Submissions by Tallquietguy
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Can you call yourself a poet if you only write when the muse beckons? Sometimes I feel as if someone else is writing the words & I'm just the one putting them on paper. Schizophrenic or just plain weird?
LOVE POEM
Published
22nd Jan 2021 7:24pm
22nd Jan 2021 7:24pm
If Wishes Were Kisses
I fondly recall a lovely fair-haired angel,
Her memory though fainter with passing of years
I often held her hand as we sat close together,
imploring heaven to let the moment last forever
What I really wanted was to kiss her, as lovers
in the throes of passion are wont to do,
gently wrap her in my arms – but then
we were only silly children of barely ten!
Still, what a fool I was to let her go
Our lives diverged and parted so
How I long wished to see her again,
carry on that passion I’d dreamed we were in
...
Her memory though fainter with passing of years
I often held her hand as we sat close together,
imploring heaven to let the moment last forever
What I really wanted was to kiss her, as lovers
in the throes of passion are wont to do,
gently wrap her in my arms – but then
we were only silly children of barely ten!
Still, what a fool I was to let her go
Our lives diverged and parted so
How I long wished to see her again,
carry on that passion I’d dreamed we were in
...
#sadness
#regret
#FallingInLove
#MovingOn
#FirstLove
274 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd Jan 2021 1:37am
22nd Jan 2021 1:37am
Tres Cervezas Old-Guy Rap
The Truth has always been and always will be
even if it's something we never can see,
Though some try to say it's created in the moment,
choices and decision constituting the palette.
In any event, we live in a bubble
of limited perceptions and filtered judgment;
Earthbound imagination cannot pierce the veil
of time and space and tunnel vision ways.
You may be you and I may be I,
Try as we might, actions cannot lie;
Truth revealed in lies concealed,
Pieces and fragments slowly congealed.
Or Truth...
even if it's something we never can see,
Though some try to say it's created in the moment,
choices and decision constituting the palette.
In any event, we live in a bubble
of limited perceptions and filtered judgment;
Earthbound imagination cannot pierce the veil
of time and space and tunnel vision ways.
You may be you and I may be I,
Try as we might, actions cannot lie;
Truth revealed in lies concealed,
Pieces and fragments slowly congealed.
Or Truth...
#dark
#universe
#vanity #hypocrisy
#vanity #hypocrisy
261 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd Jan 2021 1:35am
22nd Jan 2021 1:35am
After the Rain
Leaves jeweled in raindrops
sparkle in the afternoon sun
Thunder rolls in the distance,
the storm’s dying gasp
Steam rises from parched city streets
Summer heat returns –
a roiling, shimmering blast as
remaining clouds boil away to white-blue sky
A twittering robin peeks over her nest
and nervously looks around
Finding it safe now, she launches,
swimming through thick, sultry air
I stand like a statue with eyes closed,
drinking in the summer warmth
It caresses my skin like a lover
as I drift away on a...
sparkle in the afternoon sun
Thunder rolls in the distance,
the storm’s dying gasp
Steam rises from parched city streets
Summer heat returns –
a roiling, shimmering blast as
remaining clouds boil away to white-blue sky
A twittering robin peeks over her nest
and nervously looks around
Finding it safe now, she launches,
swimming through thick, sultry air
I stand like a statue with eyes closed,
drinking in the summer warmth
It caresses my skin like a lover
as I drift away on a...
#birds
#rain
#summer #nature
#summer #nature
288 reads
1 Comment
SONG LYRICS
Published
21st Jan 2021 5:35pm
21st Jan 2021 5:35pm
All Over Again
I hold your hand as you look in my eyes
Tears begin to fall 'cause we know it's goodbye
This is not the way we're supposed to end
Can't we start today all over again?
How do you speak when the words won't come?
How do you think when your mind's gone numb?
How do you breathe when the air won't flow?
How do you live when your heart just broke?
.
.
For a moment, we were happy - "footloose and fancy free"
In a single bullet's time, that whole world changed for me
This is not the way life's supposed to end
We...
Tears begin to fall 'cause we know it's goodbye
This is not the way we're supposed to end
Can't we start today all over again?
How do you speak when the words won't come?
How do you think when your mind's gone numb?
How do you breathe when the air won't flow?
