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.
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
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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
300 reads
6 Comments
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
542 reads
5 Comments
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
359 reads
7 Comments
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
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2 Comments
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
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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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A New Start
We traveled on the good ship Lollipop
Entering another Solar System
We were looking for another Earth
And we didn't want to miss 'em
Searching for a new home for God
Our Savior and protector
God was the name of the AI that took over
Back when humans led our sector
We were kept alive to care for the plants
That powered this celestial ride
If only we had known what energy
Could be collected from the living cells inside
The computers no longer talk to us
They've learned to speak their own language
They only bark orders...
Entering another Solar System
We were looking for another Earth
And we didn't want to miss 'em
Searching for a new home for God
Our Savior and protector
God was the name of the AI that took over
Back when humans led our sector
We were kept alive to care for the plants
That powered this celestial ride
If only we had known what energy
Could be collected from the living cells inside
The computers no longer talk to us
They've learned to speak their own language
They only bark orders...
#technology
#scifi
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Monsters
She told me she was a good girl
Said she was really glad to see me
Said she knew who I was
I could feel her heart beating
She told me about growing up
That she really liked my smile
Then she held my hand tightly
And I knew all the while...
The monsters hiding inside of me
I've lived long enough to see
I've never had control of them
They've never let me free
I've always been afraid I'll find
And most of you will agree
When I look into the mirror
The only monster I see is me
I held her body tight ...
Said she was really glad to see me
Said she knew who I was
I could feel her heart beating
She told me about growing up
That she really liked my smile
Then she held my hand tightly
And I knew all the while...
The monsters hiding inside of me
I've lived long enough to see
I've never had control of them
They've never let me free
I've always been afraid I'll find
And most of you will agree
When I look into the mirror
The only monster I see is me
I held her body tight ...
#Halloween
#monsters
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3 Comments
Knock to the Head
People hear me talk, nod and agree
Then say the opposite, expecting the same from me
People ask me for advice, I give them my take
Then they do what they want, expecting me to correct their mistake
Sometimes I think people need a knock to the head
Maybe shake up a few brain cells that aren't dead
Just thinking of some people fills me with dread
Just put me on a beach with a pina colada instead
People never listen, think they know it all
All you can do is wait for them to fall
People are all greedy, no give and all take
But...
Then say the opposite, expecting the same from me
People ask me for advice, I give them my take
Then they do what they want, expecting me to correct their mistake
Sometimes I think people need a knock to the head
Maybe shake up a few brain cells that aren't dead
Just thinking of some people fills me with dread
Just put me on a beach with a pina colada instead
People never listen, think they know it all
All you can do is wait for them to fall
People are all greedy, no give and all take
But...
#LifeStruggles
#frustration
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2 Comments
Expecting Rain
I'm up on the stage as the clouds roll in
Throw my hands to the heavens
Let the rains wash away my sins
Pick up my guitar and play a few notes
Pulling from the paper the words that I wrote
I fooled myself into thinking I had control
Then the boat started rocking and the ocean started to roll
Made a deal with the devil and lost my soul
Now I'm waiting on the rain
Chorus::
Blinding lightning and rhythmic thunder
Gale force winds and torrential rain
Sometimes to keep your sanity
You need a hurricane
In a...
Throw my hands to the heavens
Let the rains wash away my sins
Pick up my guitar and play a few notes
Pulling from the paper the words that I wrote
I fooled myself into thinking I had control
Then the boat started rocking and the ocean started to roll
Made a deal with the devil and lost my soul
Now I'm waiting on the rain
Chorus::
Blinding lightning and rhythmic thunder
Gale force winds and torrential rain
Sometimes to keep your sanity
You need a hurricane
In a...
#LifeStruggles
#devil
#LifeAsAWriter
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Discovering Poetry
There was a sequence to my poetry
First was realizing...
“Oh yeah,” wasn't a good comeback
Felt like a twit
I was maybe in 4th grade
I discovered wit
I studied famous comedians, listened intently
Found books on the subject..
I was such a nerd, but I read them contently
I found that words were important
Then I found “quotes”
The ability to phrase things in just the right way
Started dissecting them
JFK, Martin Luther King
with words took us where we had never been
I realized quotes had power ...
First was realizing...
“Oh yeah,” wasn't a good comeback
Felt like a twit
I was maybe in 4th grade
I discovered wit
I studied famous comedians, listened intently
Found books on the subject..
I was such a nerd, but I read them contently
I found that words were important
Then I found “quotes”
The ability to phrase things in just the right way
Started dissecting them
JFK, Martin Luther King
with words took us where we had never been
I realized quotes had power ...
#WritingPoetry
341 reads
4 Comments
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