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.
Building a Dream with Broken Bricks
today is the day
where I no longer feel bitter about the broken home they built for me
because I realize it wasn't broken from the start
though I may have never known days
where the windows were still whole and protected from the cold
perhaps before I came
the doors still had handles
and the cracks in the walls weren't stretching across the ceiling
in this house
a single candle or lit fireplace made all the difference
when warmth came in
instead of cold gusts of wind
I saw the home that I could build for...
where I no longer feel bitter about the broken home they built for me
because I realize it wasn't broken from the start
though I may have never known days
where the windows were still whole and protected from the cold
perhaps before I came
the doors still had handles
and the cracks in the walls weren't stretching across the ceiling
in this house
a single candle or lit fireplace made all the difference
when warmth came in
instead of cold gusts of wind
I saw the home that I could build for...
#forgiveness
#childhood
#memories #TimeHeals
#memories #TimeHeals
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In The Eye of a Storm
for the longest time
we've been stuck in this hurricane
in the eye
we assumed the worst was now behind us
but we were fooled
by the quiet
believing all was well
before we watched it get destroyed
we've been stuck in this hurricane
in the eye
we assumed the worst was now behind us
but we were fooled
by the quiet
believing all was well
before we watched it get destroyed
#relationships
#conflict
#storm
515 reads
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Wasted Effort : A Letter
Hello,
I wrote this letter for you.
I think you will know who you are when you read it.
I want to thank you- for making me so confident about my chest, my backside- none of those things I used to care about.
You were the first to show this sort of interest in me, and I couldn't help but like it at the start.
Throughout the years, many have followed the example you set; Confirming what I, by then, started to fear.
I really cared about you. Always have, probably always will.
Sometimes my position shifted. I went from being a mattress to...
I wrote this letter for you.
I think you will know who you are when you read it.
I want to thank you- for making me so confident about my chest, my backside- none of those things I used to care about.
You were the first to show this sort of interest in me, and I couldn't help but like it at the start.
Throughout the years, many have followed the example you set; Confirming what I, by then, started to fear.
I really cared about you. Always have, probably always will.
Sometimes my position shifted. I went from being a mattress to...
#rejection
#confessional
#TimeHeals #disappointment
#TimeHeals #disappointment
496 reads
9 Comments
Competition Piece : Classic Corner Tribute - Rupi Kaur pt. II
for the girl with the lovely curves and all the insecurities
you are a beautiful miracle
for the girl with the scar-covered wrists
you are good enough
for the girl who loves too deeply even when they're not deserving
you deserve so much more
for the girl who flinches at her own reflection in the mirror
look a little closer
for the girl about to throw herself into the darkness
open the blinds, let in the sun
for the girl who goes to sleep each night hoping for a brighter tomorrow
you are not alone
-...
you are a beautiful miracle
for the girl with the scar-covered wrists
you are good enough
for the girl who loves too deeply even when they're not deserving
you deserve so much more
for the girl who flinches at her own reflection in the mirror
look a little closer
for the girl about to throw herself into the darkness
open the blinds, let in the sun
for the girl who goes to sleep each night hoping for a brighter tomorrow
you are not alone
-...
#kindness
#motivational
#MentalHealth #RupiKaur
#MentalHealth #RupiKaur
627 reads
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Turn on the Lights
in some cases the worst examples
are really the best when it comes to
teaching you what it is you deserve
sometimes it takes a bad habit
to make you realize
you're worth so much more
are really the best when it comes to
teaching you what it is you deserve
sometimes it takes a bad habit
to make you realize
you're worth so much more
#learning
#healing
#SelfWorth
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Competition Piece : Classic Corner Tribute - Rupi Kaur
i wonder if roses experience
growing pains
do their thorns cause them such agony
they think of giving up?
but then again
how can a thing of such beauty
ever grow without
a little effort?
- the rose and her thorns
growing pains
do their thorns cause them such agony
they think of giving up?
but then again
how can a thing of such beauty
ever grow without
a little effort?
- the rose and her thorns
#strength
#inspirational
#SelfWorth #RupiKaur
#SelfWorth #RupiKaur
589 reads
6 Comments
Smoke and Mirrors
pick up that nice dress
put on a little war paint
cover up
what's hurting you
no one likes a grim face
at a party
put on a little war paint
cover up
what's hurting you
no one likes a grim face
at a party
#shame
#MentalHealth
#frustration #hypocrisy
#frustration #hypocrisy
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Long-lost Love Letters
reading those words again
aloud
to myself
I cannot help but cry
and laugh
inconsolably
the feeling that
spreads
all over
like getting high off
second-hand
smoke
I wish I could just
hear
your voice
or feel your lips
against my
neck
just one last time.
aloud
to myself
I cannot help but cry
and laugh
inconsolably
the feeling that
spreads
all over
like getting high off
second-hand
smoke
I wish I could just
hear
your voice
or feel your lips
against my
neck
just one last time.
#relationships
#lover
#separation
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Stay in Bed (With Me)
those easy Sunday mornings
my fingers raking through messy hair
caressing down soft skin
the TV idly on just to create some sound
drowning out the gentle sighs and purrs
these days they are
better spent on my own
writing something new and uplifting
reminding myself of the Goddess I am
or used to be
'I will make breakfast'
'I have to pick something up in the morning'
'You can stay in bed if you want'
how nice of you
to let me rest some more
pining for your hands all over me
...
my fingers raking through messy hair
caressing down soft skin
the TV idly on just to create some sound
drowning out the gentle sighs and purrs
these days they are
better spent on my own
writing something new and uplifting
reminding myself of the Goddess I am
or used to be
'I will make breakfast'
'I have to pick something up in the morning'
'You can stay in bed if you want'
how nice of you
to let me rest some more
pining for your hands all over me
...
#rejection
#relationships
#honesty
#disappointment
#sensual
459 reads
13 Comments
You, Me & My Anxiety
i suppose when you said you like
your women complex
and 'with a little something extra'
you didn't mean
a two for one deal
i suppose i am
'a whole lot of woman'
in a whole lot
of ways
i suppose if you seek
someone with 'personality'
you're in luck with me
some would say I have plenty
i know this wasn't
the sort of steamy threesome
you may have had on your mind
i'm sorry
your women complex
and 'with a little something extra'
you didn't mean
a two for one deal
i suppose i am
'a whole lot of woman'
in a whole lot
of ways
i suppose if you seek
someone with 'personality'
you're in luck with me
some would say I have plenty
i know this wasn't
the sort of steamy threesome
you may have had on your mind
i'm sorry
#anxiety
#love
#depression #relationships
#depression #relationships
556 reads
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Another Morning Haiku
sluggish morning light
rekindling our energy
wake up, beautiful
rekindling our energy
wake up, beautiful
#morning
#peace
#haiku #uplifting
#haiku #uplifting
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Morning Haiku
old coffee stains
each one gracelessly fashioned
faded by the sun
each one gracelessly fashioned
faded by the sun
#haiku
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