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.
SONG LYRICS
Published
5th May 2022 3:46pm
5th May 2022 3:46pm
Little Ukrainian Dog
(To the tune loosely of Tom Petty's You Don't Know What It's Like)
Little dog
Sleeping under the porch
Wakes to find
His whole world scorched
Little dog
Finds the rest of the house gone
Looks around
Everything seems wrong
What's a little dog to do
But find a path
And see it through
Maybe his humans are over there
Maybe his humans are over here
Once the smoke is gone
Maybe things will be clear
To a little dog
Little dog
Hides in the woods
Sees men with tanks
Stealing...
Little dog
Sleeping under the porch
Wakes to find
His whole world scorched
Little dog
Finds the rest of the house gone
Looks around
Everything seems wrong
What's a little dog to do
But find a path
And see it through
Maybe his humans are over there
Maybe his humans are over here
Once the smoke is gone
Maybe things will be clear
To a little dog
Little dog
Hides in the woods
Sees men with tanks
Stealing...
#war
154 reads
2 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
30th Mar 2022 7:15pm
30th Mar 2022 7:15pm
Bullies
I hear people say they are too fat, too thin, too tall, too short, have too little a nose, too big a nose, they've got freckles, wrinkles, pimples, or they are too pale, too dark and that makes them ugly.
These things do not make you ugly. You know what makes a person ugly? Listen to a Trump speech for 10 minutes. Hate makes you ugly. Not caring about people who are suffering makes you repugnant.
No one likes bullies but other bullies. There is a reason Trump looks up to people like Putin and Kim Jong-Un.
Back in High School, I was bullied. I was 6'1 and...
These things do not make you ugly. You know what makes a person ugly? Listen to a Trump speech for 10 minutes. Hate makes you ugly. Not caring about people who are suffering makes you repugnant.
No one likes bullies but other bullies. There is a reason Trump looks up to people like Putin and Kim Jong-Un.
Back in High School, I was bullied. I was 6'1 and...
#bullying
107 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
9th Mar 2022 12:01pm
9th Mar 2022 12:01pm
How Does That Make You Feel
Video starts with a woman in a suit wearing glasses opening a door.
/"Next," she announces
/A man follows her in, and as she closes the door we see the word 'psychologist' on the outside of the door.
/camera switches to view of a couch and a chair
/She sits in the chair, he fidgets and then sets on the couch...
Tell me why you think you're feeling so bad
Tell me all about those scary dreams you've had
Tell me your deep and darkest fears
Tell me how you think you're going to just disappear
Tell me do you think the monsters are real?
How...
/"Next," she announces
/A man follows her in, and as she closes the door we see the word 'psychologist' on the outside of the door.
/camera switches to view of a couch and a chair
/She sits in the chair, he fidgets and then sets on the couch...
Tell me why you think you're feeling so bad
Tell me all about those scary dreams you've had
Tell me your deep and darkest fears
Tell me how you think you're going to just disappear
Tell me do you think the monsters are real?
How...
#anxiety
#depression
#despair
95 reads
0 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
22nd Feb 2022 10:29am
22nd Feb 2022 10:29am
Bet You Didn't Know I Was Gone - Songs written for the female voice
I bet you got up this morning
Took a shower and dressed
Probably read the news on your phone
while you drank your coffee, I'd guess.
I'll bet you said, "see ya honey, when I get home"
But I bet you didn't know I was gone
That's right, I left late last night
I took a midnight flight
To anywhere but here
I don't hate you hun
I wanna make that clear
::Chorus::
I'm just tired of being a piece of furniture
Just another trophy on your wall
I'm tired of being treated like a servant
Always at your...
Took a shower and dressed
Probably read the news on your phone
while you drank your coffee, I'd guess.
I'll bet you said, "see ya honey, when I get home"
But I bet you didn't know I was gone
That's right, I left late last night
I took a midnight flight
To anywhere but here
I don't hate you hun
I wanna make that clear
::Chorus::
I'm just tired of being a piece of furniture
Just another trophy on your wall
I'm tired of being treated like a servant
Always at your...
