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.
Like My Daddy Did
Pour my gravy over my eggs like my Daddy did
As long as I got biscuits to sop them up with
Memories of my Dad pop up now and then
Never know why, never know when
Every once in awhile, I'll make a sheepish grin
And I'll laugh to myself that I'm turning into him
Visions of my Dad pop up now and then
Never know why, never know when
Chorus:
My Daddy was a good man
But he wasn't perfect in any way
Sometimes I'd get so mad at him
I'd have trouble thinking straight
Still being reminded of a good man
In traits I...
As long as I got biscuits to sop them up with
Memories of my Dad pop up now and then
Never know why, never know when
Every once in awhile, I'll make a sheepish grin
And I'll laugh to myself that I'm turning into him
Visions of my Dad pop up now and then
Never know why, never know when
Chorus:
My Daddy was a good man
But he wasn't perfect in any way
Sometimes I'd get so mad at him
I'd have trouble thinking straight
Still being reminded of a good man
In traits I...
#father
#family
#memories
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Right to Poverty
Her boyfriend told her he loved her, that he was her rock, her savior, that he would be with her always.
Then the rabbit died.
He ran so fast that light couldn't catch him.
And she was left all alone.
or maybe someone she knew, or didn't know decided to force himself on her and she knew that every time she peered at the face of her child she would see her attacker, every look a reminder.
Could you do it?
No one wants an abortion. They just want a life.
In the 'good old days' before Roe versus Wade, women went to the back rooms where butchers would perform...
Then the rabbit died.
He ran so fast that light couldn't catch him.
And she was left all alone.
or maybe someone she knew, or didn't know decided to force himself on her and she knew that every time she peered at the face of her child she would see her attacker, every look a reminder.
Could you do it?
No one wants an abortion. They just want a life.
In the 'good old days' before Roe versus Wade, women went to the back rooms where butchers would perform...
#women
#politics
#LifeStruggles
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So Far Apart
I've lost most of my friends and family
Because we just can't seem to agree
They argued against what I felt was right
I can't understand what their values could be
My parents taught me right from wrong
I assume theirs did too
How can we be so far apart
A chasm you could drive a truck through
Chorus:
Both sides thinking they're right
One sides gotta be wrong
I'll take the one who lies the least
After all I wrote this song
What you believe all depends on what
Channel you watch on TV
Whether you...
Because we just can't seem to agree
They argued against what I felt was right
I can't understand what their values could be
My parents taught me right from wrong
I assume theirs did too
How can we be so far apart
A chasm you could drive a truck through
Chorus:
Both sides thinking they're right
One sides gotta be wrong
I'll take the one who lies the least
After all I wrote this song
What you believe all depends on what
Channel you watch on TV
Whether you...
#family
#corruption
#politics
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Take It From You
What are the politicians fighting for?
Another bunch of shareholders begging for more
Trying to buy another stock or two
Pretending it will filter down to you
Men of means versus men in jeans
Pitiful people lining their pockets with green
Greedy ass bastards living beyond their needs
Squeezing turnips trying to make them bleed
Chorus:
The regular guy works to keep a roof overhead
His wife works too, to keep the family fed
If you manage to save a dollar or two
Take it from me, they're going to take it from you ...
Another bunch of shareholders begging for more
Trying to buy another stock or two
Pretending it will filter down to you
Men of means versus men in jeans
Pitiful people lining their pockets with green
Greedy ass bastards living beyond their needs
Squeezing turnips trying to make them bleed
Chorus:
The regular guy works to keep a roof overhead
His wife works too, to keep the family fed
If you manage to save a dollar or two
Take it from me, they're going to take it from you ...
#corruption
#politics
#money
#greed
#poverty
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Morning Has Arrived
I pry my weary eyes apart
Sands of sleep like concrete binding them together
I grab the cheap plastic @#%$& alarm clock and throw it out the window
I roll over
It's the third one this week
I realize I've passed the point of no return and I have to admit defeat
The thought crosses my brain, "I guess it's time to get up"
I pry my creaking bones
Just hoping they will hold together
The sounds snap, crackle, and pop reach my ears,
It has nothing to do with cereal
I make it to the grand shrine, the coffee pot
It's...
Sands of sleep like concrete binding them together
I grab the cheap plastic @#%$& alarm clock and throw it out the window
I roll over
It's the third one this week
I realize I've passed the point of no return and I have to admit defeat
The thought crosses my brain, "I guess it's time to get up"
I pry my creaking bones
Just hoping they will hold together
The sounds snap, crackle, and pop reach my ears,
It has nothing to do with cereal
I make it to the grand shrine, the coffee pot
It's...
