Submissions by TheQuietOne
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I'm not much of a poet. I'm a musician that likes to write his own lyrics. I love lyric writing, whether or not I'm any good at it, as it allows me to put down how I feel, even if I don't fully understand it, without a set form.
LOVE POEM
Published
18th Jan 2024 9:57am
18th Jan 2024 9:57am
The Dog
I am the dog left out in the cold
At first I barked and scratched at the door
Then I sat and waited patiently to be let in
Now I've jumped the fence
Come and find me if you wish
At first I barked and scratched at the door
Then I sat and waited patiently to be let in
Now I've jumped the fence
Come and find me if you wish
#sadness
#heartbroken
#MovingOn
195 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Dec 2023 7:33am
1st Dec 2023 7:33am
Our Love
Long ago we planted
The seeds of our love
They lay dormant in the frozen ground
Waiting for the sun
They never died
Nor could they ever
Their resilience is too great
The sun now rises
And grow they shall
And blossom and flourish with glee
The plant will stretch
And never stop
Til it reaches the stars above
And when they day arrives
When our material selves dissolve
The love we shared will linger on
In all we did involve
The seeds of our love
They lay dormant in the frozen ground
Waiting for the sun
They never died
Nor could they ever
Their resilience is too great
The sun now rises
And grow they shall
And blossom and flourish with glee
The plant will stretch
And never stop
Til it reaches the stars above
And when they day arrives
When our material selves dissolve
The love we shared will linger on
In all we did involve
#love
133 reads
1 Comment
SONG LYRICS
Published
2nd Dec 2021 11:36pm
2nd Dec 2021 11:36pm
First and Last
#conflict
#manipulation
368 reads
0 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
4th Jun 2021 9:12am
4th Jun 2021 9:12am
Bury all of it
Bury the truth along with the lies
It has no use here anymore
Bury all the times I cried
Over what this was supposed to be
Bury the feelings of shame and remorse
Unjustly induced by your venom
Bury the wishing, wanting, waiting
For something that will never be
Bury the misguided desire
To please what cannot be pleased
Bury the naivety of youth
That caught me in the net
Bury the bitterness of experience
That kept me trapped in there
Bury all the times I knelt
At the alter of deceit
Bury every time I bowed down ...
It has no use here anymore
Bury all the times I cried
Over what this was supposed to be
Bury the feelings of shame and remorse
Unjustly induced by your venom
Bury the wishing, wanting, waiting
For something that will never be
Bury the misguided desire
To please what cannot be pleased
Bury the naivety of youth
That caught me in the net
Bury the bitterness of experience
That kept me trapped in there
Bury all the times I knelt
At the alter of deceit
Bury every time I bowed down ...
#MovingOn
#healing
393 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
20th Apr 2021 2:11pm
20th Apr 2021 2:11pm
Untitled
I love to see you smiling after all you've been through
And though it hurts a little, I can bear it
So long as I see that look on your face
That radiant expression that tells me you'll be ok
May your days be filled with all that you deserve
And your nights be all that you desire
Though frustration comes with the territory
I hope you'll find the way to make it near flawless
I'll remain by your side, ever loyal and steadfast
I will listen open heartedly when you need a confidante
And be a voice of reason when you doubt your own...
And though it hurts a little, I can bear it
So long as I see that look on your face
That radiant expression that tells me you'll be ok
May your days be filled with all that you deserve
And your nights be all that you desire
Though frustration comes with the territory
I hope you'll find the way to make it near flawless
I'll remain by your side, ever loyal and steadfast
I will listen open heartedly when you need a confidante
And be a voice of reason when you doubt your own...
#love
267 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
20th Apr 2021 2:10pm
20th Apr 2021 2:10pm
I'll never sell myself short again
I'll never sell myself short again
This I tell myself over and over again
I've got my pride and it's not a sin
To know I'm worth more than what you have given me
I'll make my happy ending, I swear
Drive my own road to where I belong
No one else can tell me who I am
I am am exactly what I've always known myself to be
Though your words still ring in my head
I'll drown them out and carry on
Your noose is now only your own
I'll no longer hang on your melancholy
I'll never sell myself short again
This I...
This I tell myself over and over again
I've got my pride and it's not a sin
To know I'm worth more than what you have given me
I'll make my happy ending, I swear
Drive my own road to where I belong
No one else can tell me who I am
I am am exactly what I've always known myself to be
Though your words still ring in my head
I'll drown them out and carry on
Your noose is now only your own
I'll no longer hang on your melancholy
I'll never sell myself short again
This I...
