Submissions by brokentitanium
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction "Poet"? I dunno.... I'm just a human spilling the stuff I can't say out loud. Sometimes the words arrange themselves nicely, and that's pretty cool.
SELF POEM
Published
14th Nov 2019 6:37pm
14th Nov 2019 6:37pm
Contender
On this day
As on many days past
Cold hard fatigue
Conspired with
Lifeless gray tasks
And I felt it:
that fist swelling deep in my heart
contractions tightening, ache expanding
rising in waves up my throat
threatening to thwart my intentions
birthing tears as its only release
On this day
Unlike many days past
I sensed its earliest beginnings
resisted its call to melancholy rumination
defied the urge to run flailing
into passionless arms
or sniff the numbing ether
of imagined...
As on many days past
Cold hard fatigue
Conspired with
Lifeless gray tasks
And I felt it:
that fist swelling deep in my heart
contractions tightening, ache expanding
rising in waves up my throat
threatening to thwart my intentions
birthing tears as its only release
On this day
Unlike many days past
I sensed its earliest beginnings
resisted its call to melancholy rumination
defied the urge to run flailing
into passionless arms
or sniff the numbing ether
of imagined...
#depression
#strength
#determination
51 reads
13 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
7th Nov 2019 3:24am
7th Nov 2019 3:24am
No.
intuition speaks
I'm not a catastrophe
snuff that gaslight out
I'm not a catastrophe
snuff that gaslight out
#relationships
#lies
#SelfWorth
61 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
5th Nov 2019 4:05pm
5th Nov 2019 4:05pm
Writing Gone Wrong
Reflections on gratitude,
and griefs of ghosts past --
Unruly mind pulled from what is required,
focus smashed into shards of hurt
and memories of a death well lived.
Hours perish.
No matter how I try to train the intellect
it drops into a bottomless emotional abyss,
words turning from academia
and serving only sentiment --
I cling to the cliffside, crying
trying
to hoist my
thoughts from the gloom
but they’re so
heavy and I’m
falling and I need to
get out
and I
can’t get out
I...
and griefs of ghosts past --
Unruly mind pulled from what is required,
focus smashed into shards of hurt
and memories of a death well lived.
Hours perish.
No matter how I try to train the intellect
it drops into a bottomless emotional abyss,
words turning from academia
and serving only sentiment --
I cling to the cliffside, crying
trying
to hoist my
thoughts from the gloom
but they’re so
heavy and I’m
falling and I need to
get out
and I
can’t get out
I...
#depression
#school
#frustration
71 reads
9 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
2nd Nov 2019 1:17pm
2nd Nov 2019 1:17pm
undertow
beneath everyday
melancholy molasses
coursing through my veins
melancholy molasses
coursing through my veins
#depression
#haiku
#acceptance
40 reads
2 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
31st Oct 2019 11:28am
31st Oct 2019 11:28am
~~~
Dreamt I had a worm
crawling underneath my skin;
vivid nausea
crawling underneath my skin;
vivid nausea
#anxiety
#dreams
56 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
27th Oct 2019 3:21am
27th Oct 2019 3:21am
Empty Bed
There's just no comfort in an empty bed.
My body's tired, but still I sit awake.
It feels as if I'm waiting - but for what?
Something to chase away this lonely ache.
I know that sleep is what my body needs.
There's just no comfort in an empty bed.
Night after night I numb with screen or glass,
And some nights I drink poetry instead.
Is there a switch I'm lacking in my brain?
Something that says "all's well; it's safe to rest"?
There's just no comfort in an empty bed,
No arms to wrap around me in my nest.
I crave a...
My body's tired, but still I sit awake.
It feels as if I'm waiting - but for what?
Something to chase away this lonely ache.
I know that sleep is what my body needs.
There's just no comfort in an empty bed.
Night after night I numb with screen or glass,
And some nights I drink poetry instead.
Is there a switch I'm lacking in my brain?
Something that says "all's well; it's safe to rest"?
There's just no comfort in an empty bed,
No arms to wrap around me in my nest.
I crave a...
