Submissions by WillowsWhimsies
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
At one time also known here as TimidlyTemped and FromtheAsh. All voices of the same soul. Only one voice needed now. Also recently one of the voices for the now defunct Confluence account.
SELF POEM
Published
4th Jan 2025 4:58pm
4th Jan 2025 4:58pm
declaration of independence
(Visual)
#confessional
#healing
#SelfWorth #uplifting
#SelfWorth #uplifting
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EROTIC POEM
Published
1st Jan 2025 8:18pm
1st Jan 2025 8:18pm
bottlecap: troublesome waters
last time I found myself in this position
his arrogance was...unintentionally...triggered
can you believe he actually growled
where's my poem
you shoulda been thinking about me
you gotta do better
& I know what he means
I don't make demands or set terms
that's not who I am
but I don't make him guess either
I simply take a sip...(or two)...as suits my mood
& strip all inhibitions
showing him my...indecent inclinations
he's fully aware what happens when I'm in this...condition
walls drop & quiver as I shiver all...
his arrogance was...unintentionally...triggered
can you believe he actually growled
where's my poem
you shoulda been thinking about me
you gotta do better
& I know what he means
I don't make demands or set terms
that's not who I am
but I don't make him guess either
I simply take a sip...(or two)...as suits my mood
& strip all inhibitions
showing him my...indecent inclinations
he's fully aware what happens when I'm in this...condition
walls drop & quiver as I shiver all...
#alcohol
#lover
#passion
178 reads
6 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
27th Dec 2024 9:31pm
27th Dec 2024 9:31pm
be the fire
in the early hours of morning
as dawn warmed the darkened sky
I stood transfixed
when a single star flashed brightly
lighting up a fading night
leaving me deeply moved
thoughts whispering softly
stirring in my mind
what would I say to you
if this was my last day
what wishes would I cast your way
what images would I press into your upturned palms
kissing & imbuing them with all my hopes
infusing your dreams
willing them into being
and then it occurred to me
I don't want you reading an unsent...
as dawn warmed the darkened sky
I stood transfixed
when a single star flashed brightly
lighting up a fading night
leaving me deeply moved
thoughts whispering softly
stirring in my mind
what would I say to you
if this was my last day
what wishes would I cast your way
what images would I press into your upturned palms
kissing & imbuing them with all my hopes
infusing your dreams
willing them into being
and then it occurred to me
I don't want you reading an unsent...
#daughter
#love
141 reads
5 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
24th Dec 2024 4:25pm
24th Dec 2024 4:25pm
keepin' it movin'
I'll be honest
I don't know my full purpose
why I'm here
as fractured as a cracked egg
held together only by the tissues inside
but that's life...isn't it
an enigma tattooed in damage & stigmas
steps sometimes faltering
...others defiant
I don't know what tomorrow holds in its fist
only that it won't offer me an early glimpse
so I fumble...stumble...trundle along
one foot after the other
picking myself up when I'm beaten down
& limp off to try again
no...I don't know why I'm here
what I'm put on this...
I don't know my full purpose
why I'm here
as fractured as a cracked egg
held together only by the tissues inside
but that's life...isn't it
an enigma tattooed in damage & stigmas
steps sometimes faltering
...others defiant
I don't know what tomorrow holds in its fist
only that it won't offer me an early glimpse
so I fumble...stumble...trundle along
one foot after the other
picking myself up when I'm beaten down
& limp off to try again
no...I don't know why I'm here
what I'm put on this...
#confessional
#honesty
#SelfReflection
173 reads
23 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
20th Dec 2024 11:33pm
20th Dec 2024 11:33pm
Reciprocity (featuring Naajir)
there is no drift in him
he moves with unwavering purpose
strong & determined steps
focused
confident in his stride
solid in his bearing
certain of where he's going
it's not in him to sit idle
he's a man of action
willing to reach with passion
for what attracts him
recognizing the beauty & balance
of femininity
he guards with all his heart
the strength of their fragility
he does this not because she's weak
but because she is important
a time worn warrior
full of honor & discipline ...
he moves with unwavering purpose
strong & determined steps
focused
confident in his stride
solid in his bearing
certain of where he's going
it's not in him to sit idle
he's a man of action
willing to reach with passion
for what attracts him
recognizing the beauty & balance
of femininity
he guards with all his heart
the strength of their fragility
he does this not because she's weak
but because she is important
a time worn warrior
full of honor & discipline ...
#beauty
#gratitude
#men #women
#men #women
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SELF POEM
Published
19th Dec 2024 6:00pm
19th Dec 2024 6:00pm
devil's 2 step
would you walk willingly
right back into the devil's embrace
knowing intimately...what awaits
allow yourself to be held...again
locked in his acidic chains
feel the familiar slice
of dagger breath across your neck
still healing from the last tango
from which you barely escaped
would you...
could you let yourself be led
...eyes wide open...
into the darkest corner
of his deepest dungeon
because hell hides nothing
once you know...you will always know
& the curl of his jagged claws
as they sink...
right back into the devil's embrace
knowing intimately...what awaits
allow yourself to be held...again
locked in his acidic chains
feel the familiar slice
of dagger breath across your neck
still healing from the last tango
from which you barely escaped
would you...
could you let yourself be led
...eyes wide open...
into the darkest corner
of his deepest dungeon
because hell hides nothing
once you know...you will always know
& the curl of his jagged claws
as they sink...
