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.
Hangover
The numbness and the buzz
Must be wearing off because I am
Left missing what was
Happening between us. The slam
Of the door after every little fight
And when you would never give a damn.
When you met me, I was always in flight
Mode, ready to take off. You came in
Like the darkness and black night,
Leaving me blinded. You tilted my chin
And I forgot about taking off again.
You were there when I scraped my shin
And fell hard. It was my brain
That was struggling to catch up with
Everything else. I wanted to feign
...
Must be wearing off because I am
Left missing what was
Happening between us. The slam
Of the door after every little fight
And when you would never give a damn.
When you met me, I was always in flight
Mode, ready to take off. You came in
Like the darkness and black night,
Leaving me blinded. You tilted my chin
And I forgot about taking off again.
You were there when I scraped my shin
And fell hard. It was my brain
That was struggling to catch up with
Everything else. I wanted to feign
...
619 reads
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Past the Flaws
My green eyes are burning bright
And I can see right past your façade.
You said that you never had the light
In you and that you are nothing but flawed.
To me you are imperfect in the messiest way
That is beautiful. I know that you are no god
Or perfect, but I hope that you would stay
So I can admire all your bumps and bruises
Of your incomplete soul. Do not stray
From me because you have no more excuses
To use up. I want you to see my flaws too. I
Will not be the one who will misuses or abuses
Your trust...
And I can see right past your façade.
You said that you never had the light
In you and that you are nothing but flawed.
To me you are imperfect in the messiest way
That is beautiful. I know that you are no god
Or perfect, but I hope that you would stay
So I can admire all your bumps and bruises
Of your incomplete soul. Do not stray
From me because you have no more excuses
To use up. I want you to see my flaws too. I
Will not be the one who will misuses or abuses
Your trust...
649 reads
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Her Own Normal
She had a gypsy soul and a warrior spirit. She made no apologies for her wild heart. She left normal and regular to explore the outskirts of magical and extraordinary. And she was glorious.” Michelle Rose Gilman
She never wanted to be normal. What she wanted
Was to be wild and crazy, but in her eyes that was
Perfectly okay. It was never in her blood
To have a calm heart. She did not want applause.
She always wanted to roam and be set free.
She did not care if people’s jaws
Hit the floor or not. She wanted to be airy
And full of light. She still...
She never wanted to be normal. What she wanted
Was to be wild and crazy, but in her eyes that was
Perfectly okay. It was never in her blood
To have a calm heart. She did not want applause.
She always wanted to roam and be set free.
She did not care if people’s jaws
Hit the floor or not. She wanted to be airy
And full of light. She still...
689 reads
4 Comments
Something That I Cannot Fix
Darling, you have a damaged soul
That I cannot repair and you keep
On making the same excuses
Every time. I know that I have said
I will stop talking to you and I just
Might mean it this time. You do
Not have the decency to say it
To my face because you do not
Have the courage to say that
You are not interested. Maybe this
Is the sign that I needed in order
To move on and I am moving on
Far from you. Somehow I knew
Deep down that this was it.
Something was telling me that
This was never right and that
You were stringing me all...
That I cannot repair and you keep
On making the same excuses
Every time. I know that I have said
I will stop talking to you and I just
Might mean it this time. You do
Not have the decency to say it
To my face because you do not
Have the courage to say that
You are not interested. Maybe this
Is the sign that I needed in order
To move on and I am moving on
Far from you. Somehow I knew
Deep down that this was it.
Something was telling me that
This was never right and that
You were stringing me all...
621 reads
4 Comments
Leave Me Here
The water is swallowing me up whole
And I am left without enough oxygen to
Breathe. I fight to keep my control,
But I want to fade away and turn blue
Because I am tired of being everyone
Else’s anchor. I am done being the glue
To hold everything together. Take the gun
And shoot me in the heart because I would
Rather die than live in misery. Take the sun
Away because I want to sink to where I should
Be, at the bottom surrounded by complete
Darkness and blackness. I am just driftwood
And utterly useless. I am...
And I am left without enough oxygen to
Breathe. I fight to keep my control,
But I want to fade away and turn blue
Because I am tired of being everyone
Else’s anchor. I am done being the glue
To hold everything together. Take the gun
And shoot me in the heart because I would
Rather die than live in misery. Take the sun
Away because I want to sink to where I should
Be, at the bottom surrounded by complete
Darkness and blackness. I am just driftwood
And utterly useless. I am...
778 reads
6 Comments
My Hope
Do not tell me that I am perfect
Because that is all a lie. Tell me that I
Am a mess because we promised to collect
The truth. Do not promise me a blue sky
Because I know that there are so many
Storms to conquer. Give me another try
Because I make mistakes. Give me any
Sense of hope and faith. You are my lightning
And shining beacon. You gather up the penny
That only means something to us. I am tightening
My grip so I do not let you slip from my fingers.
Darling, you only are only heightening
My senses and I am lucky for...
Because that is all a lie. Tell me that I
Am a mess because we promised to collect
The truth. Do not promise me a blue sky
Because I know that there are so many
Storms to conquer. Give me another try
Because I make mistakes. Give me any
Sense of hope and faith. You are my lightning
And shining beacon. You gather up the penny
That only means something to us. I am tightening
My grip so I do not let you slip from my fingers.
Darling, you only are only heightening
My senses and I am lucky for...
