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.
Change of Scenery
It is time to change scenery.
Life can get boring and tiring.
Life can get chaotic and lonely.
I want to pack bags and travel
Anywhere and everywhere
In the world. Life can get
Mundane and dull.
The world is mean to be
Explored and enjoyed.
Find something to be
Passionate about. Life is not
Always about putting down
Roots in one place. Home is not
Where you are from, it is about
Finding a place where you
Finally feel happy and where
You find peace and excitement.
Life is not always about pain...
Life can get boring and tiring.
Life can get chaotic and lonely.
I want to pack bags and travel
Anywhere and everywhere
In the world. Life can get
Mundane and dull.
The world is mean to be
Explored and enjoyed.
Find something to be
Passionate about. Life is not
Always about putting down
Roots in one place. Home is not
Where you are from, it is about
Finding a place where you
Finally feel happy and where
You find peace and excitement.
Life is not always about pain...
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6 Comments
Reset Button
I wish that we could all have
A reset button. A redo
Button to undo everything.
Every mistake, every memory,
But then life would be perfect.
There would be no faults, no
Cracks, and no imperfections.
That may be okay for some
People, but not for everybody.
A reset button. A redo
Button to undo everything.
Every mistake, every memory,
But then life would be perfect.
There would be no faults, no
Cracks, and no imperfections.
That may be okay for some
People, but not for everybody.
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Better Things
He is saying all the right things
And he is making all the right moves,
But you somehow know in
Your heart that he is doing the
Same thing to all the other
Girls too. It is not your fault
And it certainly is not their fault
That he is charming. He is a player
Because he has done this before.
He says that he will change,
But both you and the other girls
Know that will never happen.
Do not be fooled by his
Old fashioned ways or by
The way he treats you
Nicely because he only
Wants one thing. He wants
His fill of you and then...
And he is making all the right moves,
But you somehow know in
Your heart that he is doing the
Same thing to all the other
Girls too. It is not your fault
And it certainly is not their fault
That he is charming. He is a player
Because he has done this before.
He says that he will change,
But both you and the other girls
Know that will never happen.
Do not be fooled by his
Old fashioned ways or by
The way he treats you
Nicely because he only
Wants one thing. He wants
His fill of you and then...
545 reads
6 Comments
My Heart
Be very careful and patient with me because I
Have a fragile heart. I know that it has been
Broken and beaten, but I expect you to be that guy
I should trust it with completely. You have seen
The mess it is with all the blood that people left behind,
But you will water it until it is lush and green.
You miss the way our fingers used to be intertwined
Whenever we were together. It is showing me
That you are trying to be a gentle and kind
Person to my fractured and damaged soul. I can see
It in your eyes that you truly care.
You are...
Have a fragile heart. I know that it has been
Broken and beaten, but I expect you to be that guy
I should trust it with completely. You have seen
The mess it is with all the blood that people left behind,
But you will water it until it is lush and green.
You miss the way our fingers used to be intertwined
Whenever we were together. It is showing me
That you are trying to be a gentle and kind
Person to my fractured and damaged soul. I can see
It in your eyes that you truly care.
You are...
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2 Comments
I Am Done Saving You
I always used to be the one
To come and save you,
But I cannot do that anymore.
As much as I want to be your
Savior and white horse who
Comes in, I cannot continue
To put you before myself.
I wish that you would be able
To see that I need saving too.
If you cannot let me know that
I am your princess then
I cannot recognize you as
My prince. If you cannot write me
Poetry like I do for you, then
You are not the one for me.
If you cannot put me before
You then you are not worth it.
If you do not care about me as
Much as I...
To come and save you,
But I cannot do that anymore.
As much as I want to be your
Savior and white horse who
Comes in, I cannot continue
To put you before myself.
I wish that you would be able
To see that I need saving too.
If you cannot let me know that
I am your princess then
I cannot recognize you as
My prince. If you cannot write me
Poetry like I do for you, then
You are not the one for me.
If you cannot put me before
You then you are not worth it.
If you do not care about me as
Much as I...
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Cutting Ties
Sometimes, cutting ties is the
Best thing to do. It’s better to
Move on rather than dwelling
On something that hurt you
Or that make you doubt
Everything that you thought
Existed. Holding onto
Something for that long can
Make you miss out on
Something good and
Miss out on something
That can change your life.
So do whatever it takes
To move on – deleting
Their number, deleting their
Facebook. You don’t need a
Constant reminder of what
Went wrong. It’s not your
Fault. People, they change.
They want and need ...
Best thing to do. It’s better to
Move on rather than dwelling
On something that hurt you
Or that make you doubt
Everything that you thought
Existed. Holding onto
Something for that long can
Make you miss out on
Something good and
Miss out on something
That can change your life.
So do whatever it takes
To move on – deleting
Their number, deleting their
Facebook. You don’t need a
Constant reminder of what
Went wrong. It’s not your
Fault. People, they change.
They want and need ...
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Ruining Me
The emptiness, it is all consuming
And eating me up on the inside.
