Submissions by applepieand_books
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I write about whatever speaks to me. Whether that be nature, an emotion, or even just a silly thought from the insane hours of the night.
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
27th Nov 2021 3:21am
27th Nov 2021 3:21am
The Inbetween
The inbetween is something
That provokes thoughts about one’s true self.
It is strange to experience,
I’ve felt it many times myself.
But, there is no other way out,
Except for the door.
Yet it is locked, and good luck finding
The key.
So welcome to the inbetween.
You’ll never go home.
That provokes thoughts about one’s true self.
It is strange to experience,
I’ve felt it many times myself.
But, there is no other way out,
Except for the door.
Yet it is locked, and good luck finding
The key.
So welcome to the inbetween.
You’ll never go home.
#emptiness
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SELF POEM
Published
24th Nov 2021 4:12am
24th Nov 2021 4:12am
This Isn't Working
This isn't working.
Pretending that I'm a
Girl, that is.
I'm sick of being
Called "she."
I don't like it.
It makes my skin crawl.
I don't like "he"
Either.
It feels too... odd.
This isn't working.
I wish the world
Could see me as
"Them."
Not "she,"
Not "him,"
But "them."
Pretending that I'm a
Girl, that is.
I'm sick of being
Called "she."
I don't like it.
It makes my skin crawl.
I don't like "he"
Either.
It feels too... odd.
This isn't working.
I wish the world
Could see me as
"Them."
Not "she,"
Not "him,"
But "them."
#identity
#LGBT
#acceptance
538 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
23rd Nov 2021 8:11pm
23rd Nov 2021 8:11pm
Cut My Hair
I want to cut my hair,
Cut most of it off.
Then I’d feel like myself,
But my mom would scoff.
I want to cut my hair,
Look more masculine.
Then maybe I’d be able to
Function.
Because I don’t feel like a girl,
Or a boy necessarily;
Just a person, and I wish the world
Could understand that.
I wish that I could understand that.
Cut most of it off.
Then I’d feel like myself,
But my mom would scoff.
I want to cut my hair,
Look more masculine.
Then maybe I’d be able to
Function.
Because I don’t feel like a girl,
Or a boy necessarily;
Just a person, and I wish the world
Could understand that.
I wish that I could understand that.
#LGBT
406 reads
0 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
4th Nov 2021 3:28am
4th Nov 2021 3:28am
From Your Eyes
I try to see myself in your eyes;
A confident, beautiful girl, who
Is so kind and caring.
But all I see when I look in the mirror is
Someone broken, cuts riddling their body,
Selfish and cruel.
A confident, beautiful girl, who
Is so kind and caring.
But all I see when I look in the mirror is
Someone broken, cuts riddling their body,
Selfish and cruel.
#myself
353 reads
0 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
29th Oct 2021 6:47pm
29th Oct 2021 6:47pm
King
Yes, I’m a king,
So bow down to me.
Don’t need to wear a crown,
You should respect me.
I represent my kingdom,
A land filled with pride.
I rule my land with kindness,
A sword at my side.
But my kingdom’s crumbling, attacked from the inside.
I’ve almost been defeated, the risk is too high.
Please, fellow kingdoms, hear
My plea. Help my land, my family,
Protect them with me.
So bow down to me.
Don’t need to wear a crown,
You should respect me.
I represent my kingdom,
A land filled with pride.
I rule my land with kindness,
A sword at my side.
But my kingdom’s crumbling, attacked from the inside.
I’ve almost been defeated, the risk is too high.
Please, fellow kingdoms, hear
My plea. Help my land, my family,
Protect them with me.
#ShortStory
516 reads
1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
29th Oct 2021 3:23am
29th Oct 2021 3:23am
Don't Wanna Sleep
No I don’t wanna sleep, cause sleep means
Dreams, and the last thing I need is to dream
About you.
It’ll just wake me up with a sense of false hope;
That the day will be ok, I’ll be able to cope.
So please, don’t make me close my eyes.
Cause I don’t wanna go to sleep.
It’ll only make me weep.
Cause you’re not next to me as a wake up and
If I tell someone they’ll say to grow up.
So, please, no sleep.
Because as soon as my head hits the pillow
I’ll disappear into your warm, brown eyes again.
Dreams, and the last thing I need is to dream
About you.
It’ll just wake me up with a sense of false hope;
That the day will be ok, I’ll be able to cope.
So please, don’t make me close my eyes.
Cause I don’t wanna go to sleep.
It’ll only make me weep.
Cause you’re not next to me as a wake up and
If I tell someone they’ll say to grow up.
So, please, no sleep.
Because as soon as my head hits the pillow
I’ll disappear into your warm, brown eyes again.
#love
#dreams
#fiction
398 reads
2 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
25th Oct 2021 1:31pm
25th Oct 2021 1:31pm
Insane
I feel insane as
My mind whispers, “Do it.”
