Submissions by copingwithwords__
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
hi! currently, i try to heal from what’s going on in my head. my poems are a mirror to this journey - deep, painful, dark and honest.
SELF POEM
Published
6th Mar 2023 5:46pm
6th Mar 2023 5:46pm
intelligence
the thing with intelligence is
you hold power
you pay the price
for you can see the depth
you see what goes wrong
and the beauty of what seems ugly at first
you know how to heal yourself
and intellectualize it
and you feel the downside:
self-destruction on the highest of levels
and fear that the power you hold
can’t be controlled
with the force it needs
you fear to hurt other people
and end up hurting yourself anyways
- please don’t isolate yourself because of this fear
you hold power
you pay the price
for you can see the depth
you see what goes wrong
and the beauty of what seems ugly at first
you know how to heal yourself
and intellectualize it
and you feel the downside:
self-destruction on the highest of levels
and fear that the power you hold
can’t be controlled
with the force it needs
you fear to hurt other people
and end up hurting yourself anyways
- please don’t isolate yourself because of this fear
#loneliness
#MentalHealth
#fear
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SELF POEM
Published
5th Mar 2023 8:20pm
5th Mar 2023 8:20pm
neuroplasticity
when i look in the mirror
i start to see someone beautiful
someone who knows her worth
and what makes her unique
the way my nose wrinkles when i laugh
and my eyes tear up when i read poetry
the way i love people
and my downward smile.
but what i came across is:
i want to be recognized as the things i relate to,
the intelligence and views on interesting topics.
universal beauty is a privilege, yet so shallow
what really counts within me is what remains
knowledge is what i am, what i consume
it makes me stronger ...
i start to see someone beautiful
someone who knows her worth
and what makes her unique
the way my nose wrinkles when i laugh
and my eyes tear up when i read poetry
the way i love people
and my downward smile.
but what i came across is:
i want to be recognized as the things i relate to,
the intelligence and views on interesting topics.
universal beauty is a privilege, yet so shallow
what really counts within me is what remains
knowledge is what i am, what i consume
it makes me stronger ...
#love
#identity
#healing #SelfWorth
#healing #SelfWorth
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LOVE POEM
Published
5th Mar 2023 12:59pm
5th Mar 2023 12:59pm
what if
what if -
in a parallel universe,
against all odds -
you came across one of those poems
written while obsessing over you.
how would you feel?
would you be terrified?
or moved?
would you think of me?
or has your memory of me been deleted
like my number on your new phone?
you’re so near, yet so far
and i wonder
what if
i show you, and everything would change?
what if
i show you, and we’d be ready?
in a parallel universe,
against all odds -
you came across one of those poems
written while obsessing over you.
how would you feel?
would you be terrified?
or moved?
would you think of me?
or has your memory of me been deleted
like my number on your new phone?
you’re so near, yet so far
and i wonder
what if
i show you, and everything would change?
what if
i show you, and we’d be ready?
#love
#hope
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LOVE POEM
Published
5th Mar 2023 2:21am
5th Mar 2023 2:21am
voices
text her“, they say.
“whatever you do, don’t text her“, they say.
what i do will be so wrong, but oh so right
in every goddamn way
overanalyzing my behavior, my feelings
ending up looking desperate
like a sunflower
when i‘m not orbiting around you
without your light
i wilt
but i was so terrified of belonging
of labeling it, of security
i shouldn’t drag you in this misery
that is my head, my whole
before i’m healed
but is it too late then?
will that be enough?
before that, i’ll starve
of your light,...
“whatever you do, don’t text her“, they say.
what i do will be so wrong, but oh so right
in every goddamn way
overanalyzing my behavior, my feelings
ending up looking desperate
like a sunflower
when i‘m not orbiting around you
without your light
i wilt
but i was so terrified of belonging
of labeling it, of security
i shouldn’t drag you in this misery
that is my head, my whole
before i’m healed
but is it too late then?
will that be enough?
before that, i’ll starve
of your light,...
#anxiety
#love
#nature #obsession
#nature #obsession
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SELF POEM
Published
3rd Mar 2023 8:29pm
3rd Mar 2023 8:29pm
castigation
i did all i needed to do
empty to do list
i sense happiness
but it’s not for me,
i don’t deserve it
what i deserve are
slits on my wrist
and anything but you
too big your heart
too sweet your soul
for a person as dirty as me
empty to do list
i sense happiness
but it’s not for me,
i don’t deserve it
what i deserve are
slits on my wrist
and anything but you
too big your heart
too sweet your soul
for a person as dirty as me
#depression
#loneliness
#SelfHarm #SelfWorth
#SelfHarm #SelfWorth
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LOVE POEM
Published
2nd Mar 2023 5:25pm
2nd Mar 2023 5:25pm
middle of june
lying in my bed,
the right way, the way you like,
but you’re missing.
my arms so empty, cold.
want to play with your hair
kiss your cheeks good night
listen to you playing piano
over and over again, smiling
and you’re in your own universe,
drifting far away, away from me, but
at the same time you’re closer than ever.
now, we’re in different spheres,
different worlds,
but still, we sleep under the same stars.
the stars we were meant to look at
on warm summer nights in the middle of june.
the stars we...
the right way, the way you like,
but you’re missing.
my arms so empty, cold.
want to play with your hair
kiss your cheeks good night
listen to you playing piano
over and over again, smiling
and you’re in your own universe,
drifting far away, away from me, but
at the same time you’re closer than ever.
now, we’re in different spheres,
different worlds,
but still, we sleep under the same stars.
the stars we were meant to look at
on warm summer nights in the middle of june.
the stars we...