#relationships
#breakup
150 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
28th Jan 2022 5:36am
28th Jan 2022 5:36am
Unfinished Painting on the Wall
I fell for you the moment I saw your exquisite lines
Accentuated by your delectable curves
Your colors were extraordinarily divine
I know I was getting on your nerves
I should of asked but I need to paint the things that I love
I capture their every detail, whether big or small
But I could not quite grasp your image, not at all
So your just another unfinished painting on my wall
No bull, I got a gallery full
You never got to know me, you told me
You just fell in love with an image that you stole
As a person I was shallow...
Accentuated by your delectable curves
Your colors were extraordinarily divine
I know I was getting on your nerves
I should of asked but I need to paint the things that I love
I capture their every detail, whether big or small
But I could not quite grasp your image, not at all
So your just another unfinished painting on my wall
No bull, I got a gallery full
You never got to know me, you told me
You just fell in love with an image that you stole
As a person I was shallow...
#relationships
#breakup
218 reads
5 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
23rd Jan 2022 11:54pm
23rd Jan 2022 11:54pm
When I Die
When I'm free from this earthly plane
I wanna feel fresh like a summer rain
I wanna be everywhere, see everything you do
I wanna be that force that gets you through
I wanna be that someone you think about
That drives you forward in times of doubt
That propels you further than you thought you could
That gets you to do things you never would
::Chorus::
When I die
I don't want you to mourn and cry
I don't want to see a tear drop in your eye
I want you to remember me and smile
After all, I'll be with you all the while ...
I wanna feel fresh like a summer rain
I wanna be everywhere, see everything you do
I wanna be that force that gets you through
I wanna be that someone you think about
That drives you forward in times of doubt
That propels you further than you thought you could
That gets you to do things you never would
::Chorus::
When I die
I don't want you to mourn and cry
I don't want to see a tear drop in your eye
I want you to remember me and smile
After all, I'll be with you all the while ...
#grief
#death
281 reads
8 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
21st Jan 2022 6:01pm
21st Jan 2022 6:01pm
Make Me Believe
Pulled up the news today
While on my second cup of joe
I realized
I don't know anything
I don't know anything at all
How can people be so foolish
How can they be so dumb
See it every day
Never goes away
Leaves my whole body numb
::Chorus::
Tell me I'm crazy
That you don't see the same thing
That you see a brighter day coming
And the better times they'll bring
Tell me I'm taking it too hard
Tell me anything at all
That the game isn't over
That we'll get to play another card
Make me believe ...
While on my second cup of joe
I realized
I don't know anything
I don't know anything at all
How can people be so foolish
How can they be so dumb
See it every day
Never goes away
Leaves my whole body numb
::Chorus::
Tell me I'm crazy
That you don't see the same thing
That you see a brighter day coming
And the better times they'll bring
Tell me I'm taking it too hard
Tell me anything at all
That the game isn't over
That we'll get to play another card
Make me believe ...
#LifeStruggles
200 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
19th Jan 2022 5:29pm
19th Jan 2022 5:29pm
The Stain
Tell me how you can't live without me
How in your dreams I'm the only one you see
Tell me how I captured your soul again
Then tell me why you slept with my friend
You lie to me right to my face
And you do it with such amazing grace
How could I ever trust you
How could I ever trust you
Don't bother telling me you still love me
Don't you dare waste my time
Your words say there's no one above me
Like an inmate denying their crime
::Chorus::
And I don't want to hear it
Just keep it to yourself
I don't want you lying...
How in your dreams I'm the only one you see
Tell me how I captured your soul again
Then tell me why you slept with my friend
You lie to me right to my face
And you do it with such amazing grace
How could I ever trust you
How could I ever trust you
Don't bother telling me you still love me
Don't you dare waste my time
Your words say there's no one above me
Like an inmate denying their crime
::Chorus::
And I don't want to hear it
Just keep it to yourself
I don't want you lying...
