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.
Everlasting Grace
Darling, I always want to live with grace
And forgiveness in my heart even when
The apology is not given. I am in a place
To be living and starting all over again.
Darling, I have been in a place of being
Able to accept everyone’s past mistakes.
I am no longer running away or fleeing
From the pain and hurt. Someone flakes
Out on you or will make you really mad,
And you make the best out of it, no matter
What happens in life. Nobody can be a bad
Person willfully. We have all made a splatter
And a mess out of things in our highly...
And forgiveness in my heart even when
The apology is not given. I am in a place
To be living and starting all over again.
Darling, I have been in a place of being
Able to accept everyone’s past mistakes.
I am no longer running away or fleeing
From the pain and hurt. Someone flakes
Out on you or will make you really mad,
And you make the best out of it, no matter
What happens in life. Nobody can be a bad
Person willfully. We have all made a splatter
And a mess out of things in our highly...
#peace
523 reads
6 Comments
Seeing You In Hell
We were not ready to take the next step
Because we were too afraid looking over
Our shoulders. Darling, your bad rep
Was becoming unlucky like a clover
And was following right behind us
Constantly. There was all this tension
Permeating the air. I was too tired to fuss
And fight over girls who had your attention
More than I did. Other people mattered
More to you and I hated everything blue.
I would rather have everything shattered
All over the floor rather than trying to
Fix the unfixable. You never knew or
Cared to know that it...
Because we were too afraid looking over
Our shoulders. Darling, your bad rep
Was becoming unlucky like a clover
And was following right behind us
Constantly. There was all this tension
Permeating the air. I was too tired to fuss
And fight over girls who had your attention
More than I did. Other people mattered
More to you and I hated everything blue.
I would rather have everything shattered
All over the floor rather than trying to
Fix the unfixable. You never knew or
Cared to know that it...
#hell
#philosophical
556 reads
8 Comments
When There Is a We
One day, I want there to be a “us” and “we.”
Darling, I want more than just wearing your t-
Shirt. I want your name and just being with
You. Darling, I want to be the wordsmith
That comes out when no one is around to
Hear because what I have to say is for you
And your ears only. I wish there was a day
On which I wish I could declare and say
How much I love you without being afraid
To say it at all. You are more than my spade
Of hearts because you are always my king
And there is always going to be something
In your eyes...
Darling, I want more than just wearing your t-
Shirt. I want your name and just being with
You. Darling, I want to be the wordsmith
That comes out when no one is around to
Hear because what I have to say is for you
And your ears only. I wish there was a day
On which I wish I could declare and say
How much I love you without being afraid
To say it at all. You are more than my spade
Of hearts because you are always my king
And there is always going to be something
In your eyes...
#FallingInLove
571 reads
4 Comments
Refused to Be Silenced
Be quiet because you do not know what you are saying.
It is like someone constantly telling you to stop praying
To a god that you believe in. Do not be silenced by those
Who say that you cannot voice your opinion. You rose
To the occasion. You were taught to speak your mind
Because that is how you were raised. You cannot bind
Your ideas and beliefs to someone else. Do not let
Others to tell you to be quiet because it is a threat
To society and what you have to say does not matter.
Do not be afraid to speak and let your voice splatter ...
It is like someone constantly telling you to stop praying
To a god that you believe in. Do not be silenced by those
Who say that you cannot voice your opinion. You rose
To the occasion. You were taught to speak your mind
Because that is how you were raised. You cannot bind
Your ideas and beliefs to someone else. Do not let
Others to tell you to be quiet because it is a threat
To society and what you have to say does not matter.
Do not be afraid to speak and let your voice splatter ...
#anger
#strength
#rejection #identity
#rejection #identity
564 reads
2 Comments
Heavy Depression Excerpt - Visual Poem
#depression
#dark
#LifeStruggles
#confessional
#TruthOfLife
2859 reads
2 Comments
The Complete Truth
Darling, you look into my green eyes… they may try
To mesmerize you, but if you look way deeper they
Hold the honest truth. You may try to hide and cry,
But if you cannot handle it then why did you stay?
The truth holds up the mirror because all the lies
Are hidden and they make you feel like you weigh
A thousand pounds. All of those pretty little sighs
Got nothing on the truth that is trying to get out
And spill all over you like blood. Your disguise
That you try to wear like second skin is about
To get smashed into...
To mesmerize you, but if you look way deeper they
Hold the honest truth. You may try to hide and cry,
But if you cannot handle it then why did you stay?
The truth holds up the mirror because all the lies
Are hidden and they make you feel like you weigh
A thousand pounds. All of those pretty little sighs
Got nothing on the truth that is trying to get out
And spill all over you like blood. Your disguise
That you try to wear like second skin is about
To get smashed into...
#rejection
#breakup
#secrets
551 reads
6 Comments
Facing Intimacy
Intimacy is like learning how to ride a bike. You fall,
But then you get up and try again. You hit the wall
When you are afraid and terrified of being in that
Intimacy all alone. You are always afraid to go splat
Against the sidewalk when no one is there to share
That with you. When you show yourself and care
Too much, that is always when you hurt the most.
You are terrified that people will constantly ghost
On you and disappear. You are constantly afraid
To be in these feelings and emotions that cascade
On you, while feeling lonely. You have...
