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.
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
1st Mar 2016 5:49am
1st Mar 2016 5:49am
Forgetting
Clinging and holding onto
Something until your hands
Start to hurt is no good.
You need to let some of
The memories and
Moments go. Do not let them
Have power over you and
What you hang onto.
You may want to set them
On fire or delete them from
Your phone or return or
Give them back, but that is
Not the right thing to do.
You can delete those messages
All you want. You can tear your
Love notes all you want, but
Do not throw away things that
Were parts of your relationship.
Although they hurt to look at
They mean a lot...
Something until your hands
Start to hurt is no good.
You need to let some of
The memories and
Moments go. Do not let them
Have power over you and
What you hang onto.
You may want to set them
On fire or delete them from
Your phone or return or
Give them back, but that is
Not the right thing to do.
You can delete those messages
All you want. You can tear your
Love notes all you want, but
Do not throw away things that
Were parts of your relationship.
Although they hurt to look at
They mean a lot...
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2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
25th Feb 2016 4:31am
25th Feb 2016 4:31am
Changing Over Time
Sometimes people change
Slowly over time and
Other times they change
Right away in front of you.
You change too. When you
Look in the mirror and
Realize that you’re
Different too. You’re not
A little caterpillar, but
A butterfly spreading your
Wings and learning to fly.
You’ve developed and have
Made changed.
You’re a beautiful and
Majestic creature, but
The changes were often
Difficult and hard.
You make your own
Decisions and choices
In life.
Slowly over time and
Other times they change
Right away in front of you.
You change too. When you
Look in the mirror and
Realize that you’re
Different too. You’re not
A little caterpillar, but
A butterfly spreading your
Wings and learning to fly.
You’ve developed and have
Made changed.
You’re a beautiful and
Majestic creature, but
The changes were often
Difficult and hard.
You make your own
Decisions and choices
In life.
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2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
10th Feb 2016 2:15am
10th Feb 2016 2:15am
Scars
They say you wouldn’t make it
And that you’ll die before
You get to the very top.
You’re still here, aren’t you?
And where are they?
They are still stuck at
The bottom and still can’t
Make it past the first step.
Although they’ve
Fought every day and
Have the scars on their skin
To prove it, they don’t
Know what it’s like to have
Ones on the inside where
They’re invisible. They have
The physical scars for
Everybody to see, but
What about the ones on the inside?
You can’t show them your scars
Because they don’t know...
And that you’ll die before
You get to the very top.
You’re still here, aren’t you?
And where are they?
They are still stuck at
The bottom and still can’t
Make it past the first step.
Although they’ve
Fought every day and
Have the scars on their skin
To prove it, they don’t
Know what it’s like to have
Ones on the inside where
They’re invisible. They have
The physical scars for
Everybody to see, but
What about the ones on the inside?
You can’t show them your scars
Because they don’t know...
803 reads
6 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
10th Feb 2016 2:13am
10th Feb 2016 2:13am
Scars and Wounds
There are scars that are invisible
To the outside world like
Self-inflicted wounds and
Battle scars, but there are also
Scars that are below the skin
That are invisible to the rest
Of the world. I’m the only one
Who can see and feel them
Everyday. The invisible scars
Come to show that only I know
What I’ve been through.
The rest of the world doesn’t
Have to ask if I’m okay.
They don’t have to pretend
Like they can’t see the
Wounds and scars.
The wounds and scars don’t
Always heal, but they’re still
A part of the past....
To the outside world like
Self-inflicted wounds and
Battle scars, but there are also
Scars that are below the skin
That are invisible to the rest
Of the world. I’m the only one
Who can see and feel them
Everyday. The invisible scars
Come to show that only I know
What I’ve been through.
The rest of the world doesn’t
Have to ask if I’m okay.
They don’t have to pretend
Like they can’t see the
Wounds and scars.
The wounds and scars don’t
Always heal, but they’re still
A part of the past....
