Submissions by faithmairee (Faith Elizabeth Brigham)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction I eat, sleep and breathe poetry. Yes, I do indeed, start my day believing that there must be a poem in here somewhere.
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
14th May 2022 12:47pm
14th May 2022 12:47pm
Flower In The Snow
Such a wonderful thing
To behold
The little flower
Poking out
Of the snow!
So precious is
This little gem
I have to say
It easily has
Made my day!
To behold
The little flower
Poking out
Of the snow!
So precious is
This little gem
I have to say
It easily has
Made my day!
#flowers
#nature
#uplifting
58 reads
14 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
13th May 2022 11:48am
13th May 2022 11:48am
I've Got Status (Thanks To DUP)
I don't like to brag
but I've got status
I'm an old-timer here
I may be old-school
but I'm no fool
So this is how
dark it is
here in the deep
the deep underground
the view is complete
When I need to write
Everything else stops
There's nothing
I can't drop
Put off or delay anyway
It's always been true
that's the way I am
So the deep underground
Is where it's at
Get my learning and schooling
(I ain't fooling)
but I've got status
I'm an old-timer here
I may be old-school
but I'm no fool
So this is how
dark it is
here in the deep
the deep underground
the view is complete
When I need to write
Everything else stops
There's nothing
I can't drop
Put off or delay anyway
It's always been true
that's the way I am
So the deep underground
Is where it's at
Get my learning and schooling
(I ain't fooling)
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
65 reads
20 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
13th May 2022 10:06am
13th May 2022 10:06am
desiree
she was just a child
at her momma'a side
combing that coal black hair
until it shined
she asked momma what
does it mean to love
momma said it means to sacrifice
poppa said you know
it's just too late to cry
he's dead and he
never should've died
it was a bullet in
his head his momma cried
it was bound to happen anyway
all she ever wanted
was to love him
all he ever did
was look her way
now she cries out in
the middle of the night
lord, his dying
must be...
at her momma'a side
combing that coal black hair
until it shined
she asked momma what
does it mean to love
momma said it means to sacrifice
poppa said you know
it's just too late to cry
he's dead and he
never should've died
it was a bullet in
his head his momma cried
it was bound to happen anyway
all she ever wanted
was to love him
all he ever did
was look her way
now she cries out in
the middle of the night
lord, his dying
must be...
#depression
#death
#suicide #despair
#suicide #despair
93 reads
6 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
11th May 2022 9:14pm
11th May 2022 9:14pm
because we are
we are connected
because we are
like the links in a chain
held together
as the poets
and the other writers
word warriors
one and all
and more I say
like true explorers
ever ready to trudge
forward into the unknown
because we are
like the links in a chain
held together
as the poets
and the other writers
word warriors
one and all
and more I say
like true explorers
ever ready to trudge
forward into the unknown
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
103 reads
23 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
24th Apr 2022 10:03am
24th Apr 2022 10:03am
Hell On Earth
It feels like hell whenever you're around
No one's allowed to make a sound
Go ahead and demand our absent respect
Wherever you are evil sadly abounds
You make living hell on earth
At birth I must have been cursed
Knowing I'm just your property
It the thing that hurts the worst
Why momma stays with you I don't know
My dislike for you only seems to grow
There must be a way to break free
You're not a father but my foe
No one's allowed to make a sound
Go ahead and demand our absent respect
Wherever you are evil sadly abounds
You make living hell on earth
At birth I must have been cursed
Knowing I'm just your property
It the thing that hurts the worst
Why momma stays with you I don't know
My dislike for you only seems to grow
There must be a way to break free
You're not a father but my foe
#betrayal
#oppression
106 reads
5 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
24th Apr 2022 9:32am
24th Apr 2022 9:32am
Two Steps Away (From A Heartache )
Just when I think I've got it all together
You come around and knock me down
You make me feel so small
It's sad to think I'm just your clown
We were mismatched from the start
I always knew you'd break my heart
With you I feel so darn insecure
Still the one thing I don't want is to part
(Chorus)
I'm just two steps away from a heartache
That's the way it always seems to be
You could say sadness is my secret addiction Baby, please don't ever set me free
...
You come around and knock me down
You make me feel so small
It's sad to think I'm just your clown
We were mismatched from the start
I always knew you'd break my heart
With you I feel so darn insecure
Still the one thing I don't want is to part
(Chorus)
I'm just two steps away from a heartache
That's the way it always seems to be
You could say sadness is my secret addiction Baby, please don't ever set me free
...