#hope
#TimeHeals
277 reads
1 Comment
SONG LYRICS
Published
2nd Apr 2021 5:16pm
2nd Apr 2021 5:16pm
Dare
#anger
#abuse
#confusion
602 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
2nd Apr 2021 5:03pm
2nd Apr 2021 5:03pm
Portrait
Once more the penny drops
The broken thoughts align
It cannot be, I cannot see
Where it all began
False memories are easier
To adopt and motivate
The true portrait more ugly
An image I don't want to see
What if I hung it on the wall
Proudly on display
To be told it lacks authenticity
The painter drenched in sin
What if I hid it in the loft
Buried under debris
Never to be seen
Locked away for eternity
This portrait tells a story
Though it's lines are blurred
Each brush stroke...
The broken thoughts align
It cannot be, I cannot see
Where it all began
False memories are easier
To adopt and motivate
The true portrait more ugly
An image I don't want to see
What if I hung it on the wall
Proudly on display
To be told it lacks authenticity
The painter drenched in sin
What if I hid it in the loft
Buried under debris
Never to be seen
Locked away for eternity
This portrait tells a story
Though it's lines are blurred
Each brush stroke...
#anger
#abuse
#deception
337 reads
5 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
2nd Apr 2021 8:58am
2nd Apr 2021 8:58am
Untitled
Give me affection
That's all I ask
Give me that
And I'm all yours
To do with as you please
For I am worthless
And I deserve this
Give me love
A family
A place to belong
Then slowly chip away
At that tiny grain of pride
Reserved inside
And I deserve this
Give me affection
Give me real love
I deserve this
That's all I ask
Give me that
And I'm all yours
To do with as you please
For I am worthless
And I deserve this
Give me love
A family
A place to belong
Then slowly chip away
At that tiny grain of pride
Reserved inside
And I deserve this
Give me affection
Give me real love
I deserve this
#sadness
#emotions
329 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
2nd Apr 2021 8:57am
2nd Apr 2021 8:57am
Stone
All I wanted might have been in my hands,
If I had let go of my fears,
This dawning realisation,
Awakens something I thought dead,
Though I can't change what now is stone,
The fluid fills my cup,
New possibilities lead my heart,
To a place I had forgot,
And though I long for a warm touch,
I have enough firewood,
To keep me burning bright,
I heard a song once tell me,
Of the truth I now fully know,
I wish I'd truly listened,
Oh so long ago,
But as they say, what's done is done,
I can't change what now is...
If I had let go of my fears,
This dawning realisation,
Awakens something I thought dead,
Though I can't change what now is stone,
The fluid fills my cup,
New possibilities lead my heart,
To a place I had forgot,
And though I long for a warm touch,
I have enough firewood,
To keep me burning bright,
I heard a song once tell me,
Of the truth I now fully know,
I wish I'd truly listened,
Oh so long ago,
But as they say, what's done is done,
I can't change what now is...
#regret
#strength
#hope
415 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
1st Apr 2021 2:28pm
1st Apr 2021 2:28pm
Conceit
It fills my veins like a drug
Struggling to control the impulse
My weakest moments on public display
Reminding me this illness doesn't even exist
A manifestation of petty selfishness
The staggering, stilted feelings of a fool
Halt the presses
Breaking news
Eat it up
Every lie based on truth
Break it down
Regurgitate
Fill the world with your abomination
Coursing around, the high fades
Withdrawal is a brutal scream
Reality with its cold spotlight
Opens up the unhealed wound
But remember now this...
Struggling to control the impulse
My weakest moments on public display
Reminding me this illness doesn't even exist
A manifestation of petty selfishness
The staggering, stilted feelings of a fool
Halt the presses
Breaking news
Eat it up
Every lie based on truth
Break it down
Regurgitate
Fill the world with your abomination
Coursing around, the high fades
Withdrawal is a brutal scream
Reality with its cold spotlight
Opens up the unhealed wound
But remember now this...
#anger
#strength
#hope
#confusion
#fear
341 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
1st Apr 2021 2:24pm
1st Apr 2021 2:24pm
Could've Been
I could've been the one,
To help you turn this round,
To build a life worth living,
A safe place to heal,
You couldn't see me there,
Waiting for a sign,
That you would tear down your walls,
You tore me down instead,
You demanded apologies,
Demanded my soul,
Never saw the times I tried,
Only ever saw me fail,
I crumbled and fell
Lost myself in despair,
Still you demanded more,
Seeing what wasn't true,
Self hatred amplified,
Defeatism setting in,
Looking at myself through your eyes,...
To help you turn this round,
To build a life worth living,
A safe place to heal,
You couldn't see me there,
Waiting for a sign,
That you would tear down your walls,
You tore me down instead,
You demanded apologies,
Demanded my soul,
Never saw the times I tried,
Only ever saw me fail,
I crumbled and fell
Lost myself in despair,
Still you demanded more,
Seeing what wasn't true,
Self hatred amplified,
Defeatism setting in,
Looking at myself through your eyes,...
#sadness
#disappointment
#bittersweet
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8 Comments
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