#loneliness
#sleep
#frustration
61 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
25th Oct 2019 5:27am
25th Oct 2019 5:27am
Gloom
gray skies summon pain
emptiness comes welling up
hunker down and pray
emptiness comes welling up
hunker down and pray
#depression
#rain
#spiritual
57 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
25th Oct 2019 4:10am
25th Oct 2019 4:10am
Missing Diana
friendship through shared stress
silent jokes across classroom
mutual girl-crush
such intensity
How many times did we watch
Shawshank Redemption?
silent jokes across classroom
mutual girl-crush
such intensity
How many times did we watch
Shawshank Redemption?
#friendship
#IMissYou
#college
63 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
23rd Oct 2019 3:46am
23rd Oct 2019 3:46am
Silent Hero
She stands firm and majestic
ever listening
never complaining
A golden canopy of humble grace
covering all sorrows
Her strength is evident --
A guardian, protector
Beautiful, warm and benevolent
but detached,
almost aloof
Needing no praise or affection
for herself
Unclimbable,
unknowable,
offering no branch for a swing,
and rugged to the touch,
It is clear she's to be admired
from afar
Swaying with life's winds
but never moved
As I lie in her shade
I catch a rare offering...
ever listening
never complaining
A golden canopy of humble grace
covering all sorrows
Her strength is evident --
A guardian, protector
Beautiful, warm and benevolent
but detached,
almost aloof
Needing no praise or affection
for herself
Unclimbable,
unknowable,
offering no branch for a swing,
and rugged to the touch,
It is clear she's to be admired
from afar
Swaying with life's winds
but never moved
As I lie in her shade
I catch a rare offering...
#loneliness
#trees
#nature #admiration
#nature #admiration
63 reads
11 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Oct 2019 3:41am
14th Oct 2019 3:41am
Tree Party
Autumn is one big rowdy party
All the colours play their part
One last hurrah before descending
to the monochrome of winter
Green is the host, calm and responsible
preparing food
cleaning the house
setting the stage for celebrations to come
Months of preparation
Golden yellow brings conversation
cheerful smiles
bubbling banter
sharing life’s moments
warmth and friendship
Casual contemplation
Orange strolls in with lights and music
electric energy
frenetic fun ...
All the colours play their part
One last hurrah before descending
to the monochrome of winter
Green is the host, calm and responsible
preparing food
cleaning the house
setting the stage for celebrations to come
Months of preparation
Golden yellow brings conversation
cheerful smiles
bubbling banter
sharing life’s moments
warmth and friendship
Casual contemplation
Orange strolls in with lights and music
electric energy
frenetic fun ...
#beauty
#trees
#fall #nature
#fall #nature
84 reads
6 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
10th Oct 2019 5:41pm
10th Oct 2019 5:41pm
Autumn
All hunker down
as life force retreats
Willows weep
Sugar maples shout
and ashes fade forlornly to dust
We are not just in nature
We are nature
and whether with a whimper
or a rebel yell
all eventually depart
as life force retreats
Willows weep
Sugar maples shout
and ashes fade forlornly to dust
We are not just in nature
We are nature
and whether with a whimper
or a rebel yell
all eventually depart
#death
#trees
#nature #peace
#nature #peace
100 reads
24 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
10th Oct 2019 4:16am
10th Oct 2019 4:16am
How Poetry ate my day.
It started with just a few breadcrumbs
Tasty morsels that led me tentatively out the door
just a little farther….
looking back nervously at my Task List
Just one more taste
and then I’ll go back
He pulled up all smiles and sweetness
saying here’s a Special Something I just know you’ll like...
But – All the Things – what about the Things I’m supposed to do?
I’ll serve you just what you need to get started, he said
I’ll have you back in a jiffy, he said
and with a glance over my shoulder at Responsibility
I said Ok,...
Tasty morsels that led me tentatively out the door
just a little farther….
looking back nervously at my Task List
Just one more taste
and then I’ll go back
He pulled up all smiles and sweetness
saying here’s a Special Something I just know you’ll like...
But – All the Things – what about the Things I’m supposed to do?
I’ll serve you just what you need to get started, he said
I’ll have you back in a jiffy, he said
and with a glance over my shoulder at Responsibility
I said Ok,...
#addiction
#WritingPoetry
#reading
68 reads
8 Comments
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