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.
No Prince Charming
My armor isn't as shiny as it once was
Haven't fought a battle in a while
My sword isn't as sharp as it used to be
I'll need to sharpen it with a file
I used to sweep the ladies off their feet
They'd hang on every vowel
But my armor is a little tarnished now
I'm going to need another towel
Prince Charming I never was
But I put on a good show
They'd never seen him
I was the closest thing they'd know
The real Prince Charming never complained
I don't know if he exists
But the new girl is looking for him ...
Haven't fought a battle in a while
My sword isn't as sharp as it used to be
I'll need to sharpen it with a file
I used to sweep the ladies off their feet
They'd hang on every vowel
But my armor is a little tarnished now
I'm going to need another towel
Prince Charming I never was
But I put on a good show
They'd never seen him
I was the closest thing they'd know
The real Prince Charming never complained
I don't know if he exists
But the new girl is looking for him ...
#deception
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Papa Taught Me
Chorus::
I loved my Momma as much as any growing boy can
But Papa taught what's important
Papa taught me how to be a man
He showed me everyday by living his life right
He went to work every morning
And was there to tuck me in at night
My papa told me, "young'un,
Always strive to do what's right
Try not start an argument
But don't shy from a fight
A man that don't stand for nothing
Ain't no man at all
Stand up for what you believe in
Stand straight and stand tall
A man takes care of his family
He...
I loved my Momma as much as any growing boy can
But Papa taught what's important
Papa taught me how to be a man
He showed me everyday by living his life right
He went to work every morning
And was there to tuck me in at night
My papa told me, "young'un,
Always strive to do what's right
Try not start an argument
But don't shy from a fight
A man that don't stand for nothing
Ain't no man at all
Stand up for what you believe in
Stand straight and stand tall
A man takes care of his family
He...
#father
#memorial
#SelfReflection
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You Are Beautiful
No one is ever happy with the way they look.
They say silly things like, "my nose is to long/short and my eyes are the wrong color/to close together/to far apart and I have the worst figure, I'm to fat/thin/short/tall. My hair is the wrong color/thinning/to curly/to straight"
Then they say, "I'm ugly"
None of the above makes anyone ugly. The only ugly people I know are ugly on the inside.
They are rude, crude, selfish creatures that are eaten up. They are controlling assholes who know it all and are never wrong even when they are. ...
They say silly things like, "my nose is to long/short and my eyes are the wrong color/to close together/to far apart and I have the worst figure, I'm to fat/thin/short/tall. My hair is the wrong color/thinning/to curly/to straight"
Then they say, "I'm ugly"
None of the above makes anyone ugly. The only ugly people I know are ugly on the inside.
They are rude, crude, selfish creatures that are eaten up. They are controlling assholes who know it all and are never wrong even when they are. ...
#beauty
#SelfWorth
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Life with a Major Rewrite
If I was to go back in time to rewrite my life
Would I skip my first wife?
I tell people I was married for 13 years
We shared our joys, and our fears
12 and half of them were happy ones
Do I throw those away now that they're gone?
That last 6 months were not so good
Would I change them, if I could?
Would I have traveled to Peoria to meet my future soul mate?
Would she have thought I was strange and not even given me a date?
Was I ready for her and was she ready for me?
Bad decisions are only half the story
If you hadn't...
Would I skip my first wife?
I tell people I was married for 13 years
We shared our joys, and our fears
12 and half of them were happy ones
Do I throw those away now that they're gone?
That last 6 months were not so good
Would I change them, if I could?
Would I have traveled to Peoria to meet my future soul mate?
Would she have thought I was strange and not even given me a date?
Was I ready for her and was she ready for me?
Bad decisions are only half the story
If you hadn't...
#regret
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The Alchemist
The alchemist grows from young to old
trying to turn mercury into gold
The lyricist writes till his fingers go numb
Trying to turn music into platinum
Everyone wants to reign supreme
We're all caught up in the dream
Some sense of immortality...
But that's not the reality
The captain always is looking for a bigger boat
You're only as good as the last thing you wrote
The poet is always digging deep inside
Trying to find where the darkest emotions hide
Trying to write for the masses you lose yourself
Can't really...
trying to turn mercury into gold
The lyricist writes till his fingers go numb
Trying to turn music into platinum
Everyone wants to reign supreme
We're all caught up in the dream
Some sense of immortality...
But that's not the reality
The captain always is looking for a bigger boat
You're only as good as the last thing you wrote
The poet is always digging deep inside
Trying to find where the darkest emotions hide
Trying to write for the masses you lose yourself
Can't really...
#greed
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Braggard
I wasted my life
Living it
Seen some things
Done some things
Now I brag about them
Call it poetry
It's the gift of old age
Gift that keeps giving
Living it
Seen some things
Done some things
Now I brag about them
Call it poetry
It's the gift of old age
Gift that keeps giving
#SelfReflection
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Don't Mess With Me
Just minding my own business
Sitting at the bar
You figure you'll make your day
By making my day hard
You bump into me
Spilling my drink all over my shirt
You don't apologize
If you ain't careful this is going to hurt
You don't know me
And Lord knows, I don't know you
I've already got enough reason
To split you into two
If you're smart, I doubt you are
You'll leave and hedge your bets
If you're not, then I'll do something
That both both of us will regret
Chorus:
If you don't mess...