#heartbroken
#breakup
#secrets #betrayal
#secrets #betrayal
160 reads
20 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
20th Apr 2022 5:18pm
20th Apr 2022 5:18pm
Nature Sings
Nature sings
Within my soul
For Spring in all
It's glory has sprung
The blooms on the flowers
Shrubs and trees
Make my heart smile
Oh, Spring! Lovely Spring
Won't you stay awhile
Within my soul
For Spring in all
It's glory has sprung
The blooms on the flowers
Shrubs and trees
Make my heart smile
Oh, Spring! Lovely Spring
Won't you stay awhile
#flowers
#spring
#nature
80 reads
7 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
19th Apr 2022 9:43pm
19th Apr 2022 9:43pm
Blow
He loved bubblegum
Thought it should
Be chewed thoroughly
And with purpose
Making little bubbles
Of it , looking down his nose
Seeing them burst
On the tip of his tongue
He loved making
Videos of himself
On his mother's
Cellphone
Making and breaking
These bubbles
Again and again
Tirelessly performing
To no one
In particular
News flash
This last bubble
Was so big it almost
Covered his entire face
When it exploded
Sticking like glue
He was proud
Of his bubble ...
Thought it should
Be chewed thoroughly
And with purpose
Making little bubbles
Of it , looking down his nose
Seeing them burst
On the tip of his tongue
He loved making
Videos of himself
On his mother's
Cellphone
Making and breaking
These bubbles
Again and again
Tirelessly performing
To no one
In particular
News flash
This last bubble
Was so big it almost
Covered his entire face
When it exploded
Sticking like glue
He was proud
Of his bubble ...
#children
81 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
27th Mar 2022 8:28am
27th Mar 2022 8:28am
Reveal
I have
No dark secrets
Save for one
There's nothing
You can't know
About me
I'm an open book
Except for
When
I'm closed
The worst thing
You can
Think of me
Is that I'm weak
But I am not
Confusing boundaries
Sometimes
Trip me up
But my heart
Has always been
In the right place
I have a good heart
Just don't
Misuse it
Or abuse it
It can easily
Fall apart.
No dark secrets
Save for one
There's nothing
You can't know
About me
I'm an open book
Except for
When
I'm closed
The worst thing
You can
Think of me
Is that I'm weak
But I am not
Confusing boundaries
Sometimes
Trip me up
But my heart
Has always been
In the right place
I have a good heart
Just don't
Misuse it
Or abuse it
It can easily
Fall apart.
#SelfReflection
#meditation
124 reads
4 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
27th Mar 2022 8:04am
27th Mar 2022 8:04am
Self Reflection
Sunday
2:50 a.m.
I should
Be asleep
You may think
I've nothing
To do
But write about
How I'm feeling
Perceiving myself
Too nice
And not
Liking it
I do not need
Your approval
Even though
My sickness
Tells me
That I do
I want you
To take me
As I am
With all of
My imperfections
Knowing full well
Not everyone is
Going to like me
But if you don't
Accept me
It's alright
My self worth
Still intact
2:50 a.m.
I should
Be asleep
You may think
I've nothing
To do
But write about
How I'm feeling
Perceiving myself
Too nice
And not
Liking it
I do not need
Your approval
Even though
My sickness
Tells me
That I do
I want you
To take me
As I am
With all of
My imperfections
Knowing full well
Not everyone is
Going to like me
But if you don't
Accept me
It's alright
My self worth
Still intact
#SelfReflection
#SelfWorth
95 reads
5 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
26th Mar 2022 9:11am
26th Mar 2022 9:11am
I Don't Wanna Say Goodbye
You were the one who taught me
The most about life
How to be a better person
How to be a good wife
Now, you're lying there
You've taken your last breath
I can't believe you're leaving me
And I don't wanna say goodbye
No, I don't wanna say goodbye
I don't care if you see me cry
You were the kindest man I ever knew
There's no way I'll ever get over you
And I don't wanna say goodbye
No, I don't wanna say goodbye
You were my friend until the end
I know my heart will never mend
The most about life
How to be a better person
How to be a good wife
Now, you're lying there
You've taken your last breath
I can't believe you're leaving me
And I don't wanna say goodbye
No, I don't wanna say goodbye
I don't care if you see me cry
You were the kindest man I ever knew
There's no way I'll ever get over you
And I don't wanna say goodbye
No, I don't wanna say goodbye
You were my friend until the end
I know my heart will never mend
#grief
139 reads
9 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
20th Feb 2022 7:04pm
20th Feb 2022 7:04pm
Hard On My Heart
First you seduced me
Then you just used me
To make another
Woman jealous
I should have known
There never was an us
How I cried
As I tried to make sense
Out of all the confusion
You brought to my life
Now that mystery woman's
Not a mystery to me
She is your wife
I can forgive you
For all of your lies
But the pain I've got inside
Is more than I can take
You were wrong from the start
Why'd you have to be
So hard on my heart?
Then you just used me
To make another
Woman jealous
I should have known
There never was an us
How I cried
As I tried to make sense
Out of all the confusion
You brought to my life
Now that mystery woman's
Not a mystery to me
She is your wife
I can forgive you
For all of your lies
But the pain I've got inside
Is more than I can take
You were wrong from the start
Why'd you have to be
So hard on my heart?
#heartbroken
#betrayal
#despair #deception
#despair #deception
196 reads
5 Comments
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