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.
LOVE POEM
Published
28th Nov 2020 2:42am
28th Nov 2020 2:42am
Two Glasses
Bottle of wine
Two glasses
Both mine
I remember
When you
Were too
Long distant memories of our relationship lost in the past
We played with forever but it never seemed to last
We were so sure of each other back when we were young
Now we're just faded memories being lamented and sung
We both started new lives after you were gone
I still wrack my brain figuring out where it all went wrong
But some mysteries in life forever remain
Like wine on a table cloth, forever leaves a stain
...
Two glasses
Both mine
I remember
When you
Were too
Long distant memories of our relationship lost in the past
We played with forever but it never seemed to last
We were so sure of each other back when we were young
Now we're just faded memories being lamented and sung
We both started new lives after you were gone
I still wrack my brain figuring out where it all went wrong
But some mysteries in life forever remain
Like wine on a table cloth, forever leaves a stain
...
#love
#breakup
#memories
73 reads
9 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
23rd Nov 2020 5:09pm
23rd Nov 2020 5:09pm
Scattered Dreams
Last night in a dream
The sun dropped so fast
I was blinded by the light
And the shadows it cast
Lost in the shade of mediocrity
Stuck in a crowd of idiocy
Traveling on a train trying to get off
And the engineer laughed
And began to cough
I about broke his arm
Reaching for my mask
Then I turned to him
To take him to task
What the hell did all this mean?
Was I trying to make sense out of something I'd seen?
Was my mind playing tricks on me
If I open my eyes
Will I be lost at sea?
Because...
The sun dropped so fast
I was blinded by the light
And the shadows it cast
Lost in the shade of mediocrity
Stuck in a crowd of idiocy
Traveling on a train trying to get off
And the engineer laughed
And began to cough
I about broke his arm
Reaching for my mask
Then I turned to him
To take him to task
What the hell did all this mean?
Was I trying to make sense out of something I'd seen?
Was my mind playing tricks on me
If I open my eyes
Will I be lost at sea?
Because...
#dreams
#sleep
81 reads
5 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
19th Nov 2020 2:30pm
19th Nov 2020 2:30pm
Poetic Therapy
So, how does that make you feel?," she asked.
"How much am I paying you for this?," I replied
Writing poetry is a lot like that
With every stroke of the pen
You see where your minds at
Without any rules
Our minds are off the rails
There are no rights or wrongs
No successes or fails
Doesn't matter if it's the truth
Or a story you tell
The reader learns about you
A little bit of truth leaks as well
Our poetry is an open page
The reader learns
Our weaknesses and rage
You live your life
People can't...
"How much am I paying you for this?," I replied
Writing poetry is a lot like that
With every stroke of the pen
You see where your minds at
Without any rules
Our minds are off the rails
There are no rights or wrongs
No successes or fails
Doesn't matter if it's the truth
Or a story you tell
The reader learns about you
A little bit of truth leaks as well
Our poetry is an open page
The reader learns
Our weaknesses and rage
You live your life
People can't...
#MentalHealth
#WritingPoetry
87 reads
11 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
18th Nov 2020 9:12pm
18th Nov 2020 9:12pm
Jealous of the Jones
Sitting at my dining room window
Looking at the neighbor's yard
I try not to be jealous
But boy are they making it hard
They put in a pool last month
And she's laying out in the sun
Looks like she's been working out
Looks like she's having fun
Chorus::
I'm jealous of the Jones again
I'm jealous of everything they do
They've got everything I dream of
They got that and good looks too
I'm jealous of the Jones again
It's something I try to keep at bay
It seems like they got everything
But maybe...
Looking at the neighbor's yard
I try not to be jealous
But boy are they making it hard
They put in a pool last month
And she's laying out in the sun
Looks like she's been working out
Looks like she's having fun
Chorus::
I'm jealous of the Jones again
I'm jealous of everything they do
They've got everything I dream of
They got that and good looks too
I'm jealous of the Jones again
It's something I try to keep at bay
It seems like they got everything
But maybe...
