Submissions by faithmairee (Faith Elizabeth Brigham)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction I eat, sleep and breathe poetry.
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
Yesterday 11:33am
Yesterday 11:33am
homeless
He's homeless
he's got nowhere to go
all he owns
is his guitar
and a transistor radio
and when he's
feeling like
he can't go on
he sings his songs
on the subway
he sounds
a little like dylan
plays like b.b. kng
and he feels
like he's someone
when they listen
to him sing
his only prayer
is one day
he'll get a break
and he can make
a record
how his heart aches
for him
it's not about the money
though it could
get him a...
he's got nowhere to go
all he owns
is his guitar
and a transistor radio
and when he's
feeling like
he can't go on
he sings his songs
on the subway
he sounds
a little like dylan
plays like b.b. kng
and he feels
like he's someone
when they listen
to him sing
his only prayer
is one day
he'll get a break
and he can make
a record
how his heart aches
for him
it's not about the money
though it could
get him a...
#hope
#music
#homelessness
21 reads
18 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Jun 2020 3:28pm
21st Jun 2020 3:28pm
my legs
And so
it was my legs
you say
that drew you in
lovely legs to you
to curl around you
like a vine
upon a tree
gorgeous legs
men say of mine
long and shapely
so silky
so smooth
to the touch
yes, I too
love my legs
especially when
i have them
draped across
your own
it was my legs
you say
that drew you in
lovely legs to you
to curl around you
like a vine
upon a tree
gorgeous legs
men say of mine
long and shapely
so silky
so smooth
to the touch
yes, I too
love my legs
especially when
i have them
draped across
your own
#love
#sex
#lover
86 reads
12 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Jun 2020 3:10pm
21st Jun 2020 3:10pm
I Have A Voice
I have a voice
it will not be stilled
hear me
hear my words
of deep concern
for you
for them
for family
for our nation
we are all
but brothers and sisters
not here to hurt
each other
but to help one another
I have a voice
you have one too
use it for uniting
not dividing each other
and don't forget that
we all matter
it will not be stilled
hear me
hear my words
of deep concern
for you
for them
for family
for our nation
we are all
but brothers and sisters
not here to hurt
each other
but to help one another
I have a voice
you have one too
use it for uniting
not dividing each other
and don't forget that
we all matter
#brother
#sister
#family
#America
#peace
49 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
20th Jun 2020 8:26am
20th Jun 2020 8:26am
damn the pandemic
Damn the pandemic
and our meticulously washed hands
that now must avoid human contact
hands that hunger for a touch
empty arms that once were held
now ache for times gone by
how long must we hide at home
wanting to be elsewhere
somewhere the air is not so sterilized
perhaps anywhere
we can breathe the air
and not be scared
damn the pandemic
for taking so many lives
damn it all for being there
and our meticulously washed hands
that now must avoid human contact
hands that hunger for a touch
empty arms that once were held
now ache for times gone by
how long must we hide at home
wanting to be elsewhere
somewhere the air is not so sterilized
perhaps anywhere
we can breathe the air
and not be scared
damn the pandemic
for taking so many lives
damn it all for being there
#pandemic
65 reads
14 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
20th Jun 2020 7:03am
20th Jun 2020 7:03am
with you
I know you're with her tonight
You're somewhere holding her tight
dancing together just like we used to do
telling her you'll always be true
You told me you'd never go away
But you are with her today
How I wish it wasn't true
It's crazy but I'm still in love with you
There's nothing that I wouldn't do
to have the chance to be with you
Just to see you wink and smile
and hear you say you'll stay awhile
You're somewhere holding her tight
dancing together just like we used to do
telling her you'll always be true
You told me you'd never go away
But you are with her today
How I wish it wasn't true
It's crazy but I'm still in love with you
There's nothing that I wouldn't do
to have the chance to be with you
Just to see you wink and smile
and hear you say you'll stay awhile
#heartbroken
#breakup
#conflict
81 reads
9 Comments
NON-FICTION PROSE
Published
6th May 2020 10:25am
6th May 2020 10:25am
Breathe
It was the sound of the early morning crashing of the waves
that stayed with me
from our two week stay at
my mother's friend's beach house.
It flushed out the ugly reason we were
there in the first place.
I was fourteen years old then, at a time in my life when I should have needed my father. I refused to allow myself to feel it.
Still I loved the ocean long before
the beginning of the divorce that
was pending between my parents.
Who could've known it was just the first
of many times they would...
that stayed with me
from our two week stay at
my mother's friend's beach house.
It flushed out the ugly reason we were
there in the first place.
I was fourteen years old then, at a time in my life when I should have needed my father. I refused to allow myself to feel it.
Still I loved the ocean long before
the beginning of the divorce that
was pending between my parents.
Who could've known it was just the first
of many times they would...