697 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
4th Feb 2016 7:51am
4th Feb 2016 7:51am
Floored
Tough tied, mouth
Wide open. Jaw to
The ground. Loss
Of words. Being put
On the spot just
Like that. No need
To apologize for
Speaking the truth.
Don’t regret
Questioning reality.
Don’t be ashamed
For demanding
Answers. Whatever
One does, don’t
Back down for
Anything. Don’t let
Pride and dignity be
Taken away. Get
Respect and
Courtesy. Don’t be
Known for being
A coward. Be known
For being strong
And brave.
Wide open. Jaw to
The ground. Loss
Of words. Being put
On the spot just
Like that. No need
To apologize for
Speaking the truth.
Don’t regret
Questioning reality.
Don’t be ashamed
For demanding
Answers. Whatever
One does, don’t
Back down for
Anything. Don’t let
Pride and dignity be
Taken away. Get
Respect and
Courtesy. Don’t be
Known for being
A coward. Be known
For being strong
And brave.
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
2nd Feb 2016 2:07am
2nd Feb 2016 2:07am
You're You
Words are thrown at you like weapons.
They don’t always feel so pleasant.
They feel like deep cuts to the soul.
They can put you in a black hole.
You say nothing in the hopes that
It all goes away. You need to shut
It all out. They shouldn’t affect you.
You are meant to shine through
Everything and rise on top.
They will all just drop
And fade away. They aren’t going
Anywhere. You’re showing
Them you’re going places.
All of those faces
And bullies project their insecurities
Onto you. They are hypocrisies
And should swallow their...
They don’t always feel so pleasant.
They feel like deep cuts to the soul.
They can put you in a black hole.
You say nothing in the hopes that
It all goes away. You need to shut
It all out. They shouldn’t affect you.
You are meant to shine through
Everything and rise on top.
They will all just drop
And fade away. They aren’t going
Anywhere. You’re showing
Them you’re going places.
All of those faces
And bullies project their insecurities
Onto you. They are hypocrisies
And should swallow their...
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2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd Feb 2016 2:05am
2nd Feb 2016 2:05am
Before Things Were Blown Apart
You took my hand in yours
Like it is a ritual you do every day.
I can spend many years
Like this and I want to say
That very thing but I do not
Want to ruin this moment of peace.
I want to ignore the knot
In my stomach, telling me to cease
And retreat to where there is no worry
To hide my feelings from your scrutiny.
I do not want you to see that my eyes are blurry
From the hidden tears although it is your duty
To ask what is wrong. I keep those memories before
Things were blown apart. Those are the moments
Where you cared and I...
Like it is a ritual you do every day.
I can spend many years
Like this and I want to say
That very thing but I do not
Want to ruin this moment of peace.
I want to ignore the knot
In my stomach, telling me to cease
And retreat to where there is no worry
To hide my feelings from your scrutiny.
I do not want you to see that my eyes are blurry
From the hidden tears although it is your duty
To ask what is wrong. I keep those memories before
Things were blown apart. Those are the moments
Where you cared and I...
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2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
29th Jan 2016 8:31pm
29th Jan 2016 8:31pm
Our Own
Don’t leave me outside
like a rose on a rainy day.
I'm a ray of sunlight
For you to find
And follow. A fresh day
you can't leave behind.
I stand strong on this pedestal
Where I belong
Not out in the throng
Of other people. I stand out
Because I am strong.
I'm not the dirt
The flower expels.
Treat me like the flower
For my spirit is delicate and full of heat.
Don't fall under the spell
Of the light and airy.
Not all is bliss.
When I think of us together,
Sitting on the floor
Not caring if we...
like a rose on a rainy day.
I'm a ray of sunlight
For you to find
And follow. A fresh day
you can't leave behind.
I stand strong on this pedestal
Where I belong
Not out in the throng
Of other people. I stand out
Because I am strong.
I'm not the dirt
The flower expels.
Treat me like the flower
For my spirit is delicate and full of heat.
Don't fall under the spell
Of the light and airy.
