Submissions by Whackytraveler
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Wherever the ocean sleeps Where the sky is in between Night and day That is where we shall meet, that is where I seek
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
3rd Jun 2024 6:52am
3rd Jun 2024 6:52am
Wedding Guest part 1
Slim fit
With a slit
The silk fabric
And studded straps
My hair is carefully clipped in place
I make haste
Late for a friend of a friend’s wedding
My heels colored cream
I wanted to scream
How beautiful I looked was great
But I ran late
Making it on time
I shined
Twas a beautiful day
The sun shined
I hope I looked fine
I muttered to myself
When at last the music started
The crowd rose
How beautiful she looked
Like in a storybook
I wondered
Would I make a...
With a slit
The silk fabric
And studded straps
My hair is carefully clipped in place
I make haste
Late for a friend of a friend’s wedding
My heels colored cream
I wanted to scream
How beautiful I looked was great
But I ran late
Making it on time
I shined
Twas a beautiful day
The sun shined
I hope I looked fine
I muttered to myself
When at last the music started
The crowd rose
How beautiful she looked
Like in a storybook
I wondered
Would I make a...
#admiration
#beauty
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
31st May 2024 6:00am
31st May 2024 6:00am
Peace
The peace I feel
Is on a beach
Listening to the waves crash
Against the sand
Watching the sun go down
To who knows where
The gentle breeze takes me
To a make believe place
I’m homesick again
For what could have been
But as I stare out into the sea
I once again am overwhelmed with peace
I leave
My footprints trail behind
I unwind with the song of the sea
I fall asleep, swaying
Like I’m on a ship, rocking me
The dreams come and go, I know I’m not alone
Just as the palm trees sing
Is on a beach
Listening to the waves crash
Against the sand
Watching the sun go down
To who knows where
The gentle breeze takes me
To a make believe place
I’m homesick again
For what could have been
But as I stare out into the sea
I once again am overwhelmed with peace
I leave
My footprints trail behind
I unwind with the song of the sea
I fall asleep, swaying
Like I’m on a ship, rocking me
The dreams come and go, I know I’m not alone
Just as the palm trees sing
#beach
#freedom
#happiness
#nostalgia
#sea
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NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
31st May 2024 5:09am
31st May 2024 5:09am
Out with the old
I’ve shed tears for over 5 years
Whether it be about someone that passed
Or the ones that have hurt me
The fears I’ve felt
Doubt that I’ve carried
I’m left now with inspiration
A new fear has arose
But not the kind meant to harm me, oh no
It’s the kind that gets me going
The one that reminds you everything is okay or that it will be
For me, it’s the sun I see everyday and the hope of one day
I’ll turn gray
Gray from years I’ve played, laughed
I’m so thankful for the joys I’ve experienced
My insecurities have...
Whether it be about someone that passed
Or the ones that have hurt me
The fears I’ve felt
Doubt that I’ve carried
I’m left now with inspiration
A new fear has arose
But not the kind meant to harm me, oh no
It’s the kind that gets me going
The one that reminds you everything is okay or that it will be
For me, it’s the sun I see everyday and the hope of one day
I’ll turn gray
Gray from years I’ve played, laughed
I’m so thankful for the joys I’ve experienced
My insecurities have...
#courage
#gratitude
#healing #inspirational
#healing #inspirational
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
24th May 2024 7:01am
24th May 2024 7:01am
Addiction
Tear me down with words
You made me frown to feel me burn
Called me names to hurt
When I already felt the worst
Wishing death upon me
I tried to be seen
You use to make me feel clean
I drown in the depths of my feelings
Wishing I wouldn’t cling
Or pray or hope that maybe
You’re doing okay
The addiction I felt for you wasn’t strong enough to break your bottle you held tighter
I was once a fighter
A fighter of love and friendship
I don’t want to sink so low
To accept your blows
Meant I’d close ...
You made me frown to feel me burn
Called me names to hurt
When I already felt the worst
Wishing death upon me
I tried to be seen
You use to make me feel clean
I drown in the depths of my feelings
Wishing I wouldn’t cling
Or pray or hope that maybe
You’re doing okay
The addiction I felt for you wasn’t strong enough to break your bottle you held tighter
I was once a fighter
A fighter of love and friendship
I don’t want to sink so low
To accept your blows
Meant I’d close ...