I stare off into space, the
Somewhat sane part of me
Pleading, “No! Please, no more!”
But Insane drags the Blade across
My arm, Sane screaming for mercy.
I can’t decide who to listen to, knowing
Both of them can hurt me.
My mind whispers, “Do it.”
I stare off into space, the
Somewhat sane part of me
Pleading, “No! Please, no more!”
But Insane drags the Blade across
My arm, Sane screaming for mercy.
I can’t decide who to listen to, knowing
Both of them can hurt me.
#emptiness
390 reads
6 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
25th Oct 2021 4:33am
25th Oct 2021 4:33am
Is It Love?
Sometimes do you feel
Like your heart beats out of your chest
And when you look into their eyes
You begin to melt?
And the feeling may just be mutual
But your anxiety says it’s futile
So you keep your feelings hidden,
Safe from above.
Trying to wonder
Is it really love?
Like your heart beats out of your chest
And when you look into their eyes
You begin to melt?
And the feeling may just be mutual
But your anxiety says it’s futile
So you keep your feelings hidden,
Safe from above.
Trying to wonder
Is it really love?
#FallingInLove
#FirstLove
510 reads
1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
25th Oct 2021 00:55am
25th Oct 2021 00:55am
Number 71
Number 71 on the field,
Helmet on but his glasses;
So recognizable.
That’s my lover,
Number 71.
The play starts and Number
71 throws the ball, it soars through
The air.
We win by one point, and I rush
To meet Number 71.
And there he is, Number 71
Sitting on the bench, his helmet
Off and hair gleaming in the sun.
I sit beside him, my head now
On his shoulder, and we watch
The sun set.
Then I wake up.
Helmet on but his glasses;
So recognizable.
That’s my lover,
Number 71.
The play starts and Number
71 throws the ball, it soars through
The air.
We win by one point, and I rush
To meet Number 71.
And there he is, Number 71
Sitting on the bench, his helmet
Off and hair gleaming in the sun.
I sit beside him, my head now
On his shoulder, and we watch
The sun set.
Then I wake up.
#dreams
#lover
260 reads
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
22nd Oct 2021 4:35am
22nd Oct 2021 4:35am
Run Away
Grab my hand let’s
Run away, escape the world,
Just you and me.
Let’s see the world, board a train,
Run through a forest, hop on a boat.
We can escape reality, watch the stars,
Do whatever, really. I just need to be with you.
I don’t wanna miss you anymore, so let’s run away.
Run away from home, from school.
Away from family, from the chains of life.
Away from expectations, from everything.
I just need you and freedom.
You and the sky.
You and the sun.
You and me.
Let’s run away.
Run away, escape the world,
Just you and me.
Let’s see the world, board a train,
Run through a forest, hop on a boat.
We can escape reality, watch the stars,
Do whatever, really. I just need to be with you.
I don’t wanna miss you anymore, so let’s run away.
Run away from home, from school.
Away from family, from the chains of life.
Away from expectations, from everything.
I just need you and freedom.
You and the sky.
You and the sun.
You and me.
Let’s run away.
#travel
#escape
268 reads
1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
22nd Oct 2021 4:31am
22nd Oct 2021 4:31am
Hug Me
Hug me please.
Tell me everything’s okay.
And when I start to cry on your jacket,
Please don’t push me away.
And when I apologize, just pull me in
Closer. I need your support, please stay
Until it’s over?
When you’re hugging me, it helps.
It reminds me that someone cares.
So don’t stop, and just hug me.
Please.
Tell me everything’s okay.
And when I start to cry on your jacket,
Please don’t push me away.
And when I apologize, just pull me in
Closer. I need your support, please stay
Until it’s over?
When you’re hugging me, it helps.
It reminds me that someone cares.
So don’t stop, and just hug me.
Please.
#sadness
#support
603 reads
4 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
21st Oct 2021 4:24am
21st Oct 2021 4:24am
My Dream
Running through a forest, weaving
Through trees. My dress brushes the ground,
I hold it up to my knees.
I’m running to escape the pain of life.
There are too many expectations, too much
Strife.
I reach a tiny cottage, and you happen to be inside.
We have a cup of tea, and then we read for a while.
But morning comes too quickly, and I am
Jolted awake.
“Wake up,” the sky taunts me. “Time for
Another day.”
Through trees. My dress brushes the ground,
I hold it up to my knees.
I’m running to escape the pain of life.
There are too many expectations, too much
Strife.
I reach a tiny cottage, and you happen to be inside.
We have a cup of tea, and then we read for a while.
But morning comes too quickly, and I am
Jolted awake.
“Wake up,” the sky taunts me. “Time for
Another day.”
#dreams
198 reads
4 Comments
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