Submissions by brokentitanium (k.)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction I'm just a human living my life, and this is where I spill the stuff I can't say out loud. Sometimes the words arrange themselves nicely, and that's pretty cool.
LOVE POEM
Published
13th Sep 2021 1:31pm
13th Sep 2021 1:31pm
Motive
I must confess,
my ultimate goal is to make you
fall madly in love with me….
But not me, exactly --
rather, the wild beauty that
is all,
in all.
In my breath I hope you feel
wind sighing through pines,
see the eternity of ocean waves in my eyes,
hear the songs of stars and crickets in my voice,
and taste the generosity of forests in my lips.
I want you so smitten,
that through loving me
you will grasp the belovedness of you,
trust your preciousness,
and know that this is all
grace, ...
my ultimate goal is to make you
fall madly in love with me….
But not me, exactly --
rather, the wild beauty that
is all,
in all.
In my breath I hope you feel
wind sighing through pines,
see the eternity of ocean waves in my eyes,
hear the songs of stars and crickets in my voice,
and taste the generosity of forests in my lips.
I want you so smitten,
that through loving me
you will grasp the belovedness of you,
trust your preciousness,
and know that this is all
grace, ...
#love
#spiritual
36 reads
10 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
8th Sep 2021 12:12pm
8th Sep 2021 12:12pm
Release
drifting to and fro
surfing fluid dynamics
leaf settles to earth
surfing fluid dynamics
leaf settles to earth
#trees
#haiku
37 reads
12 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
31st Aug 2021 2:16am
31st Aug 2021 2:16am
Dissociation in the parking lot
Why does it always hit me at the grocery store,
of all places?
The fact that I am
…skating…
…gliding through the motions
of a normal, healthy person
who participates in this plane of
superficial existence,
concerned about important matters like
price,
pesticides,
local production,
but actually I am simply
skating
over the slippery surface of life
while beneath me is something unfathomably deep
and I think it looks like
cold, dark death
but
maybe it’s
bright hot ecstasy
and I...
of all places?
The fact that I am
…skating…
…gliding through the motions
of a normal, healthy person
who participates in this plane of
superficial existence,
concerned about important matters like
price,
pesticides,
local production,
but actually I am simply
skating
over the slippery surface of life
while beneath me is something unfathomably deep
and I think it looks like
cold, dark death
but
maybe it’s
bright hot ecstasy
and I...
#MentalHealth
#StreamOfConsciousness
53 reads
14 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
29th Aug 2021 4:54am
29th Aug 2021 4:54am
I never told you what you taught me
Hollow
It's hard to mourn
someone who was never really present.
Now that you're gone,
nothing much has changed.
Does that make you sad?
Good; now you understand.
Hide
I was just a kid.
Freeze
Stay silent
Be ashamed
You'll never know you're the one
who taught me
this world is not safe.
Heal
You cracked me open.
Light peeked in;
poetry poured out.
I wasn't ready
to be allowed to feel;
making art is making love
...
It's hard to mourn
someone who was never really present.
Now that you're gone,
nothing much has changed.
Does that make you sad?
Good; now you understand.
Hide
I was just a kid.
Freeze
Stay silent
Be ashamed
You'll never know you're the one
who taught me
this world is not safe.
Heal
You cracked me open.
Light peeked in;
poetry poured out.
I wasn't ready
to be allowed to feel;
making art is making love
...
#love
#men
#forgiveness #secrets
#forgiveness #secrets
50 reads
8 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
26th Aug 2021 1:16pm
26th Aug 2021 1:16pm
Foggy run
running through a cloud
drops collect on eyelashes
proving I exist
drops collect on eyelashes
proving I exist
#morning
#freedom
#sports
43 reads
11 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
18th Aug 2021 3:43am
18th Aug 2021 3:43am
Campfire, alone
last at the campfire
prodding old embers
breathing hope
to see if there's still life
flame tongues rise bright
like memories
asserting their presence
then
receding to a steady glow
the warmth of presence
lingers
prodding old embers
breathing hope
to see if there's still life
flame tongues rise bright
like memories
asserting their presence
then
receding to a steady glow
the warmth of presence
lingers
#love
#fire
#memories #nostalgia
#memories #nostalgia
45 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
17th Aug 2021 2:38am
17th Aug 2021 2:38am
Youngest
There was never a medal
for simply keeping up.
That much was expected.
What was not expected
was for me to have
thoughts
an opinion
a say.
There's so much catching up to do...
for simply keeping up.
That much was expected.
What was not expected
was for me to have
thoughts
an opinion
a say.
There's so much catching up to do...
#childhood
#family
#aging #SelfWorth
#aging #SelfWorth
52 reads
8 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Aug 2021 2:27am
17th Aug 2021 2:27am
Crumbs
Following your path,
pecking morsels left behind;
digital treasures,
cumulative clues
Piecing together the mystery...
soon I'll have enough
to see
you
pecking morsels left behind;
digital treasures,
cumulative clues
Piecing together the mystery...
soon I'll have enough
to see
you
#technology
#mystery
#crush
54 reads
10 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
12th Aug 2021 00:37am
12th Aug 2021 00:37am
Poets and dreamers
They visit my heart
occasionally
few
take up residence
there
occasionally
few
take up residence
there
#LifeAsAWriter
#honesty
#minimalist
51 reads
14 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
11th Aug 2021 2:51am
11th Aug 2021 2:51am
Holy Shit Disturber
Wanted:
partner in crimes
of
petty irreverence
where
Love
wins
partner in crimes
of
petty irreverence
where
Love
wins
#love
#religion
#faith
68 reads
10 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
5th Aug 2021 2:28am
5th Aug 2021 2:28am
Charming
Soft putty in your hands...
O benevolent dictator,
please impart your wisdom [wink]
Your confidence... soothes...
I will let you believe you're on top
All I ask is
to be taken seriously,
treated tenderly
as I quietly puncture pretenses
and dismantle defenses
until you find yourself
ensnared
and
needing
O benevolent dictator,
please impart your wisdom [wink]
Your confidence... soothes...
I will let you believe you're on top
All I ask is
to be taken seriously,
treated tenderly
as I quietly puncture pretenses
and dismantle defenses
until you find yourself
ensnared
and
needing
#dark
#mystery
#obsession
77 reads
13 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
5th Aug 2021 1:18am
5th Aug 2021 1:18am
In gratitude for a friend
Morning, alone in my crumbling world,
sitting numb with a diagnosis
when the phone rang.
All he did was say my name,
and just like with Mary in the garden,
he was suddenly Jesus to me;
my hurt fully known,
my heart fully loved,
my sudden tears collected in his palms.
sitting numb with a diagnosis
when the phone rang.
All he did was say my name,
and just like with Mary in the garden,
he was suddenly Jesus to me;
my hurt fully known,
my heart fully loved,
my sudden tears collected in his palms.
#love
#friendship
#faith
56 reads
6 Comments
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