Sitting at the bar
You figure you'll make your day
By making my day hard
You bump into me
Spilling my drink all over my shirt
You don't apologize
If you ain't careful this is going to hurt
You don't know me
And Lord knows, I don't know you
I've already got enough reason
To split you into two
If you're smart, I doubt you are
You'll leave and hedge your bets
If you're not, then I'll do something
That both both of us will regret
Chorus:
If you don't mess...
#conflict
#bullying
#alcohol
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Choices
Some people see the human body as a work of art
A thing of beauty that strikes to the heart
Tattoos to them are like graffiti on a Monet
I'm afraid that's me, what more can I say?
Some people see the human body as a canvas, a blank slate
The...
A thing of beauty that strikes to the heart
Tattoos to them are like graffiti on a Monet
I'm afraid that's me, what more can I say?
Some people see the human body as a canvas, a blank slate
The...
#choices
#tolerance
#acceptance
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Lottery Dreams
Every week I play the lottery
Every week I think I'm gonna win
It's my only ticket out of poverty
I'm so entrenched, I'm really dug in
Chorus:
I dream about buying a new house, a new car
I dream about traveling the world
Lottery tickets are my one and only bane
It's the only thing keeping me sane
There is nothing sexy about being poor
Debt collectors at your door
There is nothing wrong with wanting more
I'm a rich man at my very core
Maybe this is the week I leave obscurity
Maybe this is the week I...
Every week I think I'm gonna win
It's my only ticket out of poverty
I'm so entrenched, I'm really dug in
Chorus:
I dream about buying a new house, a new car
I dream about traveling the world
Lottery tickets are my one and only bane
It's the only thing keeping me sane
There is nothing sexy about being poor
Debt collectors at your door
There is nothing wrong with wanting more
I'm a rich man at my very core
Maybe this is the week I leave obscurity
Maybe this is the week I...
#dreams
#LifeStruggles
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Making Wishes
We lay on blankets in the backyard
Looking at the sky
Trying to find shooting stars
To make a wish and I don't know why
Seems sort of redundant to me
Since my wish is being with you
And here we are
Watching you lay back
Your eyes so full of wonder
Such a beautiful face
And I admit it makes me ponder
What it is you wish for
Hoping your wish is being with me
And here we are
Two specks in the universe
Two dots on the ground
One moment of many
Hoping for more to be found ...
Looking at the sky
Trying to find shooting stars
To make a wish and I don't know why
Seems sort of redundant to me
Since my wish is being with you
And here we are
Watching you lay back
Your eyes so full of wonder
Such a beautiful face
And I admit it makes me ponder
What it is you wish for
Hoping your wish is being with me
And here we are
Two specks in the universe
Two dots on the ground
One moment of many
Hoping for more to be found ...
#romantic
#FallingInLove
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Nobody Takes the Train
Nobody takes the train anymore
The tracks are disappearing
Nobody is honest anymore
No matter how endearing
We lie to ourselves
Makes it easier to lie to others
We lie to our parents
We lie to our sisters and brothers
And the tracks are leading nowhere
And we'll get there fast
So fast
We'll never make it last
Not so fast
My thoughts keep getting derailed
Feel like I failed
I remember the old days
Before I was born
OK, I don't remember them that well
I'm lying to you, can't you...
The tracks are disappearing
Nobody is honest anymore
No matter how endearing
We lie to ourselves
Makes it easier to lie to others
We lie to our parents
We lie to our sisters and brothers
And the tracks are leading nowhere
And we'll get there fast
So fast
We'll never make it last
Not so fast
My thoughts keep getting derailed
Feel like I failed
I remember the old days
Before I was born
OK, I don't remember them that well
I'm lying to you, can't you...
#lies
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In The Shadows
Never was one for the limelight
You'd see me run from the spotlight
Fading into the night
I'm living in the shadows
It's where I'm at my best
No one knows me here
Most could care less
Living in the shadows
Chorus:
In the shadows, there are no eyes
In the shadows,
We can do what we do,
No one asks why
We're not into making waves
Calm and tranquility is all we crave
We're at home in the shadows
Living in the shadows
People like me make the world go around
Seldom do we utter one single sound ...
You'd see me run from the spotlight
Fading into the night
I'm living in the shadows
It's where I'm at my best
No one knows me here
Most could care less
Living in the shadows
Chorus:
In the shadows, there are no eyes
In the shadows,
We can do what we do,
No one asks why
We're not into making waves
Calm and tranquility is all we crave
We're at home in the shadows
Living in the shadows
People like me make the world go around
Seldom do we utter one single sound ...
#identity
#TruthOfLife
#SelfDiscovery
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