Submissions by WoundedHeart
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Writing is my therapy, my escape and one of the very few things in life that feels right to me.
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
24th Jul 2017 9:25pm
24th Jul 2017 9:25pm
Healing Hands
You have healing hands
I know what I need lies in your fingertips
If only you touched me exactly how I wanted
I'd never ask for anything more
Not even your love
Because I know that's not possible
But you prefer to break me
Not help me
I know
I know what I need lies in your fingertips
If only you touched me exactly how I wanted
I'd never ask for anything more
Not even your love
Because I know that's not possible
But you prefer to break me
Not help me
I know
841 reads
10 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
24th Jul 2017 9:20pm
24th Jul 2017 9:20pm
Last Laugh
I'm sure you lie awake smiling at night
As images of what you did to me flash across your window
And I'm sure a flame of strength touches your ego
As you recall the way I burned in fire you evoked
You caress yourself in the brilliance of your charm
And build yourself up from the clever lies you tell
I believed we were on the same page as you'd often said
But no, we were writing a different book
Mine was filled with chapters of honesty
Of heartfelt feelings and knowing what I want
Yours was purposely written in foreign script
So that I...
As images of what you did to me flash across your window
And I'm sure a flame of strength touches your ego
As you recall the way I burned in fire you evoked
You caress yourself in the brilliance of your charm
And build yourself up from the clever lies you tell
I believed we were on the same page as you'd often said
But no, we were writing a different book
Mine was filled with chapters of honesty
Of heartfelt feelings and knowing what I want
Yours was purposely written in foreign script
So that I...
752 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
19th Jul 2017 7:32pm
19th Jul 2017 7:32pm
Secondary Place
I want to find a secondary place
Where I can emotionally dress down
Take off my armor to let it out
So I can let it go
I just want release
From the things I must keep concealed
When the world becomes overwhelming
When I can hardly sell the mask
I wear my armor daily like a pro
And my sensitivities, they don't show
Because I don't want everyone to know
I want someone to, though
So they can find the cracks in my shield
And help me repair them to make it better
To help me find my way out of my shell
When...
Where I can emotionally dress down
Take off my armor to let it out
So I can let it go
I just want release
From the things I must keep concealed
When the world becomes overwhelming
When I can hardly sell the mask
I wear my armor daily like a pro
And my sensitivities, they don't show
Because I don't want everyone to know
I want someone to, though
So they can find the cracks in my shield
And help me repair them to make it better
To help me find my way out of my shell
When...
621 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
18th Jun 2017 9:23pm
18th Jun 2017 9:23pm
Adapt To Survive?
They say we have to adapt to survive
In order to stay alive
Even if some of who you are dies
Apparently it's worth the sacrifice
I never wanted to pay that price
And thought it worth holding onto all that makes me who I am
I believed one could be at their happiest by living a life true to them
But when these moods hit I start to understand
See, I dream of things that don't exist
And often try to achieve them
I am deluded by the reality I wish to create
That I can't
Because I cannot make people be who I wish they...
In order to stay alive
Even if some of who you are dies
Apparently it's worth the sacrifice
I never wanted to pay that price
And thought it worth holding onto all that makes me who I am
I believed one could be at their happiest by living a life true to them
But when these moods hit I start to understand
See, I dream of things that don't exist
And often try to achieve them
I am deluded by the reality I wish to create
That I can't
Because I cannot make people be who I wish they...
742 reads
12 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
8th Jun 2017 1:21pm
8th Jun 2017 1:21pm
Raining Scars
I was where I thought I was safe
In sleep
But I should remember that
There I'm still easy to reach
Far off from the world
But close to those who've hurt me
Those I've loved
Those I want to touch
Those who are only out for the kill
And this time was no exception
I woke up in sudden motion
Eyes flowing like the ocean
For no discernable reason
Except some bullshit you were speaking
Fragmented bits of speech
That you said years ago
I don't want to recall that
I have no interest in its presence
What it...
In sleep
But I should remember that
There I'm still easy to reach
Far off from the world
But close to those who've hurt me
Those I've loved
Those I want to touch
Those who are only out for the kill
And this time was no exception
I woke up in sudden motion
Eyes flowing like the ocean
For no discernable reason
Except some bullshit you were speaking
Fragmented bits of speech
That you said years ago
I don't want to recall that
I have no interest in its presence
What it...
1019 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
3rd Jun 2017 8:30am
3rd Jun 2017 8:30am
Saying Nothing Says Something
I am not surprised to relearn
That you find it easier to avoid anything that causes you discomfort
So I'm curious about the intention
Of revisiting that lesson
I never questioned it
But thanks for the answer I guess
Was this some sort of subtle cryptic message that I'm meant to dissect?
The wordless cues that I'm meant to interpret
Because you can't be bothered to say what's on your mind
As usual
I remember when I was cool with that
Because I thought I got things right
You wanted me to believe that too
Till you felt like...
That you find it easier to avoid anything that causes you discomfort
So I'm curious about the intention
Of revisiting that lesson
I never questioned it
But thanks for the answer I guess
Was this some sort of subtle cryptic message that I'm meant to dissect?
The wordless cues that I'm meant to interpret
Because you can't be bothered to say what's on your mind
As usual
I remember when I was cool with that
Because I thought I got things right
You wanted me to believe that too
Till you felt like...
635 reads
6 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
28th Apr 2017 4:46am
28th Apr 2017 4:46am
Self Swap
It's creeping in and surrounding me
I can't ignore its presence
I've been trying to curb the feeling
Now it's clouding all my senses
I'm filled with deep sad emotion
That I can't do a thing about
It's not the kind that weighs me down
Just the kind I can't get out
I'd probably crawl into isolation
If it goes on any longer
Feeling alone with no connection to reach for
Loneliness just gets stronger
Wish I could travel through time
And become someone else
Switch places with anyone
Someone different than myself
I'd...
