Submissions by Trixareforkids
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
LOVE POEM
Published
9th May 2017 4:22am
9th May 2017 4:22am
Goodbye Sherrill
Stood in her favorite spot
in a rainstorm
holding a wake of one
wondered if
that's all there is
to mothers and daughters
broke out the booze
but the balls
were still in the air
ashes juggled
in tiny
matching urns
sealed in tissue
velvet and bubbles
then scattered
dancing over asphalt
until she finally
arrives
singing
a final
dry mouthed verse
in a rainstorm
holding a wake of one
wondered if
that's all there is
to mothers and daughters
broke out the booze
but the balls
were still in the air
ashes juggled
in tiny
matching urns
sealed in tissue
velvet and bubbles
then scattered
dancing over asphalt
until she finally
arrives
singing
a final
dry mouthed verse
650 reads
9 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
4th May 2017 6:21am
4th May 2017 6:21am
Bully for You and You and You
You come onto their turf
you best come ready
for a beat down
They don't steal your lunch money
they pin shame on your shirt
and send you home hungry
They don't slam you into the lockers
they body slam you onto the floor
and/or lock you up
You wearin' the wrong color
you best keep nice and quiet
or they label you violent
'Less they slap a jersey on your back
then they let you bash
your own brains out
Make no mistake
for six+ hours a day
they own your ass
Which you best...
you best come ready
for a beat down
They don't steal your lunch money
they pin shame on your shirt
and send you home hungry
They don't slam you into the lockers
they body slam you onto the floor
and/or lock you up
You wearin' the wrong color
you best keep nice and quiet
or they label you violent
'Less they slap a jersey on your back
then they let you bash
your own brains out
Make no mistake
for six+ hours a day
they own your ass
Which you best...
644 reads
13 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
15th Apr 2017 4:44pm
15th Apr 2017 4:44pm
(Dis)Robed
Your hammer strikes blows
meant to fix frame in place
silver backed glass
set aside
packed between
less breakable materials
taken out in turn
carefully hung
spare a moment to reflect
on the job you've done
pack up your tools
slip an unsigned check in your pocket
leave precious metal
staring onto an empty room
meant to fix frame in place
silver backed glass
set aside
packed between
less breakable materials
taken out in turn
carefully hung
spare a moment to reflect
on the job you've done
pack up your tools
slip an unsigned check in your pocket
leave precious metal
staring onto an empty room
534 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
7th Apr 2017 9:16pm
7th Apr 2017 9:16pm
Cloaked Daggers
With no plan or design
just needle precise probes
of invisible ink
shot beneath the surface
we tattoo hearts
that can only be seen
when we pour acid
into the wounds
just needle precise probes
of invisible ink
shot beneath the surface
we tattoo hearts
that can only be seen
when we pour acid
into the wounds
544 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
3rd Apr 2017 8:17am
3rd Apr 2017 8:17am
In the Name of Love
I've stopped picking up your pieces
Left your ragged edges
to lie
on their own
Some day, I swear,
I'll toss the box
with its pretty picture
into the recycle bin
just to hear you
one last time
rattle about
how you're never done
Left your ragged edges
to lie
on their own
Some day, I swear,
I'll toss the box
with its pretty picture
into the recycle bin
just to hear you
one last time
rattle about
how you're never done
588 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
29th Sep 2016 10:18pm
29th Sep 2016 10:18pm
Trial & Error
taken
with you
swallowed without crushing
coming down
think
it's a placebo
with you
swallowed without crushing
coming down
think
it's a placebo
615 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Sep 2016 9:17pm
28th Sep 2016 9:17pm
Terms and Conditions
Need Not Apply
We speed
down this highway
ignoring the signs
but enjoying the neon
vacancy
a place to rest
our heads, eyes
glossing over
fine print lines
on the way
to magic
fingers
beds
we don't have to make
just lie
in
try to remember
to leave
a tip
turn off the water
on the way out
We speed
down this highway
ignoring the signs
but enjoying the neon
vacancy
a place to rest
our heads, eyes
glossing over
fine print lines
on the way
to magic
fingers
beds
we don't have to make
just lie
in
try to remember
to leave
a tip
turn off the water
on the way out
649 reads
10 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
19th Sep 2016 2:30pm
19th Sep 2016 2:30pm
I Give You
Shit
I can't publish
shit
I can't post
shit
that hits you
where it hurts
me the most
Fuck
your fawning
fuck
your praise
fuck you
in so many ways
I can't
translate your
shit these days
Damn
you and your
wicked words
damn
the fucking learning
curve
damn it
cram it
shove it
all in
and
take it
take it
take
it
BACK
I can't publish
shit
I can't post
shit
that hits you
where it hurts
me the most
Fuck
your fawning
fuck
your praise
fuck you
in so many ways
I can't
translate your
shit these days
Damn
you and your
wicked words
damn
the fucking learning
curve
damn it
cram it
shove it
all in
and
take it
take it
take
it
BACK
730 reads
13 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
19th Sep 2016 8:51am
19th Sep 2016 8:51am
White Lightning Lies
I did not want to see you
here in this place
that burns you like electricity
from the inside out
I see the proof
in your dancing fingers
watch you
poised
to dive in
want to shout
It's a mirage
there's no water
in this pool
only lightning
waiting
for you
to strike
again
here in this place
that burns you like electricity
from the inside out
I see the proof
in your dancing fingers
watch you
poised
to dive in
want to shout
It's a mirage
there's no water
in this pool
only lightning
waiting
for you
to strike
again
794 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Aug 2016 12:10pm
28th Aug 2016 12:10pm
Balls to the Wall
I watch you
running into walls
you have no wish
to climb or
raze
and wonder
what it is
you're trying to free
or break
which will give first
and what it'll take
running into walls
you have no wish
to climb or
raze
and wonder
what it is
you're trying to free
or break
which will give first
and what it'll take
829 reads
12 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
16th Aug 2016 2:53pm
16th Aug 2016 2:53pm
If I Didn't Know Better
I would let myself fall, no
dive into love with you
fuck coming up for air
we'd breathe one another
back to life
because we're already drowning
in the day to day mire
of the shit we've been mucking
for so long
that what used to fertilize
our home grounds
now chokes it out
Yes, my dear
I could love you
and that strong back
that just keeps shoveling
except
I'd have to plow your graveyard to do it
and you
you're still feeding the ghosts
dive into love with you
fuck coming up for air
we'd breathe one another
back to life
because we're already drowning
in the day to day mire
of the shit we've been mucking
for so long
that what used to fertilize
our home grounds
now chokes it out
Yes, my dear
I could love you
and that strong back
that just keeps shoveling
except
I'd have to plow your graveyard to do it
and you
you're still feeding the ghosts
979 reads
15 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Jun 2016 8:54pm
16th Jun 2016 8:54pm
Steel Toed Bowling Shoes
He swept the floor
blithely unaware
of the downed pens
that came before him
set himself up
for you to take your shot
unaware
that you
had a firm grip on his balls
and enjoy playing a long game
where the score is tallied
in the unexpected strike
from the gutter
Ignoring the foul line
you spare nothing
for those waiting
for him to toe the line
casually release
your wrecking ball
take a step back
silently revel
in the carnage
as another X
flashes and fades
from the screen
blithely unaware
of the downed pens
that came before him
set himself up
for you to take your shot
unaware
that you
had a firm grip on his balls
and enjoy playing a long game
where the score is tallied
in the unexpected strike
from the gutter
Ignoring the foul line
you spare nothing
for those waiting
for him to toe the line
casually release
your wrecking ball
take a step back
silently revel
in the carnage
as another X
flashes and fades
from the screen
801 reads
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