Submissions by eccentricity (ssm)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
'All of the people in the whole world – no matter how dull and boring they are on the outside. Inside them they've all got unimaginable, maginificent,wonderful,stupid,amazing worlds … not just one world. Hundreds of them.Thousands, maybe.'-neil gaimen
SELF POEM
Published
29th Mar 2021 8:21am
29th Mar 2021 8:21am
Mind and I
He asks, “What are you thinking?”
I dig deep into the recesses of my mind.
Leave me to it,
In the silence it gets too loud.
Overbearing, all consuming.
I can’t make it stop.
My feet seem to be tied to weights underwater,
Nothing seems to keep me afloat.
I speak,but I am screaming.
I smile but I am choking.
My mind fields are minefields,
My eyes,vacant.
I am here and halfway there.
The mind is powerful,it can lift you up to heights you have never measured before
And drop you,in an...
I dig deep into the recesses of my mind.
Leave me to it,
In the silence it gets too loud.
Overbearing, all consuming.
I can’t make it stop.
My feet seem to be tied to weights underwater,
Nothing seems to keep me afloat.
I speak,but I am screaming.
I smile but I am choking.
My mind fields are minefields,
My eyes,vacant.
I am here and halfway there.
The mind is powerful,it can lift you up to heights you have never measured before
And drop you,in an...
#anxiety
#MentalHealth
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4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
3rd Jan 2019 7:37am
3rd Jan 2019 7:37am
Kiss
Warm embrace
Arms twisted.
From touch to heavy breathing.
Short breaths.
Slowly fading into black.
Eyes in disconcerting paralysis.
Until they meet.
Holding the gaze
Captivating the mind, body, and soul.
Until the lips brush against each other
Mouth to mouth
Soul to soul
From me to you.
My mind is melting.
Melted.
Pouring in and pouring out.
Your mind is my mind
Devouring each other.
See how perfectly my face fits in the clasps of your hands.
Your warm hands.
Warmth. ...
Arms twisted.
From touch to heavy breathing.
Short breaths.
Slowly fading into black.
Eyes in disconcerting paralysis.
Until they meet.
Holding the gaze
Captivating the mind, body, and soul.
Until the lips brush against each other
Mouth to mouth
Soul to soul
From me to you.
My mind is melting.
Melted.
Pouring in and pouring out.
Your mind is my mind
Devouring each other.
See how perfectly my face fits in the clasps of your hands.
Your warm hands.
Warmth. ...
#love
#lust
#breakup #passion
#breakup #passion
708 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
2nd Jan 2019 5:45am
2nd Jan 2019 5:45am
Home
Withered feathers
as they traverse through the landscape
Together, build a home
Of uncertainty.
Nesting memories
in abstract bliss.
At dusk
In their own separate ways,
Retire into oblivion.
-SSM
as they traverse through the landscape
Together, build a home
Of uncertainty.
Nesting memories
in abstract bliss.
At dusk
In their own separate ways,
Retire into oblivion.
-SSM
#love
#memories
#nostalgia
454 reads
5 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
21st Dec 2016 4:53pm
21st Dec 2016 4:53pm
Quarter life Nihilist
She's an insomniac
In a constant state of disconcerting paralysis.
She can hide her inner demons well.
Unleash them to devour your soul.
She is self assured
But,is breaking on the inside.
She is self indulgent.
And fortunately,she doesn't hate you.
Age seems to catch up on her.
Making her doubt the very purpose of her existence.
Her curiosity seeks out the unknown
Love,to her, is confining,it would be convenient for her to believe so.
A realisation dawns upon her
She is nothing but a speck of...
In a constant state of disconcerting paralysis.
She can hide her inner demons well.
Unleash them to devour your soul.
She is self assured
But,is breaking on the inside.
She is self indulgent.
And fortunately,she doesn't hate you.
Age seems to catch up on her.
Making her doubt the very purpose of her existence.
Her curiosity seeks out the unknown
Love,to her, is confining,it would be convenient for her to believe so.
A realisation dawns upon her
She is nothing but a speck of...
578 reads
0 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
11th May 2014 7:31pm
11th May 2014 7:31pm
Untitled
the obscurity of your affection
the undeniable pain
is just a mirage,
deceptive,conceited and shallow.
forlorn,you desire empathy
your overwhelming deluded self
shy away child
disappear for a while,won't you?..
the undeniable pain
is just a mirage,
deceptive,conceited and shallow.
forlorn,you desire empathy
your overwhelming deluded self
shy away child
disappear for a while,won't you?..
659 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
4th Mar 2014 5:47pm
4th Mar 2014 5:47pm
Note to Self
Unapologetic
Klutz.
I'd be the awkward silence
the shadow in the light.
That is where I am most comfortable
That is where I am most profound
I am the echoes that get lost in space
I may not keep up with time
I am the void..
Obnoxious
Paranoid
Obsessive
Pessimistic
But here I am
Waiting
Wanting
Wishing.
Klutz.
I'd be the awkward silence
the shadow in the light.
That is where I am most comfortable
That is where I am most profound
I am the echoes that get lost in space
I may not keep up with time
I am the void..
Obnoxious
Paranoid
Obsessive
Pessimistic
But here I am
Waiting
Wanting
Wishing.
