Submissions by TCLilly (Tanzen Lilly)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Tanzen Lilly graduated SAIC in 2013 with a BFA. Tanzen is a visual artist, poet, and jewelry maker. Her work focusses on interpreting and illustrating the subconscious mind, as well as occult imagery and topics. Her poetry often explores gothic themes.
LOVE POEM
Published
17th May 2020 00:16am
17th May 2020 00:16am
Before I Bit the Apple
Before I bit the apple
All I knew was its perfume
Then sweet nectar struck my lips
In buzzing liquid blooms
All the colors of the world
Were now revealed to me
And each new discovery unfurled
Yet still another mystery
I found myself uncovered
And wanted you to see
So you agreed to taste the fruit
To show your love to me
© Tanzen Lilly 5/15/2020
All I knew was its perfume
Then sweet nectar struck my lips
In buzzing liquid blooms
All the colors of the world
Were now revealed to me
And each new discovery unfurled
Yet still another mystery
I found myself uncovered
And wanted you to see
So you agreed to taste the fruit
To show your love to me
© Tanzen Lilly 5/15/2020
#love
#religion
#narrative
#learning
#wisdom
416 reads
3 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
17th May 2020 00:14am
17th May 2020 00:14am
The Palm of Your Hand
What purpose to life is there,
And what relief from pain?
After all the toil and planning
Tell me truly, what is gained?
All we animals of the Earth
Must enjoy it while we can
And seek out as much happiness
As we can fit in the palm of our hand
© Tanzen Lilly 5/15/2020
And what relief from pain?
After all the toil and planning
Tell me truly, what is gained?
All we animals of the Earth
Must enjoy it while we can
And seek out as much happiness
As we can fit in the palm of our hand
© Tanzen Lilly 5/15/2020
#happiness
#philosophical
#LifeStruggles
#spiritual
#LifeCycle
349 reads
3 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
30th Apr 2020 11:23pm
30th Apr 2020 11:23pm
Remember Death
Remember me. For I am with you always.
In your infancy I whispered sweet lullabies.
In your youth I was the voice daring you
to seek and explore.
When you came of age, I filled your soul with love.
And soon your seasoned ears
became receptive of my song.
Remember me as you march onward,
and do not be afraid
when the time comes to sing along.
©Tanzen Lilly 4/7/20
In your infancy I whispered sweet lullabies.
In your youth I was the voice daring you
to seek and explore.
When you came of age, I filled your soul with love.
And soon your seasoned ears
became receptive of my song.
Remember me as you march onward,
and do not be afraid
when the time comes to sing along.
©Tanzen Lilly 4/7/20
#gothic
#death
#TruthOfLife
#LifeCycle
#spiritual
434 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
14th Jan 2020 11:46pm
14th Jan 2020 11:46pm
Velvet, Lace and Leather (and Also Your Sigh)
Just like the snow in gothic television shows
Your love is warm though your touch is cold
And I can’t wait to see you out tonight
All velvet, lace and leather
Under yellow street light
There are few things I hold dear in this tragic life
Your smile among them and also your sigh
And if at this very moment I happened to die
At least I beheld you with my eyes
At least I kept my promises and did my best to be kind
I’ve never been very good at doing what I’m told
I know what I like and I refuse to grow old
You will always stay...
Your love is warm though your touch is cold
And I can’t wait to see you out tonight
All velvet, lace and leather
Under yellow street light
There are few things I hold dear in this tragic life
Your smile among them and also your sigh
And if at this very moment I happened to die
At least I beheld you with my eyes
At least I kept my promises and did my best to be kind
I’ve never been very good at doing what I’m told
I know what I like and I refuse to grow old
You will always stay...
#love
#relationships
#romantic
#gothic
#lyrics
490 reads
0 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd Nov 2019 11:43pm
22nd Nov 2019 11:43pm
A Recipe For Heartbreak
I always think of you while chopping garlic
And I must cook entirely too often because
The only thing that remains of you now
Is your eyes
There is no voice, no awkward smile
They vanished from my head countless years ago
Now I am left with
Cold contemplative eyes
I wonder if it is the stench.
Onions are next
Was I bracing myself for heartache?
The unavoidable sting, and eyes filled with tears
How have I never realized
I never cook a dish without the two
I think I will go out tonight instead. ...
And I must cook entirely too often because
The only thing that remains of you now
Is your eyes
There is no voice, no awkward smile
They vanished from my head countless years ago
Now I am left with
Cold contemplative eyes
I wonder if it is the stench.
Onions are next
Was I bracing myself for heartache?
The unavoidable sting, and eyes filled with tears
How have I never realized
I never cook a dish without the two
I think I will go out tonight instead. ...
#heartbroken
#food
#funny
#obsession
#breakup
403 reads
1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Aug 2019 2:18am
14th Aug 2019 2:18am
Letter to an Old Friend
Dear long lost friend,
I have often wondered if we will ever meet again.
When I find myself alone, oh how I miss that old dirt road.
Childhood friend,
Play with me again!
Sing me that song you love. Let's make up a game.
Why can't we ever climb that hill again?
Was it ever uttered, or did I just pretend?
I double dog dare you to play with me again!
©Tanzen Lilly July 2019
I have often wondered if we will ever meet again.
When I find myself alone, oh how I miss that old dirt road.
Childhood friend,
Play with me again!
Sing me that song you love. Let's make up a game.
Why can't we ever climb that hill again?
Was it ever uttered, or did I just pretend?
I double dog dare you to play with me again!
©Tanzen Lilly July 2019
#childhood
#friendship
#memories
#children
#nostalgia
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
27th Jul 2019 00:00am
27th Jul 2019 00:00am
Where is the Wild?