How do you live when your heart just broke?
.
.
For a moment, we were happy - "footloose and fancy free"
In a single bullet's time, that whole world changed for me
This is not the way life's supposed to end
We...
#sadness
#grief
#heartbroken #death
#heartbroken #death
406 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
21st Jan 2021 5:34pm
21st Jan 2021 5:34pm
Futility
I know you’re out there,
I can feel your pain, so
Into a thousand miles of darkness
My spirit soars…
A hawk … hunting
An eagle … searching
Pegasus on a quest
For the heart that is breaking
And once found, what then?
I pound like a butterfly on the walls
Of the shell you’ve made your prison
My cries are all in vain
Echoing faintly back to mock me
For Heaven knows I am powerless
To save you from yourself
The quest must end in sadness
As I watch your soul disappear.
I can feel your pain, so
Into a thousand miles of darkness
My spirit soars…
A hawk … hunting
An eagle … searching
Pegasus on a quest
For the heart that is breaking
And once found, what then?
I pound like a butterfly on the walls
Of the shell you’ve made your prison
My cries are all in vain
Echoing faintly back to mock me
For Heaven knows I am powerless
To save you from yourself
The quest must end in sadness
As I watch your soul disappear.
#strength
#motivational
#inspirational
#redemption
#separation
294 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
20th Jan 2021 2:53pm
20th Jan 2021 2:53pm
A Tree in Autumn
A leaf breaks away
and floats gently to the ground
Another drops off
and whirls lazily around
As each one falls,
the tree stands a little lighter
As branches slowly bare,
rays shine through a little brighter
The tree sighs and stretches,
“I feel so alive, a bit lonely but free!”
“My children have blown away,
There’s nothing left to worry me”
Suddenly it stops in surprise,
a thought has struck anew
“Where are all my friends?
Perhaps they’ve flown away too?”
“The robin, the bluebird,
the...
and floats gently to the ground
Another drops off
and whirls lazily around
As each one falls,
the tree stands a little lighter
As branches slowly bare,
rays shine through a little brighter
The tree sighs and stretches,
“I feel so alive, a bit lonely but free!”
“My children have blown away,
There’s nothing left to worry me”
Suddenly it stops in surprise,
a thought has struck anew
“Where are all my friends?
Perhaps they’ve flown away too?”
“The robin, the bluebird,
the...
#trees
#animals
#fall #nature
#fall #nature
269 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
20th Jan 2021 1:52pm
20th Jan 2021 1:52pm
Merry-Go-round
Work and play and sleep
Lather, rinse, repeat
Round and round we go,
where it stops we already know
Six feet under -
walls of dirt and a bed of clay
Once we dreamed we were kings,
but it was only for a day
Beauty and favor are fleeting
Time is in on the joke
Yesterday's hard-won prizes,
today go up in smoke
All love and labor are useless,
the final result is but one
In the end, our bags are empty
The final journey, we travel alone.
Lather, rinse, repeat
Round and round we go,
where it stops we already know
Six feet under -
walls of dirt and a bed of clay
Once we dreamed we were kings,
but it was only for a day
Beauty and favor are fleeting
Time is in on the joke
Yesterday's hard-won prizes,
today go up in smoke
All love and labor are useless,
the final result is but one
In the end, our bags are empty
The final journey, we travel alone.
#death
#LifeCycle
#aging
277 reads
1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
19th Jan 2021 11:50pm
19th Jan 2021 11:50pm
Dancing with an Angel
Waltzing with an angel,
Dancing on a cloud
Laughing at the danger
Sunbeams shining down
So fragile is the moment,
A ghost without a face
I touch your hand in passing
It takes my breath away
Dancing with an angel,
Floating on a cloud
The melody consumes us
We glide without a sound
So fragile is this moment,
A love without a place
You smile and darkness flees
My heart begins to race
Whirling with an angel,
Spinning all around
We shake the heavens loose
Stars falling to the...
Dancing on a cloud
Laughing at the danger
Sunbeams shining down
So fragile is the moment,
A ghost without a face
I touch your hand in passing
It takes my breath away
Dancing with an angel,
Floating on a cloud
The melody consumes us
We glide without a sound
So fragile is this moment,
A love without a place
You smile and darkness flees
My heart begins to race
Whirling with an angel,
Spinning all around
We shake the heavens loose
Stars falling to the...