717 reads
2 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
3rd Mar 2014 5:52pm
3rd Mar 2014 5:52pm
Wanderlust
4am
the night isn't over yet
the day hasn't begun
And here we are
waiting for the last train to appear
endless conversations
some revelations
some absolutely meaningless ushers
Our topics constantly shifting
with our drifting minds trying to keep up with the
speed of the train.
Even the long pauses seem natural
Befitting even.
We traveled for miles
with no track of time
Traveled without any destination
and ended up getting lost eventually..
But i don't mind it
as long as we can travel for...
the night isn't over yet
the day hasn't begun
And here we are
waiting for the last train to appear
endless conversations
some revelations
some absolutely meaningless ushers
Our topics constantly shifting
with our drifting minds trying to keep up with the
speed of the train.
Even the long pauses seem natural
Befitting even.
We traveled for miles
with no track of time
Traveled without any destination
and ended up getting lost eventually..
But i don't mind it
as long as we can travel for...
768 reads
6 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
17th Nov 2013 3:06pm
17th Nov 2013 3:06pm
An Image
I had an image of you in my head
I was a nervous wreck
I was lost,struggled to find myself
You pulled me together
I had an image of you in my head.
You told me about your endless encounters
About how love was a priority to you.
Although how I imagined you back then spelt differently.
You were a pompous intellectual,indifferent to emotions.
I envied your maturity,feared your moods even;
Oh!my image of you was quite distorted,wasn't it?
The image of you...
I never asked for too much
Infact,I could care less
I just enjoyed our...
I was a nervous wreck
I was lost,struggled to find myself
You pulled me together
I had an image of you in my head.
You told me about your endless encounters
About how love was a priority to you.
Although how I imagined you back then spelt differently.
You were a pompous intellectual,indifferent to emotions.
I envied your maturity,feared your moods even;
Oh!my image of you was quite distorted,wasn't it?
The image of you...
I never asked for too much
Infact,I could care less
I just enjoyed our...
938 reads
2 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
1st Mar 2013 10:14am
1st Mar 2013 10:14am
The Faulty time slip
I was looking for meandering experiences
something new
Then I came back to reality
Who am I
What have I been doing all these years
I've come to a standstill
unable to move forward
Unable to think
THINK.
NO it isn't working
All that felt important,
is losing its significance.
Still basking on my past glories
Too paranoid to move ahead.
What was it that I desired,again?!
I'm forgetting.
FORGOTTEN.
See how time messes with my brain
It's leaving me behind mercilessly!
I'm stuck in this...
something new
Then I came back to reality
Who am I
What have I been doing all these years
I've come to a standstill
unable to move forward
Unable to think
THINK.
NO it isn't working
All that felt important,
is losing its significance.
Still basking on my past glories
Too paranoid to move ahead.
What was it that I desired,again?!
I'm forgetting.
FORGOTTEN.
See how time messes with my brain
It's leaving me behind mercilessly!
I'm stuck in this...
663 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
1st Mar 2013 9:47am
1st Mar 2013 9:47am
A eulogy.
I cannot cry.
cannot make a sound.
In disarray I am
Hollow.
Too afraid to emote
vulnerable to agony
An empty shell
detached.
When words fail me
The expressionless,cold self takes over
I'm in chaos.
I feel the cold stares of the people around me
dressed in black for this solemn occasion
Lying in front of me is my soul
The hollow empty shell
For my soul that rests so peacefully on the ground
This is my eulogy.
cannot make a sound.
In disarray I am
Hollow.
Too afraid to emote
vulnerable to agony
An empty shell
detached.
When words fail me
The expressionless,cold self takes over
I'm in chaos.
I feel the cold stares of the people around me
dressed in black for this solemn occasion
Lying in front of me is my soul
The hollow empty shell
For my soul that rests so peacefully on the ground
This is my eulogy.
730 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
22nd Jul 2012 10:27am
22nd Jul 2012 10:27am
Shroud of Frost
Estranged
Beautiful,nostalgic
Weary of its belongings
Like the leaves of a wilting tree
Unearthed
Stoic
Frozen
An upheaval of emotions
And yet..hollow
What is this place?!
that cannot be reminiscent of its past glories?
A distant warm memory
That now lies in a shroud of frost...
Beautiful,nostalgic
Weary of its belongings
Like the leaves of a wilting tree
Unearthed
Stoic
Frozen
An upheaval of emotions
And yet..hollow
What is this place?!
that cannot be reminiscent of its past glories?
A distant warm memory
That now lies in a shroud of frost...
733 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
19th Apr 2012 8:00pm
19th Apr 2012 8:00pm
Triviality
Dark blue spreads across the sky
For the dispersion of light,
I simply await.
I'm truly mystified
Always looking for directions to run
but those exit signs never come
The light seems uneasy now
Have I wished for something
whose beauty now becomes a burden?
Knowing you,is all I ever wanted.
YOU!fascinate me
Inspire me
Absurd yet
You will never know me
Ironical yet.
You will never notice....
This,the shallow waters dissapoint me
Even trying seems insignificant .
Don't come too close for it makes me vulnerable...
For the dispersion of light,
I simply await.
I'm truly mystified
Always looking for directions to run
but those exit signs never come
The light seems uneasy now
Have I wished for something
whose beauty now becomes a burden?
Knowing you,is all I ever wanted.
YOU!fascinate me
Inspire me
Absurd yet
You will never know me
Ironical yet.
You will never notice....
This,the shallow waters dissapoint me
Even trying seems insignificant .
Don't come too close for it makes me vulnerable...
668 reads
0 Comments
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