Submissions by StreetRabbit
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I'd rather make the pen bleed to see the feeling you get when you mix pain and emotions with syllable schemes
Spineless Love
Romeo, Romeo, don't you know you're Pinocchio
Your cryptic convos force Juliet down lonely roads
Zigzagging in this arid savanna of broken hope
I thought you promised her a paradise where roses grow
I thought you'd be her rock, not a flimsy sandcastle
When it thunders and the hail drops, her man can't handle
That's what happens when you people-please, someone gon' get neglected
Surprise, surprise...it's Juliet, you guessed it
Excuses, excuses when asked about your whereabouts
You can't be honest with the one you said you care about
I...
Your cryptic convos force Juliet down lonely roads
Zigzagging in this arid savanna of broken hope
I thought you promised her a paradise where roses grow
I thought you'd be her rock, not a flimsy sandcastle
When it thunders and the hail drops, her man can't handle
That's what happens when you people-please, someone gon' get neglected
Surprise, surprise...it's Juliet, you guessed it
Excuses, excuses when asked about your whereabouts
You can't be honest with the one you said you care about
I...
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A Song For The Unsung
You got your music, your song is playing; your head's floating miles away
Soothing your spirit because you had a rough kinda day
You wallow in loneliness with your eyes to the ceiling
Intoxicated with sober thoughts, it's just you and your feelings
Another reminder of how some friends have gone missing
Whether they vanished like magic or over time became distant
You carry this heavy heart, this stress and this tension
Though it seems odd for a brother, you just crave some attention
Someone to give you a nod or two like, "I see what you're going through...
Soothing your spirit because you had a rough kinda day
You wallow in loneliness with your eyes to the ceiling
Intoxicated with sober thoughts, it's just you and your feelings
Another reminder of how some friends have gone missing
Whether they vanished like magic or over time became distant
You carry this heavy heart, this stress and this tension
Though it seems odd for a brother, you just crave some attention
Someone to give you a nod or two like, "I see what you're going through...
582 reads
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Offshore
I'm cool, calm, collected and I'm smooth, smart, respected
Would you probably guess that I pursue art, perfect it?
Connect the lines, perfect the rhyme, the view I'm projecting
On this canvas, for you to see my true heart's reflection
I've got so much to write about but still nothing to write about
A whirlwind of ideas, my mind's crying out
Complaints, aggression awakens potential to make a success of
Revealing of feelings and making confessions
Lemme make a confession: you don't know how blessed one is
To have a twin by your side as...
Would you probably guess that I pursue art, perfect it?
Connect the lines, perfect the rhyme, the view I'm projecting
On this canvas, for you to see my true heart's reflection
I've got so much to write about but still nothing to write about
A whirlwind of ideas, my mind's crying out
Complaints, aggression awakens potential to make a success of
Revealing of feelings and making confessions
Lemme make a confession: you don't know how blessed one is
To have a twin by your side as...
728 reads
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You Should Have Known
Black suit, dark shades, staring out the window; I'm thoughtful one
I'm a modest brother, that's just how I was raised
Eyes to the ceiling, jotting down a line, thinking of another one
Wrap this one up then baby I'm on my way
Large thoughts, small talk
My life: stop-start
Riding in a Chevy with a man like me will leave you with a broken heart
I'm a roam-alone man, been a ride-alone wolf from the start
Baby you should have known, you should have known
I'm a misfit darling; my name is Rabbit and I'm just an addict
You probably don't know I'm a...
I'm a modest brother, that's just how I was raised
Eyes to the ceiling, jotting down a line, thinking of another one
Wrap this one up then baby I'm on my way
Large thoughts, small talk
My life: stop-start
Riding in a Chevy with a man like me will leave you with a broken heart
I'm a roam-alone man, been a ride-alone wolf from the start
Baby you should have known, you should have known
I'm a misfit darling; my name is Rabbit and I'm just an addict
You probably don't know I'm a...
