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.
Uphill Battle
On some days I drown in my own sorrow
And cannot see the view from the top.
On other days I want to borrow
Someone else’s smile. I do not want to drop
To my knees and send another prayer to make
It through another day. All I want to do is stop
The sadness, loneliness, and ache
In my heart. Just for one moment
I want to be able to forget my mistake.
I have paid dearly for it all. Release the brunt
Of the fall that has landed on me. I deserve
A happy life. I know that life has been too blunt
For my own liking. I miss the...
And cannot see the view from the top.
On other days I want to borrow
Someone else’s smile. I do not want to drop
To my knees and send another prayer to make
It through another day. All I want to do is stop
The sadness, loneliness, and ache
In my heart. Just for one moment
I want to be able to forget my mistake.
I have paid dearly for it all. Release the brunt
Of the fall that has landed on me. I deserve
A happy life. I know that life has been too blunt
For my own liking. I miss the...
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Somewhere New
A view worth seeing.
Nothing can capture the
Beauty of my beloved city,
Not even a photograph.
Nothing can beat a
Stunning view of the
Place I’m lucky enough to
Call my home. I live in the hustle
And bustle of the city I grew up in.
It’s not until you get away from
The city noise and traffic
That you explore
Something new. You get peace
And quiet up here. You can think
And take a moment or two
To catch your breath after
The strenuous, but so
Worthwhile trek. Up here,
Away from the city you
Disconnect from technology...
Nothing can capture the
Beauty of my beloved city,
Not even a photograph.
Nothing can beat a
Stunning view of the
Place I’m lucky enough to
Call my home. I live in the hustle
And bustle of the city I grew up in.
It’s not until you get away from
The city noise and traffic
That you explore
Something new. You get peace
And quiet up here. You can think
And take a moment or two
To catch your breath after
The strenuous, but so
Worthwhile trek. Up here,
Away from the city you
Disconnect from technology...
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Coming In Like a Storm
She will come into your life
Like a beautiful disaster
And will leave with that smile
Still on her face. She will not
Lose the battle against
The storm. She will face it head on.
She does not need your help
To defeat it. She just needs
Someone to be as rough
As she can be. She is used
To being reckless and
Hard to love. She is used to
People leaving and being broken.
She is so used to being alone.
Do not challenge her and what
She is feeling. She knows
Herself better than you ever will.
It is like standing close to
A...
Like a beautiful disaster
And will leave with that smile
Still on her face. She will not
Lose the battle against
The storm. She will face it head on.
She does not need your help
To defeat it. She just needs
Someone to be as rough
As she can be. She is used
To being reckless and
Hard to love. She is used to
People leaving and being broken.
She is so used to being alone.
Do not challenge her and what
She is feeling. She knows
Herself better than you ever will.
It is like standing close to
A...
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Unbroken
Let me see your broken pieces
Because even though I may
Not be able to put them
Back together, but we can
Try to heal together. I will
Grow wings and we can
Save each other from
The rocky bottom.
I cannot promise to stop
Your tears, but together
We can water this earth
Until everything is lush
And green again. Give me
Your sorrow and sadness.
I will replace them with
Endless smiles and happiness.
I can never promise you
That things will always
Get better, but I can
Promise you another day.
Because even though I may
Not be able to put them
Back together, but we can
Try to heal together. I will
Grow wings and we can
Save each other from
The rocky bottom.
I cannot promise to stop
Your tears, but together
We can water this earth
Until everything is lush
And green again. Give me
Your sorrow and sadness.
I will replace them with
Endless smiles and happiness.
I can never promise you
That things will always
Get better, but I can
Promise you another day.
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Putting Herself First
Just know that she always
Comes first, no matter if
She is struggling or trying
To make room for herself
To breathe. She is her
Own priority. In the past
She has cared too much
For other people and
What they think.
Now she is thinking for
Herself and what she
Needs to do to make
Herself happy. She has
Goals, dreams,
And ambitions. She will
Be mad and upset if
You or anybody else gets
In her way. She is a warrior
And goddess. She has this
Quiet yet strong power
And presence to who she is. ...
Comes first, no matter if
She is struggling or trying
To make room for herself
To breathe. She is her
Own priority. In the past
She has cared too much
For other people and
What they think.
Now she is thinking for
Herself and what she
Needs to do to make
Herself happy. She has
Goals, dreams,
And ambitions. She will
Be mad and upset if
You or anybody else gets
In her way. She is a warrior
And goddess. She has this
Quiet yet strong power
And presence to who she is. ...
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2 Comments
Love For a Mother
Like mother
Like daughter –
Strong, ambitious,
And hard working.
The road has been
Long and wide.
Lots of highs like
Success, love and
Support.
Lots of lows
Like wiping away
Tears and being
Missed.
The road takes me
Back right into
Your arms and heart,
Where there is
Never-ending love
And light. No matter
Where life goes,
You are right
Beside me, walking
Or running with me.
Even if we are far
Apart you have that
Special place in
My heart and mind
Where you belong.
You are my...
Like daughter –
Strong, ambitious,
And hard working.
The road has been
Long and wide.
Lots of highs like
Success, love and
Support.
Lots of lows
Like wiping away
Tears and being
Missed.
The road takes me
Back right into
Your arms and heart,
Where there is
Never-ending love
And light. No matter
Where life goes,
You are right
Beside me, walking
Or running with me.
Even if we are far
Apart you have that
Special place in
My heart and mind
Where you belong.
