Submissions by elsiesan
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
"A poem's Signature is the unique ability of the author to strike fire." elsiesan
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Mar 2025 1:27am
21st Mar 2025 1:27am
Defense Mechanism vs. Explanation Mechanism
I get offended
When accused
Of being defensive
My opinion,
On defense mechanism
Is that it is an
Explanation mechanism.
Defense goes up
When it seems
You won’t even listen
You say you hear
I say you do not hear, Hear
Rather, you turn your cheek
To my offering of my
Explaining the me of me.
Always been detailed oriented
It’s who I am, it’s part of me.
I pound my chest
Try to get point across
Voice in earnest tone
Of just listen for once.
So, rather than
Defense accusations ...
When accused
Of being defensive
My opinion,
On defense mechanism
Is that it is an
Explanation mechanism.
Defense goes up
When it seems
You won’t even listen
You say you hear
I say you do not hear, Hear
Rather, you turn your cheek
To my offering of my
Explaining the me of me.
Always been detailed oriented
It’s who I am, it’s part of me.
I pound my chest
Try to get point across
Voice in earnest tone
Of just listen for once.
So, rather than
Defense accusations ...
#dialogue
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2 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
17th Mar 2025 1:13am
17th Mar 2025 1:13am
Tantalizing
Softly moving
Summer's breeze
Blowing through my crown
Skipping lightly over my skin
My body shudders
As the hairs on my body
Are electrified by a chill
That sneaked up on me.
I look around
I cannot see anyone
So I continue sauntering
Down the lane.
My lover comes to mind
For a moment...
I become lost in the thoughts
Of our affair
Of our non-affair, affair
Of how close we were
Of losing myself within
Of the pain and suffering
When a love affair becomes extinct.
I...
Summer's breeze
Blowing through my crown
Skipping lightly over my skin
My body shudders
As the hairs on my body
Are electrified by a chill
That sneaked up on me.
I look around
I cannot see anyone
So I continue sauntering
Down the lane.
My lover comes to mind
For a moment...
I become lost in the thoughts
Of our affair
Of our non-affair, affair
Of how close we were
Of losing myself within
Of the pain and suffering
When a love affair becomes extinct.
I...
#despair
#heartbroken
#relationships
#romantic
#sex
211 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
17th Mar 2025 00:52am
17th Mar 2025 00:52am
Linger Upon the Page
A crisp 54° on this
1st day of July, 2024.
I linger upon the page
Waiting for my lover
To come creeping
Along the paper's edge
To warm me.
1st day of July, 2024.
I linger upon the page
Waiting for my lover
To come creeping
Along the paper's edge
To warm me.
#love
#romantic
96 reads
3 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
26th Feb 2024 5:32am
26th Feb 2024 5:32am
ONCE lovers...
Do you think,
We could have a visit soon?
I hate to even ask,
Or feel like I am begging
It is such a strain.
Once lovers, sadness
Now permeates my being,
From my hair down to my knees
A knife to the heart
Of where we were,
And, where we are now.
How did it happen?
Not even a friend, am I.
All the love,
All the spoken and written words
Are now an all-consuming ache
In the middle of my chest.
I thought for sure, this time was it.
Our bodies, our minds, and our spirits
Took...
We could have a visit soon?
I hate to even ask,
Or feel like I am begging
It is such a strain.
Once lovers, sadness
Now permeates my being,
From my hair down to my knees
A knife to the heart
Of where we were,
And, where we are now.
How did it happen?
Not even a friend, am I.
All the love,
All the spoken and written words
Are now an all-consuming ache
In the middle of my chest.
I thought for sure, this time was it.
Our bodies, our minds, and our spirits
Took...
#sadness
#love
#heartbroken
#sensual
#passion
449 reads
18 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
21st Jan 2024 10:44pm
21st Jan 2024 10:44pm
Dwindling dreams
On the wings of time
When dwindling dreams
In the twilight
Of time and years,
When reflections in the mirror
Tell the true story,
I oft feel a huge failure
Seeking that which can never be
Not wanting to face the reality
Of life, of who I am
Of what could have been
Of what can never be.
When dwindling dreams
In the twilight
Of time and years,
When reflections in the mirror
Tell the true story,
I oft feel a huge failure
Seeking that which can never be
Not wanting to face the reality
Of life, of who I am
Of what could have been
Of what can never be.
#sadness
#regret
#romantic
#dreams
#disappointment
330 reads
11 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
21st Jan 2024 9:12pm
21st Jan 2024 9:12pm
Living Alone In a Relationship
Living alone in a relationship
Not something I envisioned
You living there, me here
Is great sometimes
But not great most times
At least it wasn't for me.
I missed you here
I missed sitting next to you
I missed touching you
I missed us.
I don't understand why
It was so horrible
For you living in my home.
You did tell me several times
You really did not
Want me touching you.
So I sort of said
Ok, well then ok.
Fuck it.
I got really good
At masturbating.
...
Not something I envisioned
You living there, me here
Is great sometimes
But not great most times
At least it wasn't for me.
I missed you here
I missed sitting next to you
I missed touching you
I missed us.
I don't understand why
It was so horrible
For you living in my home.
You did tell me several times
You really did not
Want me touching you.
So I sort of said
Ok, well then ok.
Fuck it.
I got really good
At masturbating.
...
#love
#regret
#relationships #breakup
#relationships #breakup
391 reads
10 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
29th Oct 2023 3:06pm
29th Oct 2023 3:06pm
Wishing and Hoping
"Wishing and hoping
Is like screaming
In your head to
No one and nothing."
