Submissions by StreetRabbit
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
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LOVE POEM
Published
3rd Aug 2020 9:55am
3rd Aug 2020 9:55am
Thief in the Night
I'm moving like a criminal
You can tell I did this before
You can tell I've been here before
It's all the same, it's too predictable
Searching for a girl that can heal my soul
I fall just to break up, this won't be my first time
My second or my third time
I said some things, you said some things, I hurt your feelings and you hurt mine
But I hurt you more than you hurt mine
It's not a secret, I know she knows she caught my eye
And vice versa, so no surprise when I came knocking by
She gave the green light, we started talking, "Hi." ...
You can tell I did this before
You can tell I've been here before
It's all the same, it's too predictable
Searching for a girl that can heal my soul
I fall just to break up, this won't be my first time
My second or my third time
I said some things, you said some things, I hurt your feelings and you hurt mine
But I hurt you more than you hurt mine
It's not a secret, I know she knows she caught my eye
And vice versa, so no surprise when I came knocking by
She gave the green light, we started talking, "Hi." ...
#regret
#confessional
#SelfReflection
#separation
#choices
436 reads
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SELF POEM
Published
2nd Aug 2020 9:04pm
2nd Aug 2020 9:04pm
Long, Long Time
I've been a devil
Devil's on my case, he's in my face, he's in my mind
His only aim is to victimize
I've been a ghost
Ghosting through life, trying not to leave a mark
Tryna stay invisible, not even seen from far
I've seen the world
World of pain, world of shame, world of hurt, world of games
World of sunshine through the rain
Some more than most
Most are blinded, tryna look for answers, they can't find em
They can't see beyond their eyelids
I've been a liar
A liar to friends and fam alike, I cannot right
All the...
Devil's on my case, he's in my face, he's in my mind
His only aim is to victimize
I've been a ghost
Ghosting through life, trying not to leave a mark
Tryna stay invisible, not even seen from far
I've seen the world
World of pain, world of shame, world of hurt, world of games
World of sunshine through the rain
Some more than most
Most are blinded, tryna look for answers, they can't find em
They can't see beyond their eyelids
I've been a liar
A liar to friends and fam alike, I cannot right
All the...
#TimeHeals
#SelfReflection
#MovingOn #emptiness
#MovingOn #emptiness
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LOVE POEM
Published
28th Apr 2019 8:40pm
28th Apr 2019 8:40pm
I Can't See You Again
Maybe it wasn't meant for me to find love
I'm no believer in fate but sometimes I look up above
And wonder why it always happens to me, I feel drugged
I feel numb, I feel weak, I feel tired, I've lost the buzz
How many times after I repeat it is it no longer a mistake?
How long will I feel like a hamster on a wheel in this cage?
Why do I burn bridges and destroy relationships like an iceberg to a Titanic?
In other words, why am I fire and ice? Dammit
You love me, I wish I could reciprocate
You hit me up at night, asking if I'm still awake ...
I'm no believer in fate but sometimes I look up above
And wonder why it always happens to me, I feel drugged
I feel numb, I feel weak, I feel tired, I've lost the buzz
How many times after I repeat it is it no longer a mistake?
How long will I feel like a hamster on a wheel in this cage?
Why do I burn bridges and destroy relationships like an iceberg to a Titanic?
In other words, why am I fire and ice? Dammit
You love me, I wish I could reciprocate
You hit me up at night, asking if I'm still awake ...
#love
#relationships
#breakup
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SELF POEM
Published
20th Mar 2019 4:54pm
20th Mar 2019 4:54pm
Needs
I need to find my balance, I need to keep on growing
I need to learn to handle my seesaw of emotions
I need to fix my damage, I need to get more focus
I need to learn to manage my time before it's over
I'm talking ups and downs; on the better days I see purple patches
Cloud nine, but the rainy days come and leave me like, "What on earth just happened?"
Fall down so I can get back up and then fall again, that's a certain pattern
That's what I've come to accept as normal; but it can't be normal, I need to reverse this damage
I need to fight...
I need to learn to handle my seesaw of emotions
I need to fix my damage, I need to get more focus
I need to learn to manage my time before it's over
I'm talking ups and downs; on the better days I see purple patches
Cloud nine, but the rainy days come and leave me like, "What on earth just happened?"
