Submissions by da_poetic-edifier (Damon)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Just an average dude expressing my views.
Decisions & Transitions
Pastures look greener on the other side
Some choose to die instead of stay & ride
Pride is the only thing preventing a few
From pulling triggers, causing life to be through
Substance abuse is how some continue on
Because their spirits are hurt and worn
Torn between ride or die decisions
Contemplating irreversible transitions
Some choose to die instead of stay & ride
Pride is the only thing preventing a few
From pulling triggers, causing life to be through
Substance abuse is how some continue on
Because their spirits are hurt and worn
Torn between ride or die decisions
Contemplating irreversible transitions
#death
#suicide
#drugs
#addiction
#MentalHealth
422 reads
4 Comments
Obsidian Lamb
Spawn of the family's black sheep
Her heredity is what it will reap
A soul that needs to keep its faith
'Cause deep sleep creates a wraith
It can't erase the yesteryears
Of heartache and flowing tears
Arrears is what its kindred owes
Betrayal transforms those to foes
'Til it's ten toes up, it'll stay down
Down for its cause 'til underground
It sticks around and perseveres
Suffering inside but who really cares
Her heredity is what it will reap
A soul that needs to keep its faith
'Cause deep sleep creates a wraith
It can't erase the yesteryears
Of heartache and flowing tears
Arrears is what its kindred owes
Betrayal transforms those to foes
'Til it's ten toes up, it'll stay down
Down for its cause 'til underground
It sticks around and perseveres
Suffering inside but who really cares
#family
#betrayal
#death
#LifeStruggles
#faith
334 reads
3 Comments
UNLEASHED
Once the beast is let out of its cage
You'll have to deal with its fury & rage
I turned the page and ended chapters
But yet you still continue to chatter
Bigger person is what I tried to be
Your tarnishing words keep coming for me
Wanting others to believe that I'm a bad dad
Your bitter ass is just miserable and sad
A Glad bag is where that bullshit should go
Stop playing the victim in this comedy show
Nobody believes you; you need more people
I'll retain my throne by being regal
The people whom are...
You'll have to deal with its fury & rage
I turned the page and ended chapters
But yet you still continue to chatter
Bigger person is what I tried to be
Your tarnishing words keep coming for me
Wanting others to believe that I'm a bad dad
Your bitter ass is just miserable and sad
A Glad bag is where that bullshit should go
Stop playing the victim in this comedy show
Nobody believes you; you need more people
I'll retain my throne by being regal
The people whom are...
#anger
#fatherhood
381 reads
3 Comments
Light Chaser
With an activist's pen, I sit down and begin to write
About all of the rights and wrongs within my sight
From the brightest of lights to the darkest of pits
I've seen beautiful rainbows as well as bullshit
It's all relevant to the development of who I've become
Persevered through it all instead of succumb
I'm far from dumb so I run towards the light
And philosophical minds that like to enlight
About all of the rights and wrongs within my sight
From the brightest of lights to the darkest of pits
I've seen beautiful rainbows as well as bullshit
It's all relevant to the development of who I've become
Persevered through it all instead of succumb
I'm far from dumb so I run towards the light
And philosophical minds that like to enlight
#strength
#LifeStruggles
#LifeAsAWriter #SelfReflection
#LifeAsAWriter #SelfReflection
417 reads
2 Comments
iTunes Blues
Looking at your picture is the only way
That I can see your face from day to day
Before Saturday, it'd been almost a year
Pride won't allow me to shed more tears
17 years old, so you've got your own mind
Making conscious decisions on how to find
Time to do what it is that you choose to do
I refuse to chase after you or force you to
Those who want to will make you a priority
Means nothing to me if I gotta use authority
You will be 18 years old soon and very soon
Hopefully one day I can play a different tune
That I can see your face from day to day
Before Saturday, it'd been almost a year
Pride won't allow me to shed more tears
17 years old, so you've got your own mind
Making conscious decisions on how to find
Time to do what it is that you choose to do
I refuse to chase after you or force you to
Those who want to will make you a priority
Means nothing to me if I gotta use authority
You will be 18 years old soon and very soon
Hopefully one day I can play a different tune
#love
#heartbroken
#daughter #fatherhood
#daughter #fatherhood
391 reads
3 Comments
Overtime Scars
Don't allow past mistakes to define you
Look ahead instead of in your rear view
They'll pigeonhole you if you allow them
Drowning you instead of letting you swim
Toss 'em to the back of your mind over time
Don't stay convicted like a felonious crime
At some time you have to remove them bars
That's the only way to heal real mental scars
Look ahead instead of in your rear view
They'll pigeonhole you if you allow them
Drowning you instead of letting you swim
Toss 'em to the back of your mind over time
Don't stay convicted like a felonious crime
At some time you have to remove them bars
That's the only way to heal real mental scars
#regret
#LifeStruggles
#inspirational
263 reads
2 Comments
R.A.P
I refrain from conversing 'bout religion and politics
To tame me from blood thirsting like hungry tics
I pick and choose who I divulge my sacred views to
Unless you choose to peruse through my poetry too
Many clues of my views are administered via rhymes
Like bumps of Coke, they're laid out in straight lines
To tame me from blood thirsting like hungry tics
I pick and choose who I divulge my sacred views to
Unless you choose to peruse through my poetry too
Many clues of my views are administered via rhymes
Like bumps of Coke, they're laid out in straight lines
#politics
#religion
#LifeAsAWriter #WritingPoetry
#LifeAsAWriter #WritingPoetry
361 reads
6 Comments
Dopamine Spikes
Can't let myself become enraptured by likes
Although, I've learned they give dopamine spikes
But when we write, tell me, what's most important
Gaining popularity or conveying messages that're potent
What's in your final quotient after computing the math?