#jealousy
#LifeStruggles
44 reads
4 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
17th Nov 2020 8:17pm
17th Nov 2020 8:17pm
River of Denial
People dying
Still denying
They've got Covid
It doesn't exist they say
With their dying breath
We can add another death
We watch the hospitals fill
Till they start to spill
And they say
We've turned the corner
Deaths pile up
So do the mourners
Zealots are all in
They bought
into the spin
They are so sure
That their President
Couldn't be beat
If he doesn't win
Someone had to cheat
The river of denial
It flows pretty fast
You can fight against the current
But you...
Still denying
They've got Covid
It doesn't exist they say
With their dying breath
We can add another death
We watch the hospitals fill
Till they start to spill
And they say
We've turned the corner
Deaths pile up
So do the mourners
Zealots are all in
They bought
into the spin
They are so sure
That their President
Couldn't be beat
If he doesn't win
Someone had to cheat
The river of denial
It flows pretty fast
You can fight against the current
But you...
#politics
#denial
80 reads
6 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
17th Nov 2020 1:58am
17th Nov 2020 1:58am
Happy Place
Everyone has that place in their head
When life gets tough and they're full of dread
A quiet place of calm and tranquility
A peaceful place of hope and civility
You've made a mistake and there's nothing you can do
Your boss is in your face yelling at you
He's not telling you anything you don't already know
You don't want to be there, if only you could go...to...
Red brick pathways and antique gas lights
Marble statues and a fountain would be nice
Wrought iron benches and ancient oak trees
A fishing pond and a soft...
When life gets tough and they're full of dread
A quiet place of calm and tranquility
A peaceful place of hope and civility
You've made a mistake and there's nothing you can do
Your boss is in your face yelling at you
He's not telling you anything you don't already know
You don't want to be there, if only you could go...to...
Red brick pathways and antique gas lights
Marble statues and a fountain would be nice
Wrought iron benches and ancient oak trees
A fishing pond and a soft...
#anxiety
#MentalHealth
84 reads
7 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
16th Nov 2020 4:23am
16th Nov 2020 4:23am
Republicans Have Turned Into Snowflakes
I was an Independent leaning Republican
But that was before Trump
I could see he was a crook
It makes my heart ache
Republicans have turned into Snowflakes
I'm not sure when it happened
I remember when that's what they called Dems
Said the Democrats governed by their 'feelings'
Now Republicans don't accept 'facts'
They believe every conspiracy
Won't admit when they're proved wrong
Because they say the conspiracies 'felt right'
It makes my heart ache
Republicans have turned into Snowflakes
...
But that was before Trump
I could see he was a crook
It makes my heart ache
Republicans have turned into Snowflakes
I'm not sure when it happened
I remember when that's what they called Dems
Said the Democrats governed by their 'feelings'
Now Republicans don't accept 'facts'
They believe every conspiracy
Won't admit when they're proved wrong
Because they say the conspiracies 'felt right'
It makes my heart ache
Republicans have turned into Snowflakes
...
#politics
66 reads
6 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
8th Nov 2020 4:28pm
8th Nov 2020 4:28pm
Weathering The Storm
(Painting shown is not the painting described)
I can't show it to you
Haven't seen it for a long time
Not since 4th grade
A field trip to the art museum
I liked art
I looked at every painting there
But one
It stood out to me
I never understood art until that painting
It was a sailing ship
During a storm
But not one where you could see the ship fighting the waves
No
The point of view was from the cabin door
The point of view was everything
The winds were blowing
The...
I can't show it to you
Haven't seen it for a long time
Not since 4th grade
A field trip to the art museum
I liked art
I looked at every painting there
But one
It stood out to me
I never understood art until that painting
It was a sailing ship
During a storm
But not one where you could see the ship fighting the waves
No
The point of view was from the cabin door
The point of view was everything
The winds were blowing
The...
