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.
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Mar 2017 00:15am
1st Mar 2017 00:15am
Fighter
You see the scars and all the pain.
You still want me with it all anyways.
You let the tears that fall down stain
Our clothes and sheets. You gaze
At me and still love me no matter what
Happens. I always surprise and amaze
You every day. Even the punch in the gut
Does not phase you one bit. You say I am
A fighter, head held high. When I shut
Down and feel empty you open the dam
To let me feel everything with you right
There. On the days I when I want to slam
The door shut on you and take flight ...
You still want me with it all anyways.
You let the tears that fall down stain
Our clothes and sheets. You gaze
At me and still love me no matter what
Happens. I always surprise and amaze
You every day. Even the punch in the gut
Does not phase you one bit. You say I am
A fighter, head held high. When I shut
Down and feel empty you open the dam
To let me feel everything with you right
There. On the days I when I want to slam
The door shut on you and take flight ...
650 reads
6 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Feb 2017 2:39am
28th Feb 2017 2:39am
Keeping Things Private
Keeping things on the down low
Between you and me because
Not everybody has to know.
People try to sink their claws
Into us but they only want
The latest gossip. Their jaws
Hit the floor but nothing will haunt
Them more than not being able to
Know the real truth. Do not flaunt
What should stay private even when you
Make the next move, they should not always
Know that either. Protect what is brand new.
Let my complicated life be my maze.
I do not need people to enter their
Own commentary. It really...
Between you and me because
Not everybody has to know.
People try to sink their claws
Into us but they only want
The latest gossip. Their jaws
Hit the floor but nothing will haunt
Them more than not being able to
Know the real truth. Do not flaunt
What should stay private even when you
Make the next move, they should not always
Know that either. Protect what is brand new.
Let my complicated life be my maze.
I do not need people to enter their
Own commentary. It really...
692 reads
6 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
26th Feb 2017 10:28pm
26th Feb 2017 10:28pm
Your Goodness
Do not let anyone’s bitterness ruin your
Happiness and endless hope.
I pray that you run away before
Someone pulls away the rope
And sunny days. They never
Know what life is like with soap,
Scrubbing everything clean. Sever
And cut ties with those who
Weight you down. Endeavor
Warmth and kindness. You
Are not always meant to be part
Of someone else’s fight. Have a shoe
On every foot, no matter if your heart
Tries to untie the shoelaces.
Mama always told you to stay smart
Because although...
Happiness and endless hope.
I pray that you run away before
Someone pulls away the rope
And sunny days. They never
Know what life is like with soap,
Scrubbing everything clean. Sever
And cut ties with those who
Weight you down. Endeavor
Warmth and kindness. You
Are not always meant to be part
Of someone else’s fight. Have a shoe
On every foot, no matter if your heart
Tries to untie the shoelaces.
Mama always told you to stay smart
Because although...
692 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
23rd Feb 2017 7:02am
23rd Feb 2017 7:02am
Being Too Nice
She has a heart that is too
Forgiving. When she is giving you
Another chance when you messed up
She still thinks of life as a full cup.
When you do not care and ignore her
She will be the one who will be a blur
Of constant action, forgetting all about
The hurt. She never has to shout
It out when she gets angry and mad,
Just be warned to never get on her bad
Side. She still keeps things to herself
Too much. She is not on the top shelf
And delicate. She is a fighter and a lover.
Someone will eventually discover
That all she...
Forgiving. When she is giving you
Another chance when you messed up
She still thinks of life as a full cup.
When you do not care and ignore her
She will be the one who will be a blur
Of constant action, forgetting all about
The hurt. She never has to shout
It out when she gets angry and mad,
Just be warned to never get on her bad
Side. She still keeps things to herself
Too much. She is not on the top shelf
And delicate. She is a fighter and a lover.
Someone will eventually discover
That all she...
1064 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Feb 2017 6:49pm
14th Feb 2017 6:49pm
Unordinary Love
It is the love and light that shines
Brightly in her heart. It is the smile
That gets bigger and aligns
Her face beautifully. Every mile
She walks is hers to walk alone.
She spreads goodness all the while
She has always been shown
That there are some people who
Do not care about her. She is prone
To pleasing others, but to you
She is not just any ordinary girl.
She is the one who flew
You somewhere new like the pearl
In the ocean and the sunset in
The sky. She will twirl
Right into your...
Brightly in her heart. It is the smile
That gets bigger and aligns
Her face beautifully. Every mile
She walks is hers to walk alone.
She spreads goodness all the while
She has always been shown
That there are some people who
Do not care about her. She is prone
To pleasing others, but to you
She is not just any ordinary girl.
She is the one who flew
You somewhere new like the pearl
In the ocean and the sunset in
The sky. She will twirl
Right into your...
566 reads
0 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
12th Feb 2017 9:36pm
12th Feb 2017 9:36pm
Willingness
I can no longer pretend to sleep
Through any of this pain
Anymore. I hope that you keep
Me close as I know the rain
Is coming down eventually.
Every tear will stain
The pillows. You are essentially
A part of me as I go through all
Of my emotions. To be confidentially
Sure, I cannot be when I hit the wall
And afraid of things not being right.
Will you catch me before I fall?
When I try to conquer and fight
Not only against myself, but against you,
Darling you need to hold onto me tight. ...
Through any of this pain
Anymore. I hope that you keep
Me close as I know the rain
Is coming down eventually.
Every tear will stain
The pillows. You are essentially
A part of me as I go through all
Of my emotions. To be confidentially
Sure, I cannot be when I hit the wall
And afraid of things not being right.
Will you catch me before I fall?
When I try to conquer and fight
Not only against myself, but against you,
Darling you need to hold onto me tight. ...