#hope
#breakup
#conflict
#freedom
#separation
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17 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
6th Apr 2020 11:57am
6th Apr 2020 11:57am
so much more
I want to thank you for trampling on my heart
for all of the pain you gave me from the start
because of you I learned what I don't want out of love
and now I realize that I deserve so much more than that
no, I won't settle for less than the best
that love can give
no more gathering of crumbs you've thrown my way
my eyes are open wide and no longer will I cry
nor accept a love into my life that that's so unhealthy
I deserve to have someone love me
just the way
that I've always wanted to be loved
a man who loves me...
for all of the pain you gave me from the start
because of you I learned what I don't want out of love
and now I realize that I deserve so much more than that
no, I won't settle for less than the best
that love can give
no more gathering of crumbs you've thrown my way
my eyes are open wide and no longer will I cry
nor accept a love into my life that that's so unhealthy
I deserve to have someone love me
just the way
that I've always wanted to be loved
a man who loves me...
#FallingInLove
102 reads
7 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
17th Jan 2020 9:52am
17th Jan 2020 9:52am
sometimes
it makes it difficult
to love you when you
withhold things from me
like you are keeping
secrets and things
sometimes
it is sad to see
you trying so hard
to be somebody because
we're all somebody
trying to be our best me
sometimes
we used to have such fun
you could make me
laugh till i had tears
filling my eyes
i understand you be ill now
sometimes
so many sad memories
floating in my mind
like how you stayed
out all night and
i woke up with an empty
space beside...
to love you when you
withhold things from me
like you are keeping
secrets and things
sometimes
it is sad to see
you trying so hard
to be somebody because
we're all somebody
trying to be our best me
sometimes
we used to have such fun
you could make me
laugh till i had tears
filling my eyes
i understand you be ill now
sometimes
so many sad memories
floating in my mind
like how you stayed
out all night and
i woke up with an empty
space beside...
#sadness
#heartbroken
#illness
164 reads
10 Comments
FICTIONAL PROSE
Published
15th Jan 2020 9:29pm
15th Jan 2020 9:29pm
The Lady Blue 7
That night, I had difficulty getting Gary off of my mind. Memories of us were impossible to ignore.
I remembered the time I got caught being in Gary's arms.it was during one of those endless parties my parents put on.
I was outside on the front porch when I turned to see him approaching me from out of nowhere.
"What are you doing outside,ma cheri?"
"Nothing, I replied in a near whisper as I felt one of his hands lightly brush my lower back.
"You looked like you were very deep in thought."
"To be honest, I was just wondering why you won't...
I remembered the time I got caught being in Gary's arms.it was during one of those endless parties my parents put on.
I was outside on the front porch when I turned to see him approaching me from out of nowhere.
"What are you doing outside,ma cheri?"
"Nothing, I replied in a near whisper as I felt one of his hands lightly brush my lower back.
"You looked like you were very deep in thought."
"To be honest, I was just wondering why you won't...
#FallingInLove
#FirstLove
#crush
119 reads
8 Comments
FICTIONAL PROSE
Published
15th Jan 2020 12:10pm
15th Jan 2020 12:10pm
The Lady Blue 6
I believed Gary when he said we were through so when he showed up at a party Joe and I threw, I was shocked to see him. Not only was he there but he had come alone. I couldn't stop thinking about him and all of the good times we had shared.
Towards the end of the evening, he followed me into the kitchen as I went to get a drink of water from the faucet. I had just set the empty glass in the sink and was turning around when he cornered me in front of the refrigerator.
"You look absolutely stunning," he said pushing me gently against the refrigerator.
...
Towards the end of the evening, he followed me into the kitchen as I went to get a drink of water from the faucet. I had just set the empty glass in the sink and was turning around when he cornered me in front of the refrigerator.
"You look absolutely stunning," he said pushing me gently against the refrigerator.
...
#romantic
#FallingInLove
166 reads
7 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Jan 2020 11:59am
14th Jan 2020 11:59am
those eyes (and what they do)
those eyes (and what they do)
have I ever felt more alive
then when I look deep in your eyes
and feel the longing love implies
to be unmatched and not denied
those eyes (and what they do)
have touched me deeply
and brings me back to myself again
to where the winds blow softly
carrying me away on tender wings
to that secret place where souls unite and everything seems right
those eyes of yours speak
to me with all their might.
I love those eyes (and what they do)
because those eyes
belong to you!
have I ever felt more alive
then when I look deep in your eyes
and feel the longing love implies
to be unmatched and not denied
those eyes (and what they do)
have touched me deeply
and brings me back to myself again
to where the winds blow softly
carrying me away on tender wings
to that secret place where souls unite and everything seems right
those eyes of yours speak
to me with all their might.
I love those eyes (and what they do)
because those eyes
belong to you!
#lover
#FallingInLove
151 reads
11 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Jan 2020 2:11pm
11th Jan 2020 2:11pm
if it feels good
I sit here sipping hot blueberry tea
sunlight streaming through the blinds
and jambalaya simmering on the stove
I'm stuck in the sixties,
the love generation, my generation
when if it felt good we did it
the bloody truth of it was
we never wondered if it was right
all that seemed to matter was the thrill
is it possible we got it wrong
I say we should've asked instead
does it feel right
and if it does do it
embrace it with your loving touch
sunlight streaming through the blinds
and jambalaya simmering on the stove
I'm stuck in the sixties,
the love generation, my generation
when if it felt good we did it
the bloody truth of it was
we never wondered if it was right
all that seemed to matter was the thrill
is it possible we got it wrong
I say we should've asked instead
does it feel right
and if it does do it
embrace it with your loving touch
#love
136 reads
21 Comments
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