Submissions by eswaller
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I have been writing poetry since middle school and it has stuck with me since then. I tend to write about real life situations and everything in between.
Every Reason to Love
It was when he truly looked at me that I knew
I was falling head over heels for him. It is not
About the person who makes you feel butterflies
In your stomach, but about the one person who
Calms your heart and spirit. It was when the knot
In my mind became untangled and my dark skies
Became light again. I felt it right there in my bones
That he is my person. He is the reason I can breathe
And become myself all over again. It is not never about
The person who broke my heart, but the sharp stones
That become loosened as there is...
I was falling head over heels for him. It is not
About the person who makes you feel butterflies
In your stomach, but about the one person who
Calms your heart and spirit. It was when the knot
In my mind became untangled and my dark skies
Became light again. I felt it right there in my bones
That he is my person. He is the reason I can breathe
And become myself all over again. It is not never about
The person who broke my heart, but the sharp stones
That become loosened as there is...
#love
#romantic
#FallingInLove
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5 Comments
Girl Power
My dear, I see the pain and suffering in your eyes,
But you are the movers and shakers of the world.
You are the reason why I have the blood running in
My strong veins. Your pain is my pain and the guys?
They do not know what it is like to hold the curled
Words and watch them disappear into thick skin
So no one else sees their wounds. You are a warrior
And goddess no one else can ever become. Through
And through you are tough like leather. Like a star
You shine. You are becoming a healer and worrier
Because that is what the generations...
But you are the movers and shakers of the world.
You are the reason why I have the blood running in
My strong veins. Your pain is my pain and the guys?
They do not know what it is like to hold the curled
Words and watch them disappear into thick skin
So no one else sees their wounds. You are a warrior
And goddess no one else can ever become. Through
And through you are tough like leather. Like a star
You shine. You are becoming a healer and worrier
Because that is what the generations...
#women
#power
#feminism
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2 Comments
Blooming Butterfly
From the cocoon she grows
Into something big, lovely,
Bold and majestic. She shows
Us that life is about recovery
And surviving through any
Storm. How I want to be like
Her, flying and even with many
People doubting her despite
Her strength – she conquers all.
She breaks through every wall.
Into something big, lovely,
Bold and majestic. She shows
Us that life is about recovery
And surviving through any
Storm. How I want to be like
Her, flying and even with many
People doubting her despite
Her strength – she conquers all.
She breaks through every wall.
#strength
#butterfly
#nature
95 reads
10 Comments
Embedded in Nature
Forever sequoia as I keep myself wrapped around
Your tree branches. You keep me protected when
I want a break from reality. Without any sounds
You lift me up when I am down. Deep in my skin
You are embedded and remain there. A reminder
To myself that there is simplicity in every breath.
There is simplicity in being much gentler and kinder
To the earth and trees that give us both life and death.
Your tree branches. You keep me protected when
I want a break from reality. Without any sounds
You lift me up when I am down. Deep in my skin
You are embedded and remain there. A reminder
To myself that there is simplicity in every breath.
There is simplicity in being much gentler and kinder
To the earth and trees that give us both life and death.
#trees
#nature
70 reads
3 Comments
A World of Possibilites
We were nothing more than friends,
But something shifted for us that
Night. It is like being in a dark room
And then someone turns on the light.
Suddenly I see every possibility with
You and us. We do not know the ends,
Only all the beginnings and all the paths
We travel on. When the flowers bloom
We cannot stop them. As we take flight
Above the scene it is like the wordsmith
In me finally stays quiet and enjoys every
Moment with you. Within your embrace
I feel safe and secure. With every kiss and
Laugh I feel more at...
But something shifted for us that
Night. It is like being in a dark room
And then someone turns on the light.
Suddenly I see every possibility with
You and us. We do not know the ends,
Only all the beginnings and all the paths
We travel on. When the flowers bloom
We cannot stop them. As we take flight
Above the scene it is like the wordsmith
In me finally stays quiet and enjoys every
Moment with you. Within your embrace
I feel safe and secure. With every kiss and
Laugh I feel more at...
#happiness
#hope
#dating
146 reads
3 Comments
Love as a One-Way Street
We were like embers in the night sky
Burning bright only for us to see, but
How is it that our signals got tangled?
In hindsight you were the wrong guy
For I wanted to get you out of the rut
You were stuck in while you handled
Me like a dynamite stick… too damn
Cautious and shut down a possibility
To rekindle what we lost in the fire.
You wanted to move on as I slammed
The door closed. I take no responsibility
For your happiness as I have no desire
To love someone who stopped loving
Me in return. You got...
Burning bright only for us to see, but
How is it that our signals got tangled?
In hindsight you were the wrong guy
For I wanted to get you out of the rut
You were stuck in while you handled
Me like a dynamite stick… too damn
Cautious and shut down a possibility
To rekindle what we lost in the fire.
You wanted to move on as I slammed
The door closed. I take no responsibility
For your happiness as I have no desire
To love someone who stopped loving
Me in return. You got...
