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.
beautifully dying days
pale pearl grey of haze
shifting across a slowly lightening sky
revealing what is concealed...briefly
before settling restlessly
upon reluctant dawn
mind slips into the shadows
studying symbology
as untethered foliage drifts
dying bits of memory
brilliant hues of last gasp
before decay takes its place
becoming nutrients
for rebirth
& upcoming tomorrows
fertilizing hopes
how like reality it seems
when summer days fade
time slips away
bursting with desperate exuberance ...
shifting across a slowly lightening sky
revealing what is concealed...briefly
before settling restlessly
upon reluctant dawn
mind slips into the shadows
studying symbology
as untethered foliage drifts
dying bits of memory
brilliant hues of last gasp
before decay takes its place
becoming nutrients
for rebirth
& upcoming tomorrows
fertilizing hopes
how like reality it seems
when summer days fade
time slips away
bursting with desperate exuberance ...
#beauty
#fall
#gratitude #hope
#gratitude #hope
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myth of the myth
do you think the Phoenix
does not mourn the loss
of all that came before
flaming feathers
an agony of memory
as they burn to cinders
remembering...
remembering...
& do you not believe
they remember
everything
each moment
beautiful & broken
in those previous days
aching...
choking...
keening their pain
into smoke-filled skies
lungs thick with ash
voice hoarse & ragged
echoing...echoing...echoing
into haunted silence
...
does not mourn the loss
of all that came before
flaming feathers
an agony of memory
as they burn to cinders
remembering...
remembering...
& do you not believe
they remember
everything
each moment
beautiful & broken
in those previous days
aching...
choking...
keening their pain
into smoke-filled skies
lungs thick with ash
voice hoarse & ragged
echoing...echoing...echoing
into haunted silence
...
#admiration
#mythology
#spiritual #strength
#spiritual #strength
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endless flame
you fight your battles
disappear into your darkness
soveriegn in your every move
still...
you are human
& I would sit at the edge of the abyss
with a candle in my hand
a single spot of illumination
so you'll know
light hasn't utterly failed while you've been away
because you walk alone in your jagged night
sit with your demons & converse
always doing the shadow work
as you task yourself with growth
you know...
those obsidian walls surrounding your inner canyon
are impervious to any who attempt forced...
disappear into your darkness
soveriegn in your every move
still...
you are human
& I would sit at the edge of the abyss
with a candle in my hand
a single spot of illumination
so you'll know
light hasn't utterly failed while you've been away
because you walk alone in your jagged night
sit with your demons & converse
always doing the shadow work
as you task yourself with growth
you know...
those obsidian walls surrounding your inner canyon
are impervious to any who attempt forced...
#admiration
#love
#respect #strength
#respect #strength
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too much room
I feel like a pariah
they just want to give me time
but the more space they give me
...the bigger it feels
& I'm adrift
I just lost my best friend
& everything hurts
I'm on edge
reading more...less...into what's said
wishing I had a manual
a guide
anything to provide some answers
but these grey lands surrounding me
offer only silence
& more questions
a bunch of faces unwilling to turn my way
eyes blinded to my existence
it only makes the loss all the more noticeable
the void no longer...
they just want to give me time
but the more space they give me
...the bigger it feels
& I'm adrift
I just lost my best friend
& everything hurts
I'm on edge
reading more...less...into what's said
wishing I had a manual
a guide
anything to provide some answers
but these grey lands surrounding me
offer only silence
& more questions
a bunch of faces unwilling to turn my way
eyes blinded to my existence
it only makes the loss all the more noticeable
the void no longer...
#confessional
#LifeStruggles
#sadness
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elementally
how do you love?
like a wildfire raging through dry timber
flames licking every surface clean
stripping deadfall to the root
that life can grow anew
like a cool breeze on summer day
soothing sunburnt skin
relieving the strain
of inflamed burning pain
like water caressing abused flesh
gentle & tender in touch
mindful of wounds half-sealed
seeking only to bathe & heal
like granite beneath unsteady feet
solid ground to rely upon
constant in structure & support ...
like a wildfire raging through dry timber
flames licking every surface clean
stripping deadfall to the root
that life can grow anew
like a cool breeze on summer day
soothing sunburnt skin
relieving the strain
of inflamed burning pain
like water caressing abused flesh
gentle & tender in touch
mindful of wounds half-sealed
seeking only to bathe & heal
like granite beneath unsteady feet
solid ground to rely upon
constant in structure & support ...
#love
#lover
#SelfReflection
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raw wounds
sometimes you've got to give grief the time it needs
to just saturate
flood all the burning channels
& not try to restrain the pain
nothing weak about feeling
speak...or don't
cherish the memories
beautiful bittersweet gifts that they are
because one day...
...when it isn't so stinging
you'll look back & think...
I'm glad we had that
In memory of my beloved Bella 4/4/2007 - 10/10/2024
to just saturate
flood all the burning channels
& not try to restrain the pain
nothing weak about feeling
speak...or don't
cherish the memories
beautiful bittersweet gifts that they are
because one day...
...when it isn't so stinging
you'll look back & think...