#morning
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8 Comments
Beautiful Inside
The old man was sitting
Eating his lunch, on a bench, all alone
A beautiful girl sits next to him
As she's talking to a friend on the phone
He silently weeps
As her ugliness seeps
He begins to notice every flaw
She gets up to go
Just a little too slow
He wonders what was the beauty he saw
The old man was sitting
Feeding the birds in the park
A young girl sits next to him
And they pass the time making small talk
She's a little overweight
And her nose isn't straight
At first he notices each flaw
But she's...
Eating his lunch, on a bench, all alone
A beautiful girl sits next to him
As she's talking to a friend on the phone
He silently weeps
As her ugliness seeps
He begins to notice every flaw
She gets up to go
Just a little too slow
He wonders what was the beauty he saw
The old man was sitting
Feeding the birds in the park
A young girl sits next to him
And they pass the time making small talk
She's a little overweight
And her nose isn't straight
At first he notices each flaw
But she's...
#beauty
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Into Stone
The still night cracks, with a lethal bolt
Striking an ancient oak, with a single jolt
Splitting it down, clean to its core
Taking down a giant, till it ain't no more
On a lonely crest, of a lonely hill
No one to remember it, so no one will
Time moves on, for all the rest
Time moves on, it's our final test
Chorus:
Oh. I'm not going down easy
And I'm not going down alone
Going to make my mark for the world to see
I'm going to carve it into stone
It's more than being remembered
It's a difference...
Striking an ancient oak, with a single jolt
Splitting it down, clean to its core
Taking down a giant, till it ain't no more
On a lonely crest, of a lonely hill
No one to remember it, so no one will
Time moves on, for all the rest
Time moves on, it's our final test
Chorus:
Oh. I'm not going down easy
And I'm not going down alone
Going to make my mark for the world to see
I'm going to carve it into stone
It's more than being remembered
It's a difference...
#CallToAction
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The Power of Peace
The world would be such a wonderful place
If we weren't constantly fighting over religion and race
Instead of building bombs, we built bridges instead
Instead of people dying, we feed them wine and bread
If we used our resources to stop poverty and disease
Leaders looking for power would find the power of peace
Look at the destruction war has caused over the years
Look at our people cowering in fear
What have we accomplished, what have we lost
What have we become, look at the cost
What we need is for all wars to cease ...
If we weren't constantly fighting over religion and race
Instead of building bombs, we built bridges instead
Instead of people dying, we feed them wine and bread
If we used our resources to stop poverty and disease
Leaders looking for power would find the power of peace
Look at the destruction war has caused over the years
Look at our people cowering in fear
What have we accomplished, what have we lost
What have we become, look at the cost
What we need is for all wars to cease ...
#hope
#inspirational
#peace
#morality
#wisdom
485 reads
12 Comments
You Don't Have To Do It Alone
You'll get through it
Everyone does
Yeah, you're having troubles
You feel without cause
The world is scary
It always was
But you don't have to do it alone
There are bad people
See them every day
There are big bills
Everyone has to pay
Things get complicated
You can't run away
But you don't have to do it alone
Chorus:
No sense in worrying about the things you can't change
Just ride the rest out like surfing on a wave
There are people who can help
There are people that care ...
Everyone does
Yeah, you're having troubles
You feel without cause
The world is scary
It always was
But you don't have to do it alone
There are bad people
See them every day
There are big bills
Everyone has to pay
Things get complicated
You can't run away
But you don't have to do it alone
Chorus:
No sense in worrying about the things you can't change
Just ride the rest out like surfing on a wave
There are people who can help
There are people that care ...
#happiness
#kindness
#strength
#LifeStruggles
#motivational
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Crackdown
Trump lies
Says things that aren't true
His base cries
"We won't wear masks for you"
Fox lies
Cause that's just what they do
And Barr says...
Crack down
On Democratic Mayors
Crack down
On black men thinking they are free
Crack down
On our right to protest
Cracked down
Till freedom can't breathe
Crack down
On science and global warming
Crack down
On our right to vote
Crack down
Put women in their places
Crack down
Keep those immigrants on their boats ...
Says things that aren't true
His base cries
"We won't wear masks for you"
Fox lies
Cause that's just what they do
And Barr says...
Crack down
On Democratic Mayors
Crack down
On black men thinking they are free
Crack down
On our right to protest
Cracked down
Till freedom can't breathe
Crack down
On science and global warming
Crack down
On our right to vote
Crack down
Put women in their places
Crack down
Keep those immigrants on their boats ...
#corruption
#freedom
#HumanRights
#inequality
#pandemic
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