#love
#stars
#summer
#IMissYou
#apathy
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LOVE POEM
Published
1st Mar 2023 7:19pm
1st Mar 2023 7:19pm
tonight
tonight
i looked at the stars
they asked for you
and my heart ached
i cried
for the first time since december
i looked at the stars
they asked for you
and my heart ached
i cried
for the first time since december
#love
#heartbroken
#stars #IMissYou
#stars #IMissYou
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LOVE POEM
Published
1st Mar 2023 7:14pm
1st Mar 2023 7:14pm
star-struck
we’re sitting in the same building
under the same roof
me sitting near one pillar of the room
you sitting near the other one
my eyes search for yours
my looks drift away from my friends
to you
wondering
hoping
if you feel the same
if you watch me the way
i watch you
always
but when i look up
there you are
sitting beside me
not because of me
but near me
in my universe
the one you used to be a part of
i‘m star-struck
under the same roof
me sitting near one pillar of the room
you sitting near the other one
my eyes search for yours
my looks drift away from my friends
to you
wondering
hoping
if you feel the same
if you watch me the way
i watch you
always
but when i look up
there you are
sitting beside me
not because of me
but near me
in my universe
the one you used to be a part of
i‘m star-struck
#love
#hope
#women
#universe
#stars
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LOVE POEM
Published
25th Feb 2023 10:55pm
25th Feb 2023 10:55pm
loved memoirs
going on picnic dates
staying up late watching the stars
your eyes as bright as the moon.
watching movies on the couch
cuddling and reading dates
your loving soul is the world we dive into.
i guess i‘ll wait, no matter how long it takes
accompanied by loved memoirs
of us making out in the setting sun, late afternoon.
my love for you, written down, it stays in my pouch
for now, but loving you is one of my fates
as well as falling for you, every time, even though you withdrew…
staying up late watching the stars
your eyes as bright as the moon.
watching movies on the couch
cuddling and reading dates
your loving soul is the world we dive into.
i guess i‘ll wait, no matter how long it takes
accompanied by loved memoirs
of us making out in the setting sun, late afternoon.
my love for you, written down, it stays in my pouch
for now, but loving you is one of my fates
as well as falling for you, every time, even though you withdrew…
#love
#heartbroken
#FeelingLost #obsession
#FeelingLost #obsession
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LOVE POEM
Published
25th Feb 2023 6:27pm
25th Feb 2023 6:27pm
love from afar
i want to send words your way,
scroll through the pages, but nothing captured what i wanted to say.
i adored you for as long as i know you
wasn’t prepared for how bad it would hurt, i‘m feeling blue
for you, i’d do anything,
but nothing now, don’t want to be a burden to a soul like yours, so i remain in flames, burning.
all i can do is love you on paper
in silence, from a distance,
whenever your soul is calling there’s no resistance,
i can’t escape her.
will you come back
so our souls can intertwine?
by now,...
scroll through the pages, but nothing captured what i wanted to say.
i adored you for as long as i know you
wasn’t prepared for how bad it would hurt, i‘m feeling blue
for you, i’d do anything,
but nothing now, don’t want to be a burden to a soul like yours, so i remain in flames, burning.
all i can do is love you on paper
in silence, from a distance,
whenever your soul is calling there’s no resistance,
i can’t escape her.
will you come back
so our souls can intertwine?
by now,...
#love
#women
#relationships
#confessional
#IMissYou
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LOVE POEM
Published
18th Feb 2023 11:34pm
18th Feb 2023 11:34pm
a soul like hers
i can’t unlearn her lips
nor my trembling hands on her hips,
the look in her eyes
is drowning out our quiet sighs.
her fingers draw a line
while her soft gaze locks onto mine
until she shuts the door
to her loving soul, aching for more.
as i open my eyes again,
sweat on my skin, alarm rings next to my ear
i knew, while tears flood down my face like rain:
when are you going to stop thinking of her?
i won’t. i can’t.
i don’t want to forget my soft, loving girl. i‘ve never seen a soul like hers.
nor my trembling hands on her hips,
the look in her eyes
is drowning out our quiet sighs.
her fingers draw a line
while her soft gaze locks onto mine
until she shuts the door
to her loving soul, aching for more.
as i open my eyes again,
sweat on my skin, alarm rings next to my ear
i knew, while tears flood down my face like rain:
when are you going to stop thinking of her?
i won’t. i can’t.
i don’t want to forget my soft, loving girl. i‘ve never seen a soul like hers.
#love
#loneliness
#heartbroken
#breakup
#FeelingLost
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LOVE POEM
Published
18th Feb 2023 11:02pm
18th Feb 2023 11:02pm
intimidated
i feel intimidated by you.
by your intelligence, power,
looks, knowledge, wisdom.
sometimes, i’m oh so afraid
but it’s not you that i‘m afraid of -
it’s the fear of being rejected,
standing in your shadow,
being laughed at, or even
being judged.
but why do i think you’ll do that
when all you did was trying to help me
while no one else cared.
by your intelligence, power,
looks, knowledge, wisdom.
sometimes, i’m oh so afraid
but it’s not you that i‘m afraid of -
it’s the fear of being rejected,
standing in your shadow,
being laughed at, or even
being judged.
but why do i think you’ll do that
when all you did was trying to help me
while no one else cared.
#anxiety
#rejection
#conflict
#confusion
#FeelingLost
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