#breakup
330 reads
8 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
17th Jan 2022 6:38am
17th Jan 2022 6:38am
Reach for the Stars
There are a lot of talented people out there
Tugging on your heart strings
Who no matter how good they sing
They'll never see what their talent brings
There are a lot of talented people out there
Who go through life like they're unaware
Who know but they don't care
And they're happy with the life they share
::Chorus::
It takes practice, timing, and luck
And perseverance to get through the muck
It takes people who believe in you
it takes the will to see things through
Keep reaching for the stars
Always be who you...
Tugging on your heart strings
Who no matter how good they sing
They'll never see what their talent brings
There are a lot of talented people out there
Who go through life like they're unaware
Who know but they don't care
And they're happy with the life they share
::Chorus::
It takes practice, timing, and luck
And perseverance to get through the muck
It takes people who believe in you
it takes the will to see things through
Keep reaching for the stars
Always be who you...
#determination
215 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
11th Jan 2022 9:46pm
11th Jan 2022 9:46pm
The Only Thing is Us
I've been searching for the secrets of my heart
Been searching for the little things that keep the two of us apart
I've been looking high and low
And the only thing that I know is
The only thing keeping us apart is us
::Chorus::
We can blame it on our jobs
We can blame it on the stars
We can say bad timing is the cause
But you and I both know
As sure as the winter wind blows
The only thing keeping us apart is us
Maybe, if I'm too kind, I can chalk it down to fear
Of scaring the other away and wanting to keep them...
Been searching for the little things that keep the two of us apart
I've been looking high and low
And the only thing that I know is
The only thing keeping us apart is us
::Chorus::
We can blame it on our jobs
We can blame it on the stars
We can say bad timing is the cause
But you and I both know
As sure as the winter wind blows
The only thing keeping us apart is us
Maybe, if I'm too kind, I can chalk it down to fear
Of scaring the other away and wanting to keep them...
#love
#MovingOn
247 reads
0 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
9th Jan 2022 00:53am
9th Jan 2022 00:53am
The Difference is Going to be Me
Sometimes, I let things turn out wrong when I know what's right
Sometimes, I'm just to weak to put up much of a fight
Sometimes, the days just last seem to drag on forever
Sometimes, I give up on every single endeavor
But today, It's not going to be that way
Today, I brought my “A” game and I came to play
Today, I'm going to roll up my t-shirt sleeves
If you don't like it, you can just take your ball and leave
Yeah, that's right, if it takes all night
Everything's gonna be all right
Just you wait and see,
The difference... this...
Sometimes, I'm just to weak to put up much of a fight
Sometimes, the days just last seem to drag on forever
Sometimes, I give up on every single endeavor
But today, It's not going to be that way
Today, I brought my “A” game and I came to play
Today, I'm going to roll up my t-shirt sleeves
If you don't like it, you can just take your ball and leave
Yeah, that's right, if it takes all night
Everything's gonna be all right
Just you wait and see,
The difference... this...
#motivational
#inspirational
183 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Jan 2022 8:44am
7th Jan 2022 8:44am
Simple Ernest
Hemingway used small words to say big things
For some educated poets that's a bite that stings
You didn't need a dictionary or a point of origin to understand
Still his writing could take you to far off lands
He wrote about simple people fighting against the odds
Whether it be about a boat, a fish, a bull, or even the Gods
It's not about who can have the most ten dollar words
It's about whose writing separates the writer from the herd
For some educated poets that's a bite that stings
You didn't need a dictionary or a point of origin to understand
Still his writing could take you to far off lands
He wrote about simple people fighting against the odds
Whether it be about a boat, a fish, a bull, or even the Gods
It's not about who can have the most ten dollar words
It's about whose writing separates the writer from the herd
#motivational
#LifeAsAWriter
131 reads
2 Comments
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