Where is the wild,
The place where beasts roam,
And are free?
Who released them from cages,
And imprisoned you and me?
We are not made
Just to survive day-to-day
But the big hand says WORK
And so we slave away
I long to be one of the
Wild and free
Not burdened by
The day-to-day
Free to simply BE
©Tanzen Lilly July 2019
The place where beasts roam,
And are free?
Who released them from cages,
And imprisoned you and me?
We are not made
Just to survive day-to-day
But the big hand says WORK
And so we slave away
I long to be one of the
Wild and free
Not burdened by
The day-to-day
Free to simply BE
©Tanzen Lilly July 2019
#LifeGoals
#SelfReflection
#freedom
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfWorth
393 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
8th Jul 2019 2:18am
8th Jul 2019 2:18am
Self Portrait at 28: A Sonnet
Lately I have been loving my grey eyes
Twenty-eight and it fits me like a glove
Grey hairs hidden under chemical dyes
A heart that struggled to beat, now bleeds love
Sparrow foot prints emerge under eyelid
Dimples pierce rounded cheeks the sun has kissed
Hard to imagine that I was a kid
Lifetimes have passed, each gone but not missed
My pearly white teeth, crooked yet charming
Staying hid from most, break free to greet you
Please, do not find my loud laugh alarming!
Quiet at first, I open up to few
I...
Twenty-eight and it fits me like a glove
Grey hairs hidden under chemical dyes
A heart that struggled to beat, now bleeds love
Sparrow foot prints emerge under eyelid
Dimples pierce rounded cheeks the sun has kissed
Hard to imagine that I was a kid
Lifetimes have passed, each gone but not missed
My pearly white teeth, crooked yet charming
Staying hid from most, break free to greet you
Please, do not find my loud laugh alarming!
Quiet at first, I open up to few
I...
#identity
#myself
#SelfReflection
#SelfDiscovery
#healing
463 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
4th Jul 2019 00:05am
4th Jul 2019 00:05am
Why Do The Adults Sigh So Loud
I remember a time we were connected
I couldn’t see past the picket fences
Walking through the park each day on our way home
Never bothered to look up or take it slow
Thought my coldness would somehow impress you
Deep inside I’m burning just to kiss you
If I only knew how sad it is to grow old
Might not have let my fantasies go untold
Ever since you touched my heart I can’t stop writing
Keeping my life tucked up inside blue lined pages
The years go round in circles, I swear everything’s the same
My heart sinks to the ocean floor when...
I couldn’t see past the picket fences
Walking through the park each day on our way home
Never bothered to look up or take it slow
Thought my coldness would somehow impress you
Deep inside I’m burning just to kiss you
If I only knew how sad it is to grow old
Might not have let my fantasies go untold
Ever since you touched my heart I can’t stop writing
Keeping my life tucked up inside blue lined pages
The years go round in circles, I swear everything’s the same
My heart sinks to the ocean floor when...
#love
#regret
#teens
#heartbroken
#childhood
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Feb 2019 11:04pm
14th Feb 2019 11:04pm
Moon Ritual
Wolf moon, blood moon, eclipse overhead
Cold dark night, lay the tarot spread
Ancestral magic whispers time and time again
Witching hour passes with thunder, lightning, rain
Blue moon, two moons, month of magic light
Rituals that amplify an ancient women's rite
Candles burning, scents affirming, sigil on the neck
Reveal what was and soon shall be, drawn from the deck
©Tanzen Lilly 2/14/19
Cold dark night, lay the tarot spread
Ancestral magic whispers time and time again
Witching hour passes with thunder, lightning, rain
Blue moon, two moons, month of magic light
Rituals that amplify an ancient women's rite
Candles burning, scents affirming, sigil on the neck
Reveal what was and soon shall be, drawn from the deck
©Tanzen Lilly 2/14/19
#women
#moon
#magic
#witches
#tradition
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SONG LYRICS
Published
9th Feb 2019 8:55pm
9th Feb 2019 8:55pm
Dominique's Song (Revised)
Your eyes are like water, and I've fallen in
I cannot escape their embrace
One look at you, and I'm instantly blue
Anyone else can see your face
Isn't it funny, they need you
Isn't it just terrifying
No doubt about it I need you
We are just two of a kind
Your Sighs are like fire, and I've burned my skin
Standing too close to your blaze
The first time I saw you the world seemed to stop
We stood there exchanging a gaze
Isn't it funny, they need you
Isn't it just terrifying
No doubt about it I need you ...
I cannot escape their embrace
One look at you, and I'm instantly blue
Anyone else can see your face
Isn't it funny, they need you
Isn't it just terrifying
No doubt about it I need you
We are just two of a kind
Your Sighs are like fire, and I've burned my skin
Standing too close to your blaze
The first time I saw you the world seemed to stop
We stood there exchanging a gaze
Isn't it funny, they need you
Isn't it just terrifying
No doubt about it I need you ...
#love
#romantic
#music
#lyrics
#Fanfiction
690 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
28th Oct 2018 10:59pm
28th Oct 2018 10:59pm
There's Something About Autumn
There's something about Autumn
That moves my soul to write
Deep in the embers of my mind
A Creative spark of light
There's something about Autumn
An eerie sort of glee
A restless urge for mischief
Surely you agree!
That moves my soul to write
Deep in the embers of my mind
A Creative spark of light
There's something about Autumn
An eerie sort of glee
A restless urge for mischief
Surely you agree!
#fall
#MyInspiration
#WritingPoetry
#SelfReflection
#magic
508 reads
3 Comments
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