Submissions by TimWombles
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction I write songs without a tune. I'm a story teller. Sometimes I write about the news, sometimes about feelings, sometimes I just write.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
18th Oct 2021 1:20am
18th Oct 2021 1:20am
Autumn's Demise
Is it all just a coincidence
That autumn's leaves are the color of the sun?
Don't you find it strange?
Or am I the only one?
All those reds, oranges, and yellows
That brighten up the day
Eventually become a dingy brown
And quietly fade away
And all that you see
Will finally be erased
By a sheet of snowfall
Like whiteout on a page
That autumn's leaves are the color of the sun?
Don't you find it strange?
Or am I the only one?
All those reds, oranges, and yellows
That brighten up the day
Eventually become a dingy brown
And quietly fade away
And all that you see
Will finally be erased
By a sheet of snowfall
Like whiteout on a page
#winter
#fall
#nature
36 reads
12 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
17th Oct 2021 2:29pm
17th Oct 2021 2:29pm
Here I Am
I walked alone
Down the middle of the street
Cobblestone
Underneath my feet
And dozens of strangers
All stood and stared
There were no dangers
Not that anybody cared
I was just a simple man
Doing a simple thing
Didn't have a plan
Didn't bring a ring
And here I am
Kneeling at your feet
...
Here I am
You make me feel complete
We walk alone
Just you and I
Our path is shown
Together till we die
And crowds of strangers
Looking for love too
Ignoring the dangers ...
Down the middle of the street
Cobblestone
Underneath my feet
And dozens of strangers
All stood and stared
There were no dangers
Not that anybody cared
I was just a simple man
Doing a simple thing
Didn't have a plan
Didn't bring a ring
And here I am
Kneeling at your feet
...
Here I am
You make me feel complete
We walk alone
Just you and I
Our path is shown
Together till we die
And crowds of strangers
Looking for love too
Ignoring the dangers ...
#love
32 reads
8 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
16th Oct 2021 1:36am
16th Oct 2021 1:36am
I Want To Write Like Hemingway
He looked me dead in the eye and asked
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
I want to write like Ernest Hemingway
He took a look at what I wrote
“Nope, not today”
I want to sing like Billy Joel
No kidding, I told him
That's my goal
I want to look like Chris Hemsworth
I'll even take the blond hair
For what that's worth
Truth of the matter is
I am what I am
My E-mail is full
But it's probably just spam
Or bill collectors
I've got'em galore
They can lose my address
I don't need no more. ...
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
I want to write like Ernest Hemingway
He took a look at what I wrote
“Nope, not today”
I want to sing like Billy Joel
No kidding, I told him
That's my goal
I want to look like Chris Hemsworth
I'll even take the blond hair
For what that's worth
Truth of the matter is
I am what I am
My E-mail is full
But it's probably just spam
Or bill collectors
I've got'em galore
They can lose my address
I don't need no more. ...
#happiness
33 reads
10 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
13th Oct 2021 9:40am
13th Oct 2021 9:40am
Time Heals All Wounds
Sometimes... it's better to blow up old bridges rather than fix the other side
Sometimes... it makes more sense to be found than to continue to hide
Some things... you just do, you don't think about the whys
And it's always better to tell the truth than to invent a few new lies
Chorus::
Time heals all wounds... but it still leaves us scars
Covering our body like a night filled with stars
Reminders of the battles we've seen
Reminding us of the people we've been
These are some of the lessons I've learned
From the times when I've suffered...
Sometimes... it makes more sense to be found than to continue to hide
Some things... you just do, you don't think about the whys
And it's always better to tell the truth than to invent a few new lies
Chorus::
Time heals all wounds... but it still leaves us scars
Covering our body like a night filled with stars
Reminders of the battles we've seen
Reminding us of the people we've been
These are some of the lessons I've learned
From the times when I've suffered...
#LifeStruggles
#learning
40 reads
5 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
23rd Sep 2021 2:59am
23rd Sep 2021 2:59am
When You Get Old
I've watched as all my friends faded away
Spent too much time mourning at their graves
That suit I never got to wear when I was young
Is getting pretty worn, it's time is about done
Whether or not, I want to admit it
My time on earth is going to be limited
I wish I could leave a thread of wisdom
The mouth is open but the words never come
Besides, no one cares what an old man thinks
Can't say I blame them, but it still stinks
Thought it would be a big deal to make it this far
Thought I'd win an award, maybe they'd give me a car ...
Spent too much time mourning at their graves
That suit I never got to wear when I was young
Is getting pretty worn, it's time is about done
Whether or not, I want to admit it
My time on earth is going to be limited
I wish I could leave a thread of wisdom
The mouth is open but the words never come
Besides, no one cares what an old man thinks
Can't say I blame them, but it still stinks
Thought it would be a big deal to make it this far
Thought I'd win an award, maybe they'd give me a car ...
#aging
43 reads
14 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
18th Sep 2021 8:48am
18th Sep 2021 8:48am
Polly
I got a parrot, Polly is it's name
Never know what that bird will say, I swear I'm not to blame
Polly is a smart ass, born somewhere south of hell
Where it got its phrases, it's a secret she'll never tell
Chorus::
"Polly wants a hand grenade"
"Blow it up"
"Blow it up"
Polly doesn't care about the plans you made
"Blow it up"
"Blow it up"
"Polly wants a hand grenade"
Polly on the front porch in the dark on Halloween
Kids knocking on the door
"Cut his throat, cut his throat!!"
Man those kids would scream ...
Never know what that bird will say, I swear I'm not to blame
Polly is a smart ass, born somewhere south of hell
Where it got its phrases, it's a secret she'll never tell
Chorus::
"Polly wants a hand grenade"
"Blow it up"
"Blow it up"
Polly doesn't care about the plans you made
"Blow it up"
"Blow it up"
"Polly wants a hand grenade"
Polly on the front porch in the dark on Halloween
Kids knocking on the door
"Cut his throat, cut his throat!!"