Are you surfing the waves or parting seas with your staff?
Are you building your calves by tiptoeing around issues?
Do you turn a blind eye or try seeing yourself in their shoes?
Although, I've learned they give dopamine spikes
But when we write, tell me, what's most important
Gaining popularity or conveying messages that're potent
What's in your final quotient after computing the math?
Are you surfing the waves or parting seas with your staff?
Are you building your calves by tiptoeing around issues?
Do you turn a blind eye or try seeing yourself in their shoes?
#LifeStruggles
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
351 reads
14 Comments
Broken Clocks
Who'll remember me when my ink runs dry?
Will I just be another poetic guy when I die?
Will memories fly away in the howling wind?
Will tragedy be the means of how I meet my end?
Will enemies pretend that we were really friends?
Will my legacy stand firm or unwillingly bend?
How many will console my family when they grieve?
Will any souls hold their hands and provide reprieve?
These are the things that I sometimes wonder
Will I reach my demise after the sound of thunder?
This world's falling asunder with each tic and toc ...
Will I just be another poetic guy when I die?
Will memories fly away in the howling wind?
Will tragedy be the means of how I meet my end?
Will enemies pretend that we were really friends?
Will my legacy stand firm or unwillingly bend?
How many will console my family when they grieve?
Will any souls hold their hands and provide reprieve?
These are the things that I sometimes wonder
Will I reach my demise after the sound of thunder?
This world's falling asunder with each tic and toc ...
#family
#death
#LifeAsAWriter
440 reads
4 Comments
Bet On Love
Many losses in love
Been lost in it too
I've found real love
Also been a fool
Love & insanity
Are the two synonymous?
Love many
Trust few
To none be unjust
Must we suffer heartache
Better to have loved & lost
Mistakes bestow lessons
Some at inflated costs
Chess games & coasters
All of the ups and downs
To become a grandmaster
You gotta move around
Wear your regal crown
Bear its...
Been lost in it too
I've found real love
Also been a fool
Love & insanity
Are the two synonymous?
Love many
Trust few
To none be unjust
Must we suffer heartache
Better to have loved & lost
Mistakes bestow lessons
Some at inflated costs
Chess games & coasters
All of the ups and downs
To become a grandmaster
You gotta move around
Wear your regal crown
Bear its...
#love
#TruthOfLife
#wisdom
346 reads
2 Comments
As Petals Bloom
Beautiful flowers must be catered to
For their petals to reach full bloom
I'm gonna consume your sweet center
Can't neglect moisture before I enter
Rendering your abyss with a Sun kiss
Providing sunlight that you dearly miss
I can't resist tasting your nectar
Nothing in this world is greater
For their petals to reach full bloom
I'm gonna consume your sweet center
Can't neglect moisture before I enter
Rendering your abyss with a Sun kiss
Providing sunlight that you dearly miss
I can't resist tasting your nectar
Nothing in this world is greater
#sex
#flowers
#sun #sensual
#sun #sensual
633 reads
5 Comments
Confliction
Conflict
Tic, tic, boom
Another tomb
Empty womb
Sempiternal cocoon
Despair exhumed
Tic, tic, boom
Another tomb
Empty womb
Sempiternal cocoon
Despair exhumed
#conflict
#war
#death #despair
#death #despair
360 reads
3 Comments
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