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.
Promises As Best Friends
Pinky promises while we were
Still young. Just the two of us while
The whole world goes by in a blur.
Just as long as you keep that smile
And laugh for me, everything will
Be in balance. Every mile
Will do nothing to keep the spill
From happening, but we can
Still do it together. Every hill
We still climb together. No man
Or bad situation can ever come
Between us. Every plan
Could change. Nothing could drum
Out the promises we made to
Each other. I still keep them.
*entered into Promises...
Still young. Just the two of us while
The whole world goes by in a blur.
Just as long as you keep that smile
And laugh for me, everything will
Be in balance. Every mile
Will do nothing to keep the spill
From happening, but we can
Still do it together. Every hill
We still climb together. No man
Or bad situation can ever come
Between us. Every plan
Could change. Nothing could drum
Out the promises we made to
Each other. I still keep them.
*entered into Promises...
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Wrong Direction
I got spit, fire and rhythm.
Like a ghost, I will be back
Again. I am not any logarithm.
Everything on this track
Is slick and smooth.
I am about to jack
Up this party. I soothe
The hate and anger.
We are still in our youth.
I am still the amber
That sparkles and shines.
I take the dagger
And sink it deep in the mines.
I might be looking
For the wrong signs.
*entered into The Drop competition and won
Like a ghost, I will be back
Again. I am not any logarithm.
Everything on this track
Is slick and smooth.
I am about to jack
Up this party. I soothe
The hate and anger.
We are still in our youth.
I am still the amber
That sparkles and shines.
I take the dagger
And sink it deep in the mines.
I might be looking
For the wrong signs.
*entered into The Drop competition and won
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6 Comments
In Your Capable Hands
You are the spilled ink and I am your
Blank canvas, darling. Paint
Yourself over me before
It all dries up. You reacquaint
Yourself with my pulsing, aching
Body. I forget all about being a saint
And a good girl. My knees are quaking
And turning into jelly. My arms
Are trembling and shaking.
You are setting off the fire alarms.
The temperature is rising, but you
Will not be the one who harms
Or hurts me. You add color and hue.
You keep me warm like a burning fire
In a world that can get...
Blank canvas, darling. Paint
Yourself over me before
It all dries up. You reacquaint
Yourself with my pulsing, aching
Body. I forget all about being a saint
And a good girl. My knees are quaking
And turning into jelly. My arms
Are trembling and shaking.
You are setting off the fire alarms.
The temperature is rising, but you
Will not be the one who harms
Or hurts me. You add color and hue.
You keep me warm like a burning fire
In a world that can get...
599 reads
4 Comments
Fear of Attachment
Legs and arms wrapped tight around you.
I never want to be the one to let you go.
You were supposed to be my superglue,
Holding things together. I have to show
You and everybody else that I can
Do it all on my own. I have to glow
By myself always, but darling you ran
Away before I had that one chance
To prove myself to you. I am your big fan
And admirer. I did not want this dance
To end because it was one of my
Favorite memories with you. This trance
You got me in leaves me bone dry
And...
I never want to be the one to let you go.
You were supposed to be my superglue,
Holding things together. I have to show
You and everybody else that I can
Do it all on my own. I have to glow
By myself always, but darling you ran
Away before I had that one chance
To prove myself to you. I am your big fan
And admirer. I did not want this dance
To end because it was one of my
Favorite memories with you. This trance
You got me in leaves me bone dry
And...
590 reads
4 Comments
Invisible
A person you pass by on the street
Without looking their way. They are
Another ghost. They have a heartbeat.
They are second best to the North Star,
But can be just as important and bright.
You always leave them in the car,
Lost and forgotten, even in the sunlight.
They are soft whispers and shadows.
They make you want to miss your flight
Back home. They are your light doze
And not heavy snoring. They
Are the moon and sun that rose
Up. They are people who never say
Too much because they are always
Observing. You do...
Without looking their way. They are
Another ghost. They have a heartbeat.
They are second best to the North Star,
But can be just as important and bright.
You always leave them in the car,
Lost and forgotten, even in the sunlight.
They are soft whispers and shadows.
They make you want to miss your flight
Back home. They are your light doze
And not heavy snoring. They
Are the moon and sun that rose
Up. They are people who never say
Too much because they are always
Observing. You do...
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All The Good Is Gone
It is the smiles and laughter.
It is the happiness, joy and
Whatever comes after.
Tick, goes the pieces of sand,
Dropping in the hourglass.
Everything has shunned
Out the light that will pass
You by like you are a crack
In the sidewalk. A simple grass
Stain is too much. You will slack
Behind because you cannot
Bear to catch up. You lack
Energy. Even the megawatt
Smile is too much to hold
Up right now. You brought
Flowers that turned cold
And into ice. Everything ...
It is the happiness, joy and
Whatever comes after.
Tick, goes the pieces of sand,
Dropping in the hourglass.
Everything has shunned
Out the light that will pass
You by like you are a crack
In the sidewalk. A simple grass
Stain is too much. You will slack
Behind because you cannot
Bear to catch up. You lack
Energy. Even the megawatt
Smile is too much to hold
Up right now. You brought
Flowers that turned cold
And into ice. Everything ...