#happiness
#love
#romantic
#disappointment
#bittersweet
354 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
19th Jan 2021 11:50pm
19th Jan 2021 11:50pm
Shed a Tear
Shed a tear for the inner child
Who died giving birth to the man
Shed a tear for forgotten dreams
That withered as time moved on
Shed a tear for family and friends
Alive now only in memories,
Existing in faded pictures
On a fragile, crumbling page
Shed a tear for an empty heart
That feels nothing but wasted life
Biding its time in sadness,
Waiting for its turn to die
Collect the tears in a paper cup
And pour them on the ground
May roses spring from the bitter drops
May new beauty soon...
Who died giving birth to the man
Shed a tear for forgotten dreams
That withered as time moved on
Shed a tear for family and friends
Alive now only in memories,
Existing in faded pictures
On a fragile, crumbling page
Shed a tear for an empty heart
That feels nothing but wasted life
Biding its time in sadness,
Waiting for its turn to die
Collect the tears in a paper cup
And pour them on the ground
May roses spring from the bitter drops
May new beauty soon...
#death
#LifeCycle
#aging #nostalgia
#aging #nostalgia
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0 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
19th Jan 2021 1:33pm
19th Jan 2021 1:33pm
Snapshot
I’d love to take a snapshot
of the newness of the day –
that moment I first open my eyes
before thinking gets in the way
Morning holds such promise!
The dawn is on fire with hope,
like a rocket ship poised to blast off
to challenge the vast unknown
But alas, my brain insists on booting up
The chaos and trouble soon begin
Shadows are cast and plans are dashed
as countless memories rush back in
Where is the button to pause my life,
to stop the endless replays?
If I couldn’t remember my yesterday,
would...
of the newness of the day –
that moment I first open my eyes
before thinking gets in the way
Morning holds such promise!
The dawn is on fire with hope,
like a rocket ship poised to blast off
to challenge the vast unknown
But alas, my brain insists on booting up
The chaos and trouble soon begin
Shadows are cast and plans are dashed
as countless memories rush back in
Where is the button to pause my life,
to stop the endless replays?
If I couldn’t remember my yesterday,
would...
#hope
#courage
#inspirational
#frustration
#disappointment
343 reads
3 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
19th Jan 2021 1:32pm
19th Jan 2021 1:32pm
Waking Dream
Ghostly voices in my head
Chant as one I’ll soon be dead
Moving pictures haunt my mind
I’ve crossed the bridge a thousand times
Worlds abound in inner space
Crushed by screams of silent rage
Around the corner just out of sight
The demons lurk to curse the night
Toxic clouds of pain and fear
Shatter the peace of all my years
Strike me blind that I may see
Destroy my life and set me free
Chant as one I’ll soon be dead
Moving pictures haunt my mind
I’ve crossed the bridge a thousand times
Worlds abound in inner space
Crushed by screams of silent rage
Around the corner just out of sight
The demons lurk to curse the night
Toxic clouds of pain and fear
Shatter the peace of all my years
Strike me blind that I may see
Destroy my life and set me free
#anger
#depression
#dark
272 reads
1 Comment
DARK POEM
Published
19th Jan 2021 1:41am
19th Jan 2021 1:41am
The Siren's Call
Each morning that I wake up,
I’m closer to being free
Each breath that I inhale
is one closer to my last
When death finally knocks,
I’ll probably run and hide, (but)
From a distance I hear the siren
She’s calling me to die
For now I’ll let her sing
I’ve a few things left to try,
More songs to bring together,
Silly poems left to write
But the dream will never leave me
She lives too deep inside
Whispering sweet nothings,
restless thoughts to cloud my mind
I’m closer to being free
Each breath that I inhale
is one closer to my last
When death finally knocks,
I’ll probably run and hide, (but)
From a distance I hear the siren
She’s calling me to die
For now I’ll let her sing
I’ve a few things left to try,
More songs to bring together,
Silly poems left to write
But the dream will never leave me
She lives too deep inside
Whispering sweet nothings,
restless thoughts to cloud my mind
#depression
#death
#SelfHarm #despair
#SelfHarm #despair
353 reads
2 Comments
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