I'm glad we had that
In memory of my beloved Bella 4/4/2007 - 10/10/2024
#gratitude
#grief
#sadness #SelfReflection
#sadness #SelfReflection
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slight change of plans...
we had a plan
reservations made
in the works for months
bringing your sweetie to you
she made a bucket list
& you were at the top
a homecoming...of sorts
revisit all the old haunts
going to Morey's & get your favorite fish
those special cheeses you always used to get
A&W with New York Vanilla ice cream floats
just like the old days...in better times
before everything changed in life
we were coming...I swear
but the universe had other ideas
so we had to pivot quickly
result of...
reservations made
in the works for months
bringing your sweetie to you
she made a bucket list
& you were at the top
a homecoming...of sorts
revisit all the old haunts
going to Morey's & get your favorite fish
those special cheeses you always used to get
A&W with New York Vanilla ice cream floats
just like the old days...in better times
before everything changed in life
we were coming...I swear
but the universe had other ideas
so we had to pivot quickly
result of...
#birthday
#father
#IMissYou
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Sovereignty
what is liberation to you
he asked with all sincerity
no explanation
left it to my own translation
as it should be
with all things pertaining to me
it's his way
nudging me into introspection
barest hint of any direction
where it takes me...
always unknown
I alone know the map of my mind
& each forray shows him more insight
into the maelstrom that is...Willow
he wants to ride the thermals
not lasso the storm
so...
I feel liberation in its purest form
when I have the freedom ...
he asked with all sincerity
no explanation
left it to my own translation
as it should be
with all things pertaining to me
it's his way
nudging me into introspection
barest hint of any direction
where it takes me...
always unknown
I alone know the map of my mind
& each forray shows him more insight
into the maelstrom that is...Willow
he wants to ride the thermals
not lasso the storm
so...
I feel liberation in its purest form
when I have the freedom ...
#confessional
#PersonalGrowth
#relationships #SelfReflection
#relationships #SelfReflection
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what's it to you...
it's all in the translation...isn't it
how we take a word...
...a concept...
& make it fit our personal credo
...or agenda...depending
I don't know what it is to you
but to me...sisterhood is a sacred thing
a sharing of strength
honoring our commonalities
cherishing our differences
uplifting when the world pulls us down
& it does...frequently
we need to look out for one another
straighten each other's crown
it's a bond beyond trivialities
name...age...race...class...upbringing
I stand...
how we take a word...
...a concept...
& make it fit our personal credo
...or agenda...depending
I don't know what it is to you
but to me...sisterhood is a sacred thing
a sharing of strength
honoring our commonalities
cherishing our differences
uplifting when the world pulls us down
& it does...frequently
we need to look out for one another
straighten each other's crown
it's a bond beyond trivialities
name...age...race...class...upbringing
I stand...
#respect
#strength
#women
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bottlecap: grudge match
you know I'm not one to hold a grudge
but I have a bone of contention
I should probably bring up
you can make me pay for it later
{please do...}
I
need
your
hot
sweaty
sex
it's what we do best
but it's been a minute
between your moods & my own
time slipped away
& I can only handle so much...
tending to the itch all alone
we've neglected our beasts
I don't know about yours
but mine...
she
is
ravenous
only so much solo touch
before I need...
but I have a bone of contention
I should probably bring up
you can make me pay for it later
{please do...}
I
need
your
hot
sweaty
sex
it's what we do best
but it's been a minute
between your moods & my own
time slipped away
& I can only handle so much...
tending to the itch all alone
we've neglected our beasts
I don't know about yours
but mine...
she
is
ravenous
only so much solo touch
before I need...
#alcohol
#erotic
#lover #temptation
#lover #temptation
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September
there's a stillness that reeks of...
...something not fully decayed
a haunting
darkness lingers
curling around awareness
crowding
trying to get a chokehold
as charcoal shades
blot out vibrant colors
not yet chilled by winter
yet no longer summer
& memories anchor to its existence
no matter how long
...or hard I try...
to forget them
constant guard
I cannot afford to slip
into the muted melancholy it offers
a fall beyond bearing
waiting for the first bright dying...
...something not fully decayed
a haunting
darkness lingers
curling around awareness
crowding
trying to get a chokehold
as charcoal shades
blot out vibrant colors
not yet chilled by winter
yet no longer summer
& memories anchor to its existence
no matter how long
...or hard I try...
to forget them
constant guard
I cannot afford to slip
into the muted melancholy it offers
a fall beyond bearing
waiting for the first bright dying...
#confessional
#dark
#depression #sadness
#depression #sadness
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{un}still life study
I want you to know me
in ways no one ever has before
or will again
beyond the weight...
of my breasts cupped in your palms
beyond the curve of my ass in your grasp
as my hips undulate
matching your rhythm
I want you to study me
research my thoughts
my heart
memorize my memorabilia
...for later
learn every contour & scar
immerse yourself in them
into my being
until you feel who I am
at a molecular...spiritual level
just as you bury the heft of your aggression ...
in ways no one ever has before
or will again
beyond the weight...
of my breasts cupped in your palms
beyond the curve of my ass in your grasp
as my hips undulate
matching your rhythm
I want you to study me
research my thoughts
my heart
memorize my memorabilia
...for later
learn every contour & scar
immerse yourself in them
into my being
until you feel who I am
at a molecular...spiritual level
just as you bury the heft of your aggression ...
#admiration
#friendship
#lover #respect
#lover #respect
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