499 reads
4 Comments
Therapy
So many thoughts and emotions attached
That go day after day never spoken or mapped
Like a volcano blowing and you're holding it back
It burns, sometimes it leaves you broken as glass
Sometimes it's what you want, you don't wanna be that open
You wanna keep the solitude through the bad moments
It kinda gives you peace of mind in fact, don't it?
Knowing you're not somebody's burden - you're that loaded
But it's volcanic and you still wanna offload it
It's still burning inside, your heart's spoken
And said "You gotta escape man, it's...
That go day after day never spoken or mapped
Like a volcano blowing and you're holding it back
It burns, sometimes it leaves you broken as glass
Sometimes it's what you want, you don't wanna be that open
You wanna keep the solitude through the bad moments
It kinda gives you peace of mind in fact, don't it?
Knowing you're not somebody's burden - you're that loaded
But it's volcanic and you still wanna offload it
It's still burning inside, your heart's spoken
And said "You gotta escape man, it's...
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Twisted
Love aint no fairy-tale; love is a buried nail
Inside of this heart of stone; this never ended well
There are a lot of things I wanna say I feel, but I’d be lying
I wanna say I’m bitter and hurting, sighing and dying
I wanna say it’s your fault – no sight of you trying
Or that maybe it was my fault – all my sighing and whining
I wanna say I’ve moved on, that there’s a fly one I’m eyeing
I wanna say I want you back, I’m lonely and tired of crying
But not the slightest tear fell from inside of my eyelids
Guess that implies that I’m fine...nah I’m lying...
Inside of this heart of stone; this never ended well
There are a lot of things I wanna say I feel, but I’d be lying
I wanna say I’m bitter and hurting, sighing and dying
I wanna say it’s your fault – no sight of you trying
Or that maybe it was my fault – all my sighing and whining
I wanna say I’ve moved on, that there’s a fly one I’m eyeing
I wanna say I want you back, I’m lonely and tired of crying
But not the slightest tear fell from inside of my eyelids
Guess that implies that I’m fine...nah I’m lying...
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The Mask
Came to the world at a time when it was in need of a gentleman
People were trembling at the thought of the direction this world was heading in
But you came and gave us hope with the sweetest of sentiments
And with beautiful compliments, you would treat us so special and
You were the perfect friend, though you were a geek and intelligent
You'd never speak what's irrelevant, you didn't have the beak of a pelican
You had no big mouth, your speech was sleek and so elegant
We thought you're heaven sent, coz you'd treat us so well and then
You stopped being Mr...
People were trembling at the thought of the direction this world was heading in
But you came and gave us hope with the sweetest of sentiments
And with beautiful compliments, you would treat us so special and
You were the perfect friend, though you were a geek and intelligent
You'd never speak what's irrelevant, you didn't have the beak of a pelican
You had no big mouth, your speech was sleek and so elegant
We thought you're heaven sent, coz you'd treat us so well and then
You stopped being Mr...
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Where Sinners Dwell
I'm coming from the depths of the city where sinners dwell
Never knew that place existed until 2012
I should'a never explored that life, it was a living hell
I should'a stayed the tortoise I was and kept within my shell
Coz that was when I fell, I needed a wishing well
Or someone to wish me well while I was in that prison cell
Where people make decisions like their brain's a single cell
They wanna be slaves to their desires, win or fail
They're full of hypocrisy, their philosophy's 9 on the venom scale
They got a shorter temper than that of an angry...
Never knew that place existed until 2012
I should'a never explored that life, it was a living hell
I should'a stayed the tortoise I was and kept within my shell
Coz that was when I fell, I needed a wishing well
Or someone to wish me well while I was in that prison cell
Where people make decisions like their brain's a single cell
They wanna be slaves to their desires, win or fail
They're full of hypocrisy, their philosophy's 9 on the venom scale
They got a shorter temper than that of an angry...
