Submissions by delanee
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
As you can tell, I am a woman of very little words. I choose them carefully and make them sharp as knives.
LOVE POEM
Published
16th Feb 2022 11:52pm
16th Feb 2022 11:52pm
Two-getherness
I will never forget how easy it was for us
to melt into this routine of togetherness
the moment our eyes locked
and you locked me in with a tight bear hug
I felt the ground shift beneath my feet
telling me that life would never be the same again
but with you by my side
'the same' was quickly tossed aside
whether it was your arm around my waist
or my hands in your hair
I remember every moment
every sound
breath
touch
look
and after drowning in a month with you
I learned that...
to melt into this routine of togetherness
the moment our eyes locked
and you locked me in with a tight bear hug
I felt the ground shift beneath my feet
telling me that life would never be the same again
but with you by my side
'the same' was quickly tossed aside
whether it was your arm around my waist
or my hands in your hair
I remember every moment
every sound
breath
touch
look
and after drowning in a month with you
I learned that...
#love
#grief
#relationships
#heartbroken
#LongDistanceRelationship
687 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
16th Feb 2022 11:40pm
16th Feb 2022 11:40pm
A Lesson in Time and Distance
it is quite the story
we get to tell people when the question
"how did you guys meet?" falls
and it always does
two people
needing escape from reality
so they created their own
we wrote our way to friendship
inspired one another
shared music
pictures
stories
ideas
found love
or so we thought
when we didn't really know
just what that was supposed to be
and we just weren't
ready
time passed
and it was so mean
flying by but making it feel
as if it never really did ...
we get to tell people when the question
"how did you guys meet?" falls
and it always does
two people
needing escape from reality
so they created their own
we wrote our way to friendship
inspired one another
shared music
pictures
stories
ideas
found love
or so we thought
when we didn't really know
just what that was supposed to be
and we just weren't
ready
time passed
and it was so mean
flying by but making it feel
as if it never really did ...
#relationships
#narrative
#LongDistanceRelationship
#separation
#bittersweet
522 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
14th Oct 2021 9:37pm
14th Oct 2021 9:37pm
some sort of something
Sometimes the darkness crawls in
Somewhere between dreams and waking
Some nights are insufferably long
Someday, I hope, that won't be the case
Somehow gold turns to dust
colors to gray
fire to ice
day to night
Someplace the other side of me is hiding
Someway I will get her back
Somewhere between dreams and waking
Some nights are insufferably long
Someday, I hope, that won't be the case
Somehow gold turns to dust
colors to gray
fire to ice
day to night
Someplace the other side of me is hiding
Someway I will get her back
#sadness
#anxiety
#depression #MentalHealth
#depression #MentalHealth
449 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
11th Oct 2021 11:15pm
11th Oct 2021 11:15pm
layers of insaninkty
this love we found
heartbreaking
breathtaking
soul-shaking
his love never up for grabs
became mine for the taking
stop asking
if we have already met
(or kissed, hugged or fucked)
NO,
not yet!
I may live inside his head
but don't get
to share his damn bed
...
about to go insane
this strain
the pain
yet much to gain
so we sustain
remain
complain
hop a plane
it won't be in vain
heartbreaking
breathtaking
soul-shaking
his love never up for grabs
became mine for the taking
stop asking
if we have already met
(or kissed, hugged or fucked)
NO,
not yet!
I may live inside his head
but don't get
to share his damn bed
...
