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.
Tears from stone
I don't believe
I ever held any power
to hurt you.
That never stopped me trying.
Searching for your weaker seams,
telling you secrets that prove I don't care,
moving on and doing all I've done.
Yes, I meant to make you cry.
Parched
greedy
thirsty for those tears.
I'll never have to regret
causing your nightfall;
since you are dry and
immovable as stone,
it's simply
impossible.
I ever held any power
to hurt you.
That never stopped me trying.
Searching for your weaker seams,
telling you secrets that prove I don't care,
moving on and doing all I've done.
Yes, I meant to make you cry.
Parched
greedy
thirsty for those tears.
I'll never have to regret
causing your nightfall;
since you are dry and
immovable as stone,
it's simply
impossible.
#dark
#lies
#UnrequitedLove #manipulation
#UnrequitedLove #manipulation
443 reads
14 Comments
Sunday sentiment
I made supper
You provided dessert
a walk
some Scrabble
Us two
lounging on the couch
with tea and words
I taught you
about the Beatles and LSD
You taught me
how to organize my email
We're good for each other
You provided dessert
a walk
some Scrabble
Us two
lounging on the couch
with tea and words
I taught you
about the Beatles and LSD
You taught me
how to organize my email
We're good for each other
#marriage
#peace
634 reads
22 Comments
No plan
As I watch and wish...
If you finally noticed me,
what would happen next?
If you finally noticed me,
what would happen next?
#crush
340 reads
18 Comments
Subliminal
We were just sitting on the floor,
chatting, nothing heavy...
Or maybe (probably) I was talking
and you were listening,
as good friends do.
Suddenly your solid body was behind me,
arm across my shoulder,
and I was momentarily confused
by this casual closeness
and lack of caution.
But conversation continued, unabated.
You breathed the smell of my hair,
planted a gentle kiss on the back of my shoulder;
I was cherished.
My awareness shifted --
Slowly realizing
this warmth was just my own,
an imagined...
chatting, nothing heavy...
Or maybe (probably) I was talking
and you were listening,
as good friends do.
Suddenly your solid body was behind me,
arm across my shoulder,
and I was momentarily confused
by this casual closeness
and lack of caution.
But conversation continued, unabated.
You breathed the smell of my hair,
planted a gentle kiss on the back of my shoulder;
I was cherished.
My awareness shifted --
Slowly realizing
this warmth was just my own,
an imagined...
#love
#friendship
#dreams
520 reads
10 Comments
A jumble of thoughts
Many dots connecting
Enthusiasm infecting
Assumptions inspecting
Status quo rejecting
Resistance suspecting
Accusations expecting
Self-interest protecting
Our image projecting
Old wisdom collecting
Deep truths detecting
All beauty reflecting
True unity perfecting
Enthusiasm infecting
Assumptions inspecting
Status quo rejecting
Resistance suspecting
Accusations expecting
Self-interest protecting
Our image projecting
Old wisdom collecting
Deep truths detecting
All beauty reflecting
True unity perfecting
#conflict
#TruthOfLife
#philosophical
330 reads
6 Comments
Sorry, maybe?
You asked my opinion
maybe didn't expect it...
intensity overwhelms you
moderation eludes me
Too much?
Now your silence...
Shit, I've done it again
maybe didn't expect it...
intensity overwhelms you
moderation eludes me
Too much?
Now your silence...
Shit, I've done it again
#regret
#friendship
#honesty
343 reads
17 Comments
Love letter to my church
From this pit of frustration
I cry out
Will no one join me?
Does nobody see what I see?
Such a sweet loving family
of navel-gazing sinner/saints
imploding into
comfortable
apathy.
The King has left this building.
He's out hob-nobbing
with the desperate --
those who are so empty
of answers and self
that they actually have room to receive love.
No, not that saccharine-starry love
that promises deliverance from this life
to a...
I cry out
Will no one join me?
Does nobody see what I see?
Such a sweet loving family
of navel-gazing sinner/saints
imploding into
comfortable
apathy.
The King has left this building.
He's out hob-nobbing
with the desperate --
those who are so empty
of answers and self
that they actually have room to receive love.
No, not that saccharine-starry love
that promises deliverance from this life
to a...
#loneliness
#religion
#rebirth #spiritual
#rebirth #spiritual
379 reads
12 Comments
Sailing with Dad
Forest and field are tossing
under a granite-gray storm
Fine, soaking rain curtains
pushed by Atlantic gusts --
Perfect day to get up in a tree.
Pine needles nod permission
on my approach
and I scramble high into place.
Silence the running music
to hear approaching gusts.
Get comfortable in my secure grip.
Close my eyes
and suddenly
~ ~ ~
I was sailing with Dad.
Rain and wind became
chill salt spray and bounding waves.
The trunk was the mast at my back
as I...
under a granite-gray storm
Fine, soaking rain curtains
pushed by Atlantic gusts --
Perfect day to get up in a tree.
Pine needles nod permission
on my approach
and I scramble high into place.
Silence the running music
to hear approaching gusts.
Get comfortable in my secure grip.
Close my eyes
and suddenly
~ ~ ~
I was sailing with Dad.
Rain and wind became
chill salt spray and bounding waves.
The trunk was the mast at my back
as I...
#love
#courage
#father
#nature
#SelfReflection
388 reads
18 Comments
Lichen
thriving gray-green peace
symbiotic pioneer
teach us how to live
symbiotic pioneer
teach us how to live
#nature
#haiku
#philosophical
430 reads
6 Comments
Five-OH!!
yesterday's youth
yielding to another year
candles and crow's feet
a candid confession
yielding to another year
candles and crow's feet
a candid confession
#identity
337 reads
17 Comments
How to start a day
How to start a day:
“With gratitude and humility”
sounds so trite
and is easier said than done.
Instead, start with coffee.
When I’m groggy and depressed
and can’t summon gratitude for anything else,
coffee softens my edges.
Next, get out Into the world
and notice things,
wonder about mysteries,
connect with wisdom.
I consider it prayer,
but the label doesn’t matter.
Noticing (awe) --
--That the gray sky is not gray at all.
If I was a painter, I’d need a full palette ...
“With gratitude and humility”
sounds so trite
and is easier said than done.
Instead, start with coffee.
When I’m groggy and depressed
and can’t summon gratitude for anything else,
coffee softens my edges.
Next, get out Into the world
and notice things,
wonder about mysteries,
connect with wisdom.
I consider it prayer,
but the label doesn’t matter.
Noticing (awe) --
--That the gray sky is not gray at all.
If I was a painter, I’d need a full palette ...
#nature
#spiritual
#SelfReflection #motivational
#SelfReflection #motivational
482 reads
18 Comments
Don't ask
Don’t ask how I’m doing.
I’m better than fine
I’m kicking ass
achieving goals
leading the charge
creating beauty
smiling with pride
at the fruit of my efforts
and also
Suffering the hurts
of lives lost too soon
empathically bleeding
from this pit in my chest
weary of strength
and desire to serve
ungrateful, resentful
and above all
so very, deeply alone
Although both stories are true
I know which one you’d rather hear
It’s the only one I’ll tell.
I’m better than fine
I’m kicking ass
achieving goals
leading the charge
creating beauty
smiling with pride
at the fruit of my efforts
and also
Suffering the hurts
of lives lost too soon
empathically bleeding
from this pit in my chest
weary of strength
and desire to serve
ungrateful, resentful
and above all
so very, deeply alone
Although both stories are true
I know which one you’d rather hear
It’s the only one I’ll tell.
#depression
614 reads
23 Comments
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