#forgiveness
#frustration
#grief
#loneliness
#sadness
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2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
17th Sep 2023 6:04am
17th Sep 2023 6:04am
The sun loved the moon
I wish I can go back to the days
Where we stargazed
Far away those days are now
I feel so down
Down from space, I’ve lost my way
I miss those days
Where your breath made me feel peace
I could almost say it was a breeze
Among the stars and in the open space
I thought I found my place
I loved you like the sun that burned for the moon
As she gave her light so the moon could shine bright
Where we stargazed
Far away those days are now
I feel so down
Down from space, I’ve lost my way
I miss those days
Where your breath made me feel peace
I could almost say it was a breeze
Among the stars and in the open space
I thought I found my place
I loved you like the sun that burned for the moon
As she gave her light so the moon could shine bright
#heartbroken
#FeelingLost
#hurt
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
20th May 2023 6:53am
20th May 2023 6:53am
When it rains it pours
Showers bring flowers
Or so I’ve been told
Yet I feel like I’m drowning
Leaving no room for growth
I’m getting old
Yet I’m still a fool
Not any wiser than I was
When it rained
When it rains it pours
I don’t feel my worth
I feel like I’m out of place
On earth
I’m from out of this world
And everything stains
I wish for no more rain
As I hold my umbrella of hope
I’m trying to cope
Life’s how you make it or so I say
But I why do I feel pain
It rains and rains
I’m waiting for the sun
Or so I’ve been told
Yet I feel like I’m drowning
Leaving no room for growth
I’m getting old
Yet I’m still a fool
Not any wiser than I was
When it rained
When it rains it pours
I don’t feel my worth
I feel like I’m out of place
On earth
I’m from out of this world
And everything stains
I wish for no more rain
As I hold my umbrella of hope
I’m trying to cope
Life’s how you make it or so I say
But I why do I feel pain
It rains and rains
I’m waiting for the sun
#confessional
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LOVE POEM
Published
14th Feb 2023 8:04am
14th Feb 2023 8:04am
Run
Disappointment is no stranger to me
As they fail to keep me
Entertainment is an ease
But for some I turn to run
I go as far as the sea
In hopes no one can reach me
I run far from your arms
Your touch
It all feels too rough
My heart can’t take it
I let you in and now I wish you out
Anger is my outward expression
But the tears of sadness roll in
Down my face I stare outside
And hope the rain will fall
Waterfall drops that drown the sound
Of me crying out
Trust is something I find hard to give
Why did...
As they fail to keep me
Entertainment is an ease
But for some I turn to run
I go as far as the sea
In hopes no one can reach me
I run far from your arms
Your touch
It all feels too rough
My heart can’t take it
I let you in and now I wish you out
Anger is my outward expression
But the tears of sadness roll in
Down my face I stare outside
And hope the rain will fall
Waterfall drops that drown the sound
Of me crying out
Trust is something I find hard to give
Why did...
#regret
#heartbroken
#UnrequitedLove
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1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
14th Feb 2023 7:58am
14th Feb 2023 7:58am
Valentine’s
The day of love is one I hate
Reminds me of your absence
Your grave laid overgrown
No headstone
Just the flowers from your funeral
The day you left was unreal
I still cry in my sleep
Curled into a ball in hopes to keep me sane
But nothing has changed
Your absence is suffocating
I close my eyes in hopes to find you in my dreams
But instead I’m bursting at the seams
Why did you have to go
I thought if I did well you’d stay a while
What a lie
I can’t bring myself to forgive you for going too soon
No flowers or...
Reminds me of your absence
Your grave laid overgrown
No headstone
Just the flowers from your funeral
The day you left was unreal
I still cry in my sleep
Curled into a ball in hopes to keep me sane
But nothing has changed
Your absence is suffocating
I close my eyes in hopes to find you in my dreams
But instead I’m bursting at the seams
Why did you have to go
I thought if I did well you’d stay a while
What a lie
I can’t bring myself to forgive you for going too soon
No flowers or...
#sadness
#grief
#death #vulnerability
#death #vulnerability
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
23rd Jan 2023 3:27am
23rd Jan 2023 3:27am
Frenzy
Complete and utter opposites
Dark eyes that see through mine
I count to ten and remember to breathe in
Only, my body never listens
My cheeks are flushed
And my mind runs
Many thoughts I have
Each one that can spin me into a frenzy
Left in my thoughts
With cold hands they come to a stop
Nothing lingers
Dark eyes that see through mine
I count to ten and remember to breathe in
Only, my body never listens
My cheeks are flushed
And my mind runs
Many thoughts I have
Each one that can spin me into a frenzy
Left in my thoughts
With cold hands they come to a stop
Nothing lingers
#honesty
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LOVE POEM
Published
18th Jan 2023 6:37am
18th Jan 2023 6:37am
She waited
She waited
Every sunrise she would check her phone
Only to still feel alone
Almost like she was left behind
Only she was left behind
The apologies were meaningless
The necklace
The one thing that kept her grounded
Now broken as the glass from a busted vase
Just like the empty promises he never kept
The sun would set
She waited
Until there was nothing left
Every sunrise she would check her phone
Only to still feel alone
Almost like she was left behind
Only she was left behind
The apologies were meaningless
The necklace
The one thing that kept her grounded
Now broken as the glass from a busted vase
Just like the empty promises he never kept
The sun would set
She waited
Until there was nothing left
#sadness
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