about to go insane
this strain
the pain
yet much to gain
so we sustain
remain
complain
hop a plane
it won't be in vain
#romantic
#LongDistanceRelationship
#despair #separation
#despair #separation
503 reads
6 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
28th Aug 2021 4:10am
28th Aug 2021 4:10am
Covered in Distance
it's true I don't know how his skin feels on mine
and yet our hearts know exactly
what it feels like to be touched by one another
so many things unknown
yet to discover
uncover
every last part
when we meet at last
and yet our hearts know exactly
what it feels like to be touched by one another
so many things unknown
yet to discover
uncover
every last part
when we meet at last
#loneliness
#relationships
#LongDistanceRelationship #separation
#LongDistanceRelationship #separation
434 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
3rd Aug 2021 00:21am
3rd Aug 2021 00:21am
While He Sleeps
whenever I get a chance to watch him sleep
I indulge myself
stare at him for as long as I can
wishing I could somehow
infuse his dreams with my love and wishes for him
and like some devoted dream guardian
I watch his face
closely scanning for signs of bad dreams
so I can keep them at bay
it is the least I could do
for the one who made my dreams a reality
by simply becoming a part of it
I indulge myself
stare at him for as long as I can
wishing I could somehow
infuse his dreams with my love and wishes for him
and like some devoted dream guardian
I watch his face
closely scanning for signs of bad dreams
so I can keep them at bay
it is the least I could do
for the one who made my dreams a reality
by simply becoming a part of it
#relationships
#dreams
#LongDistanceRelationship #nightmares
#LongDistanceRelationship #nightmares
393 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
28th May 2021 00:33am
28th May 2021 00:33am
Swimming Lessons
right from the start
we found ourselves in an ocean
of love
nearly drowning
because no one had taught us
how to swim
and such a vast body of water
filled our hearts
with fear
until we figured out
how to brave the
sweet waves
of you and me
we found ourselves in an ocean
of love
nearly drowning
because no one had taught us
how to swim
and such a vast body of water
filled our hearts
with fear
until we figured out
how to brave the
sweet waves
of you and me
#relationships
#romantic
#memories #minimalist
#memories #minimalist
365 reads
7 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
19th May 2021 1:43am
19th May 2021 1:43am
The Anticipation of a Memory (is almost just as sweet)
I always wonder what crosses your mind
when our gazes run across one another
maybe you envision the countless nights
we will get to spend
your skin on mine
sharing the same blanket ?
someday ...
or do you dream
of all the firsts, lasts and once-mores
we will finally get to share ?
soon ...
do the big moments
and the mundane
all run through your head
fast enough to make it spin ?
all the time.
when our gazes run across one another
maybe you envision the countless nights
we will get to spend
your skin on mine
sharing the same blanket ?
someday ...
or do you dream
of all the firsts, lasts and once-mores
we will finally get to share ?
soon ...
do the big moments
and the mundane
all run through your head
fast enough to make it spin ?
all the time.
#love
#romantic
#LongDistanceRelationship #separation
#LongDistanceRelationship #separation
416 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
19th May 2021 1:06am
19th May 2021 1:06am
Dripping in Ink
You were the chapter I never got to finish
And then, the chapter I swore never to revisit
On sleepless nights in a cold and empty bed
It was our unfinished symphony replaying inside my head
When words were scarce, and ink dried out
We started writing the first chapters of a whole new book
And then, the chapter I swore never to revisit
On sleepless nights in a cold and empty bed
It was our unfinished symphony replaying inside my head
When words were scarce, and ink dried out
We started writing the first chapters of a whole new book
#happiness
#relationships
#LifeAsAWriter #separation
#LifeAsAWriter #separation
485 reads
8 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
26th Mar 2021 1:53am
26th Mar 2021 1:53am
Scattered But Sweet
I love you and the way your eyebrows lift when you see me.
I love how your eyes can undress me without words, and how they light up first thing in the morning when we meet again outside of our dreams.
I love the inner child in you, inviting my own to come out and play.
Let's ignore the world for just one more day.
I love you enough to know just what all the poets and writers were talking about when they told of the sun and the moon's love.
I don't have to feel you to know your skin is the only one I wanna be kissing for the rest of my life. ...
I love how your eyes can undress me without words, and how they light up first thing in the morning when we meet again outside of our dreams.
I love the inner child in you, inviting my own to come out and play.
Let's ignore the world for just one more day.
I love you enough to know just what all the poets and writers were talking about when they told of the sun and the moon's love.
I don't have to feel you to know your skin is the only one I wanna be kissing for the rest of my life. ...
#relationships
#romantic
#LongDistanceRelationship
#StreamOfConsciousness
#emotions
475 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
14th Feb 2021 00:38am
14th Feb 2021 00:38am
False Alarm... Again
if you've ever woken up
with the whole place
suddenly on fire
it doesn't matter how safe
and comfortable your next bed is
every now and then
you will still wake up
with the intrusive ringing
of the fire alarm
in your head
because that's where
the fire still
burns
with the whole place
suddenly on fire
it doesn't matter how safe
and comfortable your next bed is
every now and then
you will still wake up
with the intrusive ringing
of the fire alarm
in your head
because that's where
the fire still
burns
#anxiety
#jealousy
#relationships
#disappointment
#fear
383 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
9th Feb 2021 6:00pm
9th Feb 2021 6:00pm
late afternoon sessions
dim is the sunlight
stroking the side of my face
watching you is bliss
stroking the side of my face
watching you is bliss
#love
#haiku
#uplifting
#gratitude
#admiration
420 reads
6 Comments
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