Fall down so I can get back up and then fall again, that's a certain pattern
That's what I've come to accept as normal; but it can't be normal, I need to reverse this damage
I need to fight...
#identity
#SelfReflection
#choices
535 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
16th Mar 2019 8:48am
16th Mar 2019 8:48am
Real One
Thinking 'bout my old dude, what we had to go through
Walls around me, let my guard down, then he finally broke through
Said I was his Honey Brown, wrote me a few poems too
Did my Bible reading with him just because I chose to
Oh he's lucky he had a real one
He's lucky he had a real one
I'm loving what we have, just scared of that commitment
Why do we have to label it? Can't we just wing it?
Our noses touch, we're almost there but, I just can't kiss him
In the end he's all up in his head, he just got things so twisted
I am...
Walls around me, let my guard down, then he finally broke through
Said I was his Honey Brown, wrote me a few poems too
Did my Bible reading with him just because I chose to
Oh he's lucky he had a real one
He's lucky he had a real one
I'm loving what we have, just scared of that commitment
Why do we have to label it? Can't we just wing it?
Our noses touch, we're almost there but, I just can't kiss him
In the end he's all up in his head, he just got things so twisted
I am...
#love
#breakup
#memories #TimeHeals
#memories #TimeHeals
635 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Mar 2019 8:40am
16th Mar 2019 8:40am
Paradise
All my life there were two things that I wanted
To be perfect and to have a girl that I could bond with
Nothing wrong with dreaming 'bout forever with a partner
All I wanna do is show love and be loved
In a world full of opportunities, that's paradise
A place where the grass is always greener, nothing terrifies
A cobra's lair is like a playground, your kids stay there at night
And come back in the morning; wake up and see their delight
You walk out to your yard, happy with your grapevines
Planning for a great time, hanging by the lakeside ...
To be perfect and to have a girl that I could bond with
Nothing wrong with dreaming 'bout forever with a partner
All I wanna do is show love and be loved
In a world full of opportunities, that's paradise
A place where the grass is always greener, nothing terrifies
A cobra's lair is like a playground, your kids stay there at night
And come back in the morning; wake up and see their delight
You walk out to your yard, happy with your grapevines
Planning for a great time, hanging by the lakeside ...
#happiness
#hope
#utopia
591 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
5th Mar 2019 4:43pm
5th Mar 2019 4:43pm
Crawl Your Way Out
I've lost everything
Does holding to it all still make me weak?
I'm guilty of this, I know it's a flaw
Can't find the words to sing to say what's wrong
Somebody please tell me where to go
I'm lost, alone, tryna find a road
To a place called home like the prodigal
I want redemption, if possible
A chance for me to say a simple sorry
For not minding spirit but minding body
A chance for a turnaround, to reverse the hurt I'm nursing
While I work at a better version
Imagine being on a long road with the wrong load
At the...
Does holding to it all still make me weak?
I'm guilty of this, I know it's a flaw
Can't find the words to sing to say what's wrong
Somebody please tell me where to go
I'm lost, alone, tryna find a road
To a place called home like the prodigal
I want redemption, if possible
A chance for me to say a simple sorry
For not minding spirit but minding body
A chance for a turnaround, to reverse the hurt I'm nursing
While I work at a better version
Imagine being on a long road with the wrong load
At the...
#motivational
#redemption
#escape
460 reads
2 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
20th Feb 2019 9:19am
20th Feb 2019 9:19am
Pray
Jehovah God, Hearer of Prayer, please hear the prayer
Of a sinner who's repenting but who's been near despair
A sinner who's here to share
By your offer to clear the air so he can feel your care:
"Maybe I'm not a sinner, maybe I'm just weak
And powerless against this cowardice and it bugs me
That I'm as flesh-obsessed as predators, hunters, et cetera
I'm just ashamed that I'm not the man I must be
In the war of the law of my flesh versus the law of my mind
I've been on the wrong side for just about the longest time
Young, dumb and me, in...