You are my...
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2 Comments
Darkness
Forget about the light. We have all
Seen the light. Show me the darkness
And the secrets that you keep close
To your heart. I will show you mine too.
You are never alone in this fight to
Keep the darkness at bay. Throw me
Into the abyss with you and I will show
You that you are not the only one falling.
I am right there with you as we tumble
And try to find our bearings. The struggle
Is never yours alone. Show me your scars
And demons. You are not the only one who
Has them. Your fears are mine too.
Do not think that I do not know what it...
Seen the light. Show me the darkness
And the secrets that you keep close
To your heart. I will show you mine too.
You are never alone in this fight to
Keep the darkness at bay. Throw me
Into the abyss with you and I will show
You that you are not the only one falling.
I am right there with you as we tumble
And try to find our bearings. The struggle
Is never yours alone. Show me your scars
And demons. You are not the only one who
Has them. Your fears are mine too.
Do not think that I do not know what it...
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2 Comments
Safe Haven
Give me a place to hide
When I don’t feel like
Facing the world.
Life is tough, but it
Doesn’t always have
To be that way.
Give me a place for
Kind and silent words.
Give me a place where
My heart and mind
Are safe. Give me a place
To protect myself from
Sadness and heartbreak.
Give me a place to hide
All the bad things
And all of my demons.
This is my safe haven.
This is my
Restorative justice.
This is a place of
No judgment.
This is my peace
And quiet.
When I don’t feel like
Facing the world.
Life is tough, but it
Doesn’t always have
To be that way.
Give me a place for
Kind and silent words.
Give me a place where
My heart and mind
Are safe. Give me a place
To protect myself from
Sadness and heartbreak.
Give me a place to hide
All the bad things
And all of my demons.
This is my safe haven.
This is my
Restorative justice.
This is a place of
No judgment.
This is my peace
And quiet.
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Who I Used to Be
I used to be a dreamer,
Thinking about the
Daunting future.
I used to wonder what it
Would be like to sleep with
The moon and the stars
Late at night. Do not tell them
My secrets, the ones I keep close.
They are the one I will have
Until I die. Do not tell them that
I keep things to myself as
I feel like nobody will believe me.
Do not tell them it feels like
I have seen better days.
All they see is the spring in
My steps and my voice full
Of merriment. They do not know
That it feels like I am drowning
In complete...
Thinking about the
Daunting future.
I used to wonder what it
Would be like to sleep with
The moon and the stars
Late at night. Do not tell them
My secrets, the ones I keep close.
They are the one I will have
Until I die. Do not tell them that
I keep things to myself as
I feel like nobody will believe me.
Do not tell them it feels like
I have seen better days.
All they see is the spring in
My steps and my voice full
Of merriment. They do not know
That it feels like I am drowning
In complete...
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Detox
I have this irrational fear
Of running into you and
Not knowing what to do
Or what to say.
What if I freak out?
What if I run the other way?
Do you know how I feel?
It made me feel more alone
When you just up and left
With no reason to come back.
Do you know how much I hate you for that?
I am trying to get it all, including you,
Out of my system. It is all a detox of
The sad and bad things. It is like clearing
My system of all the hurt and toxins.
I am trying to let the anger dissolve
And slowly fade away. I am trying
To...
Of running into you and
Not knowing what to do
Or what to say.
What if I freak out?
What if I run the other way?
Do you know how I feel?
It made me feel more alone
When you just up and left
With no reason to come back.
Do you know how much I hate you for that?
I am trying to get it all, including you,
Out of my system. It is all a detox of
The sad and bad things. It is like clearing
My system of all the hurt and toxins.
I am trying to let the anger dissolve
And slowly fade away. I am trying
To...
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Standing Up
I hate whoever tried
To hurt you. They do
Not deserve someone
Like you. It is because
Of them that you
Cannot see yourself
As someone who is
Good hearted and kind.
Do not be characterized
By your demons and past
That haunts you. Those will
Follow you around forever.
Do not let them keep you
From moving on and
For finding someone who
Will not try to hurt you.
Those people care for you
And will love you for who
You are now. They hear
And understand you.
They will shut off
The gossip and will not...
To hurt you. They do
Not deserve someone
Like you. It is because
Of them that you
Cannot see yourself
As someone who is
Good hearted and kind.
Do not be characterized
By your demons and past
That haunts you. Those will
Follow you around forever.
Do not let them keep you
From moving on and
For finding someone who
Will not try to hurt you.
Those people care for you
And will love you for who
You are now. They hear
And understand you.
They will shut off
The gossip and will not...
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0 Comments
Losing You
Things were going as well
As they could go, but then you
Vanished like that. I did not want to dwell
On the past, but I had no clue
What you were doing to me.
You went ahead and threw
Me away like I meant nothing. We are free
From the burdens of it all and
You got what you wanted. Everything felt achy
And unreal. It was like every strand
Was coming undone. What we had
Slipped through our fingers like sand.
I did not know it would be this bad.
We both knew that this would take place.
I...
As they could go, but then you
Vanished like that. I did not want to dwell
On the past, but I had no clue
What you were doing to me.
You went ahead and threw
Me away like I meant nothing. We are free
From the burdens of it all and
You got what you wanted. Everything felt achy
And unreal. It was like every strand
Was coming undone. What we had
Slipped through our fingers like sand.
I did not know it would be this bad.
We both knew that this would take place.
I...
635 reads
6 Comments
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