Submissions by abetterstart (james skinner)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
i'm still in the learning stage, but i have decided on the style i want to use
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
4th Jun 2023 7:39am
4th Jun 2023 7:39am
dawn
here comes dawn
singing freedom,
glowing with gifts
of song,
roused and gazed
strong,
sweet singer,
last nights tune
leading
this morning
beautiful and light,
immortal
early dew fell
on flooded
rooftops,
drowned
and strained
to hear you sing.
singing freedom,
glowing with gifts
of song,
roused and gazed
strong,
sweet singer,
last nights tune
leading
this morning
beautiful and light,
immortal
early dew fell
on flooded
rooftops,
drowned
and strained
to hear you sing.
#sky
#morning
#night #nature
#night #nature
197 reads
8 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
26th May 2023 8:56am
26th May 2023 8:56am
architect
where are the lovers,
the architects
who construct
this need,
placing emotions
in the right
location,
making the
foundation strong,
a willingness
to work overtime.
the architects
who construct
this need,
placing emotions
in the right
location,
making the
foundation strong,
a willingness
to work overtime.
#happiness
#love
#strength
#courage
#inspirational
262 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
15th May 2023 3:54am
15th May 2023 3:54am
masks
there,
just above
my fake smile
is the real me,
not too many
get close
enough
to understand
what lies
hidden away
behind
this decorated
mask i wear,
the bleeding
tears
shed,
the tortured soul
stacked
like treasure
in boxes
of human emotions
no one
is able
to unlock.
just above
my fake smile
is the real me,
not too many
get close
enough
to understand
what lies
hidden away
behind
this decorated
mask i wear,
the bleeding
tears
shed,
the tortured soul
stacked
like treasure
in boxes
of human emotions
no one
is able
to unlock.
#identity
#confessional
#myself #SelfDiscovery
#myself #SelfDiscovery
287 reads
6 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th May 2023 8:26pm
14th May 2023 8:26pm
another gone day
again
this early morning
ecstasy
flooding my mind
with chases
of light,
shadows darting
in and out
of imaginable
works,
how he travels
so well,
trying
not to bump
against
the sharp edges
of darkness,
careful
not to bruise
his skin.
this early morning
ecstasy
flooding my mind
with chases
of light,
shadows darting
in and out
of imaginable
works,
how he travels
so well,
trying
not to bump
against
the sharp edges
of darkness,
careful
not to bruise
his skin.
#sky
#morning
#night
#shadows
#nature
201 reads
8 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
12th May 2023 1:24pm
12th May 2023 1:24pm
stare
i could not
help myself,
i did stare
at the nakedness,
i wanted
to turn away
but something
kept my eyes
fixated upon
her very frame,
it was not pity,
less than lust,
that poor tree,
bare
of all her fruit.
help myself,
i did stare
at the nakedness,
i wanted
to turn away
but something
kept my eyes
fixated upon
her very frame,
it was not pity,
less than lust,
that poor tree,
bare
of all her fruit.
#trees
251 reads
10 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
10th May 2023 11:25am
10th May 2023 11:25am
wading
i am trying my best
to hide away
from everything i know,
everything i cannot
understand,
these blood-stained
memories
scatter my hope
across senseless waters,
i dress the part
but yet, i refuse
to leave the safety
of my home,
i want to dance
but there is no music
loud enough
to cover my screams,
no light
bright enough
to blind my thoughts
of the things
i have looked upon,
in my life
i have waded
in too deep,
maybe i can
get the chance
to stay on the bottom ...
to hide away
from everything i know,
everything i cannot
understand,
these blood-stained
memories
scatter my hope
across senseless waters,
i dress the part
but yet, i refuse
to leave the safety
of my home,
i want to dance
but there is no music
loud enough
to cover my screams,
no light
bright enough
to blind my thoughts
of the things
i have looked upon,
in my life
i have waded
in too deep,
maybe i can
get the chance
to stay on the bottom ...
#anger
#shame
#disappointment
#emptiness
#fear
317 reads
7 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
9th May 2023 11:25am
9th May 2023 11:25am
defenseless
each line she spoke
helped break me,
her emotions
did not match
my own.
her words, hurtful
in their simplicity
have cut me deeper
than any sharp blade
i have drug across
my flesh.
helped break me,
her emotions
did not match
my own.
her words, hurtful
in their simplicity
have cut me deeper
than any sharp blade
i have drug across
my flesh.
#anger
#loneliness
#rejection
#frustration
#confusion
338 reads
10 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
18th Apr 2023 9:56pm
18th Apr 2023 9:56pm
days pass
days pass
between our last time together
i enjoyed being with you
days pass
and i am still thinking of you
remembering your smile
days pass
i'm waiting to see you again
just to feel your warm touch
days pass
i finally get to talk with you
you say we will be together again
while
too many days pass
between our last time together
i enjoyed being with you
days pass
and i am still thinking of you
remembering your smile
days pass
i'm waiting to see you again
just to feel your warm touch
days pass
i finally get to talk with you
you say we will be together again
while
too many days pass
#sadness
#loneliness
#rejection
#heartbroken
#confusion
409 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
18th Apr 2023 5:49am
18th Apr 2023 5:49am
tranquility
i listened
as the crickets
serenaded me
into
a deep slumber,
or maybe
it was caused
by the raindrops
playing
on the old
tin roof.
as the crickets
serenaded me
into
a deep slumber,
or maybe
it was caused
by the raindrops
playing
on the old
tin roof.
#rain
#night
297 reads
9 Comments
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