But then you get up and try again. You hit the wall
When you are afraid and terrified of being in that
Intimacy all alone. You are always afraid to go splat
Against the sidewalk when no one is there to share
That with you. When you show yourself and care
Too much, that is always when you hurt the most.
You are terrified that people will constantly ghost
On you and disappear. You are constantly afraid
To be in these feelings and emotions that cascade
On you, while feeling lonely. You have...
#love
#lust
#lover
#FallingInLove
#crush
567 reads
2 Comments
Heavy Depression
It is like a dark cloud is hanging over your head.
It becomes harder to pull yourself out of bed
Every day. Just when you think you get better
That is when it clings to you like a thick sweater,
Trying to suffocate you and pull you back into
The shadows where it lives. It is a battle you
Can never always win. Just when you think
You won is when it will find a way to sink
Into you like thorns, claws, and talons.
It is like you are drowning in water gallons
Deep and with no life preserver in sight.
It is like you are too afraid...
It becomes harder to pull yourself out of bed
Every day. Just when you think you get better
That is when it clings to you like a thick sweater,
Trying to suffocate you and pull you back into
The shadows where it lives. It is a battle you
Can never always win. Just when you think
You won is when it will find a way to sink
Into you like thorns, claws, and talons.
It is like you are drowning in water gallons
Deep and with no life preserver in sight.
It is like you are too afraid...
#anxiety
#depression
#emptiness
559 reads
8 Comments
Bond That Cannot Be Healed
My heart wants to reach out to you,
But the truth is that I do not know how
When things have already begun to
Heal. I wish that being sorry will allow
The pain to subside and be replaced
By something other than sorrow,
But I know that we have already faced
Honesty. There is a new tomorrow
No matter what today brings. I know
That we have tried, but some things
In life do not work. Darling, you show
Me that life is not always like wings
And everything good in this world
Because there are some things that
Are meant to be left...
But the truth is that I do not know how
When things have already begun to
Heal. I wish that being sorry will allow
The pain to subside and be replaced
By something other than sorrow,
But I know that we have already faced
Honesty. There is a new tomorrow
No matter what today brings. I know
That we have tried, but some things
In life do not work. Darling, you show
Me that life is not always like wings
And everything good in this world
Because there are some things that
Are meant to be left...
#sadness
#heartbroken
#despair #bittersweet
#despair #bittersweet
656 reads
8 Comments
Repaired Love
The same cycle of broken hearts
And broken love, but maybe it is
Time to break the mold. Truth darts
Out to meet us halfway. The lies fizz
And fade out only to be replaced by
Honesty. I have to stop thinking this
Is all my fault when I stop asking why?
Love does not always go with bliss
Because it takes a lot of work to
Break the cycle we have gotten so
Used to living. You one of the few
People who understands that. We go
Ahead like none of that truly matters.
The past can be broken. We always
Know love is going to make...
And broken love, but maybe it is
Time to break the mold. Truth darts
Out to meet us halfway. The lies fizz
And fade out only to be replaced by
Honesty. I have to stop thinking this
Is all my fault when I stop asking why?
Love does not always go with bliss
Because it takes a lot of work to
Break the cycle we have gotten so
Used to living. You one of the few
People who understands that. We go
Ahead like none of that truly matters.
The past can be broken. We always
Know love is going to make...
#dark
#LifeStruggles
#inspirational
#LifeGoals
#StreamOfConsciousness
551 reads
2 Comments
Natural Beauty: Letter to Myself
Green eyes and a smile that shines.
Dark brown hair that falls in curls.
Wrinkles, frowns, and worry lines
Of yesterday are forgotten. Pearls
Of beauty sparkle. Forget about
The stretch marks and every scar
Across your flawless skin. No doubt
That you are the brightest star
Out there in a fake world. Your
Natural body and face should not
Be envious at all. Do not start a war
You know is pointless. They forgot
You because they thought you were
Just one of the several “pretty”
Girls out there when you are the blur
That...
Dark brown hair that falls in curls.
Wrinkles, frowns, and worry lines
Of yesterday are forgotten. Pearls
Of beauty sparkle. Forget about
The stretch marks and every scar
Across your flawless skin. No doubt
That you are the brightest star
Out there in a fake world. Your
Natural body and face should not
Be envious at all. Do not start a war
You know is pointless. They forgot
You because they thought you were
Just one of the several “pretty”
Girls out there when you are the blur
That...
#identity
#beauty
#SelfReflection
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfWorth
641 reads
6 Comments
Away From the Tension
I am setting the pen to paper to let
The tension out that is trying to eat
Me alive. It does not let me forget
The pain or anger. It lets me defeat
The enemy and shadows in this
Harsh world. I simply just want to
Ease back from the dark abyss
And sink into the words. The blue
Sky just keeps calling my name.
It is bringing me back to the land
Of the living and light. The same
Darkness has lost its appeal and
Mark under my skin. The worries
Melt away and I am left how I was
Born, nearly naked. Even the flurries
Washes...
The tension out that is trying to eat
Me alive. It does not let me forget
The pain or anger. It lets me defeat
The enemy and shadows in this
Harsh world. I simply just want to
Ease back from the dark abyss
And sink into the words. The blue
Sky just keeps calling my name.
It is bringing me back to the land
Of the living and light. The same
Darkness has lost its appeal and
Mark under my skin. The worries
Melt away and I am left how I was
Born, nearly naked. Even the flurries
Washes...
#anger
#grief
#dark
#nature
#memories
508 reads
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