#art
80 reads
5 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
6th Nov 2020 8:12pm
6th Nov 2020 8:12pm
Into The Mist
The future looks grey
I feel for the youth of today
They see the world in a plight
The end seems in sight
The weather is changing
Their voices are shaking
They've got good reason to be pissed
Their future is disappearing
like leaves in the mist
Chorus::
Their future is disappearing
Fading into the mist
As the signs are appearing
We're starting to get the gist
It's real, this global warming
They feel like they're gonna drown
And the world is burning
Their world is burning down
If the world...
I feel for the youth of today
They see the world in a plight
The end seems in sight
The weather is changing
Their voices are shaking
They've got good reason to be pissed
Their future is disappearing
like leaves in the mist
Chorus::
Their future is disappearing
Fading into the mist
As the signs are appearing
We're starting to get the gist
It's real, this global warming
They feel like they're gonna drown
And the world is burning
Their world is burning down
If the world...
#politics
#science
#environment
75 reads
7 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
5th Nov 2020 11:22pm
5th Nov 2020 11:22pm
Dust Bunnies
We lay in the grass looking to the clouds
Trying to make something out of nothing
Those aren't bunnies we see
They're dust particles collecting moisture
But we need to see bunnies
And we do
The mind goes through twists and turns
Trying to make sense of a mixed up world
We love and hate
We're young and then old
So we look up to the clouds to make sense of it all
And what do we see?
We need to see bunnies
And we do
We lay in the grass holding each other's hand
Looking to the clouds then into...
Trying to make something out of nothing
Those aren't bunnies we see
They're dust particles collecting moisture
But we need to see bunnies
And we do
The mind goes through twists and turns
Trying to make sense of a mixed up world
We love and hate
We're young and then old
So we look up to the clouds to make sense of it all
And what do we see?
We need to see bunnies
And we do
We lay in the grass holding each other's hand
Looking to the clouds then into...
#love
#clouds
52 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
4th Nov 2020 8:47pm
4th Nov 2020 8:47pm
Who Gums It Up
A city of my design
Would be vast and well thought out
With roads heading all directions
To the east, west, north, and south
Great restaurants and shopping
Different cultures in all the stores
Stadiums and arenas
With newspapers showing the scores
Museums of every sort
Theaters in every park
Opera, ballet, all on display
Orchestras after dark
Power would be green
Recycling everywhere you see
Utilities would be abundant
Internet would be free
But an Utopian society
This does not make ...
Would be vast and well thought out
With roads heading all directions
To the east, west, north, and south
Great restaurants and shopping
Different cultures in all the stores
Stadiums and arenas
With newspapers showing the scores
Museums of every sort
Theaters in every park
Opera, ballet, all on display
Orchestras after dark
Power would be green
Recycling everywhere you see
Utilities would be abundant
Internet would be free
But an Utopian society
This does not make ...
#utopia
61 reads
5 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
3rd Nov 2020 5:58am
3rd Nov 2020 5:58am
I Don't Understand
I see a rock group hit it big
They became a huge success
In a hot tub with beauty queens
And yet still, none the less
I hear them talking suicide
Confusing, I must confess
Floating in fame and money
And still they are a hot mess
What chance do we have?
Come on. Give me a break
If living your dreams don't do it
What does it take?
They got the money
They got the honeys
They got the fame
Hell, everyone knows their name
They got everything they ever wanted
Still they want to commit suicide...
They became a huge success
In a hot tub with beauty queens
And yet still, none the less
I hear them talking suicide
Confusing, I must confess
Floating in fame and money
And still they are a hot mess
What chance do we have?
Come on. Give me a break
If living your dreams don't do it
What does it take?
They got the money
They got the honeys
They got the fame
Hell, everyone knows their name
They got everything they ever wanted
Still they want to commit suicide...
#depression
#suicide
#ignorance
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9 Comments
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