Man those kids would scream ...
#animals
#funny
38 reads
8 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
13th Sep 2021 6:44am
13th Sep 2021 6:44am
Every Road Leads Somewhere
Someone asked where I was going?
How could I tell them without knowing?
Cause everyday is a moment to share
And every road leads somewhere
No destination, don't need a spot on a map
No expectations, not going to fall into that trap
The world is a big place, so much to explore
So many possibilities, to many to ignore
I might end up sky diving
Or I might spend the whole day driving
I might ride a horse along the beach
Or I might just end up someplace no one can reach
Cause everyday is a moment to share
And...
How could I tell them without knowing?
Cause everyday is a moment to share
And every road leads somewhere
No destination, don't need a spot on a map
No expectations, not going to fall into that trap
The world is a big place, so much to explore
So many possibilities, to many to ignore
I might end up sky diving
Or I might spend the whole day driving
I might ride a horse along the beach
Or I might just end up someplace no one can reach
Cause everyday is a moment to share
And...
#travel
57 reads
10 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
7th Sep 2021 5:32am
7th Sep 2021 5:32am
Regret
I look back on my life, and play the what if game
If I woulda, shoulda, coulda, I know it sounds lame
But we all do it, and we all sound the same
We look for easy answers, someone else to blame
But there is no one to point a finger at but me
It's time to move on, there's nothing left to see
Karma can be a bitch, it'll hit you hard
And happiness for me, was never in the cards
You reap what you sow, that's what they say
I found happiness once, but I pissed it all away
And I wish I could go back in time, and make things...
If I woulda, shoulda, coulda, I know it sounds lame
But we all do it, and we all sound the same
We look for easy answers, someone else to blame
But there is no one to point a finger at but me
It's time to move on, there's nothing left to see
Karma can be a bitch, it'll hit you hard
And happiness for me, was never in the cards
You reap what you sow, that's what they say
I found happiness once, but I pissed it all away
And I wish I could go back in time, and make things...
#regret
#karma
97 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
5th Sep 2021 8:43am
5th Sep 2021 8:43am
January
Draped in a white coat
A frigid cold stare, he is not kind
With a wave of his hand
The winds blow
Frost covers his eyes, your eyes
And the windows between
Ice covers the trees, like figurines in a curio cabinet
Holding them, weighing them down
Till their spines break
Every day is a battle, every day he will win
But he won't last forever
Nothing does
A frigid cold stare, he is not kind
With a wave of his hand
The winds blow
Frost covers his eyes, your eyes
And the windows between
Ice covers the trees, like figurines in a curio cabinet
Holding them, weighing them down
Till their spines break
Every day is a battle, every day he will win
But he won't last forever
Nothing does
#wind
#snow
39 reads
0 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
5th Sep 2021 8:04am
5th Sep 2021 8:04am
Like a Prairie Dog
No one can agree on nothing... nothing
Everyone has an opinion, that's their stand
Some people have faith in faith
Others take science as their plan
Who knew facts were pliable?
Who knew fiction was viable?
Things ain't always like they seem
Just cause you read it in some rich guys meme
Chorus::
We go up, up, up
And peek like a prairie dog
Then burrow down, down, down
Under the ground
Just wanna see what's happening
Dive before people start snapping
We go up, up, up ...
Everyone has an opinion, that's their stand
Some people have faith in faith
Others take science as their plan
Who knew facts were pliable?
Who knew fiction was viable?
Things ain't always like they seem
Just cause you read it in some rich guys meme
Chorus::
We go up, up, up
And peek like a prairie dog
Then burrow down, down, down
Under the ground
Just wanna see what's happening
Dive before people start snapping
We go up, up, up ...
#lies
#politics
#dance
61 reads
4 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
24th Aug 2021 9:03pm
24th Aug 2021 9:03pm
Living on Lies
Never comes out like I was intending
Lie after lie, they're never ending
Never mean to cause anyone pain
But then I open my mouth again
And I go and put my foot in it
Don't matter how I try to spin it
As I watch all those bridges burn
I'll never learn
Chorus::
Why is the truth so hard to say?
All this lying is wasting my life away
No one can look me in the eyes
That's the result of living on lies
Lying has been the air that I breathe
And now I get to watch another leave
I can hear her yell, I can hear her...
Lie after lie, they're never ending
Never mean to cause anyone pain
But then I open my mouth again
And I go and put my foot in it
Don't matter how I try to spin it
As I watch all those bridges burn
I'll never learn
Chorus::
Why is the truth so hard to say?
All this lying is wasting my life away
No one can look me in the eyes
That's the result of living on lies
Lying has been the air that I breathe
And now I get to watch another leave
I can hear her yell, I can hear her...
#lies
52 reads
5 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
9th Aug 2021 5:08pm
9th Aug 2021 5:08pm
Heroes
I've watched you suffer for so long
Struggle with what life has thrown your way
You don't know how much I care for you
Things I haven't got the courage to say
I want to be your hero
I want to carry you through this world on my own
But when I stop and take a look at myself
I count every flaw that I've been shown
I look at your face with those steel blue eyes
Looking for that strength and realize
You don't need me to be your hero
You just need someone to...
Struggle with what life has thrown your way
You don't know how much I care for you
Things I haven't got the courage to say
I want to be your hero
I want to carry you through this world on my own
But when I stop and take a look at myself
I count every flaw that I've been shown
I look at your face with those steel blue eyes
Looking for that strength and realize
You don't need me to be your hero
You just need someone to...
#love
#LifeStruggles
100 reads
11 Comments
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