Not all is bliss.
When I think of us together,
Sitting on the floor
Not caring if we...
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
29th Jan 2016 8:26pm
29th Jan 2016 8:26pm
Our Castle
You throw everything in derange,
Flipping everything upside down.
Do you know that your behavior is strange?
You don’t get to wear the crown
Like you’re the king. I don’t always have to obey
And listen to you.
I try to disregard what you say.
I’m not something you collect and accrue.
This is how things get messed up
And complicated.
It’s time for you to wake up.
You can’t be completely sated
If you’re unhappy and confused.
Get out of that haze and realize
That you’re not completely bruised.
You don’t have control over the skies....
Flipping everything upside down.
Do you know that your behavior is strange?
You don’t get to wear the crown
Like you’re the king. I don’t always have to obey
And listen to you.
I try to disregard what you say.
I’m not something you collect and accrue.
This is how things get messed up
And complicated.
It’s time for you to wake up.
You can’t be completely sated
If you’re unhappy and confused.
Get out of that haze and realize
That you’re not completely bruised.
You don’t have control over the skies....
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
23rd Jan 2016 00:13am
23rd Jan 2016 00:13am
Control
Relinquish fear and hold
on for dear life. Otherwise panic
sets in and we’ll feel
manic in our bones.
Look to the panoramic view.
Anxiety winds round
us like ivy.
Touch the inner psyche.
Danger hard to predict.
Insecurities hard to admit.
Reveal the stripped soul and let go.
Float with the changes of the flow.
Control the demons inside.
Cross those lines.
Do what's right:
say goodbyes.
on for dear life. Otherwise panic
sets in and we’ll feel
manic in our bones.
Look to the panoramic view.
Anxiety winds round
us like ivy.
Touch the inner psyche.
Danger hard to predict.
Insecurities hard to admit.
Reveal the stripped soul and let go.
Float with the changes of the flow.
Control the demons inside.
Cross those lines.
Do what's right:
say goodbyes.
704 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
20th Jan 2016 7:12am
20th Jan 2016 7:12am
Hands
With our hands linked together
Our touches become light as a feather
Although your hands are callused from
From the harsh winter. I don’t feel so numb
Anymore. It's a sign of comfort
And I start to wonder
If this is what peace feels like?
Although I can see that we’re alike,
I ponder if we’re just lucky.
This moment feels lovely.
It’s no longer about claiming
Territory or about taking
Anything. It’s about our connection
And spark. It’s something special.
I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
I want to keep...
Our touches become light as a feather
Although your hands are callused from
From the harsh winter. I don’t feel so numb
Anymore. It's a sign of comfort
And I start to wonder
If this is what peace feels like?
Although I can see that we’re alike,
I ponder if we’re just lucky.
This moment feels lovely.
It’s no longer about claiming
Territory or about taking
Anything. It’s about our connection
And spark. It’s something special.
I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
I want to keep...
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2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
20th Jan 2016 7:10am
20th Jan 2016 7:10am
Too Late For You
I’ll say I’m good
If you ask me how I am.
The truth is that on the
Inside I wish I can get rid
Of my feelings for you
And I wish I could care less.
I wish I can do what you did
To me which is ignoring me
For days and sometimes weeks.
You know, I used to get you
Because you were busy
But now I’m just confused.
You don't feel the same way
I feel about you. That’s fine
And it’s whatever. Maybe
It’s because you recently got
Out of a relationship.
It may be because you
Think you’re no good for me
And that’s why you’re...
If you ask me how I am.
The truth is that on the
Inside I wish I can get rid
Of my feelings for you
And I wish I could care less.
I wish I can do what you did
To me which is ignoring me
For days and sometimes weeks.
You know, I used to get you
Because you were busy
But now I’m just confused.
You don't feel the same way
I feel about you. That’s fine
And it’s whatever. Maybe
It’s because you recently got
Out of a relationship.
It may be because you
Think you’re no good for me
And that’s why you’re...
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