Submissions by brokentitanium
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction I don't think I'm a poet; I'm just a human spilling the stuff I can't say out loud. Sometimes the words arrange themselves nicely.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
9th Jul 2019 3:49am
9th Jul 2019 3:49am
Strategy 3 - Group work
Find an ally
Get 'er done
Smack down the haters
Whip the laggards
Present a gem
Smile with the team
Get the grade
(You're welcome)
Bye now
(Thanks for nothing)
Nothing is wasted;
It's all educational
Get 'er done
Smack down the haters
Whip the laggards
Present a gem
Smile with the team
Get the grade
(You're welcome)
Bye now
(Thanks for nothing)
Nothing is wasted;
It's all educational
#school
#patience
20 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
8th Jul 2019 3:25am
8th Jul 2019 3:25am
Missing
Slayed by a bear of very little brain -
his simple wisdom takes me by surprise.
A hole once sealed gapes open in my chest,
and all the world comes rushing out my eyes.
I didn't know that I still cared so much.
I thought that our goodbye had run its course.
The fear that maybe I had slipped your mind -
I didn't know t'would hit me with such force.
I know it's right to grasp for gratitude;
it's s'posed to fill an empty heart with light.
Perhaps if I knew you felt lucky too
then maybe my throat wouldn't feel so tight.
...
his simple wisdom takes me by surprise.
A hole once sealed gapes open in my chest,
and all the world comes rushing out my eyes.
I didn't know that I still cared so much.
I thought that our goodbye had run its course.
The fear that maybe I had slipped your mind -
I didn't know t'would hit me with such force.
I know it's right to grasp for gratitude;
it's s'posed to fill an empty heart with light.
Perhaps if I knew you felt lucky too
then maybe my throat wouldn't feel so tight.
...
#IMissYou
44 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
4th Jul 2019 4:43am
4th Jul 2019 4:43am
Strategy 2 - Bedtime
Stay awake
until
I simply can't
Thus avoiding
willing surrender of time
and acceptance of the death
of this day's possibilities
I hate endings
until
I simply can't
Thus avoiding
willing surrender of time
and acceptance of the death
of this day's possibilities
I hate endings
#sleep
#denial
35 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
3rd Jul 2019 2:37am
3rd Jul 2019 2:37am
Strategy
There are always decisions to be made
Temptations loom
and resistance is futile
I choose to give in
to that which threatens only me
Save my strength
to resist
that which would spill over onto you
It's the closest to balance
I can achieve
Temptations loom
and resistance is futile
I choose to give in
to that which threatens only me
Save my strength
to resist
that which would spill over onto you
It's the closest to balance
I can achieve
#love
#temptation
#sacrifice
54 reads
10 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
3rd Jul 2019 2:31am
3rd Jul 2019 2:31am
green
longing love lyrics
verdant verse, venerating --
mere mirage mocks me
verdant verse, venerating --
mere mirage mocks me
#jealousy
#loneliness
36 reads
6 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
2nd Jul 2019 4:33am
2nd Jul 2019 4:33am
Nudge
nudge me with the touch of a poet
gently
insistently
caress the hesitant voice of my soul
it will be quiet at first
but if you recognize my song
encourage it
receive it
as an old treasured friend
my heart will hold you always
gently
insistently
caress the hesitant voice of my soul
it will be quiet at first
but if you recognize my song
encourage it
receive it
as an old treasured friend
my heart will hold you always
#love
#loneliness
44 reads
6 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
2nd Jul 2019 4:08am
2nd Jul 2019 4:08am
be
let them know they're loved
simple mission, but so hard:
be the hands and feet
simple mission, but so hard:
be the hands and feet
#love
#humankind
45 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
28th Jun 2019 1:54am
28th Jun 2019 1:54am
Meanie Muse
My muse is disobedient.
She doesn’t come when called;
She casually takes vacation
as I stare at paper, stalled.
My muse is inconvenient.
She comes when I’m unprepared,
shouting fine phrases into my brain
where they vanish, unwritten, unshared.
The brilliant sparks of poetry
won’t ignite at my decree;
I sit here voiceless, slave to her whims
as muse chuckles with devious glee.
She doesn’t come when called;
She casually takes vacation
as I stare at paper, stalled.
My muse is inconvenient.
She comes when I’m unprepared,
shouting fine phrases into my brain
where they vanish, unwritten, unshared.
The brilliant sparks of poetry
won’t ignite at my decree;
I sit here voiceless, slave to her whims
as muse chuckles with devious glee.
#WritingPoetry
34 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
14th Jun 2019 5:50pm
14th Jun 2019 5:50pm
(Un)Compartmentalize
mind without boxes
terrible and wonderful
everything is both
terrible and wonderful
everything is both
#haiku
#MentalHealth
#SelfReflection
50 reads
8 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
13th Jun 2019 2:49pm
13th Jun 2019 2:49pm
How will I explain?
How will I explain
the lure of intimate strangers
that make me leave my tasks undone
The world will not understand
How will I explain
the wilderness inside my head
where I adventure for hours on end
The world has never known it
How will I explain
this hunger for words and perception
that mutes all responsibilities
The world will not approve
How will I explain
when night falls without tangible achievement
“But at least I really felt poetry today…”
How will I ever explain?
the lure of intimate strangers
that make me leave my tasks undone
The world will not understand
How will I explain
the wilderness inside my head
where I adventure for hours on end
The world has never known it
How will I explain
this hunger for words and perception
that mutes all responsibilities
The world will not approve
How will I explain
when night falls without tangible achievement
“But at least I really felt poetry today…”
How will I ever explain?
#addiction
#responsibility
#reading
71 reads
6 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Jun 2019 2:40am
1st Jun 2019 2:40am
Generations
across the table
my source and offspring converse
beatiful bookends
my source and offspring converse
beatiful bookends
#love
#mother
#admiration #daughter
#admiration #daughter
73 reads
10 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
24th May 2019 1:46am
24th May 2019 1:46am
Take 2
I can play the whore
Take your thrusts to ease your need
Victory is yours
Take your thrusts to ease your need
Victory is yours
#sex
116 reads
5 Comments
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