Submissions by faithmairee (Faith Elizabeth Brigham)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I eat, sleep and breathe poetry. My dream was always to see my name in print below something I wrote. I'm happy to say I'm living my dream since I not only got published but became a professional writer.
Never Give Up
Never give up on your dream
No matter how hard it seems
When the moment is yours
You'll feel your heart soar
Things will fall into place
Your dream you'll embrace
So keep singing your song
Success will come along
No matter how hard it seems
When the moment is yours
You'll feel your heart soar
Things will fall into place
Your dream you'll embrace
So keep singing your song
Success will come along
#determination
#dreams
#inspirational
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19 Comments
Prissy
I primp.
I admit it.
I'm a girly girl
As soon as
I was old enough
I shaved my legs
Plucked my eyebrows
Stated wearing makeup
Took an overall interest
In my appearance
When I was
Of working age
I was told that
A woman should
Never leave
The house without
Looking absolutely
G o r g e o u s
Some things stick
With a person
For a lifetime
This of course
Was definitely one
Of them and
That was the onset
Of my becoming prissy
I admit it.
I'm a girly girl
As soon as
I was old enough
I shaved my legs
Plucked my eyebrows
Stated wearing makeup
Took an overall interest
In my appearance
When I was
Of working age
I was told that
A woman should
Never leave
The house without
Looking absolutely
G o r g e o u s
Some things stick
With a person
For a lifetime
This of course
Was definitely one
Of them and
That was the onset
Of my becoming prissy
#beauty
#SelfDiscovery
#SelfReflection #SelfWorth
#SelfReflection #SelfWorth
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16 Comments
Let Me (Make You Mine)
I gotta hand it to you
You're one helluva man
I love how you treat me
You make me feel like a queen
Your touch is warm and tender
It feels like heaven in my heart
I play my feelings down
Because I'm scared you'll put me down
I know it's the man's responsibility to
Let a woman know he's serious
It's getting harder and harder
To hide all these feelings inside
There's nothing I wouldn't do
To have you here by my side
You make me want you so bad
Baby, won't you let me make you mine
You're one helluva man
I love how you treat me
You make me feel like a queen
Your touch is warm and tender
It feels like heaven in my heart
I play my feelings down
Because I'm scared you'll put me down
I know it's the man's responsibility to
Let a woman know he's serious
It's getting harder and harder
To hide all these feelings inside
There's nothing I wouldn't do
To have you here by my side
You make me want you so bad
Baby, won't you let me make you mine
#anxiety
#love
#passion
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I wish II Would've Paid Attention
You caught me on the rebound
Still nursing a bruised heart
From the Iove before you
But you gave me hope
That love could last erasing
all of the pain from the past
How could I know our love
Would go so wrong
That you'd starve me of
Affection and your attention
Chipping away at my love
Until there was nothing there
I searched my past for
Something I might have done
To make you want to bring
Another woman into the picture
But I just couldn't think of one
Don't know why you had to
Be so mean...
Still nursing a bruised heart
From the Iove before you
But you gave me hope
That love could last erasing
all of the pain from the past
How could I know our love
Would go so wrong
That you'd starve me of
Affection and your attention
Chipping away at my love
Until there was nothing there
I searched my past for
Something I might have done
To make you want to bring
Another woman into the picture
But I just couldn't think of one
Don't know why you had to
Be so mean...
#despair
#love
#lover #sadness
#lover #sadness
148 reads
5 Comments
The Trenches Of Hell
Too frightened to think or feel
From the force of the anxiety and fear
I face another serious meltdown
The pain is just too overwhelming
The feeling of being in the trenches of hell; I feel like I want to die
Agony too real, way too familiar
In desperation I reach out to God
Crying out for His mercy and compassion
It is my only salvation in my miserable state
He is paving out a path for my escape And a return to my peace and sanity
All praise and glory belong to...
From the force of the anxiety and fear
I face another serious meltdown
The pain is just too overwhelming
The feeling of being in the trenches of hell; I feel like I want to die
Agony too real, way too familiar
In desperation I reach out to God
Crying out for His mercy and compassion
It is my only salvation in my miserable state
He is paving out a path for my escape And a return to my peace and sanity
All praise and glory belong to...