Is like screaming
In your head to
No one and nothing."
#sadness
#anxiety
#loneliness
#heartbroken
#disappointment
377 reads
11 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
7th Oct 2023 00:07am
7th Oct 2023 00:07am
Unquenchable Thirst
Feeling sad
Your touch, your desire
Is active twice, maybe thrice a month
Is not enough.
An unquenchable thirst
Starving for touch
Want to feel your warmth.
You start and stop short.
Am left with me
Taking care of myself.
Our breakthrough, a while back
So encouraging
Deep and beautiful,
It too has subsided.
Another short-lived growth spurt
Turned sour.
Where does
That leave us?
In separate worlds...
Here I am again
Masturbation for self-relief
Cannot replace
My desperate need
To...
Your touch, your desire
Is active twice, maybe thrice a month
Is not enough.
An unquenchable thirst
Starving for touch
Want to feel your warmth.
You start and stop short.
Am left with me
Taking care of myself.
Our breakthrough, a while back
So encouraging
Deep and beautiful,
It too has subsided.
Another short-lived growth spurt
Turned sour.
Where does
That leave us?
In separate worlds...
Here I am again
Masturbation for self-relief
Cannot replace
My desperate need
To...
#sadness
#heartbroken
#sex
#disappointment
#emptiness
399 reads
13 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
6th Oct 2023 9:31pm
6th Oct 2023 9:31pm
Box
Sometimes I feel like
I'm in a box
I cannot maneuver
I cannot break free
Smothered in my own hypocrisy
Of who I am in reality
Wrestling from within
Trying to be something
I simply cannot be.
Golden years...
A euphemism for declining years
At times I feel used
Seems no purpose to carry on
Living a life of feeble mindedness
Is not for me.
Maybe the box is where
I should maintain
Am hidden away
No one can see the real me
The seething hate I clothe myself in
I haven't a chance to be...
I'm in a box
I cannot maneuver
I cannot break free
Smothered in my own hypocrisy
Of who I am in reality
Wrestling from within
Trying to be something
I simply cannot be.
Golden years...
A euphemism for declining years
At times I feel used
Seems no purpose to carry on
Living a life of feeble mindedness
Is not for me.
Maybe the box is where
I should maintain
Am hidden away
No one can see the real me
The seething hate I clothe myself in
I haven't a chance to be...
#sadness
#depression
#aging
#emptiness
#SelfWorth
317 reads
3 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
10th Oct 2022 3:49pm
10th Oct 2022 3:49pm
Drug Addiction Moved-In
There is darkness
I cannot see
I thought I would be ok
But I am not
Incredible sadness
I hate myself
I hate who I am
I hate who I am not
I hate myself
Just vacate the premises
Just want to be done
Tired of crying
Can barely get out of bed
Gaining weight
Depression in my DNA
Can barely take care of myself
Don't know what to do
Where to turn
I'm stuck
Not in control anymore
Drug addiction has moved
Into my home and has all but
Moved me out
I want my home back
I want my life...
I cannot see
I thought I would be ok
But I am not
Incredible sadness
I hate myself
I hate who I am
I hate who I am not
I hate myself
Just vacate the premises
Just want to be done
Tired of crying
Can barely get out of bed
Gaining weight
Depression in my DNA
Can barely take care of myself
Don't know what to do
Where to turn
I'm stuck
Not in control anymore
Drug addiction has moved
Into my home and has all but
Moved me out
I want my home back
I want my life...
#sadness
#drugs
#addiction
#MentalHealth
#vulnerability
825 reads
12 Comments
DRUGS POEM
Published
10th Oct 2022 3:29pm
10th Oct 2022 3:29pm
Dead to Me
Count me as dead to you
You have broken me
Not sure i will be able
To overcome this one.
I birthed you
I loved you
Now I hate you.
I'm just sick about this
Can't stop crying
You have broke me
Bridges are burning
You are on the other side
You will not be able
To get back home again.
You sicken me
Do not call me
Do not think of me
As your mother any more
I do not want to be
A mother to you
You will not ever be
Anything worth keeping
You are a useless
Human being
That fine...
You have broken me
Not sure i will be able
To overcome this one.
I birthed you
I loved you
Now I hate you.
I'm just sick about this
Can't stop crying
You have broke me
Bridges are burning
You are on the other side
You will not be able
To get back home again.
You sicken me
Do not call me
Do not think of me
As your mother any more
I do not want to be
A mother to you
You will not ever be
Anything worth keeping
You are a useless
Human being
That fine...
#anger
#heartbroken
#drugs
#despair
#disappointment
525 reads
2 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
24th Aug 2022 2:22pm
24th Aug 2022 2:22pm
Wrecking Ball Politics
I am so sad right now
I am so mad right now
I am so hurt right now
Why is it a minority
Of people in USA
Are governing our actions
Taking away our rights
At this moment
I fucking hate
The USA
I hate what is happening
In my beloved country
I'm embarrassed to say
I am an American
I used to love this country
I used to be proud of it
Now, I can't even fly
My country's flag
As I, an American
No longer own it
It belongs to those who would
Tear our country apart
Just to be in power ...
I am so mad right now
I am so hurt right now
Why is it a minority
Of people in USA
Are governing our actions
Taking away our rights
At this moment
I fucking hate
The USA
I hate what is happening
In my beloved country
I'm embarrassed to say
I am an American
I used to love this country
I used to be proud of it
Now, I can't even fly
My country's flag
As I, an American
No longer own it
It belongs to those who would
Tear our country apart
Just to be in power ...
#sadness
#politics
#freedom
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6 Comments
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