#heartbroken
#MovingOn
105 reads
2 Comments
Forgiveness
I am sorry… the words that are dripping
From the mouth that should taste sweet
Like honey, but in the heart they taste like
Blood, full of copper and salt. Do you truly
Mean those simple words or are you tripping
Over false words and promises? Your feet
Carry you to the ocean where you dislike
The waves, but drowning in your newly
Found duty to be honest with yourself and
Those you hurt should mean something.
How can you live with yourself when you
Can feel the flames on your skin? How can
You forgive others when you cannot...
From the mouth that should taste sweet
Like honey, but in the heart they taste like
Blood, full of copper and salt. Do you truly
Mean those simple words or are you tripping
Over false words and promises? Your feet
Carry you to the ocean where you dislike
The waves, but drowning in your newly
Found duty to be honest with yourself and
Those you hurt should mean something.
How can you live with yourself when you
Can feel the flames on your skin? How can
You forgive others when you cannot...
#regret
#ImSorry
#forgiveness
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2 Comments
Ode to Sea Otters
I am floating down the river-bend
And the water is my own kingdom.
Rocks are my tools and I have wisdom
In cracking shells. I swim with my friend
And companion with no worries. There
Is no destination in life. Just breathing air.
And the water is my own kingdom.
Rocks are my tools and I have wisdom
In cracking shells. I swim with my friend
And companion with no worries. There
Is no destination in life. Just breathing air.
#animals
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2 Comments
Saying Goodbye
How can I say goodbye to the guy who
Had my heart in the palm of his hand?
I wanted to follow him into the dark, but
I had to protect my happiness and light.
He was one of the few people who knew
Me inside and out. He always planned
Out our life like constellations, but I shut
Him out even when light faded to night
And I wanted to remember all the good
Memories. He is not my future and is not
The one who has my soul anymore. I tried
To forget him like a song on repeat. How
Can I forget someone who understood ...
Had my heart in the palm of his hand?
I wanted to follow him into the dark, but
I had to protect my happiness and light.
He was one of the few people who knew
Me inside and out. He always planned
Out our life like constellations, but I shut
Him out even when light faded to night
And I wanted to remember all the good
Memories. He is not my future and is not
The one who has my soul anymore. I tried
To forget him like a song on repeat. How
Can I forget someone who understood ...
#MovingOn
#acceptance
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Losing Me
I thought that losing you would really hurt me,
But it was when I lost myself, piece by piece
That ended up hurting the most because people
Can come and go, but I could never get another
Me. I know deep down there is no magical key
Or solution to getting rid of every single crease
That built me from scratch. Your loss was lethal
Like a bullet to the heart, but mine was what other
Words could not describe… bottomless and little
Hope to remain intact. Even after the dark and
Gloomy days ended there was a real chance for
Hope,...
But it was when I lost myself, piece by piece
That ended up hurting the most because people
Can come and go, but I could never get another
Me. I know deep down there is no magical key
Or solution to getting rid of every single crease
That built me from scratch. Your loss was lethal
Like a bullet to the heart, but mine was what other
Words could not describe… bottomless and little
Hope to remain intact. Even after the dark and
Gloomy days ended there was a real chance for
Hope,...
#breakup
#SelfReflection
#FeelingLost
284 reads
3 Comments
Being Alone In This World
What are you most afraid of?
Being alone I replied. Why?
Because I could be surrounded
By people yet still feel alone.
People can give me all their love
Yet they do not see the tears I cry.
I can be stable and be well grounded
Yet the dirt and every single stone
Beneath my feet may give and no
One would care. Give up your fears,
But how can I trust everyone when
They give me no reason to be free?
Maybe I am afraid of losing my glow
And to be dull. It is losing the years
I spent building myself with the pen...
Being alone I replied. Why?
Because I could be surrounded
By people yet still feel alone.
People can give me all their love
Yet they do not see the tears I cry.
I can be stable and be well grounded
Yet the dirt and every single stone
Beneath my feet may give and no
One would care. Give up your fears,
But how can I trust everyone when
They give me no reason to be free?
Maybe I am afraid of losing my glow
And to be dull. It is losing the years
I spent building myself with the pen...
#fear
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Drowning
I am drowning in your love, but you are
Not there to pull me in closer and assure
Me that everything is going to be okay.
I am in way over my head as there is no star
To guide me to the shore. There is an allure
To the water that calls my name. The rays
Of sunshine disappear beneath the waves
As I am now drowning without you to save
Me like you always do. Just keep swimming.
But what if I cannot do this anymore?
Because just simply surviving is not enough
Anymore. The unspoken eyes brimming
With unshed tears...
Not there to pull me in closer and assure
Me that everything is going to be okay.
I am in way over my head as there is no star
To guide me to the shore. There is an allure
To the water that calls my name. The rays
Of sunshine disappear beneath the waves
As I am now drowning without you to save
Me like you always do. Just keep swimming.
But what if I cannot do this anymore?
Because just simply surviving is not enough
Anymore. The unspoken eyes brimming
With unshed tears...
#sadness
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2 Comments
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