609 reads
6 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
10th Feb 2017 10:32pm
10th Feb 2017 10:32pm
Unreturned Love
Love that cannot be returned
Like an unopened wrapped gift.
I thought that I would have learned
My lesson by now. Let me drift
Off into the other lane of traffic all
Because you did nothing to lift
Me up when I hit the hard wall
Head on. Love me, that is the only
Thing I could ever want as I fall
Hard for you. I want to feel less lonely
In this world that is going ahead.
I am just nothing but a boney
Mess as we all wait for the red
Light to turn green. Nobody can wait
Forever as we wait...
Like an unopened wrapped gift.
I thought that I would have learned
My lesson by now. Let me drift
Off into the other lane of traffic all
Because you did nothing to lift
Me up when I hit the hard wall
Head on. Love me, that is the only
Thing I could ever want as I fall
Hard for you. I want to feel less lonely
In this world that is going ahead.
I am just nothing but a boney
Mess as we all wait for the red
Light to turn green. Nobody can wait
Forever as we wait...
703 reads
4 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
9th Feb 2017 1:02am
9th Feb 2017 1:02am
Used Up
You used me like a toy and a punching bag.
I took it all like the good girl I used to be.
All the while I was waving my white flag
As surrender, but you wanted to be set free
From your pent up anger, frustration and self-doubt.
You never cared about my feelings or about me.
We were a long kept secret, never aired out
For everybody to see, notice and there
Was nothing left to be speculated about.
I never wanted to hear, see or care
About what others thought and saw but
Rumors got around. We were never the right pair
...
I took it all like the good girl I used to be.
All the while I was waving my white flag
As surrender, but you wanted to be set free
From your pent up anger, frustration and self-doubt.
You never cared about my feelings or about me.
We were a long kept secret, never aired out
For everybody to see, notice and there
Was nothing left to be speculated about.
I never wanted to hear, see or care
About what others thought and saw but
Rumors got around. We were never the right pair
...
596 reads
0 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
5th Feb 2017 10:20pm
5th Feb 2017 10:20pm
Our Push and Pull
I never know whether I want to completely give
Up or to keep trying harder to make
This work. I am not sure if I could live
Every day without you here. You take
My heart, love and kindness as your own.
I hope that you are not making this all fake
Just to please me. I hate that I feel alone
Without you and what makes this so genuine.
You could have chosen to have everything blown
To pieces, but you decided to have the thicker spine
And the audacity to put up with me. You could
Have left all the clouds and taken the...
Up or to keep trying harder to make
This work. I am not sure if I could live
Every day without you here. You take
My heart, love and kindness as your own.
I hope that you are not making this all fake
Just to please me. I hate that I feel alone
Without you and what makes this so genuine.
You could have chosen to have everything blown
To pieces, but you decided to have the thicker spine
And the audacity to put up with me. You could
Have left all the clouds and taken the...
566 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
5th Feb 2017 7:40pm
5th Feb 2017 7:40pm
Spilled Words
Words spilling out on a blank piece
Of canvas and images tumbling
Out. The doubt will stop and cease
Just for a moment. Thoughts stumbling
And lagging behind are catching up to
Me. Things that were once crumbling
To the floor like ash are rising up to you,
The one who never truly understands
Unless you know me. My long-lasting blue
Sky is different than yours. The strands
Running through my fingertips would never
Make sense to you. Hang onto my hands
So you know what I feel, but forever
Feels like a...
Of canvas and images tumbling
Out. The doubt will stop and cease
Just for a moment. Thoughts stumbling
And lagging behind are catching up to
Me. Things that were once crumbling
To the floor like ash are rising up to you,
The one who never truly understands
Unless you know me. My long-lasting blue
Sky is different than yours. The strands
Running through my fingertips would never
Make sense to you. Hang onto my hands
So you know what I feel, but forever
Feels like a...
582 reads
8 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
4th Feb 2017 4:23am
4th Feb 2017 4:23am
The Enemy of Darkness
Step away from the lightness and into
The darkness. The dark shadows
Will come out to meet and pull you
In like the thorns around the rose.
Take a deep inhale and sink yourself in
Low to the roots. It always knows
You like an old friend. It sees every sin
You try to keep covered and hidden from
View. The darkness will never let you win.
It will always find a way to worm
Itself into your bloodstream and pump
Everything cold. Do not let it numb
You and worthless like trees stump.
It always...
The darkness. The dark shadows
Will come out to meet and pull you
In like the thorns around the rose.
Take a deep inhale and sink yourself in
Low to the roots. It always knows
You like an old friend. It sees every sin
You try to keep covered and hidden from
View. The darkness will never let you win.
It will always find a way to worm
Itself into your bloodstream and pump
Everything cold. Do not let it numb
You and worthless like trees stump.
It always...
617 reads
6 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
1st Feb 2017 8:22pm
1st Feb 2017 8:22pm
Letting Everything Take Over
What if I let the darkness take over and consume me?
Just for a moment the peace and quietness will take control
Over me. I can forget about my racing thoughts and I will see
That I am not that broken girl anymore. I will be whole
Again just for that frozen memory and time.
Every bit of sadness that washes over me stole
Every part of the happy girl I used to be. I cannot climb
To the top of the mountain anymore because I have lost
That battle. The demons have won. I feel every bit of grime
Stuck on me. It is like living in a...
Just for a moment the peace and quietness will take control
Over me. I can forget about my racing thoughts and I will see
That I am not that broken girl anymore. I will be whole
Again just for that frozen memory and time.
Every bit of sadness that washes over me stole
Every part of the happy girl I used to be. I cannot climb
To the top of the mountain anymore because I have lost
That battle. The demons have won. I feel every bit of grime
Stuck on me. It is like living in a...
574 reads
2 Comments
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