be a fool again?"
Have you ever found yourself waiting
Found yourself...
#love
#heartbroken
#lover
#UnrequitedLove
#hurt
125 reads
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