560 reads
2 Comments
Lost Together
I was more afraid of losing you rather than
Losing myself. It was not that I was getting
Lost, it was the fact that I could and can
Get lost with you. We were not jetting
Off to somewhere new and foreign
Because we are not worried about fitting
In with anybody. Together we have fallen,
But we are getting up and continuing on.
Sometimes this big world is barren
And cannot protect us. We cannot let it wan
Our hope or faith that we will survive while
Still getting lost together. Let the past bygone
As well as this unexplored...
Losing myself. It was not that I was getting
Lost, it was the fact that I could and can
Get lost with you. We were not jetting
Off to somewhere new and foreign
Because we are not worried about fitting
In with anybody. Together we have fallen,
But we are getting up and continuing on.
Sometimes this big world is barren
And cannot protect us. We cannot let it wan
Our hope or faith that we will survive while
Still getting lost together. Let the past bygone
As well as this unexplored...
575 reads
2 Comments
Different Levels
I am blushing pink and red on my way
Home from meeting you. I cannot tell you,
But I am speechless. Everything you say
Leaves me in awe. You truly blew
Me away and I am already falling
Into you. I wish that you already knew
That I was not walking, but crawling
Because I was too afraid to be standing on
Your level. I was the one who was stalling
The inevitable. I do not want you to be gone
Because you do not belong in the dust there.
Even the simplest of things got me drawn
To you, but that will only leave me bare
And...
Home from meeting you. I cannot tell you,
But I am speechless. Everything you say
Leaves me in awe. You truly blew
Me away and I am already falling
Into you. I wish that you already knew
That I was not walking, but crawling
Because I was too afraid to be standing on
Your level. I was the one who was stalling
The inevitable. I do not want you to be gone
Because you do not belong in the dust there.
Even the simplest of things got me drawn
To you, but that will only leave me bare
And...
576 reads
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Summer Memories With You
You were my summer – full of sunlight,
Smiles, laughter, easiness, being able
To relax, and forgetting about those
Fall and winter days. Then the weather
Got colder and you were gone like the sun
Disappearing behind the clouds.
I wish I could keep those moments
Snuggling up with you until the sun rises
Close to my heart, but you probably
Already forgot about me. You are
Probably making some new memories
With some other girl. I hope she gets
To know all those things deep down
Inside of you that you told me when
You could not fall asleep....
Smiles, laughter, easiness, being able
To relax, and forgetting about those
Fall and winter days. Then the weather
Got colder and you were gone like the sun
Disappearing behind the clouds.
I wish I could keep those moments
Snuggling up with you until the sun rises
Close to my heart, but you probably
Already forgot about me. You are
Probably making some new memories
With some other girl. I hope she gets
To know all those things deep down
Inside of you that you told me when
You could not fall asleep....
577 reads
6 Comments
More Time
You are not trying to push me,
But all you are asking for is a little bit
Of patience. You wanted to see
If I could hang on. I do not want to slit
My wrists without knowing what
This feels like. This life will not sit
Down and take a rest. This cut
Of the thread that holds us together
Cannot break anymore. I know that
I cannot let you float away like a feather
Or sink down like a heavy rock. We promised
Ourselves to get through this bad weather
No matter what. If we cannot be honest
With one another then we cannot...
But all you are asking for is a little bit
Of patience. You wanted to see
If I could hang on. I do not want to slit
My wrists without knowing what
This feels like. This life will not sit
Down and take a rest. This cut
Of the thread that holds us together
Cannot break anymore. I know that
I cannot let you float away like a feather
Or sink down like a heavy rock. We promised
Ourselves to get through this bad weather
No matter what. If we cannot be honest
With one another then we cannot...
607 reads
2 Comments
This Road
We have wandered down this road for miles
And it feels like we are still going nowhere.
All I have left to give are endless smiles
And a hand to hold. I have to bear
It all although I want nothing more than
To be embraced and loved. You swear
That this long road will end. The plan
Is something I have to let go of. I do
Not think that you are less of a man
Because you have issues. It is your true
Honesty that I care about. This is not about
If you have a good or bad heart. I wish I knew
More about your past, but that will...
And it feels like we are still going nowhere.
All I have left to give are endless smiles
And a hand to hold. I have to bear
It all although I want nothing more than
To be embraced and loved. You swear
That this long road will end. The plan
Is something I have to let go of. I do
Not think that you are less of a man
Because you have issues. It is your true
Honesty that I care about. This is not about
If you have a good or bad heart. I wish I knew
More about your past, but that will...
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2 Comments
Archer
I am like an archer that comes after
You with his bow and arrow.
You always wanted someone edgier.
You mistake me as someone too narrow
And straight for your liking.
If only you truly know
What you are asking for. I am taking
Away your memories. I am
Abducting all your hope. I am bringing
You nothing in return. I do not give a damn
About your ego or your selfish ways.
I always want to slam
You with the truth and leave you in a daze.
I want you to feel what I feel.
This is no way to lead you through a maze.
...
You with his bow and arrow.
You always wanted someone edgier.
You mistake me as someone too narrow
And straight for your liking.
If only you truly know
What you are asking for. I am taking
Away your memories. I am
Abducting all your hope. I am bringing
You nothing in return. I do not give a damn
About your ego or your selfish ways.
I always want to slam
You with the truth and leave you in a daze.
I want you to feel what I feel.
This is no way to lead you through a maze.
...
614 reads
2 Comments
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