Of a sinner who's repenting but who's been near despair
A sinner who's here to share
By your offer to clear the air so he can feel your care:
"Maybe I'm not a sinner, maybe I'm just weak
And powerless against this cowardice and it bugs me
That I'm as flesh-obsessed as predators, hunters, et cetera
I'm just ashamed that I'm not the man I must be
In the war of the law of my flesh versus the law of my mind
I've been on the wrong side for just about the longest time
Young, dumb and me, in...
#God
#redemption
#MovingOn #healing
#MovingOn #healing
543 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
20th Feb 2019 9:09am
20th Feb 2019 9:09am
Something Worth Saving
I know you feel lost and you hardly sleep
But just know that you're not a lost cause for me
You know that everything starts with a single prayer
Just a single verse and my spirit's there
Coz I can see what's in your heart, and I'm looking for good
And I can see your limits when you've pushed and you've pushed
Now you're on the verge of giving up?
Well let me lift you up"
But just know that you're not a lost cause for me
You know that everything starts with a single prayer
Just a single verse and my spirit's there
Coz I can see what's in your heart, and I'm looking for good
And I can see your limits when you've pushed and you've pushed
Now you're on the verge of giving up?
Well let me lift you up"
#God
#faith
#redemption
#despair
#FeelingLost
541 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
17th Dec 2018 7:22am
17th Dec 2018 7:22am
Bad Guy
I also represent any of the fears in you're heart that you're holding within
I'm the nightmare you're living now that you're hoping will end
I'm the pain that you bleed with each stroke of a pen
Perfect time to look back on the road that you've been
Roaming in hopelessness, your progress is thin
You realize all of this is approaching it's end
But you refuse to believe that it's over, here we go all over again"
I'm in that ring now, and the anger is building
Sat in the corner, feels like I've been battered a million
And the voice in my head is...
I'm the nightmare you're living now that you're hoping will end
I'm the pain that you bleed with each stroke of a pen
Perfect time to look back on the road that you've been
Roaming in hopelessness, your progress is thin
You realize all of this is approaching it's end
But you refuse to believe that it's over, here we go all over again"
I'm in that ring now, and the anger is building
Sat in the corner, feels like I've been battered a million
And the voice in my head is...
#anger
#dark
#SelfReflection
653 reads
1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
9th Sep 2018 5:01pm
9th Sep 2018 5:01pm
Stepping Stones
I have been in a couple relationships that I shouldn't have been in
I'm reminiscing about the damage that I know I've inflicted
It's stinging, because I wish I could've done it different
Fling after fling and those times my heart wasn't in it
When I was just in it for the ride, for feeling euphoric
I'd carry them by a short string, then snip it when it got boring
Without any warning, that was in 2014
The torture that I put 'em through, all of that scorching
I remember Milo was just an intermediate
‘Cause the one I really wanted wasn't...
I'm reminiscing about the damage that I know I've inflicted
It's stinging, because I wish I could've done it different
Fling after fling and those times my heart wasn't in it
When I was just in it for the ride, for feeling euphoric
I'd carry them by a short string, then snip it when it got boring
Without any warning, that was in 2014
The torture that I put 'em through, all of that scorching
I remember Milo was just an intermediate
‘Cause the one I really wanted wasn't...
#regret
#forgiveness
#confessional #MovingOn
#confessional #MovingOn
587 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
12th Jun 2018 4:30pm
12th Jun 2018 4:30pm
Take This Mirror
It's like a gamble to do what's right
You chose the path of least resistance
You thought you could be a low-key delinquent
That no one would ever really see the difference
But inside of you began to breed division
And with time you began to kinda seem indifferent
And now that you're on your own
It's become plain to see that you're mentally imprisoned
You better get up on your feet and run home, my friend
If you wanna find yourself and be whole again
Coz the pain and the shame in your brain and your veins
Are a strain that are eating at...
You chose the path of least resistance
You thought you could be a low-key delinquent
That no one would ever really see the difference
But inside of you began to breed division
And with time you began to kinda seem indifferent
And now that you're on your own
It's become plain to see that you're mentally imprisoned
You better get up on your feet and run home, my friend
If you wanna find yourself and be whole again
Coz the pain and the shame in your brain and your veins
Are a strain that are eating at...
#mirror
#learning
#SelfReflection #MovingOn
#SelfReflection #MovingOn
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