You filled me up, but you were ruining
Me for others to follow. You always eyed
Me from afar, even when you are never around.
I thought that I would continue to glide
Through life without you, but the wound
Refused to close and heal. You left it gaping
Open and I fell back to the ground.
I am lifting myself up while preparing and arming
Myself to face this mess that you left behind
Face on. This battle is mine to face as the king
And queen,...
And eating me up on the inside.
You filled me up, but you were ruining
Me for others to follow. You always eyed
Me from afar, even when you are never around.
I thought that I would continue to glide
Through life without you, but the wound
Refused to close and heal. You left it gaping
Open and I fell back to the ground.
I am lifting myself up while preparing and arming
Myself to face this mess that you left behind
Face on. This battle is mine to face as the king
And queen,...
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2 Comments
Being Enough of a Woman
Fighting back the tears,
I know that I should not
Be doing this anymore.
To you I am just throwing
In the towel and calling it
Quits, but to me I have tried
For days, for months, and for
Years to keep fighting
Without success. I am tired
Of the endless battles
And words thrown at me
Like I am just supposed to
Take it all. To you I am too
Much of a woman who
Cries and sobs all the time.
You do not know how much
Effort it takes to not yell
And scream simply because
You do not understand.
You will not understand me...
I know that I should not
Be doing this anymore.
To you I am just throwing
In the towel and calling it
Quits, but to me I have tried
For days, for months, and for
Years to keep fighting
Without success. I am tired
Of the endless battles
And words thrown at me
Like I am just supposed to
Take it all. To you I am too
Much of a woman who
Cries and sobs all the time.
You do not know how much
Effort it takes to not yell
And scream simply because
You do not understand.
You will not understand me...
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Us
I get so nervous that the butterflies
Turn into knots and the knots
Turn into butterflies. Suddenly
Everything is sinking and
Floating around at the same time.
All the thoughts and things to say
Are swirling around in my head.
So no, I do not know where to start.
I do not know what to do to
Convey to you that I really care
About you (probably more than
I should) and want to tell you what
Has been bugging me. This is
About what I deserve. Trust and
Every emotion does not come
Easily to me. I just wish we could
Switch bodies so...
Turn into knots and the knots
Turn into butterflies. Suddenly
Everything is sinking and
Floating around at the same time.
All the thoughts and things to say
Are swirling around in my head.
So no, I do not know where to start.
I do not know what to do to
Convey to you that I really care
About you (probably more than
I should) and want to tell you what
Has been bugging me. This is
About what I deserve. Trust and
Every emotion does not come
Easily to me. I just wish we could
Switch bodies so...
546 reads
6 Comments
Light and Dark
I can see the light behind your
Eyes and I can see the complete darkness
There too. I don’t want you to endure
Any pain. You should also feel the lightness.
It can either put you on your knees with
A prayer on your lips or leave you
Celebrating with the angels. You may wish
And hope that things don’t fall through,
But you may never know what the plans
Are. Sometimes there’s a beacon
Of hope. There might be might be hands
To give us help. Don’t let the demons
Frighten you. They have no hope.
They only want you to fall and feel heavy.
So...
Eyes and I can see the complete darkness
There too. I don’t want you to endure
Any pain. You should also feel the lightness.
It can either put you on your knees with
A prayer on your lips or leave you
Celebrating with the angels. You may wish
And hope that things don’t fall through,
But you may never know what the plans
Are. Sometimes there’s a beacon
Of hope. There might be might be hands
To give us help. Don’t let the demons
Frighten you. They have no hope.
They only want you to fall and feel heavy.
So...
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Being Let Down Again
I thought things were going
Back to good between us,
But I was wrong. I thought
We were heading down a
Different and new road than
What we were going down
Before. It turns out that
We were going down the
Same one with the same
Bumps and excuses as before.
I know that you have your
Priorities and I understand
That your job is number one
Right now. If I mean anything
To you, you will make time
For me. I am tired of getting
Let down time and time again.
Back to good between us,
But I was wrong. I thought
We were heading down a
Different and new road than
What we were going down
Before. It turns out that
We were going down the
Same one with the same
Bumps and excuses as before.
I know that you have your
Priorities and I understand
That your job is number one
Right now. If I mean anything
To you, you will make time
For me. I am tired of getting
Let down time and time again.
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Letting You In
Where I tear open my
Chest cavity like Superman
You will see all the words
I want to say that are etched
Onto my heart. You will
Get past all the blood
And whatever else is in
The way because none of
That matters. What matters
Is that you can touch and
Understand what I feel. You
Will be able to see what is
Inside of me without saying
Anything at all. If I ever let
You in that deeply, you are
One of the special ones.
Chest cavity like Superman
You will see all the words
I want to say that are etched
Onto my heart. You will
Get past all the blood
And whatever else is in
The way because none of
That matters. What matters
Is that you can touch and
Understand what I feel. You
Will be able to see what is
Inside of me without saying
Anything at all. If I ever let
You in that deeply, you are
One of the special ones.
527 reads
4 Comments
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