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.
Moving On Not So Well
Move on we must
as the one we thought
would never leave
departs taking with them
shards of our heart
haunting us
forever forcing us
to rewrite history
so the story better fits
our unrealized dream
perhaps, they will
return one day
to say what?
they have regrets
for having left?
words I can
only imagine hearing
heart teetering
on the brink
of nothing short
of perhaps
d I s a s t e r
with a love that
can't be quenched
as the one we thought
would never leave
departs taking with them
shards of our heart
haunting us
forever forcing us
to rewrite history
so the story better fits
our unrealized dream
perhaps, they will
return one day
to say what?
they have regrets
for having left?
words I can
only imagine hearing
heart teetering
on the brink
of nothing short
of perhaps
d I s a s t e r
with a love that
can't be quenched
#anxiety
#heartbroken
#breakup
#conflict
#emptiness
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Smitten
As a child growing up, I had to depend on people I didn't trust to take care of me. I grew up with a skin hunger due to the circumstances surrounding the earliest days of my life.
On a more positive note, I had books to read and was in love with words by the time I was five years old. I wrote something for the first time at age 12. That is when my first glimpse into my talent to write hit me. I found in due time that I possessed a gift and that using my talent as a writer was part of my soul's work. I had a voice that cried out to be heard. But who would listen? Later, two life...
On a more positive note, I had books to read and was in love with words by the time I was five years old. I wrote something for the first time at age 12. That is when my first glimpse into my talent to write hit me. I found in due time that I possessed a gift and that using my talent as a writer was part of my soul's work. I had a voice that cried out to be heard. But who would listen? Later, two life...
#LifeAsAWriter
#LifeChangingMoment
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don't delete me
i had a dream so very real
i awakened with a start
they were only words you
e-mailed me but they broke my heart
there will be no more instant messaging
no e-mails night and day
you found a new love in an on-line chat room
when i thought your love was here to stay
i could say don’t delete me
from your address book but what good would it do
for i know one day our e-lationship will end
the way on-line romances often do
i awakened with a start
they were only words you
e-mailed me but they broke my heart
there will be no more instant messaging
no e-mails night and day
you found a new love in an on-line chat room
when i thought your love was here to stay
i could say don’t delete me
from your address book but what good would it do
for i know one day our e-lationship will end
the way on-line romances often do
#dreams
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Full Moon
a full moon came
and all the bars filled
up with drinkers
there are no empty beds
in all the psychiatric wards
things were jumping
in all of the detox units
and there you are
in the backyard silly dog
your cold wet nose
pointing at the moon
as you howl in
unison with all the
restless neighborhood mutts
pray tell the full moon
lightens up the night
and shines on the dark side
of the desperate and the doomed
and all the bars filled
up with drinkers
there are no empty beds
in all the psychiatric wards
things were jumping
in all of the detox units
and there you are
in the backyard silly dog
your cold wet nose
pointing at the moon
as you howl in
unison with all the
restless neighborhood mutts
pray tell the full moon
lightens up the night
and shines on the dark side
of the desperate and the doomed
#dogs
#moon
#night #alcohol
#night #alcohol
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Just Listen
I've been in love with words
since the age of five
as a child I felt
guilty for being alive
my dad wanted a boy
but he got seven girls
I learned really fast
not to talk back
still I took a stand
against my overbearing dad
the only good thing
he ever did for me
was to read me
a little poetry
I was captivated
by the sound of his words
left a seering mark on me
I knew then what
I wanted to be
a maker of this thing
they called poetry
now, I found my voice
got brave as I could be ...
since the age of five
as a child I felt
guilty for being alive
my dad wanted a boy
but he got seven girls
I learned really fast
not to talk back
still I took a stand
against my overbearing dad
the only good thing
he ever did for me
was to read me
a little poetry
I was captivated
by the sound of his words
left a seering mark on me
I knew then what
I wanted to be
a maker of this thing
they called poetry
now, I found my voice
got brave as I could be ...
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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DU Poetry : Submissions by faithmairee (Faith Elizabeth Brigham)