#choices
#confessional
#secrets #TruthOfLife
#secrets #TruthOfLife
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EROTIC POEM
Published
15th Dec 2024 3:05pm
15th Dec 2024 3:05pm
deliverance
we both know
if he issues a challenge
I'm gonna run with it
gold-plate it
tie it with a bow
& leave him jaw dropped
thick with appreciation
crowding me into a corner
aggression taking over
curling my toes with that deep chest growl
because he doesn't tell me I can do better
unless it's true
but even he never knows how far I'll take it
just that I'll see it all the way through
...with a little something extra
...for his effort
& I only call his bluff
when I want to feel the...
if he issues a challenge
I'm gonna run with it
gold-plate it
tie it with a bow
& leave him jaw dropped
thick with appreciation
crowding me into a corner
aggression taking over
curling my toes with that deep chest growl
because he doesn't tell me I can do better
unless it's true
but even he never knows how far I'll take it
just that I'll see it all the way through
...with a little something extra
...for his effort
& I only call his bluff
when I want to feel the...
#BDSM
#lover
#passion
301 reads
16 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
13th Dec 2024 7:52pm
13th Dec 2024 7:52pm
keeping Self in check
one of the most difficult...
...& most valuable...
lessons I've had to learn in healing
is not letting my own wounds
become someone else's damage
turning the sharp edge of my pain
...away
because emotional injury...
...is something we cannot undo
& apologies don't mend the ache
the scar will always remain
just as mine exist
so too will theirs
& what if...
mine was one strike too many...
...& most valuable...
lessons I've had to learn in healing
is not letting my own wounds
become someone else's damage
turning the sharp edge of my pain
...away
because emotional injury...
...is something we cannot undo
& apologies don't mend the ache
the scar will always remain
just as mine exist
so too will theirs
& what if...
mine was one strike too many...
#confessional
#healing
#honesty #MentalHealth
#honesty #MentalHealth
120 reads
10 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
11th Dec 2024 1:43am
11th Dec 2024 1:43am
energy better invested elsewhere should be...
I wanted it
badly enough
I was willing to fight for it
I let it go
how can battle hold
what love could not
& throwing myself
relentlessly
against the cliffs of desperation
gains me nothing
what does not come willing
never comes at all
I wanted it
badly
so I let it go
badly enough
I was willing to fight for it
I let it go
how can battle hold
what love could not
& throwing myself
relentlessly
against the cliffs of desperation
gains me nothing
what does not come willing
never comes at all
I wanted it
badly
so I let it go
#confessional
#honesty
#love
133 reads
14 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
5th Dec 2024 10:28am
5th Dec 2024 10:28am
evolutionary negation
labels only fit
for a specific moment
erased with new growth
for a specific moment
erased with new growth
#TruthOfLife
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SELF POEM
Published
3rd Dec 2024 2:47pm
3rd Dec 2024 2:47pm
if I can just hold the thought...
my mind has a nasty habit
hassling me
backing me into a corner
taunting
that one small word
guaranteed to see me spiral
...why...
as if there ever was an honest answer
can't be...you know
it's too subjective...ever changing
meant to drive me crazy
right now though...
...I'm not having it
flipping the tables
maybe it isn't that I was too much
...but they weren't enough
couldn't match my incredible frequency
maybe it isn't that I was too little ...
hassling me
backing me into a corner
taunting
that one small word
guaranteed to see me spiral
...why...
as if there ever was an honest answer
can't be...you know
it's too subjective...ever changing
meant to drive me crazy
right now though...
...I'm not having it
flipping the tables
maybe it isn't that I was too much
...but they weren't enough
couldn't match my incredible frequency
maybe it isn't that I was too little ...
#confessional
#SelfWorth
#strength
142 reads
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SELF POEM
Published
1st Dec 2024 3:53pm
1st Dec 2024 3:53pm
we are, you know...
we are more than poetry
more than our words
spread so elegantly...
...so carefully...
...across the page
consider them merely stains
...of tears
& bloodtrails...
showing the outline of our pain
but these sentiments are tempered
allowing only the briefest glimpse
miniscule peeks at the agony within
we are giants trapped inside thimbles
struggling & straining
...for more space
& these fragmented offerings shared
barely scratch the surface
of the vastness within
we are deeper...
more than our words
spread so elegantly...
...so carefully...
...across the page
consider them merely stains
...of tears
& bloodtrails...
showing the outline of our pain
but these sentiments are tempered
allowing only the briefest glimpse
miniscule peeks at the agony within
we are giants trapped inside thimbles
struggling & straining
...for more space
& these fragmented offerings shared
barely scratch the surface
of the vastness within
we are deeper...
#admiration
#DeepUndergroundPoetry
#honesty
#respect
#WritingPoetry
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