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I Don't Know
Every now and then you gotta remonstrate to demonstrate
The depth of hate you have for your evil twin; coz again he’s wrecked your day
Praying on your next mistake, your last mistake was yesterday
He looks set to stay, to screw up every effort you make to get away
And that’s just part of the story; you’re at the wrong height if you’re looking up to me
Coz what you see’s a result of what Slaughter’s done to me
The other side’s developed – the dark side – and it’s numbing me
Coz I can’t even feel remorse, all I feel is lost; yeah it’s a struggle G
Maybe that...
The depth of hate you have for your evil twin; coz again he’s wrecked your day
Praying on your next mistake, your last mistake was yesterday
He looks set to stay, to screw up every effort you make to get away
And that’s just part of the story; you’re at the wrong height if you’re looking up to me
Coz what you see’s a result of what Slaughter’s done to me
The other side’s developed – the dark side – and it’s numbing me
Coz I can’t even feel remorse, all I feel is lost; yeah it’s a struggle G
Maybe that...
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Tabernacle (Part II)
(continued from Part I)
Ok so we're in March, my month is going great
I'm meeting all my targets, I'm getting over thoughts of those blue ticks - they've flown away
Mid-March you wanna walk home with me - ok at first I kinda hesitate
But then I think that that might be my only chance to get that answer and set things straight
I'm standing there like, "Ok Winnie, lead the way"
I gave us 10 minutes to break the ice and see a way
To bring that sensitive topic up; the way my heart was beating ey
I had to grow a pair, I had to take that leap of...
Ok so we're in March, my month is going great
I'm meeting all my targets, I'm getting over thoughts of those blue ticks - they've flown away
Mid-March you wanna walk home with me - ok at first I kinda hesitate
But then I think that that might be my only chance to get that answer and set things straight
I'm standing there like, "Ok Winnie, lead the way"
I gave us 10 minutes to break the ice and see a way
To bring that sensitive topic up; the way my heart was beating ey
I had to grow a pair, I had to take that leap of...
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Tabernacle (Part I)
Like I'm standing inside a tabernacle
I promise not to lie in not one of these verses
Your name is Winnie "The Creation", I'm Caesar
You've got the pretty face of the Mona Lisa
You started out as just a friend of a friend
Who I'd accidentally bump into again and again
Not knowing your name and barely knowing your face
Barely a convo, maybe one but it was only a "hey"
But sometime a year ago I think, I walked you home one night
You asked me about soccer, we were walking slow that night
Question after question like, "I could...
I promise not to lie in not one of these verses
Your name is Winnie "The Creation", I'm Caesar
You've got the pretty face of the Mona Lisa
You started out as just a friend of a friend
Who I'd accidentally bump into again and again
Not knowing your name and barely knowing your face
Barely a convo, maybe one but it was only a "hey"
But sometime a year ago I think, I walked you home one night
You asked me about soccer, we were walking slow that night
Question after question like, "I could...
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Letter to Myself
By the time you hear this, I’d have already become more perfect
Become a top-class gent, and I’d be probably working
With a pretty wife, nonstop romance and flirting
Maybe in Paradise, maybe we both are perfect
I’d have already written Best Friend or Big Brother
Say Dat Then, The Last Song, Keep It 100
Talking To My Diary, Love Ain't Enough and
About 20 other rap songs from deep inside my kidneys and my belly button
No more bad habits
An object of pride and bright in the eyes of my Grand Daddy
No more Prince, you’ll look at me like “That’s rabbit”...
Become a top-class gent, and I’d be probably working
With a pretty wife, nonstop romance and flirting
Maybe in Paradise, maybe we both are perfect
I’d have already written Best Friend or Big Brother
Say Dat Then, The Last Song, Keep It 100
Talking To My Diary, Love Ain't Enough and
About 20 other rap songs from deep inside my kidneys and my belly button
No more bad habits
An object of pride and bright in the eyes of my Grand Daddy
No more Prince, you’ll look at me like “That’s rabbit”...
593 reads
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