#anxiety
#depression
#MentalHealth
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12 Comments
That Little Girl
She's inside of me
Still needing so much
Of another's
Touch and affection
Their reassurance that
I'm not the horrible person
I was told that I was
Crying out because
Of the loss of my innocence
At such a tender age
Still needing so much
Of another's
Touch and affection
Their reassurance that
I'm not the horrible person
I was told that I was
Crying out because
Of the loss of my innocence
At such a tender age
#abuse
#bullying
#childhood
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When I Die
I will go without regrets
Because I
Dared to live a life
True to myself
And had the courage
To say how I feel
Pouring my heart out
On paper for all to see
I am right with God
And I'm ready to go home
Whenever the time may be
Because I
Dared to live a life
True to myself
And had the courage
To say how I feel
Pouring my heart out
On paper for all to see
I am right with God
And I'm ready to go home
Whenever the time may be
#myself
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15 Comments
Intuitive Empath
I am an intuitive empath
Sometimes, I know things
But I don't know how I know them
unexplainable knowledge
Of things that are going to happen
Events that have already occurred
Several times I witnessed events
Happening elsewhere at the
Exact time that they are happening
Of which I certainly
Have not seen with my own eyes
It's always been that way
I find it nothing short of a gift
That I am most grateful for
Sometimes, I know things
But I don't know how I know them
unexplainable knowledge
Of things that are going to happen
Events that have already occurred
Several times I witnessed events
Happening elsewhere at the
Exact time that they are happening
Of which I certainly
Have not seen with my own eyes
It's always been that way
I find it nothing short of a gift
That I am most grateful for
#myself
#mystery
#wisdom
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11 Comments
Beautiful Intentions
Pale, pink, paper hearts
Hanging from strings
What romantic thoughts
They seem to bring
Like long slow dances
Whirlwind romances
Passionate kisses in
back seats of cars
Opening windows
and gazing at stars
Coffee over breakfast or
Staying up
Talking late into the night
Hopeless romantics are
What some of us call ourselves
Hanging from strings
What romantic thoughts
They seem to bring
Like long slow dances
Whirlwind romances
Passionate kisses in
back seats of cars
Opening windows
and gazing at stars
Coffee over breakfast or
Staying up
Talking late into the night
Hopeless romantics are
What some of us call ourselves
#love
#lover
#passion #Romanticism
#passion #Romanticism
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6 Comments
The Ghost Of Ethel Allen
She was a beautiful nineteen year old woman brutally murdered then mutilated , her body parts strewn along side of the Indian River in Brevard County, Florida in the 1930's. Her ghost is said to haunt what was then known as Ashley's Tavern in Rockledge, Florida where she reportedly visited often in life.
I vaguely remembered rumors of the now named, Ashley's Restaurant and Bar being haunted. One day, I did some research on the place and read some very intriguing stories of her antics in the restaurant. I remember being really giddy when my ex-husband and I decided to dine...
I vaguely remembered rumors of the now named, Ashley's Restaurant and Bar being haunted. One day, I did some research on the place and read some very intriguing stories of her antics in the restaurant. I remember being really giddy when my ex-husband and I decided to dine...
#ghosts
#murder
119 reads
10 Comments
If I Were A Mime
I'd be free of any social anxiety
I wouldn't have to worry much about anything
How I looked or how I seem
Nor would I have to explain anything
Like why am I so quiet and enjoy being alone
If I were a mime I'd have peace all the time
All of my expressions would be what you'd see
Subject to interpretation at the very least
I wouldn't have to live a life of doubt
Instead, people can keep guessing what I'm all about
I wouldn't have to worry much about anything
How I looked or how I seem
Nor would I have to explain anything
Like why am I so quiet and enjoy being alone
If I were a mime I'd have peace all the time
All of my expressions would be what you'd see
Subject to interpretation at the very least
I wouldn't have to live a life of doubt
Instead, people can keep guessing what I'm all about
#anxiety
#LifeStruggles
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8 Comments
Ghost In The Room
I was in bed just about to fall asleep when I felt a chill come over the room. I sensed a presence lurking about. I froze and remained still. Somehow, I knew it was the ghost of the previous resident.I threw the blankets over my head because I did not want to see this dead woman whom I had never met. I had heard the young woman hung herself from the light fixture and was found with her body dangling over the bed.
A state of calmness came over me as I remembered that she had lived a troubled life. I wanted to somehow comfort her. I told her she was welcome here and she could stay...
A state of calmness came over me as I remembered that she had lived a troubled life. I wanted to somehow comfort her. I told her she was welcome here and she could stay...
#dark
#death
#ghosts
105 reads
8 Comments
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