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4 Comments
Overthinking
Thoughts running a thousand miles
A minute. Hold up and let my
Brain catch up. The smiles
Hide confusion. I am trying to defy
Logic and understanding, but
I cannot simply lie and deny
What I overthink about. What
I ignore only might become worse
And might be too hard to shut
Out. Every perfect line and verse
Becomes too messed up to fix.
It cannot distract or adverse
From the problem. The bricks
Keep piling and lining up. It
Does not stop the mix
And over analysis of every bit
Of information. It will...
A minute. Hold up and let my
Brain catch up. The smiles
Hide confusion. I am trying to defy
Logic and understanding, but
I cannot simply lie and deny
What I overthink about. What
I ignore only might become worse
And might be too hard to shut
Out. Every perfect line and verse
Becomes too messed up to fix.
It cannot distract or adverse
From the problem. The bricks
Keep piling and lining up. It
Does not stop the mix
And over analysis of every bit
Of information. It will...
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4 Comments
Another Lesson
Falling too quickly for the one
Who is not right for you.
They may have been your sun,
But do not understand you too
Much. They do not see the tears
In your eyes or that you do
Not talk too much. Your fears
Are hidden away. They try to get
Under your skin, but are years
Away from what has yet
To come to the surface. They are
The ones you try to always forget.
For you, they are that star,
But do not point you the right way.
They ban you from getting too far.
They cannot be the ones to stay ...
Who is not right for you.
They may have been your sun,
But do not understand you too
Much. They do not see the tears
In your eyes or that you do
Not talk too much. Your fears
Are hidden away. They try to get
Under your skin, but are years
Away from what has yet
To come to the surface. They are
The ones you try to always forget.
For you, they are that star,
But do not point you the right way.
They ban you from getting too far.
They cannot be the ones to stay ...
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4 Comments
Stronger Than the Winter Storm
Snowflakes keep dropping around
Us, but I can hardly notice with the heat
Between us. The eerie quiet sound
Is mingled with the frosty air. Drink and eat
Me up to help me escape the winter chill.
Even the coldness has a steady heartbeat.
Keep the energy going like the thrill
Coursing through my body to keep
The blood flow running warm. You will
Thrust me into your warmth. I am deep
Into your protection from the outdoor
Elements and you always seep
Into my pores. I am close to the core
Where...
Us, but I can hardly notice with the heat
Between us. The eerie quiet sound
Is mingled with the frosty air. Drink and eat
Me up to help me escape the winter chill.
Even the coldness has a steady heartbeat.
Keep the energy going like the thrill
Coursing through my body to keep
The blood flow running warm. You will
Thrust me into your warmth. I am deep
Into your protection from the outdoor
Elements and you always seep
Into my pores. I am close to the core
Where...
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10 Comments
Asking For It
I wish I could put all of my feelings
Into a jar and show them to you,
But that would be asking for
Too much. I wish I could count all
Of the stars with you, but
You are too far away.
Although we are breathing
The same breaths and seeing
The same sky, we are miles
Apart. That is what is killing
The both of us on the inside.
I wish I could see into your
Mind and into the future so
I know where we stand,
But that would be considered
Hopeless. I wish we could
Dance again and have my
Head against your chest,
But that would be...
Into a jar and show them to you,
But that would be asking for
Too much. I wish I could count all
Of the stars with you, but
You are too far away.
Although we are breathing
The same breaths and seeing
The same sky, we are miles
Apart. That is what is killing
The both of us on the inside.
I wish I could see into your
Mind and into the future so
I know where we stand,
But that would be considered
Hopeless. I wish we could
Dance again and have my
Head against your chest,
But that would be...
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4 Comments
They Do Not Understand Me
My parents made it clear
That they do not like you.
I always choose to steer
You away from it all. The blue
Skies that you give me do not
Make them get the top view
Into my life. They still taught
Me to respect myself,
But they do not get caught
Up in our story. The high shelf
They try to keep me on is just
Within your reach. I am no elf,
Hidden away. The trust
I give you, they do not know
What that is about. The dust
Collecting and adding up is so
Far beyond their understanding.
I am not within the...
That they do not like you.
I always choose to steer
You away from it all. The blue
Skies that you give me do not
Make them get the top view
Into my life. They still taught
Me to respect myself,
But they do not get caught
Up in our story. The high shelf
They try to keep me on is just
Within your reach. I am no elf,
Hidden away. The trust
I give you, they do not know
What that is about. The dust
Collecting and adding up is so
Far beyond their understanding.
I am not within the...
577 reads
6 Comments
Dawn
Softened around the edges.
Lose yourself in the pink,
Purple and orange skies. Bridges
Are crossed on the brink
Of a new day. The city lights
Are dimming and shrink
Down while the young nights
Emerge and blossom into
Something like beautiful sights.
To be seen. I look into you,
My hope for erasing mistakes
And the forever blue
Skies. The sunlight that shakes
Me awake, fade and submerge
Into darkness. My foot on the brakes
Loosens and I try to purge
Everything bad. It...
Lose yourself in the pink,
Purple and orange skies. Bridges
Are crossed on the brink
Of a new day. The city lights
Are dimming and shrink
Down while the young nights
Emerge and blossom into
Something like beautiful sights.
To be seen. I look into you,
My hope for erasing mistakes
And the forever blue
Skies. The sunlight that shakes
Me awake, fade and submerge
Into darkness. My foot on the brakes
Loosens and I try to purge
Everything bad. It...
632 reads
4 Comments
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