I can't ignore its presence
I've been trying to curb the feeling
Now it's clouding all my senses
I'm filled with deep sad emotion
That I can't do a thing about
It's not the kind that weighs me down
Just the kind I can't get out
I'd probably crawl into isolation
If it goes on any longer
Feeling alone with no connection to reach for
Loneliness just gets stronger
Wish I could travel through time
And become someone else
Switch places with anyone
Someone different than myself
I'd...
700 reads
8 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
28th Mar 2017 00:33am
28th Mar 2017 00:33am
Want vs Need
As left over materials dispel
From the items so long contained
I feel a sense of freedom
Touch my aching bones
Finally I can breathe
Just a little easier
Instead of catching breath
Only when I had strength to fight for it
The difference between want and need
Is that strong wants may plague us
But a pressing need will hold you down
Release is essential
Needs never go unfelt
They only go untouched
And if there's a chance to gain fulfillment
We must try to move in that direction
Yes, people can reject our requests ...
From the items so long contained
I feel a sense of freedom
Touch my aching bones
Finally I can breathe
Just a little easier
Instead of catching breath
Only when I had strength to fight for it
The difference between want and need
Is that strong wants may plague us
But a pressing need will hold you down
Release is essential
Needs never go unfelt
They only go untouched
And if there's a chance to gain fulfillment
We must try to move in that direction
Yes, people can reject our requests ...
686 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
27th Mar 2017 00:04am
27th Mar 2017 00:04am
A Box
There was a box of endless torment
I hid it in a shelf
Tried my best to ignore it
Nothing ever really helped
I had nowhere I could go
Though I knew what I needed
It wasn't safe to walk that road
Fought so long to defeat it
Many tears had left my eyes
Rivers for me to swim across
Vicious dreams tore through my insides
Scraping me red and raw
Air that touched exposed flesh
Didn't seem worth the fight of breathing
Desperation said to just choose death
To shut up the internal screaming
Threads of...
I hid it in a shelf
Tried my best to ignore it
Nothing ever really helped
I had nowhere I could go
Though I knew what I needed
It wasn't safe to walk that road
Fought so long to defeat it
Many tears had left my eyes
Rivers for me to swim across
Vicious dreams tore through my insides
Scraping me red and raw
Air that touched exposed flesh
Didn't seem worth the fight of breathing
Desperation said to just choose death
To shut up the internal screaming
Threads of...
697 reads
13 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
22nd Mar 2017 00:47am
22nd Mar 2017 00:47am
Flames
Desperate for warmth
I will toss myself into flames
Get roasted in depths of hate
Unrecognizable remains
Burn myself internally
Till I become fucking irate
I can't live in this freezing weather
There has to be a better fate
I'm trembling on the outside
And dying of everlasting ache
I'm gonna grill myself inside
And make this heart into a steak
Maybe it will feed the homeless
Or fill the loveless up with love
I can no longer stand its motion
It's something I want none of
It pulsates love into the emptiness
And...
I will toss myself into flames
Get roasted in depths of hate
Unrecognizable remains
Burn myself internally
Till I become fucking irate
I can't live in this freezing weather
There has to be a better fate
I'm trembling on the outside
And dying of everlasting ache
I'm gonna grill myself inside
And make this heart into a steak
Maybe it will feed the homeless
Or fill the loveless up with love
I can no longer stand its motion
It's something I want none of
It pulsates love into the emptiness
And...
660 reads
7 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
22nd Mar 2017 00:16am
22nd Mar 2017 00:16am
Bloody Poem
Today is World Poetry Day
And the only poem I can think of
Begins with my blood and ends with my ashes
Scattered pieces of me cold while the glass smashes
All-consuming darkness when the light flashes
Air torn from my lungs as the light passes
Welcome to my world in poetry
I'll rhyme in scars
And leave emotional suicide notes
Carve deep into the skeletons in my closet
For bones to rattle that no one will hear
A soft voice pleas for the chill to take over
The pain will be still if I simply turn to ice
There's...
And the only poem I can think of
Begins with my blood and ends with my ashes
Scattered pieces of me cold while the glass smashes
All-consuming darkness when the light flashes
Air torn from my lungs as the light passes
Welcome to my world in poetry
I'll rhyme in scars
And leave emotional suicide notes
Carve deep into the skeletons in my closet
For bones to rattle that no one will hear
A soft voice pleas for the chill to take over
The pain will be still if I simply turn to ice
There's...
662 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
5th Mar 2017 00:39am
5th Mar 2017 00:39am
Substantive Supplements
I never wanted to act
I just wanted out
Of this state of mind
To become unbind
From things that tried to define
Who knew I'd find
Things that could subconsciously refine
A feeling of this kind
Their invitation I did not decline
Acceptance helped me unwind
And now... I am here
I am craving
And I wonder
What's next?
I've always known I crave substance
But never thought of how everyone else does too
We just seek it in different forms
I used to think my methods would always satisfy me ...
I just wanted out
Of this state of mind
To become unbind
From things that tried to define
Who knew I'd find
Things that could subconsciously refine
A feeling of this kind
Their invitation I did not decline
Acceptance helped me unwind
And now... I am here
I am craving
And I wonder
What's next?
I've always known I crave substance
But never thought of how everyone else does too
We just seek it in different forms
I used to think my methods would always satisfy me ...
686 reads
7 Comments
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